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Thermal Engineering

Thermal Engineering

(Heat Transfer Enhancement, Energy storage, Solar Energy, Pool Boiling, Heat sink, CFD, Data-driven Turbulence Modelling, Machine Learning and Microfluidics).

Supervisors: Dr. Manoj Kumar, Dr. Anil Kumar Patil, Dr. Bipin Kumar, Dr. Rajeev Pandey, Dr. Ravi Kumar.

The Thermal research group of Mechanical Engineering Department is working on areas of cutting edge research and development. The focus of group is on scientific innovation in areas related to improving efficiency and compactness of the thermal systems. The research topics are closely linked to our teaching groups, with both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes shaped to reflect the research strengths of our faculty. The brief description on notable research works pursuing in the department are follows: (a) Enhancement of Thermal performance of heat exchanger using passive techniques (b) Performance assessment of roughened Solar air heater (c) Study of Plate fin and pin fin heat sink under forced and natural convection (d) Study of boiling heat transfer over modified surfaces

Design Engineering

(Vibrations, Flexible manipulator, Nonlinear Dynamics, Vibration Energy Harvesting, Bearing diagnostics, Signal processing and AI, Robotics & Automation, Hydraulic and Pneumatic systems)

Faculty Supervisor: Dr. R Rajan. Dr. Nitin Kumar Gupta & Dr. Nalin Somani

Research in Design Engineering

The research in design engineering is focused on various areas like Analysis of mechanical vibrations in different machine components, diagnosing raceway defects and misalignment in a self-aligning rolling-element bearing, Nonlinear dynamics of various mechanical components, Applications of artificial intelligence in different mechanical systems, Position & Modal analysis of flexible manipulators and Nonlinear vibration of flexible manipulators.

Design Engineering
Materials & Manufacturing Engineering

Materials & Manufacturing Engineering

(Self-healing & composite materials, Advanced Machining, Sustainable Machining, Advanced Coatings, Nano fluid, Cryogenic treatment, Optimization and Modelling, Welding Engineering, Welding Metallurgy, Corrosion of Weldments and Non-Conventional Manufacturing Processes, Tribology and Non-Conventional Machining)

Supervisor: Dr. Y. K. Tyagi, Dr. Nitin Kumar Gupta, Dr. Subodh Kumar, Dr. Nalin Somani, Dr. Pankaj Singh Chandel, Dr. R. Rajan, Mr. Jai Prakash Agrawal

Research in Materials & manufacturing Engineering

The research in materials & manufacturing engineering is focused on various areas like Advanced & Sustainable Machining of hard and difficult to cut materials, Machining using advanced coated cutting inserts, Applications of different nano fluids in machining, Cryogenic treatment of cutting inserts for hard machining, Optimization and Modelling of manufacturing processes., Mechanical, metallurgical and microstructural assessment of various types welded joints, Fabrication of various types of composites, Study the thermal, mechanical and tribological characteristics of various composites, Development of self-healing materials and Non-conventional machining of various materials.

Research Facilities

Department of mechanical engineering are having advanced setup for fabrication and testing in the area of Thermal engineering and manufacturing, materials developments.

Heat transfer and friction in a rectangular duct having V-down baffle blocks with staggered race track-shaped openings.

  • Centrifugal blower
  • Inverter
  • Orifice plate
  • Flanges
  • Pressure taps
  • U-tube manometer
  • Digital micro-manometer
  • Test tube with electric heater
  • A set of thermocouples (T-type)
  • Inlet section
  • Computer
  • Datalogger
  • Variac transformer
  • Gate valve
CNC Turning centre
Electro Discharge Machining Center (EDM)

Electro Discharge Machining Center (EDM)

Electric Discharge Machining Laboratory caters to the need of experimentation for the B.Tech/M.Tech/PhD students to understand the need of unconventional machining process, working mechanism of the EDM process and the applications of the process. This lab provides the research facility for modern engineering materials that are deployed in extreme conditions are often shaped or manufactured by EDM process with accuracy of 0.001 mm.

CNC Turning centre

CNC Turning centre understand the need of conventional machining process, working mechanism of longitudinal turning process and the applications of the process. This lab provides the research facility for the machining of various advanced materials such as heat resistant alloys, hard materials, composites, high entropy alloys, aluminium alloys etc. These materials are employed in various industries such as, aerospace, marine, automobiles, medical, tool and die making industries. This machine is capable to handle both solid and hollow thin cylindrical objects. Intricate machine parts such as cylindrical flange, nozzles, hydraulic fittings and hub adapter can be easily manufactured with good accuracy using this machine tool. Moreover, machining of various materials can be accomplished in different machining environments using this machine.

CNC Turning centre
Multi Tubular Sensible Heat Storage System Fitted With Wire Coil Inserts.

Multi Tubular Sensible Heat Storage System Fitted With Wire Coil Inserts.

The literature concerning energy storage by sensible energy storage systems shows several distinct geometries and materials employed for different applications. The energy storage/release strongly depends on the penetration of heat in the entire volume of the bed which is affected by the fluid supply and flow characteristics in the storage system. Multiple cylindrical passages embedded in the concrete bed appear to be an effective design for achieving a faster thermal response. Based on this observation, the present study experimentally investigates the thermal characteristics of sensible energy storage having cylinder-shaped multiple passages for charging and discharging cycles.

Hydraulic Press

Specification: Description (unit of measure)

  • Capacity (KN/t) - 196/20
  • Size (mm) - 800 x 600 x 1450h
  • Work area (mm) - 540 x 120 x 1000 h
  • Cylinder diameter (mm) - 70
  • Piston diameter (mm) -48
  • Piston stroke (mm) - 110
  • Maximum pressure (MPa) - 69.3
  • Weight (Kg) - 100
CNC Turning centre

Sr.No Name of Journal Publishers Impact factor
1  Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews Elsevier 14.98
2  Renewable Energy Elsevier 8
An International Journal
3  Solar Energy Elsevier 5.742
4  Applied Thermal Engineering Elsevier 5.295
5  Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process  Intensification Elsevier 4.237
6  Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science Elsevier 3.232
7  Vacuum Elsevier 2.427
8  Journal of Heat Transfer ASME 2.021
9  Materials MDPI 3.623
10  Polymer composite Wiley 3.172
11  Metals MDPI 2.351

Name of the Faculty Research Area
Dr. Nitin Kumar Gupta Robotics & Industrial Automation, Artificial intelligence, Self-healing materials
Dr. Manoj Kumar Heat Transfer Enhancement, Energy storage, Solar Energy, Pool Boiling.
Dr. Yogesh Kumar Tyagi Hybrid and Laminated composites Fabrication and their Mechanical, Thermal and SEM study.
Dr. Anil Kumar Patil Heat transfer enhancement techniques in heat exchangers, heat sink, pool boiling, solar air heater, Thermal energy storage systems.
Dr. Subodh Kumar Welding Engineering, Welding Metallurgy, Corrosion of Weldments and Non-Conventional Manufacturing Processes.
Dr. Rajan Raman Product design, Composite material
Dr. Rajeev Pandey Solar Thermal System
Dr. Ravi Kumar Sensible energy storage system
Dr. Pankaj Singh Chandel Composite Material, fluid engineering
Dr. Bipin Kumar Heat Transfer
Dr. Nalin Somani Composite Materials, Tribology, Non-Conventional Machining
Mr. Jai Prakash Agrawal Production and industrial engineering, Advanced Manufacturing

Name of the faculty Research Group
Dr. Manoj Kumar, Dr. Anil Kumar Patil, Dr. Bipin Kumar, Dr. Rajeev Pandey & Dr. Ravi Kumar. Thermal engineering
Dr. Y. K. Tyagi, Dr. Nitin Kumar Gupta, Dr. Subodh Kumar, Dr. Nalin Somani, Dr. Pankaj Singh Chandel, Dr. R. Rajan & Mr. Jai Prakash Agrawal. Materials & Manufacturing
Dr. Nitin Kumar Gupta, Dr. Nalin Somani & Dr. R Rajan Robotics and Industrial Automation

Sl.No. Title of Project Funding Agency Duration From To PI/CO PI Total approved cost of the project (in Rs.)
1 Analytical and Experimental study of thermoelectric application for localized cooling AICTE October 2007 to September 2009 Dr. Manoj Kumar and Dr. Anil Kumar Patil 6,50000/-
2 Heat transfer enhancement in a heat exchanger tube with protruded surface DIT University January 2015 to December 2015 Dr. Manoj Kumar and Dr. Sunil Chamoli 1,63500/-
3 Heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics of heat exchanger tube with circular perforated disc inserts DIT University January 2015 to December 2015 Dr. Manoj Kumar and Dr. Sunil Chamoli 1,41600/-
4 Experimental Investigations on the Key Machinability Aspects of metal 3D printed maraging steel with and without heat treatment in Different Machining Regimes using various coated carbide inserts. DIT University July 2022 to July 2023 Dr. Anshuman Das  3, 26000/-

S.No. Name of research scholar Title of thesis Supervisor(s) University Year of award
1 Kanishka Jha Enhancement of Mechanical, Thermal and Morphological Properties of Green Composites by Matrix Modification Dr. Y. K. Tyagi DIT University 2018
2 Nitin Kumar Gupta Development of self-healing materials and their tribological studies Dr. G. D. Thakre (principal scientist CSIR Indian institute of petroleum Dehradun & Dr. Manoj Kumar DIT University DIT University 2020
3 Amar Kumar Jain (Chief scientist- CSIR IIP Dehradun) Tribological Investigations of Piston Ring - Liner System Dr. Manoj Kumar and Dr. G. D. Thakre (principal scientist CSIR Indian institute of petroleum Dehradun) DIT University 2021
4 Bipin Kumar Experimental Investigation of Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Characteristics of Circular Tube with Perforated Inserts Dr. Manoj Kumar and Dr. Anil Kumar Patil Uttarakhand Technical University 2021
5 Ravi Kumar Experimental investigation of sensible heat energy storage system with multiple cylindrical passages Dr. Manoj Kumar & Dr. Anil Kumar Patil DIT University 2021
6 Nalin Somani Fabrication and tribological study of copper based sintered electrodes for electro-discharge machining (EDM) applications Dr. Y. K. Tyagi DIT University 2021
7 Gaurav P. Srivastava An experimental investigation of heat transfer and pressure drop in a circular tube with perforated conical inserts Dr. Manoj Kumar & Dr. Anil Kumar Patil DIT University 2021
8 Rajeev Pandey Heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics of a solar air heater duct having racetrack-shaped perforated V baffle blocks with staggered openings Dr. Manoj Kumar DIT University 2022

S.No. Name of Student Roll No. Batch Title of Dissertation Supervisor(s)
1 Anshul Kunwar 1551061001 2015-17 Experimental investigation on performance of packed bed solar energy storage system having large size cylindrical element with perforation Dr.Manoj Kumar
2 Amit Bartwal 1551061002 2015-17 Experimental investigation of heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics in a heat exchanger tube with circular ring combined with metal wire net Dr.Manoj Kumar,Dr.Sunil Chamoli
3 Ravi Kumar 1551061003 2015-17 Heat transfer and friction characteristics of artificially dimple faced absorber plate with jet impingement on a solar air heater Dr.Manoj Kumar,Dr.Rajesh Maithani
4 Vinay Maurya 1551061006 2015-17 Heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics of jet impingement on spherical protrusion on a solar air heater absorber plate Dr.Rajesh Maithani
5 Aditya Verma 1551061005 2015-17 Experimental Investigation of Heat transfer and Fluid flow characteristics in Heat Exchanger tube with helical coiled and Modified helical coiled inserts Dr.Manoj Kumar,Dr.Anil Kumar Patil
6 Vishwjeet Choudhary 165128001 2016-18 Experimental investigation of heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics of pin fin heat sink with wings under forced convection Dr. Anil Kumar Patil, Dr. Manoj Kumar
7 Ayush Gupta 165128002 2016-18 Thermal performance of a plate fin heat sink with dimples under forced convection Dr.Manoj Kumar, Dr. Anil Kumar Patil
8 Amir Khan 165128003 2016-18 Experimental investigation of jet impingement on a smooth absober plate of a solar air heater Dr.Rajesh Maithani, Mr.Mohit Nagpal
9 Ankit Choudhary 165128004 2016-18 Experimental investigation of heat transfer and friction factor characteristics in cross flow tube bank with integral splitter plate Dr. Manoj Kumar, Dr. Sunil Chamoli
10 Taniya 165128005 2016-18 Design analysis of parabolic solar trough collector Dr.Rajesh Maithani, Mr. Mohit Nagpal
11 Anuroop Priyadarshi 175128001 2017-19 Thermal performance of rectangular duct roughened with multi V shaped perforated baffles Dr.Rajesh Maithani, Mr. Mohit Nagpal
12 Parimesh Joshi 175128002 2017-19 Pool boiling enhancement by surface modification Dr. Manoj Kumar, Dr. Anil Kumar Patil
13 Ankit Pathak 175128003 2017-19 Thermal performance of porous medium based multi-tubular sensible heat energy storage system Mr. Ravi Kumar, Dr. Manoj Kumar
14 Vidushi Chauhan 175128004 2017-19 Effect of surface roughness on pool boiling Dr. Anil Kumar Patil, Dr. Manoj Kumar
15 Rohit Raina 175128005 2017-19 Experimental investigation of heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics of circular tube with perforated winglet twisted tape inserts Dr.Rajesh Maithani, Mr. Bipin Kumar
16 Nidhi 185128001 2018-20 Experimental analysis of the thermal characteristics of a cylindrical heat pipe Dr. Anil Kumar Patil, Dr. Manoj Kumar
17 Alen Mathew Jose 185128002 2018-20 Thermal performance of heat sink under forced convection Dr. Anil Kumar Patil, Dr. Manoj Kumar
18 Saurabh Singh 185128003 2018-20 Pool boiling heat transfer enhancement Dr. Manoj Kumar, Dr.Anil Kumar Patil
19 Shishir Bisht 185136001 2018-20 Design of Electromagnetic Bearing for Machine Tool Applications. Dr Nitin Kumar Gupta (DIT University) and Dr. G. D. Thakre (Principal scientist CSIR-IIP Dehradun)
20 Abhay Mishra 195136003 2019-2021 Impact of fused deposition modeling (FDM) process parameters on strength of built parts Dr. Vivek Srivastava , Dr. Nitin Kumar Gupta
21 Debojit Bhattacharjee 195136001 2019-2021 Study of Parametric Optimization of Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) process. Dr. Vivek Srivastava , Dr. Nitin Kumar Gupta
22 Alpana Naidu 195136002 2019-2022 Dynamics and Vibration Control of Flexible Manipulator with Piezoelectric Sensors and Actuators. Dr Pravesh Kumar
23 Ayush Tiwari 205136001 2020-22 Thermal performance of solid and hollow pin fin heat sinks. Dr. Manoj Kumar,Dr. Anil Kumar Patil

S.No. Title of Project Funding Agency Duration From To PI/CO PI Total approved cost of the project (in Rs.)
1 Analytical and Experimental study of thermoelectric application for localized cooling AICTE October 2007 to September 2009 Dr. Manoj Kumar and Dr. Anil Kumar Patil 6,50000/-
2 Heat transfer enhancement in a heat exchanger tube with protruded surface DIT University January 2015 to December 2015 Dr. Manoj Kumar and Dr. Sunil Chamoli 1,63500/-
3 Heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics of heat exchanger tube with circular perforated disc inserts DIT University January 2015 to December 2015 Dr. Manoj Kumar and Dr. Sunil Chamoli 1,41600/-
S.No. Title of Project Order No. and date Name of Organization Project Cost Principal Investigator Co-Principal Investigator
1 Development of a hybrid thermal energy storage system for water heating UCS&T/R&D-27/23-24/24558 and Date 22/09/2023 DIT University, Dehradun Rs. 6 Lakh Dr. Ravi Kumar Dr. Anil Kumar Patil, Dr. Manoj Kumar