Research

Sl. No.	Title of the project	Sponsoring Agency	Present status	Role
Dr. A. Bhattacharya
1	Development of Metal Matrix Nano-Composites using Selective Laser Melting process	DST	On-going	PI
2	Prediction of impact dynamics of projectile and armour plate with accurate thermal modelling	DRDO	On-going	PI: Prof. S.K. Mahapatra (Co-PIs: Dr. A. Bhattacharya, Dr. P. Rath)
3	Thermal characterization of gun barrel during dynamic firing	DRDO	On-going	PI: Prof. S.K. Mahapatra (Co-PIs: Dr. A. Bhattacharya, Dr. P. Rath)
Dr. V. Pandu Ranga
1	Dynamic Analysis and Design of Dynamically Balanced Gait Controller for Lower Limb Exoskeleton	DST-CRG,	Ongoing	(Co-PIs: Dr. P.R. Budarapu, and Dr. Mihir Kumar Pandit)
2	Design and Development of an Industrial Robot Controlled using AR/VR Technology	VARCoE, IIT Bhubaneswar,	Ongoing	(Co-PI: Dr. P.R. Budarapu)
3	Design, Manufacturing and Analysis of wings & Aero structures	DST FIST	Ongoing	(Co-investigators: Dr. Y.G.Bhumkar, Dr. A. Venugopal, Dr. K. Sasidhar, Dr. M.M. Mahapatra)
4	Design and development of compact and light weight jet pumps for aviation applications with enhanced efficiency using numerical and experimental approach	CTTC, Bhubaneswar	Ongoing	PI: Dr. A. Venugopal, (CoPIs: Dr. P.R. Budarapu, Dr. V. Pandu Ranga)
Dr. Sasidhar Kondaraju
1	Droplet Impact and Splash on Oblique Surfaces	DST	Ongoing	PI
2	Development of a sub-micrometer resolution electrohydrodynamic jet printer for printing customized polymeric structures	DST, IMPRINT	Ongoing	PI
Dr. Srinivasa Kannan
1	Assimilation of ground radar data with weather research and forecast model in information-theoretic framework	Ministry of Earth Sciences	Ongoing	PI
2	Mathematical modelling for parameter estimation and vibration analysis	ITR, DRDO	Ongoing	PI
Dr. Pattabhi Ramaiah Budarapu
1	Design and development of lightweight and crashworthy hierarchical materials and structures	DST	Ongoing	PI
2	Multiphysics Analysis of Cracked Photovoltaic Solar cells	Seed grant of IIT Bhubaneswar,	Ongoing	PI
3	Dynamic Analysis and Design of Dynamically Balanced Gait Controller for Lower Limb Exoskeleton	DST-CRG,	Ongoing	PI: Dr. V. Pandu Ranga, (Co-PIs: Dr. P.R. Budarapu and Dr. Mihir Kumar Pandit)
4	Design and development of compact and light weight jet pumps for aviation applications with enhanced efficiency using numerical and experimental approach	CTTC, Bhubaneswar	Ongoing	PI: Dr. A. Venugopal, (CoPIs: Dr. Pr. Budarapu, Dr. V. Pandu Ranga)
5	Design and Development of an Industrial Robot Controlled using AR/VR Technology	VARCoE, IIT Bhubaneswar,	Ongoing	PI: Dr. V. Pandu Ranga, CoPI: Dr. P.R. Budarapu
Dr. Yogesh Bhumkar
1	Development of a three dimensional, unsteady, compressible flow solver (based on LES methodology) to optimize shape of a launch vehicle for reducing aerodynamic drag and flow induced acoustic noise at transonic Mach numbers	ISRO- RESPOND	Ongoing	PI
2	Center for wing design	DST FIST Proposal	Ongoing	(Co-investigators: Dr. Y.G.Bhumkar, Dr. A. Venugopal, Dr. K. Sasidhar, Dr. M.M. Mahapatra)
Dr. Mihir Kumar Das
1	Development of Heat Transfer Enhancement Methods at Boiling & Evaporation on Horizontal Tube Bundles For Falling Films and Forced Flow of Liquids	DST-RFBR	Ongoing	PI
2	Design and development of hybrid PCM-Synthetic Jet Based Heat Sink for Electronic Cooling	DST	Ongoing	Co-PIs: Dr. V. Arumuru, Dr. Rath
3	Performance Improvement of Steam Generator through the Enhanced Hydrophobic Surface	CPRI	Ongoing	PI: Dr. S. Bahinipati
4	Compact Muon Solenoid Upgrade, operation and Utilization	DST	Ongoing	PI
Dr. Venugopal Arumuru
1	Design & Development of Synthetic Jet	SERB	Ongoing	PI
2	Design and development of compact and light weight jet pumps for aviation applications with enhanced efficiency using numerical and experimental approach	CTTC, Bhubaneswar	Ongoing	PI; Dr. V. Arumuru, Co-PIs: Dr. P.R. Budarapu, Dr. V. Pandu Ranga
3	Centre for Wing Design	FIST-DST	Ongoing	(Co-investigators: Dr. Y.G.Bhumkar, Dr. A. Venugopal, Dr. K. Sasidhar, Dr. M.M. Mahapatra)
4	Design and Development of Hybrid "PCM-Synthetic Jet" based Heat Sink for Electronics Cooling	DST	Ongoing	PI: Dr. M.K. Das, Co-PIs: Dr. V. Arumuru, Dr. Rath
5	Design of Miniature Ultrasonic Sensor	GE, Measurement and Control	Ongoing	PI
6	Design of Coriolis Mass Flowmeter	Honeywell Technology Pvt Ltd	Ongoing	PI
7	Design and Development of Flow Measurement Solution	Honeywell Technology Pvt Ltd	Ongoing	PI
Dr. P. Rath
1	Design and Development of “Hybrid PCM-Synthetic Jet” based Heat Sink for Electronic Cooling	SERB	Ongoing	PI: Dr. M.K. Das
2	Computationally Guided Laser Based Tumor Diagnosis and Therapy	SPARC-MHRD	Ongoing	PI: Prof. S.K. Mahapatra
3	Thermal Characterization of Gun Barrel during Dynamic Firing	PXE-DRDO	Ongoing	PI: Dr. A. Bhattacharya
4	Thermal interaction between armour plate and projectile during impact	PXE-DRDO	Ongoing	PI: Prof. S.K. Mahapatra
5	Design and Development of Gaseous Oxygen Heat exchanger for semi-cryogenic stage	LPSC-ISRO	Ongoing	PI: Prof. S. Sarangi

Projects

No	Title of the project	Sponsoring Agency
1	Design of Optimized Natural Laminar Flow Aerofoil for Transport Aircrafts Project Investigators: Dr. Y. G. Bhumkar & Prof. S. K. Mahapatra In this research project, newly designed natural laminar flow aerofoils are optimized for higher lift to drag ratio which have possible applications in the transport aircrafts. Aerodynamic characteristics of the newly developed aerofoils are obtained using CFD simulations using high accuracy numerical schemes.	AR&DB
2	Simulation of Conjugate Heat Transfer in Laser-Tissue interaction The major objective of this project is to develop a model for accurate estimation of thermal damage in the healthy tissue region while a tumor tissue is being treated by a repetitive collimated short pulse laser beam. A conjugate heat transfer model is developed in the ultrashort time scale for accurate prediction of thermal damage while treating the tumor tissue using collimated laser beam. Project Investigators: Prof. S. K. Mahapatra & Dr. P. Rath	Department of Science & Technology
3	CFD Modelling of 76mm Naval Gun Projectile Motion In Aid of Range Enhancement Project Investigators: Prof. S.K. Mahapatra, Dr. S.N. Panigrahi, Dr. P.Rath	DRDO, PXE, Chandipur
4	Improved Crack and Delamination Growth Resistance Technology Development for Isotropic and FRP Composite Structural Components 3-D finite element simulations have been performed using Multi Point Constraint (MPC) and Contact elements on various FRP composite structural components. Failure locations have been predicted using coupled field failure theories. Knowledge of Strain Energy Release Rate (SERR) has been used to predict dominance of failure mode. Effect of material anisotropy and effect of various geometrical parameters have been investigated. Project Investigators: Dr. A. K. Pradhan	Department of Science & Technology
5	Analysis and design of acoustic absorber linings for underwater applications Project Investigator: Dr. S. N. Panigrahi	NPOL, Kochi
6	Temperature Control of Electronic Components Using Phase Change Material (PCM) Based Heat Sinks Investigators: Dr. P. Rath, Dr. M. K. Das	Department of Science & Technology
7	Re-engineering of walking type reaper cum binder Investigators: Dr. M K Pandit, Dr. A K Pradhan, Dr. A Mandal A reaper cum binder for harvesting rice, wheat, barley etc. is being developed. Some important features are: Totally indigenous design all parts can be taken from the local market Automatic knotting with the help of the threads from threads pool. Low fuel consumption Additional operations like spraying, pumping, tilling can be performed with little modifications	Directorate of Agriculture and Food Processing, Govt. of Odisha (RKVY Scheme)
8	Design modification of maize sheller Investigators: Dr. M K Pandit, Dr. A K Pradhan, Dr. A Mandal The maize sheller developed will help maize growing farmers of Odisha to shell maize and separate corns better and with less wastage. The spare parts of the machine are easily available in the local market and it is sound and vibration during operation is reduced drastically.	Directorate of Agriculture and Food Processing, Govt. of Odisha (RKVY Scheme)
9	Impact response and damage analysis of advanced composite sandwich structures Project Investigator: Dr. Mihir Kumar Pandit For experimental investigation of low velocity impact on sandwich composites and its response, a drop weight impact test set up is developed based on the ASTM standards. The impact tests are carried out to examine the effect of properties of core and face sheets on the impact response of sandwich structures and the experimental results are analyzed to study the impact damage caused to the face sheet and the core.	Department of Science & Technology
10	Research in Manufacturing & Industrial Management

Publications

Year 2016-17

Development of a High-Resolution Scheme for Solving the PNP-NS Equations in Curved Channels,, T.W.H. Sheu, Y.G. Bhumkar, S.T. Yuan and S.C. Syue, Communications in Computational Physics, 2016, Vol. 19, No. 02, pp. 496-533.
Multi-objective optimization of squeeze casting process using evolutionary algorithms, Manjunath Patel, G.C. Prasad Krishna, Pandu R. Vundavilli and M.B. Parappagoudar, International Journal of Swarm Intelligent Research, 2016, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 55-74.
Design and analysis of higher order exponential horn profiles for ultrasonic machining, Akash Deep Chhabra, R. Vinod Kumar, Pandu R Vundavilli and B. Surekha, Journal for Manufacturing Science and Production, 2016, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 13-19.
Behaviour of sandwich laminates subjected to thermal loading using higher-order zig-zag theory, A Padhi, MK Pandit, Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials, 2016, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 174-19.
A Similarity Solution for Phase Change of Binary Alloy with Shrinkage or Expansion, A. Jakhar, P. Rath and S. K. Mahapatra, Engineering Science and Technology: An International Journal, doi:10.1016/j.jestch.2016.04.002.
Delamination propagation analyses of spar wingskin joints made with curved laminated FRP composite panels, P K Mishra, A K Pradhan and M K Pandit, Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 2016, Vol 30, No. 7, pp. 708-728.
Application of TCE-PCM based heat sinks for cooling of electronic components: A Review, Santosh Kumar Sahoo, Mihir Kumar Das, Prasenjit Rath, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016, Vol. 59, pp. 550-582.
Prediction of Heat Transfer Coefficient in Flow Boiling over Tube Bundles using ANFIS, Abhilas Swain, Mihir Kumar Das, Heat Transfer Engineering, 2016, Vol. 37, No. 5, pp. 443-455.
Vortex shedding from a circular cylinder with a parallel slit, Lavish, O., Venugopal, A., Amit Agrawal and S. V. Prabhu, Journal of Visualization, 2016.
Application of TCE-PCM based heat sinks for cooling of electronic components: A Review, S. K. Sahoo, M. K. Das and P. Rath, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016, Vol. 59, pp. 550-582.

Year 2015-16

Construction, Analysis and Application of Coupled Compact Difference Scheme in Computational Acoustics and Fluid Flow Problems, J. Pradhan, B. Mahato, S.D. Dhandole, Y.G. Bhumkar, Communications in Computational Physics, 2015, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 957-984.
Modeling of ECDM micro drilling process using GA and PSO trained radial basis function neural network, K. Shanmukhi, Pandu R. Vundavilli and B. Surekha, , Soft Computing, 2015, Vol. 19, No. 8, pp. 2193-2202.
Neural network-based expert system for modeling of tube spinning process, Pandu R. Vundavilli, J. Phani Kumar, Ch. Sai Priyatham and Mahesh B. Parappagoudar, Neural Computing and Applications, 2015, Vol. 26, No. 6, pp. 1481-1493.
Analysis of critical success factors of humanitarian supply chain: An application of Interpretive Structural Modeling, D.K.Yadav, A. Barve, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Vol 12, pp. 335-344.
Analysis of critical activities for GSCM implementation in mining supply chains in India using fuzzy analytical hierarchy process, Kamalakanta Muduli; Akhilesh Barve, International Journal of Business Excellence, 2015, Vol.8, No.6, pp.767 – 797.
Investigation of influential strength of factors on GSCM adoption in mining industries operating in India, G. Kannan, K. Muduli, K. Devika, A. Barve, Resources Conservation and Recycling, Vol.107, pp. 185-194.
Introducing passive acoustic filter in acoustic based condition monitoring: Motor bike piston-bore fault identification, D. P. Jena, S. N. Panigrahi, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Vol. 70, pp. 932-946.
Automatic gear and bearing fault localization using vibration and acoustic signals, D. P. Jena, S. N. Panigrahi, Applied Acoustics, 2015, Vol. 73, pp. 1-14.
Estimating acoustic transmission loss of perforated filters using finite element method, D. P. Jena, S. N. Panigrahi, Measurement, 2015, Vol. 55, pp. 39-50.
Construction, Analysis and Application of Coupled Compact Difference Scheme in Computational Acoustics and Fluid Flow Problems, J Pradhan, B Mahato, SD Dhandole, YG Bhumkar, Communications in Computational Physics, 2015, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 957-984.
MHD Convection of Nanofluids: A Review , AJ Chamkha, SK Jena, SK Mahapatra, Journal of Nanofluids, 2015, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 271-292.
Transient buoyancy-opposed double diffusive convection of micropolar fluids in a square enclosure, SK Jena, LK Malla, SK Mahapatra, AJ Chamkha, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2015, Vol. 81, pp. 681-694.
Interaction of short pulse collimated irradiation with inhomogeneity: An accurate model, AK Verma, P Rath, SK Mahapatra, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2015, Vol. 72, pp. 1-9.
Thermo-solutal buoyancy-opposed free convection of a binary Ostwald-De Waele fluid inside a cavity having partially-active vertical walls , SK Jena, SK Mahapatra, A Sarkar, AJ Chamkha, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2015, Vol. 51, pp. 9-19.
A Numerical Investigation of Surface Radiation Interaction With Magneto-Convection of an Electrically Conducting Fluid Imposed With a Transverse Magnetic Field, SK Jena, SK Mahapatra, Heat Transfer Engineering , 2015, Vol. 36, No. 1, 21-32.
Interaction of Participating Medium Radiation with Thermosolutal Convection-A Critical Appraisal , SK Jena, SK Mahapatra, A Sarkar, Heat Transfer-Asian Research, 2015, Vol. 44, No. 1, 39-65.

Patents

Sl. No	Patent Name	Patent No.
1	Method and Apparatus for Automation and Optimization of LPG Cylinder Distribution System	554/KOL/2011 Dated:19.04.2011
2	A Processing Condition Monitoring System and/or Method Operated Utility Products Such As Food Processors and The Like	1391/KOL/2012 Dated:20.11.2012
3	An Intelligent Fluid Consumption Monitoring System for Dynamically Monitor Consumption of Fluid by a User	398/KOL/2013 Dated:09.04.2013
4	A Vehicle Mounted Surveillance System for Tracking and Monitoring the Vehicle Position and its Surroundings	496/KOL/2013 Dated:01.05.2013
5	A Digital Hand - Held Dual Curvature Measurement Device	884/KOL/2013 Dated: 24.07.2013
6	An Intelligent Car Door Dent Preventing System	874/KOL/2013 Dated: 23.07.2013
7	A Mechanism for Reduction in Reaction Angular Momentum in a Rotorcraft's Cockpit	622/KOL/2014 Dated: 06.06.2014
8	Apparatus and Method for Quality Improvement of Acoustic Based Condition Monitoring	602/KOL/2014 Dated: 02.06.2014