Mechanical Engineering

Head of Department

Dr. Kishore Debnath
Ph.D (IIT Roorkee)

E-mail:
hod.me@nitm.ac.in

Faculty

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Dr. Koushik Das Associate Professor

Ph.D, IIT Guwahati

koushik.das@nitm.ac.in
9485177054
https://nitmeghalaya.irins.org/profile/101612

Research Interest

Thermal analysis in biological systems, Heat transfer enhancement in/using extended surfaces, Heat Pipes

Education Qualification

Ph.D, IIT Guwahati

LINKS

ORCID   |   GOOGLE SCHOLAR     |     SCOPUS     |      VIDWAN 

SPONSORED PROJECTS

Research
  1. Thermal Detection of Malignancy and Estimation of Its Properties in a Human Breast, DST, SERB (ECR), 17.46 Lakhs
  2. Design and Fabrication of Corn (Maize) Shelling Machine to Promote Productivity of Corn in Meghalaya, DIC IIT Guwahati, 2.95 Lakhs.
  3. Design of Shallow Water Turbine for energy Harvesting, Utilizing Stream Water in Hilly Places, DIC IIT Guwahati, 13.67 Lakhs.
  4. Extraction of pineapple leaf fibre and use it for the development of low-cost products, NECTAR, Rs. 12.65 Lakhs


Consultancy
  1. Vetting of Technical Design and Financial Estimate of DPR (For HVAC Plant), Department of Tourism, Govt. of Meghalaya, Rs. 6.26 lakhs

PUBLICATIONS

Patent:

  1. U. Kashyap, K. Das, B.K. Debnath, A vortex generator for efficient heat transfer, Journal of Intellectual Property India (Journal No 24/2021) Application No. 201931050159A, Filed on: December 05, 2019, Published on: June 11, 2021 (Under Examination)

International Journals:

    1. A. Das, R. S. Das, K. Das, Numerical analysis of liquid desiccant dehumidification system with novel trapezoidal baffled surface, International Journal of Refrigeration, 145, Page no. 457-466, 2023
    2. A. Das, R. S. Das, K. Das, Performance analysis of aqueous LiCl and CaCl2 based falling film dehumidifier with surface modification, Applied Thermal Engineering, 200, Page no. 117704, 2022
    3. A. Das, R. S. Das, K. Das, Performance enhancement of a liquid desiccant absorber with triangular corrugated structured packing, Journal of Building Engineering, 45, Page no. 103677, 2021
    4. M. A. Singh, K. Das, D. K. Sarma, Development and experimental validation of numerical formulations of a heuristic model in WEDM of H13 tool steel, Int. J. of Machining and Machinability of Materials (IJMMM), Inderscience, (In press),2021
    5. U. Kashyap, K. Das, B. K. Debnath, U. Kashyap, S. K. Saha. Numerical study on effect of secondary surface on rectangular vortex generator. Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications. 2020, Page Nos. 1-33. DOI: 10.1115/1.4047008
    6. A. Ranjan, S. S. Yadav, K. Das, Thermal and Flow Analysis of Split Drop Shaped Pin Fins for Improved Heat Transfer Rate, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40032-019-00548-4
    7. U. Kashyap, K. Das, B.K. Debnath, Numerical and Experimental Study of the Effect of Secondary Surfaces Fixed Over a Rectangular Vortex GeneratorJournal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications , 11, Page Nos 061003-1-12, 2019
    8. U. Kashyap, K. Das, B. K. Debnath, Effect of surface modification of a rectangular vortex generator on heat transfer rate from a surface to fluid: An extended study, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 134, Page Nos -269-281, 2018.
    9. U. Kashyap, K. Das, B. K. Debnath, Effect of surface modification of a rectangular vortex generator on heat transfer rate from a surface to fluid, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 127, Page Nos -61-78, 2018.
    10. M. A. Singh, K. Das, D. K. Sarma, Thermal simulation of machining of alumina with wire electrical discharge machining process using assisting electrode, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 32, 1, Page Nos -333-343, 2018.
    11. K. Das, S. C. Mishra, Simultaneous estimation of size, radial and angular locations of a malignant tumor in a 3-D human breast - A numerical study, Journal of Thermal Biology, Vol.-http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2015.07.001
    12. R. Singh, K. Das, S. C. Mishra, J. Okajima, S. Maruyama, Minimizing skin thermal damage using surface cooling during laser induced thermal therapy – a numerical study, ASME: Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, Vol.-8, Page Nos -011002-1-6, 2015.
    13. R. Singh, K. Das, J. Okajima, S. Maruyama, S.C. Mishra, Modelling skin cooling using optical windows and cryogens during laser induced hyperthermia in a multilayer vascularized tissue, Applied Thermal engineering, Vol.-89, Page Nos -28-35, 2015.
    14. K. Das, S. C. Mishra, Non-invasive estimation of size and location of a tumor in a human breast using a curve fitting technique, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.-56, Page Nos -63-70, 2014.
    15. R. Singh, K. Das, S. C. Mishra, Laser-induced hyperthermia of nanoshell mediated vascularized tissue – a numerical study, Journal of Thermal Biology, Vol.-44, Page Nos -55-62, 2014.
    16. K. Das, S. C. Mishra, Study of thermal behavior of a biological tissue: An equivalence of Pennes bioheat equation and Wulff continuum model,Journal of Thermal Biology, Vol.-45, Page Nos -103-109, 2014.
    17. K. Das, R. Singh, S. C. Mishra, Numerical analysis for determination of the presence of a tumor and estimation of its size and location in a tissue,Journal of Thermal Biology, Vol.-38, Page Nos -32-40, 2013.
    18. K. Das, S. C. Mishra, Estimation of tumor characteristics in a breast tissue with known skin surface temperature, Journal of Thermal Biology, Vol.-38, Page Nos -311-217, 2013.

    International Conferences:

    1. S. Dutta, D. K. Sarma, K. Das, B. M. Barua,Simulation of Single Spark Numerical Modelling Using Comsol During ?-EDM On Inconel 718, 7T International ConferenceOn Advanced Production And Industrial Engineering, Centre For Advanced ProductionAnd Industrial Research, Delhi Technological University (DTU), June 11-12, 2022
    2. N. Gupta, K. Das, B. K. Debnath, Heat TransferEnhancement Using Modified Vortex Generator, 8th International and47th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics And Fluid Power, IIT Guwahati,India, December 09-11, 2020
    3. A. Das, R. S. Das, K. Das, Performance Evaluation Of LiCl And Cacl2Based Falling Film Dehumidifier With Surface Modification, 1st InternationalConference on Thermal Engineering and Management Advances, Jalpaiguri EngineeringCollege, West Bengal, India, June 28, 2020
    4. A. Das, R. S. Das, K. Das, Investigationon Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass transfer Characteristics in a LiCl-H2O FallingFilm Absorber, 25th National and 3rd International ISHMT-ASTFE, Heat and MassTransfer Conference (IHMTC-2019), December 28-31, 2019, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee,India.
    5. A. Das, R. S. Das, K. Das, Performanceevaluation and enhancement of LiCl-H2O based falling film dehumidifier usingsurface modification, International Mechanical Engineering Congress(IMEC-2019), 29th November- 1st December 2019, NIT Tiruchirappalli, India.
    6. S. Sharma, S. Anand, K. Das, Flowanalysis of vortex generators in the shroud of a horizontal axis wind turbine,International Conference on Recent Innovations and Developments in MechanicalEngineering, November 8 - 10, 2018, NIT Meghalaya Shillong.
    7. S. Bhowmick, R. Gupta, K. Das, Thermalanalysis and estimation of tumor properties in breast tissue, InternationalConference on Recent Innovations and Developments in Mechanical Engineering,November 8 - 10, 2018, NIT Meghalaya Shillong.
    8. A. Ranjan, K. Das, Performance analysis of split drop shaped pin fins for improved heat transfer rate, International Conference on Recent Innovations and Developments in Mechanical Engineering, November 8 - 10, 2018, NIT Meghalaya Shillong.
    9. U. Kashyap, K. Das, B.K. Debnath, Effect of Surface Texture ofVortex Generator in Heat Transfer Enhancement, 6th International and 43rd National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, Period -December 15–17, Place -MNNIT Allahabad, India, 2016.
    10. M. A. Singh, K. Das, D. K. Sarma, Numerical Simulation of the Material Removal Rate in Wire Electrical Discharge Machining of Non-Conducting Material, 24th International Symposium on Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials (PFAM XXIV), Period - December 18 - 20, Place- Osaka, Japan, 2015
    11. K. Das, S. C. Mishra, Non-invasive detection of a tumor in a human breast, 12th International Conference on Flow Dynamics, Period -October 27–29, Place -Sendai, Japan, 2015.
    12. S. Yadav, K. Das, K. M. Pandey, A comparative analysis of heat transfer in extended surfaces, 23rd National Heta and Mass Transfer Conference and 1st International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Period -December 17–20, Place -ISRO, Thiruvananthapuram, India, Page -ISHMTC2015-480, 2015.
    13. K. Das, S. C. Mishra, Thermal Investigation of Human Breast and Utilization of Curve Fitting Technique in Inverse Estimation of Tumor Characteristics, 11th International Conference on Flow Dynamics, Period -October 8–10, Place -Sendai, Japan, 2014.
    14. S. Yadav, K. Das, K. M. Pandey, A comparative analysis of heat transfer in extended surfaces with and without holes, 5th International and 41st National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, Period -December 12–14, Place -IIT Kanpur, India, 2014.
    15. K. Das, S. C. Mishra, Non-invasive detection of breast tumor using curve fitting technique, 10thInternational Conference on Flow Dynamics, Period -November 25–27, Place -Sendai, Japan, Page -458-459, 2013.
    16. R. Singh, K. Das, S. C. Mishra, J. Okajima, S. Maruyama, Minimizing skin thermal damage using surface cooling during laser induced thermal therapy – a numerical study, 22nd National and 11th International ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Period -December 28–31, Place -IIT Kharagpur, India, Page -HMTC1300097, 2013.
    17. K. Das, S. C. Mishra, A comparative study of heat transfer in a biological tissue with Pennes bioheat equation and Wulff continuum model, 22nd National and 11th International ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Period -December 28–31, Place -IIT Kharagpur, India, Page -HMTC1300072, 2013.
    18. S. C. Mishra, K. Das, M. Ganguly, P. Goswami, Thermal estimation of properties and location of tumor in a 2-D biological tissue using surface temperature profile, 9thInternational Conference on Flow Dynamics, Period -September 19– 21, Place -Sendai, Japan, Page -184-185, 2012.
    19. S. C. Mishra, K. Das, R. Singh, Thermal analysis of a biological tissue with malignancy - estimation of its thermo-physical properties,8thInternational Conference on Flow Dynamics, Period -November 9– 11, Place -Sendai, Japan, Page -350-351, 2011.

    Book Chapters:


    1. S. Yadav, K. Das, K. M. Pandey, Chapter: A Comparative Analysis of Heat Transfer in Extended Surfaces with and Without Holes, Book Title: Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power – Contemporary Research, Springer, (DOI 10.1007/978-81-322-2743-4_40), ISBN: 978-81-322-2741-0.
    2. A. Ranjan, K. Das, Performance analysis of split drop-shapedpin fins for improved heat transfer rate, Book Title: Advances in Mechanical Engineering,Springer, (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0124-1), ISBN 978-981-15-0123-4.
    3. S. Bhowmick, R. Gupta, K. Das, Thermal analysis andestimation of tumor properties in breast tissue, Book Title: Advances in MechanicalEngineering, Springer, (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0124-1), ISBN978-981-15-0123-4.
    4. S. Sharma, S. Anand, K. Das, Flow analysis of vortexgenerators in the shroud of a horizontal axis wind turbine, InternationalConference on Recent Innovations and Developments in Mechanical Engineering, BookTitle: Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0124-1),ISBN 978-981-15-0123-4.

    CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP/SEMINAR ORGANIZED

    Sl No.

    Title

    Sponsors

    National/ International

    Duration

    Role Played

    1

    Computational Modeling & Analysis using ANSYS and Creo (CoMAAC)

    PTC CREO, Innovent Engineering Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Allied Designsoft Solution Pvt. Ltd

    National

    June 3 – 7, 2015

    Member

    2

    Identification of challenging, need-based problems related to Science & Technology concerning rural economy

    RuTAG-NE, IIT Guwahati

    National

    March 18, 2016

    Member

    3

    International Conference on Recent Innovations and Developments in Mechanical Engineering (IC-RIDME- 2018)

    Various Central Govt. and Private Organisations

    International

    November 8-10, 2018

    Member Secretary

    4

    Online short Term course on recentApplications Of CFD in Civil and Mechanical Engineering

    NIT Meghalaya & Maverick
    Technologies Pvt Limited

     

    National

    December 06-10, 2021

    Coordinator

    5

    Online High End Workshop (Karyashala) On Green Materials And Manufacturing: Concepts,
    Practices, And Needs

    SERB, DST

    National

    June 23-29, 2022

    Coordinator

    STUDENTS SUPERVISED/SUPERVISING

    • Ph.D
    • Uddip Kashyap, Heat Transfer Enhancement in a Channel Using Modified Rectangular Vortex Generators, Degree Awarded: 2019. (Co-Supervisor: Dr. Biplab K. Debnath)
    • Aabir Das, Performance Enhancement of A Falling Film Based Liquid Desiccant Dehumidifier With Surface Modification, Degree Awarded: 2022 (Supervisor: Dr. Rajat Subhra Das)
    • Subhankar Saha, Performance analysis thermal and flow behaviour of modified VG (Pursuing)
    • Pratit Sundar Devroy, Thermal performance enhancement of Heat pipes (Pursuing)
    • Mrinal Pradhan, Surface modification of regenerator to improve the performance of liquid desiccant dehumidifier (Pursuing)
    • Subhamshree Avishek, Design modification of flat heat pipes to improve the performance of PV panels (Pursuing)

    • M.Tech
    • Surendra Singh Yadav, Heat Transfer Enhancement from a Plate to Fluid Using Fins, 2016- 2017
    • Shalini Anand, Design Analysis of Shroud of a Small Scale Wind Turbine for Application in Meghalaya, 2016- 2017
    • Raghavendra Gupta, Thermal Detection of Malignancy in a Human Breast, 2017-2018
    • Alok Ranjan, Thermal Analysis of Extended Surfaces, 2017-2018
    • Saurav Sharma, Flow Analysis of the Shroud of a Small Scale Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine, 2017-2018
    • Souvan Panja,Heat transfer enhancement from surface to a fluid using truncated conical fins, 2018-2019
    • Neeraj Gupta, Heat Transfer Enhancement using modified Vortex Generator, 2019-2020
    • Trinayan Bora, Heat Transfer Enhancement from a Plate to Fluid Using modified cylindrical Fins, 2019-2020
    • Aditya, Modelling of two phase flow and heat transfer analysis with film cooling on a rocket thruster, 2020-2021
    • Narayan Bashyal, Optimization of skin surface temperature of a tissue to detect malignancy, 2021-2022

    COURSES TAUGHT

    Theory

    1. Engineering Mechanics
    2. Engineering Thermodynamics
    3. Convective Heat and Mass Transfer
    4. Advanced Fluid Mechanics
    5. Conduction And Radiation
    6. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
    7. Power Plant Engineering
    8. Heat Transfer

    Practical

    1.  Workshop Practice - I
    2. Workshop Practice-II
    3. Mechanical Lab-I
    4. Mechanical Lab - II
    5. Fluid Mechanics-II
    6. Computational Laboratory
    7. Thermal Engineering Laboratory


    ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES HELD

    • Deputy Centre In-charge, Design Innovation Centre, NIT Meghalaya
    • Faculty-in-charge, Computational Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Meghalaya
    • Faculty-in-Charge, Transportations, NIT Meghalaya
    • Faculty-in-Charge, Central Workshop, NIT Meghalaya

    COMMITTEES

    Sl No.

    Committee Name

    Role

    Duration

    1

    Accommodation Hospitality Committee, 1st Convocation, NIT Meghalaya

    Convener

    September, 2014

    2

    Reception Committee, 1st Convocation, NIT Meghalaya

    Member

    September, 2014

    3

    NIT Awareness Drive Committee

    Member

    September, 2014 - September, 2015

    4

    Class Routine Committee

    Member

    November, 2014 - May, 2015

    5

    Trainee Engineer Selection Committee, ME Department

    Member

    June, 2015

    6

    Internal Preliminary Screening Committee of Faculty Recruitment, ME Department

    Member

    May, 2015

    7

    Screening Committee of Summer Internship Program, ME Department

    Member

    April, 2015

    8

    Institute Calendar Design Committee

    Convener

    September, 2015 - January, 2016

    9

    Trainee Teacher Screening Committee, ME department

    Member

    April, 2015

    10

    Campus Shifting Committee of NIT Meghalaya

    Special Invitee

    October, 2015 - till date

    11

    Institute Website Redesign Committee

    Member

    January, 2016 - till date

    12

    Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan Sub-committee

    Member

    February, 2016 - till date

    13

    Institute Flag and Institute Memento Design Committee

    Member

    February, 2016

    14

    Routine Committee

    Co-ordinator

    May, 2016- 2017

    15

    Institute Part-time M.Tech Committee

    Member

    May, 2016 onward

    16

    Coordination Committee to expedite ERP solution

    Member

    November 3, 2016-till date

    17

    Trainee Engineer Selection Committee, ME Department

    Chairman

    July, 2016

    18

    CCMT 2017

    Deputy Centre In-Charge

    January 11, 2017- January 11, 2018

    19

    Intitute Boy's Hostel

    Warden

    September 15, 2017-September 11, 2018

    20

    Transport Committee, Institute Day 2019

    Convener

    February 22, 2019-April 1, 2019

    21

    Travel and Accommodation Committee, Institute Day 2020

    Convenor

    February 18, 2020-April 1, 2020

    22

    Intellectual Property Committee

    IP Coordinator cum Member Secretary

    December 3, 2020-December 3, 2022

    ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

    • External Examiner, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Workshop Practice, End term examination, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, 2014, External Practical Examiner, from February 20, 2015 - February 21, 2015
    • External Examiner, Department of Information Technology, Workshop Practice, End term examination, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, 2014, External Practical Examiner, from February 20, 2015 - February 21, 2015
    • Observer, JEE (Main)-2017, April 2, 2017
    • External Examiner, College of Agricultural Engineering & Post Harvest Technology, Central Agricultural University, Sikkim, May 19, 2017
    • Observer, JEE (Main)-2018, April 8, 2018

    CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP/SEMINAR ATTENDED


    Sl No.

    Name

    Period

    Place

    National/ International

    1

    10th International Conference on Fluid Dynamics

    November 25-27, 2013

    Sandai, Japan

    International

    2

    22 National and 11th International ISHMT-ASME Heat Mass and Transfer Conference

    December 23-25, 2013

    IIT Kaharagpur, India

    International

    3

    5th International and 41st National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power

    December 12-14, 2014

    IIT Kanpur, India

    International

    4

    23rd National Heat and Mass Transfer Conference and 1st ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference

    December 17-20, 2015

    ISRO, Thiruvanantapuram, India

    International

    5

    A short term course on Fundamentals of Microfluidics and its applications in biomedical Engineering

    January 22-23, 2016

    IIT Guwahati, India

    National

    6

    Summer Training program on Active Learning

    July 2-6, 2018

    IIT Indore, India

    National

    7

    A short term course on Computational Fluid Dynamics for Incompressible Flows

    June 17-21, 2019

    IIT Guwahati, India

    National