M.Sc. Akshay Ujjani Narasimhaiah
Research Associate
M.Sc. Akshay Ujjani Narasimhaiah
Institute of Process Engineering
Chair of Thermal Process Engineering
Chair of Thermal Process Engineering
Universitätsplatz 2,
39106
Magdeburg,
G10-243
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
Conference proceedings
| [9] | Briest, L., Wagner, R., Tretau, A., Ganß, M., , ., Tsotsas, E., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2025). In-situ temperature monitoring during microwave heating using fiber-optic sensors. 2nd international workshop on reacting particle-gas systems: modelling and experimental characterization of reactive particle-gas systems. https://doi.org/10.25673/118928 |
| [8] | Ujjani Narasimhaiah, A., Schmidt, A., Briest, L., Tretau, A., Wagner, R., Tsotsas, E., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2025). Modelling of a lab-scale microwave dryer for thermally thick materials. 2nd international workshop on reacting particle-gas systems: modelling and experimental characterization of reactive particle-gas systems. https://doi.org/10.25673/118928 |
Conference presentations
| [7] | Schmidt, A., Wagner, R., Ujjani Narasimhaiah, A., Briest, L., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2025, September 15 – 18). Multi-physical modelling of microwave-based drying of moist porous media [Conference presentation]. XX International Conference on Microwave and High Frequency Applications (AMPERE 2025), Bari, Italy. |
| [6] | Briest, L., Ujjani Narasimhaiah, A., Szameitat, V., Magdowski, M., Wagner, R., Tretau, A., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2025, September 15 – 18). Measurement of electromagnetic field distribution in pilot scale microwave dryer [Conference presentation]. XX International Conference on Microwave and High Frequency Applications (AMPERE 2025), Bari, Italy. |
| [5] | Briest, L., Wagner, R., Tretau, A., Ganß, M., Narasimhaiah, A., Tsotsas, E., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2025, June 17 – 18). In-situ temperature monitoring during microwave heating using fiber-optic sensors [Poster]. 2nd International Workshop on Reacting Particle-Gas Systems, Magdeburg, Germany. |
| [4] | Ujjani Narasimhaiah, A., Schmidt, A., Briest, L., Tretau, A., Wagner, R., Tsotsas, E., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2025, June 17 – 18). Modelling of a lab-scale microwave dryer for thermally thick materials [Conference presentation]. 2nd International Workshop on Reacting Particle-Gas Systems, Magdeburg, Germany. |
| [3] | Ujjani Narasimhaiah, A., Schmidt, A., Briest, L., Tretau, A., Tsotsas, E., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2025, May 19 – 23). Modelling of electromagnetic field distribution in the digital twin of a laboratory-scale microwave drier for clay tiles and bricks [Conference presentation]. 15th International Conference on Computational Heat & Mass Transfer (ICCHMT 2025), Antalya, Turkey. |
| [2] | Briest, L., Ujjani Narasimhaiah, A., Tretau, A., Wagner, R., Schmidt, A., Tsotsas, E., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2025, April 1 – 3). Experimentelle und simulative Untersuchung zur Mikrowellentrocknung von thermisch dicken Ziegelprodukten [Conference presentation]. Jahrestreffen 2025 der DECHEMA/VDI-Fachgruppen "Agglomerations- und Schüttguttechnik" (AGG) und "Trocknungstechnik" (TRO), Friedrichshafen, Deutschland. |
| [1] | Ujjani Narasimhaiah, A., Schmidt, A., Briest, L., Tretau, A., Tsotsas, E., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2025, March 10 – 12). Simulation of electromagnetic field distribution of lab-scale microwave dryer [Poster]. Jahrestreffen 2025 der DECHEMA/VDI-Fachgruppe "Wärme- und Stoffübertragung" (WSUE), Stuttgart, Deutschland. |