Dr. Ankur Kapoor
Designation: Assistant Professor
Biography:
Dr. Ankur Kapoor is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil & Infrastructure Engineering at Adani University, Ahmedabad. He holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, specializing in flow measurement using Central Baffle Flumes. His research interests include open-channel hydraulics, CFD modeling, and flow measurement systems, with multiple SCI publications and book chapters in these domains. Dr. Kapoor has taught a wide range of undergraduate and graduate courses and previously served at VNIT Nagpur and GHRIET. He is a recipient of best paper awards at HYDRO conferences and holds two design patents.
- Ph.D.
- M.Tech. (Water Resources Engineering)
- B.E. (Civil Engineering)
- Adani University (May 2023-Present)
- G H Raisoni Institute of Engineering and Technology (August 2021 – April 2023)
- Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (July 2016-December 2017)
- Open Channel Hydraulics
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Flow Measurement
- P Sujith Nair, Aniruddha D. Ghare, Ankur Kapoor and Avinash M. Badar. “Improved discharge prediction models for flow measurements using Central Baffle Flumes.” Flow Meas.& Inst. Volume 104, July 2025, 102882. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2025.102882.
- P Sujith Nair, Aniruddha D. Ghare and Ankur Kapoor. “An approach to hydraulic design of Conical Central Baffle Flumes.” Flow Meas.& Inst. Volume 97, July 2024, 102573. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2024.102573.
- Ankur Kapoor, Aniruddha D. Ghare, and Avinash M. Badar. “CFD Simulations of Conical Central Baffle Flumes.” J. Irrig. Drain. Eng. 148 (2): 06021014. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0001653.
- Aniruddha D. Ghare, Ankur Kapoor, and Avinash M. Badar. “Cylindrical central baffle flume for flow measurements in open channels.” J. Irrig. Drain. Eng. 146 (09): 06020007. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0001499.
- Ankur Kapoor, Aniruddha D. Ghare, Avinash D. Vasudeo, and Avinash M. Badar. “Channel flow measurement using portable conical central baffle.” J. Irrig. Drain. Eng. 145 (11): 06019010. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-477.4.0001427.
- Ankur Kapoor, Aniruddha D. Ghare, and Avinash M. Badar. “Closure to “CFD Simulations of Conical Central Baffle Flumes” by Ankur Kapoor, Aniruddha D. Ghare, and Avinash M. Badar.” J. Irrig. Drain. Eng. 148(12): 07022015. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0001724.
- Ankur Kapoor, Aniruddha D. Ghare, and Avinash M. Badar. “Closure to ‘Cylindrical Central Baffle Flume for Flow Measurements in Open Channels’ by Aniruddha D. Ghare, Ankur Kapoor, and Avinash M. Badar” J. Irrig. Drain. Eng. 147 (7): 07021013. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0001578.
- Ankur Kapoor, Aniruddha D. Ghare, Avinash D. Vasudeo, and Avinash M. Badar. “Closure to ‘Channel flow measurement using portable conical central baffle’ by Ankur Kapoor, Aniruddha D. Ghare, Avinash D. Vasudeo, Avinash M. Badar.” J. Irrig. Drain. Eng. 146 (10): 07020010. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0001504.
- Ankur Kapoor, Aniruddha D. Ghare, and P Sujith Nair. “Modeling of Conical Central Baffle Flumes Using CFD. Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 314, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9151-6_11.
- Ankur Kapoor, Aniruddha D. Ghare, and Avinash D. Vasudeo. “Analytical Expression for Measurement of Discharge Using Conical Obstruction in Small Rectangular Channels.” River Hydraulics, Water Sci., Technol. Library, Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81768-8_2
- Pen to Measure Distance, Design No.: 377735-001, India.
- Handheld Device for Construction Mixture Analysis, Design No.: 395504-001, India
- Best paper award under the theme “Hydraulic Structures and Hydropower Engineering”, at HYDRO 2020 International conference organized by the Indian Society for Hydraulics held at NIT Rourkela.
- Best paper award under the theme “River Hydraulics”, at HYDRO 2018 International conference organized by the Indian Society for Hydraulics held at NIT Patna.
