National Institute of Technology Rourkela

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BIOGRAPHY

Jnana Ranjan Senapati was born in the village Nasirpur of Kendujhar district of Odisha in 1986. He completed his B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering from VSSUT, Burla, in 2009. With a GATE AIR-294 in Mechanical Engineering in 2009, Dr. Senapati joined IIT Kharagpur for M. Tech in Thermal Engineering and subsequently continued his Ph. D program at the same institute. After obtaining his Ph.D. in 2016, he joined KIIT University as an Assistant Professor in December 2016. Dr. Senapati has been working as an Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Technology Rourkela since February 2018. Therefore, Prof. Senapati has a total of 6+ years of teaching experience. During 12 years of research (including Ph. D. program), Dr. Senapati published 50+ research papers in high-impact factor journals and 19 conference proceedings in international conferences. He has completed two sponsored research projects, and another one is ongoing. He has successfully guided 8 M. Tech theses and 3 Ph. D. theses. He is presently supervising 7 Ph. D students. Being an expert in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) research, Dr. Senapati organized four continuing education programs on Hands on CFD practice. Recognizing his credentials as a budding scientist in computational fluid dynamics and heat transfer, Dr. Senapati has been awarded Odisha Young Scientist Award for 2020 by Odisha Bigyan Academy, Govt. of Odisha, and the Early Career Research Award for 2017 by Science and Engineering Research Board, DST, Govt. of India.

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Thermo-Fluid Flow: [Thermal Engineering Division]
Areas of Interest
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Conjugate heat transfer
  • IRS Device
  • Non-Newtonian fluid flow
  • Multiphase flow

Jnana Ranjan Senapati Assistant Professor Grade-I, Mechanical Engineering

senapatijr@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2509

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CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Jnana Ranjan Senapati

Assistant Professor Grade-I

Mechanical Engineering

Room Number: ME-205

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

2016

Ph.D.
Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

2011

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

2009

B.Tech
Mechanical Engineering
Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT), Burla, Odisha

Teaching Experience
  • Thermodynamics, Experimental Methods in Thermal Engineering,  National Institute of Technology, Rourkela,   22 Feb 2018 - Present
  • Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics,  KIIT Deemed to be university, Bhubaneswar,   01 Dec 2016 - 12 Feb 2018
Post Doctoral Research Experience
  • Heat Transfer, Solar Air Heater, Natural Convection, Two Phase Flow,  National Institute of Technology, Rourkela,   22 Feb 2018 - Present
  • IRS Device,  KIIT Deemed to be university, Bhubaneswar,   01 Dec 2016 - 12 Feb 2018

Indigenous development of a Novel Scheme for IRS system in ocean-liners, Numerical and Experimental Investigations. Science & Engineering Research Board(SERB)
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Fluid flow and heat transfer analysis of various types of IRS Device: A comparative study. SERB
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored

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GOOGLE SCHOLAR H-INDEX 16
GOOGLE SCHOLAR I10-INDEX 14
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Total Publications: 113
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R., S., B., and J. R. Senapati,"Analysing the role of a solid circular obstacle on RayleighTaylor Instability: a numerical perspective", in AIP Conference Proceedings, vol.3385, no.1, AIP Publishing 2026, 10.1063/5.0316316       Inproceedings

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

K. Dhamudia and J. R. Senapati,"A computational study to optimize the configuration of diamond-shaped rib turbulators for assessing the thermo-hydraulic performance parameter", International Journal of Thermal Sciences, vol.223, Elsevier, May 2026, 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2025.110618       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

FIVE-DAY SKILL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP ON BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT WITH HANDS-ON USING ANSYS FLUENT Mechanical Engineering (Workshop)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 17 Apr 2026 - 21 Apr 2026
  • Brochure
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)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 16 Jul 2025 - 20 Jul 2025
  • Brochure
LEARNING BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (BTMS) USING ANSYS FLUENT Mechanical Engineering (Workshop)
CFD Approach to Renewable Energy Problems Using Ansys Fluent Mechanical Engineering (Short-term Course)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 04 Dec 2024 - 08 Dec 2024
  • Brochure
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
FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES (EV) AND ITS MODELING WITH HANDS-ON PRACTICE Mechanical Engineering (Short-term Course)
CFD FOR APPLIED ENGINEERING PROBLEMS WITH HANDS-ON PRACTICE Mechanical Engineering (Short-term Course)
  • Co-Coordinator
  • 19 Dec 2022 - 23 Dec 2022
  • Brochure
A Five Days Short Term Course on Applications of CFD to Engineering Problems with Hands-On Practice Mechanical Engineering (Short-term Course)

  • ME2362 : Thermal Engineering {Theory}
  • ME3302 : Internal Combustion Engines and Gas Turbines {Theory}
  • ME3303 : Fluid Dynamics and Hydraulic Machines {Theory}
  • ME6305 : Advanced Thermodynamics {Theory}
  • ME6332 : Computational Methods in Thermal Engineering {Theory}
  • ME6337 : Experimental Methods in Thermal Engineering {Theory}
  • ME6353 : Non-Conventional Energy Systems {Theory}
  • ME2074 : Mechanical Engineering Foundation Laboratory {Practical}
  • ME6371 : Computational Fluid Flow Laboratory {Practical}
  • ME6373 : Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [9]
Numerical and Analytical Study of The Impact of Droplets on Substrates of Various Topologies
Prakasha Chandra Sahoo
Enrolled: Jul 2019
Graduated :  Nov 2024
Supervisor
Flow and Conjugate Heat Transfer Characteristics of Real-scale IRS (Infrared Suppression) Device
Arnab Mukherjee
Enrolled: Jan 2019
Graduated :  May 2023
Supervisor
Conjugate Natural Convection with Surface Radiation from Different Infrared Suppression (IRS) Systems
Vikrant Chandrakar
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Graduated :  Jul 2023
Supervisor
Thermo-hydraulic Performance Analysis of the Solar Air Heater Duct with Various Rib-turbulators
Yadaba Mahanand
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Graduated :  Oct 2023
Supervisor
Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer
Sonali Samanta
Enrolled: Jul 2025
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
Heat transfer and fluid flow
Pravat Maharana
Enrolled: Jul 2025
Continuing
Supervisor
Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer
Prateek Debadarsi Roul
Enrolled: Jul 2024
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
Solar air heater
Kashinath Dhamudia
Enrolled: Aug 2023
Continuing
Supervisor
Thermal Engineering
Harshit Kumar Shrivastav
Enrolled: Jan 2024
Continuing
Supervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [2]
Thermo-Fluid Science & Engg
Priyavrat Kumar
Enrolled: Jul 2024
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
Study on performance of heat exchangers.
Sajal Chanda
Enrolled: Aug 2020
Continuing
Supervisor

Awards And Honours
  • Odisha Young Scientist Award,   2020
  • Early Career Research Award,   2017
Memberships / Fellowships
  • The Institution of Engineers (India),   2023
  • Indian Society for Heat and Mass Transfer (ISHMT),   2019
  • The National Society for Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (NSFMFP),   2019

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