TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS

International Journals

1.Visualization and characterization of thermo-physical behaviour of wood during devolatilization in a hot fluidized bed using X-ray radiography technique,D. Ruben Sudhakar,and Ajit Kumar Kolar, Fuel, Volume 112, 2013, Pages 208–223.

2  Devolatilization of Wood in Hot Fluidized Bed: Effect of Particle Size, Shape and Bed Temperature,D. Ruben Sudhakar, and Ajit Kumar Kolar,Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, Volume 92, 2011, Pages 239-249.

3  Transient Three Dimensional Mathematical Model and Experimental Investigation of a Wet Devolatilizing  Wood in a Fluidized Bed, D. Ruben Sudhakar, and Ajit KumarKolar, Energy and Fuels, Volume 24, 2010, 4820-4832.

4  Modelling and experimental investigation of devolatilizing wood in a fluidized bed combustor, M. Sreekanth, D. Ruben Sudhakar, B.V.S.S.S. Prasad, Ajit Kumar Kolar, and BoLeckner, Fuel, Volume 87, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2698-2712

5 Fragmentation of wood char in a laboratory scale fluidized bed combustor, D.Ruben Sudhakar, K. Srinivas Reddy, Ajit Kumar Kolar, and Bo Leckner, Fuel Processing Technology, Volume 89, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1121-1134

Technical Magazines

·   Electricity overview of India, M.V.J.J.Suresh, and D. Ruben Sudhakar, Electrical India, 48 (8), August 2008, pp.46-54.

·   Biomass Combustion – A Sustainable Technology*, D.Ruben Sudhakar, Techne’- 2012, Siemens Internal Magazine,*Article based on an invited lecture at IIT Madras.