National Institute of Technology Rourkela

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EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Cryogenics: [Thermal Engineering Division], Thermo-Fluid Flow: [Thermal Engineering Division]
Areas of Interest
  • Bio-heat Transfer, Radiative Heat Transfer, CFD, Biofluid Mechanics, Cryogenics, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Solar Energy

Sumit Kumar
सुमित कुमार Assistant Professor Grade-I

Mechanical Engineering

kumarsumit@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2521

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DOCTORAL STUDENTS

2

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Sumit Kumar

Assistant Professor Grade-I

Mechanical Engineering

Room Number: ME-210

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

2017

Ph.D.
Thermal and Fluid Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

2011

M.Tech
Thermal Engineering
National Institute of Technology Rourkela

2009

B.E
Mechanical Engineering
University of Rajasthan Jaipur

Teaching Experience
  • Thermal Engineering,  National Institute of Technology Rourkela,   Feb 2018 - Present
  • Mechanical Engineering,  Galgotias College of Engineering & Technology Greater Noida,   Aug 2017 - Jan 2018

Development of a Thermal Gradient Assisted Self Positioning Laser Head for Photothermal Application Science & Engineering Research Board(SERB)
  • Co-Investigator
  • 24
  • Running   Sponsored

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Total Publications: 39
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G. Kumar, A., S. Kumar, and V. C. Mondy,"Modeling hemodynamics in unruptured intracranial aneurysms under varied blood pressure conditions: an in silico study", Physics of Fluids, vol.37, no.3, pp.031924, AIP Publishing, March 2025, 10.1063/5.0259861       Article

S. Anand and S. Kumar,"Thermal performance analysis of parabolic trough collectors with gaseous heat transfer fluid and thermal energy storage system", Applied Thermal Engineering, vol.279, pp.127858, Elsevier, November 2025, 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.127858       Article

G. Kumar, S. Kumar, and A.,"Hemodynamics in coil and shape memory polymer foam-embolized intracranial aneurysms", Physics of Fluids, vol.37, no.10, pp.101913, AIP Publishing 2025, 10.1063/5.0290967       Article

S. Anand and S. Kumar,"Optimization of gaseous working fluid and internally finned absorber tube for enhancing the thermal performance of parabolic trough solar collector", Applied Thermal Engineering, vol.239, pp.122078, ELSEVIER 2024, 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.122078       Article

P. Kishore and S. Kumar,"Thermal relaxation parameters estimation of non-Fourier heat transfer in laser-irradiated living tissue using the Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm", Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, Taylor & Francis, February 2024, https://doi.org/10.1080/10407782.2024.2314232       Article

LEARNING COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS WITH ANSYS FLUENT Mechanical Engineering (Short-term Course)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 23 Sep 2024 - 27 Sep 2024
  • Brochure
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

  • ME1002 : Basic Thermal Engineering {Theory}
  • ME255 : Thermal Engineering {Theory}
  • ME3334 : Power Plant Engineering {Theory}
  • ME350 : Power Plant Engineering {Theory}
  • ME4333 : Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning {Theory}
  • ME6301 : Heat Transfer – I: Conduction and Radiation Heat Transfer {Theory}
  • ME6335 : Thermodynamics of Cryogenic System {Theory}
  • ME6552 : Thermal Energy Systems and Modelling {Theory}
  • ME3370 : Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory {Practical}
  • ME374 : Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory {Practical}
  • ME4371 : Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [3]
Analysis of non-Fourier Heat Transfer Behavior of Cylindrical Shaped Living Tissue During Laser Based Photo Thermal Therapy
Pankaj Kishore
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Graduated :  May 2024
Supervisor
Numerical Investigation of Effect of Gas as Heat Transfer Fluid on the Performance of Parabolic Trough Collector
Sumeet Anand
Enrolled: Jul 2019
Thesis Submitted
Supervisor
Bio-heat transfer
Gaurav Kumar
Enrolled: Jan 2020
Continuing
Supervisor

Awards And Honours
  • Faculty Advisor Appreciation Award for the academic year 2022-23 based on students feedback by Institute Counselling Services, NIT-Rourkela,   2023
  • Awarded Graduate Research Award-2016 by Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay for the outstanding research contribution,   2016
  • Granted Financial Assistance by Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India to attend International Conference in USA,   2015
Memberships / Fellowships
  • Life member of National Society of Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power,   2023