National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

An Institute of National Importance

Faculty Profile

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Stress Analysis and Tribology: [Machine Design Division]
Areas of Interest
  • Thermal Engineering, Composite Materials, Thermal Spray Coatings, Tribology

Alok Satapathy Professor & PADA (Academic Office)

Mechanical Engineering

alok@nitrkl.ac.in

43

PUBLICATIONS

2

SPONSORED PROJECTS

11

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Alok Satapathy

Professor

Mechanical Engineering

Room Number: ME-112

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

2006

Ph.D.
Plasma Spray Coatings
NIT Rourkela

1993

M.Tech
Thermal Engineering
BIT Mesra

Teaching Experience
  • Thermodynamics, Surface Engineering,  NIT Rourkela,   22 Jun 1993 - Present

Reactive plasma processing of minerals and industrial waste BRNS
  • Co-Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Use of plasma technology to develop ceramic coating using industrial waste. MHRD
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored

Total Publications: 43

S. Biswas and A. Satapathy,"A comparative study on erosion characteristics of red mud filled bamboo-epoxy and glass-epoxy composites", Materials and Design, vol.31, no.4, pp.1752-1767, Elsevier, April 2010, 10.1016/j.matdes.2009.11.021       Article

A. Patnaik, A. Satapathy, N. Chand, N. M. Barkoula, and S. Biswas,"Solid particle erosion wear characteristics of fiber and particulate filled polymer composites: A review", Wear, vol.268, no.1-2, pp.249-263, Elsevier, January 2010, 10.1016/j.wear.2009.07.021       Article

S. Biswas and A. Satapathy,"Tribo-performance analysis of red mud filled glass-epoxy composites using taguchi experimental design", Materials and Design, vol.30, no.8, pp.2841-2853, Elsevier 2009, 10.1016/j.matdes.2009.01.018       Article

  • ME2301 : Engineering Thermodynamics {Theory}
  • ME2362 : Thermal Engineering {Theory}
  • ME250 : Thermal Engineering {Theory}
  • ME250 : Thermal Sciences {Theory}
  • ME251 : Engineering Thermodynamics {Theory}
  • ME6334 : Thermal Processes in Surface Engineering {Theory}
  • ME654 : Advanced Thermodynamics {Theory}
  • ME662 : Thermal Processes in Surface Engineering {Theory}
  • ME719 : Fiber Technology {Theory}
  • ME271 : Themal Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • ME271 : Thermal Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • ME273 : Basic Thermal Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • ME3372 : Ineternal Combustion Engines Laboratory {Practical}
  • ME879 : Composite Processing Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [11]
STUDY OF TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTY OF BFS REINFORCED HYBRID COMPOSITE
Prasanta Kumar Padhi
Enrolled: Aug 2009
Graduated :  2014
Supervisor
THERMAL SPRAY COATINGS
Gaurav Gupta
Enrolled: Jul 2011
Graduated :  2014
Supervisor
COMPOSITE
Pravat Ranjan Pati
Enrolled: Jan 2012
Graduated :  2014
Supervisor
Thermal and Dielectric Behaviour of Polymer Composites with Hybrid Fillers
Alok Agrawal
Enrolled: Jan 2012
Graduated :  2014
Supervisor
Processing and Tribo-Performance Analysis of Polymer Composites Filled with Linz-Donawitz Sludge
Abhilash Purohit
Enrolled: Jan 2015
Graduated :  2018
Supervisor
Development and Characterization of Epoxy based Hybrid Composites Reinforced with Hair Fibers
Bishnu Prasad Nanda
Enrolled: Jan 2016
Graduated :  2021
Supervisor
Studies on Wear Response of Waste Marble Dust Based Composites and Coatings
Sandip Kumar Nayak
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Graduated :  2023
Supervisor
Processing and Characterization of Walnut Shell Powder Filled Polyester Composites
Priyabrat Pradhan
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Graduated :  2023
Supervisor
Composites Smart materials Cutting tools Powder Metallurgy Non-Traditional manufacturing process
Sourav Kumar Mahapatra
Enrolled: Aug 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
THERMAL, MECHANICAL AND WEAR BEHAVIOUR OF HYBRID COMPOSITES
Chandra Sekhar Saran
Enrolled: Jul 2022
Continuing
Supervisor
Machining and Wear Characteristics of Polymer Composite Materials
Subham Kumar Bhoi
Enrolled: Jan 2024
Continuing
Supervisor
M.Tech by Research Students [6]
THERMO ELECTRIC BEHEVIOUR OF POLYMER COMPOSITES
Madhusmita Sahu
Graduated :  2014
Supervisor
Effect of Micro-blasting on Characteristics and Machining Performance of PVD AlTiN Coated Cutting Tools
Arun Jacob
Graduated :  2014
Co-Supervisor
A Study on Thermal Characteristics of Epoxy Composites Filled with Natural Fiber and Particulate
Mimosha Dash
Graduated :  2015
Supervisor
Processing and Characterization of Epoxy Composites Reinforced with Short Palmyra Fibers
Somen Biswal
Graduated :  2016
Supervisor
Development and Characterization of Composites filled with Coal Mine overburden Material and other Industrial Wastes
Prithika Das
Graduated :  2018
Co-Supervisor
Gas Permeability of Coal at In-situ Conditions
Pratishruti Mallick
Graduated :  2019
Co-Supervisor

Memberships / Fellowships
  • Plasma Science Society of India,   2002
  • Indian Society for Technical Education,   1995
  • Institution of Engineers (India),   1994