National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

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Faculty Profile

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Thermo-Fluid Flow: [Thermal Engineering Division]
Areas of Interest
  • Multiphase Flow, Fluid Dynamics, Heat Transfer, Convection, Heat Exchanger, Battery Thermal Management, Cryogenics, CFD, Computational Intelligence

Suman Ghosh Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

ghoshs@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2531

71

PUBLICATIONS

6

SPONSORED PROJECTS

8

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

8

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Suman Ghosh

Associate Professor

Mechanical Engineering

Room Number: ME-117

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

2012

Ph.D.
Thermal Science and Engineering specialization, Mechanical Engineering
IIT Kharagpur

2006

M.E
Fluid Mechanics specialization, Mechanical Engineering
Jadavpur University

2003

B.E
Mechanical Engineering
Jadavpur University

Teaching Experience
  • Thermal and Fluid Engineering,  Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Rourkela,   25 Jul 2021 - Continuing
Laboratory Development
  • Fluid Mechanics (Fluid Dynamics) Laboratory,  Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Rourkela,   It is a UG-PG level laboratory
  • Multiphase Flow Laboratory,  Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Rourkela,   It is a research laboratory

Indigenous development of a Novel Scheme for IRS system in ocean-liners, Numerical and Experimental Investigations. Science & Engineering Research Board(SERB)
  • Co-Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Design and Development of low cost oxygen concentrator. NIT
  • Co-Investigator
  • 6
  • Completed   Sponsored
Development of a compact indegnous cryocooler based on single-stage GM type pulse tube refrigerator PFRC, BRNS
  • Principal Investigator
  • 35
  • Completed   Sponsored
A comprehensive investigation on flow structure of counter-current gas-liquid and liquid-liquid two phase flow SERB
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Experimental and numerical study of entertainment phenomenon in stratified liquid layers by imposing rotary motion DST
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Development of kw class cryogenic helium turboexpander-phase-1:design and modelling BRNS
  • Co-Investigator
  • 12
  • Completed   Sponsored

Total Publications: 71

P. D. Roul, B. A. Rajeshbhai, S. Ghosh, and J. R. Senapati,"Computational analysis of the thermal behavior of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicle (EV) technology using mini-channels", Advancing Sustainable Engineering Through Next-Generation Thermo-Fluid Systems, ch.3, pp.37-54, IGI Global 2026, View Details       Inbook

A. Mukherjee, H. K. Shrivastav, P. S. Pal, M. Rout, S. Ghosh, and 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, vol.172, Elsevier, March 2026, 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2025.110255       Article

A. Mukherjee, H. K. Shrivastav, M. Rout, S. Ghosh, and J. R. Senapati,"Experimental and computational assessment of converging - diverging funnel arrangement system for marine gas turbine applications", Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol.148, no.4, ASME, April 2026, 10.1115/1.4070960       Article

P. D. Roul, B. A. Rajeshbhai, S. Ghosh, and J. R. Senapati,"Computational analysis of the thermal behavior of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicle (EV) technology using mini-channels", Advancing Sustainable Engineering Through Next-Generation Thermo-Fluid Systems, ch.3, pp.37-54, IGI Global 2026, 10.4018/979-8-3373-3621-3.ch003       Inbook

A. Mukherjee, M. Rout, P. D. Roul, J. R. Senapati, and S. Ghosh,"Enhancing the efficacy of the infrared radiation system with the use of a nozzle and its constraints", Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer, Begell House 2025, 10.1615/JEnhHeatTransf.2025058200       Article

FIVE-DAY SKILL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP ON BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT WITH HANDS-ON USING ANSYS FLUENT Mechanical Engineering (Workshop)
WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE VILLAGE Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (Workshop)
APPLIED CFD AND MULTIPHYSICS MODELLING - HANDS-ON WITH ANSYS FLUENT Work Shop (Workshop)
COMBUSTION AND EMISSION DYNAMICS STUDY WITH HANDS-ON ANSYS FLUENT EXERCISES Mechanical Engineering (Short-term Course)
A FIVE-DAY COMPREHENSIVE WORKSHOP ON FLUID FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER RESEARCH Mechanical Engineering (Workshop)
International Conference on Innovations in Thermo-Fluid Engineering and Sciences [ICITFES - 2020] Mechanical Engineering (Conference)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 10 Feb 2020 - 12 Feb 2020
  • Brochure
CNC Machining with Programming Practice Mechanical Engineering (Short-term Course)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 16 Dec 2019 - 20 Dec 2019
  • Brochure
National Conference on Recent Developments in Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering (Conference)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 27 Jul 2018 - 29 Jul 2018
  • Brochure

  • ME2302 : Fluid Mechanics {Theory}
  • ME250 : Thermal Sciences {Theory}
  • ME251 : Engineering Thermodynamics {Theory}
  • ME255 : Thermal Engineering {Theory}
  • ME3301 : Heat Transfer {Theory}
  • ME3303 : Fluid Dynamics and Hydraulic Machines {Theory}
  • ME3304 : Heat Transfer {Theory}
  • ME350 : Heat Transfer {Theory}
  • ME351 : Fluid Mechanics {Theory}
  • ME352 : Hydraulic Machines and Fluid Power {Theory}
  • ME4361 : Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Machinery {Theory}
  • ME451 : Heat Transfer {Theory}
  • ME6305 : Advanced Thermodynamics {Theory}
  • ME6336 : Gas Dynamics and Free Molecular Flow {Theory}
  • ME654 : Advanced Thermodynamics {Theory}
  • ME656 : Gas Turbines and Jet Propulsion {Theory}
  • ME750 : Gas Dynamics and Free Molecular Flow {Theory}
  • ME1000 : Workshop Practice {Practical}
  • ME271 : Thermal Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • ME273 : Basic Thermal Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • ME3070 : Mechanical Engineering Advanced Laboratory {Practical}
  • ME3071 : Basic Mechanical Engineering Laboratory {Practical}
  • ME372 : Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Machines Laboratory {Practical}
  • ME4373 : Heat Transfer and Refrigeration Laboratory {Practical}
  • ME480 : Thermal Engineering Design Project {Practical}
  • ME676 : Computational Heat Transfer Laboratory {Practical}
  • ME677 : Computational Fluid Flow Laboratory {Practical}
  • ME774 : Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Laboratory {Practical}
  • ME871 : Vacuum Laboratory {Practical}
  • WS1151 : Workshop Practice - I {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [5]
Phase-split of Liquid-liquid Two-phase Flow in T-junction: Numerical, Experimental, and Computational Intelligence-Based Investigations
Animesh Kumar
Enrolled: Jan 2015
Graduated :  Aug 2025
Supervisor
Recognition, Characterization, Categorization, and Forecasting of Counter-Current Gas-Liquid and Liquid-Liquid Two-Phase Flow-Structures: Experimental, Computational, and Numerical Attempts
Kumar Samal
Enrolled: Jul 2014
Graduated :  Oct 2022
Supervisor
Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer
Chinmaya Behera
Enrolled: Jul 2025
Continuing
Supervisor
Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer
Sonali Samanta
Enrolled: Jul 2025
Continuing
Supervisor
Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer
Prateek Debadarsi Roul
Enrolled: Jul 2024
Continuing
Supervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [3]
Enhancing the performance of solar power empowered glass melting tank
Hariom
Enrolled: Jul 2025
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
Thermo-Fluid Science & Engg
Priyavrat Kumar
Enrolled: Jul 2024
Continuing
Supervisor
Thermo-fluid Engineering
Alankar
Enrolled: Sep 2023
Continuing
Supervisor
M.Tech by Research Students [1]
Effect of Operating Conditions, Lobe-number, Clearance Size and Rotor Profile on the Transient Hydrodynamics, Heat Interaction, and Performance of a Root Blower
Pranjal Bhuyan
Graduated :  Mar 2018
Supervisor