Subham Dhar is a researcher working in the areas of Computational Fluid Dynamics, numerical methods, analytical methods, and transport phenomena. His interests include plasma mechanics, multiscale modeling, and simulation techniques such as the finite difference and finite element methods.
EDUCATION
B. Sc.: Alipurduar University
M. Sc.: Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University
Doctorate: Cooch Behar PanchananBarma University
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Geophysics, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics
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Scopus Publications
371
Scholar Citations
13
Scholar h-index
14
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Scopus Publications
Effects of pulsatile wind on reactive-solute transport in tidal wetlands Sourav Hossain, Subham Dhar, Christina W. Tsai Physics of Fluids, 2025 Tidal wetlands act as critical interfaces between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, influencing nutrient cycling, water quality, pollutant mitigation, and biodiversity. Solute transport in these systems is strongly affected by unsteady wind and tidal effects, which are not yet fully understood. This study presents a novel mathematical model using Mei's homogenization technique to analyze reactive solute transport under varying wind dynamics and vegetation densities, including both reversible and irreversible reactions. Results show that the wind direction and pulsation frequency significantly alter flow and solute dispersion: forward wind enhances spreading, whereas backward wind induces accumulation. Vegetation stabilizes flow, dampening wind-induced oscillations and restricting dispersion. A critical wind strength for minimal dispersion under opposing wind is identified, dependent on reaction and retention effects. Higher Damköhler numbers shift the solute centroid upstream and amplify concentration gradients, while increased vegetation improves transverse uniformity. These findings provide insights for wetland conservation, pollutant management, and water quality preservation. The strong agreement of the present solution with existing analytical models validates the approach and supports future studies on multi-pollutant transport and sediment interactions in wetlands.
Transport of reactive solutes in a couple-stress fluid through a microchannel: A focus on longitudinal uniformity Debabrata Das, Subham Dhar, Rishi Raj Kairi, Pranab Kumar Mondal Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2025 The integration of electro-osmotic effect to the underlying flow enhances solute dispersion precision in microfluidic systems, which is crucial for applications such as drug delivery and on-chip fluidic functionalities. We investigate, in this study, the solute dispersion characteristics of couple-stress fluids in a two-dimensional microchannel configuration under the combined effects of electro-osmotic actuation and applied pressure gradients. We consider both homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions in the present analysis. Couple-stress fluids, which account for additional stresses due to the presence of the microstructures in the fluids, offer a more accurate model to describe the rheological behaviour of biofluids. While previous studies have addressed longitudinal Gaussianity and transverse uniformity of solute distribution, we focus uniquely in this endeavour on longitudinal uniformity. Using Mei’s multiscale homogenisation technique, we solve a two-dimensional convection–diffusion model, extending it to third-order approximation to analyse the dispersion coefficient, concentration profiles, and variation rates of concentration within microchannel flow. Results show that forcing and couple-stress parameters enhance the gradients of the longitudinal variation rate, while boundary absorption reduces this variation rate near the walls. The couple-stress parameter exhibits dual behaviour: initially, it enhances solute dispersion, but beyond a certain value of couple-stress parameter $B_{cr}$ (which depends on forcing comparison and the Debye–Hückel parameter), it reduces dispersion. In the absence of pressure, solute distribution remains longitudinally uniform. However, as the pressure gradient increases, concentration levels drop sharply, and the distribution shifts to a parabolic profile, underscoring the significant influence of pressure on flow behaviour in electro-osmotic flow.
Electro-osmotic effect on solute dispersion in viscoelastic fluid through a microchannel with reactive boundaries Sourav Hossain, Subham Dhar, Nanda Poddar, Swarup Barik Physics of Fluids, 2025 The study of solute dispersion in microchannel electro-osmotic flow of viscoelastic fluids is crucial for lab-on-a-chip design, drug delivery, and diagnostics. This paper investigates the dispersion of solutes in a viscoelastic fluid flow driven by electro-osmotic body forces in a microchannel, incorporating the wall reactions. While most studies on Taylor dispersion have focused on Newtonian fluids or inelastic non-Newtonian flows, the viscoelastic behavior of non-Newtonian fluids remains largely unexplored. A mathematical model is developed, and the convection–diffusion equation is solved analytically using Mei's multi-scale homogenization technique. A numerical method validates the current analytical solution. The results show that increased fluid viscoelasticity amplifies solute dispersion due to enhanced elasticity, influencing both longitudinal and transverse patterns. Thicker electric double layers, represented by higher Debye–Hückel parameters, reduce the driving force of electro-osmotic flow, decreasing longitudinal dispersion while slightly increasing transverse diffusion. It dampens the electro-osmotic velocity, reducing longitudinal dispersion while slightly increasing transverse diffusion due to weaker electrokinetic effects near the walls. Increasing the Weissenberg number delays transverse uniformity due to enhanced viscoelasticity, while higher Debye–Hückel parameters accelerate the attainment of uniformity. In the case of a reaction at a single boundary, increasing the reaction parameter enhances transverse non-uniformity, while for reactions at both boundaries, non-uniformity is initially higher but decreases as the reaction parameter increases. The novelty of this work lies in its focus on viscoelastic fluids under electro-osmotic forces, offering a comprehensive analytical framework that accounts for wall reactions, which has not been previously explored in such detail.
Coupled effects of wind shear and bed absorption on sediment transport in wetland Saugata Dutta, Subham Dhar, Nanda Poddar, Kajal Kumar Mondal, Prasanta Chatterjee Physics of Fluids, 2025 Wetlands play a vital role in sustaining ecosystems, supporting biodiversity, and controlling environmental degradation. Sedimentation in wetlands has emerged as a critical research area due to its relevance in flood management, water purification, and geophysical applications. Despite its importance, the combined effects of wind shear and bed absorption on sediment transport remain underexplored. This study investigates sediment removal efficiency in wetland flow influenced by wind shear, absorbent beds, and particle settling. The time-dependent convection-diffusion equation is solved using a hybrid approach, combining Aris's method of integral moments with a finite difference implicit scheme. Analytical expressions for two-dimensional spatial concentration distributions are derived via Gill's series expansion. Key parameters, including wind direction (W), relative wind strength (Er), bed absorption coefficient (β), vegetation parameter (α), and settling velocity (ω), are analyzed to determine their impact on dispersion characteristics like the dispersion coefficient, concentration distribution, skewness, and kurtosis. Results show that wind shear enhances sediment dispersion when aligned with the flow (W=+1) but induces backflow and reduces dispersion within a certain wind strength range when opposing it (W=−1). Bed absorption accelerates stabilization by trapping particles, limiting their dispersion capacity. Settling velocity further influences dispersion by reducing the suspension of the particles, with higher ω accelerating stabilization but suppressing long-term dispersion. Dense vegetation reduces wind-induced variations, improving flow stability by dampening momentum transfer. This study provides new insights into coupled wind-absorbent bed-settling velocity interactions, offering a framework for optimizing wetland design, pollutant removal, and environmental sustainability. This proposed model can be applied to optimize wetland restoration strategies, enhance sediment management in aquatic ecosystems, and improve pollutant filtration efficiency in natural and engineered water systems.
Effect of phase exchange kinetics on Taylor dispersion of chemically reactive solutes in an oscillatory magnetohydrodynamics flow between two parallel plates Nanda Poddar, Gourab Saha, Kajal Kumar Mondal, Subham Dhar, B. S. Mazumder Physics of Fluids, 2024 The study of kinetic sorptive effects on the transport phenomena of reactive solute has numerous real-world applications, including in the industrial and environmental sectors. These kinds of investigations become more realistic when an oscillatory pressure gradient with both the reversible and irreversible reactions at the channel walls is considered in a magnetohydrodynamics flow. In the past, Ng and Yip [J. Fluid Mech. 446, 321–345 (2001)] studied the effect of sorptive phase exchange at boundaries on the solute transport phenomena in an open-channel flow using Mei's multiple-scale homogenization technique. They considered fluid flows without magnetic field and boundary absorption. This work uses the above-mentioned method to investigate the phase exchange kinetics of Taylor dispersion phenomena in a two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamics fluid flowing through a parallel channel. The paper discusses how various parameters and dimensionless numbers, such as the Hartmann, oscillatory Reynolds, and Damkohler, affect the flow velocity, transport coefficient, multi-dimensional concentration distributions, and transverse variation rate. Due to the strong magnetic field, the flow velocity and Taylor dispersivity are adversely affected and conspicuously reduced. Additionally, for large Damkohler numbers, the total dispersion coefficient and the Taylor dispersion coefficient both decrease. However, the longitudinal concentration distribution rises with the Hartmann number and partition coefficient. It is worth noting that in the presence of unequal boundary absorption, there is no occurrence of transverse symmetry in solute concentration at any given time. Controlling various processes of tracer dispersion in environmental systems, especially water purification and the chemical industry, may benefit from these intriguing findings.
On scalar transport in an oscillatory Couette-Poiseuille flow under the effects of heterogeneous and bulk chemical reactions: A multi-scale approach Nanda Poddar, Debabrata Das, Subham Dhar, Kajal Kumar Mondal Physics of Fluids, 2023 This research presents an analytical solution to explore a two-dimensional concentration transport of solute in an oscillatory Couette–Poiseuille flow between two parallel plates in the presence of homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions. Mei's homogenization method up to second order approximation is used to find the multi-dimensional concentration distributions, namely, transverse concentration distribution, longitudinal concentration distribution, mean concentration distribution, Taylor dispersion coefficient, and the transverse uniformity simultaneously for three different flow conditions: steady, periodic, and the joint effect of steady and periodic Couette–Poiseuille flow for the first time. The distribution of transverse concentration of solute is studied due to its importance in oil lubrication and industrial applications. The transverse variation rate shows that the introduction of heterogeneous reactions cause transverse non-uniformity, but it is significant to note that homogeneous reaction has no effect on it. Furthermore, the maximum variation rate of the concentration cloud is obtained along the upstream and downstream directions when the boundary absorption is considered at steady and moving plates, respectively. To validate the present analytical model, a comparison is performed with the numerical solution and has achieved an excellent agreement. The outcomes of the present study may be helpful to develop a better understanding of the process of contamination and to prevent the pollution in the flow.
Effects of pulsatile wind on reactive-solute transport in tidal wetlands S Hossain, S Dhar, CW Tsai Physics of Fluids 37 (11) , 2025 2025
Transport of reactive solutes in a couple-stress fluid through a microchannel: a focus on longitudinal uniformity D Das, S Dhar, RR Kairi, PK Mondal Journal of Fluid Mechanics 1022, A12 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Electro-osmotic effect on solute dispersion in viscoelastic fluid through a microchannel with reactive boundaries S Hossain, S Dhar, N Poddar, S Barik Physics of Fluids 37 (5) , 2025 2025 Citations: 4
Coupled effects of wind shear and bed absorption on sediment transport in wetland S Dutta, S Dhar, N Poddar, KK Mondal, P Chatterjee Physics of Fluids 37 (4) , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Vertical concentration distribution of fine settling particles in a pulsatile laminar open channel flow S Dhar, N Poddar, KK Mondal European Journal of Mechanics-B/Fluids 109, 309-323 , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
Effect of phase exchange kinetics on Taylor dispersion of chemically reactive solutes in an oscillatory magnetohydrodynamics flow between two parallel plates N Poddar, G Saha, KK Mondal, S Dhar, BS Mazumder Physics of Fluids 36 (5) , 2024 2024 Citations: 11
Analysis of environmental transport of suspended sediment particles in a tidal wetland flow under the effect of floating vegetation absorption D Das, S Dhar, RR Kairi, KK Mondal, N Poddar Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation 132, 107888 , 2024 2024 Citations: 7
Numerical exploration of tracer behavior in porous channels with couple stress and magnetic fields S Dhar, K Kumar Mondal, N Mohan Chadha International Conference on Nonlinear Dynamics and Applications, 358-370 , 2024 2024 Citations: 2
Solute dispersion phenomena in a free and forced convective flow with boundary reactions G Saha, N Poddar, S Dhar, BS Mazumder, KK Mondal European Journal of Mechanics-B/Fluids 100, 101-123 , 2023 2023 Citations: 16
On scalar transport in an oscillatory Couette–Poiseuille flow under the effects of heterogeneous and bulk chemical reactions: A multi-scale approach N Poddar, D Das, S Dhar, KK Mondal Physics of Fluids 35 (4) , 2023 2023 Citations: 21
Effect of Rayleigh number on transport of solute in a hydromagnetic natural convective flow through a vertical channel with chemical reaction G Saha, N Poddar, S Dhar, BS Mazumder, KK Mondal International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 143, 106733 , 2023 2023 Citations: 13
Dispersion of fine settling particles in a tidal wetland flow S Dhar, D Das, N Poddar, KK Mondal Journal of Hydrology 615, 128701 , 2022 2022 Citations: 18
Multi-scale analysis for transport of fine settling particles through an ice-covered channel in a laminar flow condition S Dhar, N Poddar, BS Mazumder, KK Mondal International Journal of Sediment Research 37 (6), 794-808 , 2022 2022 Citations: 18
Effects of slip velocity and bed absorption on transport coefficient in a wetland flow D Das, S Dhar, N Poddar, RR Kairi, KK Mondal Nonlinear Dynamics and Applications: Proceedings of the ICNDA 2022, 443-455 , 2022 2022 Citations: 4
An analytical approach to study the environmental transport of fine settling particles in a wetland flow S Dhar, N Poddar, KK Mondal Nonlinear Dynamics and Applications: Proceedings of the ICNDA 2022, 339-349 , 2022 2022 Citations: 5
Effect of reversible reaction on concentration distribution of solute in a Couette flow N Poddar, S Dhar, KK Mondal Nonlinear Dynamics and Applications: Proceedings of the ICNDA 2022, 393-406 , 2022 2022 Citations: 9
Analysis of solute dispersion through an open channel under the influence of suction or injection G Saha, N Poddar, S Dhar, KK Mondal Nonlinear Dynamics and Applications: Proceedings of the ICNDA 2022, 493-508 , 2022 2022 Citations: 7
On solute dispersion in an oscillatory magneto-hydrodynamics porous medium flow under the effect of heterogeneous and bulk chemical reaction N Poddar, G Saha, S Dhar, KK Mondal Physics of Fluids 34 (9) , 2022 2022 Citations: 33
Multi-scale approach to analyze the dispersion of solute under the influence of homogeneous and inhomogeneous reactions through a channel D Das, N Poddar, S Dhar, RR Kairi, KK Mondal International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 129, 105709 , 2021 2021 Citations: 30
Effects of bulk degradation and boundary absorption on dispersion of contaminant in wetland flow N Poddar, S Dhar, BS Mazumder, RR Kairi, KK Mondal International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 179, 121669 , 2021 2021 Citations: 29
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
On dispersion of solute in a hydromagnetic flow between two parallel plates with boundary absorption S Dhar, N Poddar, KK Mondal, BS Mazumder Physics of Fluids 33 (8) , 2021 2021 Citations: 43
An exact analysis of scalar transport in hydromagnetic flow between two parallel plates: a multi-scale approach N Poddar, S Dhar, BS Mazumder, KK Mondal Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering … , 2021 2021 Citations: 36
On solute dispersion in an oscillatory magneto-hydrodynamics porous medium flow under the effect of heterogeneous and bulk chemical reaction N Poddar, G Saha, S Dhar, KK Mondal Physics of Fluids 34 (9) , 2022 2022 Citations: 33
Multi-scale approach to analyze the dispersion of solute under the influence of homogeneous and inhomogeneous reactions through a channel D Das, N Poddar, S Dhar, RR Kairi, KK Mondal International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 129, 105709 , 2021 2021 Citations: 30
Effects of bulk degradation and boundary absorption on dispersion of contaminant in wetland flow N Poddar, S Dhar, BS Mazumder, RR Kairi, KK Mondal International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 179, 121669 , 2021 2021 Citations: 29
On dispersion of solute in steady flow through a channel with absorption boundary: an application to sewage dispersion KK Mondal, S Dhar, BS Mazumder Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics 34 (5), 643-658 , 2020 2020 Citations: 25
On scalar transport in an oscillatory Couette–Poiseuille flow under the effects of heterogeneous and bulk chemical reactions: A multi-scale approach N Poddar, D Das, S Dhar, KK Mondal Physics of Fluids 35 (4) , 2023 2023 Citations: 21
Numerical study on dispersion of fine settling particles in a depth dominated wetland flow S Dhar, N Poddar, RR Kairi, BS Mazumder, KK Mondal Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation 96, 105707 , 2021 2021 Citations: 21
Dispersion of fine settling particles in a tidal wetland flow S Dhar, D Das, N Poddar, KK Mondal Journal of Hydrology 615, 128701 , 2022 2022 Citations: 18
Multi-scale analysis for transport of fine settling particles through an ice-covered channel in a laminar flow condition S Dhar, N Poddar, BS Mazumder, KK Mondal International Journal of Sediment Research 37 (6), 794-808 , 2022 2022 Citations: 18
Solute dispersion phenomena in a free and forced convective flow with boundary reactions G Saha, N Poddar, S Dhar, BS Mazumder, KK Mondal European Journal of Mechanics-B/Fluids 100, 101-123 , 2023 2023 Citations: 16
Semi-analytical study on environmental dispersion of settling particles in a width-independent wetland flow N Poddar, S Das, S Dhar, KK Mondal Environmental Fluid Mechanics 21 (5), 1069-1090 , 2021 2021 Citations: 14
Effect of Rayleigh number on transport of solute in a hydromagnetic natural convective flow through a vertical channel with chemical reaction G Saha, N Poddar, S Dhar, BS Mazumder, KK Mondal International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 143, 106733 , 2023 2023 Citations: 13
Effect of phase exchange kinetics on Taylor dispersion of chemically reactive solutes in an oscillatory magnetohydrodynamics flow between two parallel plates N Poddar, G Saha, KK Mondal, S Dhar, BS Mazumder Physics of Fluids 36 (5) , 2024 2024 Citations: 11
Effect of reversible reaction on concentration distribution of solute in a Couette flow N Poddar, S Dhar, KK Mondal Nonlinear Dynamics and Applications: Proceedings of the ICNDA 2022, 393-406 , 2022 2022 Citations: 9
Analysis of environmental transport of suspended sediment particles in a tidal wetland flow under the effect of floating vegetation absorption D Das, S Dhar, RR Kairi, KK Mondal, N Poddar Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation 132, 107888 , 2024 2024 Citations: 7
Analysis of solute dispersion through an open channel under the influence of suction or injection G Saha, N Poddar, S Dhar, KK Mondal Nonlinear Dynamics and Applications: Proceedings of the ICNDA 2022, 493-508 , 2022 2022 Citations: 7
An analytical approach to study the environmental transport of fine settling particles in a wetland flow S Dhar, N Poddar, KK Mondal Nonlinear Dynamics and Applications: Proceedings of the ICNDA 2022, 339-349 , 2022 2022 Citations: 5
Electro-osmotic effect on solute dispersion in viscoelastic fluid through a microchannel with reactive boundaries S Hossain, S Dhar, N Poddar, S Barik Physics of Fluids 37 (5) , 2025 2025 Citations: 4
Effects of slip velocity and bed absorption on transport coefficient in a wetland flow D Das, S Dhar, N Poddar, RR Kairi, KK Mondal Nonlinear Dynamics and Applications: Proceedings of the ICNDA 2022, 443-455 , 2022 2022 Citations: 4