Krishna Pillai

Education

• PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, 1997
• M Tech, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, 1991
• B Tech, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, 1988

Research Interests

• Flow and transport in porous media (e.g., combustion of graphite, spontaneous imbibition of liquids by porous media, water filtration, processing of polymer- and metal-matrix composites, etc.)
• Computational fluid mechanics and heat transfer

Recent Publications

Dr. Pillai publications list.

• “Modeling Transport and Adsorption of Arsenic Ions in Iron-Oxide Laden Porous Media. Part II: Numerical Validation,” A. Raizada, Krishna M Pillai, P. Mobadersani, and T. Naine, Journal of Porous Media, accepted for publication.
• “Experimental investigation of upward and downward cycling of salt contaminants in the vadose zone,” Abul Borkot Md Rafiqul Hasan, Rakiba Sultana, Charles J. Paradis, and Krishna M. Pillai, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, v 275, Nov 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconhyd.2025.104686
• “Evaluating a hybrid fabric made by weaving acrylic yarn with copper wires for enhanced heat and liquid transfers,” William Asma, Abul Borkot Md Rafiqul Hasan and Krishna M. Pillai, The Journal of the Textile Institute, published online 27 April 2025. https://doi.org/10.1080/00405000.2025.2496850
• “A Next-Generation Device for Spreading Volatiles Substances into Room Air: Study of Parameters affecting Efficient Dispersion,” Abul Borkot Md Rafiqul Hasan, Krishna M. Pillai, Mason Ihrke, M Shahnawaz Ali and Shama Mirza, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, v 241, May 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2025.126709
• “Non-isothermal wicking in polymer sintered bead wicks: Experimentation, analytical solutions, and numerical validation,” A.B.M.R. Hasan and K.M. Pillai, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, v 160, January 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2024.108384
• “Evaluation of a volume averaged species transport model with micro-macro coupling for breakthrough curve prediction,” Parham Mobadersani, Tarun B. Naine and K.M. Pillai,  Molecules, 29(17), p 4218, Sep 5, 2024. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29174218
• “Modeling moisture infusion in ceramic using Richards equation: Experimental and analytical validations, and exploration of three time-dependent wetting scenarios,” A.B.M.R. Hasan, K.M. Pillai, F. Zemajtis, and K. Sobolev, Ceramics International, Sep 30, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.09.267
•  “From superhydrophilicity to superhydrophobicity: high-resolution neutron imaging and modeling of water imbibition through porous surfaces treated with engineered nano-coatings,” F. Zemajtis, A.B.M.R. Hasan, O. Yetik, P. Trtik, K.M. Pillai and K. Sobolev, Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio, www.nature.com/scientificreports/), 13:11176, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38324-1  
• “Estimating the permeability of a porous ceramic tile,” A.B.M.R. Hasan, K.M. Pillai, P. Mobadersani, F. Zemajtis and K. Sobolev, International Journal of Advances in Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IJAMCE, ISSN: 2394-2827), v 10, issue 1, Feb 2023.

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