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Prof. (Dr.) Lalit Mohan Acharya

Prof. (Dr.) Lalit Mohan Acharya
Ph.D. (IIT Kharagpur)
Professor,  Mechanical Engineering

Joined the Institute in 2006

   

Contact Address

Office

Institute of Technical Education & Research
Jagamohan Nagar, Khandagiri,
Bhubaneswar – 751030, India.
Phone : +91-674-2350181, 2351539. 2351777, 2351419
Fax : +91-674-2351880/2351217

   
Residence

AO-6, Chandrama Complex, Unit-III, Kharavel Nagar, Bhubaneswar – 751001.

   
Phone (Residence )

06742530809

   
E-mail Im_acharya@yahoo.co.in

Research Interest

   
 

•  Solar Energy Heating Systems

Teaching (UG/PG)

   
 

•  Engineering Thermodynamics (UG)
•  IC Engines and Gas Turbines (UG)
•  Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics(PG)
•  IC Engines (PG)
•  Heat Transfer (UG)
•  Solar Thermal Engineering (PG)
•  Design of Thermal Systems (PG)
•  Gas Dynamics (PG)

   

Some Earlier Publications

   
 

•  Presented a paper titled “Rotary Air Compressor in drilling Rigs” in the Seminar on operation and maintenance of Drilling Rigs held in UCE., Burla, 1983.
•  Presented a paper titled “Analytical Determiantion of Monthly Average Daily Transmittance Absorpatance Product at National Solar Energy Convention, Bhopal, 1985.
•  Presented a paper titled “Analytical Calculation of Daily Transmittance-Absorptance Product” at the 7 th Miamin Int. Conference of Alternative Energy Sources, 1985.
•  Presented a paper titled “Influence of Atmospheric Transmittance of Monthly Average Daily Tilt Factor for Beam Radiation” at the National Conference on Heat and Mass Transfer, Bangalore 1987.
•  Submitted a paper titled “Analytical Evaluation of Daily Utilizability and Study on Monthly Average Daily Utilizabolity for presentation at the ninth National Convention of mechanical Engineers” during Oct. 15-17, 1993 at IIT, Kanpur.
•  Presented a paper titled “Biomass Gasification and its Application to Internal Combustion Engines” at the Business Meet on Biornass Gasifiers, UCE., Burla Feb. !996.
•  Presented a paper titled “Hazards of Air Pollution and their Control” at national Seminar on Disaster management, UCE., Burla 12-13 Nov. 1999, PP III-19-24.

   

Experience (Academic/Industry)

   
 

•  Served as a Lecturer in U.C.E. Burla from 1966 to 1978
•  Served as a Scientist ‘C' in C.M.E.R.I., Durgapur from 1978 to 1979
•  Served as a Lecturer in U.C.E. Burla from 1979 to 1985.
•  Served as a Reader in Mech. Engg. in U.C.E. Burla from 1985.
•  Served as a Professor in Mech. In Mech. Engg. in U.C.E. Burla from 2000.
•  Attended one year course in Elementary German during 1983-84.
•  Attended a summer school on Heat & Mass Transfer in IIT, Kharagpur in 1975 under Q.I.P. and attended a Sequential Summer School in IIT, Kanpur during 1969-71.
•  Attended a summer School in R.E.C. Rourkela on Design & Production of Heavy Mechancial Equipments Relating to Steel Plants in 1975 sponsored by ISTE.
•  Attended a Summer School on Computational Methods in Mech. Engg. in UCE, Burla in 1983 sponsored by ISTE.
•  Attended a programme on Entrepreneurship Development Programme for Technical Teachers of Eastern Region in 1988 in REC, Rourkela.
•  Have undergone in plant training at Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., Sunabeda for 8 weeks in 1972.
•  Have undergone Short Term Training of Teachers under QIP at Talcher Thermal power Plant, Talcher for 6 weeks in 1974.
•  Attended a national heat and mass Transfer Conference at IIT, Kharagpur in 1983.
•  Attended a Seminar on Operation and maintenance of Drilling Rigs in U.C.E. Burla in 1983.
•  Attended a Seminar on National symposium on appropriate Discrrlization Techniques in Engineering Analysis in U.C.E. Burla in 1988.
•  Worked as a Scientist “C” in Central Mechanical Engineering Research institute. Durgapur in 1978-79, during, which a feasibility study on conversion of Spark Ignition Engine to Compression Ignition Engine was fully prepared and submitted to C.M.E.R.I. Durgapur.
•  Taught Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, I.C. Engines & Gas Turbines and Solar Energy Engg. in Post-Graduate level.
•  Guided Final Year students in Designing and Fabricating Solar Distillator in 1988 for their Project.
•  Guided final year students in Designing and Fabricating Automatic Drilling jig in !990 for their project.
•  Guided final year students in designing and fabricating a paraboidal concentrating collector for their project. Efforts are on to optimize the system to use it as a Solar Cooker in domestic front.
•  Worked as a Member in Examination Sub-Committee, Joint Entrance Examination.
•  Remained as a member of the Time-Table Committee of the College for several years.
•  Remained as a member of Library Committee for one year.
•  Remained as a member of Admission and Examination Committees of A.M.I.E. run by the College during evening hours.
•  Remained as Laboratory Co-ordinator for AMIE courses.
•  Conducted several local study tours for undergraduate students.
•  Remained in-charge of Applied Mechanics Laboratory for 3 years.
•  Conducted a 6 week Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp in UCE., Burla and P.G. Deptt. Sambalpur university as a member of the organizing committee of EDP in 1989.
•  Developed a Laboratory on Solar Energy for Undergraduate students.
•  Worked as a Coordinator in Seminar and Projects for Final year students.
•  Question setter for Utkal University and Examiner for Sambalpur and Utkal University.
•  Guided 1996 batches students to improve their placement problem on experimental basis and as a result, an overwhelming majority of students got placement in 1996.
•  An Energy Park worth of Rs. 4,04,500/- is sanctioned by M.N.E.S. to be set up in U.C.E., Burla under my Principal Investigatorship.

   

Professional Society Membership

   
 

•  Life member of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE).
•  Life member of Indian Society for Heat and Mass Transfer (ISHMT).

   
 
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