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Dai, Y. ORCID: 0000-0003-1507-8065, Zhu, H., Bianchi, G. ORCID: 0000-0002-5779-1427 , Rane, S. ORCID: 0009-0002-2153-0783 & Ye, F. ORCID: 0000-0002-5581-0073view all authors (2025). Numerical investigation on flow characteristics and working performance in oil-injected sliding vane rotary compressors. International Journal of Refrigeration, 171, pp. 202-216. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2025.01.018

Bikramaditya, N., Rane, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-8732-2242, Kovacevic, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-8732-2242 & Patel, B.view all authors (2024). CFD Analysis of Leakage Flow in Radial Tip Gap of Roots Blower. In: Read, M., Rane, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-8732-2242, Ivkovic-Kihic, I. & Kovacevic, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-8732-2242view all authors (Eds.), 13th International Conference on Compressors and Their Systems (ICCS 2023). 13th International Conference on Compressors and Their Systems, 11-13 Sep 2023, London, UK. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-42663-6_4

Rane, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-8732-2242, Kovačević, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-8732-2242 & Read, M. ORCID: 0000-0002-7753-2457 (2024). Development of Numerical Grid and CFD Model for Analysis of Oil-Injected IGSM. In: Read, M. ORCID: 0000-0002-7753-2457, Rane, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-8732-2242, Ivkovic-Kihic, I. & Kovačević, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-8732-2242view all authors (Eds.), 13th International Conference on Compressors and Their Systems. 13th International Conference on Compressors and Their Systems, 11-13 Sep 2023, London, UK. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-42663-6_41

Matuzović, M., Rane, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-8732-2242, Patel, B. , Kovacevic, A. & Tuković, Ž.view all authors (2022). Analysis of conjugate heat transfer in a roots blower and validation with infrared thermography. International Journal of Thermofluids, 16, article number 100234. doi: 10.1016/j.ijft.2022.100234

Plantegenet, T. ORCID: 0000-0003-0585-3726, Tam, T., Kovacevic, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-8732-2242 , Rane, S., Patel, B., Krupa, A., Leach, R. K., Lawson, D., Heiyantuduwa, M., Milligan, B. & Ure, J.view all authors (2022). Systematic engineering design approach for improvement of oil-free twin-screw compressors. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 1267(1), article number 012002. doi: 10.1088/1757-899x/1267/1/012002

Lu, Y., Rane, S. & Kovacevic, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-8732-2242 (2022). Evaluation of cut cell cartesian method for simulation of a hook and claw type hydrogen pump. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47(54), pp. 23006-23018. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.05.110

Ramchandran, G., Rane, S., Kovacevic, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-8732-2242 , Hoehn, C. & Sieder, S.view all authors (2022). Computational Modeling of Twin Screw Pumps for Thermal Management Applications. SAE International Journal of Passenger Vehicle Systems, 15(1), pp. 47-59. doi: 10.4271/15-15-01-0004

Ye, F., Bianchi, G., Rane, S. , Tassou, S. A. & Deng, J.view all authors (2021). Analytical grid generation and numerical assessment of tip leakage flows in sliding vane rotary machines. Advances in Engineering Software, 159, article number 103030. doi: 10.1016/j.advengsoft.2021.103030

Li, H., Rane, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-8732-2242 & Yu, Z. (2021). Investigation of the performance and flow characteristics of two-phase reaction turbines in total flow geothermal systems. Renewable Energy, 175, pp. 345-372. doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2021.05.022

Basha, N., Kovacevic, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-8732-2242 & Rane, S. (2021). Numerical investigation of oil injection in screw compressors. Applied Thermal Engineering, 193, article number 116959. doi: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.116959

Ye, F., Bianchi, G., Rane, S. , Tassou, S. A. & Deng, J.view all authors (2021). Numerical methodology and CFD simulations of a rotary vane energy recovery device for seawater reverse osmosis desalination systems. Applied Thermal Engineering, 190, article number 116788. doi: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.116788

Rane, S., Kovacevic, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-8732-2242, Stosic, N. ORCID: 0000-0001-8034-4046 & Smith, I.view all authors (2021). Analysis of real gas equation of state for CFD modelling of twin screw expanders with R245fa, R290, R1336mzz(Z) and R1233zd(E). International Journal of Refrigeration, 121, pp. 313-326. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2020.10.022

Rane, S. & Kovacevic, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-8732-2242 (2021). 3D CFD modelling of twin screw expanders using real gas equation of state and refprop. In: 10th IIR conference on compressors and refrigerants. 10th IIR Conference on Compressors and Refrigerants, 13-15 Jan 2021, Bratislava, Slovakia. doi: 10.18462/iir.compr.2021.0434

Kovacevic, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-8732-2242 & Rane, S. (2021). Challenges in 3D CFD Modelling of Rotary Positive Displacement Machines. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1909, article number 012063. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/1909/1/012063

Casari, N., Fadiga, E., Pinelli, M. , Suman, A., Kovacevic, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-8732-2242, Rane, S. & Ziviani, D.view all authors (2019). Numerical investigation of oil injection in a Roots blower operated as expander. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 604(1), article number 12075. doi: 10.1088/1757-899X/604/1/012075

Basha, N., Kovacevic, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-8732-2242 & Rane, S. (2019). User defined nodal displacement of numerical mesh for analysis of screw machines in FLUENT. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 604(1), article number 012012. doi: 10.1088/1757-899x/604/1/012012

Bianchi, G., Rane, S., Fatigati, F. , Cipollone, R. & Kovacevic, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-8732-2242view all authors (2019). Numerical CFD simulations and indicated pressure measurements on a sliding vane expander for heat to power conversion applications. Designs, 3(3), article number 31. doi: 10.3390/designs3030031

Casari, N., Pinelli, M., Suman, A. , Kovacevic, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-8732-2242, Rane, S. & Ziviani, D.view all authors (2018). Full 3D numerical analysis of a twin screw compressor by employing open-source software. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 425(1), article number 12017. doi: 10.1088/1757-899X/425/1/012017

Sun, S., Kovacevic, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-8732-2242, Bruecker, C. ORCID: 0000-0001-5834-3020 , Ghavami, M., Rane, S., Singh, G. & Leto, A.view all authors (2018). Experimental Investigation of the Transient Flow in Roots Blower. In: Purdue e-Pubs. 24th International Compressor Engineering Conference, 9 - 12 July 2018, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA.

Kennedy, S., Wilson, M. & Rane, S. (2017). Combined Numerical Analysis of an Oil-free Twin Screw Compressor Using 3D CFD and 1D Multi-chamber Thermodynamic Model. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 232, article number 12080. doi: 10.1088/1757-899X/232/1/012080

Holmes, C. S., Rane, S. & Wang, X. (2017). Manufacturing method and performance assessment for variable lead vacuum rotors. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 232, article number 12022. doi: 10.1088/1757-899X/232/1/012022

Stosic, N., Rane, S., Kovacevic, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-8732-2242 & Smith, I. K. ORCID: 0000-0003-1524-9880view all authors (2016). Screw Rotor Profiles of Variable Lead Vacuum and Multiphase Machines and Their Calculation Models. In: ASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Volume 6A: Energy. ASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 11 - 17 November 2016, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. doi: 10.1115/IMECE2016-66314

Rane, S. (2015). Grid Generation and CFD Analysis of Variable Geometry Screw Machines. (Unpublished Doctoral thesis, City University London)

Rane, S., Kovacevic, A., Stosic, N. & Kethidi, M.view all authors (2014). Deforming grid generation and CFD analysis of variable geometry screw compressors. Computers and Fluids, 99, pp. 124-141. doi: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2014.04.024

Rane, S., Kovacevic, A., Stosic, N. & Kethidi, M.view all authors (2013). Grid deformation strategies for CFD analysis of screw compressors. International Journal of Refrigeration, 36(7), pp. 1883-1893. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2013.04.008

Kovacevic, A. & Rane, S. (2013). 3D CFD analysis of a twin screw expander. In: 8th International Conference on Compressors and their Systems. (pp. 417-429). Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing.

Rane, S., Kovacevic, A., Stosic, N. & Kethidi, M.view all authors (2013). CFD grid generation and analysis of screw compressor with variable geometry rotors. In: 8th International Conference on Compressors and their Systems. (pp. 601-612). Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing.