National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

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BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Sushil Kumar Rathore serves as an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at NIT Rourkela. He obtained his M.Tech in Thermal Science and Engineering from IIT Kharagpur in 2009, and later completed his PhD in the field of turbulence modeling of jets from the same institution in 2015. Following his doctoral studies, Dr. Rathore began his academic career at NIT Patna, where he worked as an Assistant Professor from July 2015 until February 2018. He then moved to NIT Rourkela in February 2018, and joined as Assistant Professor. His diverse research interests include CFD, turbulence modeling, turbulent jet flow, flow and heat transfer (both experimental and theoretical), solar thermal systems, and carbon capture systems. Dr. Rathore has published more than 40 papers in peer-reviewed journals. He has guided three PhD students to completion while currently supervising three others.

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Thermo-Fluid Flow: [Thermal Engineering Division]
Areas of Interest
  • Turbulent Flow, CFD, Natural Convection and Mixed Convection, Air Pollution Control, Solar Thermal Systems

Sushil Kumar Rathore
सुशील कुमार राठौर Associate Professor

Mechanical Engineering

rathoresk@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2532

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DOCTORAL STUDENTS

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CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Sushil Kumar Rathore

Associate Professor

Mechanical Engineering

Room Number: ME-204

Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

2015

Ph.D.
Mechanical Engineering (Turbulent Flow)
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

2009

M.Tech
Thermal Science and Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

2007

B.E
Mechanical Engineering
Government Engineering College Bilaspur, C.G.

Teaching Experience
  • Thermal Engineering,  National Institute of Technology Rourkela,   21 Feb 2018 - Present
  • Thermal Engineering,  National Institute of Technology Patna,   29 Jul 2015 - 20 Feb 2018

Study of near-wall flow behaviour and conjugate heat transfer characteristics of turbulent plane offset jet and wall jet flow over a heated moving flat plate using low reynolds-number turbulence model SERB
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored

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GOOGLE SCHOLAR H-INDEX 2
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Total Publications: 61
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C. Mund, S. K. Rathore, and R. K. Sahoo,"Experimental study of heat transfer and frictional characteristics of impinging jet solar air heater with stepped ribs having varying length of jet plate", Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, vol.147, no.3, pp.031009, ASME 2025, 10.1115/1.4067397       Article

M. Ravi, S. K. Rathore, and S. Murugan,"Experimental studies of CO2 and NO mitigation using potential adsorbents in a standby power generation unit", Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, vol.44, no.2, pp.e14553, Wiley 2025, 10.1002/ep.14553       Article

S. K. Rathore, M. R, and S. Murugan,"Analysis and evaluation of potential adsorbent for CO2 capture in a CI engine exhaust: an experimental study", Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, vol.236, no.152, Springer 2025, 10.1007/s11270-025-07780-y       Article

M. R, S. K. Rathore, and S. Murugan,"Development, characterization, and performance of adsorbent for emissions mitigation in a generator unit", 4th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Solutions for a Better Tomorrow (SESBT 2025), vol.- 2025, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J344wwruodCCI_k8jJtYbY8dhlT2OL5V/view       Misc

Raj. Singh, S. S. Ade, and S. K. Rathore,"3D computational investigation of heat transfer and entropy generation due to cryogenic cooling of twin heaters", Sådhanå, vol.49, no.3, Indian Academy of Sciences 2024, 10.1007/s12046-023-02331-9       Article

LEARNING BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (BTMS) USING ANSYS FLUENT Mechanical Engineering (Workshop)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 12 May 2025 - 16 May 2025
  • Brochure
CFD Approach to Renewable Energy Problems Using Ansys Fluent Mechanical Engineering (Short-term Course)
National Conference on Waste to Energy, Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage [NCWECCUS-2023] Mechanical Engineering (Conference)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 22 Dec 2023 - 24 Dec 2023
  • Brochure
CFD FOR APPLIED ENGINEERING PROBLEMS WITH HANDS-ON PRACTICE Mechanical Engineering (Short-term Course)
A Five Days Short Term Course on Applications of CFD to Engineering Problems with Hands-On Practice Mechanical Engineering (Short-term Course)
A Five Day Short Term Course on Carbon Capture and Storage [CCS-2019] Mechanical Engineering (Short-term Course)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 15 Jul 2019 - 19 Jul 2019
  • Brochure

  • ME254 : Renewable Energy Systems {Theory}
  • ME3301 : Heat Transfer {Theory}
  • ME3304 : Heat Transfer {Theory}
  • ME6305 : Advanced Thermodynamics {Theory}
  • ME6337 : Experimental Methods in Thermal Engineering {Theory}
  • ME6353 : Non-Conventional Energy Systems {Theory}
  • ME2074 : Mechanical Engineering Foundation Laboratory {Practical}
  • ME3371 : Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Machinery Laboratory {Practical}
  • ME4373 : Heat Transfer and Refrigeration Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [6]
Experimental Study of Thermal and Frictional Characteristics of Solar Air Heater using Impinging Jets with Modified Absorber and Jet Plates
Chinmaya Mund
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Graduated :  Nov 2024
Supervisor
Flow and Conjugate Heat Transfer Characteristics of Turbulent Plane Offset Jet and Wall Jet Flow over a Heated Moving Flat Plate
Vishwa Mohan Behera
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Graduated :  Mar 2024
Supervisor
Investigations of Biomass-based Adsorbents for Carbon Capture in Compression Ignition Engines
Maniarasu R
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Graduated :  Sep 2023
Supervisor
Turbulent flow and heat transfer
Shweta Upadhyaya
Enrolled: Jan 2025
Continuing
Supervisor
Heat and Mass Transfer Aspects of Energy System
Durga Prasad Vishwakarma
Enrolled: Jul 2024
Continuing
Supervisor
turbulent flow and heat transfer
Shovit Kumar Sahu
Enrolled: Jul 2023
Continuing
Supervisor

Awards And Honours
  • Early Career Research Grant,   2017
Memberships / Fellowships
  • The Institution of Engineers (Life Membership No. M-1751500),   2022
  • ASME (101690112),   2019
  • Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (Life Membership: L/1167),   2019
  • Indian Society for Applied Mechanics (Life Membership: LM00158),   2019
  • National Society of Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (Life Membership: LM743),   2018
  • ISHMT (Life Membership No. 253883),   2017