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Dr. Arnab Mukherjee

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Assistant Professor

Mechanical

National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India

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Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), renewable energy, hydro turbines, thermal engineering, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, turbomachinery, infrared suppression systems, turbulence modeling, numerical simulations, and energy-efficient engineering design.

Hydro turbine, Pump turbine, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Heat Transfer, IRS system

Educational
Qualifications
(From Highest)

2023

PhD in Mechanical Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India

2016

M Tech in Thermal Engineering from College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar, India

2014

B Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Biju Patnaik University of Technology, India

Professional
Experience

2026

Assistant professor at SR University, Warangal, from 2026-07-15 to .

2023

Post doctoral fellow at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India, from 2023-09-29 to 2026-07-12.

2023

Assistant professor (Gue) at BPUT Roukela, from 2023-02-21 to 2023-08-31.

2018

Assistant professor (con) at CET, Bhubaneswar, from 2018-01-02 to 2018-12-05.

2016

Assistant professor (con) at PMEC, Berhampur, from 2016-07-16 to 2017-12-30.

Key Publications

Arnab Mukherjee, Subodh Khullar, Chandra Shekhar Pant, Arun Kumar, Anil Kumar, Statistically characterized and experimental validation based guidelines for the use of computational fluid dynamics for the prediction of performance in Francis turbines, Energy Conversion and Management: Volume 30,May 2026, 101806

Arnab Mukherjee, H Shrivastav, P S Pal, M Rout, S Ghosh, J R Senapati, Experimental and computational assessment of thermal management and infrared signature reduction in naval exhaust systems, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer,2026,172(part 1), 110255.

A Mukherjee, H Shrivastav, M Rout, S Ghosh, JR Senapati, Experimental and Computational Assessment of a Converging-Diverging Funnel Arrangement System for Marine Gas Turbine Applications, ASME Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2026,148, pp 043801-1.

A.Mukherjee, M. Rout ,P. D.Roul ,J. R. Senapati, S. Ghosh, Enhancing the efficacy of the infrared radiation system with the use of a nozzle and its constraints, Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer.2025 ,32 (7),pp-1-18.

A. Mukherjee, V. Chandrakar, J. R. Senapati and Sachindra Kumar Rout, Thermo-fluid characteristics and lock-on range efficiency of infrared suppression (IRS) devices with diathermic funnels in the presence of surface radiation: A comparative study, Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications,2024

A. Mukherjee, V. Chandrakar, J. R. Senapati, New correlations for infrared suppression devices having louvered diabatic tubes with surface radiation, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress. 44, 102011.

A. Mukherjee, J. R. Senapati, A. K. Barik, Field synergy and thermodynamic evaluation of a mini-duct with several protrusions utilizing the cross-flow method: A numerical exercise, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2023.Volume 145 (part A), Pages 106817.

A. Mukherjee, V. Chandrakar, J. R. Senapati, Entropy production evaluation of a diabatic conical funnel with surface radiation in an IRS device, Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications. 85 (4), 592-608.

A. Mukherjee, V. Chandrakar, J. R. Senapati, Fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics of the full-scale infrared suppression device with the louvered conical funnels considering surface radiation: a three-dimensional numerical analysis, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer. 2023.Volume 145 (6), Pages 062801. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4056368.

A. Mukherjee, V. Chandrakar, J. R. Senapati, Thermodynamic performance analysis of conductive cylindrical funnel with surface radiation in an IRS device, ASME Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Application. 2023, Volume 15(3), Pages 031007.

V. Chandrakar, A. Mukherjee, J. R. Senapati, Free convection cooling of a real-scale IRS device with a louvered cylindrical funnel: A three dimensional numerical study, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 2022, Volume 138(11), 106356.

Bismaya Ranjan Behera, V. Chandrakar, A. Mukherjee, J. R. Senapati, Entropy production analysis and cooling time calculation for an open hemispherical cavity in natural convection. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering,2022, volume 09544089221117142.

V. Chandrakar, A. Mukherjee, J. R. Senapati, A.Mohanty, Entropy Generation Study of Turbine Exhaust Gas Through an Infrared Suppression Device, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer 0 0:0, 1-12.

V. Chandrakar, A. Mukherjee, J. R. Senapati, A.K.Barik, Conjugate Free Convection Heat Transfer and Thermodynamic Analysis of Infrared Suppression Device With Cylindrical Funnels, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Apr 2022, volume 144(4): 042603 (13 pages).

V. Chandrakar, A. Mukherjee, J. R. Senapati, A. Mohanty, Conjugate free convection with surface radiation from real-scale IRS system with multiple conical funnels: A numerical analysis, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 2022, Volume 134, 106004

V. Chandrakar, A. Mukherjee, J. R. Senapati, Free Convection Heat Transfer with Surface Radiation from Infrared Suppression System and Estimation of Cooling Time, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress. 2022, Volume 33, 101369.

M Rout, V Chandrakar, A Mukherjee, S Ghosh, JR Senapati, Air entrainment study of a converging-diverging type IRS device: A numerical exercise, International Journal of Thermal Sciences,2024 197, 108822

V. Chandrakar, A. Mukherjee, J. R. Senapati, Thermodynamic characterization of various funnels subjected to conjugate natural convection, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 2022, 139, 106429.

V. Chandrakar, A. Mukherjee, J. R. Senapati, Cooling of different IRS systems: A three-dimensional comparative study, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 2022, Volume 145, 106838.

A. Mukherjee, J. R. Senapati, S. K. Rathore, A. K. Barik, Comparative Assessment of Different Turbulence Models to Estimate Thermo-Fluid Characteristics of an Infrared Suppression (IRS) Device. ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, 2022, Volume 144, Pages 073501

A. Mukherjee, V. Chandrakar, J. R. Senapati, Thermo-fluid characteristics of an IRS system with louvered cylindrical diathermic funnels considering surface radiation: A three-dimensional numerical exercise, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 2022 Volume 135(2), pages 106132

A. Mukherjee, J.R. Senapati, V. Chandrakar, P.K. Swain, Entropy production study of an IRS device having diathermic conical funnels with surface radiation, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2021 Volume 128, pages 105637

A. Mukherjee, V. Chandrakar, J. R. Senapati, New correlations for flow and conjugate heat transfer with surface radiation characteristics of a real-scale infrared suppression system with conical funnels, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, 2021, Volume 143, Pages 082101

A. Mukherjee, V. Chandrakar, J. R. Senapati, Flow and conjugate heat transfer with surface radiation characteristics of a real-scale infrared suppression device with conical funnels, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2021, Volume 123, Pages 105208

A. Mukherjee, A. K Barik, and S. Rout (2016), Heat transfer and entropy generation analysis of a protruded surface in presence of a cross-flow jet using Al2O3-water nanofluid, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 2018, Volume 5, 101369.

S. Rout, A. Mukherjee and A. K Barik, Heat transfer correlation for a cross-flow jet impingement on a protruded surface, Scientia Iranica,2020, vol.27(3),pp 1218-1229.

A. K Barik, A. Mukherjee and P. Patro, (2015), Heat transfer enhancement from a small rectangular channel with different surface protrusions by a turbulent cross flow jet, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Vol. 98, pp. 32-41.

A. K. Barik, S. Rout and A. Mukherjee, Numerical investigation oh heat transfer enhancement from a protruded surface by cross-flow jet using Al2O3-water nanofluid, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2016, Vol. (101), pp. 550-561.

Awards and Honors / Achievements

award

MHRD Research Assistance-ship for Ph.D.

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