Purna Chandra Mishra
Professor & Dean (Research), Associate Dean (Academics)
Prof. (Dr.) Purna Chandra Mishra was born in Rayagada District, Odisha, India, in 1980. He received the B.E. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Berhampur University, Berhampur, Odisha, India, in 2001, M.Tech and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, in 2006 and 2011, respectively. In 2001, he joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering, GIET University, Gunupur as a Lecturer, and in 2004 became an Assistant Professor. Since September 2006, he has been with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University as Research Scientist of BRNS and National Doctoral Fellow of AICTE. Currently, he is working with the School of Mechanical Engineering, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar as a Professor and Dean (Research). He occupied important positions like University Academic Council member from 2010 to 2014, Convener of Board of Studies (BoS) since 2014, Associate Dean of School of Mechanical Engineering since 2014, Convener of AICTE-MHRD IIC since 2017 and Zonal Coordinator for AICTE-NDF Scheme since 2018. His current research interests include Impingement heat transfer, thermal systems design and optimization, biofuels and renewable energy, nuclear fuels, nanofluidics, microfluidics, smart/energy materials and composite materials. Dr. Mishra is a member of the Indian National Academy of Engineering; the National Academy of Science, India; the Institution of Engineers (India); and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). He is a Life Member of the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), ASME, SAE and Combustion Institute (India). Dr. Mishra has published more than 100 research articles in Journals of International repute, supervised 10 PhD theses, 23 Masters theses and published 14 national/international patents. His multi- disciplinary research interests are medical imaging and dental implants technology. Dr. Mishra has been reviewer board member with several Elsevier Journals, Springer Journals and Taylor and Francis Journals. He was the Co-Chair of the ICAMME-2019 and ICAMPD-2019 held in KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar. He was the chief-editor of the book titled “Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering” and “Advances in Mechanical Processing and Design”, Lecture notes in Mechanical Engineering, Springer Nature. He was the recipient of the “Best Faculty of the year 2014” of the KIIT University in 2015 and the “Best Young Researcher Award” of ISRD in 2017.
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Research Interests
Multicomponent Droplet & Spray Combustion Bio and Nano Heat Transfer Dynamics and Control of Heat Transfer and Combustion Systems Jet and Spray Impingement Heat Transfer Flame Impingement Heat Transfer Experimental Heat Transfer Atomization and Spray Formation Optimal Control System, Pole Placement Control, Fuzzy Control, ANN and GA Biofuels and Biomass Systems Porous Medium Combustion Agricultural Heat Transfer Medical Thermography
Projects
1. Thermo-fluidic study on Nanofluids as a coolant in Fusion Reactors, DAE-BRNS, Govt. of India (27.21 Lakhs) 2. Development of an Experimental Facility to Investigate Thermal Characteristics and Process Optimization of Spray Impingement Cooling of Composites during Machining, DST-MERC, Govt. of India (18.52 Lakhs) 3. Development of an Experimental Facility to Investigate Machinability Characteristics during Finish Hard Turning using Coated Carbide Inserts under Dry and MQL Environments, SERB, Govt. of India (20.00 Lakhs)
Administrative Responsibility
- Dean (Research), School of Mechanical Engineering, KIIT, - Associate Dean, School of Mechanical Engineering, KIIT, - Programme Head (B.Tech, Mechanical Engg), - Programme Head (M.Tech, Thermal Engg), - Member, Central Library Committee, KIIT, - Coordinator, NI Innovation Centre, KIIT, - Member, University Academic Council, KIIT, - Convener, Board of Studies, School of Mechanical Engineering, KIIT, - FIC-Thermal Research Laboratory, School of Mechanical Engineering, KIIT,
Awards & Honours
- Padmanaya Memorial Annual Award (1994), - Best Young Poet (Poetry Society of India, New Delhi, 1998), - Senior Research Fellow (Govt of West Bengal, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, 2007), - National Doctoral Fellow (AICTE, Govt of India, 2008), - Best Staff of the Year Award (KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, 2014), - Best Academic Researcher Award (ASDF Global Awards 2015)
Memberships
Breakthrough Science Society, India The Institution of Engineers (IEI), India The Institution of Engineering & Technology(IET), UK Indian Science Congress, Kolkata, India International Association of Engineers, Hong Kong Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, New Delhi, India The Combustion Institute (India Section), IIT Madras SAE-India
Outreach Activity
Patents: 4 (International) & 13 (National), Activity: Waste Recovery & Management Program Innovation Promotion Program Plantation & Environmental Safety Program Medical Thermography for early Diagnostics
1. Nayak, S. K., & Mishra, P. C. (2019). Achieving high performance and low emission in a dual fuel operated engine with varied injection parameters and combustion chamber shapes. Energy conversion and management, 180, 1-24.
2. Nayak, S. K., & Mishra, P. C. (2019). Combustion characteristics, performances and emissions of a biodiesel-producer gas dual fuel engine with varied combustor geometry. Energy, 168, 585-600.
3. Nayak, S. K., Mishra, P. C., & Noor, M. M. (2019). Simultaneous reduction of nitric oxide and smoke opacity in TDI dual fuel engine fuelled with calophyllum-diesel blends and waste wood chip gas for modified inlet valve and injector nozzle geometry. Energy, 189, 116238.
4. Nayak, S. K., Mishra, P. C., Noor, M. M., Hagos, F. Y., Kadirgama, K., & Mamat, R. (2019). The performance of turbocharged diesel engine with injected calophyllum inophyllum methyl ester blends and inducted babul wood gaseous fuels. Fuel, 257, 116060.
5. Mukherjee, S., Mishra, P. C., & Chaudhuri, P. (2020). Thermo-economic performance analysis of Al2O3-water nanofluids—An experimental investigation. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 299, 112200.
6. Mukherjee, S., Chakrabarty, S., Mishra, P. C., & Chaudhuri, P. (2020). Transient heat transfer characteristics and process intensification with Al2O3-water and TiO2-water nanofluids: An experimental investigation. Chemical Engineering and Processing-Process Intensification, 107887.
7. Mishra, P. C., & Nayak, S. K. (2018). Pre-and post-mixed hybrid biodiesel blends as alternative energy fuels-an experimental case study on turbo-charged direct injection diesel engine. Energy, 160, 910-923.
8. Pradhan, P., Mishra, P. C., & Samantaray, B. B. (2018). Performance and emission analysis of a novel porous radiant burner for domestic cooking application. Heat Transfer Engineering, 39(9), 784-793.
9. Nayak, S. K., Mishra, P. C., Ukamanal, M., & Chaini, R. (2018). Experimental result on heat transfer during quenching of hot Steel plate by spray impingement. Heat Transfer Engineering, 39(9), 739-749.
10. Chandra Mishra, P., Kumar Nayak, S., & Ukamanal, M. (2017). Effect of Impingement Density and Nozzle to Target Distance on Spray Cooling of Steel Plate—An Experimental Investigation. Heat Transfer Engineering, 38(13), 1198-1208.
11. Nayak, S. K., Mishra, P. C., & Parashar, S. K. S. (2016). Influence of spray characteristics on heat flux in dual phase spray impingement cooling of hot surface. Alexandria Engineering Journal, 55(3), 1995-2004.