Dr. Dipankar Bhanja

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Associate Professor
Phone: +91-9435175552
Email: dipankar[at]mech.nits.ac.in |
Date of Joining:07/02/2013
Academic/Industrial Experience:23+ years
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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS (FULL DETAILS )

  • B. E. (JGEC)
  • M. E. (Jadavpur University)
  • Ph.D. (Jadavpur University)

AREA OF INTEREST AND SPECIALIZATION (INCLUDING RESEARCH AREA)

  • Thermal Engineering
  • Bio Heat Transfer
  • Solar Energy
  • Optimization
  • Thermal Protective Clothing
  • Phase Change Materials
  • Constructal Design
  • Porous Fin

SHORT BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Dr. Bhanja obtained B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College under North Bengal University in 2000, M. E. in Production Engineering from Jadavpur University in 2002, and Ph. D. in the field of Heat Transfer from Jadavpur Universtiy, Kolkata in 2014. He has over 23 years of teaching and research experience. Dr. Bhanja is reviewer of various journals of repute such as International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (Elsevier), International Journal of Refrigeration(Elsevier), Heat and Mass Transfer (Springer), Energy Conversion and Management (Elsevier), Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (AIP), Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer (AIAA), International Journal of Low Carbon Technologies (Wiley), International Journal of Physical Sciences(Academic Journal), Advances in Mechanical Engineering(SAGE), International Journal of Renewable Energy Technology(Inderscience), Journal of Applied Research and Technology(Elsevier), Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization(Springer),Desalination and Water Treatment (Taylor and Francis), Applied Thermal Engineering (Elsevier), International Journal of Multiphase Flow (Elsevier).

PATENT(S)

Bipul Das, Dipankar Bhanja, Rajarshi Preetom Bora, Suraj Jyoti Saikia, Ashimjyoti Chutia, Praveen Kumar, Sonali Nag, APPARATUS FOR FRICTION STIR PROCESSING OF MATERIALS, Grant No. 411003-001, 19/03/2024.

EDITORSHIP

BOOKS/ BOOK CHAPTERS

  • B. R. Tamuli, Sujit Nath, Dipankar Bhanja, 2020. Numerical Study of Coaxial Evacuated Tube Collector with Nano-fluid, Lecture notes in Mechanical Engineering; Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Springer, Singapore, (Scopus) pp- 145-156. ISBN:978-981-15-0123-4 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0124-1_15 2.
  • Debayan Dasgupta, Sujit Nath, Dipankar Bhanja, 2020. Linear Instability Analysis of Viscous Planar Liquid Sheet Sandwiched Between Two Moving Gas Streams, Lecture notes in Mechanical Engineering; Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Springer, Singapore, (Scopus) pp- 41-50. ISBN:978-981-15-0123-4, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0124-1_5 3.
  • Siddhant Mohapatra, Chanchal Gupta, Sujit Nath, Dipankar Bhanja, 2020. A Numerical Study on Microchannel Cooling for Photovoltaic Cells, Lecture notes in Mechanical Engineering; Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Springer, Singapore, (Scopus) pp- 1447-1455. ISBN:978-981-15-0123-4, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0124-1_127
  • B.R. Tamuli, S. Nath, D. Bhanja 2021. Phase Change in an Enclosure Under Different Combinations of Boundary Wall Condition: A Numerical Study. In: Pandey K., Misra R., Patowari P., Dixit U. (eds) Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore, (Scopus) pp- 95-104. ISBN: 978-981-15-7710-9, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7711-6_10
  • S. Sharma, D. Dasgupta, S. Nath, D. Bhanja 2021. Prediction of Droplet Size Distribution For Viscoelastic Liquid Sheet. In: Pandey K., Misra R., Patowari P., Dixit U. (eds) Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore, (Scopus) pp- 243-250. ISBN: 978-981-15-7710-9, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7711-6_26
  • P. Bhattacharjee, S. Nath, D. Bhanja 2021. Numerical Analysis OF PCM Within a Square Enclosure Having Different Wall Heating Conditions. In: Pandey K., Misra R., Patowari P., Dixit U. (eds) Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore, (Scopus) pp- 477-485. ISBN: 978-981-15-7710-9, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7711-6_48
  • B. B. Bora, Md. Zeeshan, S. Nath, D. Bhanja 2021. Numerical Modelling and Thermohydraulic Analysis of Circular Pipe Having Internal Vortex Generators. In: Pandey K., Misra R., Patowari P., Dixit U. (eds) Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore, (Scopus) pp- 487-498. ISBN: 978-981-15-7710-9, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7711-6_50
  • Debayan Dasgupta, Saurabh Sharma, Sujit Nath, Dipankar Bhanja 2021. Linear Stability Analysis of Viscoelastic Liquid Sheet in Presence of Moving Gas Medium. In: Pandey K., Misra R., Patowari P., Dixit U. (eds) Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore, (Scopus) pp- 251-257. ISBN: 978-981-15-7710-9, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7711-6_27
  • J. Acharya, A. Dinda, D. Bhanja, S. Nath, R.D. Misra, 2022. Analysis of Thermal Damage in Biological Tissue during External Step Heating Using Non-Fourier Bio-Heat Transfer Model – A Finite Difference Approach. ACMS 2022, April 14-16, 2022, IIChE, Kolkata. Vol. 2, (Apr. 2022). Advances in Chemical Engineering and Material Sciences, Lecture notes in Chemical Engineering and Material Sciences; DOI: https://doi.org/10.36375/ prepare_u.iiche.a369.
  • Kumar, V., Acharya, J., Dinda, A., Bhanja, D. (2025). Recent Advances in Simultaneous Heat and Mass Transport in Firefighter’s Protective Turnout Gear: A Review. In: Chakraborty, S., Misra, R.D., Patowari, P.K., Chakraborti, P. (eds) Advances in Mechanical Engineering. ICRAME 2023. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-4167-0_1
  • Acharya, J., Kumar, V., Dinda, A., Misra, R.D., Bhanja, D. (2025). Influence of Fabric Optical Behaviour on Different Aged Group Industrial Firefighters’ Clothing Performance During a High Intensity Thermal Radiation Environment. In: Chakraborty, S., Misra, R.D., Patowari, P.K., Chakraborti, P. (eds) Advances in Mechanical Engineering. ICRAME 2023. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-4167-0_15
  • Sharma, S., Nath, S., Bhanja, D. (2025). Linear Instability Analysis of Viscous Liquid Sheet Travelling in a Confined Space with Two Co-flowing Gas Streams of Equal Velocity Considering Initial Varicose Mode of Disturbance. In: Chakraborty, S., Misra, R.D., Patowari, P.K., Chakraborti, P. (eds) Advances in Mechanical Engineering. ICRAME 2023. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-4167-0_2

SUBJECTS TAUGHT (INCLUDING SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING)

  • Basic Thermodynamics (UG)
  • Applied Thermodynamics (UG)
  • Gas Turbine and Jet Propulsion (UG)
  • Heat Transfer (UG)
  • Conduction and Radiation (PG)
  • Convective Heat Transfer Analysis (PG)
  • Mathematical Methods in Thermal Engineering (PG)
  • Modern Trends in Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning (PG)

MEMBER

Institute of Engineers (Membership No: M-151648-5)

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY

  • Faculty In-Charge, Purchase Cell
  • Coordinator: QIP
  • Coordinator: Trainee Teachers

INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS

  1. Ashimjyoti Chutia, Sonali Nag, Praveen Kumar, Bipul Das, Dipankar Bhanja, 2024, Investigation of thin layer zinc coating on aluminium 6061 substrate using friction stir additive manufacturing process for material development, Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, Taylor & Francis, Received 21 May 2024, Accepted 17 Dec 2024, Published online: 28 Dec 2024, https://doi.org/10.1080/01694243.2024.2446365, SCIE,  ISSN: 1568-5616.
  2. Virendra Kumar, Sujit Nath, Dipankar Bhanja, 2024. Prediction of optimal dimensions and arrangements of circular tubes of a fin and tube heat exchanger for an improved thermal-hydraulic performance, Numerical Heat Transfer part–A, Taylor & Francis, https://doi.org/10.1080/10407782.2024.2324443,SCI, ISSN: 1521-0634.
  3. Jnanaranjan Acharya, Dipankar Bhanja, Rahul Dev Misra, 2024. Investigating the protective performance of turnout gears for firefighters under diverse exposure conditions: Effect of age and body segments, Thermal Sciences and Engineering Progress, Elsevier, Vol. 50, March 2024, 102543, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2024.102543 SCIE, ISSN: 2451-9049.
  4. Virendra Kumar, Dipankar Bhanja, Jnanaranjan Acharya,2024. Performance assessment of firefighter protective clothing under different thermal environments: Impact of the variation of thickness in inter-layer airgap and microclimate, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Elsevier, Vol. 205, November 2024,109293, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci. 2024. 109293 SCIE, ISSN: 1290-0729.
  5. Jnanaranjan Acharya, Dipankar Bhanja, Rahul Dev Misra, 2024. A modified model to assess the thermal protective performance of fire-retardant clothing exposed to both flame and radiant source, Applied Thermal Engineering, Elsevier, Vol. 242, April 2024, 122422, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.122422 SCIE, ISSN: 1359-4311.
  6. Jnanaranjan Acharya, Aishik Dinda, Dipankar Bhanja, Rahul Dev Misra, Sujit Nath, 2023. Influence of aging and body location on the thermal performance of firefighter’s clothing exposed to radiant heat source, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Elsevier, Vol. 184, February 2023, 108024  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2022.108024, SCIE, ISSN: 1290-0729.
  7. Jaideep Dutta, Dipankar Bhanja, S Narendranath, 2023. Theoretical evolution of thermal behaviour of Ti-6Al-4V subjected to selective laser melting: A powder free approach, Optik, Elsevier, Vol. 273, February 2023, 170483  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2022.170483 SCIE, ISSN: 0030-4026.
  8. Pallab Bhattacharjee, Sujit Nath, Dipankar Bhanja, Bhaskar Ranjan Tamuli, 2023. A comparative study of melting behavior of PCM in a square enclosure having rectangular fin and T-shaped fin, placed in vertical and horizontal direction: A numerical approach, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, SAGE Publications, , SCIE, ISSN: 0954-4062.
  9. Jnanaranjan Acharya, Dipankar Bhanja, Rahul Dev Misra, 2023. Prediction of safe zone for firefighters exposed to purely radiant heat source-a numerical analysis, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Elsevier, Vol. 190, August 2023, 108302, https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.ijthermalsci.2023.108302 SCIE, ISSN: 1290-0729.
  10. Sourav Chatterjee, Dipankar Bhanja, Sujit Nath, 2023. Numerical investigation of heat transfer and melting process of phase change material in trapezoidal cavities with different shapes and different heated tube positions, Journal of Energy Storage, Elsevier, Vol. 72, 2023, 108285, https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.est.2023. 108285, SCIE, ISSN:  2352-1538.
  11. Sourav Chatterjee, Dipankar Bhanja, 2023. Maximization of performance of a PCM latent heat storage system with innovative cavity shape and optimum heating tube position, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Springer Nature, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-023-12607-1 SCIE, ISSN:  1588-2926.
  12. Santanu Borah, D. Bhanja, 2023. Enhanced Thermo-Hydraulic Performance with Two-Phase Flow Boiling in Wavy Microchannel Heat Sink- A Numerical Investigation, Numerical Heat Transfer part –A, Taylor & Francis, DOI:10.1080/10407782.2023.2275285, SCI,ISSN: 1521-0634.
  13. Pallab Bhattacharjee, Sujit Nath, Dipankar Bhanja, 2023. Study of Melting Behavior of Phase Change Material in a Square Enclosure with Constant and Variable Heat Flux at Different Wall Heating Conditions: A Numerical Approach, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, SAGE Publications, Accepted, SCI, ISSN: 0954-4089.
  14. Bhaskar Ranjan Tamuli, Sujit Nath, Dipankar Bhanja, 2022. Performance enhancement of a dual heat pipe array based evacuated tube solar water heater for north eastern India climatic condition: A numerical approach, Applied Thermal Engineering, Elsevier, Vol. 213, Aug 2022, 118597. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appltherm aleng.2022.118597 SCIE, ISSN: 1359-4311.
  15. Santanu Borah, Bhaskar Ranjan Tamuli, Dipankar Bhanja, 2022. Thermo-hydraulic performance intensification of wavy double- layered microchannel heat sink with height tapering, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, AIAA, Accepted SCIE, ISSN: 0887-8722.
  16. Hifjur Ahmed, Dipankar Bhanja, Sujit Nath, 2022. Computational study to predict the thermal performance and optimal design parameters of a T-shaped fin subjected to natural convection, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, SAGE Publications, Accepted SCI, ISSN: 0954-4089.
  17. Aishik Dinda, Jnanaranjan Acharya, Dipankar Bhanja, Sujit Nath, 2022. Local thermal non-equilibrium bioheat transfer model for interstitial hyperthermia treatment of tumour cell: A numerical approach, Journal of Thermal Biology, Vol. 110, December 2022, 103368. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2022. 103368 SCIE, ISSN: 0306-4565.
  18. Tuhin Deshamukhya, Dipankar Bhanja, Sujit Nath, 2021. Heat transfer enhancement through porous fins: A comprehensive review of recent developments and innovations, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, SAGE Publications, Vol. 235(5), pp. 946-960, SCIE, https://doi.org/10.1177/ 0954406220939600 ISSN: 0954-4062.
  19. Bhaskar Ranjan Tamuli, S. Nath, D. Bhanja, 2021. Unveiling the melting phenomena of PCM in a latent heat thermal storage subjected to temperature fluctuating heat source, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Elsevier, Vol. 164, February 2021, 106879  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2021.106879, SCIE, ISSN: 1290-0729.
  20. Tuhin Deshamukhya, Dipankar Bhanja, Sujit Nath, 2021. A Metaheuristic Analysis of Heat Transfer Rates through Porous Fins of Tapered and Step Profiles: A Comparative Study, Neural Computing and Applications, Springer, Vol. 33, pp. 12605-12619, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-021-05911-0, SCIE, ISSN: 1433-3058.
  21. Thochi Seb Rengma, Anal Ranjan Sengupta, Mithinga Basumatary, Agnimitra Biswas, Dipankar Bhanja, 2021. Performance analysis of a two bladed Savonius water turbine cluster for perennial river‑stream application at low water speeds, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Springer 43 (5):264, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-021-02982-x SCIE, ISSN: 1806-3691.
  22. Debayan Dasgupta, Saurabh Sharma, Sujit Nath, Dipankar Bhanja, 2021. Effects of Elasticity Number and Time Constant Ratio on Breakup and Droplet Formation of Viscoelastic Planar Liquid Sheet Co-flowing with Gases of Equal Velocities, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Cambridge University Press (United Kingdom), Vol. 920, A7. DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2021.412, SCIE, ISSN: 0022-1120
  23. Pabitra Kumar Mandal, Sayantan Sengupta, Subhas Chandra Rana, Dipankar Bhanja, 2021. Experimental and numerical investigation of square heat sink having staggered and inline pin fin arrays placed at different orientation, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, Springer, Vol. 35(1), pp. 1-9 DOI 10.1007/s12206-021-04 -y  SCIE, ISSN: 1976-3824.
  24. Bhaskar Ranjan Tamuli, Saranga Sekhar Saikia, Sujit Nath, Dipankar Bhanja, 2020. Thermal performance analysis of a co-axial evacuated tube collector with single and two-phase flow consideration under North-eastern India climatic condition, Solar Energy, Elsevier, Vol. 196, (2020), pp. 107-124 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2019.11.097, SCIE, ISSN: 0038-092X.
  25. Saheera Azmi Hazarika, Tuhin Deshmukhya, Dipankar Bhanja, Sujit Nath, 2020. A novel optimum constructal fork-shaped fin array design for simultaneous heat and mass transfer application in a space-constrained situation, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Elsevier, Vol. 150, 106225, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2019.106225, SCIE, ISSN: 1290-0729.
  26. Tuhin Deshamukhya, Dipankar Bhanja, Sujit Nath, 2020. Application of metaheuristic algorithms in optimum thermal design analysis of a rectangular porous fin subjected to both insulated and convective tip conditions, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, SAGE Publications, Vol. 234(8), (2020), pp. 1175-1188, DOI: 10.1177/0957650919899559, SCIE, ISSN: 0957-6509.
  27. S. A. Hazarika, D. Bhanja, S. Nath, 2020. Fork-shaped constructal fin array design a better alternative for heat and mass transfer augmentation under dry, partially wet and fully wet conditions, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Elsevier, Vol. 152, June 2020, 106329  https://doi.org/ 10.1016/ j.ijthermalsci.2020.106329, SCIE, ISSN: 1290-0729.
  28. Mohd Zeeshan, S. Nath , D. Bhanja, 2020. Numerical analysis to predict the optimum configuration of fin and tube heat exchanger with rectangular vortex generators for enhanced thermohydraulic performance, Heat and Mass Transfer, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Vol. 56(7), pp. 2159-2169. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00231-020-02843-8  SCI, ISSN: 0947-7411.
  29. Tuhin Deshamukhya, Dipankar Bhanja, Sujit Nath, 2020. Optimization of Constructal T-shaped Porous Fins under Convective Environment using Swarm Intelligence Algorithms, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, SAGE Publications, Vol. 234(14), pp. 2100-2113, SCIE, https://doi.org/10.1177/0954410020926660 ISSN: 0954-4100.
  30. Pabitra Kumar Mandal, Sayantan Sengupta, Subhas Chandra Rana, Dipankar Bhanja, 2020. Thermal performance improvement of a fin-arrayed horizontal heat sink corroborating optimal orientation angle, International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering, Vol. 9(4), pp. 1067-1075, DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.D1514.029420, ISSN: 2278-3075 (Scopus)
  31. T. Deshamukhya, S. A. Hazarika, D. Bhanja, S. Nath, 2019. An optimization study to investigate non-linearity in thermal behaviour of porous fin having temperature dependent internal heat generation with and without tip loss, Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, Elsevier, Vol. 67, pp. 351-365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnsns.2018.07.024, SCIE, ISSN:  1007-5704.
  32. A. Maji, D. Bhanja, P. K. Patowari, 2019. Computational investigation and optimisation study on system performance of heat sink using perforated pin fins mounted at different angles, Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics, Inderscience Publishers, Vol. 19(6), pp. 381-400. DOI: 10.1504/PCFD.2019.103262 SCIE, ISSN: 1741-5233.
  33. A. Maji, D. Bhanja, P. K. Patowari, 2019. Effect of knurled fin surface on thermal performance of perforated fin heat sink, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, AIAA, Vol. 33(3), pp. 580-598, https://doi.org/10.2514/1.T5506 , SCIE, ISSN: 0887-8722.
  34. Saranga Sekhar Saikia, Sujit Nath, Dipankar Bhanja, 2019. Effect of vacuum deterioration on thermal performance of coaxial evacuated tube solar collector considering single and two phase flow modelling: A numerical study, Solar Energy, Elsevier, Vol. 177, (2019), pp. 127-143 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2018.10.089, SCIE, ISSN: 0038-092X.
  35. S. A. Hazarika, D. Bhanja, S. Nath, 2019. Optimal Design of Constructal T-Shaped Fin Under Partially Wet Condition for Enhanced Thermal Performance: An Analytical Approach, Heat Transfer Engineering, Taylor & Francis, https://doi.org/10.1080/ 01457632.2019.1611137, Vol. 41(13), (2020), pp. 1156-1173, SCI, ISSN: 0145-7632.
  36. Mohd Zeeshan, S. Nath , D. Bhanja, 2019. Determination of optimum winglet height of longitudinal vortex generators for the best thermo-hydraulic performance of compact heat exchangers, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, Springer, Vol. 33(9), pp. 4529-4534. DOI 10.1007/s12206-019-0849-1 SCIE, ISSN: 1976-3824.
  37. Debayan Dasgupta, Sujit Nath, Dipankar Bhanja, 2019. A study on dual role of viscosity on the stability of a viscous planar liquid sheet surrounded by inviscid gas streams of equal velocities, and prediction of resulting droplet distribution using maximum entropy formulation, Physics of Fluid, AIP Publishing (United States), Vol. 31(7); (074103), pp. 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5097692, SCI, ISSN: 1089-7666.
  38. S. A. Hazarika, D. Bhanja, S. Nath, 2019. A novel optimal constructal fork-shaped fin array design to ascertain thermo-heightened performance under dehumidifying conditions, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Elsevier, Vol. 144, pp. 67-78 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2019.06.003, SCIE, ISSN: 1290-0729.
  39. Tuhin Deshamukhya, Ratnadeep Nath, Saheera Azmi Hazarika, Dipankar Bhanja, Sujit Nath, 2019. A modified firefly algorithm to maximize heat dissipation of a rectangular porous fin in heat exchangers exposed to both convective and radiative environment, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, SAGE Publications, Vol. 233(6), pp. 1203-1216 DOI: 10.1177/0954408919861244, SCI, ISSN: 0954-4089.
  40. Mohd Zeeshan, S. Nath , D. Bhanja, 2019. Numerical investigation to predict optimum attack angle combination of longitudinal vortex generators in compact heat exchangers for thermo-hydraulic heightened performance, Sādhanā, Springer India, Vol. 44(12), pp. 241. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12046-019-1219-5  SCIE, ISSN: 0256-2499.
  41. A. Maji, D. Bhanja, P. K. Patowari, B. Kundu 2018. Thermal Analysis for Heat Transfer Enhancement in Perforated Pin Fins of Various Shapes with Staggered Arrays, Heat Transfer Engineering, Taylor & Francis, https://doi.org/10.1080/01457632.2018.1429047, Vol. 40:3-4, pp. 295-319, SCI, ISSN: 0145-7632.
  42. A. Kumar, S. Nath, D. Bhanja, 2018. Effect of nanofluid on thermo hydraulic performance of double layer tapered microchannel heat sink used for electronic chip cooling, Numerical Heat Transfer part –A, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 73:7, pp. 429-445. DOI:10.1080/10407782. 2018. 1448611, SCI, ISSN: 1040-7782.
  43. Mohd Zeeshan, S. Nath , D. Bhanja, 2018. Numerical investigation for the optimal placements of rectangular vortex generators for improved thermal performance of fin-and-tube heat exchangers, Applied Thermal Engineering, Elsevier, Vol. 136, pp. 589-601. https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.applthermaleng. 2018. 03. 006, SCIE, ISSN: 1359-4311.
  44. S. A. Hazarika, D. Bhanja, S. Nath, B. Kundu, 2018. Thermal design parameters of a wet T-shaped fin for linear variation of humidity ratio with saturation temperature, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, Springer, Vol. 32(5), pp. 2391-2397. DOI 10.1007/s12206-018-0451-y, SCIE, ISSN: 1976-3824.
  45. Debayan Dasgupta, Sujit Nath, Dipankar Bhanja, 2018. Dual-mode nonlinear instability analysis of a confined planar liquid sheet sandwiched between two gas streams of unequal velocities and prediction of droplet size and velocity distribution using maximum entropy formulation, Physics of Fluid, AIP Publishing (United States), Vol. 30(044104), pp. 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5022346, SCI, ISSN: 1089-7666.
  46. T. Deshamukhya, D. Bhanja, S. Nath, S. A. Hazarika, 2018. Prediction of optimum design variables for maximum heat transfer through a rectangular porous fin using Particle Swarm Optimization, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, Springer, Vol. 32(9), pp. 4495-4502. DOI 10.1007/s12206-018-0846-9, SCIE, ISSN: 1976-3824.
  47. Kashmiri Deka, Dipankar Bhanja, Sujit Nath, 2018. Fundamental solution of steady and transient bio heat transfer equations especially for skin burn and hyperthermia treatments, Heat Transfer – Asian Research, Wiley, Vol. 48(1) pp. 361-378, DOI:10.1002/htj.21388, ESCI, ISSN: 1523-1496. (Scopus)
  48. S. A. Hazarika, T. Deshamukhya, D. Bhanja, S. Nath, 2017. Thermal analysis of a constructal T-shaped porous fin with simultaneous heat and mass transfer, Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, Elsevier, Vol. 25(9), pp. 1121-1136  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cjche.2017.03.034, SCIE, ISSN: 1004-9541.
  49. Mohd Zeeshan, S. Nath , D. Bhanja, 2017. Numerical study to predict optimal configuration of fin and tube compact heat exchanger with various tube shapes and spatial arrangements, Energy Conversion and Management, Elsevier, Vol. 148, pp. 737-752. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2017.06.011, SCIE,  ISSN: 0196-8904.
  50. S. A. Hazarika, D. Bhanja, S. Nath, B. Kundu, 2017. Accurate predictions for optimum design of a T-shaped fin under an actual wet load condition, International Journal of Refrigeration, Elsevier, Vol. 82, pp. 141-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2017.06.032, SCI, ISSN: 1004-9541.
  51. A. Maji, D. Bhanja, P. K. Patowari, 2017. Numerical investigation on heat transfer enhancement pin fins with inline and staggered arrangement, Applied Thermal Engineering, Elsevier, Vol. 125, pp. 596-616.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.07.053, SCIE, ISSN: 1359-4311.
  52. S. A. Hazarika, D. Bhanja, S. Nath, B. Kundu, 2016. Geometric optimization and performance study  of a constructal T-shaped fin under simultaneous heat and mass transfer, Applied Thermal Engineering, Elsevier, Vol. 109, pp. 162-174. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.08.007, SCI, ISSN: 1359-4311.
  53. S. Gangwar, D. Bhanja, A. Biswas, 2015. Cost, reliability and stability of a stand-alone hybrid renewable energy system – a case study on a lecture building with low load factor, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 7 (1), 013109. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4906916, SCIE, ISSN:1941-7012.
  54. S. A. Hazarika, D. Bhanja, S. Nath, B. Kundu, 2015. Analytical solution to predict performance and optimum design parameters of a constructal T-shaped fin with simultaneous heat and mass transfer, Energy, Elsevier, Vol. 84, pp. 303-316. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/ j.energy.2015.02.102, SCI, ISSN: 0360-5442.
  55. D. Bhanja, B. Kundu, A. Aziz, 2014. Enhancement of heat transfer from a continuously moving porous fin exposed in convective-radiative environment. Energy Conversion and Management, Elsevier, Vol. 88, pp. 842-853. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2014.09.016, SCIE, ISSN: 0196-8904.
  56. D. Bhanja, B. Kundu, 2012. Radiation effect on optimization design analysis of a constructal T-shaped fin with variable thermal conductivity, Heat and Mass Transfer, Springer, Vol. 48, pp. 109-122. doi 10.1007 /s00231-011-0845-1, SCI, ISSN: 0947-7411
  57. B. Kundu, D. Bhanja, Kwan-Soo Lee, 2012. A model on the basis of analytics for computing maximum heat transfer in porous fins, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Elsevier, Vol. 55(25-26), pp. 7611-7622. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer. 2012.07.069, SCI, ISSN: 0017-9310.
  58. B. Kundu, D. Bhanja, 2011. An analytical prediction for performance and optimum design analysis of porous fins, International Journal of Refrigeration, Elsevier, Vol. 34(1), pp. 337-352. doi:10.1016/j.ijrefrig. 2010.06.011, SCI, ISSN: 0140-7007.
  59. D. Bhanja, B. Kundu, 2011. Thermal analysis of a constructal T-shaped porous fin with radiation effects, International Journal of Refrigeration, Elsevier, Vol. 34(6), pp. 1483-1496. doi:10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2011.04. 003, SCI, ISSN: 0140-7007.
  60. B. Kundu, D. Bhanja, 2010. Performance and optimization analysis of a constructal T-shaped fin subject to variable thermal conductivity and convective heat transfer coefficient, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Elsevier, Vol. 53(1-3), pp. 254-267. doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.09.034, SCI, ISSN: 0017-9310.

NATIONAL JOURNALS

  1. Mohd Zeeshan, Sujit Nath, Dipankar Bhanja, 2018. A CFD Analysis to Compare the Performances of Fin and Tube Heat Exchangers having Different Augmentation Techniques, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, vol. 13 (6), pp. 327-333, ISSN 0973-4562.
  2. Saini, D. Bhanja, S. Nath, A. Biswas, 2015. Energy and Exergy Analysis of a Flat Plate Collector Solar Water Heater, ISESCO JOURNAL of Science and Technology vol. 11 (20), pp. 2-8.
  3. Saini, A. Biswas, D. Bhanja, 2015. Performance evaluation and simulation of solar panel, wind mill, fuel cell hybrid system for small scale energy harvesting, Journal of Clean Energy Technologies Vol. 3, No. 6, pp 417-421. DOI: 10.7763/JOCET.2015.V3.234.

 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

  1. Jnanaranjan Acharya, Virendra Kumar, Dipankar Bhanja, Rahul Dev Misra 2025. Enhancing Thermal Performance of Protective Textiles through Smart and Sustainable Fabric with Internal Structure Adjustments: Recent Breakthroughs and Developments, Digital Technology Enabled Circular Economy: Models for Environmental and Resource Sustainability, Routledge, Pp. 117-126, 2025.
  2. Jnanaranjan Acharya, Aishik Dinda, Dr. Dipankar Bhanja, Prof. Rahul Dev Misra 2022. Effect Of External Step Heating In Biological Tissue Using Dual Phase Lag Bioheat Transfer Model : A Numerical Approach, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Recent Advancements in Mechanical Engineering, ICRAME 2022-Paper no-7333, February 4-6, 2022, NIT Silchar, India
  3. Aishik Dinda, Jnanaranjan Acharya, Dr. Dipankar Bhanja, 2022. Heat Transfer Analysis In Human Skin During Hyperthermia Treatment Using Dual Phase Lag Model: A Finite Difference Approach, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Recent Advancements in Mechanical Engineering, ICRAME 2022-Paper no-7295, February 4-6, 2022, NIT Silchar, India
  4. Chandrapal Singh Rajpoot, Bhaskar Ranjan Tamuli, Sujit Nath, Dipankar Bhanja, 2021. Heat Source Conditions and PCM Chamber Orientation Effect on the Performance of a Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage System, Proceedings of the 26thNational and 4th International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, December 17-20, 2021, IIT Madras, Chennai-600036, Tamil Nadu, India.
  5. Md. Zeeshan, V. Kumar, S. Nath, D. Bhanja, 2019. A Numerical Investigation on the Performance of Finned Tube Heat Exchangers Having Alternate Arrangements of Flat and Circular Tubes, International Conference on Applied Physics, Power and Material Science, Journal of Physics: Conf. Series 1172 (2019) 012057, IOP Publishing,  doi:10.1088/1742-6596/1172/1/012057
  6. P.K. Mandal, S. Sengupta, S.C. Rana, D. Bhanja, 2019. Effect of orientation angle in thermal performance analysis of a horizontal heat sink of perforated pin fins, AIP Conference Proceedings 2148, 030003 (2019), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5123925
  7. B.R. Tamuli, S. Nath, D. Bhanja, 2019. Effect of Spatial Positioning of Discrete Heat sources in Melting of Phase Change Material: A Numerical Study,  Proceedings of the 25th National and 3rd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2019), IHMTC2019-PCM-774, December 28-31, 2019, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, India
  8. Tuhin Deshamukhya, Dipankar Bhanja, Sujit Nath, Ambarish Maji, Gautam Choubey, 2017. Analytical study of temperature distribution in a rectangular porous fin considering both insulated and convective tip, FCSPTC-2017, 7-8 April 2017, Andhrapradesh, INDIA, AIP Conference Proceedings 1859, 020031 (2017), SCOPUS,  http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4990184 (Citation: 2)
  9. Debayan Dasgupta, Sujit Nath, Dipankar Bhanja, 2017. Linear stability analysis of planar liquid sheet with unequal gas velocities confined between two solid walls, FCSPTC-2017, 7-8 April 2017, Andhrapradesh, INDIA,  AIP Conference Proceedings 1859, 020113 (2017), SCOPUS,  http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4990266 (Citation: 1)
  10. Saheera Azmi Hazarika, Mohd Zeeshan, Dipankar Bhanja, Sujit Nath, 2017. Analytical study on the thermal performance of a partially wet constructal T-shaped fin, FCSPTC-2017, 7-8 April 2017, Andhrapradesh, INDIA,  AIP Conference Proceedings 1859, 020039 (2017), SCOPUS, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4990192
  11. Mohd Zeeshan, Saheera Azmi Hazarika, Sujit Nath, Dipankar Bhanja, 2017. Numerical investigation on the performance of fin and tube heat exchangers using rectangular vortex generators, FCSPTC-2017, 7-8 April 2017, Andhrapradesh, INDIA,  AIP Conference Proceedings 1859, 020011 (2017), SCOPUS, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4990164, (Citation: 5)
  12. Ambarish Maji, Dipankar Bhanja, P. K. Patowari, Gautam Choubey, Tuhin Deshamukhya, 2017. Computational investigation of heat transfer analysis through perforated pin fins of different materials, FCSPTC-2017, 7-8 April 2017, Andhrapradesh, INDIA,  AIP Conference Proceedings 1859, 020009 (2017), SCOPUS, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4990162. (Citation: 1)
  13. Ambarish Maji, Dipankar Bhanja, P. K. Patowari, 2017. Computational investigation and optimization of heat transfer enhancement through perforated pin fins of different dimensions, ISHMT Digital Library, Proceedings of the 24th National and 2nd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2017). 2017, December 27-30, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, India, DOI: 10.1615/IHMTC-2017.2140, pp. 1545-1550.
  14. Abhijeet Borthakur, Dipankar Bhanja, Sujit Nath, 2016. Numerical modeling of phase change material to enhance heat transfer using extended surfaces, FMFP2016, MNNITA, Allahabad, U.P., India, December 15-17, 2016.
  15. Aabir Das,  Sujit Nath, Dipankar Bhanja, 2016. Numerical modeling of fin-and-tube heat exchanger with vortex generators, FMFP2016, MNNITA, Allahabad, U.P., India, December 15-17, 2016.
  16. Debayan Dasgupta, Sujit Nath, Dipankar Bhanja, 2016. Nonlinear analysis of breakup of a thin planar liquid sheet subjected to unequal gas velocities, FMFP2016, MNNITA, Allahabad, U.P., India, December 15-17, 2016.
  17. Ratnadeep Nath, Dipankar Bhanja, Sujit Nath, 2016. Analytical study of thermal behaviour of a rectangular porous fin with temperature dependent heat generation, FMFP2016, MNNITA, Allahabad, U.P., India, December 15-17, 2016.
  18. Somnath Pal,  Sujit Nath, Dipankar Bhanja, 2016. Modelling of phase change material used as a latent heat thermal reservoir, FMFP2016, MNNITA, Allahabad, U.P., India, December 15-17, 2016.
  19. A. Chandel, D. Bhanja, 2014. Thermal analysis of porous fin with internal heat generation, International conference on Industrial Engineering Science & Applications-2014 (IESA-14), 2nd -4th April, NIT Durgapur, ISBN: 978-93-80813-27-1, pp. 26-31.
  20. S. Chakravarthy, D. Bhanja, P. K. Mandal, 2014. Heat transfer analysis in porous fin of different profiles using Variational iteration method, International conference on Industrial Engineering Science & Applications-2014 (IESA-14), 2nd -4th April, NIT Durgapur, ISBN: 978-93-80813-27-1, pp. 46-51.
  21. D. Bhanja, B. Kundu, P. K. Mandal, 2013. An analytical prediction in thermal analysis of porous pin fin with variable thermal conductivity, Proceedings of the 22nd  National and 11th International ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, December 28-31, 2013.
  22. D. Bhanja, B. Kundu, P. K. Mandal, 2013. Thermal analysis of porous pin fin used for electronic cooling,  Journal of Procedia Engineering, Elsevier, (Scopus) Vol. 64, pp. 956-965. doi: 10.1016/j.proeng.2013.09.172.
  23. D. Bhanja, B. Kundu, 2010. Heat transfer and fin performance comparison between constructal T-shaped porous and solid fin, International Conference on Modeling, Optimization and Computing (ICMOC 2010), 29-31 October, 2010, http://proceedings.aip.org. pp. 122-128.

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CONFERENCE ORGANIZED

PHD SCHOLARS

  1. Ambarish Majhi (Scholar no: 14-3-02-105); Awarded in January 2019 (11/01/2019) ; Title of the thesis: Computational Investigation for System Performance Enhancement of Heat Sink with Perforated Pin Fins (Co-supervisor, jointly with Prof. P. K. Patowari) 
  2. Tuhin Deshamukhya (Scholar no: 14-3-02-109); Awarded in May 2020 (28/05/2020); Title of the thesis: Determination of Optimum Design Parameters for the Thermal Performance of Porous Fins of Various Shapes Using Swarm Intelligence (Sole supervisor)
  3. Debayan Dasgupta (Scholar no: 15-3-02-114); Awarded in March 2021(10/03/2021); Title of the thesis: Modelling of Atomization by Disintegration of Liquid Sheet of Inviscid, Viscous and Viscoelastic Fluid (Co-supervisor, jointly with Dr. S. Nath)
  4. Saheera Azmi Hazarika (Scholar no: 15-3-02-106); Awarded in May 2021(15/05/2021); Title of the thesis: Evaluation of Thermal Performance and Geometric Optimization of T-shaped and Fork-shaped Fins Subjected to Simultaneous Heat and Mass Transfer (Sole supervisor)
  5. Pabitra Kumar Mandal (NITD/PhD/ME/2016/00779); Awarded in May 2022(06/05/2022); Title of the thesis: Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Optimum Orientation of Fin Arrayed Heat Sinks (Joint supervisor)
  6. Pallab Bhattacharjee (Scholar no: 17-3-02-121); Awarded in January 2024(08/01/2024); Title of the thesis: Numerical Analysis of Latent Heat Thermal Storage for Thermo-Heightened Performance (Co- supervisor, jointly with Dr. S. Nath)
  7. Jnanaranjan Acharya (Scholar no: 19-3-02-108); (Thesis submitted) (Main supervisor, jointly with Prof. R. D. Misra)
  8. Virendra Kumar (Scholar no: 20-3-02-101); (ongoing) (Sole supervisor)
  9. Shantanu Borah (Scholar no: 20-3-02-101); (ongoing) (Sole supervisor)
  10. Shasank Pal (Scholar no: 19-3-02-108); (ongoing) (Main supervisor, jointly with Prof. R. D. Misra)
  11. Amit Kumar (Scholar no: 21-3-06-032); (ongoing) (Main supervisor, jointly with Dr. A. Biswas)
  12. Utpal Kumar Dutta (Scholar no: 21-3-06-041); (ongoing) (Co-supervisor, jointly with Dr. A. Biswas)
  13. Sonali Nag (part time) (Scholar no: 23-3-06-002; (ongoing)admission date: 27/1/2023); (Co-supervisor, jointly with Dr. Bipul Das)

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