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Hitesh Bindra

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2006Rising activity

Publications

118

Citations

933

Est. group size

~6

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

21

Publishing since 2006

Research summary
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Hitesh Bindra works on nuclear engineering, focusing on the thermal and fluid behavior inside advanced nuclear reactors, including liquid-metal-cooled and high-temperature gas reactors. His research combines experiments (such as flow measurements using ultrasonic sensors), computer simulations, and statistical modeling to understand heat transfer, natural circulation, and safety-related transient events in reactor systems. This work supports the design and safety analysis of next-generation and small modular nuclear reactors.

Nuclear reactor thermal-hydraulicsLiquid metal and gas reactor cooling systemsNatural circulation and flow instability analysisReactor safety transients and accident simulationData-driven and statistical modeling for engineering systems

Publication output has grown steadily over the last decade, rising from about 7 papers per year in 2017 to a peak of 16 in 2023, with output remaining strong (around 11-12 per year) through 2024-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 10.2/year recently
2017: 7 publications172018: 11 publications182019: 10 publications192020: 10 publications202021: 9 publications212022: 11 publications222023: 16 publications16232024: 11 publications242025: 12 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Transactions of the American Nuclear Society×18
  • Annals of Nuclear Energy×8
  • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer×6
  • Elsevier eBooks×5
  • Progress in Nuclear Energy×4
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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