Virendra Puri, Ph.D.

Virendra Puri, Ph.D.

  • Distinguished Professor Emeritus

Areas of Expertise

  • Powder Mechanics – fundamental powder and powder mixture properties, multi-scale constitutive models, and computational models for powder processes.
  • Food Processing – engineering properties, and integrated multi-scale computational and predictive models.

Education

  • B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering

Publications

MicroCT imaging to determine coordination number and contact area of biomass particles in densified assemblies
Powder Technology, Karamchandani, Apoorva, Yi, Hojae, Puri, Virendra, 2019

Synergistic pectin degradation and guard cell pressurization underlie stomatal pore formation
Plant physiology, Rui, Yue, Chen, Yintong, Yi, Hojae, Purzycki, Taylor, Puri, Virendra M., Anderson, Charles T., 2019

POLYGALACTURONASE INVOLVED IN EXPANSION3 functions in seedling development, rosette growth, and stomatal dynamics in Arabidopsis thaliana
Plant Cell, Rui, Yue, Xiao, Chaowen, Yi, Hojae, Kandemir, Baris, Wang, James Z., Puri, Virendra M., Anderson, Charles T., 2017

A multiscale FEA framework for bridging cell-wall to tissue-scale mechanical properties
Journal of Materials Science, Shafayet Zamil, M., Yi, Hojae, Puri, Virendra M., 2017

Online CAD/CFD-based design tool to assess ventilation strategies to reduce confined-space entry risk
Chemical Engineering Transactions, Murphy, Dennis James, Manbeck, Harvey B., Hofstetter, Daniel William, Puri, Virendra, 2017

Integrating cell biology, image analysis, and computational mechanical modeling to analyze the contributions of cellulose and xyloglucan to stomatal function
Plant Signaling and Behavior, Rui, Yue, Yi, Hojae, Kandemir, Baris, Wang, James Z., Puri, Virendra M., Anderson, Charles T., 2016

A fully coupled geomechanics and fluid flow model for proppant pack failure and fracture conductivity damage analysis
Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, Han, Jiahang, Wang, John Yilin, Puri, Virendra, 2016

Fundamental mechanical properties of ground switchgrass for quality assessment of pellets
Powder Technology, Karamchandani, Apoorva, Yi, Hojae, Puri, Virendra, 2015

Examination of biological hotspot hypothesis of primary cell wall using a computational cell wall network model
Cellulose, Nili, Abdolmadjid, Yi, Hojae, Crespi, Vincent Henry, Puri, Virendra, 2015

Mechanical characterization of outer epidermal middle lamella of onion under tensile loading
American Journal of Botany, Zamil, M. Shafayet, Yi, Hojae, Puri, Virendra M., 2014

Optimization and modeling of an electrolyzed oxidizing water based Clean-In-Place technique for farm milking systems using a pilot-scale milking system
Journal of Food Engineering, Dev, Satyanarayan R.S., Demirci, Ali, Graves, Robert E., Puri, Virendra, 2014

Modeling the inactivation of listeria monocytogenes by combined high pressure and temperature using weibull model
Journal of Food Process Engineering, Mishra, Niharika, Puri, Virendra M., 2013

Characterizing microscale biological samples under tensile loading
American journal of botany, Zamil, M. S., Yi, Hojae, Haque, Md Amanul, Puri, Virendra, 2013

Stress gradient within powder en masse during hydrostatic compression
Powder Technology, Yi, Hojae, Puri, Virendra M., 2013

Feasibility of relationships between tablet physical quality parameters and mechanical properties of dry powder formulation
KONA Powder and Particle Journal, Pandeya, Anuranjan, Puri, Virendra, 2012

Modeling the inactivation of salmonella typhimurium, listeria monocytogenes, and salmonella enteritidis on poultry products exposed to pulsed UV light
Journal of Food Protection, Keklik, Nene M., Demirci, Ali, Puri, Virendra, Heinemann, Paul Heinz, 2012

Powder deposition in three parallel-oriented dies of cylindrical and e shapes
Advanced Powder Technology, Xie, X., Puri, Virendra, 2012

Percolation segregation in binary size mixtures under different shear and intensity of motion
Particulate Science and Technology, Jha, Anjani K., Puri, Virendra M., 2011

Uniformity differentiation analysis of powder deposition characteristics in circular and rectangular shallow dies using feed shoe with square cross-section
Particulate Science and Technology, Roudsari, Saed S., Puri, Virendra, 2011

Rate-dependent mechanical properties of dry blended pharmaceutical powder formulations for tabletting applications
Powder Technology, Pandeya, Anuranjan, Puri, Virendra M., 2011

Pressure distribution in shallow rectangular and circular dies using different filling methods
Particulate Science and Technology, Roudsari, Saed S., Puri, Virendra M., 2011

Solid fertiliser sampling and comparison of single tube triers of 12.7 mm and 19.1 mm opening widths
Biosystems Engineering, Jha, Anjani K., Puri, Virendra, Beegle, Douglas Brian, 2010

Computational analysis of fouling by low energy surfaces
Journal of Food Engineering, Ozden, Hatice Ozlem, Puri, Virendra, 2010

Modeling of pullulan fermentation by using a color variant strain of Aureobasidium pullulans
Journal of Food Engineering, Cheng, Kuan Chen, Demirci, Ali, Catchmark, Jeffrey M., Puri, Virendra, 2010

Uniformity differentiation analysis. Part 1
Particulate Science and Technology, Roudsari, Saed S., Puri, Virendra M., 2010

Uniformity differentiation analysis. Part 2
Particulate Science and Technology, Roudsari, Saed S., Puri, Virendra, 2010

Percolation segregation of multi-size and multi-component particulate materials
Powder Technology, Jha, Anjani K., Puri, Virendra, 2010

Pulsed UV light inactivation of salmonella enteritidis on eggshells and its effects on egg quality
Journal of Food Protection, Keklik, Nene M., Demirci, Ali, Patterson, Paul H., Puri, Virendra, 2010