M.Sc. Akshay Ujjani Narasimhaiah
M.Sc. Akshay Ujjani Narasimhaiah
Chair of Thermal Process Engineering
Born 1996 in Bengaluru, India
Education
October 2019 – August 2022
M. Sc. Chemical and Energy Engineering, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Germany
Master thesis: CFD Simulation of a Two-Phase separator (O2/H2O) in Hydrogen Electrolysis Plan
June 2014 – July 2018
B. Sc. Mechanical Engineering, RNS Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India
Bachelor thesis: Productivity Improvement by Grinding Process Optimization of Sliding Tappet
Experience
August 2024 – Present
Research Associate, Chair of Thermal Process Engineering
Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Germany
September 2022 – July 2024
Process Engineer
Nelskamp GmbH, Groß Ammensleben, Germany
January 2022 – August 2022
Master Thesis Student
FEST GmbH, Green h2 Systems, Goslar, Germany
November 2021 – December 2021
Process Engineering Intern
FEST GmbH, Green h2 Systems, Goslar, Germany
Influence of process control on the energy demand of microwave dryers (DLR Project: 01IF23309N) coordinated with OVGU (TVT department), Magdeburg, Germany and MFPA, Weimar, Germany.
2025
Article in conference proceedings
In-situ temperature monitoring during microwave heating using fiber-optic sensors
Briest, Lucas; Wagner, Ralf; Tretau, Anne; Ganß, M.; Ujjani Narasimhaiah, Akshay; Tsotsas, Evangelos; Vorhauer-Huget, Nicole
In: 2nd International Workshop on Reacting Particle-Gas Systems , 2025 - Magdeburg : [Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg] ; Thévenin, Dominique *1966-*, S. 187-189 [Workshop: 2nd international workshop on reacting particle-gas systems, Magdeburg, 16. - 18. June 2025]
Modelling a lab-scale microwave dryer for thermally thick materials
Ujjani Narasimhaiah, Akshay; Schmidt, Albrecht; Briest, Lucas; Tretau, Anne; Wagner, Ralf; Tsotsas, Evangelos; Vorhauer-Huget, Nicole
In: 2nd International Workshop on Reacting Particle-Gas Systems , 2025 - Magdeburg : [Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg] ; Thévenin, Dominique *1966-*, S. 128-130 [Workshop: 2nd international workshop on reacting particle-gas systems, Magdeburg, 16. - 18. June 2025]