Prof. Promod Kumar Patowari

AREA OF INTEREST AND SPECIALIZATION (INCLUDING RESEARCH AREA)

• Advanced/Nontraditional Manufacturing Processes
• Micro-Manufacturing
• Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM)
• Computer Numerical Control (CNC)
• Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

SHORT BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Dr. P. K. Patowari obtained B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST), Itanagar in 1994, M.Prod.E. in Production Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata in 1999, and Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur in 2008. He has joined as faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of National Institute of Technology (NIT) Silchar in 1995 and presently serves as Associate Professor. He is the life member of professional bodies like Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) and Institute of Smart Structures and Systems (ISSS).

 PATENT(S)

EDITORSHIP

BOOKS/ BOOK CHAPTERS

• Promod Kumar Patowari, Siddhartha Kar, Tapas Debnath and Amit Kumar Singh (2021) “Proficiency of electrical discharge machining in fabrication of microstructures”, In: Dave H. K., Nedelcu D. (eds) Advances in Manufacturing Processes. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. pp. 1-18. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-9117-4_1 2. 1. Promod Kumar Patowari, Siddhartha Kar, Tapas Debnath and Amit Kumar Singh (2021) “Proficiency of electrical discharge machining in fabrication of microstructures”, In: Dave H. K., Nedelcu D. (eds) Advances in Manufacturing Processes. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. pp. 1-18. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-9117-4_1 2.
•  Siddhartha Kar, Pallab Sarmah and Promod Kumar Patowari (2021) “Micro electrical discharge milling of titanium: Effects of voltage and tool rotation speed”. In: Pandey K., Misra R., Patowari P., Dixit U. (eds) Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. pp. 387-395. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7711-6_40.
• Singh A.K., Singh T.J., Pongen R., Patowari P.K. (2021) Multi-optimization of µ-EDMed Arrayed Microrods Using Gray Relational Analysis. In: Pandey K., Misra R., Patowari P., Dixit U. (eds) Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7711-6_68.
• Sarmah P., Debnath T., Patowari P.K. (2021) Machinability Study of Rubber using USM for Microdrilling. In: Pandey K., Misra R., Patowari P., Dixit U. (eds) Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7711-6_46.
• Singh A.M., Majhi R., Patowari P.K. (2021) Machinability Study for Slot Cutting on Glass Using Ultrasonic Machining Process. In: Pandey K., Misra R., Patowari P., Dixit U. (eds) Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7711-6_76. 
• Gangmei G., Kumar J., Debnath T., Patowari P.K. (2021) Parametric Analysis for Machining of Stainless Steel AISI (SS-430) Using Photo Chemical Machining. In: Pandey K., Misra R., Patowari P., Dixit U. (eds) Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7711-6_82.
• Kumar J., Debnath T., Patowari P.K. (2021) Selective Etching of Aluminium 6068 Using Photochemical Machining. In: Pandey K., Misra R., Patowari P., Dixit U. (eds) Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7711-6_60.
• Naik, Tejas Pramod, Promod Kumar Patowari, Kassahun Gashu Melese, Ram Singh Rana, Inderdeep Singh, and Apurbba Kumar Sharma. “Process Optimization of WEDM for Machining of Aluminum (6063)/Graphite Metal Matrix Composites.” In Advances in Engineering Design, pp. 85-95. Springer, Singapore, 2021
• Wangikar S.S., Patowari P.K., Misra R.D., Gidde R., Jadhav S., Sonawane S. (2021) Mixing Performance Analysis of Serpentine Microchannels with Straight and Curved Bends. In: Bag S., Paul C.P., Baruah M. (eds) Next Generation Materials and Processing Technologies. Springer Proceedings in Materials, vol 9. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0182-8_9. 
• Amit Kumar Singh, Siddhartha Kar and Promod Kumar Patowari (2020) “Accuracy improvement and precision measurement on micro-EDM”, In: Kibria G., Bhattacharyya B. (eds) Accuracy Enhancement Technologies for Micromachining Processes. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. pp. 47-77. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-2117-1_3
• Siddhartha Kar, Pallab Sarmah, Binoy Kumar Baroi and Promod Kumar Patowari (2020) “Drilling of micro holes in titanium using micro EDM: A parametric investigation”, In: Biswal B. B., Sarkar B. K., Mahanta P. (eds) Advances in Mechanical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. pp. 589-600. DOI: https://10.1007/978-981-15-0124-1_53
• Bappa Mondal, Sukumar Pati, Promod Kumar Patowari, Numerical analysis of mixing performance in microchannel with different ratio of outlet to inlet width, Techno Societal- 2018, Vol. 2, Chapter 26. Pages 257-266, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, (2020) DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-16962-6_26 
• Bappa Mondal, Sukumar Pati, Promod Kumar Patowari, Influence of confluence angle between inlets on the mixing performance of micromixer with obstacles, Techno Societal- 2018, Vol. 2, Chapter 28, Pages 275-283, Springer Nature Switzerland AG, (2020) DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-16962-6_28 
• T. Debnath, K. K. Patra and P.K. Patowari, “Chapter 45: Gang Drilling of Square micro-Holes on Glass Using USM”, Advances in Unconventional Machining and Composites, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd, 2020, pp 549-557 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-32-9471-4_45.
• Tapas Debnath and Promod Kumar Patowari, “Chapter 48: Drilling an array of square micro holes using micro-EDM”, Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd, 2020, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-0124-1_48
• Pallab Sarmah, Tapas Debnath, Promod Kumar Patowari, “Chapter 55: Fabrication of ultrathin sheet using wire-EDM”, Springer

SUBJECTS TAUGHT (INCLUDING SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING)

• Manufacturing Processes
• Production Technology
• Advanced Machining Processes
• Computer Aided Manufacturing
• Modern Manufacturing Methods

MEMBER

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY

• Local Coordinator GIAN,
• Dean (Faculty Welfare)
• Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Associate Dean (Academic)
• International Students Advisor (ISA)
• Chairman DUPC, DPPC, DPMC of Mechanical Engineering
• Nodal Officer (Academic)/ Assistant Coordinator TEQIP-II
• Faculty In-charge (VM).

 INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS

1. Rajesh Sahoo, Tapas Debnath & Promod Kumar Patowari (2022), Machinability characteristics of titanium diamond using EDM and its parametric optimization, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, DOI: 10.1080/10426914.2022.2105868.
2. Ekta Tripathi, Promod Kumar Patowari, Sukumar Pati, (2022) Mixing characteristics and pressure drop analysis in a spiral micromixer, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering https://doi.org/10.1177/09544089221095636
3. Vijay Kumar Mahakur, Sumit Bhowmik, Promod Kumar Patowari (2021) Machining parametric study on the natural fiber reinforced composites: A review, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, Volume: 236 issue: 11, page(s): 6232-6249.
4. Kabin Kumar Bora, Siddhartha Kar, Promod Kumar Patowari and Jatin Bhatt (2022) “Machinability of copper-based metallic glass in micro EDM and its optimization by grey fuzzy logic”, International Journal of Machining and Machinability of Materials, DOI: 10.1504/IJMMM.2022.10046952.
5. B.K. Baroi, Jagadish, P.K. Patowari (2022) “A review on sustainability, health, and safety issues of electrical discharge machining”, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Feb, 44 (2):1-38.
6. Siddhartha Kar, Pallab Sarmah, Binoy Kumar Baroi and Promod Kumar Patowari (2021) “Parametric optimization of µEDM drilling on titanium using principal component analysis”, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering (Accepted) (SCIE)
7. Siddhartha Kar and Promod Kumar Patowari (2021) “An experimental investigation of the erosion phenomenon in µED-milling of titanium and its parametric optimization using desirability analysis”, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (Accepted) (SCIE)
8. E. Tripathi, P. K. Patowari, S. Pati, Numerical investigation of mixing performance in spiral micromixers based on Dean flows and chaotic advection, Chemical Engineering & Processing: Process Intensification 169 (2021) 108609.
9. Vijay Kumar Mahakur, Krushna Gouda, Promod Kumar Patowari & Sumit Bhowmik, A Review on Advancement in Friction Stir Welding Considering the Tool and Material Parameters. Arab J Sci Eng (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-021-05524-8
10. Siddhartha Kar and Promod Kumar Patowari (2021) “In-situ drilling and milling of thin sheet using microelectrical discharge machining”, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Vol. 43(1), pp. 31. DOI: 10.1007/s40430-020-02749-w (SCIE)
11. EktaTripathi Promod Kumar Patowari SukumarPati, Comparative assessment of mixing characteristics and pressure drop in spiral and serpentine micromixers, Chemical Engineering and Processing – Process Intensification, Volume 162, May 2021, 108335, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cep.2021.108335 (SCI)
12. Sushmita Deka, Siddhartha Kar and Promod Kumar Patowari (2021) “Machinability of Silicon and German Silver in Micro Electrical Discharge Machining: a Comparative Study”, Silicon, 13, pp. 1065-1077. DOI: 10.1007/s12633-020-00496-0
13. Rajesh Sahoo, Siddhartha Kar and Promod Kumar Patowari (2020) “Experimental study on Titanium diamond by fabricating micro-holes using Micro-EDM with Taguchi’s method and response surface method”, Engineering Research Express, Vol. 2(4), pp. 045026. DOI: 10.1088/2631-8695/abcc46
14. Singh, A.K., Patowari, P.K. & Chandrasekaran, M. Experimental study on drilling micro-hole through micro-EDM and optimization of multiple performance characteristics. J Braz. Soc. Mech. Sci. Eng. 42, 506 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-020-02595-w
15. Sandeep Sitaram Wangikar ,Promod Kumar Patowari, Rahul Dev Misra, Ranjitsinha R. Gidde, Shrikrushna B. Bhosale &Avinash K. Parkhe “Optimization of photochemical machining process for fabrication of microchannels with obstacles”, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Taylor & Francis group, Published online: 22 Dec 2020, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10426914.2020.1843674 (SCIE)
16. Ankita Sarmah, Siddhartha Kar and Promod Kumar Patowari (2020) “Surface modification of Aluminium with green compact powder metallurgy Inconel-Aluminium tool in EDM”, Materials and Manufacturing Processes. DOI: 10.1080/10426914.2020.1765253
17. Eswara Krishna Mussada, P.K. Patowari, (2020) “Development of Intelligent system for predicting MTR in EDC process using powder metallurgical tools”, Grey Systems: Theory and Application, DOI 10.1108/GS-01-2020-0006, ISSN: 2043-9377, Emerald Publishing Limited.
18. Ahmad Haashir, Tapas Debnath, P. K. Patowari, (2020) “A Comparative Study on Micro-Drilling using Ultrasonic Machining in Boron Carbide, Glass and Brass”, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Taylor & Francis group, Volume 35, Issue 1, https://doi.org/10.1080/10426914.2019.1697447
19. Sandeep Kuriakose, Promod Kumar Patowari and Jatin Bhatt, (2019) Effect of micro-EDM machining parameters on the accuracy of micro hole drilling in Zr-based metallic glass, Engineering Research Express, Volume 2, Number 1, IOP Publishing Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1088/2631-8695/ab5c72
20. M. Rahang and P.K. Patowari, (2019) Pattern generation by selective area deposition of material in EDM, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 34(16), , 1847-1854, https://doi.org/10.1080/10426914.2019.1669798
21. Tapas Debnath & Promod Kumar Patowari (2019) Concept development for fabricating threaded micro-pin using wire-EDM, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Springer, volume 41, Article number: 402, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-019-1916-3
22. Siddhartha Kar and Promod Kumar Patowari (2019) Effect of non-electrical parameters in fabrication of micro rod using BEDG, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 34 (11), 1262-1273, Taylor & Francis, https://doi.org/10.1080/10426914.2019.1643475
23. Siddhartha Kar and Promod Kumar Patowari (2019) Experimental investigation of machinability and surface characteristics in microelectrical discharge milling of titanium, stainless steel and copper, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 44 (9), 7843-7858, Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-019-03918-3
24. Bappa Mondal, Sumit Kumar Mehta, Promod Kumar Patowari and Sukumar Pati (2019) Numerical study of mixing in wavy micromixers: comparison between raccoon and serpentine mixer, Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, 136, 44–61, Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cep.2018.12.011
25. Bappa Mondal, Sukumar Pati and Promod Kumar Patowari (2019) Analysis of mixing performances in microchannel with obstacles of different aspect ratios, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, 233 (5), 1045-1051, SAGE journals, https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0954408919826748
26. Tapas Debnath and Promod Kumar Patowari (2019) Fabrication of an array of micro-fins using Wire-EDM and its parametric analysis, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 34 (5), 580-589, Taylor and Francis, https://doi.org/10.1080/10426914.2019.1566959
27. Amit Kumar Singh, Promod Kumar Patowari and Nishikant V. Deshpande (2019) Analysis of micro-rods machined using reverse micro-EDM, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 41 (15), 1-12, Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-018-1519-4
28. Ambarish Maji, Dipankar Bhanja, Promod Kumar Patowari and Balaram Kundu (2019) Thermal Analysis for Heat Transfer Enhancement in Perforated Pin Fins of Various Shapes with Staggered Arrays, Heat Transfer Engineering, 40 (3-4), 295-319, Taylor and Francis, https://doi.org/10.1080/01457632.2018.1429047
29. Ambarish Maji, Dipankar Bhanja and Promod Kumar Patowari (2018) Effect of Knurled Fin Surface on Thermal Performance of Perforated Fin Heat Sink, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 33 (3), 580-598, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., https://doi.org/10.2514/1.T5506
30. Pranjal Sarma and Promod Kumar Patowari (2018) Fabrication of Metallic Micromixers using WEDM and EDM for Application in Microfluidic Devices and Circuitries, Micro and Nanosystems, Micro and Nanosystems, 10 (2), 136-147, Bentham Science, https://doi.org/10.2174/1876402911666181128125409
31. Siddhartha Kar and Promod Kumar Patowari (2018) Electrode wear phenomenon and its compensation in micro electrical discharge milling: A review, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 33 (14), 1491-1517, Taylor and Francis, https://doi.org/10.1080/10426914.2018.1453144
32. Sandeep Sitaram Wangikar, Promod Kumar Patowari and Rahul Dev Misra (2018) Numerical and experimental investigations on the performance of a serpentine microchannel with semicircular obstacles, Microsystem Technologies, 24 (8), 3307–3320, Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00542-018-3799-0
33. Sankha Shuvra Das, Promod Kumar Patowari, “Fabrication of serpentine micro-channels on glass by ultrasonic machining using developed micro-tool by wire-cut electric discharge machining”, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, (2018) Vol. 95, pp 3013–3028, Springer-Verlag, DOI:10.1007/s00170-017-1441-4.
34. Sankha Shuvra Das, Shivkant D. Tilekar, Sandeep S. Wangikar, Promod K. Patowari, “Numerical and experimental study of passive fluids mixing in micro-channels of different configurations”, Microsystem Technologies, (2017) Vol. 23, pp 5977–5988, Springer-Verlag, DOI 10.1007/s00542-017-3482-x.
35. Sandeep Sitaram Wangikar, Promod Kumar Patowari & Rahul Dev Misra “Effect of process parameters and optimization for photochemical machining of brass and german silver”, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Vol. 32, 2017 – Issue 15 pp 1747-1755, Taylor and Francis Publication, DOI:10.1080/10426914.2016.1244848.
36. Ambarish Maji, Dipankar Bhanja, Promod Kumar Patowari, ‘Numerical investigation on heat transfer enhancement of heat sink using perforated pin fins with inline and staggered arrangement’, Applied Thermal Engineering, 125 (2017) 596–616.
37. Eswara Krishna Mussada, P. K. Patowari, “Post Processing of the Layer Deposited by Electric Discharge Coating”, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Volume 32, 2017 – Issue 4, pp 442-449, Taylor and Francis Group
38. Amit Kumar Singh, Promod Kumar Patowari & Nishikant V. Deshpande, “Effect of Tool Wear on Micro Rods Fabrication using Reverse Micro EDM,” Materials and Manufacturing Processes. Volume 32, 2017 – Issue 3, pp 286-293. Taylor and Francis Group.
39. Sandeep Kuriakose, Promod Kumar Patowari, Jatin Bhatt, “Machinability study of Zr-Cu-Ti metallic glass by micro hole drilling using micro-USM”, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Volume 240, February 2017, Pages 42–51.
40. Pranjal Sarma and Promod Kumar Patowari, “Study on Design Modification of Serpentine Micromixers for Better Throughput for Microfluidic Circuitry”, Micro and Nanosystems, Jan 2016, vol: 8, issue: 2, pp 119 – 125, Bentham Science Publishers, DOI: 10.2174/1876402909666170217151907
41. Pranjal Sarma and P. K. Patowari, “Design and Analysis of Passive Y-Type Micromixers for Enhanced Mixing Performance for Biomedical and Microreactor Application”, Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 15, No. 3 (2016) 161–172, World Scientific Publishing Company, DOI: 10.1142/S0219686716500128.
42. Amit Kumar Singh, Promod Kumar Patowari & Nishikant V. Deshpande, “Experimental Analysis of Reverse Micro-EDM for Machining Microtool”, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Taylor and Francis Group, (2016) Vol. 31, Issue 4, pp. 530-540.
43. Maneswar Rahang & Promod Kumar Patowari, Parametric, “Optimization for Selective Surface, Modification in EDM Using Taguchi Analysis”, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Taylor and Francis Group, (2016) Vol. 31, Issue 4, pp. 422–431.
44. E. K. Mussada, P. K. Patowari, “Characterisation of layer deposited by electric discharge coating process”, Surface Engineering, Maney Publishing, (2015) Vol. 31, Issue 10, pp. 796-802.
45. Maneswar Rahang, Promod Kumar Patowari, “Application of Masking Technique in EDM for Generation of Rectangular Shaped Pattern”, International Journal of Precision Technology, Inderscience Publishers, (2015) Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 140-156.
46. Eswara Krishna Mussada and P.K. Patowari, “Investigation of EDC parameters using W and Cu powder metallurgical compact electrodes”, Int. J. Machining and Machinability of Materials, (2015) Vol. 17, No. 1, 65-78.
47. Siddhartha Sankar Deka, Rituraj Gautam, Anoop Singh, Gautam Kumar, Promod Kumar Patowari, A Study on Synthetic Jet Actuator Diaphragm, Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 14, No. 2 (2015) 91–105, DOI: 10.1142/S0219686715500079.
48. P. K. Patowari, P. Saha, P. K. Mishra, An experimental investigation of surface modification of C-40 steel using W–Cu powder metallurgy sintered compact tools in EDM, Int J Adv Manufacturing Technology, (2015) 80:343–360, DOI 10.1007/s00170-015-7004-7.
49. M. Eswara Krishna, P. K. Patowari, “Parametric Study of Electric Discharge Coating using Powder Metallurgical Green Compact Electrodes”, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Taylor and Francis, (2014) Vol. 29 Issue 9: pp 1131–1138.
50. Shivkant Tilekar, Sankha Shuvra Das, P.K. Patowari, “Process Parameter Optimization of Wire EDM on Aluminum and Mild Steel by Using Taguchi Method”, Procedia Materials Science, Elsevier, (2014) Vol. 5 pp 2577 – 2584.
51. M. Eswara Krishna, P. K. Patowari, “Parametric Optimization of Electric Discharge Coating Process with Powder Metallurgy Tools Using Taguchi Analysis”, Surface Engineering, Maney Publishing, (October 2013), Vol. 29 Issue 9, pp. 703-711.
52. P.K. Patowari, M. M. Nath , A. S. Bharali, C. K. Singh, “Comparative Study of Different Micro-Thermal Actuators for MEMS Application”, Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 11, No. 1, (2012) pp 17–26.
53. P.K. Patowari, U. K. Mishra, P. Saha, P. K. Mishra, “Surface Integrity of C-40 Steel Processed with WC-Cu Powder Metallurgy Green Compact Tools in EDM”, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Vol. 26, (2011) pp 668–676.
54. Promod K. Patowari, Partha Saha, Prasanta K. Mishra, “Taguchi Analysis in Surface Modification Technique using W-Cu P/M Sintered Electrodes in EDM and Characterization of the Deposited Layer”, Int. Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 54, (2011) pp 593–604.
55. Promod Kumar Patowari, Partha Saha, P. K. Mishra, “Artificial neural network model in surface modification by EDM using tungsten–copper powder metallurgy sintered electrodes”, Int. Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 51, (2010) pp 627–638.
56. Promod K. Patowari, Upendra K. Mishra, Partha Saha, Prasanta K. Mishra, “Surface modification of C40 steel using WC-Cu P/M green compact electrodes in EDM”, Int. Journal Manufacturing Technology and Management, Vol. 21, Nos. 1/2, (2010) pp 83-98.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

1. Ekta Tripathi, Promod Kumar Patowari, Sukumar Pati, Numerical Investigations of Mixing Performance in Split and Recombine Micromixer. In Recent Advances in Manufacturing Modelling and Optimization 2022 (pp. 121-129). (2nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Manufacturing (RAM-2021) held in SVNIT Surat; 10-12 June, 2021.)
2. Pallab Sarmah, Promod Kumar Patowari, Machinability study of Al and Mg-based metal matrix composites using wire-EDM; Materials Today: Proceedings;Volume 59, Part 3, 2022, 1754-1759. (2nd International Conference on Materials and Technologies, (Material TECH 2022), held in NIT Raipur; 28-29 January, 2022.)
3. Binoy Kumar Baroi, Jagadish, Promod Kumar Patowari Parametric study of electric discharge machining of titanium grade 2 alloy in distilled water. Materials Today: Proceedings. 2022 Jan 1;59: 1584-90. (2nd International Conference on Materials and Technologies, (Material TECH 2022), held in NIT Raipur; 28-29 January, 2022.)
4. Bappa Mondal, Sukumar Pati, Promod Kumar Patowari, “Serpentine square wave microchannel fabrication with WEDM and soft lithography”, 3rd International Conference on Materials, Manufacturing and Modelling (ICMMM 2021), VIT Vellore, India, March 19-21, 2021. Paper Id: MATPR-D-21-02572R1.
5. Tejas Pramod Naik, Sandeep Gairola, Promod Kumar Patowari, and Inderdeep Singh. “Wire electrical discharge machining of AA6063/B4C composite fabricated by stir-casting process.” International Conference on Technological Advancements in Materials Science and Manufacturing, Published in Materials Today: Proceedings https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.01.806. Available online on 3 March 2021.
6. Siddhartha Kar, Pallab Sarmah and Promod Kumar Patowari “Micro electrical discharge milling of titanium: Effects of voltage and tool rotation speed”. International Conference on Recent Advancements in Mechanical Engineering (ICRAME 2020), February 07-09, 2020, NIT Silchar.
7. Binoy Kumar Baroi, Tapas Debnath, and Promod Kumar Patowari. “Machinability assessment of titanium grade 2 alloy using deionized water in EDM.” International Conference on Material Processing and Characterization ICMPC 2020, GLA University, Materials Today: Proceedings (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.02.482
8. Tapas Debnath, Binoy Kumar Baroi, Jagadish and Promod Kumar Patowari, “Machinability study of SS-430 using tap water in EDM”, International Conference on Material Processing and Characterization ICMPC 2020, GLA University, Materials Today: Proceedings, (2020), Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.02.475.
9. Pallab Sarmah, Tapas Debnath, Promod Kumar Patowari, “Machinability study of natural rubber using ultrasonic machining”, International Conference on Recent Advancement in Mechanical Engineering, ICRAME 2020, National Institute of Technology Silchar, 07-09 February 2020.
10. Gaijinliu Gangmei, Jaswant Kumar, Tapas Debnath, and P.K. Patowari, “Parametric Optimization of Stainless Steel AISI (SS-430) using Photochemical Machining”, International Conference on Recent Advancement in Mechanical Engineering, ICRAME 2020, National Institute of Technology Silchar, 07-09 February 2020.
11. Jaswant Kumar, Tapas Debnath, and Promod Kumar Patowari, “Assessment of selective etching on Aluminium 6068 using PCM”, International Conference on Recent Advancement in Mechanical Engineering, ICRAME 2020, National Institute of Technology Silchar, 07-09 February 2020.
12. Binoy Kumar Baroi, Tapas Debnath and Promod Kumar Patowari, “Parametric analysis for the machining of Titanium Grade-II using tap water in EDM”, International Conference on Recent Advancement in Mechanical Engineering, ICRAME 2020, National Institute of Technology Silchar, 07-09 February 2020.
13. A. K. Singh, T. J. Singh, R. Pongen, P. K. Patowari, “Multi-optimization of µ-EDMed arrayed micro rods using grey relational analysis”, International Conference on Recent Developments in Mechanical Engineering (ICRAME 2020), 07-09 February 2020, NIT Silchar, India.
14. Bappa Mondal, Sukumar Pati, Promod Kumar Patowari, Assessment of mixing in microchannel with obstacles, Proceedings of International Conference on Energy and Sustainable Development (ICESD 2020) at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, February 14-15, 2020, Paper No:72. ISBN 978-93-83660-56-8
15. Bappa Mondal, Sukumar Pati, Promod Kumar Patowari, Fabrication of wavy micromixer using soft lithography technique, 10th International Conference on Materials, Processing & Characterization (ICMPC 2020) at GLA University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh India, February 21-23, 2020, Paper No: MATPR-D-20-00216R1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.02.254
16. Trishna Bhattacharya, Abhishek Singh, Nitin Pratap Singh, Siddhartha Kar and Promod Kumar Patowari (2019) “Micro drilling of stainless steel by micro electrical discharge machining and its parametric optimization”, International Conference on Precision, Meso, Micro & Nano Engineering (COPEN-11), December 12-14, 2019, IIT Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
17. E. Tripathi, P. K. Patowari, S. Pati, Fabrication of spiral micromixer using mold machined by CO2 assisted laser machine, International Conference on Precision, Meso, Micro and Nano Engineering (COPEN -11), December 12-14, 2019, IIT Indore, Indore, India.
18. Bappa Mondal, Sukumar Pati and Promod Kumar Patowari, Effect of confluence angle between inlets on the mixing characteristics in microchannel, 7th International and 45th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP) 2018, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, December 10-12, 2018.
19. Rahul Ranjan, Siddhartha Kar and Promod Kumar Patowari, Parametric Optimization of Drilling on Titanium Grade-2 in Die-Sinking Electrical Discharge Machining, 2nd International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Societal Applications (Techno-Societal 2018), SVERI, Pandharpur, Maharashtra, December 14-15, 2018.
20. Pallab Sarmah, Tapas Debnath, Promod Kumar Patowari, Fabrication of ultrathin sheet using wire-EDM, 2nd International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Societal Applications (Techno-Societal 2018), SVERI, Pandharpur, Maharashtra, December 14-15, 2018.
21. Siddhartha Kar and Promod Kumar Patowari, Parametric optimization of micro electrical discharge drilling on titanium, 7th International and 28th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference (AIMTDR 2018), Anna University, Chennai, December 13-15, 2018.
22. Tapas Debnath, Keshob Kumar Patra and Promod Kumar Patowari, Gang Drilling of Square micro-Holes on Glass Using USM, 7th International and 28th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research Conference (AIMTDR 2018), Anna University, Chennai, December 13-15, 2018.
23. Siddhartha Kar, Pallab Sarmah, Binoy Kumar Baroi and Promod Kumar Patowari, Drilling of micro holes in titanium using micro EDM: A parametric investigation, International Conference on Recent Innovations and Developments in Mechanical Engineering (IC-RIDME 2018), NIT Meghalaya, Shillong, November 8-10, 2018.
24. Tapas Debnath and Promod Kumar Patowari, Drilling an array of square micro holes using micro-EDM, International Conference on Recent Innovations and Developments in Mechanical Engineering (IC-RIDME 2018), NIT Meghalaya, Shillong, November 8-10, 2018.
25. Tapas Debnath, Sumit Kumar Mehta and Promod Kumar Patowari, Performance analysis of an array of square micro-fins, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 377, pp. 012056, International Conference on Mechanical Materials and Renewable Energy (ICMMRE – 2017), SMIT, Sikkim, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/377/1/012056.
26. Sandeep Sitaram Wangikar, Promod Kumar Patowari and Rahul Dev Misra, Parametric Optimization for Photochemical Machining of Copper using Overall Evaluation Criteria, Materials Today: Proceedings, 5, 4736–4742, 7th International Conference of Materials Processing and Characterization (ICMPC), GRIET, Telangana, March 17-19, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2017.12.046
27. Binoy Kumar Baroi, Siddhartha Kar and Promod Kumar Patowari, Electric discharge machining of titanium grade 2 alloy and its parametric study, Materials Today: Proceedings, 5 (2), 5004-5011, 7th International Conference of Materials Processing and Characterization (ICMPC), GRIET, Telangana, March 17-19, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2017.12.078
28. Ambarish Maji, Dipankar Bhanja and Promod Kumar Patowari, Computational investigation and optimization of heat transfer enhancement through perforated pin fins of different dimensions, Proceedings of the 24th National and 2nd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2017), 1545-1550, December 27-30, 2017, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, http://dx.doi.org/10.1615/IHMTC-2017.2140
29. Siddhartha Kar, Promod Kumar Patowari, “Machining of Micro Slots in Titanium using Micro Electrical Discharge Milling”, 10th International Conference on Precision, Meso, Micro and Nano Engineering (COPEN 10), Dec 07-09 2017, IIT Madras, 2017, Proceedings of COPEN 10, pp 214-217.
30. T. Debnath, A. Haashir, P. K. Patowari, “Parametric Study of Micro-hole Drilling in Glass using Ultrasonic Machining”, 10th International Conference on Precision, Meso, Micro and Nano Engineering (COPEN 10), Dec 07-09 2017, IIT Madras, 2017, Proceedings of COPEN 10, pp 627-630.
31. S. S. Wangikar, P. K. Patowari, R. D. Misra, “Parametric Optimization for Photochemical Machining of Copper using Grey Rational Method”, International conference on Advanced Technologies for Societal Applications (Techno-Societal 2016), 20 -21 December 2016, at SVERI’s College of Engineering, Pandharpur, Maharashtra, Techno-Societal 2016 Proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Societal Applications, Springer International Publishing AG, 2018, pp. 933-943.
32. S. S. Wangikar, P. K. Patowari, R. D. Misra, “Parametric Optimization for Photochemical Machining of Copper using Overall Evaluation Criteria” accepted for the International Conference on Materials Processing and Characterization (ICMPC 2017), March 2017, at Hyderabad, India.
33. A. Maji, D. Bhanja, P.K. Patowari, G. Choubey and T. Deshamukhya, ‘Computational Investigation of Heat Transfer Analysis through Perforated Pin Fins of Different Materials’, International on Functional Materials, Chatacterization, Solid State Physics, Power, Thermal and Combustion Energy (FCSPTC) AIP Conference Proceedings, 1859, 020009 (2017).
34. Dibya Jyoti Borah, P. K. Patowari, A. A. Likhite, “Machinability Study of Austempered Ductile Iron Using Wire Electrical Discharge Machining”, 30th International Conference on Surface Modification Technologies (SMT30), June 29th – July 1st, 2016, Politechnico de Milano, Milan, Italy
35. S. S. Wangikar, P. K. Patowari, R. D. Misra, “Effect of Process Parameters on Surface Characteristics of Photochemically Machined Copper Microchannel” 30th International Conference on Surface Modification Technologies (SMT30), June 29th – July 1st, 2016, Politechnico de Milano, Milan, Italy
36. Sankha Shuvra Das, Binay Kumar Patawari, P.K. Patowari, S Halder, “Computational Analysis for Mixing of Fluids Flowing through Micro-Channels of Different Geometries”, Proceedings of AIMTDR-2014 conference at IIT Guwahati, during 12-14 December 2014.
37. P. K. Patowari, M. Rahang, “Grid Pattern Generation by Selective Material Deposition using Masking Technique in EDM”, Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Surface Modification Technologies, June 16th – 18th, 2014, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland, pp 361-374.
38. Singh A.K., Patowari P.K. and Deshpande N.V., “Fabrication of Micro Tool using Reverse-Micro EDM”, Proceedings of International Conference on PRECISION, MESO, MICRO AND NANO ENGINEERING (COPEN-8: 2013), December 13th-15th, 2013, NIT Calicut, Kerala, India, pp 218-221.
39. Rahang M. and Patowari P.K., “Multiple Lines Deposition using Selective Masking Technique in Electro Discharge Machine (EDM)”, Proceedings of International Conference on PRECISION, MESO, MICRO AND NANO ENGINEERING (COPEN-8: 2013), December 13th-15th, 2013, NIT Calicut, Kerala, India, pp 667-672.
40. Patowari P.K., Wangikar S.S., Misra R.D. and Misal N.D., “A Parametric Study on Photochemical Machining of Brass with Ferric Chloride as Etchant”, Proceedings of International Conference on PRECISION, MESO, MICRO AND NANO ENGINEERING (COPEN-8: 2013), December 13th-15th, 2013, NIT Calicut, Kerala, India, pp 451-456.
41. P.K. Patowari, M. Eswara Krishna, Shubhajit Das and Sourav Nath, “Performance of Powder Metallurgy Tools in EDM for Surface Modification”, Proceedings of 4th International and 25th AIMTDR 2012 held at Production Engineering Department, Jadavpur University, Kolkata,- 700032, during December, 14-16 2012 pp 792-795.
42. P.K. Patowari, G. Dutta, K. Kalita, G.C.T. Reddy, S.K. Saikia, H. Kalita, “Design, Analysis and Comparison of Multilayer Electro Thermal Micro Actuators for MEMS Application”, 6thSASTech 2012, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, during March 24-25, 2012.
43. M. Eswara Krishna and P.K. Patowari, “Development of a 3D Process Model for EDM using Powder Metallurgical Compact Electrodes for Surface Modification”, International Conference on Computational Methods in Manufacturing (ICCMM2011), Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India. December 15-16, 2011, pp 377-384.
44. P.K. Patowari, J. Saikia, P.S. Chatterjee, A. Ramachandran, Ashwin P.G. and S. Baishya, “Analysis of a Comb Type Microactuator Used in Micro Thermal Switches”, World Congress on Engineering 2011 (WCE 2011), London, U.K., July 6-8, 2011, pp 1471-1474.
45. Gogoi D.J., Patowari P.K., Barthakur A., Talukdar P., Sharma M. “Training of an Industrial Manipulator Using a Trainer Arm”, Proc. of 3rd International and 24th AIMTDR Conference, Andhra University,Visakhapatnam, December 13-15, 2010 pp 591-596.
46. Patowari P.K., Nath M.M., Bharali A.S., Gogoi J., Singh C.K. “Comparative Study of Different Micro-Thermal Actuators for MEMS Application”, Proc. of 3rd International and 24th AIMTDR Conference, Andhra University,Visakhapatnam, December 13-15, 2010 pp 425-428.
47. P.K. Patowari, A.S. Bharali, M.M. Nath, J. Gogoi, C.K. Singh, S. Baishya, “Analysis of a Monometallic Two Arm Horizontal Thermal Actuator for MEMS”, Proc. of 2010 2nd International Conference on Mechanical and Electronics Engineering (ICMEE 2010), Kyoto, Japan, August 1-3, 2010, pp V1-184- V1-188.
48. Anup Kumar Bharali P.K. Patowari S. Baishya, “Design and Analysis of Multilayer Electrothermal Actuator for MEMS” Proc. of 2010 2nd International Conference on Mechanical and Electronics Engineering (ICMEE 2010), Kyoto, Japan, August 1-3, 2010, pp V1-127- V1-131.
49. Patowari P.K.,Barua S., Das S., Patir R., Deka D., “Analysis of Submerged Arc Welding Process with the Application of Taguchi Method”, Proc. of Sixth International Conference on Precision, Meso, Micro and Nano-Engineering (COPEN-6), PSG College of Technology and Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India, December 11-12, 2009, pp J-27-J-31.
50. Mukherjee P., Patowari P.K., Misra R.D., “Analysis of Temperature Distribution During Electric Discharge Machining Process and its Effect”, Proc. of Sixth International Conference on Precision, Meso, Micro and Nano-Engineering (COPEN-6), PSG College of Technology and Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India, December 11-12, 2009, pp G-1-G-6.
51. Patowari P.K., Saha P., Mishra P.K., “A Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Deposited Layer on C-40 Steel Treated with W-Cu P/M Electrodes in EDM”, Proc. of 2nd International & 23rd All India Manufacturing Technology Design & Research (23rd AIMTDR) conference, IIT Madras, Chennai, India, December 15-17, 2008, pp201-207.
52. Patowari P.K., Saha P., Mishra P.K., “Characterization of the Layer Deposited on C40 Steel using W-Cu P/M Sintered Electrodes in EDM”, Proc. of International Conference on Precision, Meso, Micro and Nano-Engineering (COPEN-2007), College of Engineering, Trivandram, India, December 13-14, 2007, pp 143-148.
53. Patowari P.K., Mishra U.K., Saha P. , Mishra P.K., “Surface Modification of C-40 Steel using WC-Cu P/M Green Compact Electrodes in EDM” Proc. of First International & 22nd All India Manufacturing Technology Design & Research Conference (22nd AIMTDR), IIT Roorkee, India, December 21-23, 2006, pp 875-879.
54. Patel D.M., Patowari P.K., Saha P., “Surface Micro Texturing of Sintered Ceramic by KrF Excimer Laser” Proc. of First International & 22nd All India Manufacturing Technology Design & Research Conference (22nd AIMTDR), IIT Roorkee, India, December 21-23, 2006, pp 985-990.

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