National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

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EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Process Metallurgy
Areas of Interest
  • Process Mettallurgy

Mithilesh Kumar Professor

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

mkumar@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2554

Biosketch

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Mithilesh Kumar

Professor

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Room Number: Ms-101

Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

1992

Ph.D.
Metallurgical Engineering
I.I.T. varanasi(BHU)

1985

M.Tech
Extractive Metallurgy of Iron and Steel, Metallurgical Engineering
N.I.T. Jamshedpur(RU)

1983

B.E
Metallurgical Engineering
B.I.T Sindri(RU)

Teaching Experience
  • Teaching the subjects of Metallurgical thermodynamics and kinetics, Fuel technology and Sponge Iron technology,  N.I.T. Rourkela,   01 Jul 1997 - continuing
Post Doctoral Research Experience
  • Coal, Charcoal, Carbonization, reduction of iron ore,  RRL Bhopal and IIT Varanasi, BHU,   05 Feb 1992 - 11 Jun 1997
Laboratory Development
  • Fuel testing lab and Process metallurgy lab,  NIT Rourkela, acted as a co-investigater,   MODROB project of worth RS.7 lakhs obtained from MHRD for laboratory development.

Study of wear behaviour of farm implement materials in soil water slurry and its control. MHRD
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored

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Total Publications: 18
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Ali. P. Samal, S. K. Patel, and M. Kumar,"Characterization of properties and estimation of power generation potentials of some woody biomass residues", Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects, vol.38, no.12, pp.1819-1824, Taylor and Francis Inc. 2016, 10.1080/15567036.2014.1002951       Article

M. Kumar and S. K. Patel,"The characteristics and power generation energetics of coal, cattle dung, rice husk, and their blends", Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects, vol.36, no.7, pp.700-708, Taylor & Francis 2014, 10.1080/15567036.2010.545798       Article

M. Kumar, H. S. Baghel, and S. K. Patel,"Reduction and swelling of fired hematite iron ore pellets by non-coking coal fines for application in sponge ironmaking", Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review, vol.34, no.4, pp.249-267, Taylor and Francis 2013, 10.1080/08827508.2012.656776       Article

M. Kumar and S. K. Patel,"An assessment of electricity generation potentials of agricultural residues for power industries in india", Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects, vol.33, no.23, pp.2171-2180, Taylor & Francis 2011, 10.1080/15567030903515096       Article

M. Kumar and S. K. Patel,"Energy values and estimation of power generation potentials of some non-woody biomass species", Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects, vol.30, no.8, pp.765-773, Taylor and Francis 2008, 10.1080/15567030701436206       Article

  • MM201 : Metallurgical Thermodynamics and Kinetics {Theory}
  • MM227 : Fuel Technology {Theory}
  • MM2301 : Metallurgical Thermodynamics and Kinetics {Theory}
  • MM2305 : Fuels and Refractories {Theory}
  • MM356 : Pollution in metallurgical Industries and its Control {Theory}
  • MM408 : Energy, Environment and Recycling {Theory}
  • MM427 : Sponge Iron Technology {Theory}
  • MM626 : Alternative Routes of Iron Making {Theory}
  • MM6311 : Metallurgical Thermodynamics and Kinetics {Theory}
  • MM647 : Fuel Technology {Theory}
  • MM2322 : Process MEtallurgy Laboratory {Practical}
  • MM272 : Thermodynamics and Kinetics Laboratory {Practical}
  • MM370 : Fuel Testing Laboratory {Practical}
  • MM371 : Thermodynamics and Kinetics Laboratory. {Practical}
  • MM374 : Fuel Testing Laboratory {Practical}
  • MM627 : Process Metallurgy Laboratory {Practical}
  • MM6371 : Metallurgical Thermodynamics and Kinetics Laboratory {Practical}
  • MM671 : Metallurgical Thermodynamics and Kinetics Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [4]
Reducibility Study of Briquettes made from Iron bearing Metallurgical Wastes for use in Iron Blast Furnace
Manoja Kumar Mohanty
Enrolled: Oct 2012
Graduated :  2018
Co-Supervisor
Studies on the Chemical, Physical and Mechanical Properties of Different Iron Ore Pellets Prepared under Different Conditions
Anand Babu Kotta
Enrolled: Jan 2014
Graduated :  2019
Co-Supervisor
Roles of Uniaxial, Shear and Cyclic Loading on the Microstructure and Texture Evolution during Plastic Deformation of Ti6Al4V Alloy
Raviteja Vinjamuri
Enrolled: Jan 2017
Graduated :  2022
Co-Supervisor
Characterization and Reduction Kinetics of Iron Ore Pellets by Carbonaceous Materials
Avula Leela Sukh Brahma Reddy
Enrolled: Jan 2020
Continuing
Supervisor
M.Tech by Research Students [2]
THERMAL ENGINEERING
Ali Padarbinda Samal
Graduated :  2014
Co-Supervisor
THERMAL ENGINEERING
Satyabrata Tripathy
Graduated :  2014
Co-Supervisor

Awards And Honours
  • BIT Alumini award of $700 for best student of the department,   1981
Memberships / Fellowships
  • Research associate, UGC, BHU, Varanasi,   1992
  • Senior research fellow, UGC, BHU, Varanasi,   1986