Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
   
DR. APURBA KUMAR ROY
Associate Professor , Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. 		Contact Address
Residence Address BIT Mesra, Ranchi
Permanent Address Inner Campus, BIT Mesra, Ranchi
Phone (Office) 0651-2275924
Phone Residence 8897479535
Email Id akroy@bitmesra.ac.in
   Joined Institute on : 3-Dec-2010

  Work Experience
 
Teaching : 19 Years

Research : 19 Years

Individual: 7 Years

  Professional Background
 

2006    Doctorate of Philosophy from IIT Kharagpur, Department of Mechanical Engineering. (Topic: Experimental Investigation of Air Entrainment By Plunging Liquid Jets   And Its Application In Hydraulic Air Compressor)

1997    Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata (Topic: Multi Hole Probe: Test Rig and Calibration)

1987    Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Regional Engineering College, Jaipur, Rajasthan.

  Research Areas
 

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION:    Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Engineering, Multi-Phase flow, Thermo-Fluid Flow, Turbomachines, Solid Modeling and CFD.

 

RESEARCH UNDERTAKEN

Doctoral          :          

Awarded            :        1. Film Cooling Effectiveness in Liquid Rocket Engines(Prakhar Jindal –

                                     Ph.D./ME/10001/2013)                                              

                                   

Ongoing             :          1. Experimental analysis of Submerged Entry Nozzle and Mould In Continuous Slab Casting( Manish Kumar - Ph.D./ME/10003/17)    

Masters           :          

Awarded          :           10

Ongoing           :           1

  Award and Honours
 

AWARDS AND HONOURS

  1. Best Paper Award at ICMMSE 2019 for Paper titled “Forced Convection Heat Transfer in a Twin Cylinder System under Static Condition using Computational Approach”.
  2. Best Paper Award at ICEMS 2013 for Paper titled “Comparison of design validation of a mixed flow pump impeller blade using CATIA and ANSYS”.
  3. Distinguished Faculty In Engineering by Venus International(VIFA 2017) for exceptional academic records and research excellence in the area Mechanical Engineering.

RESOURCE PERSON

TRAINING / SHORT TERM COURSES UNDERTAKEN (as a Resource Person):

Training Programme on Fluid Mechanics through MNICTE, IIT-Bombay at Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi (Nodal Centre).

EDITOR, EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER, REVIEWER

  1. Reviewer for International Journal of Thermal Sciences

CONFERENCE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBER

  1. International Conference on Recent Advancements in Engineering and Technology (ICRAET-2020), 17th -18th January-2020, Ahmadabad. (http://icraet.in/index.php).

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES;

  1.  Worked as Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent in various hostels.
  2.  Professor In charge, Central CAD Lab.

   Publications
 

International Journal Publications

Journals Indexed in SCI / SCIE / ESCI

2019

  1. Design of Mixed Flow Pump Impeller Blade using Mean Stream Line Theory and its Analysis, Divya Zindani, Apurba Kumar Roy and Kaushik Kumar, Scientia Iranica Transactions B: Mechanical Engineering, (In Press), ISSN: 2345–3605 (SCI Indexed) (IF 0.475) (http://doi.org/10.24200/sci.2018.20829)
  2. Sustainability in Bio-Metallic Orthopedic Implants, Apurba Kumar Roy and Kaushik Kumar, Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, 9 (1) (2019) 3825 – 3829; http://doi.org/10.33263/BRIAC91.825829; ISSN: 2069-5837. (SCI Indexed).

2018

  1. Experimental Studies on Hydrodynamic Characteristics using an Oblique Plunging Liquid Jet, Apurba Kumar Roy and Kaushik Kumar, Physics of Fluids, 30, 122107 (2018); http://doi.org/10.1063/1.5058123; ISSN: 1089 – 7666 (SCI Indexed) (IF 2.279).
  2. Maximization of Cooling Effectiveness of Turbine Blade Surfaces Using Different Arrangement of Cooling Holes and Various Blowing Ratios, Madhurima Dey, Prakhar Jindal, Apurba Kumar Roy and Kaushik Kumar, Journal of Engineering Science and
  3. 2018, Vol. 13 (4), pp 909 – 924, ISSN: 1823-4690. (SCI Indexed) (IF 0.19)
  1. Enhancement of Film Cooling Effectiveness Using Rectangular Winglet Pair , P. Jindal, , S. Agarwal, , Apurba Kumar Roy and R.P. Sharma, , ASME Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, 2018 Vol.10 (Issue 4), (9 pages)Paper No: TSEA-16-1118; Article number 041014, ISSN: 1948-5093, http://doi.org/10.1115/1.4039700 (SCI Indexed) (IF 0.993)
  2.  
  3. Numerical Investigation of Film Cooling Enhancement Using Staggered Row Mixed Hole Arrangement, P Jindal, S Agarwal, R P Sharma and Apurba Kumar Roy, Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications [ASME], 2017 Vol.9 (Issue 2), 021007 ,9 pages, Paper No: TSEA-16-1070; ISSN: 1948-5085. Article number 011007, http://doi.org/10.1115/1.4035448 (SCI Indexed) (IF 0.993).
  4.  
  1. Effect Of Hole Shapes, Orientation And Hole Arrangements On Film Cooling Effectiveness, P. Jindal, Apurba Kumar Roy and R.P.Sharma, International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences, 2016 Vol.17 (Issue 3),pp. 341-351, ISSN: 2093-2480 http://doi.org/10.5139/IJASS.2016.17.3.341 (SCI Indexed) (IF 0.483)

Journals Indexed in SCOPUS / WoS

2019

  1. Analysis of Film Cooling Effectiveness Using Computational Approach, Anuj Minj, Kaushik Kumar and Apurba Kumar Roy, AIP Conference Proceedings, ISSN: 0094-243X (Accepted)
  2. Forced Convection Heat Transfer in a Twin Cylinder System under Static Condition using Computational Approach, Sumit Chandra, Kaushik Kumar and Apurba Kumar Roy, AIP Conference Proceedings, ISSN: 0094–243X (Accepted)
  3. Modeling and Simulation of Film Cooling Effectiveness on a Flat Plate, Anuj Minz, Apurba Kumar Roy and Kaushik Kumar, Materials Today: Proceedings, ISSN: 2214-7853 (Accepted).
  4. CFD Assisted Investigation on Adiabatic Film Cooling Effectiveness over a Flat Plate, Kunal, Apurba Kumar Roy and Kaushik Kumar, Materials Today: Proceedings, Vol. 18 (7), pp 3711–3716 ISSN: 2214–7853.

2018

  1. Design and Optimization of Mixed Flow Pump Impeller Blades with Hydrostatic Loading and Varying Semi-cone Angle, Nehal Dash, Apurba Kumar Roy and Kaushik Kumar, Materials Today: Proceedings, 2018, Vol. 5 (5/2), pp 11608–11615, ISSN: 2214-7853.
  2. Design and Optimization of Mixed Flow Pump Impeller Blades by varying Semi-cone Angle, Nehal Dash, Apurba Kumar Roy and Kaushik Kumar, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2018, Vol. 330, 012095, doi:10.1088 / 1757 - 899X / 330 / 1 / 012095, ISSN: 1757-899X.
  3. Design validation & stress analysis of mixed flow pump impeller blades under applied uniformly distributed and uniformly varying loads, Sambhrant Srivastava, Apurba Kumar Roy and Kaushik Kumar, Materials Today: Proceedings, 2018, Vol. 5, pp 4446 – 4452, ISSN: 2214-7853.
  4. Design and Optimization of Mixed Flow Pump Impeller Blades – A Review, Nehal Dash, Apurba Kumar Roy and Kaushik Kumar, Materials Today: Proceedings, 2018, Vol. 5, pp 4460 – 4466, ISSN: 2214-7853.

2017

  1. Comparison of Stresses in Blade of a Mixed Flow Pump Impeller Designed Using Mean Stream Line Method and Free Vortex Method, Divya Zindani, Apurba Kumar Roy and Kaushik Kumar, Materials Today: Proceedings, 2017, Vol. 4 (8), pp 9333 – 9340, ISSN: 2214-7853.
  2. Material Analysis for Blade of a Mixed Flow Pump Impeller Designed Through Mean Stream Line Method, Divya Zindani, Apurba Kumar Roy and Kaushik Kumar, Materials Today: Proceedings, 2017, Vol. 4 (4/A), pp 1580 – 1589, ISSN: 2214-7853. 

2016

  1. Design of Blade of Mixed Flow Pump Impeller Using Mean Stream Line Method, Divya Zindani, Apurba Kumar Roy and Kaushik Kumar, Procedia Technology, 2016 Vol.23, pp 464–471, ISSN: 2212-0173.
  2. Vibration Analysis of Mixed Flow Pump Impeller Blade Designed Using Mean Stream Line Method, Divya Zindani, Apurba Kumar Roy and Kaushik Kumar, Applied Mechanics and Materials, 2016, Vol. 852, pp 476 – 482, ISSN: 1662-7482.
  3. Numerical Investigation of Film Cooling Effectiveness in Turbine Blades, M Dey, P Jindal and A K Roy, American Journal of Fluid Dynamics, 2016 Vol. 6 (Issue1), pp. 20-26, ISSN: 2168-4715.

2015

  1. Analysis of Mixed Flow Pump Impeller of Stainless-Steel Material Using ANSYS, Santosh Shukla, Apurba Kumar Roy and Kaushik Kumar, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 2015, Vol. 10, No. 11, pp. 10181 – 10186, ISSN: 0973-4562.
  2. Optimization of Thickness of Blades of Different Materials in a Mixed Flow Pump Impeller, Santosh Shukla, Apurba Kumar Roy and Kaushik Kumar, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 2015, Vol. 10, No. 55, pp. 3657 – 3661, ISSN: 0973-4562.
  3. Design Optimization of a Mixed Flow Impeller Blade Adopting Taguchi Technique, Santosh Shukla, Apurba Kumar Roy and Kaushik Kumar, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 2015, Vol. 10, No. 55, pp. 3855 – 3858, ISSN: 0973-4562.
  4. Material Selection for blades of Mixed Flow Pump Impeller Using ANSYS, Santosh Shukla, Apurba Kumar Roy and Kaushik Kumar, Materials Today: Proceedings, (WoS Indexed), 2015 Vol. 2, pp  2022 – 2029, ISSN: 2214-7853.
  5. Mass Optimization of Mixed Flow Pump Impeller Blade based on Thermal and Structural Loading Conditions Blade Designed Using Mean Stream Line Theory, Divya Zindani, Apurba Kumar Roy and Kaushik Kumar, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 2015, Vol. 10, No. 93, pp. 195 – 198, ISSN: 0973-4562.

2014

  1. Effect and Optimization of various Machine Process Parameters on the Surface Roughness in EDM for an EN41 Material using Grey-Taguchi, Vikas, Apurba Kumar Roy & Kaushik Kumar, Procedia Material Science, 2014, Vol. 6C, pp. 383-390, ISSN: 2211-8128.
  2. Design of a mixed flow pump impeller blade and its validation using stress analysis, Sambhrant Srivastava, Apurba Kumar Roy & Kaushik Kumar, Procedia Material Science, 2014, Vol. 6C, pp. 417-424, ISSN: 2211-8128.
  3. Design of a mixed flow pump impeller and its validation using FEM analysis, Sambhrant Srivastava, Apurba Kumar Roy & Kaushik Kumar, Procedia Technology, 2014, Vol. 14C, pp. 181-187.
  4. Effect and Optimization of Machine Process Parameters on MRR for EN19 & EN41 materials using Taguchi, Vikas, Shashikant, Apurba Kumar Roy & Kaushik Kumar, Procedia Technology, 2014, Vol. 14C, pp. 204-210, ISSN: 2212-0173.
  5. Design analysis of Mixed Flow Pump Impeller Blades Using ANSYS and Prediction of its Parameters using Artificial Neural Network, Sambhrant Srivastava, Apurba Kumar Roy & Kaushik Kumar, Procedia Engineering, 2014, Vol. 97, pp. 2022 – 2031, ISSN: 1877-7058.
  6. Optimization of Mixed Flow Pump Impeller Blade Thickness Using Artificial Neural Network, Sambhrant Srivastava, Apurba Kumar Roy & Kaushik Kumar, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 2014, Vol. 9, No.26, pp. 8815-8817, ISSN 0973-4562 
  7. Effect and Optimization of various Machine Process Parameters on the MRR, Over-cut and Surface Roughness in EDM for an EN41 Material using Grey-Taguchi Approach, Vikas, Apurba Kumar Roy & Kaushik Kumar, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 2014, Vol. 9 No.26 pp. 8963-8966, ISSN 0973-4562.

2013

  1. Visualisation of air entrainment by a plunging jet, A.K. Roy, B. Maiti and P. K. Das, Procedia Engineering ,2013, Vol. 56, pp. 468-473, ISSN: 1877-7058,
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2013.03.148 [WOS Indexed].  

Journals Indexed in Others

2016

  1. Effect of Geometry and Array of Cooling Holes in Film Cooling Over an Adiabatic Flat Plate – A Computational Approach, Madhurima Dey, Prakhar Jindal, Apurba Kumar Roy and Kaushik Kumar, REST Journal on Emerging trends in Modelling and Manufacturing, 2016 Vol.2(1), pp 10–20, ISSN: 2455-4537

2014

  1. Optimization of Machine Process Parameters on Overcut in EDM for EN19 Material using RSM, Shashikant, Apurba Kumar Roy & Kaushik Kumar, International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, Special Issue-3, 50-53, 2014, ISSN: 2277-4106

2013

  1. Effect and optimization of machine process parameters on material removal rate in EDM for EN41 material using Taguchi, Vikas, Apurba Kumar Roy & Kaushik Kumar, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Applications, 2013, 1(5), pp. 35-39, ISSN: 2320-6349.
  2. Design and Stress Analysis of a Mixed Flow Pump Impeller, Arunangsu Das, Apurba Kumar Roy & Kaushik Kumar, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Applications, 2013, 1(5), pp 1–7, ISSN: 2320-6349.
  3. Optimization of machine process parameters on material removal rate in EDM for EN19 material using RSM, Shashikant, Apurba Kumar Roy & Kaushik Kumar, IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, 2013, 5, pp 24 – 28, ISSN: 2278-1684.
  4. Comparison of design validation of a mixed flow pump impeller blade using CATIA and ANSYS, Sambhrant Srivastava, Arunangsu Das, Apurba Kumar Roy & Kaushik Kumar, International Journal of Management and Technical Research, 2013, pp 1(1), 33 – 42, ISSN: 2347-9035.

International Conference Publications

  1. Adiabatic Film Cooling Effectiveness over a Flat Plate: A Computational Approach, Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering, March, 2018, Bhopal
  2. Optimization of Forced Convection Heat Transfer in a Twin Cylinder System Under Static Condition, Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering, March, 2018, Bhopal
  3. Design and FEM Analysis of a Mixed Flow Pump Impeller, Proceedings of IC MEETS – 2014, Bhopal, January 2014.
  4. Design of a mixed flow pump impeller and its validation using CATIA, International Conference of Engineering and Management Sciences (ICEMS 2013), NCR, December 2013.

  Member of Professional Bodies
 

(i) Member of Institute of Engineers (India) Vide Registration No. M118983-7

(ii) Life Member of ISTE

(iii) Life Member of FMFP


  Text and Refrence Books
 

 

BOOKS

  1. Kumar, K., Roy, A.K. and Dash, N., Material Science and Engineering (ISBN 978–93–85909–64–1), I.K. International Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, INDIA
  2. Kumar, K., Roy, A.K. and Kumari, N., Understanding CREO Parametric Through Examples (ISBN 978–93–85909–82–5), I.K. International Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, INDIA
  3. Kumar, K., Roy, A. K. and Ranjan, C., Engineering Graphics and Design, (ISBN 978–93–52718–72–6) Vikas Publishing House Private Limited, New Delhi, INDIA.
  4. Kumar, K., Roy, A. K. and Ranjan, C., Engineering Graphics (For JNTU, Hyderabad), (ISBN 978–93–52718–88–7) Vikas Publishing House Private Limited, New Delhi, INDIA.
  5. Kumar, K., Roy, A.K. and Debta, S., Basic Mechanical Engineering (ISBN 978–93–85909–68–9), I.K. International Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, INDIA
  6. Zindani, D., Roy, A.K. and Kumar, K. 2016. Working with ANSYS – A Tutorial Approach (ISBN 978–93–85909–26–9), I.K. International Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, INDIA

AUTHORED BOOKS UNDER SUBMISSION

  1. Kumar, K. Faisal, N. and Roy, A. K., A Textbook on Automobile Engineering, Vikas Publishing House Private Limited, New Delhi, INDIA.

AUTHORED BOOKS WITH PUBLISHER

  1. Roy, A.K. and Kumar, K., Textbook on Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines, I.K. International Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, INDIA

BOOK CHAPTER

All Book Chapters are Scopus Indexed

2018

  1. Zindani, D., Roy, A.K. and Kumar, K., Design of Impeller Blade of Mixed Flow Pump: A Comparative Analysis. In Kumar, K. and Davim, J.P. eds. Design and Optimization of Engineering Products. IGI Global USA. pp. 37 – 66. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3401-3.ch003.
  2. Faisal, N. Kumar, K. and Roy, A. K., Fuzzy Logic Approach for Material Selection in Mechanical Engineering Design, In Ram, M. ed. Advanced Fuzzy Logic Approaches in Engineering Science. IGI Global USA pp. 99 – 116. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5709-8.ch005
  3. Singh, S., Zindani, D., Roy, A. K. and Kumar, K., Fuzzy Logic for Renewable Energy Systems. In Ram, M. ed. Advanced Fuzzy Logic Approaches in Engineering Science. IGI Global USA pp. 284 – 309. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5709-8.ch013.
  4. Zindani, D., Kumar, K., Roy, A. K. and Davim, J.P., Fuzzy Logic for Machining Applications: Review. In Ram, M. ed. Advanced Fuzzy Logic Approaches in Engineering Science. IGI Global USA pp. 341 – 361. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5709-8.ch016.

2017

  1. Dash, N., Roy, A. K., Debta, S. and Kumar, K., Optimization of Process Parameters in Plasma Arc Cutting Applying Genetic Algorithm and Fuzzy Logic. In Ram, M. and Davim, J.P. eds. Soft Computing Techniques and Applications in Mechanical Engineering. IGI Global USA pp. 123 – 139. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3035-0.ch005.
  2. Zindani, D., Roy, A. K. and Kumar, K. Mass Optimization of Mixed Flow Pump Impeller Blade based on Thermal and Structural Loading Conditions Blade Designed Using Mean Stream Line Theory. In Choi, Hongseok ed. Introduction to Mechanical Engineering (ISBN: 978–81–935729–7–9). Research India Publications INDIA pp. 31 – 41.

2016

  1. Roy, A.K., Roy, S. and Kumar, K. 2016. Strategic Designing and Optimization of Mixed Flow Impeller Blades for Maritime Applications. In: Zezzatti A. O., Sánchez, J., Campos, G. C. and Lourdes, M. eds. Handbook of Research on Military, Aeronautical, and Maritime Logistics and Operations USA: IGI Global, pp. 470 – 508. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9779-9.ch025.



  Member, Editorial Board
 

   Reviewer for International Journal of Thermal Sciences