Expert Bio
Professor Rangwala's research interests include problems related to industrial fire and explosions. He has worked on topics such as deflagration of combustible dust clouds, ignition behavior of combustible dust layers, in-situ burning of oil, spread of an oil slick in channels, velocity measuring techniques in fire induced flows, and flame propagation and burning rate behavior of condensed fuel surfaces.
As director of WPI's first-in-the-nation explosion protection engineering master's program, Rangwala can speak about the fire and explosion risks posed by manufacturing facilities and advancing technologies like electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cells. He has provided analysis for The Wall Street Journal and Business Insider on the fire and explosion risks associated with lithium-ion batteries.
