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Santosh Kumar Nayak
School of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Profile

Santosh Kumar Nayak

Associate Professor-II

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Biography and academic profile

Dr. Santosh Kumar Nayak is an Associate Professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from KIIT University in 2016. With over 18 years of teaching experience, he has guided 15 postgraduate theses and is currently supervising four Ph.D. scholars. Dr. Nayak has published 17 papers in reputed international journals and holds six national and international patents. His research focuses on impingement heat transfer, nanofluids, computational fluid dynamics, refrigeration, and internal combustion engines. He has presented papers at various national and international conferences and is a Life Member of ISHMT, ISTE, IE (India), and the Indian Science Congress Association.

Academic profile

Expertise, contributions
and professional engagement.

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Research Interests

Impingement heat transfer, Nano particle and nanofluid application in heat transfer, Computational fluid dynamics, Refrigeration and air conditioning, Internal combustion engine, Biofuel.

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Educational Qualifications

Ph. D. (Mechanical Engineering)

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Administrative Responsibilities

  • ACOE, of the School.
  • University level faculty Coordinator, Korus Society.
  • Heat transfer Lab, Faculty In-charge
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Course Expertise

Engineering Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, CFD

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Awards and Achievements

Best paper award in 2014 & 2015 (National Science day)

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Professional Memberships

  • Life Member Indian Society of Heat and Mass Transfer (ISHMT), Indian Society of Technical Education (ISTE), Institution of Engineers (India) (IE), Indian Science Congress Association.
  • Life member of Art of Giving
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Patents and Innovations

  • Title: “Patternator for Mass Flux Measurement”,Inventors: Dr. Purna Chandra Mishra, Dr. Santosh Kumar Nayak and Prof. Manoj Ukamanal,No. WO 2018/ 087626, PCT/IB 2017/056782 (International Patents, patent no. 513010, Granted).
  • Title: “Method And Apparatus For Nanofluids Spray Impingement Cooling of Steel Strip”, Inventors: Dr. Santosh Kumar Nayak, Dr. Purna Chandra Mishra, Application No: 201731041711, Date: 2017/11/21. (Indian Patent, Published,).
  • Title: “High performance Calophyllum Inophyllum bio-dielectric (Polanga bio-dielectric) medium for Sinking EDM process”, Inventors: Dr. Bharat Chandra Routra, Dr. Santosh Kumar Nayak, Dr. Biranchi Prasad Mishra, Application No: 201831028650, Date: 2018/07/30. (International Patents, Published).
  • Title: “A device and Method for scanning object in 3D”, Inventors: Swayam Bikash Mishra, Basant Kumar Nanda, Santosh Kumar Nayak, Bharat Chandra Routra, Dipabrata Banerjee.Published (2022).
  • Title: “3D Object Scanner: Design”, Inventors: Swayam Bikash Mishra, Basant Kumar Nanda, Santosh Kumar Nayak, Bharat Chandra Routra, Dipabrata Banerjee. Granted. Design No. 356949-001 dated. 19/01/2022
  • Title: “Powder Manufacturing Unit”, Inventors: Dr. Bijaya Bijeta Nayak, Dr. Sasmita Sahu, Dr. Santosh Kumar Nayak, Ms. Debashree Debadatta Behera, Dr. Shiv Sankar Das, Dr. Rita KumariSahu. Granted. Design No. 377791-001 dated. 21/01/2023
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