Bukke Kiran Naik

Assistant Professor Grade-II & Asst. Warden (M.S.Swaminathan Hall of Residence)

Mechanical Engineering

 naikkb[at]nitrkl.ac.in

 Biosketch

56

Publications       

4

Sponsored Projects

0

Consultancy Projects

8

Doctoral Students

8

Continuing Education

13

PG Dissertation

 Personal Information

Dr. Bukke Kiran Naik

Assistant Professor Grade-II

Mechanical Engineering

Joined in Apr 2020

 Room Number: ME-213

 Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

Short Bio

Dr. Bukke Kiran Naik is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at NIT Rourkela since 2020. He received his Ph.D. (2019) and M.Tech (2014) from IIT Guwahati and his B.Tech (2012) from JNTU Anantapur in Mechanical Engineering. He worked as a Queen Elizabeth Postdoctoral fellow at Simon Fraser University, Canada, during 2019–2020 and served as a Project Engineer at IIT Guwahati in 2019. He is the recipient of the Paired Early Career Fellowship in Applied Research (PECFAR) from Indo-German Science and Technology Centre (IGSTC), the Queen Elizabeth Scholars (QES) Fellowship from Universities Canada, the CCSTDS Travel fellowship from INSA/CSIR/DAE-BRNS-CCSTDS, SIRE fellowship and the SERB-ITS travel grants for the year 2017 & 2023 from DST, Government of India. Furthermore, he was selected as a Young Indian Scientist for the 6th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) conclave in 2021, in the thematic area of Energy Solutions. He also received an INAE fellowship for working as a visiting researcher at IIT Kanpur. He holds three patents to date and has secured four funded research projects from ISRO, SERB, and NIT Rourkela. He has also received funding from several agencies (SERB, ATAL, and ISHRAE) to organize outreach programs. He served as the ISHRAE Bhubaneswar Sub-Chapter President for the year 2022–2023. He is currently supervising five Ph.D. students, four Master's students, and five Undergraduate students. He has guided over thirteen M.Tech students and nine B.Tech students. He has published more than 50 research articles in reputable international journals and conference proceedings. Moreover, Dr. Naik has been invited by various renowned institutions, universities, and societies to deliver talks on his research work carried out in the energy-building-water nexus or sustainable energy and buildings.

 Education Qualification

  1. Ph.D.
    Energy and Buildings
    IIT Guwahati, Assam
  2. M.Tech
    Fluid & Thermal
    IIT Guwahati, Assam
  3. B.Tech
    Mechanical Engineering
    JNTUA College of Engineering, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh

 Experience

Teaching Experience
  • Thermal Engineering,  NIT Rourkela,  03 Apr 2020 - Present
Post Doctoral Research Experience
  • Waste heat/Water recovery from flue gas, Visiting Researcher through SERB-SIRE fellowship,  Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA,  25 Nov 2023 - 31 Mar 2024
  • Safety aspects of thermal energy storage for buildings, Visiting Scientist through PECFAR-IGSTC,  PTB Braunschweig, Germany,  27 May 2023 - 16 Jul 2023
  • Drop-on-Drop impact dynamics, Visiting Researcher through INAE Fellowship,  IIT Kanpur,  03 Nov 2021 - 31 Dec 2021
  • Thermochemical energy storage, Queen Elizabeth Postdoctoral Fellow,  Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada,  16 Sep 2019 - 13 Mar 2020
  • Solar driven desalination, Project Engineer,  IIT Guwahati,  27 Feb 2019 - 27 May 2019
Laboratory Development
  • Sustainable Energy Park,  Mechanical Engineering Department, NIT Rourkela,  Tech-park for sustainable energy technologies
  • Sustainable Thermal Energy Systems Laboratory (STESL),  Mechanical Engineering Department, NIT Rourkela,  Research laboratory for innovations in sustainable/nature-inspired thermal energy systems, buildings, and technologies

 Expertise Information

Research Group
Cryogenics: [Thermal Engineering Division], Thermo-Fluid Flow: [Thermal Engineering Division]
Areas of Interest
Energy and Buildings , Energy-Water Nexus , Thermo-chemical energy conversion and storage , Coupled heat and mass transfer system’s modeling , AI/ML techniques for system design and performance analyses

 Projects

Design of Micro cryogenic coolers for phased array receiver.

 ISRO

 Co-Investigator

 36 months

 Running

Sponsored

Design and development of Magneto Resistive Heat Switch.

 ISRO

 Principal Investigator

 24 months

 Running

Sponsored

Development of Nocturnal Radioactive Cooling Device.

 FOUNDATION FOR ISHRAE,RESEARCH,SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY (FIRST)

 Co-Investigator

 24 months

 Running

Sponsored

Development of Novel Multipurpose Liquid Desiccant Drying/Desalination System Using Hydrophobic Membrane as an Energy Exchanger.

 SERB

 Principal Investigator

 36 months

 Completed

Sponsored

 Continuing Education

A five days short-term course on "Emerging Trends of Multidisciplinary Research in Fluid Mechanics"

 Mechanical Engineering

 Coordinator

 25 Sep 2023 - 29 Sep 2023

Short-term Course

Research Methodology in Engineering: A Practical Insight for Researchers

 Mechanical Engineering

 Coordinator

 23 Jul 2022 - 27 Jul 2022

Short-term Course

Fundamentals of Computational Fluid Dynamics: A Practical Approach

 Mechanical Engineering

 Coordinator

 27 Jun 2022 - 01 Jul 2022

Short-term Course

Cutting-edge multidisciplinary research in the field of fluids

 Mechanical Engineering

 Coordinator

 11 Oct 2021 - 15 Oct 2021

Short-term Course

A Five Day Online AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academic FDP Programme On Fuel Cell Technology [FCT-2021]

 Mechanical Engineering

 Coordinator

 21 Jun 2021 - 25 Jun 2021

Short-term Course

Recent Advancements in Membrane-based Wastewater Treatment (RAMWT)-2023

 Mechanical Engineering

 Coordinator

 17 Jul 2023 - 21 Jul 2023

Workshop

High-Performance Computing and AI Predictive Tools in Fluids and Thermal

 Work Shop

 Coordinator

 25 Jul 2022 - 29 Jul 2022

Workshop

A High-End Workshop on Thermal Energy Storage for Building Applications (Virtual Mode)

 Mechanical Engineering

 Coordinator

 25 Jan 2021 - 31 Jan 2021

Workshop

 Publications

14

Google Scholar h-index

16

Google Scholar i10-index

12

Scopus h-index

Total Publications: 56
P. Anand, P. S. Tejes, B. K. Naik, and H. Niyas, "Design analysis and performance prediction of packed bed latent heat storage system employing machine learning models", Journal of Energy Storage, vol.72, pp.108690, Elsevier, November 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.108690 Article
G. Priyadarshi and B. K. Naik, "Desiccant coated fin tube energy exchanger design optimization implementing KNN-ML tool and adsorption/desorption kinetics analysis using finite difference based transient model", International Journal of Thermal Sciences, vol.192, no.108422, Elsevier, October 2023, 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2023.108422 Article
P. S. Tejes and B. K. Naik, "Performance analysis and comparison of M-cooler based indirect contact and structured packing-based direct contact liquid desiccant dehumidifiers", Sadhana, vol.48, no.205, Springer, September 2023, 10.1007/s12046-023-02252-7 Article
B. R. Ram, V. Malik, B. K. Naik, K. S. Patel, and V. K. Singh, "Development of empirical correlations for assessing the CuAlMn based shape memory alloy thermal switch phase transition temperatures", Sadhana, vol.48, no.189, pp.1-13, springer India, August 2023, 10.1007/s12046-023-02248-3 Article
P. Choudhary, Y. B. Desale, G. Ranjan, B. K. Naik, and V. K. Singh, "Parametric optimization of wire EDM process for single crystal pure tungsten using Taguchi-Grey relational analysis", Sadhana, vol.48, no.152, Springer, August 2023, 10.1007/s12046-023-02189-x Article

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P. E. Babu, P. S. Tejes, and B. K. Naik, "Parametric investigation on CO2 separation from flue gas through temperature swing adsorption process using different sorbent materials", Carbon Capture Science & Technology, vol.7, no.100103, Elsevier, June 2023, 10.1016/j.ccst.2023.100103 Article
S. A. Deshmukh, P. Barmavatu, M. K. Das, B. K. Naik, and R. Aepuru, "Heat Transfer Analysis in Liquid Jet Impingement for Graphene/Water Nano Fluid", Emerging Trends in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, ch.74, pp.1079–1090, Springer, January 2023, 10.1007/978-981-19-6945-4_82 Inbook
P. S. Tejes, G. Priyadarshi, and B. K. Naik, "Performance Characteristics Assessment of Hollow Fiber Membrane-Based Liquid Desiccant Dehumidifier for Drying Application", Applied Thermal Engineering, vol.218, pp.119311, Elsevier 2023, 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2022.119311 Article
G. Priyadarshi and B. K. Naik, "Performance potentiality analysis of desiccant coated energy exchanger for M-cooler based air conditioning and solar driven drying systems – A case study", Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, vol.43, no.102022, Elsevier 2023, 10.1016/j.tsep.2023.102022 Article
A. Pavangat, O. S. Bindhani, and B. K. Naik, "Year-round and techno-economic feasibility analyses on integration of absorption based mobile thermochemical energy storage with building cooling system in tropical climate", Energy, vol.263, pp.126042, Elsevier 2023, 10.1016/j.energy.2022.126042 Article
B. R. Ram, V. Malik, B. K. Naik, and K. S. Patel, "A Critical Review on Mechanical Heat Switches for Engineering and Space Applications", Heat Transfer Engineering, Taylor & Francis Online, December 2022, 10.1080/01457632.2022.2148348 Article
N. Deshmukh, B. Gawali, B. K. Naik, M. Choudhari, and R. Dhalait, "Macroscopic parameters investigation and transfer characteristics assessment of counter flow packed tower liquid desiccant dehumidifier/regenerator", Heat and Mass Transfer, Springer, December 2022, 10.1007/s00231-022-03325-9 Article
B. K. Naik, R. Sutradhar, G. Priyadarshi, and N. A. Prafull, "A Novel Similarity Solution Approach Based Thermal Performance Prediction and Environmental Analysis of Evacuated U-Tube Solar Collector Employing Different Mono/Hybrid Nanofluids", Heat Transfer Engineering, Taylor and Francis, November 2022, 10.1080/01457632.2022.2148343 Article
M. Bhowmik, B. K. Naik, P. Muthukumar, and R. Anandalakshmi, "Performance assessment and optimization of liquid desiccant dehumidifier system using intelligent models and integration with solar dryer", Journal of Building Engineering, Elsevier, November 2022, 10.1016/j.jobe.2022.105577 Article
T. N. Ojha, S. Sisodia, V. Singh, P. Das, S. Somani, M. K. Moharana, and B. K. Naik, "Design of ammonia thermosyphon for the interplanetary rover mission", in Proceedings of 28th National Symposium on Cryogenics and Superconductivity, Indian Cryogenics Council (ICC), October 2022 Inproceedings
T. Pandey, P. S. Tejes, and B. K. Naik, "Performance assessment of novel liquid desiccant drying/air conditioning cum desalination system by incorporating M-cycle based dehumidification process", Desalination, vol.537, pp.115843, Elsevier, September 2022, 10.1016/j.desal.2022.115843 Article
A. Amim, G. Priyadarshi, T. P. Babre, and B. K. Naik, "Evaluation of thermal kinetics of microencapsulated PCM for low-temperature thermal energy storage application", Materials Letters: X, vol.14, pp.100143, Elsevier, June 2022, 10.1016/j.mlblux.2022.100143 Article
B. R. Ram, V. Malik, B. K. Naik, and K. S. Patel, "A Critical Review on Mechanical Heat Switches for Space Applications", in International Conference on Futuristic Advancements in Materials, Manufacturing and Thermal Sciences (ICFAMMT - 2022), ICFAMMT 2022 2022 Inproceedings
T. Pandey, P. S. Tejes, and B. K. Naik, "Analysis and comparison between Maisotsenko cycle-based indirect contact M-Cooler dehumidifier and structured packing-based dehumidifier", in NCRAC 2022 - 7th National and 1st International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning 2022 Inproceedings
V. Malik, B. R. Ram, K. S. Patel, B. K. Naik, H. Balaji, and R., "Comparison of pure and impure single-crystal tungsten magneto-resistive heat switch for space applications", in nternational Conference on “Contemporary Innovations in Mechanical Engineering”, 21st-23rd April 2022, no.paper id:243, pp.266, CIME-2022 2022 Inproceedings
A. Mohapatra, P. S. Tejes, C. Gembali, and B. K. Naik, "Design and Performance Analyses of Evacuated U-Tube Solar Collector Using Data-Driven Machine Learning Models", J. Sol. Energy Eng., vol.145, pp.011007, ASME 2022, 10.1115/1.4054852 Article
D. Baruah, G. Priyadarshi, and B. K. Naik, "Design And Performance Analysis of Novel Desiccant Coated Heat Exchanger for Indoor Air Quality Enhancement", in NCRAC 2022 - 7th National and 1st International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, pp.1-12 2022 Inproceedings
G. Priyadarshi, D. Baruah, and B. K. Naik, "Design and Performance Prediction of Desiccant Coated Heat Exchanger Using ANFIS–AI Tool and Dynamic Model", Applied Thermal Engineering, vol.217, pp.119034, Elsevier 2022, 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2022.119034 Article
T. Pandey, P. S. Tejes, and B. K. Naik, "Development and Comparison of ANN-LM and ANN-BR Models for Predicting the Performance of Membrane Based Novel Liquid Desiccant Drying/Air Conditioning cum Desalination System", in International Conference on Thermo-Fluids and System Design (ICTFSD 2022) 2022 Inproceedings
M. A. Sheik, A. Dasore, B. K. Naik, and V. Malik, "Influence of Geometric Configuration on the Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics of an Open Microchannel Thermal Sinks", Advances in Thermal Sciences, ch.3, pp.27-40, Springer 2022, 10.1007/978-981-19-6470-1_3 Inbook
S. M. Karishma, U. Rajak, B. K. Naik, A. Dasore, and R. Konijeti, "Performance and emission characteristics assessment of compression ignition engine fuelled with the blends of novel antioxidant catechol-daok biodiesel", Energy, vol.245, pp.123304, Elsevier 2022, 10.1016/j.energy.2022.123304 Article
G. Priyadarshi and B. K. Naik, "Performance Evaluation of Desiccant Coated Energy Exchanger Based on Buckingham pi Theorem", in ISHPC 2021 Proceedings Part II - Call 2021, pp.148-152 2022, 10.14279/depositonce-12278 Inproceedings
B. R. Ram, V. Malik, B. K. Naik, and K. S. Patel, "Performance Prediction of CuAlMn-Based Shape Memory Alloy Thermal Switch Using Empirical Correlations", in 7th National and 1st International Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, 24-26th Feb 2022, no.paper id: 034, pp.51, NCRAC 2022 2022 Inproceedings
V. Malik, B. Raghuram, K. S. Patel, B. K. Naik, and V., "Thermal Performance Assessment of Tungsten Based Magneto-Resistive Heat Switch at different oblique plane angle for Space Application", in 28th National Symposium on Cryogenics and Superconductivity, pp.99 2022 Inproceedings
V. Malik, B. R. Ram, K. S. Patel, and B. K. Naik, "Thermal Performance Assessment of Tungsten Based Magneto-Resistive Heat Switch for Space Application", in 7th National and 1st International Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, 24-26th Feb 2022, no.paper id: 012, pp.36, NCRAC 2022 2022 Inproceedings
A. Dasore, R. Konijeti, B. K. Naik, and S. R. Annam, "Performance Evaluation of Adsorption Refrigeration System Using Different Working Pairs", Innovations in Sustainable Energy and Technology, ch.23, pp.295-306, Springer, May 2021, 10.1007/978-981-16-1119-3_26 Inbook
A. A. Kulasekaran, S. R, B. K. Naik, and A. Subramanian, "Assessment of Evaporative Cooling Process across the Mechanically Driven Cooling Tower Based on Two-Point Boundary Value Problem Using Novel Integral Technique", International Journal of Refrigeration, vol.131, pp.254-262, Elsevier 2021, 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2021.08.002 Article
P. S. Tejes and B. K. Naik, "Data Driven AI and ML Tools for Exit Parameters Prediction of Hollow Fiber Membrane Liquid Desiccant Dehumidifier", in ISHPC 2021 Proceedings Part II - Call 2021, pp.143-147 2021, https://depositonce.tu-berlin.de/handle/11303/13495 Inproceedings
B. K. Naik, M. Chinthala, S. Patel, and P. Ramesh, "Performance assessment of waste heat/solar driven membrane-based simultaneous desalination and liquid desiccant regeneration system using a thermal model and KNN machine learning tool", Desalination, vol.505, Elsevier 2021, 10.1016/j.desal.2021.114980 Article
B. K. Naik, M. Chinthala, S. Patel, and P. Ramesh, "Performance assessment of waste heat/solar driven membrane-based simultaneous desalination and liquid desiccant regeneration system using a thermal model and KNN machine learning tool", Desalination, vol.505, pp.114980, Elsevier 2021, 10.1016/j.desal.2021.114980 Article
B. K. Naik, S. Premnath, and P. Muthukumar, "Performance comparison of evacuated U-tube solar collector integrated parabolic reflector with conventional evacuated U-tube solar collector", Sadhana, vol.46, no.137, pp.1-11, Springer 2021, 10.1007/s12046-021-01656-7 Article
A. Amim and B. K. Naik, "Sorption Kinetics Assessment of Microencapsulated Sorbent with Humid Air Employing Variable Separable Approach", in ISHPC 2021 Proceedings Part II - Call 2021, pp.69-73 2021, 10.14279/depositonce-12278 Inproceedings
A. Pavangat and B. K. Naik, "Techno-Economic Feasibility Study on Integration of Mobile Thermochemical Energy Storage with Building Space Cooling System", in Preliminary Proceedings of the Sixth ICP 2021, pp.874-885 2021 Inproceedings
B. K. Naik and P. Muthukumar, "Parametric and Performance Investigations on Novel Multipurpose Liquid Desiccant Drying/Desalination System", Heat Transfer Engineering, Taylor and Francis, June 2020, 10.1080/01457632.2020.1777007 Article
D. Abhishek, K. Ramakrishna, and B. K. Naik, "EVALUATION OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS AT BEETROOT-AIR INTERFACE DURING CONVECTIVE DRYING", Interfacial Phenomena and Heat Transfer, vol.8, no.4, pp.303-319, Begell House 2020, 10.1615/InterfacPhenomHeatTransfer.2020036455 Article
B. K. Naik, B. Singh, N. Dutta, S. Subbiah, and P. Muthukumar, "Fluid to liquid membrane energy exchanger for simultaneous liquid desiccant regeneration and desalination applications–Theoretical and experimental analyses", Energy Conversion and Management 2020, 10.1016/j.enconman.2019.112291 Article
B. K. Naik, B. Singh, N. Dutta, S. Subbiah, and P. Muthukumar, "Fluid to liquid membrane energy exchanger for simultaneous liquid desiccant regeneration and desalination applications–Theoretical and experimental analyses", Energy Conversion and Management, vol.204, pp.112291, Elsevier 2020, 10.1016/j.enconman.2019.112291 Article
B. K. Naik, M. Joshi, P. Muthukumar, M. Sultan, T. Miyazaki, E. R. Shamshiri, and H. Ashraf, "Investigating Solid and Liquid Desiccant Dehumidification Options for Room Air-Conditioning and Drying Applications", Sustainability, vol.12, no.24, pp.10582, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020, 10.3390/su122410582 Article
B. K. Naik and P. Muthukumar, "Energy, entransy and exergy analyses of a liquid desiccant regenerator", International Journal of Refrigeration, Elsevier 2019, 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2018.08.016 Article
B. K. Naik and P. Muthukumar, "Energy, entransy and exergy analyses of a liquid desiccant regenerator", International Journal of Refrigeration, vol.105, pp.80-91, Elsevier 2019, 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2018.08.016 Article
B. K. Naik, M. Bhowmik, and P. Muthukumar, "Experimental investigation and numerical modelling on the performance assessments of evacuated U – Tube solar collector systems", Renewable Energy, vol.134, pp.1344-1361, Elsevier 2019, 10.1016/j.renene.2018.09.066 Article
B. K. Naik and P. Muthukumar, "Experimental investigation and parametric studies on structured packing chamber based liquid desiccant dehumidification and regeneration systems", Building and Environment, vol.149, pp.330-348, Elsevier 2019, 10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.12.028 Article
B. K. Naik and P. Muthukumar, "Performance assessment of evacuated U-tube solar collector: a numerical study", Sadhana, vol.44, no.23, pp.1-13, Indian Academy of Sciences 2019, 10.1007%2Fs12046-018-0974-z Article
B. K. Naik, .. P, and P. S. Kumar, "A novel finite difference model coupled with recursive algorithm for analyzing heat and mass transfer processes in a cross flow dehumidifier/regenerator", International Journal of Thermal Sciences, vol.131, pp.1-13, Elsevier 2018, 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2018.05.029 Article
P. Muthukumar, B. K. Naik, and A. Goswami, "Performance Evaluation of a Mechanical Draft Cross Flow Cooling Towers Employed in a Subtropical Region", Journal of The Institution of Engineers (india): series c, vol.100, pp.333-341, Springer Nature 2018, 10.1007/s40032-018-0441-y Article
B. K. Naik, P. Muthukumar, and C. Bhattacharyya, "Thermal modelling and parametric investigations on coupled heat and mass transfer processes occurred in a packed tower", Heat and Mass Transfer, vol.55, no.3, pp.627--644, Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2018, 10.1007/s00231-018-2440-1 Article
B. K. Naik and P. Muthukumar, "A novel approach for performance assessment of mechanical draft wet cooling towers", Applied Thermal Engineering, vol.121, pp.14-26, Elsevier 2017, 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.04.042 Article
B. K. Naik and P. Muthukumar, "Empirical Correlation Based Models for Estimation of Air Cooled and Water Cooled Condenser's Performance", Energy Procedia, vol.109, pp.293-305, Elsevier 2017, 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.070 Article
B. K. Naik, V. Choudhary, P. Muthukumar, and C. Somayaji, "Performance Assessment of a Counter Flow Cooling Tower – Unique Approach", Energy Procedia, vol.109, pp.243-252, Elsevier 2017, 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.056 Article
B. K. Naik, A. Soni, P. Muthukumar, and C. Somayaji, "Coupled heat and mass transfer analysis of an adiabatic dehumidifier--unique approach", Energy Procedia, vol.90, pp.305-315, Elsevier 2016, 10.1016/j.egypro.2016.11.198 Article
B. K. Naik, A. Varshney, P. Muthukumar, and C. Somayaji, "Modelling and Performance Analysis of U Type Evacuated Tube Solar Collector Using Different Working Fluids", Energy Procedia, vol.90, pp.227--237, Elsevier 2016, 10.1016/j.egypro.2016.11.189 Article

 Courses Taught

  • ME3302 : Internal Combustion Engines and Gas Turbines {Theory}
  • ME6341 : Refrigeration and Cryogenic Systems {Theory}
  • ME6343 : Air-Conditioning and Ventilating Systems {Theory}
  • ME3071 : Basic Mechanical Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • ME3072 : Advanced Mechanical Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • ME4372 : Thermal Engineering Design Project {Practical}

 Research Scholars

Ph.D. Students [6]
Energy and Buildings

 Gaurav Priyadarshi

Enrolled: Jul 2019

 Continuing

 Supervisor

Design and Development of Membrane-based Liquid Desiccant Drying/Desalination system

 Pedisetti Kumar Sai Tejes

Enrolled: Mar 2021

 Continuing

 Supervisor

Magentoresistive heat switch for space applications

 Gautam Ranjan

Enrolled: Jul 2022

 Continuing

 Supervisor

Biofluid Mechanics and Multiphase flow

 Sameer Kumar Verma

Enrolled: Aug 2022

 Continuing

 Co-Supervisor

Desalination System

 Manish Sonkar

Enrolled: Jul 2022

 Continuing

 Supervisor

Cryogenics

 Soumya Ranjan Mohanty

Enrolled:

 Continuing

 Co-Supervisor

Executive Ph.D. Students [2]
Waste Heat Recovery and Water Extraction from Cooling Tower

 Ashis Kumar

 Continuing

 Supervisor

Heat Transfer

 Vinod Singh Rajput

 Continuing

 Co-Supervisor

 Dissertations

PG Dissertation
  • Athul Pavangat (219ME5292), "Sorption Thermal Energy Storage for District Energy Network Based Building Space Cooling Application" - M.Tech.    Supervisor     2020-21 Spring
  • Atif Amim (219ME5571), "Adsorption and Thermal Kinetics Analyses of Microencapsulated Sorbents and PCMs for Low Temperature Energy Storage Application" - M.Tech.    Supervisor     2020-21 Spring
  • B Raghu Ram (220ME5427), "Development of empirical correlations to assess the phase transition temperatures of CuAlMn based shape memory alloy thermal switch" - M.Tech.    Co-supervisor     2021-22 Spring
  • Babre Tirtharaj Purushottam (220ME5430), "Performance Assessment of Adsorbent Coated Energy Exchanger for CO2 Capture under Atmospheric Condition" - M.Tech.    Supervisor     2021-22 Spring
  • Dipankar Baruah (220ME3408), "Design and Performance Analyses of Desiccant Coated Heat Exchanger for Indoor Air Quality Enhancement" - M.Tech.    Supervisor     2021-22 Spring
  • Tryambke Pandey (220ME3421), "Performance Assessment of the Novel Liquid Desiccant Drying/Air Conditioning cum Desalination System by Incorporating Maisotsenko Cycle in Dehumidifier" - M.Tech.    Supervisor     2021-22 Spring
  • Vinit Malik (220ME5054), "Development of Analytical Model for Thermal Performance Assessment of Magneto-Resistive Heat Switch for Space Applications" - M.Tech.    Supervisor     2021-22 Spring
  • Cheepurupalli Murali (221ME3525), "Adsorption Kinetics Assessment of Desiccant Coated Heat Exchanger" - M.Tech.    Supervisor     2022-23 Spring
  • Gowrisetti Nagamani (221ME3533), "Energetic and Exergetic Performance Analyses of Mobile Thermochemical Energy Storage System Employing Industrial Waste Heat" - M.Tech.    Supervisor     2022-23 Spring
  • Omkar Pradip Sunkarwar (221ME3536), "Experimental and numerical investigations on parabolic reflector integrated evacuated U-tube solar collector" - M.Tech.    Co-supervisor     2022-23 Spring
  • Pasupula Eswar Babu (221ME3528), "Parametric Investigation on CO2 Separation from Flue Gas Through Temperature Swing Adsorption Process Using Different Sorbent Materials" - M.Tech.    Supervisor     2022-23 Spring
  • Shivendra Kr Rathore (221ME5544), "Design and Optimization of Niobium-Titanium based Superconductive Magnet for the Magneto Resistive Heat Switch" - M.Tech.    Co-supervisor     2022-23 Spring
  • Yash Bhausaheb Desale (221ME5540), "Geometrical Design and Optimization of Magnetoresistive Heat Switch for Low-Temperature Space Applications" - M.Tech.    Supervisor     2022-23 Spring
UG Dissertation
  • Chatur Gembali (118ME0447), "Implementation of Data-Driven Machine Learning Models for Design and Performance Optimization of Evacuated U-Tube Solar Collector" - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2021-22 Spring
  • Omkar Satyaprakash Bindhani (118ME0733), "Thermal and Techno-Economic Analyses on Mobile Thermo-chemical Energy Storage for District Energy Network Based Space Cooling Applications" - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2021-22 Spring
  • Rajen Sutradhar (118ME0510), "A Novel Similarity Solution Approach Based Thermal Performance Prediction and Eco-Environmental Analysis of Evacuated U-Tube Solar Collector Employing Different Mono/Hybrid Nanofluids." - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2021-22 Spring
  • Abhiram Biswal (119ME0334), "Graphic General Solutions for Coupled Energy and Mass Exchange of Fin-Tube Based Desiccant Coated Heat Exchanger" - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2022-23 Spring
  • Karan Kumar Padhan (119ME0358), "Experimental analysis of double-layer coated TiO2 and SiO2 nanoparticle-based radiator for radiative cooling" - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2022-23 Spring
  • Keshavkant Prasad (119ME0732), "Feasibility Analyses of Machine Learning Techniques for Performance Prediction of Parabolic Evacuated U-tube Solar Collector" - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2022-23 Spring
  • Pritam Choudhary (119ME0708), "Machining Characteristics Optimization of Heat Switch Using Taguchi Grey Analysis" - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2022-23 Spring
  • Shreetama Sahu (119ME0376), "Optimum tilt angle for Evacuated U-tube solar collector in series with a parabolic reflector in Rourkela" - B.Tech.    Co-supervisor     2022-23 Spring
  • Soumya Ranjan Behera (119ME0332), "Comparative Analysis and Performance Optimization of Hollow Fiber Membrane Based Liquid Desiccant Distillation System Using Physics Informed Neural Networks" - B.Tech.    Supervisor     2022-23 Spring

 Awards and Honours

Awards and Honours
  • Received ISHRAE Presidential Award for Chapter Excellence as ISHRAE Bhubaneswar Sub-Chapter President,    2023
  • Nominated as President for ISHRAE Bhubaneswar Sub-Chapter during April 2022 – March 2023,    2022
  • Selected for Paired Early Career Fellowship in Applied Research (PECFAR) from INDO GERMAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE (IGSTC),    2022
  • Nominated as Program chair & CWC Member for ISHRAE Bhubaneswar Sub-Chapter,    2021
  • Mentoring of Engineering Teachers by INAE fellows fellowship from INAE,    2021
  • Selected as Young Indian Scientist to 6th BRICS conclave in thematic area of Energy Solutions from NIAS-DST,    2021
  • Received Accelerate Vignan - Karyashala grant on the topic, "Thermal energy storage for building applications" from SERB-DST, India,    2020
  • Research paper titled Parametric and Performance Investigations on Novel Multipurpose Liquid Desiccant Drying/Desalination System was among the 15 high-class papers shortlisted from the extended abstratcts of the ICP 2019 conference held at Kyushu University, Tokyo, Japan for a special issue in the prestigious journal “Heat Transfer Engineering”,    2019
  • Queen Elizabeth Scholars (QES) Fellowship from Universities Canada for pursuing Postdoctoral studies at Simon Fraser University (SFU), Burnaby, Canada for one year (September 2019 – September 2020),    2019
  • CCSTDS (2019) travel fellowship award for Young Scientist/Research Scholar from INSA/CSIR/DAE-BRNS-CCSTDS for attending international conference (ICP 2019) held at Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan,    2019
  • Research paper titled Energy, Exergy and Entransy Analyses of Liquid Desiccant Regenerator was among the 20 high-class papers shortlisted from the extended abstratcts of the ISHPC 2017 conference held at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan for a special issue in the prestigious journal “International Journal of Refrigeration (IJR)”,    2017
  • Nominated as Student’s activity chair & CWC Member for ISHRAE Guwahati sub – chapter during April 2017 – March 2018,    2017
  • SERB – ITS Travel Grant (2017) for Young Scientist/Research Scholar from DST for attending international conference (ISHPC 2017) held at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan,    2017
  • Received honorarium for working in a consultancy project, “Assessment of various energy saving techniques in HVAC systems employed in CPL” from Cadila pharmaceuticals Pvt. Limited (CPL)-IIT Guwahati,    2017
  • Nominated as K – 12 chair & CWC Member for ISHRAE Guwahati sub – chapter during April 2016 – March 2017,    2016
  • Nominated as PG Senator at IIT Guwahati during` April 2015 – March 2016.,    2015
  • Received Merit Recognition Award for good performance in the 7th NIIT National I.T Aptitude test,    2011
  • Received Merit Award for good performance in XII (HSC) from Visakhapatnam steel plant thrift & credit society limited,    2008
Memberships / Fellowships
  • Life Member of Space Society of Mechanical Engineers (SSME) (Membership Id: LM-0393),    2022
  • Associate member of Indian Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning engineers (ISHRAE) (Membership Id: 22265).,    2016