Book of abstracts

March 25 – March 27, 2016
BOOK OF ABSTRACTS
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Organized by:
ASME Chapter and Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Rourkela
NWEF
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BOOK OF ABSTRACTS
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Organized by:
ASME Chapter and Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Rourkela
Sponsored by:
ASME Student and Early Career Development Council, USA
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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Patrons:
1. Prof. Sunil K. Sarangi, FNAE, Director, NIT Rourkela
2. Prof. S.S. Mahapatra, Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Rourkela
Chair: Prof. Suman Ghosh, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
National Institute of Technology Rourkela
Co-Chair: Prof. B.B.V.L. Deepak, Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Design
Engineering, NIT Rourkela
Convenor: Naushita Sharma
Co-Convenors: Siddharth Mcwaan and Udayan Singh
Members:
1. Madhu Sudan Chhangani
2. Adarsh Avaneesh Kamilla
3. Md. Sajidur Rahman
4. Sneha Oram
5. Soumya Satyakanta Sethi
6. Suman Mishra
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Director
MESSAGE
To whomsoever it may concern,
It is indeed a matter of pride for our institute to host the National Workshop on Engineering
for the Future. I congratulate the ASME local chapter, who in collaboration with the
Department of Mechanical Engineering, are hosting the workshop. The institute records its
gratitude to ASME International for generous financial support and to the distinguished
engineers who have agreed to visit our institute.
I wish the workshop a grand success.
Sunil Kr. Sarangi
दूरभाष/Phone: 0661 - 2472050 (O), 2472081 (R), मोबाइल/Mobile: 94370 41081
फ़ै .स/Fax: 0661- 2472926 ईमेल/Email: director@nitrkl.ac.in
Website: www.nitrkl.ac.in

It gives me immense pleasure to learn that the National Workshop on Engineering for the
Future (NWEF 2016) is being organized at the National Institute of Technology Rourkela
during March 25 – 27, 2016. The workshop is being sponsored by one of the world’s most
esteemed academic societies, ASME.
I am confident that the workshop will introduce school children to the fascinating world of
engineering and applied sciences. It is in
for the workshop will involve three generations of academics i.e. senior distinguished
researchers, young faculty members and students who have themselves been involved in
research work. I am confident that
tomorrow, will feel enthusiastic to pursue engineering after this course, not just for their
individual careers but also for the nation’s sake.
I congratulate the organizers for this endeavour and
this workshop.
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27, 2016. The workshop is being sponsored by one of the world’s most
esteemed academic societies, ASME.
engineering and applied sciences. It is indeed heartening to know that the resource persons
research work. I am confident that the school children, who are the future of India’s better
individual careers but also for the nation’s sake.
I congratulate the organizers for this endeavour and extend my best wishes for the success of
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deed heartening to know that the resource persons
the school children, who are the future of India’s better
extend my best wishes for the success of
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I am glad to note that ASME NIT Rourkela Student Chapter is organizing
Workshop on Engineering for the Future
mainly focusses on inspiring school students towards career options in engineering and
applied sciences.
A key part of education rests on repaying the society in many possible ways. The
event which is completely an initiative of
The most important idea is that these students are trying to motivate young school students
towards fascinating aspects of engineering. It is indeed a commendable initiative.
I wish the organizers all succ
desired objectives.
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
ROURKELA – 769008, ओSडशा ODISHA
Prof. S.S. Mahapatra
Professor and Head
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Date: 2
MESSAGE
I am glad to note that ASME NIT Rourkela Student Chapter is organizing
Workshop on Engineering for the Future during 25th
– 27th
March 2016. The workshop
event which is completely an initiative of students of our institute is one way of doing so.
I wish the organizers all success in organizing this workshop and may it meet all its
(SIBA SANKAR MAHAPATRA)
Phone : (0661) 2476773, फै .स Fax : (0661) 2462022, वेबसाइट Website :
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Date: 2nd
March 2016
I am glad to note that ASME NIT Rourkela Student Chapter is organizing National
March 2016. The workshop
students of our institute is one way of doing so.
ess in organizing this workshop and may it meet all its
(SIBA SANKAR MAHAPATRA)
Website : www.nitrkl.ac.in
संPथान

From the Organizer’s Desk
The ASME Chapter of the National Institute of Technology Rourkela, set up only a few years
back, has already been involved in a number of activities. These include participation in key
competitions of ASME to the organizing of the Students Led Design Conference in 2015.
Another feather to the chapter’s cap was added when we were awarded the Diversity Action
Grant for providing engineering outreach to school students in the city of Rourkela. The
National Workshop on Engineering for the Future has been conceived as part of the
aforementioned grant.
The workshop organizing committee is grateful to Prof. Sunil K. Sarangi, Director, NIT
Rourkela and to Prof. S.S. Mahapatra, Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT
Rourkela, for their valuable help and advice at each and every step. We also thank the
plenary/keynote speakers for kindly agreeing to visit our institute. Of course, we are thankful to
the ASME Student and Early Career Development Council, USA, for their financial support.
We hope that this workshop is successful in meeting the objectives we had envisaged.
The Organizers

Bimalendu B. Bhattacharya
INAE Distinguished Professor, S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata, INDIA
Email: bimal@bose.res.in.
ABSTRACT
A treaty signed in 1959, after the International Geophysical Year of 1956, reserves
Antarctica for the interests of scientific research. The exploration of this unique continent which
is pristine and untouched from human habitats holds importance because of the following
reasons:
• Life sciences have important frontiers in the Antarctic reg
• The sea sustains few of the most least known biodiversity of Planet Earth
• It is the locus of the southern geographic pole and hence help in understanding the
Earth’s magnetic field
• It is an important heat sink for the circulation in the atmosphere and
important role in midst of the global warming crisis.
• It has twenty nine million cubic kilometres of continental glacier which the largest
transient load superimposed.
• During breakup of the Gondwanaland, which was a giant landform (see
reason why Antarctica did not migrate is an important and fascinating question in the
Earth Sciences.
Figure 1: Distribution of various continents with change in time due to the breakup of
The Government of India has been acti
the first Antarctic expedition was carried out under the leadership of the Late Dr. Syed Zahoor
Qasim. Subsequently, the Indian government has been sending out yearly expeditions for
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Journey to Antarctica
Adventure and Science
A treaty signed in 1959, after the International Geophysical Year of 1956, reserves
Life sciences have important frontiers in the Antarctic region.
The sea sustains few of the most least known biodiversity of Planet Earth
It is the locus of the southern geographic pole and hence help in understanding the
It is an important heat sink for the circulation in the atmosphere and
important role in midst of the global warming crisis.
It has twenty nine million cubic kilometres of continental glacier which the largest
transient load superimposed.
During breakup of the Gondwanaland, which was a giant landform (see
Distribution of various continents with change in time due to the breakup of
Gondwanaland
The Government of India has been actively engaged in research in the Antarctic region. In 1981,
Journey to Antarctica
Adventure and Science
A treaty signed in 1959, after the International Geophysical Year of 1956, reserves exploration of
The sea sustains few of the most least known biodiversity of Planet Earth
It is the locus of the southern geographic pole and hence help in understanding the
It is an important heat sink for the circulation in the atmosphere and hence will play an
It has twenty nine million cubic kilometres of continental glacier which the largest
During breakup of the Gondwanaland, which was a giant landform (see Figure 1), the
Distribution of various continents with change in time due to the breakup of
vely engaged in research in the Antarctic region. In 1981,

research in this area. The speaker of this talk had the privilege to lead the fourth Indian scientific
expedition to Antarctica. The knowledge, joys and adventure during the Antarctic visit will be
covered in this lecture. The first Indian base at Antarctica was the Dak
constructed in 1983 on a shelf ice with a temporary life span. The Dakshin Gangotri station has
become defunct long back and now is completely covered with ice. The site for “Maitri” station
was selected in the Fourth Expedition and a small
expedition. The name Maitri was also decided by the Leader of the Fourth expedition.
Subsequently it was enlarged considerably and completed in 1990. Another permanent station
named “Bharati” has been built in
to have multiple active permanent bases at Antarctica. The importance to the research in the
Antarctic region accorded by the Government of India can be understood by one of the last
minutes of Smt. Indira Gandhi, the then Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, who noted:
“The work is of national interest. It is commendable that our young scientists and others
involved are so cheerfully accepting the hardships and the risks. God Bless them”.
Apart from the speaker’s own journey to the Down South, multi
Sciences, such as the Ozone Hole and other phenomena such as Whiteouts will also be
discussed. It is hoped that the talk will be beneficial and motivational to the young students, w
will understand how science and adventure are interlinked and how hardships lead to success.
Suggested Readings
• Maj. Gen. Satya S. Sharma, KC, VSM, 2001,
Indian wintering in Antarctica
• NCAOR, http://www.ncaor.gov.in/antarcticas
• Dastidar, P.G. and Persson, O., 2005.
research vis-à-vis Antarctic Treaty System
About the Speaker:
Prof. Bimalendu B. Bhattacharya
Sciences. He is also the Chairman of the Research Council of CSIR
Research Institute, Hyderabad. Prof. Bhattacharya was formerly the Director of Indian
School of Mines, Dhanbad. He holds a PhD Degree from the Leningrad (now St. Petersburg)
State University, Russia. His areas of research include geoelectromagnetism, exploration
geophysics, computational simulation and Exploration of Antarctica. He led the 4
Scientific Expedition to Antarctica (1984
including Fellowship of the Indian National Academy of Engineering, the National Mineral
Award 1995, Dr.Coggin Brown Medal from MGMI, L.N. Kailasam and Prince
Mukharramjah Endowment Lectures of the Indian Geophysical Union to name a few. He has authored over 75
research papers in peer-reviewed journals and has edited two books published by Oxford & IBH. A book titled
“Geoelectric Methods: Theory and Application” is schedu
Education.
1 D.O. No. 17 (2152)/84 – PMS dated November 5, 1984 of Shri
Prime Minister of India to Dr. S.Z. Qasim, Department of Ocean Development, New Delhi.
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is area. The speaker of this talk had the privilege to lead the fourth Indian scientific
covered in this lecture. The first Indian base at Antarctica was the Dak
was selected in the Fourth Expedition and a small substation with three huts was built in that
named “Bharati” has been built in 2013. With this, India became one of the very few countries
t. Indira Gandhi, the then Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, who noted:
he speaker’s own journey to the Down South, multi-faceted aspects of Earth
discussed. It is hoped that the talk will be beneficial and motivational to the young students, w
Maj. Gen. Satya S. Sharma, KC, VSM, 2001,Breaking the Ice in Antarctica: The first
Indian wintering in Antarctica, New Age International Publishers
http://www.ncaor.gov.in/antarcticas
Dastidar, P.G. and Persson, O., 2005. Mapping the global structure of Antarctic
vis Antarctic Treaty System. Current Science, 89(9), pp.1
is INAE Distinguished Professor at the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic
Sciences. He is also the Chairman of the Research Council of CSIR
of Mines, Dhanbad. He holds a PhD Degree from the Leningrad (now St. Petersburg)
geophysics, computational simulation and Exploration of Antarctica. He led the 4
Scientific Expedition to Antarctica (1984-85). He has been awarded numerous awards
ah Endowment Lectures of the Indian Geophysical Union to name a few. He has authored over 75
reviewed journals and has edited two books published by Oxford & IBH. A book titled
“Geoelectric Methods: Theory and Application” is scheduled for publication in March, 2016 by McGraw Hill
PMS dated November 5, 1984 of Shri Arvind Pande, Joint Secretary to the
is area. The speaker of this talk had the privilege to lead the fourth Indian scientific
covered in this lecture. The first Indian base at Antarctica was the Dakshin Gangotri,
substation with three huts was built in that
2013. With this, India became one of the very few countries
t. Indira Gandhi, the then Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, who noted:
faceted aspects of Earth
discussed. It is hoped that the talk will be beneficial and motivational to the young students, who
Breaking the Ice in Antarctica: The first
Mapping the global structure of Antarctic
. Current Science, 89(9), pp.1552-1560.
is INAE Distinguished Professor at the S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic
Sciences. He is also the Chairman of the Research Council of CSIR-National Geophysical
of Mines, Dhanbad. He holds a PhD Degree from the Leningrad (now St. Petersburg)
geophysics, computational simulation and Exploration of Antarctica. He led the 4th Indian
85). He has been awarded numerous awards
ah Endowment Lectures of the Indian Geophysical Union to name a few. He has authored over 75
reviewed journals and has edited two books published by Oxford & IBH. A book titled
led for publication in March, 2016 by McGraw Hill
Pande, Joint Secretary to the

New Gene
Suman Chakraborty
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and
Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Email: suman@mech.iitkgp.ernet.in
ABSTRACT
Traditionally, engineering was considered to be compartmentalized, with super
branches. However, with the advent in time, engineering has become more interdisciplinary,
involving a fusion with physics, chem
speaker will discuss on some emerging facets of engineering research in general, and some
related activities of his research group in particular. These activities include topics in
microfluidics and nanofluidics in general, with particular emphasis to healthcare and energy
related applications. It is envisaged that although some of these new technologies are only in the
nascent stage and confined in the laboratory scale at this stage, they will
of technology development and futuristic grand challenges in the years to come.
Suggested readings:
• Chakraborty, S. (ed.), 2010, Microfluidics and Microfabrication, Springer, USA.
• Das, T. and Chakraborty, S., 2009. Biomicrofluidics:
Sadhana, 34(4), pp.573-
• Chakraborty, S. (ed.), 2012. Microfluidics and microscale transport processes. CRC Press.
• Das, T. and Chakraborty, S., 2013. Perspective: Flicking with flow: Can microfluidics
revolutionize the cancer research?. Biomicrofluidics, 7(1), p.011811.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Suman
Department and INAE Chair Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology
Kharagpur
2013. Prof. Chakraborty has been elected as a Fellow of ASME, Fellow of the Indian
Academy of Sciences (FASc), Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Science
(FNASc), Fellow of t
the Indo-
his research in scientific/technical Journals, and Young Scientist/ Young Engineer
Awards from various Nationa
an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, and a visiting Professor at the Stanford University. He has 300+ Journal
publications.
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New Generation Microfluidic Devices
Towards Make in India
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Head – School of Medical Science and
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur-721302, INDIA
suman@mech.iitkgp.ernet.in
Traditionally, engineering was considered to be compartmentalized, with super
involving a fusion with physics, chemistry, mathematics, and biological sciences. In this talk, the
s and nanofluidics in general, with particular emphasis to healthcare and energy
nascent stage and confined in the laboratory scale at this stage, they will be dominating the realm
Chakraborty, S. (ed.), 2010, Microfluidics and Microfabrication, Springer, USA.
Das, T. and Chakraborty, S., 2009. Biomicrofluidics: Recent trends and future challenges.
-590.
, 2012. Microfluidics and microscale transport processes. CRC Press.
Das, T. and Chakraborty, S., 2013. Perspective: Flicking with flow: Can microfluidics
the cancer research?. Biomicrofluidics, 7(1), p.011811.
Suman Chakraborty is currently a Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Kharagpur, India. He has been awarded the Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Prize in the year
(FNASc), Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (FNAE), recipient of
-US Research Fellowship, Scopus Young Scientist Award for high citation of
Awards from various National Academies of Science and Engineering. He has also been
ration Microfluidic Devices
Towards Make in India
School of Medical Science and
721302, INDIA
Traditionally, engineering was considered to be compartmentalized, with super-specialized
istry, mathematics, and biological sciences. In this talk, the
s and nanofluidics in general, with particular emphasis to healthcare and energy
be dominating the realm
Chakraborty, S. (ed.), 2010, Microfluidics and Microfabrication, Springer, USA.
Recent trends and future challenges.
, 2012. Microfluidics and microscale transport processes. CRC Press.
Das, T. and Chakraborty, S., 2013. Perspective: Flicking with flow: Can microfluidics
is currently a Professor of Mechanical Engineering
, India. He has been awarded the Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Prize in the year
he Indian National Academy of Engineering (FNAE), recipient of
US Research Fellowship, Scopus Young Scientist Award for high citation of
l Academies of Science and Engineering. He has also been

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Cryogenics
An uncommon technology for the common man
Sunil K. Sarangi
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director, National Institute of Technology Rourkela,
Rourkela, INDIA
Email: sarangiskr@nitrkl.ac.in.
ABSTRACT
Most ordinary persons, highly qualified, consider cryogenics to be a sophisticated esoteric
subject, mastered only by real scholars. They think this is a field to satisfy scientific curiosity with
no link with everyday life. The facts, fortunately, point to the reverse. The common man, in his
mundane everyday life benefits from the technology of low temperature. The lecture will
introduce the subject, familiarize the audience with the means of producing, storing and
transmitting extremely low temperatures and shall bring out the products that we use routinely,
but do not know that behind it rests the science of cryogenics.
About the Speaker:
Prof. Sunil Kumar Sarangi is the Director of National Institute of Technology Rourkela and a
Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Prior to this, he was Professor at the
Cryogenic Engineering Centre, IIT Kharagpur and Fellow at the Physical Research Laboratory,
Ahmedabad. Prof. Sarangi specializes in the area of cryogenic refrigeration and liquefaction systems.
He holds a PhD in Mechanics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA. He has
supervised over 15 PhD theses and authored several technical papers and reports. Prof. Sarangi is a
fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), the Indian Cryogenics Council (ICC) and member
of the ASME and ISHMT.

Bimal P. Singh
Colloids and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR
Technology, Bhubaneswar, INDIA
Email: bpsingh@immt.res.in
ABSTRACT
Initial manufacturing by human beings started with naturally available materials such as wood
and clay. Over time, with development of industry, man explored and developed various
materials with engineering applications, which included metals, alloys, comp
ceramics etc. Each of these materials had some unique property which made it useful in the
engineering domain. These included characteristics like large conductivity, large surface area, and
extraordinarily low density and so on. The speak
research work with novel materials such as graphene, carbon nanotubes and titanium alloys.
Some fascinating aspects of the works in these exciting materials, performed by the speaker’s
group and by other leading researchers in the world will be discussed in the talk. The challenges
facing the materials engineering world will also be discussed.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Bimal Prasad Singh
Division at CSIR-
specializes in the areas of innovative particulate based systems, which may aid in next
device and process development. He has been visiting scientist/fellow at
institutes such as JSPS Bridge Fellow at Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan; Visiting Scientist at
Technical University at Cottbus, Germany; Visiting Scientist at Murdoch University, Australia and
Visiting Scientist at University o
as the Senior DAAD fellowship, Royal Society
has completed several projects sponsored by
and DST. Dr. Singh has authored two books and more than sixty papers in peer
also has two patents to his credit.
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Materials science and e
A foray into the fascinating world of materials
Colloids and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials
Technology, Bhubaneswar, INDIA
materials with engineering applications, which included metals, alloys, comp
extraordinarily low density and so on. The speaker’s research group has been involved in similar
ding researchers in the world will be discussed in the talk. The challenges
facing the materials engineering world will also be discussed.
Dr. Bimal Prasad Singh is Chief Scientist and Head of the Colloids and Materials Chemistry
-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar. Dr. Singh
specializes in the areas of innovative particulate based systems, which may aid in next
device and process development. He has been visiting scientist/fellow at
Visiting Scientist at University of Exeter, UK. He has received key international fellowships such
as the Senior DAAD fellowship, Royal Society-INSA Bilateral fellowship and DFG-INSA Bilateral Fellowship. He
has completed several projects sponsored by Naval Materials Research Laboratory, DBT, MoEF, MNNES, BRNS
and DST. Dr. Singh has authored two books and more than sixty papers in peer-reviewed international journals. He
Materials science and engineering
A foray into the fascinating world of materials
Institute of Minerals and Materials
materials with engineering applications, which included metals, alloys, composite materials,
er’s research group has been involved in similar
ding researchers in the world will be discussed in the talk. The challenges
is Chief Scientist and Head of the Colloids and Materials Chemistry
Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar. Dr. Singh
specializes in the areas of innovative particulate based systems, which may aid in next-generation
device and process development. He has been visiting scientist/fellow at several international
f Exeter, UK. He has received key international fellowships such
INSA Bilateral Fellowship. He
BT, MoEF, MNNES, BRNS
reviewed international journals. He

Fundamentals of Wireless Communication
Sarat K. Patra
Department of Electronics and Communication, National Institute of Technology Rourkela,
Rourkela, INDIA
Email: skpatra@nitrkl.ac.in.
ABSTRACT
Communication using electricity can be attributed to around 1880 with invention of radio by
Marconi. From this modest beginning, radio communication has gone through massive changes,
especially after World War –
communication for television and radio broadcast till 1990. Since then, development in digital
communication techniques coupled with innovations in VLSI, computer hardware and software,
with digital signal processing has pushed the technology
society, even to the poorest of the population. Today’s wireless communication hardware are
ultra-portable, low power consuming with immense capabilities. Time is not far when we will see
hundreds of miniature wireles
comfortable.
Come and take a glimpse of the technology development in this essential part of our daily lives.
About the Speaker:
Prof. Sarat Kumar Patra
completed his PhD from the University of Edinburgh, UK. He started his independent research
career as a Scientist at DRDO and subsequently joined the then REC Rourkela as Assistant Professor
in 1998. He has served as Dean (Faculty Welfa
Communications Engineering at NIT Rourkela. He specializes in the areas of mobile communications
and fuzzy systems. Prof. Patra is a senior member of the IEEE and life member of IETE, IE(I), CSI and ISTE. He
has authored over 80 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings of repute.
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Electronics and Communication, National Institute of Technology Rourkela,
– II. Wireless communication was limited to hi
with digital signal processing has pushed the technology to be affordable for large sections of
portable, low power consuming with immense capabilities. Time is not far when we will see
hundreds of miniature wireless communicating devices at our home making our lives
Prof. Sarat Kumar Patra is a Professor of Electronics and Communication
in 1998. He has served as Dean (Faculty Welfare) and Head, Department of Electronics and
reviewed journals and conference proceedings of repute.
From 1G to 5G
Electronics and Communication, National Institute of Technology Rourkela,
II. Wireless communication was limited to high frequency
to be affordable for large sections of
portable, low power consuming with immense capabilities. Time is not far when we will see
s communicating devices at our home making our lives
is a Professor of Electronics and Communication at NIT Rourkela. He
re) and Head, Department of Electronics and
reviewed journals and conference proceedings of repute.

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Intelligent Robotics
Bibhuti B. Biswal
Department of Industrial Design, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela, INDIA
Email: bbbiswal@nitrkl.ac.in.
ABSTRACT
Future applications of robotics require the systems to operate in complex and unstructured
environments such as homes. Manipulation skill is essential for domestic service robots.
Adaptation when knowledge is incomplete can be done by perceiving the environment while
acting on it. To operate in environments built for humans, robots need to possess human-like
capabilities in areas such as perception, manipulation, and reasoning. Intelligent Robotics
pertains to developing intelligent robotic systems and robotic vision with a particular emphasis
on developing methods and systems that cope with imperfect knowledge and uncertain senses.
Different kinds of mathematical models are applied to help robots make decisions and to get
smarter over time.
With the flexibility of programming and the training supplied by a skilled operator, robots could
carry out very complex, humanlike, repetitive tasks; however the task could be changed at short
notice by using a different program. Coping with environmental variability could only be
accomplished with sensor feedback, this leading to what was known as the third robot
generation. It soon became apparent that higher degrees of intelligence were needed to
accommodate variability and uncertainty. As robots migrated out of the fixed automation, fully
structured factory assembly lines into the unstructured and unpredictable worlds of space,
underwater, in the air and on the ground, where many of the future applications could be
imagined, it became clear that a complementary range of sensors and considerable artificial
intelligence would be needed to achieve autonomy.
About the Speaker:
Prof. Bibhuti Bhusan Biswal is Dean (Faculty Welfare) and Professor in the Department of
Industrial Design, NIT Rourkela. He also heads the Centre for Technology Innovation and
Industry Relations (TIIR) at the institute. Prof. Biswal was previously the Head of the
Department of Industrial Design. He holds a PhD degree from Jadavpur University and
specializes in the field of robotics.

Alok Satpathy
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela,
INDIA
Email: alok@nitrkl.ac.in.
ABSTRACT
Life is a journey filled with lessons, hardships, heartaches, joys,
that will ultimately lead us to our destination, our purpose in life. The road will not always be
smooth; in fact, throughout our travels, we will encounter many challenges.
challenges will test our courage, s
upon obstacles that will come between the paths that we are destined to take.
Now, how to perform this journey successfully! Can we make an analogy of
engineering? Precisely with automobile engineering
journey called life.
About the Speaker:
Prof. Alok Satpathy
NIT Rourkela. He obtained
He has been engaged in active research in the field of Polymer Composites, Tribology, Material
Processing and Plasma Spray Coatings for the last 15 years. He is associated in collaborative
research with BARC (Mumbai), IMMT, CIPET, MoEF, and NIT, Hamirpur. He has about 300
research publications including 92 International Journal papers and 12 Indian Journal papers of
high repute. He has received
Institution of Engineers, India
I.E. India (2009). Dr. Satapathy is very widely travelled. He has visited several countries like Singapore, Malaysia,
Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Ba
presenting papers and chairing sessions in symposia and conferences.
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Experiencing
An engineering experience
Life is a journey filled with lessons, hardships, heartaches, joys, celebrations and special moments
smooth; in fact, throughout our travels, we will encounter many challenges.
challenges will test our courage, strengths, weaknesses and faith. Along the way, we may stumble
how to perform this journey successfully! Can we make an analogy of
automobile engineering? Let’s try. Let’s find out the missing dimension
Prof. Alok Satpathy is an Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering,
He obtained his Ph.D. in the field of Plasma Sprayed Ceramic Coatings in 2006.
He has received SJ Memorial Award and Medal for Best Research P
Institution of Engineers, India (2002) and the GM Memorial Best Research Paper Award by the
Dr. Satapathy is very widely travelled. He has visited several countries like Singapore, Malaysia,
Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UK and the USA on different occasions for
presenting papers and chairing sessions in symposia and conferences.
Experiencing Life
An engineering experience
celebrations and special moments
smooth; in fact, throughout our travels, we will encounter many challenges. Some of these
trengths, weaknesses and faith. Along the way, we may stumble
how to perform this journey successfully! Can we make an analogy of life’s journey with
missing dimension in the
is an Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering,
his Ph.D. in the field of Plasma Sprayed Ceramic Coatings in 2006.
SJ Memorial Award and Medal for Best Research Paper by the
GM Memorial Best Research Paper Award by the
Dr. Satapathy is very widely travelled. He has visited several countries like Singapore, Malaysia,
ngladesh, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UK and the USA on different occasions for

Perspectives on Civil and Structural Engineering
Robin Davis P.
Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela, INDIA
Email: robind@nitrkl.ac.in
ABSTRACT
The first part of the talk will highlight on the evolution of Civil Engineering over the years and
its growth to its present status. S
Engineering and its applications to various real life examples. The last part will cover the basic
functional requirements of some example structures and the understanding of their structural
behaviour from the perspective of a structural engineer.
About the Speaker:
Prof. Robin Davis P.
NIT Rourkela since 2012 He holds a PhD degree from the Indian Institute of Technol
He specializes in the p
He has recently been awarded a grant by the Science and Engineering Research Board, DST,
Government of India on
several publications to his credit in the form of research papers and technical report and has been guiding research
scholars in structural engineering.
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Not just brick and mortar
of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela, INDIA
its growth to its present status. Second part will be a discussion of different fields of Civil
aviour from the perspective of a structural engineer.
Prof. Robin Davis P. is serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering,
NIT Rourkela since 2012 He holds a PhD degree from the Indian Institute of Technol
He specializes in the probabilistic analysis of structures, steel design and offshore
Government of India on Seismic performance assessment of open ground storey Buildings in India
Not just brick and mortar!
of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela, INDIA
econd part will be a discussion of different fields of Civil
is serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering,
NIT Rourkela since 2012 He holds a PhD degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
ffshore structure design.
nt of open ground storey Buildings in India. He has

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Automobile Engineering
Past, present and future
Suraj K. Behera
INDIA.
Email: beherask@nitrkl.ac.in.
ABSTRACT
Automobiles are one of the most prominent inventions by humans. Automobile has influenced
our standard of living, business, defense etc. The history of automobile is quite long, starting
from 1790. The steam car was the first road vehicle that could travel by itself, even though it had
a top speed of 3 miles per hour, and had to stop every 10 to 15 minutes to build up steam. The
road of automobile industries is also very long and laborious. However this long practice has
brought us a big success on transportation of man and materials. This success list is quite long
starting from electric cars, gasoline cars, solar cars, hydrogen cars, multi terrain vehicles, etc.
The automobile industry is the world’s largest coordinated industrial production system. The
United States is the leading producer of automobiles and is often called the Nation on
Wheels. Engineers spend years to fix different issues of automobile like source of engine power,
speed, safety and other innovative features. Automobiles courses are taught in different
engineering institutes and special branches by the name of Automobile Engineering is found in India
and abroad to make the engineers smart in design and fabrication of different parts,
development of new materials for automobile parts safety, electrical and electronic components
used in automobile etc. The branch also targets to teach student on information technology to
apply in automobile industries.
The biggest challenge in the automobile industries are alternative fuel vehicles due to depletion
of gasoline, enhancement of propulsion system and engine type to reduce air and noise
pollutions, automotive navigation systems, theft deterrence, safety and sittings etc. In this talk, an
overview of these topics shall be covered.
About the Speaker:
Prof. Suraj K. Behera is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at NIT Rourkela. He is
an alumnus of IIT Kanpur. He specializes in the areas of tribology and rotor dynamics. Prof. Behera
has previously served at Tata Steel, Tata Consultancy Services, Amdocs and Covansys. He has
published nine research papers in journals and conference proceedings.

Naushita Sharma
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourke
INDIA
Email: naushita.dodo96@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Mathematics is the most essential tool for an engineer. Many problems require mathematical
modelling before building of a product on the physical scale. For instance, a large skyscraper may
require detailed analysis on its stability aspects before its construction. Similarly, many other
challenging engineering problems may be solved using detailed mathematical formulation of the
problem, using suitable theories and assumptions.
In this talk, three problems shall be dealt with, viz.
1. Cooling of coffee
2. Estimation of ̟
3. Solving complex integrals
It is hoped that this lecture will give the audience a brief overview to mathematical modelling.
About the Speaker:
Naushita Sharma is an undergraduate at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Rourkela.
She has research experience for working on subjects related to Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD),
environmental life cycle assessment and artificial intelligence techniques. S
Large, ASME NIT Rourkela Chapter. She has interned at the IIT Kharagpur and Rourkela Steel Plant
(RSP), SAIL.
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Solving engineering problems
Some mathematical approaches
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourke
Email: naushita.dodo96@gmail.com
detailed analysis on its stability aspects before its construction. Similarly, many other
problem, using suitable theories and assumptions.
roblems shall be dealt with, viz.
Solving complex integrals
is an undergraduate at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Rourkela.
environmental life cycle assessment and artificial intelligence techniques. She is currently Member
Solving engineering problems
Some mathematical approaches
detailed analysis on its stability aspects before its construction. Similarly, many other
he is currently Member-at-

Udayan Singh
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
INDIA
Email: udayansingh.1112@gmail.com.
ABSTRACT
Coal fired power plants make up more than 60% of the net installed power generation capacity
in India. The functioning of these plants is one of the mos
problem in engineering thermodynamics. Steam possesses several capabilities, from medicinal to
mechanical. In thermal power plants, steam helps in rotation of the turbine, which enables the
generation of electricity using L
discussed in this lecture.
Subsequently, Indian coal-fired power plants, and their current operational details will be
described, with a description of a few basic terms. This shall help the
highly important topic of thermal engineering.
While it is true that our reliance on coal for electricity generation is not expected to decrease in
the near and medium term, the contribution of coal to atmospheric pollution and
change is well known. Coal contains the elements Carbon, Sulphur and Nitrogen, in varying
proportions and its combustion causes release of the oxides of these elements. While carbon
dioxide (CO2) is the major compound causing global warming, sulph
nitrogen oxides (NOx) are major air pollutants. As a result, the power plants have come under a
lot of scrutiny. For instance, the Badarpur power plant was closed during the air pollution crisis
in Delhi.
The speaker has been involved
emissions from coal-fired power plants. This can be achieved by overall efficiency improvement,
coal gasification, or with the use of specific technologies such as CO
for CO2 abatement), flue gas desulfurization (FGD for SO
and policy issues with the aforementioned techniques will be described at a preliminary level,
with highlights of our previous work done on the subject.
About the Speaker:
Udayan Singh is an undergraduate at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Rourkela.
He has been involved in research relating to clean coal technologies for reduction in gaseous
emissions from coal
IIM Ahmedabad, IIT Bombay and CSIR
journals and conference proceedings, along with one major technical report.
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Thermal power plants in India
Operation, issues and opportunities
udayansingh.1112@gmail.com.
in India. The functioning of these plants is one of the most basic and yet most interesting
generation of electricity using Lenz’s law. The basics of power plant operation will be initially
fired power plants, and their current operational details will be
described, with a description of a few basic terms. This shall help the reader familiarize in this
highly important topic of thermal engineering.
the near and medium term, the contribution of coal to atmospheric pollution and
) is the major compound causing global warming, sulphur dioxide (SO
) are major air pollutants. As a result, the power plants have come under a
The speaker has been involved in research relating to the reduction of CO
fired power plants. This can be achieved by overall efficiency improvement,
coal gasification, or with the use of specific technologies such as CO2 capture and storage (CCS
abatement), flue gas desulfurization (FGD for SO2 abatement) and so on. Engineering
with highlights of our previous work done on the subject.
emissions from coal-fired power plant. Udayan has been involved in short
IIM Ahmedabad, IIT Bombay and CSIR-CIMFR, Dhanbad. He has authored 10 papers in various
Thermal power plants in India
Operation, issues and opportunities
National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela,
t basic and yet most interesting
enz’s law. The basics of power plant operation will be initially
fired power plants, and their current operational details will be
reader familiarize in this
the near and medium term, the contribution of coal to atmospheric pollution and climatic
ur dioxide (SO2) and
) are major air pollutants. As a result, the power plants have come under a
in research relating to the reduction of CO2, SO2 and NOx
fired power plants. This can be achieved by overall efficiency improvement,
capture and storage (CCS
abatement) and so on. Engineering
fired power plant. Udayan has been involved in short-term research stints at
CIMFR, Dhanbad. He has authored 10 papers in various

Ipsita Rath
INDIA
Email: 113me0405@nitrkl.ac.in.
ABSTRACT
The rising energy demand globally has triggered the search for alternative sources of energy.
Biomass, a traditional fuel used in rural are
create cleaner energy. The biomass is useful because it absorbs CO
it on combustion, thus serving as a
and storage to serve as a carbon negative
Biofuels is an important fuel, occurring in liquid form. This is a secondary fuel, produced by
processing of natural products. The first generation biofuels
from starch or sugar. Second generation biofuels, also called advanced biofuels, are
manufactured from variety of biomasses. Third generation biofuels refer to biofuels derived
from algae.
This talk will focus upon the g
associated with them.
About the Speaker:
Ipsita Rath is an undergraduate at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National
Institute of Technology Rourkela. She held All India Ra
examinations 2013 and 5
has been involved in key projects related to automobile engineering and metal machining. She has
been an intern at IIT Kharagpur a
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A clean energy pathway for India
al Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela,
113me0405@nitrkl.ac.in.
Biomass, a traditional fuel used in rural areas is now being coupled with modern technology to
create cleaner energy. The biomass is useful because it absorbs CO2 while its growth and releases
it on combustion, thus serving as a carbon zero fuel. This may be utilized along with CO
carbon negative fuel.
processing of natural products. The first generation biofuels involves use of ethanol generated
This talk will focus upon the generation of different types of biofuels and the economic issues
is an undergraduate at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National
Institute of Technology Rourkela. She held All India Rank 4 in the CBSE Class XII Board
examinations 2013 and 5th Rank in Junior Mathematics Olympiad within Odisha in 2009. Ms Rath
been an intern at IIT Kharagpur and Paradeep Phosphates Ltd.
Biofuels
A clean energy pathway for India
al Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela,
as is now being coupled with modern technology to
while its growth and releases
fuel. This may be utilized along with CO2 capture
involves use of ethanol generated
eneration of different types of biofuels and the economic issues
is an undergraduate at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National
nk 4 in the CBSE Class XII Board
Rank in Junior Mathematics Olympiad within Odisha in 2009. Ms Rath

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Modelling for renewable power for India
A tutorial with special reference to parabolic trough technology
Soumya Satyakanta Sethi
INDIA
Email: ssoumya704@gmail.com.
ABSTRACT
Climate change and energy security are two important and relevant and inter-related challenges
being faced by India today. Currently, around 61% of India’s installed power capacity is in the
form of coal-fired power plants, which lead to substantive CO2 emissions. Solar power is a
prospective source of eco-friendly electricity due to the tropical location of India. However,
most solar power plants in India are based on photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal
technology, which may be used to operate power plants of larger sizes (upto or more than 100
MW). The distinction between the two technologies can be clearly understood by referring to
IPCC (2011). In the interest of a larger degree of integration of renewable power in India, it is
imperative to think in terms of adding more amounts of solar thermal power. Parabolic trough
technology is the most matured technology in the portfolio of solar thermal technologies (which
include power tower, linear Fresnel and dish tower). Krishnamurthy et al (2012) have predicted
the cost of electricity generation using this technology to be INR 10.57/kWh.
This tutorial talk aims to understand the exact effect of such sensitivities on electricity costs. In
this talk, we aim to simulate a solar thermal power plant based on parabolic trough technology
for eight Indian locations (New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Goa,
Thiruvanthapuram and Nagpur) using the System Advisor Model developed by the NREL, USA.
Initially, the financial parameters are modelled such that the cost of electricity is equal to
previous results (INR 10-11/kWh). Hereafter, the effects of sensitivities in plant conditions are
analysed.
References and Suggested Readings:
• IPCC, 2011, IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change
Mitigation, Cambridge University Press.
• Krishnamurthy, P., Mishra, S. and Banerjee, R., 2012. An analysis of costs of parabolic
trough technology in India. Energy Policy, 48, pp.407-419.
About the Speaker:
Soumya Satyakanta Sethi is an undergraduate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of
Technology Rourkela. He is well-versed with multiple engineering design and simulation software, such as, ANSYS,
SolidWorks, SAM etc. He has interned at National Aluminium Company Ltd.

Computational design and simulation in engineering
Madhu Sudan Chhangani
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Techno
INDIA
Email: msc6612@gmail.com.
ABSTRACT
Engineering design is an important component. Without a robust design, any engineering
product or component cannot be developed. Initially, this design was done manually. However,
with the development of computers, computer ai
engineers. Some applications of CAD will be discussed in this talk.
Simulation refers to the replication of the conditions of a physical problem in the mathematical
or computational domain. Such simulation is n
to avoid losses and risks. It is also handy in cases which cannot easily be studied using
experimentations. Several simulation softwares have been developed over the past few years. The
speaker will provide a glimpse of the simulation applications, with reference to industrial
problems.
About the Speaker:
Madhu Sudan Chhangani
Rourkela. He has been involved in key projects related to SAE activ
Mind Rover Competition to Tata Motors. He has been merit rank holder in Rajasthan Board of
Secondary Examinations.
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An important tool
with the development of computers, computer aided design (CAD) has become a major tool for
engineers. Some applications of CAD will be discussed in this talk.
or computational domain. Such simulation is necessary before construction of an actual product,
e a glimpse of the simulation applications, with reference to industrial
Madhu Sudan Chhangani is a student at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT
Rourkela. He has been involved in key projects related to SAE activities. He was finalist at the
Secondary Examinations.
An important tool
logy Rourkela, Rourkela,
ded design (CAD) has become a major tool for
ecessary before construction of an actual product,
e a glimpse of the simulation applications, with reference to industrial
is a student at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT
ities. He was finalist at the

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