DR ARIJIT BANERJEE

Associate Professor

About

Email	arijit.banerjee@bcrec.ac.in
Date of birth	1981-12-09
Date of joining	2015-07-10
Department	Mechanical Engineering
Address	Office: Room No. R006, Rabindra Bhawan, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. B. C. Roy Engineering College, Durgapur - 713206
Vidwan ID	193468
About Me	My service or contribution in education is more important than me.
Specialization / Research Interest	Specialisation: Thermal Engineering or Heat Power Research Interests: Phase Change (Melting & Solidification, condensation); Two Phase Flows; Multiphase Flows; Thermodynamic Analysis; Second Law Analysis; Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Solution Techniques; CFD; Fluid Dynamic, thermodynamic and Heat Transfer analysis through Numerical or Mathematical modelling. Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Sustainable Energy Usage.

Qualifications

Educational Qualifications

BME (Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering)
Jadavpur University, Kolkata - 2004
MME (Master of Mechanical Engineering)
Jadavpur University, Kolkata - 2006
PhD in Engineering
Jadavpur University, Kolkata - 2014

Examination Cleared

GATE

Teaching and R & D experience

Teaching	Research	Industry
12 Years	6 months (excluding the time during PhD and research continued during Teaching)	Currently in consultancy for a large and famous Steel Industry in India for about 1 year

Online Mode Teaching

Subject	Link
Learning Management System- Google Classroom, Canvas Online Video Classes Using Zoom, Google Meet Daily assessments using Google Forms through quizzes, Uploading study materials through email and Google Drive (including self recorded video lecture, self prepared notes etc.)

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. B. C. Roy Engineering College, Durgapur, From 10/07/2015 till date.

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Neotia Institute of Technology Management and Science, 03/04/2012-09/07/2015

Visiting Faculty, Neotia Institute of Technology Management and Science, 03/02/2012-02/04/2012.

Visiting Faculty, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University, 01/07/2011-31/12/2011.

Visiting Faculty, Department of Power Engineering, and Department of Information Technology, Jadavpur University, 01/07/2006-31/12/2006

B.Tech:

Theory papers:

Engineering Mechanics (ME101), Engineering Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics (ME201), Engineering Mechanics (ESME301, EE), Strength of Materials (ME302), Applied Thermodynamics (ME301, PCME401), Heat Transfer (ME502, PCME501), IC Engines and Gas Turbines (ME601, PEME601A), Power Plant Engineering (EEE605A), Power Plant Engineering (PEME801B), Thermal Power Engineering (ME(EE)411), Dynamics of Rigid Bodies (at JU), Automobile Engineering (PEME701A), Waste to Energy: An Overview (OEME801F), Add-on Course: Industrial Fluid Movers (ACME01),

Practical papers:

Machine Drawing Using ProE (at JU), Mechanical Workshop Practice (at JU), Numerical Analysis and FORTRAN programming (at JU), Engineering Graphics (ME191 and ME292) Applied Mechanics Lab (ME393), Machine Drawing I (ME391), Workshop Practice II (ME392), Machine Drawing II (ME394), Applied Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer Lab (ME592), Seminar (ME581). IC Engines Lab. (ME692), Thermal Power Engineering Laboratory (ME(EE)481). BTech Project ME781 and ME882, Design of Mechanical Systems (ME881), BTech Projects PWME581, PWME681, PWME781 and PWME881, Mechanical Engineering Lab (Thermal) I (PCME591), Thermal Power Engineering Lab (ESME491), Engineering Graphics and Design (ESME191 & ESME291).

M.Tech:

MTech Project Work

Specialisation: Thermal Engineering or Heat Power

Research Interests: Phase Change (Melting & Solidification, condensation); Two Phase Flows; Multiphase Flows; Thermodynamic Analysis; Second Law Analysis; Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Solution Techniques; CFD; Fluid Dynamic, thermodynamic and Heat Transfer analysis through Numerical or Mathematical modelling.

Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Sustainable Energy Usage.

UGC GATE scholarship for 2 years (2004 July-2006 June)

CSIR-SRF for 4 years. (2008 April - 2012 March)

Activities

Area of Interest

Other than my fields of expertise: Renewable Energy for sustainable future, Solar Energy, Development of Automatic and Semi-automatic Home Appliances, Designing components for engineering, social and household appliances,

Expertise

Phase Change (Melting and Solidification, condensation) Numerical Modelling, Multi-phase flow modelling, Numerical Flow Visualisation, Semi-analytical Techniques in Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer, 3D modelling using Autodesk Fusion 360, Geogebra Classic 6.0, Geogebra Geometry and other versions of Geogebra, Programming using FORTRAN, Mathematica, LATEX.

Other distinctions

I am actively engaged in research and development. I am reviewer of prestigious journals like International Journal of Thermal Sciences of Elsevier, and AIP Journal Physics of Fluids. Also reviewer of national and international conferences, reviewer of BCREC journal BEST (BCREC Engineering and Science Transaction).

Membership of professional bodies

SL. No.	Professional Body
1	The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) (Membership ID: Number 000102267689)
2	Life member of National Society of Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (NSFMFP), India. Membership No.: LM879
3	International Association of Engineers (IAENG) : Membership Number 280845

Publications

Journal

Year	Journal	DOI/Link/Web Link/UGC Link
2021	Sengupta, S., Ganguly, A., Banerjee, A., Characteristics of complex interaction between two oppositely-moving laminar buoyant-plumes within slender vertical-channels. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. Volume 173, July 2021, 121230. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2021.121230. Link: https://mjl.clarivate.com:/search-results?issn=0017-9310	DOI Web Link
2023	Sengupta S., Kar, U. K., Banerjee, A., Pramanik, S., A theory of rheological film condensation, Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, (2023), DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2023.2265461, Link: https://mjl.clarivate.com:/search-results?issn=0193-2691	DOI Web Link

Conference

Year	Conference	National/International
2006	Banerjee, A., Ray, S., Mukhopadhyay, A., Visualization of Energy Transport During Phase Change Using Generalised Heatline Formulation. Proceedings of NCFMFP2006, 33rd National and 3rd International Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, December 7-9, 2006, IIT Bombay, India. Paper presented.	International
2007	Guha, A., Manna, N.K., Banerjee, A., Mukhopadhyay, A., Sen, S., Mukhopadhyay, D., Lele, H.G., Numerical Simulation of Premixing of Fuel Coolant Interactions (FCI) Using Cold Spheres. Proceedings of FMFP2007, 34th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, December 10-12, 2007, BIT Mesra, India.	National
2011	Banerjee, A., Ray, S., Mukhopadhyay, A., Solidification of a Pure Substance Around a Corner in a Square Enclosure, Proceedings of the 21st National & 10th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, December 27-30, 2011, IIT Madras, India.	International
2013	Banerjee, A., Manna, N.K., Mukhopadhyay, A., Sen, S., Numerical Simulation of Dispersion of Particles in Complex Flow-Passage. 40th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, December 12-14, 2013, NIT Hamirpur, India.	National
2013	Banerjee, A., Manna, N.K., Mukhopadhyay, A., Sen, S., Effects of Flow and Fluid Properties and Geometries on the Dispersion of Particles Stream in Quiescent Liquid. 40th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, December 12-14, 2013, NIT Hamirpur, India.	National
2016	Banerjee, A., Manna, N.K., Analysis of Two Phase MHD Couette Flow, 6th International and 43rd National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, December 15-17, 2016, MNNIT Allahabad, India.	International
2018	Banerjee, A., Biswas, N., Manna, N.K., Mixed Convection in Four-Sided Lid-Driven Cavity, INCOM18: Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, January 4 – 6, 2018, Paper No. 213. Paper presented.	International
2024	Banerjee, A., Mukhopadhyay, A., Ray, S., Visualisation of Laser Melting Using Heatlines, INCOM24, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, January 5 – 6, 2024, Paper No. 133. Paper presented.	International

Participations

Thesis Supervised

Patent

SL. No.	Year	Description
1	2023	DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW COST AUTOMATED NUT-GRAM SOAKING MACHINE, Arijit Banerjee, Arindam Mondal, Barnali Mondal Jana, Srijita Basumallick, IN Patent App. 202,331,058,634, Filed on 01/09/2023, Indian Patent Journal, Volume 43/2023, Published on 27/10/2023.
2	2024	IOT OPERATED HOME APPLIANCE FOR AUTOMATIC NUT-GRAM SOAKING, Dr. Arijit Banerjee, Dr. Arindam Mondal, Design Number 397357-001, Class 31-00, Date of Registration: 12/10/2023, Indian Patent Journal, Volume 02/2024, Published on 12/01/2024.
3	2024	IOT OPERATED DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETER, Dr. Arijit Banerjee, Dr. Arindam Mondal, Design Number 396796-001, Class 10-04, Date of Registration: 06/10/2023, Indian Patent Journal, Volume 03/2024, Published on 19/01/2024.

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