Rajiv Lochan Mohanty

Assistant Professor

Dr. Rajiv Lochan Mohanty has one year of industrial and four years of teaching experience. He is doing his Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. He received his M.Tech in Thermal Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Silchar, Assam, India, in 2013. His research areas include nuclear power engineering, single-phase heat transfer, boiling heat transfer, computational fluid dynamics, refrigeration & air conditioning, microchannel and droplet dynamics. He has published his research work in reputed international refereed journals and proceedings. He has also filled two patents in the field of heat transfer. He is a regular reviewer for refereed journals of well-known publishers.

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[email protected]
Scopus Id :
2290482

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Educational Qualification
B.Tech, M.Tech, Ph.D.

Research Interests
Nuclear Power Engineering, Single-Phase Heat Transfer, Boiling Heat Transfer, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, Microchannel and Droplet Dynamics.

Projects
1. Das, M. K. & Mohanty, R. L. “Development of Heat Transfer Enhancement Methods at Boiling and Evaporation on Horizontal Tube Bundles for Falling Films and Forced Flow of Liquids”, DST, October 2019. (32.46 Lacs, Sanctioned)

Administrative Responsibility
Co-FIC of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning laboratory

Awards & Honours
1. Prof. V.M.K. Sastri Best Paper Award" at IHMTC 2019. 2. Selected as Lecturer in Government Diploma Engineering College in Odisha through Odisha Public Service Commissions, 2016. 3. Selected as Management Trainer at Bhushan Steel Pvt. Ltd., Anugul, Odisha, India, 2013. 4. Selected as Junior Engineer at Ultratech Cement Limited, Mumbai, India, 2006. M-Tech Topper in Mechanical Engineering, 2013. 5. Best Student Award as B-Tech Topper in Mechanical Engineering, 2010.

Outreach Activity
Patents filed: 1. Pandey, A., Singh, S., Panwar, V.S., Mohanty, R.L., Sahoo, A.K., Kumar, R., (2020). Object having stair climbing and descending system, with a suspension mechanism. Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar. Indian Patent Application No.: 202031020037. 2. Mohanty, R.L., & Das, M.K. (2019). Light weight and low cost tube cross section for improved thermal performance of two-phase heat exchanger. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar. Indian Patent Application No.: 01931039188. 3. Mohanty, R.L., & Das, M.K. (2019). Methodology to Develop An Elliptical Rod from Circular Rod using Two and Half Axis CNC machine. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar. Indian Patent Reference No.: 3950/ASA/PP-2986/IIT,BHB.
Journals/Conferences :
[1]. Mohanty, R.L., & Das, M.K. (2020). Development of non-dimensional two phase heat transfer correlation based on physics of boiling. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 156, 106433.
[2]. Mohanty, R.L., Swain, A., & Das, M.K. (2020). Study of boiling behavior of surfactant added saline water over coated surface Heat and Mass Transfer, 56(7), 2079-2092.
[3]. Mohanty, R.L., & Das, M.K. (2019). Light weight and low cost tube cross section for improved thermal performance of two-phase heat exchanger. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar. Indian Patent, Application No.: 201931039188.
[4]. Mohanty, R.L., & Das, M.K. (2019). Methodology to Develop An Elliptical Rod from Circular Rod using Two and Half Axis CNC machine. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar. Indian Patent, Application No.: 202031003800.
[5]. Mohanty, R.L., Swain, A., & Das, M.K. (2018). Thermal performance of mixed tube bundle composed of elliptical and circular tubes. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 5, 492-505.
[6]. Swain, A., Mohanty, R.L., & Das, M.K. (2018). Flow boiling under variable heat flux along the height over coated tube bundle. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 9, 789-93.
[7]. Mohanty, R.L., & Das, M.K. (2017). A critical review on bubble dynamics parameters influencing boiling heat transfer. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 78, 466-494.
[8]. Swain, A., Mohanty, R.L., & Das, M.K. (2017). Pool boiling of distilled water over tube bundle with variable heat flux. Heat and Mass Transfer, 53(8), 2487-2495.
[9]. Mohanty, R.L., Bashyam, S., & Das, D. (2014). Numerical analysis of double pipe heat exchanger using heat transfer augmentation techniques. International Journal of Plastic Technology, 18(3), 337-348.