Broad Research areas

Renewable Energy, Greenhouse Technology, Internal Combustion Engines, Refrigeration Systems, Power Plant Engineering

List of Undergraduate Project Thesis Guided

1. Design of six cylinder compression Ignition Engine (2006-07) by Nalini Kanta Mukherjee, Niret Das and Prabhat kumar Routh.
2. Development of a thermal model and performance analysis of a floriculture greenhouse (2007-08) by Prosun Biswas, Arijit Datta and Subhrasankha Banerjee.
3. Design of a solar photovoltaic system for a residential house (2008-09) by Sanjiban Dutta, Arijit Kumar and Shikha Kumari Singh.
4. Modeling of a PEM Electrolyser (2010-11) by Tirthankar Das.
5. Analysis of air temperature regime in a fan induced greenhouse ventilation system (2010-11) by Nabarun Saha, Rakesh Sau and Tridib Kumar Nandi.
6. Modeling of a solar hydrogen system for powering a residential house (2011-12) by Sanu Dutta, Imran Seikh and Alaul Alam.
7. Performance Evaluation of a solar still cum greenhouse (2012-13) by Chandan Kumar Dwiwedy, Pradeep Bawri, Sharad Srestha and Wapongtemsu Pongen.
8. Performance evaluation of a Fiat Spark Ignition Engine with Exhaust Gas Recirculation and Pre-heater (2013-14) by Ranjan Saha, Rubel Mandal, Shanto Ganguly and Sourav Patra.
9. Modeling of a Parabolic Trough Collector based solar thermal power plant without storage (2014-15) by Pratik Kumar Barua, Souvik Sarkar and Surojit Chakraborty.
10. Performance analysis of a spark ignition engine using gasoline and alcohol blends with and without re-circulation of exhaust gas (2015-16) by Abhrajit Saha, Aniruddha Bagchi and Snehasis Ghosal.
11. Performance analysis of a Solar assisted OTEC cycle for powering a cold storage for fishes (2016-17) by Alok Raj, Nasifar Bakhsh and Dhananjay kumar Gupta.
12.  Feasibility of operation of a coal fired thermal power plant using cylindrical parabolic concentrating collectors (2016-17) by Akash Taru Das, Anurag Malakar and Amit Kumar Pal.
13.  Thermodynamic analysis of series flow double effect vapour absorption refrigeration system (2017-18) by Ankita Saha, Agnik Dutta and Kanad Barua.
14.  A supercritical carbon dioxide recompression Brayton cycle combined with Goswami cycle for concentrated solar power applications (2018-19) by Abhinaba Banerjee, Rohan Banerjee, Avik Ghosh and Shuja Ahmed Khaleel.
15.  Performance and emission characteristics of spark ignition engine using pre-heated air (2018-19) by Krishna Murari Prajapati, Manish Kumar Sharma, Prem Chandra Kumar and Kaushal Kishore.

List of ME/M.Tech Thesis Guided

1. Modeling and analysis of a solar thermal and biomass driven vapour absorption cooling system. Pradeepta Panja B.Tech- M.Tech Dual Degree 2018-19.
2. Numerical analysis of heat transfer enhancement in solar air heater using trapezoidal sectioned transverse ribs. Shobhan K Pradhan 2018-19.
3. Modeling and performance analysis of a biomass combustion based power generation and grain drying system. Ayan Mondal  2017-18.
4. Performance analysis of a solar biomass integrated cycle for power generation and refrigeration. Subhankar Mudi 2015-16.
5. Thermal model development and performance analysis of a solar photovoltaic supported greenhouse dryer. Ramen Kanti De 2014-15.
6. Performance and emission characteristics of a four stroke spark ignition engine with recirculation of hot and cold exhaust gases. Baidyanath Murmu 2014-15 (Co-superviser- Dr.S.Chakrabarti).
7. Thermal modeling and economic analysis of solar desiccant supported distributed fan-pad ventilated greenhouse. Pallab Banik 2013-14.
8. Thermal modeling and economic analysis of solar collector assisted desalination system coupled with multi-effect humidification. Mohan Mangalam 2013-14.
9. Thermal model development and performance analysis of a naturally ventilated floriculture greenhouse considering crop transpiration. Biplab Bauri 2012-13.
10. Modeling and analysis of a solar PV assisted absorption refrigeration system. Kamaljyoti Talukdar (Main Supervisor: Dr. D. N. Basu) 2011-12.
11. Heat transfer analysis of an evacuated tube solar water heater. Rajeev Singh (Co-Supervisor: Prof. U. Rana) 2010-11.
12. Modeling of a greenhouse with distributed fan-pad evaporative cooling. Mahasin SK (Co-Supervisor: Dr. S.Ghosh) 2009-10.
13. Modeling of integrated Solar Photovoltaic-Electrolyser-Fuel Cell system for greenhouse application. Debajit Misra (Co-Supervisor: Dr. S.Ghosh) 2008-09.

Research/Project guidance till date

            Ph.D thesis: 03 (Ongoing)

            Name of the Scholar: Ramen Kanti De (Part time registration) 2017

Title of Ph.D work: Design, development and performance analysis of a vapour absorption system supported multi-commodity cold storage powered through solar energy

            Name of the Scholar: Subhajit Ghosh (Full time scholar) 2018

Title of Ph.D work: Thermal model development and performance analysis of a vapour absorption system supported solar greenhouse powered by solar-biomass integrated system

            Name of the Scholar: Chandan Mandal (Full time scholar) 2018

Title of Ph.D work: Modeling and performance analysis of a solar biomass supported composite desiccant supported greenhouse cooling system