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BIO-DATA

1. Name: Dr Pinakeswar Mahanta

2. Designation: Director, NIT Arunachal Pradesh

3. Date of Birth: 01.04.1963

4. Mailing Address: Dr. Pinakeswar Mahanta

Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Pin: 781039, Assam, India

E-mail: pinak@iitg.ac.in , director@nitap.ac.in

Phone: 9435734561

Education

S. No

Qualification University Year Subject (s)/ Topics (s)

% Achieved

1 PhD Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

2001 Mechanical Engineering

-

2 M. Tech Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

1993 Mechanical Engineering

8.22/10 CPI

3 B.Sc. Engineering

Regional Engineering College Rourkela (NIT Rourkela)

1985 Mechanical Engineering

72.5

Areas of Specialisation

Heat Transfer – Conjugate radiation, conduction and /or convection problems

Renewable Energy- Biodiesel, biomass gasification and biogas technology

Circulating Fluidized Bed Technology

Energy Conservation

Combustion and gasification of solid fuel

Refrigeration and Air conditioning

5. Courses taught at UG and PG levels Course Name UG/PG Course Name UG/PG Advance Engineering Thermodynamics

PG+UG Energy Conservation and Waste Heat Recovery

UG+PG

Applied Thermodynamics-I UG Mechanical Measurements UG Thermodynamics UG Engineering Mechanics (Tutorial) UG Fluid mechanics UG C++ (Tutorial) UG Heat and Mass transfer UG Engineering Drawing UG

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Convective heat and mass transfer PG Experimental Methods PG Refrigeration and Air conditioning PG Workshop Practices UG Power Plant Engineering UG Mechanical Engg. Laboratory UG

6. Experience (Academic and Administrative) I-Academic Experience S. No. Post held Pay Scale(Rs.) Organization

Nature of duties Experience (In Years and Months)

1 Director …… Mechanical Engineering, NIT Arunachal Pradesh

1 year 7 Months

2 Professor (HAG) 217600.00 ( Level 15 as per 7 CPC Pay Matrix)

Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati (HAG)

6 years

3 Professor 18400-500-22400 Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati

12 years

4 Associate Professor

16400-450-20000 Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati

3 years 6 Months

5 Assistant Professor 12000-420-18300 Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati

3 years 9 Months

6 Assistant Executive Engineer

5725-175-6600-250-7350-EB-250-8100-325-11025-400-11825

Govt. of Assam in Administration Field activities and monitoring

14 years 6 Months

List of publication in journals, Book chapters and teaching materials

Google Scholar: Total citations: 2850, h-index-26, i10-index=64 Scopus citations: 1593, h-index=19 A. Total International Journals

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Publication Details

[1]. Singh, P., Kalita, P. and Mahanta, P., 2020. Numerical study of the hydrodynamics and heat transfer characteristics of gas–solid in a slit-less rotating fluidized bed in static geometry. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, pp.1-10.

[2]. Singh, P., Mahanta, P. and Kalita, P., 2020. Numerical study on the gas-solid hydrodynamics and heat transfer in a rotating fluidized bed with static geometry dryer. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 153, p.119666.

[3]. Abreha, B.G., Mahanta, P. and Trivedi, G., 2020. Thermal performance evaluation of multi-tube cylindrical LHS system. Applied Thermal Engineering, p.115743.

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[4]. Saikia, R., Mahanta, P. and Das, H.J., 2020. Heat recovery from the Downcomer of a pressurized circulating fluidized bed during various transient conditions. Heat and Mass Transfer, pp.1-9.

[5]. Das, H.J., Mahanta, P., Saikia, R. and Aamir, M.S., 2020. Performance evaluation of drying characteristics in conical bubbling fluidized bed dryer. Powder Technology.

[6]. Kumar, D., Mahanta, P. and Kalita, P., 2020. Energy and exergy analysis of a natural convection dryer with and without sensible heat storage medium. Journal of Energy Storage, 29, p.101481.

[7]. Deb, S., Tammi, K., Gao, X.Z., Kalita, K. and Mahanta, P., 2020. A Hybrid Multi-Objective Chicken Swarm Optimization and Teaching Learning Based Algorithm for Charging Station Placement Problem. IEEE Access.

[8]. Gudeta, D., Jena, S.R., Mahanta, P. and Robi, P.S., 2020. Performance Evaluation of Latent Heat Storage Filled with Paraffin Wax for Solar Thermal Applications. In Advances in Energy Research, Vol. 2 (pp. 13-22). Springer, Singapore.

[9]. Hotta, S.K., Sahoo, N., Mohanty, K., Mahanta, P. and Chaudhari, A.J., 2020. Effect of Compression Ratio on the Performance and Emission Characteristics of a Raw Biogas Fueled Spark Ignition Engine. In Advances in Energy Research, Vol. 2 (pp. 701-713). Springer, Singapore.

[10]. Mahapatro, A., Kumar, A. and Mahanta, P., 2020. Parametric study and exergy analysis of the gasification of sugarcane bagasse in a pressurized circulating fluidized bed gasifier. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, pp.1-11.

[11]. Buragohain, S., Mohanty, K. and Mahanta, P., 2020. Experimental investigations of a 1 kW solar photovoltaic plant in standalone and grid mode at different loading conditions. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 41, p.100796.

[12]. Mahapatro, A. and Mahanta, P., 2020. Gasification studies of low-grade Indian coal and biomass in a lab-scale pressurized circulating fluidized bed. Renewable Energy, 150, pp.1151-1159.

[13]. Abreha, B.G., Mahanta, P. and Trivedi, G., 2020. Performance investigation of lab-scale shell and tube LHS prototype. Journal of Energy Storage, 31, p.101527.

[14]. Deb, S., Gao, X.Z., Tammi, K., Kalita, K. and Mahanta, P., 2020. A New Teaching–Learning-based Chicken Swarm Optimization Algorithm. Soft Computing, 24(7), pp.5313-5331.

[15]. Mallick, D., Mahanta, P. and Moholkar, V.S., 2020. Co-gasification of biomass blends: Performance evaluation in circulating fluidized bed gasifier. Energy, 192, p.116682.

[16]. Deb, S., Tammi, K., Kalita, K. and Mahanta, P., 2019. Charging Station Placement for Electric Vehicles: A Case Study of Guwahati City, India. IEEE Access, 7, pp.100270-100282.

[17]. Deb, S., Gao, X.Z., Tammi, K., Kalita, K. and Mahanta, P., 2019. Nature-Inspired Optimization Algorithms Applied for Solving Charging Station Placement Problem: Overview and Comparison. Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, pp.1-16.

[18]. Mahapatro, A., Mahanta, P. and Jana, K., 2019. Hydrodynamic study of low-grade Indian coal and sawdust as bed inventory in a pressurized circulating fluidized bed. Energy, 189, p.116234.

[19]. Mallick, D., Mahanta, P. and Moholkar, V.S., 2020. Co–gasification of coal/biomass blends in 50 kWe circulating fluidized bed gasifier. Journal of the Energy Institute, 93(1), pp.99-111.

[20]. Sridhar, P.V.S.S., Biswas, P. and Mahanta, P., 2019. Influence of welding current on bead profile and mechanical properties of double sided submerged arc welding of AISI 304 austenitic stainless steel. Materials Today: Proceedings, 19, pp.831-836.

[21]. Deb, S., Gao, X.Z., Tammi, K., Kalita, K. and Mahanta, P., 2019. Recent Studies on Chicken Swarm Optimization algorithm: a review (2014–2018). Artificial Intelligence Review, pp.1-29.

[22]. Deb, S., Gao, X.Z., Tammi, K., Kalita, K. and Mahanta, P., 2019. Recent Studies on Chicken Swarm Optimization algorithm.

[23]. Deb, S., Kalita, K. and Mahanta, P., 2019. Distribution Network planning considering the impact of Electric Vehicle charging station load. In Smart Power Distribution Systems (pp. 529-553). Academic Press.

[24]. Rout, G., Kedia, S., Nayak, B., Yadav, R., Das, P., Acharya, S.K., Gunjan, D., Singh, V., Mahanta, M., Gupta, S. and Aggarwal, S., 2019. Controlled attenuation parameter for

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assessment of hepatic steatosis in Indian patients. Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology, 9(1), pp.13-21.

[25]. Gunjo, D.G., Mahanta, P. and Robi, P.S., 2019. Designing and Utilizing of the Solar Water Heater for Digestion of Lignocellulosic Biomass. In Advances in Waste Management(pp. 91-105). Springer, Singapore.

[26]. Deb, S., Tammi, K., Kalita, K. and Mahanta, P., 2018. Review of recent trends in charging infrastructure planning for electric vehicles. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment, 7(6), p.e306.

[27]. Gupta, S., Rout, G., Patel, A.H., Mahanta, M., Kalra, N., Sahu, P., Sethia, R., Agarwal, A., Ranjan, G., Kedia, S. and Acharya, S.K., 2018. Efficacy of generic oral directly acting agents in patients with hepatitis C virus infection. Journal of viral hepatitis, 25(7), pp.771-778.

[28]. Mallick, D., Baruah, D., Mahanta, P. and Moholkar, V.S., 2018, June. A Comprehensive Kinetic Analysis of Bamboo Waste Using Thermogravimetric Analysis. In 2018 2nd International Conference on Power, Energy and Environment: Towards Smart Technology (ICEPE) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.

[29]. Mallick, D., Poddar, M.K., Mahanta, P. and Moholkar, V.S., 2018. Discernment of synergism in pyrolysis of biomass blends using thermogravimetric analysis. Bioresource technology, 261, pp.294-305.

[30]. Kumar, A., Singh, A., Kumar, A., Singh, M.K., Mahanta, P. and Mukhopadhyay, S.C., 2018. Sensing Technologies for Monitoring Intelligent Buildings: A Review. IEEE Sensors Journal, 18(12), pp.4847-4860.

[31]. Gunjo, D.G., Jena, S.R., Mahanta, P. and Robi, P.S., 2018. Melting enhancement of a latent heat storage with dispersed Cu, CuO and Al2O3 nanoparticles for solar thermal application. Renewable Energy. 121, pp. 652-665.

[32]. Gunjo, D.G., Mahanta, P. and Robi, P.S., 2017. Exergy and energy analysis of a novel type solar collector under steady state condition: Experimental and CFD analysis. Renewable Energy, 114, pp.655-669.

[33]. Sarbassov, Y., Zayoud, A., Mahanta, P., Gu S., Ranganathan P., Saha UK., 2017. Hydrodynamic experiments on a small-scale circulating fluidized bed reactor at elevated operating pressure, and under an O2/CO2 environment. Thermal Science, 21(2), pp.1093-1104.

[34]. Zayoud, A., Mahanta, P. and Saha, U.K., 2017. Pure oxy-fuel circulating fluidized bed combustion by controlling adiabatic flame temperature using fuel staging. CURRENT SCIENCE, 113(8), p.1560.

[35]. Hauchhum, L. and Mahanta, P., 2017. Performance enhancement of CO2 capture from flue gas in a bubbling fluidized bed. Journal of the Energy Institute, 90(5), pp.764-775

[36]. Mallick, D., Mahanta, P. and Moholkar, V.S., 2017. Co-gasification of coal and biomass blends: chemistry and engineering. Fuel, 204, pp.106-128.

[37]. Ghatak, M.D. and Mahanta, P., 2017, July. Kinetic model development for biogas production from cattle dung. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 1859, No. 1, p. 020010). AIP Publishing.

[38]. Gunjo, D.G., Mahanta, P. and Robi, P.S., 2017. CFD and experimental investigation of flat plate solar water heating system under steady state condition. Renewable energy, 106, pp.24-36.

[39]. Singh, Y.D., Mahanta, P. and Bora, U., 2017. Comprehensive characterization of lignocellulosic biomass through proximate, ultimate and compositional analysis for bioenergy production. Renewable energy, 103, pp.490-500.

[40]. Yadav, D., Barbora, L., Bora, D., Mitra, S., Rangan, L. and Mahanta, P., 2017. An assessment of duckweed as a potential lignocellulosic feedstock for biogas production. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 119, pp.253-259.

[41]. Sarbassov, Y., Zayoud, A., Mahanta, P., Gu, S., Ranganathan, P. and Saha, U., 2017. Hydrodynamic experiments on a small-scale circulating fluidised bed reactor at elevated operating pressure, and under an O2/CO2 environment.

[42]. Ghatak, M.D. and Mahanta, P., 2017. Kinetic Model Development for Biogas Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass. Mechanical Engineering, 8(4).

[43]. Zayoud, A., Sarbassov, Y., Mahanta, P., Saha, U.K. and Gu, S., 2017. Influence of Aeration on the Hydrodynamic Behavior of a Pressurized Circulating Fluidized Bed. In Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power–Contemporary Research (pp. 105-114). Springer, New Delhi.

[44]. Yadav, D., Barbora, L., Rangan, L. and Mahanta, P., 2016. Tea waste and food waste as a potential

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feedstock for biogas production. Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, 35(5), pp.1247-1253. [45]. Shelke, G.N. and Mahanta, P., 2016. Feasibility Study on Utilization of Biomass Briquette in a

Conventional Downdraft Gasifier. International Energy Journal, 15(4). pp. 157-166. [46]. Hauchhum, L. and Mahanta, P., 2016. Performance enhancement of CO 2 capture from flue gas in a

bubbling fluidized bed. Journal of the Energy Institute.http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joei.2016.06.007

[47]. Pati, J.R., Dutta, S., Eliaers, P., Mahanta, P., Chatterjee, P.K. and De Wilde, J., 2016. Experimental study of paddy drying in a vortex chamber. Drying Technology, 34(9), pp.1073-1084.

[48]. Sharma, M., Mahanta, P. and Mishra, S.C., 2016. Usability of porous burner in kerosene pressure stove: An experimental investigation aided by energy and exergy analyses. Energy, 103, pp.251-260.

[49]. Sharma, M., Mishra, S.C. and Mahanta, P., 2016. Effect of burner configuration and operating parameters on the performance of kerosene pressure stove with submerged porous medium combustion. Applied Thermal Engineering, 107, pp.516-523.

[50]. Ghatak, M.D. and Mahanta, P., 2016. Biogas Purification using Chemical Absorption. 8 (3), pp. 1600-1605.

[51]. Singh,Y.D., Mahanta, P. andBora, U. 2016. Physico-chemical characterization and thermal behaviour study of Lignocellulosic biomass obtained from a few wild grasses of Kamrup(Assam)and Thoubal(Manipur)for biofuel production. International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development, 3(9), pp. 74-88.

[52]. Shelke, G.N. and Mahanta, P., 2015. Feasibility Study on Utilization of Biomass Briquette in a Conventional Downdraft Gasifier. International Energy Journal, 15(4).pp. 157-166,2015

[53]. Pati, J.R., Hotta, S.K. and Mahanta, P., 2015. Effect of waste heat recovery on drying characteristics of sliced ginger in a natural convection dryer. Procedia Engineering, 105, pp.145-152.

[54]. Hauchhum, L., Mahanta, P. and De Wilde, J., 2015. Capture of CO2 from Flue Gas onto Coconut Fibre-Based Activated Carbon and Zeolites in a Fixed Bed. Transport in Porous Media, 110(3), pp.503-519.

[55]. Loha, C., Gu, S., De Wilde, J., Mahanta, P. and Chatterjee, P.K., 2014. Advances in mathematical modeling of fluidized bed gasification. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 40, pp.688-715.

[56]. Raha, D., Mahanta, P. and Clarke, M.L., 2014. The implementation of decentralised biogas plants in Assam, NE India: The impact and effectiveness of the National Biogas and Manure Management Programme. Energy Policy, 68, pp.80-91.

[57]. Shelke, G.N. and Mahanta, P., 2014. Biomass briquette characterization for downdraft gasification. In Applied Mechanics and Materials (Vol. 592, pp. 2442-2446). Trans Tech Publications.

[58]. Ghatak, M.D. and Mahanta, P., 2014. Kinetic Assessment of Biogas Production from Lignocellulosic Biomasses. International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology, 3(5), pp.244-9.

[59]. Hauchhum, L. and Mahanta, P., 2014. Kinetic, thermodynamic and regeneration studies for CO2 adsorption onto activated carbon. International Journal of Advanced Mechanical Engineering, 4, pp.27-32.

[60]. Hauchhum, L. and Mahanta, P., 2014. Carbon dioxide adsorption on zeolites and activated carbon by pressure swing adsorption in a fixed bed. International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering, 5(4), pp.349-356.

[61]. Hauchhum, L. and Mahanta, P., 2014. CO2 Capture onto Zeolite 13X and Zeolite 4A by Pressure Swing Adsorption in a Fixed Bed. In Applied Mechanics and Materials (Vol. 592, pp. 1456-1460). Trans Tech Publications.

[62]. Ghatak, M.D. and Mahanta, P., 2014. Effect of temperature on anaerobic co-digestion of cattle dung with lignocellulosic biomass. J. Adv. Eng. Res, 1, pp.1-7.

[63]. Ghatak, M.D. and Mahanta, P., 2014. The Effect of Temperature and Total Solid on Biomethanation of Sugarcane Bagasse. IUP Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 7(3), p.68.

[64]. Kalita, P., Mahanta, P. and Saha, U.K., 2014. Study of bed-to-wall heat transfer with twisted tape at the upper splash region of a pressurized circulating fluidized bed unit. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 78, pp.260-266.

[65]. Chopade, R.P., Mishra, S.C., Mahanta, P. and Maruyama, S., 2014. On Configuration of Load in Radiant Furnace for Uniform Thermal Conditions. Heat Transfer Engineering, 35(1), pp.94-109.

[66]. Chatterjee, S., Yadav, D., Barbora, L., Mahanta, P. and Goswami, P., 2014. Silk-Cocoon matrix immobilized lipase catalyzed transesterification of sunflower oil for production of biodiesel. Journal of Catalysts, 2014.

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[67]. Ghosh, A., Goswami, P., Mahanta, P., Verma, A., 2014. Effect of carbon fiber length and graphene on carbon-polymer composite bipolar plate for PEMFC. Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 18, pp. 3427-3436.

[68]. Armstrong, L.M., Gu, S., Luo, K.H. and Mahanta, P., 2013. Effect of carbon fiber length and graphene on carbon-polymer composite bipolar plate for PEMFC. AIChE Journal, 59(6), pp.1952-1963.

[69]. Kalita, P., Saha, U.K. and Mahanta, P., 2013. Effect of biomass blending on hydrodynamics and heat transfer behavior in a pressurized circulating fluidized bed unit. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 60, pp.531-541.

[70]. Kalita, P., Saha, U.K. and Mahanta, P., 2013. Parametric study on the hydrodynamics and heat transfer along the riser of a pressurized circulating fluidized bed unit. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 44, pp.620-630.

[71]. Kalita, P., Clifford, M.J., Jiamjiroch, K., Kalita, K., Mahanta, P. and Saha, U.K., 2013. Characterization and analysis of thermal response of rice husk for gasification applications. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 5(1), p.013119.

[72]. Mohapatra, S.S., Lakshmi, D.V.N. and Mahanta, P., 2013. Performance Evaluation of Natural Convection Grain Dryer using Phase Change Material for Quality Drying of Paddy. International Journal of Agriculture and Food Science Technology. 4(6), pp. 523-530

[73]. Kalita, P., Mahanta, P., Saha, U.K., 2013. Some studies on wall-to-bed heat transfer in a pressurized circulating fluidized bed unit Open Access. Procedia Engineering56, pp. 163-172

[74]. Biswas, A., Mahanta, P.,2012. Design and experimental analysis of condenser for the production of bamboo vinegar. International Journal of Applied Research in Mechanical Engineering 2(2), pp.2231 –5950,

[75]. Buragohain, B., Mahanta, P. and Moholkar, V.S., 2012. Performance correlations for biomass gasifiers using semi equilibrium non stoichiometric thermodynamic models. International Journal of Energy Research, 36(5), pp.590-618.

[76]. Buragohain, B., Mahanta, P., Moholkar, V.S. ,2012. Thermodynamic Approach to Design and Optimization of Biomass Gasifier Utilizing Agro-Residues. Green Energy and Technology 55, pp. 157-195.

[77]. Kalita, P., Saha, U.K. and Mahanta, P., 2012. An Experimental Investigation of Hydrodynamics and Heat Transfer Characteristics of Biomass Blending in a Pressurized Circulating Fluidized Bed. International Energy Journal, 13(2).

[78]. Chopade, R.P., Mishra, S.C., Mahanta, P., Maruyama, S. and Komiya, A., 2012. Uniform thermal conditions on 3-D object: Optimal power estimation of panel heaters in a 3-D radiant enclosure. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 51, pp.63-76.

[79]. Chopade, R.P., Mishra, S.C., Mahanta, P. and Maruyama, S., 2012. Estimation of power of heaters in a radiant furnace for uniform thermal conditions on 3-D irregular shaped objects. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 55(15), pp.4340-4351.

[80]. Mohapatra, S.S. and Mahanta, P., 2012. Performance Evaluation of Quality Drying in a Natural Convection Grain Dryer. In Applied Mechanics and Materials (Vol. 110, pp. 2094-2100). Trans Tech Publications.

[81]. Buragohain, B., Mahanta, P. and Moholkar, V.S., 2011. Investigations in gasification of biomass mixtures using thermodynamic equilibrium and semi–equilibrium models. International Journal of Energy and Environment, 2(3), pp.551-578.

[82]. Baruah, M., Dewan, A. and Mahanta, P., 2011. Performance of Elliptical Pin Fin Heat Exchanger with Three Elliptical Perforations. CFD letters, 3(2), pp.65-73.

[83]. Sharma, M., Mishra, S.C. and Mahanta, P., 2011. An experimental investigation on efficiency improvement of a conventional kerosene pressure stove. International Journal of Energy for a Clean Environment, 12(1).pp. 79–93.

[84]. Chopade, R.P., Mishra, S.C., Mahanta, P. and Maruyama, S., 2011. Effects of locations of a 3-D design object in a 3-D radiant furnace for prescribed uniform thermal conditions. Applied Thermal Engineering, 31(16), pp.3262-3274.

[85]. Patil, R.S., Pandey, M. and Mahanta, P., 2011. Parametric studies and effect of scale-up on wall-to-bed heat transfer characteristics of circulating fluidized bed risers. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science,

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35(3), pp.485-494. [86]. Chopade, R.P., Agnihotri, E., Singh, A.K., Kumar, A., Uppaluri, R., Mishra, S.C. and Mahanta, P.,

2011. Application of a particle swarm algorithm for parameter retrieval in a transient conduction-radiation problem. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, 59(9), pp.672-692.

[87]. Chopade, R.P., Mishra, S.C., Mahanta, P. and Maruyama, S., 2011. Numerical analysis of an inverse boundary design problem of a 3-D radiant furnace with a 3-D design object. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, 60(1), pp.25-49.

[88]. Patil, R.S., Mahanta, P. and Pandey, M., 2011. Effect of Scale-up on Heat Transfer Characteristics of Cyclone Separators of Circulating Fluidized Beds. International Energy Journal, 11(3), pp. 123-130.

[89]. Dewan, A., Patro, P., Khan, I. and Mahanta, P., 2010. The effect of fin spacing and material on the performance of a heat sink with circular pin fins. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 224(1), pp.35-46.

[90]. Buragohain, B., Mahanta, P. and Moholkar, V.S., 2010. Biomass gasification for decentralized power generation: The Indian perspective. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 14(1), pp.73-92.

[91]. Buragohain, B., Mahanta, P. and Moholkar, V.S., 2010. Thermodynamic optimization of biomass gasification for decentralized power generation and Fischer–Tropsch synthesis. Energy, 35(6), pp.2557-2579.

[92]. Baruah, M., Dewan, A. and Mahanta, P., 2010. Comparison of Straight, Perforated and Tapered Elliptical Pin Fin Compact Heat Exchangers. IUP Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 3(4).

[93]. Patil, R.S., Pandey, M. and Mahanta, P., 2010. Effect of Scale-up on Heat Transfer Characteristics in Upper Splash Region of Circulating Fluidized Bed Risers. Journal of Energy and Power Engineering, 4(6), pp. 9-15.

[94]. Patil, R.S., Pandey, M. and Mahanta, P., 2010. Effect of scale-up of lower and middle splash region on heat transfer characteristics of circulating fluidized bed risers. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 224(8), pp.1059-1068.

[95]. Mehta, R.N., Chakraborty, M., Mahanta, P. and Parikh, P.A., 2010. Evaluation of fuel properties of butanol− biodiesel− diesel blends and their impact on engine performance and emissions. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 49(16), pp.7660-7665.

[96]. Khan, I., Baruah, M., Dewan, A. and Mahanta, P., 2009. Computational Investigation of Energy Efficient Pin Fin Cross Section for a Compact Heat Exchanger. International Energy Journal, 10(4), pp. 233-246.

[97]. Goswami, P., Barbora, L., Cameotra, S.S., Mahanta, P. and. Chatterjee, S., 2009. Silk-fiber immobilized lipase-catalyzed hydrolysis of emulsified sunflower oil. Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 157(3), pp.593-600.

[98]. Kalita, P., Mohan, G., Pradeep Kumar, G. and Mahanta, P., 2009. Determination and comparison of kinetic parameters of low density biomass fuels. Journal of renewable and sustainable energy, 1(2), p.023109,pp.1-12.

[99]. Kakati, S. and Mahanta, P., 2009. Effect of Fin-Aided Burner on Thermal Performance of Pressurized Kerosene Stove. Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer, 16(1), pp. 35-42.

[100]. Sarma, A.K., Sarmah, J.K., Barbora, L., Kalita, P., Chatterjee, S., Mahanta, P. and Goswami, P., 2008. Recent Inventions in Biodiesel Production and Processing-A Review. Recent Patents on Engineering, 2(1), pp.47-58.

[101]. Sahoo, B.B., Sahoo, N., Mahanta, P., Borbora, L., Kalita, P. and Saha, U.K., 2008. Performance assessment of a solar still using blackened surface and thermocol insulation. Renewable Energy, 33(7), pp.1703-1708.

[102]. Mahanta, P., Sarmah, J.K., Kalita, P. and Shrivastava, A., 2008. Parametric study on transesterification process for biodiesel production from pongamia pinnata and jatropha curcus oil. International Energy Journal, 9(1), pp. 41-46.

[103]. Kalita, P., Dixit, U.S., Mahanta, P. and Saha, U.K., 2008. A novel energy efficient machine for plate manufacturing from areca palm leaf sheath. Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 67 (10), pp. 807-811.

[104]. Sahoo, B.B., Sahoo, N., Mahanta, P., Borbora, L., Kalita, P. and Saha, U.K., 2008. Performance assessment of a solar still using blackened surface and thermocol insulation. Renewable Energy, 33(7), pp.1703-1708.

[105]. Kushwah, Y.S., Mahanta, P. and Mishra, S.C., 2008. Some studies on fuel characteristics of Mesua

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Ferrea. Heat Transfer Engineering, 29(4), pp.405-409. [106]. Borah, M.C., Mahanta, P., Kakoty, S.K., Saha, U.K. and Sahasrabudhe, A.D., 2007. Study of quality

parameters in vermicomposting. Indian Journal of Biotechnology, 6 (3) , pp. 410-413. [107]. Kakati, S., Mahanta, P. and Kakoty, S.K., 2007. Performance analysis of pressurized kerosene stove

with porous medium inserts. Journal of scientific & industrial research, 66(7), pp.565-569. [108]. Mahanta, P., Mishra, S. and Kushwah, Y., 2006. A comparative study of pongamia pinnata and jatropha

curcus oil as diesel substitute. International Energy Journal, 7(1), pp.1-12. [109]. Mahanta, P., Mishra, S.C. and Kushwah, Y.S., 2006. An experimental study of Pongamia pinnata L. oil

as a diesel substitute. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 220(7), pp.803-808.

[110]. Saha, U.K., Mahanta, P., Grinspan, A.S., Kumar, P.S. and Goswami, P., 2005. Twisted bamboo bladed rotor for Savonius wind turbines. Journal of the Solar Energy Society of India (SESI), 4, pp.1-10.

[111]. Sarma, D., Mishra, S.C. and Mahanta, P., 2005. Analysis of collimated radiation in participating media using the discrete transfer method. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 96(1), pp.123-135.

[112]. Mahanta, P., Saha, U.K., Dewan, A., Kalita, P. and Buragohain, B., 2005. Biogas Digester: A Discussion on Factors Affecting Biogas Production and Field Investigation of a Novel Duplex Digester. Journal of the Solar Energy Society of India, 15(2), pp.1-12.

[113]. Mahanta, P., Dewan, A., Saha, U.K., Bhatt, B.K. and Das, D.R., 2005. Field Study of Biogas Digester with Partitioned Walls. International Energy Journal, 5., pp. 93-102.

[114]. Dewan, A., Mahanta, P., Raju, K.S. and Kumar, P.S., 2004. Review of passive heat transfer augmentation techniques. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 218(7), pp.509-527.

[115]. Grinspan, A.S., Saha, U.K. and Mahanta, P., 2004. Experimental investigation of twisted bladed Savonius wind turbine rotor. International Energy Journal, 5(1), pp.1-9.

[116]. Mahanta, P., Saha, U.K., Dewan, A. and Kalita, P.,2004. The influence of temperature and total solid concentration on the gas production rate of a biogas digester, Journal of Energy in Southern Africa. 15(4), pp. 112-117

[117]. Mahanta, P. and Mishra, S.C., 2003. Solution of radiative heat transfer problems in long cylindrical enclosures with participating media. J of the Institution of Engineers (India), Mechanical Engineering Division.

[118]. Mahanta, P. and Mishra, S.C., 2003. Exact analysis of radiative transfer problems in long cylindrical enclosures with participating medium. Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India), Part MC, Mechanical Engineering Division, 84, pp.55-65.

[119]. Rath, P., Mishra, S.C., Mahanta, P., Saha, U.K. and Mitra, K., 2003. Discrete transfer method applied to transient radiative transfer problems in participating medium. Numerical Heat Transfer: Part A: Applications, 44(2), pp.183-197.

[120]. Mahanta, P. and Mishra, S.C., 2002. Collapsed dimension method applied to radiative transfer problems in complex enclosures with participating medium. Numerical Heat Transfer: Part B: Fundamentals, 42(4), pp.367-388.

[121]. Mahanta, P. and Mishra, S.C., 2001. Modified collapsed dimension method for radiative heat transfer problems. Journal of thermophysics and heat transfer, 15(2), pp.246-248.

Book Chapters

1. Das, H.J., Mahanta, P. and Saikia, R., 2020. A Future Trend on Research Scope of Numerical Simulation on Conical Fluidized Bed. In Handbook of Research on Developments and Trends in Industrial and Materials Engineering (pp. 401-437). IGI Global.

2. Singh, P., Kalita, P. and Mahanta, P., 2019. Study of agricultural product drying in a rotating fluidized bed with static geometry, Post Harvest Technology and Value Addition (Vol-I, Issue-I), College of Horticulture & Forestry, Central Agricultural University, Pasighat- 791102, Arunachal Pradesh, 2019, pp1-8. ISBN-978-93-5396-087-2.

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3. Kumar, D., Mahanta, P., Kalita, P., 2019. Thermodynamic analysis of a natural convection dryer, Post Harvest Technology and Value Addition (Vol-I, Issue-I), College of Horticulture & Forestry, Central Agricultural University, Pasighat- 791102, Arunachal Pradesh, 2019, pp 1-8.ISBN-978-93-5396-087-2.

4. Tamuly, P., Mahanta, P., 2019. A Study on the Drying of Large/ Black Cardamom in Conventional Bhatti Dryer and the Related Constrains Faced in Arunachal Pradesh, Post Harvest Technology and Value Addition (Vol-I, Issue-I), College of Horticulture & Forestry, Central Agricultural University, Pasighat- 791102, Arunachal Pradesh, 2019, pp 1-8.ISBN-978-93-5396-087-2.

5. Sridhar, P.V.S.S., Kumar, S., Pal, K., Chakraborty, B.K., Bhattacharjee, R., Majumder, S., Biswas, P. and Mahanta, P., 2020. Experimental Investigation and Mechanical Characterization of Double-Sided Submerged Arc Welding of AISI 304 Austenitic Stainless Steel. In Advances in Additive Manufacturing and Joining (pp. 679-688). Springer, Singapore.

6. Buragohain, B., Mahanta P. and Moholkar V. S., Thermodynamic Approach to design and optimization of Biomass Gasifier Utilizing Agro-residues, Green energy and Technology,pp.157-195.ISSN1865-3529,ISBN-978-1-4471-2305-7,DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4471-2306-4

7. P. Kalita, P. Mahanta and U. K. Saha, 2015, Pressurized Circulating Fluidized bed Technology: A review towards a novel design approach, in the Multi Vol. Set on “ENERGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY”, volume -11, hydrogen and other Technologies, StudiumPress (USA) Pvt. Ltd., 481-526.

8. R.S. Patil, P. Mahanta, M. Pandey, Experimental and Computational Studies on Effects of Scale-Up of Riser on Heat Transfer Chatacterisitcs of Circulating Fluidized Bed, Springer science + business Media Dordrectht 2015 DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-9804-4_19

9. B. Buragohain, P. Mahanta and V. S. Moholkar. First Principle Design of a Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB) Biomass Gasifier. In: New Technologies for Rural Development Having Potential for Commercialization (Editor: J. P.Shukla), Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi (2009) pp.210-223. Economies (Editor, A. Karagiannidis), springer.

10. Jana, K., Mahanta P., and De, S., 2018. Role of Biomass for Sustainable Energy Solution in India. In Sustainable Energy and Transportation (pp. 209-233). Springer, Singapore.

11. Mallick D., Buragohain B., Mahanta P. and Moholkar V.S., 2018. Gasification of Mixed Biomass: Analysis Using Equilibrium, Semi-equilibrium, and Kinetic Models. In Coal and Biomass Gasification (pp. 223-241). Springer, Singapore.

12. Mallick, D., Mahanta, P. and Moholkar, V.S., 2018. Synergistic Effects in Gasification of Coal/Biomass Blends: Analysis and Review. In Coal and Biomass Gasification (pp. 473-497). Springer, Singapore.

Teaching materials

Curriculum Development Programme under QIP: Course material on Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics

http://www.iitg.ernet.in/scifac/qip/public_html/cd_cell/adv_engg_thermo_index.htm

Course material on Energy conservation and waste heat recovery http://www.iitg.ernet.in/scifac/qip/public_html/cd_cell/waste_heat_recov_index.htm

NPTEL web course on Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics http://nptel.ac.in/courses/112103016/

Course Material Prepared for IGNOU Course material on Heat Power Technology Course Material Prepared for IGNOU Course material on Heat and Mass Transfer

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Publications in the proceeding of the national conferences

National Conference/Seminar 1. Kakati, S., Mahanta, P. and Kakoty,S.K., 2006. Performance enhancement of high pressure kerosene stove

through porous medium inserts, 22nd National Convention of Mechanical Engineers on Energy Technologies- Strategies for Optimal Utilization of Natural Resources. The Institution of Engineers (India), pp.54-58.

2. Singh, P., Purkayastha, R., Kalita, P., Mahanta, P., 2018. Development and performance evaluation of an efficient and user-friendly rotating fluidized bed in static geometry (RFBSG) dryer, National conference on Waste to Energy Conversion (WEC-2018), December 28-29, 2018, NIT Mizoram, Mizoram.

3. Mahapatro, A. and Mahanta, P., 2019, August. Hydrodynamic and gasification studies of sawdust in a pressurized circulating fluidized bed. In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 605, No. 1, p. 012003). IOP Publishing.

4. Kakati, S., Mahanta, P. and Kakoty,S.K., 2006. Performance evaluation of pressure stoves with plant oil and kerosene blends, International conference on challenges and strategies for sustainable energy, efficiency and environment, Uttar Pradesh Technical University, IET Campus, Sitapur Road, Lucknow, (ISBN 81-224-1910-0, Publisher New Age International (P) limited), pp. 145-151.

5. Kalita, P., Borah, M.C. and Mahanta, P., 2006. Improved biogas digester and vermicompost plant: an economically viable unit, 22nd National convention of Mechanical Engineers on Energy Technologies-Strategies for Optimal Utilization of Natural Resources, The Institution of Engineers’ (India).

6. Mahanta, P. and Srivastava, A., 2006. Technology development of biodiesel as an energy alternative, International conference on challenges and strategies for sustainable energy, efficiency and environment, U. P. Technical University.

7. Kakati, S., Mahanta, P. and Kakoty, S.K., 2006. Effect of heat losses on overall performance of kerosene fuelled capillary fed wick stove, National conference on advances in energy research, IIT Bombay.

8. Mahanta, P. and Kakati, S. 2005. Prospect of biomass gasification technology in north-east India, Two-day regional business meet on Biomass gasification with special reference to tea industry, rice milling, bamboo based industry, saw mills, plywood industry, and other industrial units of NE Region,Assam Energy Development Agency, & sponsored by Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources Govt. of India New Delhi.

9. Mahanta, P., Dewan, A. and Raju, K.S., 2004. Study of laminar friction factor in alarge hydraulic diameter tube heat exchanger with twisted tape, 31st National conference on FMFP, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.

10. Vittala, C.B.V., Kakati, S., Mahanta, P. and Kakoty, S.K., 2003. Development of improved household cooking stove, 13th National Conference of Indian Society of Mechanical Engineers (ISME), IIT Roorkee, 30-31st, Paper No TH-101, pp.179.

11. Mahanta, P. and Kalita, P., 2002. Some Studies on Evaluation of Solar Radiation Data, All India seminar on Advances in Solar Energy Technologies, Allied Publication Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, pp.241-246.

12. Saha, U.K., Mahanta, P., Grinspan, A.S., Suresh Kumar. P. and Goswami, P., 2002. Vertical axis wind turbine: Design, fabrication and experimental study of a savonius rotor made out of bamboo blades, 18th National Convection of Mechanical Engineers & National Seminar on Emerging Trends in Mechatronics for Automation, at NIT, Rourkela.

13. Suresh Kumar, P., Mahanta, P. and Saha, U. K., 2002. Emission Characteristics of CNG in Automobiles, All India Seminar on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) As an Automotive Fuel, Guwahati.

14. Grinspan, A. S., Kumar, P. S., Saha, U. K., Mahanta, P., Ratna Rao, D.V. and Veda Bhanu, G., 2001. Design, Development and Testing of Savonius Wind Turbine Rotor with Twisted Blades, 28th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, Chandigarh, India.

Publications in the proceeding of the international conferences

International Conference 1. Singh, P., Mahanta, P., and Kalita, P. "Study of granular food material drying in a pilot-scale

rotating fluidized bed with static geometry dryer". In 2019 International Conference on Recent Developments in Mechanical Engineering (ICRAME-2020) 07-09 Feb. 2020, at National

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Institute of Technology, Silchar, Assam.

2. Das, H. J., Saikia, R., and Mahanta, P. “A comparative study on the hydrodynamic and heat transfer behaviour of conical fluidized bed with that of a columnar pressurized circulating fluidized bed”. In 2019 International Conference on Recent Developments in Mechanical Engineering (ICRAME-2020) 07-09 Feb. 2020, at National Institute of Technology, Silchar, Assam.

3. Tamuly, P., Das, H.J. , Mahanta, P., Experimental investigation of drying characteristics of tea in a conical bubbling bed dryer. In 2019 International Conference on Recent Developments in Mechanical Engineering (ICRAME-2020) 07-09 Feb. 2020, at National Institute of Technology, Silchar, Assam.

4. Singh, P., Mahanta, P., and Kalita, P., 2020. " Study of agricultural product drying in a slit-less rotating fluidized bed dryer with static geometry". International Conference on Thermal Engineering and Management Advances, ICTEMA 2020, 27-28 June 2020 Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal 735102, India

5. Singh, P., Mahanta, P., and Kalita, P., 2020. " Study of agricultural product drying in a rotating fluidized bed with static geometry dryer with and without slits ". International Conference on Recent Trends in Developments of Thermo-fluids and Renewable Energy (TFRE-2020) 24-26th June 2020 at National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh, India

6. Singh, P., Kalita, P., and Mahanta, P., 2019. "Numerical study of the hydrodynamics and heat transfer of a gas-solid rotating fluidized bed in static geometry dryer". The 2nd International Mechanical Engineering Conference (IMEC) - 2019 to from 7-9 Feb. 2020 November to 1st December 2019, at National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.

7. Abreha, B.G., Mahanta, P. and Trivedi, G., 2019, April. Numerical modeling and simulation of thermal energy storage for solar cooking using Comsol multiphysics software. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2091, No. 1, p. 020004). AIP Publishing.

8. Mallick, D., Baruah, D., Mahanta, P. and Moholkar, V.S., 2018, June. A Comprehensive Kinetic Analysis of Bamboo Waste Using Thermogravimetric Analysis. In 2018 2nd International Conference on Power, Energy and Environment: Towards Smart Technology (ICEPE) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.

9. Hotta, S. K., Sahoo, N., Mohanty K., Mahanta, P.,2018. Effect of compression ratio on the performance of a constant speed spark ignition engine operating on raw biogas, 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges (SEEC-2018), Jan 01-03, 2018, IISc, Bangalore India.

10. Mahapatro, A., Mahanta, P., 2017. Numerical investigation of hydrodynamics and heat transfer in a pressurized Circulating Fluidized Bed riser, Proceedings of the 12th International conference on Fluidized Bed Technology (CFB-12), pp. 323-328, May 23-26,Krakow, Poland

11. Hotta, S. K., Sahoo, N., Mohanty K., Mahanta, P., Choudhari, A. J., 2017. Effect of compression Ratio on the performance and emission characteristics of a raw biogas fueled spark ignition engine, 6th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research, Dec12-14, 2017, IIT Bombay, India.

12. Hotta, S. K., Sahoo, N., Mohanty K., Mahanta, P., Comparative assessment of a spark ignition engine fuelled with petrol and raw biogas, 24th

National and 2nd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2017), Dec 27-30, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, India.

13. Talukdar, P.K., Kulkarni, V., Das, A.K., Dwivedy, S.K., Kakoty, S.K., Mahanta, P. and Saha, U.K., 2017, December. In-Situ Experiments to Estimate the Performance Characteristics of a

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Double-Step Helical-Bladed Hydrokinetic Turbine. In ASME 2017 Gas Turbine India Conference (pp. V002T06A004-V002T06A004). American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

14. Pati, J.R., Mahanta, P. and De Wilde J., 2016. Experimental and Compare Study of Wheat Drying in Rotating Fluidized Bed in a Static Geometry (RFB-SG) and Conventional Bubbling Fluidized Bed (BFB) Dryer. ETAE, IIT, Kharagpur, Paper ID-1306, 27-30 December.

15. Pati, J.R., Mahanta, P. and Dutta, S., 2015. Experimental Study and Comparison of Paddy Drying in Natural Convection and Rotating Fluidized Bed in a Static Geometry dryer (RFB-SG) ICAER-2015, IIT Bombay, India, Paper-ID 281, 15-17th December.

16. Pati, J.R., Hotta, S.K. and Mahanta, P., 2015. Effect of Waste Heat Recovery on Drying characteristics of Sliced Ginger in a Natural Convection Dryer. Procedia Engineering 105, pp. 145-152.

17. Hotta, S. K., Singh, R., Sahoo, N., Mohanty K., Mahanta, P., 2015. “Design of a venture type biogas mixer for a four stroke spark ignition engine,” 5th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research, Dec10-12, 998-1005, IIT Bombay, India.

18. Shelke, G.N. and Mahanta, P., 2015. Performance analysis of downdraft gasification with biomass briquette. NTPC Energy Technical Journal, e Compendium GETS 229.

19. Shelke, G.N. and Mahanta, P., 2015. Comparative analysis of downdraftgasification for woodchips and biomass briquette/pellets. CHMCON-2015, Chemical Engineering Department, IIT Guwahati, December 27-30.

20. Mahapatro, A., Kalita, P., Mahanta, P.,Saha, U.K. and Mallick, S., 2014. Numerical simulation of gas-solid flow in a pressurized circulating fluidized bed riser, Proceedings of the 11th International conference on Fluidized Bed Technology (CFB-11), pp. 323-328, May 14-17,Beijing, China.

21. Shelke, G.N., Mahanta, P. and Patil, R.S., 2014. Experimental studies on thermal behavior of downdraft gasifier. Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering, London, United Kingdom. WCE, Vol 2: 1356-1359, 2-4, July.

22. Mallick, S.S., Mahanta, P. and Mahapatro, A., 2014. Studies on total and radiative heat transfer in circulating fluidized beds”, Proceedings of the 11th International conference on Fluidized Bed Technology (CFB-11), pp. 447-453, May 14-17, Beijing, China.

23.

Ghatak M.D. and Mahanta, P., 2014. Effect of Temperature on Biogas Production from Lignocellulosic Biomasses. Proceedings of 2014 1st International Conference on Non-Conventional Energy (ICONCE 2014), pp:164-168, organized by JIS College of Engineering, Kalyani, India, published in IEEE xplore digital library,DOI:10.1109/ICONCE.2014.6808702 Publication Year: 2014, Page(s): 117 – 121.

24. Shelke, G.N. and Mahanta, P., 2014. Biomass Briquette Characterization for Downdraft Gasification” is accepted for the International Mechanical Engineering Congress (IMEC) at NIT Trichy, India; 13-15 June.

25. Shelke, G.N., Mahanta, P., Patil, R.S., Experimental studies on thermal behavior of downdraft gasifier. Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science 2, pp. 1356-1359

26. Ghatak, M.D. and Mahanta, P., 2013. Biogas production from lignocellulosic biomasses. Proceedings of the 22thNational and 11th International ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, IIT Kharagpur, India,December 28-31.

27. Mahanta, P., Hotta, S.K. and Pati, J.R., 2013. Studies on heat transfer and drying characteristics of ginger in a natural convection dryer, Proceedings of the 22thNational and 11thInternational ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Paper ID- 123, IIT Kharagpur, India, December 28-31.

28. Kalita, P., Saha, UK. and Mahanta, P., 2012. Evaluation of gasification potential of sawdust in a pressurized circulating fluidized bed unit, International Conference on ENERGY, Université Catholique de Louvain ( UCL), Belgium, 8th November.

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29. Kalita, P., Saha, U.K. and Mahanta, P., 2012. Some studies on wall-to-bed heat transfer in a pressurized circulating fluidized bed unit, 5th BSME International Conference on Thermal Engineering, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 21-23rd December.

30. Mohapatra, S.S. and Mahanta, P., 2012. Thermodynamic Evaluation of Natural Convection Paddy dryer. International Conference on Renewable Energy Technology ICDRET-2012, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

31. Kalita, P., Mahanta, P. and Saha, U.K., 2011. Effect of operating parameters on the performance of a pressurized circulating fluidized bed unit - a review, Summer School on Efficient Fossil Energy Technologies, IIT Guwahati, July 4-10.

32. Patil, R.S., Pandey M. and Mahanta, P., 2010. Study on Wall-to-Bed Heat Transfer Characteristics in the Upper Splash Region of Cold Circulating Fluidized Bed Risers. 9th International ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (ISHMT-ASME ), IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India, 4-6th January.

33. Mahanta, P., Patil, R.S. and Pandey M., 2010. Effect of particle size and sand inventory on wall-to-bed heat transfer characteristics of circulating fluidized bed riser, WCE 2010 - World Congress on Engineering, 2, pp. 1495-1500.

34. Patil, R.S., Pandey M. and Mahanta, P., 2010. Study on the Heat Transfer Characteristics in the Lower Splash Region of Circulating Fluidized Bed Riser. 7th World Conference on Experimental Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (ExHFT-7), Krakow, Poland, 28th June - 3rd July.

35. Mahanta, P., Patil, R.S. and Pandey, M., 2010. Effect of Particle size and Bed Inventory on Wall-to-Bed Heat Transfer Characteristics of Circulating Fluidized Bed Risers, International Association of Engineers (IAENG)-World Congress on Engineering 2010, International Conference of Mechanical Engineering (ICME'10) London, UK, 30th June -2nd July.

36. Mahanta, P., Patil, R.S. and Pandey, M., 2010. Effect of particle size and sand inventory on wall-to-bed heat transfer characteristics of circulating fluidized bed riser. In Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering (Vol. 2).pp. 1495-1500.

37. Patil, R.S., Pandey, M. and Mahanta, P., 2009. CFD Simulation for Heat Transfer and Hydrodynamics Characteristics of Circulating Fluidized Bed Riser. 1st International Conference on Energy Engineering and Eco-Balance (IC-EEE), MITR Pune, India, 16-18th February.

38. Patil, R.S., Pandey, M., Mahanta, P., Meena, K.L., Singh, Y.V. and Sharma, P., 2008. Studies on Bed to Wall Heat Transfer in the Cyclone Separators of Circulating Fluidized Beds. International Conference on Energy Security and Climate Change: Issues, Strategies and Options (ESCC), AIT and RERIC Bangkok, Thailand, 6-8th August.

39. Patil, R.S., Pandey, M. and Mahanta, P., 2008. Studies on Hydrodynamic Characteristics along the Riser of Circulating Fluidized Bed. IISC Centenary – International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (IC-ICAME), IISC Bangalore, India, 2-4th July.

40. Pandey, M., Mahanta, P., Patil R.S. and Vijay, G. M., 2008. Development of an Experimental Facility for the Study of Scale Effects in Circulating Fluidized Beds. National Conference on Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering (NCRAME), NIT Silchar, India, 20-21st December.

41. Mahanta, P., Patil, R.S. and Pandey, M., 2008. Studies on hydrodynamic characteristics along the riser of circulating fluidized bed, International conference on advances in Mechanical Engineering, IISc, Bangalore.

42. Mahanta, P. and Mishra, S.C., 2006. Some Studies on Fuel Characteristics of Mesua Ferrea,18th NHMTC and 7th ISHMT/ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, January 4-6, Guwahati.

43. Kalita, P., Dixit, U.S., Mahanta, P. and Saha, U.K., 2006. Effect of moisture and temperature on arecanut leaf sheath products, 3rd BSME-ASME International Conference on Thermal Engineering, December 20-22, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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44. Kakati, S., Mahanta, P. and Kakoty, S.K., 2006. Performance evaluation of pressure stoves with plant oil and kerosene blends, International conference on challenges and strategies for sustainable energy, efficiency and environment, Uttar Pradesh Technical University, IET Campus, Sitapur Road, Lucknow, 10-11 June, (ISBN 81-224-1910-0, Publisher New Age International (P) limited), pp 145-151.

45. Dewan, A., Mahanta, P. and Kumar, S., 2005. Experimental study of heat transfer enhancement by porous medium and twisted tape, 4th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (HEFAT2005), Cairo, Egypt, 19 - 22 September.

46. Mahanta, P., Dewan, A. and Raju, K.S., 2004. Study of laminar friction factor in a large hydraulic diameter tube heat exchanger with twisted tape, 31st National conference on FMFP, December 16-28, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.

47. Kumar, P.S., Mahanta, P. and Dewan, A., 2003. Study of laminar flow in a large diameter annulus with twisted tape inserts, 2nd International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluide Mechanics, and Thermodynamics, Victoria falls, Zambia, 23-26 June.

48. Grinspan, A.S., Mahanta, P. and Saha, U.K., 2003. Design, development and calibration of a low speed wind tunnel, 7th Triennial International Symposium on Fluid Control, Measurement and Visualization, Sorrento, Italy, August 25-28.

49. Pathak, M. and Mahanta, P., 2003. Exact Solutions to the Radiative Heat Transfer Problems in Cylindrical Enclosure involving Participating Medium, 6th ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, Hapuna Beach, Hawaii, USA, March 16-20.

50. Mishra, S.C., Mahanta, P and Talukdar, P., 2002. Collapsed Dimension Method Applied to Radiative Transfer Problems with Inhomogeneous Medium, 16th NHMTC and 5th ISHMT/ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, January 3-5, Kolkata.

51. Mahanta, P. and Mishra, S.C., 2002 Transient conduction and radiation heat transfer with heat generation in cylindrical enclosures with participating medium, 16th NHMTC and 5th ISHMT/ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, January 3-5, Kolkata.

52. Rath, P., Mishra, S.C., Mahanta, P., Saha, U.K. and Mitra, K., 2002. Analysis of Transient Radiative Transport Problems in a Planar Participating Medium with Hot and Cold Gray Boundaries, Paper No. ISRTHMT 02-147, international Symposium on Recent Trends in Heat and Mass Transfer, 6-8 January, IIT, Guwahati.

53. Mishra, S.C., Mahanta, P., Singh, P. and Saha, U.K., 2002. Validation of Generalized Monte Carlo Formulations Applied to Radiative Transfer Problems in Participating Medium, Paper No. AIAA-2002-2900, 8th Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, June 24-26.

54. Mishra, S.C., Trivedi, A., Singh, V. and Mahanta, P., 2002. Performance Evaluation of the Collapsed Dimension Method and the Discrete Transfer Method for Solving Radiative Transport Problems in 2-D Enclosure, 12th International Heat Transfer Conference, Grenoble, France.

55. Rath, P., Mishra, S.C., Mahanta, P., Saha U.K. and Mitra, K., 2002. Analysis of Transient Radiative Transport Problems in a Planar Participating Medium with Hot and Cold Gray Boundaries, Paper No. ISRTHMT 02-147, International Symposium on Recent Trends in Heat and Mass Transfer, 6-8 January, IIT, Guwahati.

56. Mahanta, P. and Mishra, S.C., 2001. Collapsed dimension method applied to combined radiative and conductive heat transfer in cylindrical enclosures with participating medium, Paper No. NHTC2001-12234, 35th National Heat Transfer Conference, Anaheim, California, USA.

57. Mahanta, P. and Mishra, S.C., 2001 Collapsed dimension method applied to combined radiative and conductive heat transfer in cylindrical enclosures with participating medium, Paper No. NHTC2001-12234, 35th National Heat Transfer Conference, Anaheim, California, USA.

58. Mahanta, P. and Mishra, S.C., 2000. Radiative transfer analysis in axi-symmetric enclosures

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using collapsed dimension method, Paper No. NHTC2000-12125, 34th National Heat Transfer Conference organised by ASME, ANS, AIChE and AIAA, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

59. Mahanta, P., Mishra, S.C. and Talukdar, P., 2000. Improvements to the collapsed dimension method of calculating radiative heat transfer, In Proceedings of the forth ISHMT – ASME Heat Transfer Conference and 15th National Heat and Mass Transfer Conference Fourth ISHMT – ASME Heat Transfer Conference, Pune, India, pp 673-676.

60. Mahanta, P. and Mishra, S.C., 2000. Generalised Monte Carlo formulations for radiative heat transfer problems in Cartesian enclosures with absorbing, emitting and scattering media, In Proceedings of the forth ISHMT – ASME Heat Transfer Conference and 15th National Heat and Mass Transfer Conference Fourth ISHMT – ASME Heat Transfer Conference, Pune, India, pp 659-664.

61. Mahanta, P. and Mishra, S.C., 2000. Solution of radiative heat transfer problems in long cylindrical enclosures with participating media, In Proceedings of the forth ISHMT – ASME Heat Transfer Conference and 15th National Heat and Mass Transfer Conference Fourth ISHMT – ASME Heat Transfer Conference, Pune, India, pp 665-672.

62. Mahanta, P. and Mishra, S.C., 2000. Modified collapsed dimension method for radiative heat transfer problems, AIAA Paper No. 2000-0734, 38th AIAA Aerospace Science Meeting & Exhibit, Reno Hilton, Reno, NV, USA.

Guidance of PhD, Master and Bachelor students

PhD Completed: 21, Ongoing :9

Guidance of PhDs (completed) Sl.No Name of

Student Thesis Title

1. S S Mohapatra Development and performance evaluation of a natural convection grain dryer

2. Buljit Buragohain

Design, development and performance analysis of a circulating fluidized bed biomass gasifier

3. Sushovan Chatterjee

Studies on immobilized and bio-surfactant for hydrolysis and transesterification of sunflower oil

4. Moni Kankana Sharma

Heat Transfer in Porous Medium

5. Ranjit Patil Parametric study and effect of scale-up on heat transfer Characteristics of Circulating Fluidized Beds

6. R. M. Chopade Thermal design and analysis of a radiant furnace for uniform thermal conditions

7. Pankaj kalita Investigation of hydrodynamics and heat transfer characteristics with biomass blend in a Pressurized circulating Fluidized bed.

8. L. Lalmingsanga Post combustion carbon di-oxide capture through adsorption process in fixed and fluidized beds

9. Manjula Das Investigation on Biogas Generation and Purification using Lignocellulosic Biomass and Cattle Dung

10. Phyu Phyu Experimental Investigation of Cereal Crop Drying in an Inclined

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Thant Bubbling Fluidized Bed 11. Azd Zayoud Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustor towards Third Generation of

Oxy-fuel Combustion 12. G. N. Shelke Parametric Studies of Downdraft Gasifier along with Tar Cracking 13. Yengkhom Disco

Singh Profiling of selected grass species for bioethanol production

14. Jnyana Ranjan Pati

Drying of granular materials in a rotating fluidized bed in a static geometry(RFB-SG)

15. Dawit Gudeta Gunjo

Thermal analysis of solar flat plate collector coupled with heat storage

16. Debarshi mallick Co-gasification of biomass-coal and various biomass blends: mechanistic investigations and pilot scale application

17. Sanchari Deb Charging infrastructure Planning for Electric Vehicles

18. Dipti Yadav Experimental investigation of lignocellulosic biomass for biogas production.

19. Rituraj Saikia Transient Hydrodynamics and Heat Transfer behaviour along with Heat recovery in a Pressurized Circulating Fluidized Bed Unit

20. Abinash Mahapatro

Heat transfer and hydrodynamics, scale-up in fluidized bed

21. P.V.S.S. Sridhar Thermo-mechanical analysis SAW welded joint of SS 304

Master Supervision

M. Tech Completed: 26, Ongoing: 02 (NIT, Arunachal Pradesh)

M.S (research): Completed 02, Ongoing: 01

B. Tech

Bachelor Supervision: Completed: 24

Mentoring of researchers

1. Mentored one young woman scientist funded by DST.

2. Mentored Mr. Joseph Hawani, Nigeria, funded by FCCI.

3. Mentored Dr. Kuntal Jana as a PDF scholar.

List of sponsored projects with details

Sl. No. Particulars Information 1 Title Hybrid Renewable Energy Sustainable Systems for Drying of Agricultural

Products Funding Agency Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, New Delhi Duration 2 years Budget Rs. 1.21,68,960 Crores

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Investigators Dr. Anup Paul, Dr. Pankaj Kalita, and Prof. P. Mahanta

Summary To Develop of a novel hybrid RE systems for drying of

agricultural products such as ginseng, turmeric, kiwi, pineapple

etc. available in NE region of India.

To fabricate the setup at the laboratory to dry 50-60 kg of

materials per day.

To scale-up the unit for field use up to the capacity of 1000

kg/day.

To monitor, data recording and providing training to the end

users for effective utilization of RE for drying purpose.

2 Title Development and performance evaluation of a 3 kWe biogas based power

generation system utilizing lignocellular biomass Funding Agency Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, New Delhi Duration 2 years Budget Rs. 29.27 lakhs Investigators Prof. P. Mahanta, Prof. N Sahoo and Dr. Lepakshi Barbora

Summary Developed a biogas based engine-generator with modification of a traditional gasoline engine for 3 kWe power from15 m3 biogas per day (from 3 nos. of 4m3 biogas digester).

Conduction of trainings for NGO’S and other users in the Auniati plant to popularized use of biogas for power generation

2 Title ‘Small-scale Anaerobic Digestion’ under the “Rural Hybrid Energy-Enterprise Systems (RHEES)”, Indo – UK Collaborative Research Initiative on ‘Bridging the Urban and Rural Divide’

Funding Agency Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi Duration 4 years Budget Rs. 82.68 lakhs Investigators Prof. P. Mahanta, Prof. P.S. Robi,Prof. A.K. Das,Dr. K. Kalita,Dr. L. Barbora Summary Installation of 5 nos. of efficient, low cost, corrosion free biogas digester (3

m3 /day) suitable for multi feed biomass feed-stocks (Locations: Amtola, Tezpur, Arunachal Pradesh).

Use of heat exchanger system for low temperature climate. Use of bamboo as alternate fabrication material for biogas digester to reduce heat loss and cost.

Simulation and modelling done for scale up to 20-60 cum/day. Technology demonstrated for value addition to the effluent (vermicompost, pot liner).

Trainings on developed technology given at identified locations (Amtola, Tezpur, Arunachal Pradesh).

Development of a natural base pretreatment process for selected local biomass feedstocks (lignocellulosic) for improved digestion

Installation of vermicompost units in Kukurmara village, Assam. An awareness cum educational programme on benefits from setting up of

biogas digester and household use of biogas was conducted at village Amtola, Kukurmara

Publication: 1. Dipti Yadav, Deep Bora, Rishiraj Purkayastha, Manjula Ghatak, Lepakshi

Barbora, PinakeswarMahanta, Tanja Radu, Richard Blanchard, and Andrew Wheatley, Small Scale Anaerobic Digestion: A Case Study, 37th WEDC International Conference, Hanoi, Vietnam, 2014 Sustainable Water and Sanitation Services for All in a Fast Changing World

2. D. Raha, P. Mahanta, M.L. Clarkec, The implementation of decentralised

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biogas plants in Assam, NE India: The impact and effectiveness of the National Biogas and Manure Management Programme, Energy Policy 68 (2014) 80–91.

3. M. Das Ghatak and P. Mahanta (2013), “Biogas production from lignocellulosic biomasses” Proceedings of the 22nd National and 11th International ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference 2013, organized by IIT Kharagpur, India, 28th to 31st Dec’2013.

4. M. Das Ghatak and P. Mahanta (2014), “Effect of Temperature on Biogas Production from Lignocellulosic Biomasses”, Proceedings of 2014 1st International Conference on Non Conventional Energy (ICONCE 2014), pp:164-168, organized by JIS College of Engineering, Kalyani, India, 16-17th Jan’2014

5. M. Das Ghatak and P. Mahanta (2014), “Effect of Temperature on Biogas Production from Lignocellulosic Biomasses”, Proceedings of 2014 1st International Conference on Non Conventional Energy (ICONCE 2014), pp:164-168, organized by JIS College of Engineering, Kalyani, India, 16-17th Jan’2014

6. Dipti Yadav, Latha Rangan and Pinakeswar Mahanta. Isolation and Characterization of Residual Lignin from Areca Nut shells. Chemcon 2015 held on 27 to 30 December 2015, IIT Guwahati, Assam, India.

7. Dipti Yadav, LepakshiBarbora, LathaRangan and Pinakeswar Mahanta. Tea waste and food waste as a potential feedstock for biogas production. Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy (2016) DOI 10.1002/ep.12337

8. Dipti Yadav, LepakshiBarbora, Deep Bora, Sudip Mitra, Latha Rangan and Pinakeswar Mahanta. An assessment of duckweed as a potential lignocellulosic feedstock for biogas production, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2016.09.007

3 Title ICom Fluid, International Collaboration on modelling of Fluidized Bed

system for clean energy technologies (Marie-Curie project FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IRSES)

Funding Agency European Commission Duration 4 years Budget Exchange programme Investigators Prof. Sai Gu, Cranfield University, Prof. P Mahanta ,Prof. Juray De Wilde,

UCL Belgium, Dr. P. Chatterjee, CSIRCMERI, Durgapur Summary Fast pyrolysis by blending coal with biomass for clean coal technology.

Exchange of 4 PhD students from either sides to benefit in their research work. Publication: 1. Pati, J.R., Mahanta, P. and De Wilde J., 2016. Experimental and Compare

Study of Wheat Drying in Rotating Fluidized Bed in a Static Geometry (RFB-SG) and Conventional Bubbling Fluidized Bed (BFB) Dryer. ETAE, IIT, Kharagpur, Paper ID-1306, 27-30 December

2. Pati, J.R., Dutta, S., Eliaers, P., Mahanta, P., Chatterjee, P.K. and De Wilde, J., 2016. Experimental study of paddy drying in a vortex chamber. Drying Technology, 34(9), pp.1073-1084.

3. Loha, C., Gu, S., De Wilde, J., Mahanta, P. and Chatterjee, P.K., 2014. Advances in mathematical modeling of fluidized bed gasification. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 40, pp.688-715.

4 Title Building Global Engagements for Optimizing Nutrient Recovery from wastes

Funding Agency ESPRC,UK Duration 2 years

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Budget Rs. 2.50 lakhs Investigators Prof. Michele L Clarke, University of Nottingham, UK, Prof. P. Mahanta Summary Developed methodology for production of vermicompost from waste with

enriched micronutrients and enhanced Phosphorous content. Process technology shared with UoN, UK. D. Publication: Raha, P. Mahanta, M.L. Clarke, The implementation of decentralised biogas plants in Assam, NE India: The impact and effectiveness of the National Biogas and Manure Management Programme, Energy Policy, 68, pp. 80-91, 2014.

5 Title Development of Bioelectrodes for Biofuel Cell Applications Funding Agency Ministry of New and Renewable, Energy,New Delhi Duration 3 years Budget Rs. 33.73 lakhs Investigators Prof. P. Goswami, Prof. P Mahanta Summary Design and development for electrodes using biomaterials for facilitating the

growth of microorganisms to be used as bioelectrode for microbial fuel cell 6 Title Studies on structure of enzymes and their interaction with nanostructured

materials for bioelectronics devices & other applications Funding Agency Department of Biotechnology, New Delhi Duration 3 years Budget Rs. 390.00 lakhs Investigators Prof. P. Goswami, Prof. Vikash Kr. Dubey, Prof. P Mahanta Summary Design and fabrication of enzyme based electrodes for applications as

biosensors and for fuel cell applications. An X-ray Crystallography was purchased to create a central facility for study of crystal structures of protein molecules for teachers and students of various institutes of NE states apart from IITG.

7 Title Design and Development of Digester for Utilization of Lignocellulosic Waste for Biogas Production

Funding Agency Defense Research Laboratory, Tezpur Duration 4 years Budget Rs. 9.99 lakhs Investigators Prof. P. Mahanta Summary Locally and abundantly available lignicellulosic waste materials were

characterized and compared to evaluate their potential to be used as feedstock for biogas production. Biogas production using was found to be higher from lignocellulosic biomass after pretreatment (with chemical and natural base, thermochemical etc.). It was found that biogas production lignicellulosic waste materials increases at thermophilic conditions (50-55 °C). Publication: D.Yadav, L.Barbora & P.Mahanta, Characterization and Comparison

ofLocally Available Biomass Waste as Feedstock for Biogas Production, IIIrd International Conference on —Advances in Energy Research“, 9-11 December, 2011, IIT Bombay, India (Oral)

8 Title Design and Development of Compact Cistern System for Blackwater Utilization

Funding Agency Defense Research Laboratory, Tezpur Duration 18 Months Budget Rs. 4.93 lakhs Investigators Prof. P. Mahanta Summary Prototype of a compact cistern system for reutilization of black water for

different purposes like irrigation, domestic uses and drinking water was developed and tested. The prototype developed was given to DRL.

9 Title Design of a 25 KW Electrical Pressurized Circulating Fluidized Bed Unit Funding Agency Central Power Research Institute, Bangalore

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Duration 3 years Budget Rs. 35.00 lakhs Investigators P. Mahanta, U.K. Saha, P. Kalita Summary A 25KWe pressurized circulating fluidized bed (PCFB) unit was designed and

developed, which could operate both in gasification and combustion mode. Study on the effect of operating parameters on heat transfer and hydrodynamics was made. Performance evaluation of the PCFB unit with mixed fuel feed was also conducted. The unit was handed over to CPRI. Publication: 1. P. Kalita, U. K. Saha, and P. Mahanta, Effect of biomass blending on

hydrodynamics and heat transfer behavior in a cold pressurized circulating fluidized bed unit, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 60 (2013) 531-541

2. P. Kalita, U. K. Saha, and P. Mahanta, Parametric study on the hydrodynamics and heat transfer along the riser of a pressurized circulating fluidized bed unit, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 44 (2013) 620–630.

10 Title Development and Analysis of Twisted Two-bladed, Two-stage Savonius Rotor for 500 W Power Generation

Funding Agency ADnENERGY, U.K Duration 2 years Budget Rs. 8.83 lakhs Investigators Dr. U.K. Saha, Prof. P Mahanta, Dr. N. Sahoo, Mr. D. Bhagawati Summary A vertical axis savonius wind turbine was developed and tested. Testing facility

was developed. Power generated was transferred to grid. Research findings were shared with ADnENERGY.

11 Title Development of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell using indigenously prepared low cost composite bipolar plate

Funding Agency Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi Duration 3 years Budget Rs. 13.00 lakhs Investigators Dr. A. Verma,Prof. P Goswami and Prof. P Mahanta Summary Low cost composite bipolar plates using natural graphite, carbon black,

and carbon fiber, along with 1% graphene with phenol formaldehyde (resole) resin was fabricated. The graphene was developed by thermo-chemical exfoliation of natural graphite. The bipolar plates exhibited good electrical conductivity and tensile strength and could successfully meet the set goals to be used in polymer electrolyte fuel cell.

12 Title Process development for fluoride removal from drinking water utilizing solar energy

Funding Agency Assam Science Technology & Environment Council (ASTEC),Assam Duration 3 years Budget Rs. 2.54 lakhs Investigators Prof. P.Mahanta, Mrs. L. Barbora, Dr. P. Kalita Summary A hybrid water purification system was developed. Two sources namely

biomass/biogas and solar energy was used to heat and hence evaporate the water. Maximum distillate of 5.5 litre of Fl free water could be collected in 4 hours from 10 litres of Fl contaminated water. The performance of the system was slightly enhanced with the incorporation of condenser.

13 Title Synthesis of green transportation fuels (biomass gasification integrated fischer tropsch)

Funding Agency Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, New Delhi Duration 2 years Budget Rs. 24.70 lakhs Investigators Dr. V.S. Moholkar, Prof. P.Mahanta

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Summary A reactor for FT synthesis was designed. Catalyst was procured from M/s Albemarle Inc. Netherlands and conversion of stoichiometric syngas was achieved upto soft wax level. Later, new iron and cobalt based catalysts were also synthesized in-house and tests were conducted. Good conversion was achieved. Optimization of reaction parameters were done. A gas feed module was designed to prepare producer gas with desired compositions.

14 Title Design, development and commercialization of a circulating fluidized bed biomass gasifier

Funding Agency Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, New Delhi Duration 3 years Budget Rs. 53.00 lakhs Investigators Dr. V.S. Moholkar, Prof. P. Mahanta,Dr. P. Kalita Summary A 50 kWe gasifier was indigenously designed and installed along with 2

producer gas engine generator sets of 24 kW. The gasifier has been commissioned and the output quality of gas was monitored to satisfactory levels. Publication: 1. B. Buragohain, P. Mahanta and V. S. Moholkar. First Principle Design of a

Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB) Biomass Gasifier. In: New Technologies for Rural Development Having Potential for Commercialization (Editor: J. P.Shukla), Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi (2009) pp.210-223. Economies (Editor, A. Karagiannidis), springer.

2. Buragohain, B., Mahanta, P. and Moholkar, V.S., 2010. Biomass gasification for decentralized power generation: The Indian perspective. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 14(1), pp.73-92.

15 Title Biogas Development and Training Centre Funding Agency Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, New Delhi Duration 2006-onwards Budget Rs. 83.85 lakhs (cumulative) Investigators Prof. P.Mahanta Summary The primary objective is promotion of biogas technology in the NE states of

India. It is involved with activities such as- Providing training programme for turnkey workers//Providing construction cum maintenance training//Organization of users training and awareness programme//Survey of and technical support to biogas digesters installed in different states of the NE India. Every year, a target set by MNRE for each type of training is met. This financial year there is a target for installation of 500 biogas digesters.

16 Title Design and development of a high performance biogas digester for north eastern region of India

Funding Agency Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, New Delhi

Duration 3 years Budget Rs. 9.98 lakhs Investigators Dr. P. Mahanta, Dr. A. Dewan, Dr. U.K. Saha

Summary A novel duplex model of biogas digester was designed and developed. The duplex model was found to be very effective and provided a consistent biogas production provided the operating parameters are regulated to the suitable levels. A digester with partitioned walls was also developed, which showed enhanced biogas production (performance of a 1m3 biogas digester with partition wall ≃3m3 normal biogas digester). Hence, production cost was reduced. Successfully implemented in field (Karora village, Aoniati satra, Kukurmara village) Publication: 1. P. Mahanta, U.K. Saha, A. Dewan, P. Kalita, and B. Buragohain, 2005.

Biogas Digester: A Discussion on Factors Affecting Biogas Production and

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Field Investigation of a Novel Duplex Digester. Journal of the Solar Energy Society of India, 15(2), pp.1-12.

2. P. Mahanta, U.K. Saha, A. Dewan, P. Kalita, 2004. Effect of Thermo-chemical Properties on Biogas Production Rate, Journal of Energy in Southern Africa.

17 Title Setting up of a technical backup unit (TBU) at IIT Guwahati for R&D interface with KVIC sector

Funding Agency KVIC, Mumbai, Duration 3 years Budget Rs. 42.43 lakhs Investigators Prof. A.D. Sahasrabudhe, Prof. P. Mahanta, Prof. U.K. Saha, Prof. S.K.

Kakoty, Prof. R.M. Punkear, Prof. A.K. Das, Prof. A.K. Sarma Summary The project had several components. Prof. Mahanta was involved with

installation of 10 nos. of newly designed biogas digesters with partition walls using ferrocement and vermicompost units. On filed hands on trainings were provided on biogas technology and vermicomposting. Publication: 1. M.C Borah, P. Mahanta, S.K. Kakoty, U.K. Saha, and A.D. Sahasrabudhe,

2007. Study of quality parameters in vermicomposting, Indian Journal of Biotechnology, 6 (3) , pp. 410-413.

2. P. Kalita, M.C. Borah, and P. Mahanta, 2006. Improved biogas digester and vermicompost plant: an economically viable unit, 22nd National convention of Mechanical Engineers on Energy Technologies-Strategies for Optimal Utilization of Natural Resources, The Institution of Engineers’ (India).

18 Title Earth radiation budget Funding Agency ISRO, Ahmedabad Duration 3 years Budget Rs. 5.00 lakhs Investigators Prof. S.C. Mishra and Prof. P. Mahanta Summary Radioactive heat transfer analysis was conducted to know the behavior of

virtual cloud. Collapse dimension method was used. The outcome was shred with ISRO for meteorological purpose.

19 Title Development of a multi-fuel cooking stove Funding Agency Petroleum Conservation and Research Association Duration 2 years Budget Rs. 13.13 lakhs Investigators Prof. P. Mahanta Summary Multi fuel cooking stove (using biofuel) with porous burner inserts was

developed to reduce fossil fuel usage and to reduce cost for rural applications. The developed technology was transferred to PCRA.

20 Title Development of model to calculate radiactive heat transfer in fuel channel of PHWRS

Funding Agency AERB, Mumbai Duration 2 years Budget Rs. 5.00 lakhs Investigators Prof. M. Pandey and Prof. P. Mahanta Summary 3-D simulation of nuclear fuel rod assembly was conducted under LOCA

conditions. 21 Title Modelling and Computation of three dimensional turbulent convective heat

transfer for design of energy efficient pin heat exchanger Funding Agency Department of Science and Technology Duration 2 years Budget Rs. 12.29 lakhs Investigators Prof. A. Dewan and Prof. P. Mahanta

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Summary A computational study of the steady-state thermal and air-flow resistance characteristics and performance analysis through a rectangular channel with circular pin fins attached to a flat surface was conducted.

Other Activities:

I. Participation and contribution in relevant areas in higher education Activity

Organization Area of specialisation

Duration From To

Professor/JSPS Fellow

Gifu University Japan Mechanical Engineering, co-gasification of biomass with coal.

Resource Person

Hof University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Energy Technology

Resource Person

Hof University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Energy Technology

Distinguished Visiting Fellow

University of Nottingham,U.K.

Clean coal and biomass gasification technology

Honorary Research Professor

South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies (SaciWATERs), Secundrabad, India

Water Sector of South Asia

II. Involvement in formulation of academic programmes: S. No. Nomenclature of Innovative Academic

Programmes formulated

Date of approval by Academic Council

Year of Introduction

1 Mechatronics Engineering discipline undergraduate course of IIIT Bhagalpur

25-04-2018

2018

2 PhD programme on Energy of IIT Guwahati 01-03- 2005 2005 3 M. Tech programme on Computational

Mechanics for Mechanical Engineering of IIT Guwahati

09-02-2012

2012

III. International academic Exposure:

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S. No.

Post/ Assignment

Organization /University

Area of Assignment

Duration From To In years

& Months

1 JSPS Fellowship

Gifu University, Japan

Mechanical Engineering, co-gasification of biomass with coal.

15-10-2017

13-12-2017

2 Months

2 Resource Person

University of Hof

Energy Technology

21-05-2017

27-05-2017

1 week

3 Distinguished Visiting Fellow

University of Nottingham, U.K.

Clean coal and biomass gasification technology

10-06-2010

10-07-2010

1 Month

IV. Participation and contribution in National/ Internationals Fora in the area of your

academic and professional expertise:

Number (s) Plenary Lectures/ Invited Talks

National 10 International 25

Congresses attended National 01 International 0

Examinership etc. National 20 International 0

Other (Specify) Organising short term course(STC)/workshop/seminar

National 7 (STC) International 2+1 (Workshop/summer school)

V. Major Consultancy Works:

List Key consulting assignments undertaken:

S. No. Client/ Organization’s

Nature of assignment

Duration of assignment

1

PVT Power, Switzerland

Design of a solar photovoltaic cum cooling system for thermodynamic management Technology was transferred to PVT Power, Switzerland

4 months

2 Oil India Limited, Duliajan, Assam

Project preparation on Generation Of Electrical Power From Small Quantities Of Gas Available In Isolated Pockets Of OIL India’s Oil Fields

6 months

3 Department of Agriculture

Performance testing of 5hp diesel engine driven centrifugal pump sets

6 months

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Government of Assam

Latest Achievement

Conducted a one week course on Electricity systems and future scenario along with Prof Richard E. Blanchard, Loughborough University, UK under Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) organised by IIT Guwahati, 6-11 November, 2016.

Conducted a one week course on Advances in Combustion and Gasification Technology along with Prof. Yoshinori Itaya, Gifu University, Japan, and Dr. P. Kalita, IIT Guwahati under Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) organised by IIT Guwahati, 29th Oct-2 nd November, 2018

Coordinated short term training programs on

1. Co-coordinated (in a three-member team with Dr. S. C. Mishra and Dr. U. K. Saha) a short-term course on “Renewable Energy Systems” during September 7-11, 2001 at IIT-Guwahati. 20 (Twenty) delegates from eight organizations attended the course, being sponsored by Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources (MNES), New Delhi. 2. Co-coordinated with Dr. U. K. Saha a short-term course on “Renewable Energy Applications in North Eastern Region” during October 21-26, 2003 at IIT-Guwahati. A sum of 45 delegates from different organizations attended the course, being sponsored by Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources (MNES), New Delhi. 3. Co-coordinated with Dr. S. K. Kakoty and U. K. Saha a Q. I. P. sponsored short-term course on “Energy Conservation Practices” during July 12-17, 2004 at IIT-Guwahati. 16 (sixteen) delegates from different organizations attended the course. 4. Co-coordinated with Dr. S. K. Kakoty, U. K. Saha, L Sahoo and Dr V. S. Moholkar a Q. I. P. sponsored short-term course on “Fuel and Combustion Technology” during December 5-9, 2005 at IIT-Guwahati. 23 (Twenty Three) delegates from different organizations attended the course. 5. Coordinated a MDONER sponsored short term course on CNG-LPG retrofitment to automotive engines, 8-9 March, 2007. Total 67 participants participated. 6. 6th Ino-German winter academy, December 13-19, 2007 at IIT Guwahati coordinated as organizing secretary. 7. Short term course on “Hydrogen fuel and its applications” during September 15-19, 2008 Jointly to be conducted with Dr. P Muthukumar. Keynote lectures, seminars attended

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a. Participated in India-UK Innovation Forum, 8-10th September, 2010 at London, UK. b. Chaired a session in IAENG conference Mechanical Engineering, July 2, 2010, Imperial

College London, UK. Attended and presented one paper in the same conference. c. Participated in UK-India Sustainable Energy Technology Network, Nottingham, UK, 8-

10 September, 2009. d. Attended 2nd Indo-Us Frontiers of Engineering symposium, Irvine, California, 27Feb-1

March, 2008 e. Delivered key note lecture on Technology development of biodiesel as an energy

alternative at the International conference on challenges and strategies for sustainable energy, efficiency and environment, U. P. Technical University, June 10-11, 2006

f. Delivered a series of lectures on renewable energy to the graduate trainees of state electricity board, arranged by National Power Training Institute, 21 June, 2007.

g. Attended 7th ISHMT - ASME Heat Transfer Conference and 18th National Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Guwhati, India, January 2006.

h. Attended and coorganized 22nd National convention of Mechanical Engineers’ on “Energy Technologies-Strategies for Optimal Utilization of Natural Resources”, The Institution of Engineers’ (India), Guwahati, 9-10 September, 2006.

i. Attended workshop on Modelling and quality control for advanced and innovative fuel technologies, 14-25 November, 2005, ICTP, Trieste, Italy (In collaboration with IAEA Vienna, Austria).

j. Attended workshop on Role of partitioning and transmutation in the mitigation of the potential environmental impacts of nuclear fuel cycle, 20-24 November, 2006, ICTP, Trieste, Italy (In collaboration with IAEA Vienna, Austria)

k. Delivered Guest Lecture at workshop arranged by the Directorate of employment and craftsmen, Guwahati, January, 2005

l. Delivered a talk on biodiesel at Bongaingaon Refinery and Petrochemical Limited, Jan 31 on oil and gas conservation week, 2005

m. Delivered a talk on biomass gasification- presented jointly with S. Kakati at ASTECH, Guwahati, India. Jan, 2005

n. Pedagogy and teaching skill on thermodynamics- Lecture delivered to students under Quality Improvement Programme, 2006.

o. Attended workshop on Energy Technology R&D in India and the United States: Opportunities for cooperation, New Delhi, 19-21 August, 2004.

p. Attended 2nd Indo-Us Frontiers of Engineering symposium, Irvine, California, 27 Feb-1

March, 2008

q. Attended and presented a paper in 7th Triennial International Symposium on Fluid

Control, Measurement and Visualization, Sorrento, Italy, August 25-28, 2003

r. Attended 18th National Convection of Mechanical Engineers & National Seminar on “Emerging Trends in Mechatronics for Automation”, November 9-10, 2002, at NIT, Rourkela.

s. Attended 4th ISHMT - ASME Heat Transfer Conference and 15th National Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Pune, India, January 2000.

t. Attended 6th ISHMT - ASME Heat Transfer Conference and 17th National Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, IGCAR, Kalpakkam, India, January 2004.

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u. 18th National Convection of Mechanical Engineers & National Seminar on “Emerging Trends in Mechatronics for Automation”, November 9-10, 2002, at NIT, Rourkela.

v. Delivered guest lectures on energy conservation and waste heat recovery to P.G. students in the Energy and Environment Department under Tezpur University during 5-10 May, 2002.

w. Delivered guest lecture on renewable energy system at cotton college, Guwahati under EDP, 2003.

x. Delivered guest lecture in AROMA04 arranged by NEDFi, Guwahati, December 2004 y. Delivered a talk on exptraction and processing of biodiesel at NECCI, Guwahai, 2004. z. Lecture on Vibration and error analysis at short term course orgainized by QIP programme,

IIT Guwahati, 2004.

P. Mahanta