Dr. Ankur Kapoor

Designation: Assistant Professor

Academic Area: Water Resources Engineering

Brief Profile:

Dr. Kapoor is Assistant Professor in Civil and Infrastructure Engineering at Adani University. He has expertise in Open Channel Hydraulics. He has over 3 years of academic experience. He has been teaching UG and PG programs for last few years.
His recent research includes an improved channel flow measurement technique using Conical Baffle Flumes. He has also won best paper awards twice at Hydro International Conferences.
Prior to joining Adani University, he was associated with GHRIET and VNIT Nagpur.
He holds PhD in Flow measurement using Conical Central Baffle Flumes, and M. Tech. in Water Resources Engineering from VNIT Nagpur and B. E. in Civil Engineering from AITR Indore.


  • PhD in Flow Measurement in Open Channels, VNIT Nagpur, 2022.
  • M. Tech. in Water Resources Engineering, VNIT Nagpur, 2016.
  • B. E. in Civil Engineering, AITR Indore, 2014.

  • Assistant Professor at GHRIET Nagpur (Aug. 2021 – Apr. 2023)
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor at VNIT Nagpur (July 2016 – Dec. 2017)

  • Life Member – ISH (The Indian Society for Hydraulics)

  • Best paper award under the theme “River Hydraulics” at Hydro 2018 International Conference, NIT Patna.
  • Best paper award under the theme “Hydraulic Structures and Hydropower Engineering” at Hydro 2020 International Conference, NIT Rourkela.

  • Open Channel Hydraulics.
  • Irrigation Engineering.
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics.

  • An improved channel flow measurement technique using Conical Baffle Flumes.

  • A. Kapoor, A. D. Ghare, A. D. Vasudeo, and A. M. Badar. “Channel flow measurement using portable conical central baffle.” J. Irrig. Drain. Eng. 145 (11): 06019010. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0001427.
  • A. D. Ghare, A. Kapoor, and A. 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.
  • A. Kapoor, A. D. Ghare, A. D. Vasudeo, and A. 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.
  • A. Kapoor, A. D. Ghare, and A. 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.
  • A. Kapoor, A. D. Ghare, and A. 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.
  • A. Kapoor, A. D. Ghare, and A. 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.
  • A. Kapoor, A. D. Ghare, and A. D. Vasudeo. “Analytical Expression for Measurement of Discharge Using Conical Obstruction in Small Rectangular Channels.” Hydro 2018 International Conference.
  • A. Kapoor, and A. D. Ghare. “Development of Experimental Models for Simple Conical Flumes.” National Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure Development and Management.
  • A. Kapoor and A. D. Ghare. “Discharge Prediction Models for Flow in Open Channels Using Mobile Conical Obstruction.” Hydro 2019 International Conference.
  • A. Kapoor, A. D. Ghare and A. M. Badar. “Stage Discharge Relationship by Weir Theory for Channel Flow Measurements Using the Conical Central Baffles.” Hydro 2020 International Conference.
  • A. Kapoor, A. D. Ghare, and S. Nair. “Modeling of Conical Central Baffle Flumes Using CFD.” Hydro 2021 International Conference.
  • P. P. Sadan, A. D. Ghare, A. D. Vasudeo, A. Kapoor, and S. Nair. “Numerical Studies on Oblique Weirs.” Hydro 2022 International Conference.
  • A. Kapoor, A. D. Ghare, and A. 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.