Paragmoni Kalita
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Tezpur University, Tezpur-784028,
Assam, India
Tel: +91-3712-275855(O), +919435548685(M),
E-mail: paragmk@tezu.ernet.in, paragmoni@gmail.com

 

Education

Sl. No.

Examination Passed

Year of Passing

Institute

Board/University

% Marks/ CGPA

Specialization, if any

1

Ph. D.

2017

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

10.0/10.0 (Course-work CPI)

Computational Fluid Dynamics, Compressible Flows

2

M.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering)

2004

Institute of Technology

Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

9.1/10.0

Heat Power Engineering

3

B.E.                      (Mechanical Engineering)

2001

Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College, Allahabad

Allahabad University

84.06%

-

4

H.S.S.L.C.

1997

Cotton College, Guwahati

AHSEC, Guwahati

82.6%

-

5

H.S.L.C.

1995

Rangia  H. S. School

SEBA, Guwahati

83.77%

 

-

Title of PhD Thesis

Regulation of numerical diffusion for compressible-flow computations.

Area of interests

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Compressible flow, IC Engines, Heat transfer

Awards and Scholarships

  1. Institute Merit scholarship during B. E. (from July, 1999- May, 2001)

  2. GATE scholarship during M.Tech. (from July, 2002- January, 2004)

  3. BHU Medal for standing first in M. Tech. (Mechanical Engg.) in 2004

  4. Best paper award in the field of Fluids Engineering in 12th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICME2017), held at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET),   Dhaka

Professional experience (In reverse chronological order)           

Sl. No. Organization Period Designation Nature of Job
From To

1.

 Tezpur University

30.01.2008

Till date

Assistant Professor

 Teaching, Research and allied administrative responsibilities
2.

Oil India Limited, Duliajan

 13.02.2007 16.01.2008

Executive Trainee

On-the-job training on testing, commissioning and work-over of oil and gas wells, design of gas-lift system for oil-wells, operation, safety and maintenance of oil collecting stations, water injection and secondary recovery, crude oil storage and transportation through pipeline, oil well and water injection/disposal well servicing and stimulation.
3.

Numaligarh Refinery Limited, Assam

 28.09.2006 05.02.2007

Graduate Engineer Trainee

 Operation of Naphtha and Intermediate Fuel Oil-fired boilers, steam control and management.
4.

SF Complex (DRDO), Jagdalpur, Chattisgarh

 19.01.2004 22.09.2006

Scientist ‘B’

 Inspection and quality assurance of critical systems for Indian Defence.
5.

National Engineering Industries Limited., Jaipur

 02.08.2001 15.06.2002

Assistant Engineer

 Manufacturing of components for different types of railway bearings.

 Training/Courses attended:

  1. Short Term Course in “Solid Propellants for Rockets and Missiles”” at High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune from 12.07.2004 to 16.07.2004.

  2. Short Term Course in “Calibration of Dimensional Measuring Instruments and Gauges” at Advanced Training Institute, Guindy,  Chennai from 06.09.2004 to 10.09.2004.

  3. Short Term Course on “Dimensional and Co-ordinate Metrology” at Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad from 29.08.2005 to 02.09.2005.

  4. QIP Short Term Course on “Power Plant Engineering” at NITTTR, Kolkata from 20.07.2009 to 24.07.2009.

  5. QIP Short Term Course on “Fuel Cell and Hydrogen  Technology” at IIT, Guwahati from 14.09.2009 to 18.09.2009.

  6. QIP Short Term Course on “Mechanical Engineering Education” at IIT, Guwahati from 07.12.2009 to 11.12.2009.

  7. QIP Short Term Course on “Role of Numerical Analysis in  Scientific Computing” at IIT, Guwahati from 20.05.2013 to 24.05.2013.

  8. ISTE workshop on  "Engineering Mechanics" organized by IIT, Bombay from 26.11.2013 to 06.12.2013

  9. Coordinators' workshop on "Fluid Mechanics" at IIT, Kharagpur from 11.03.2014 to 15.03.2014.

  10. STTP on "Fluid Powered Systems" at NITTTR Kolkata, Guwahati Extension Centre from 24.11.2014 to 28.11.2014.

  11. QIP STC on "Micromanufacturing" at IIT, Guwahati from 22.12.2014 to 26.12.2014.

  12. ISTE online Workshop on "Effective mentoring of online students in Thermodynamics" from 05.02.2015 to 06.05.2015 organized by IIT, Bombay.

  13. ISTE Workshop on “Environmental Science” conducted by IIT, Bombay from 02.06.2015 to 12.06.2015.

  14. AICTE NEQIP-sponsored workshop on "Advances in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial applications" at Tezpur University from 20.07.2015 to 24.07.2015.

  15. AICTE Approved Faculty Development Programme on "Foundation Progam in ICT for Education" conducted by IIT Bombay from 03.08.2017 to 07.09.2017.

  16. MHRD Sponsored "Induction Training of Faculty" conducted by the Teaching-Learning Centre, Tezpur University from  26.11.2018 to 26.12.2018.

  17. Faculty Development Programme on "Outcome Based Education (OBE) and NBA Accreditation Process" conducted by Bharati Vidyapeeth's Institute of Computer Applications and Management (BVICAM), New Delhi from 23.11.2020 to 27.11.2020.

Training/Courses organized:

  1. Performed the duty of  Workshop coordinator for the ISTE Main Workshop on "Fluid Mechanics" conducted by Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur under NMEICT at Tezpur University Remote Centre from 20.05.2014 to 30.05.2014.

  2. Organized an AICTE-NEQIP Sponsored Faculty Development Program (FDP) on "Recent Trends in Computational and Experimental Mechanics"  as a Joint Coordinator in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tezpur University from 11.12.2017 to 15.12.2017.

  3. Organized a Workshop on "Drone and its Applications: Harnessing full potential through Industry Academia Interactions" as the Coordinator in Tezpur University on 16.03.2018.

Courses taught

Courses taught at postgraduate level

  1. Compressible Flow

  2. Computational Fluid Dynamics

  3. Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics

Theory courses taught at undergraduate level

  1. Theory of Machines and Mechanisms

  2. Engineering Graphics

  3. Thermodynamics

  4. Applied Thermodynamics I

  5. Applied Thermodynamics II

  6. Mechanical Measurements and Instrumentation

  7. Gas Turbine and Compressor

  8. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

  9. Fluid Mechanics I

  10. Fluid Mechanics II

  11. Elements of Computational Fluid Dynamics

Lab courses taught in undergraduate level

  1. Fluid Mechanics Lab

  2. Theory of Machines and Mechanisms Lab

  3. Metrology Lab

Thesis supervised and ongoing

M.Tech. thesis supervised

  1. Numerical Study of Inviscid Shock Interactions on Semi-Cylinder and Double-Wedge Geometry (2019-2020)
  2. Experimental and Numerical Studies on the Performance of a 4-Stroke Spark-Ignition Engine (2019-2020)

  3. Development of numerical correlations for hypersonic shock wave-boundary layer interactions on ramped surfaces (2018-2019)

  4. Development of a new approach with flux-vector-splitting schemes for accurate computation of viscous-compressible flows (2017-2018).

  5. Finite difference computation of laser bending process on D36 shipbuilding steel plate (2017-2018).

  6. Shock Wave Boundary Layer Interaction due to an Impinging Shock on a Flat Plate (2016-2017).

  7. Thermohydraulic study of V-corrugated heat exchanger (Joint supervision during the academic year 2015-2016).

  8. Development of an Euler solver for computation of hypersonic flow using equilibrium air model  (2014-2015).

B.Tech. projects supervised

  1. Shock-shock interactions for inviscid flow over a double wedged ramp (2019-2020)

  2. Mechanical Analysis and Concept Design of an Improved Tri-Star Wheel Mechanism for a Stair Climbing Trolley (2019-2020)

  3. Effect of the user-defined parameter on the performance of a shock switch used in a self adjusting hybrid scheme (2018-2019)

  4. Effects of suction slot and gurney flap on the lift and drag of the NACA0012 airfoil (2017-2018)

  5. Design and Fabrication of a Powered Biomimetic Knee-Joint (Joint supervision during the academic year  2016-2017).

  6. Development of a finite volume-based structured grid Euler solver (2015-2016).

  7. Cooling effect of thermally significant blood vessels during photo thermal heating of lung tissues (Joint supervision during the academic year 2015-2016).

  8. Study of the effects of flow variables on the features of hypersonic shock wave-boundary layer interactions (2014-2015).

  9. Design of an improved insulation system for coolant carrying pipes of air-conditioning units (2014-2015).

  10. A computational study of 2D hypersonic shock wave boundary layer interactions using finite volume framework (2013-2014).

  11. Computation of strong shocks for supersonic flow inside a backward facing stepped channel (2013-2014).

  12. Development of diffusion regulated Euler solver for Quasi 1-D and 2-D nozzle flow (2012-2013).

  13. Higher order computation of one dimensional(1D) and two dimensional(2D) high speed inviscid flow (2012-2013).

  14. Finite volume computation of two-dimensional compressible flow through a converging-diverging nozzle (2011-2012).

  15. Effect of spatial discretization on numerical dissipation and dispersion-an analysis with the convection diffusion equation (2010-2011).

  16. Development of test set-up to find Darcy’s friction factor (2009-2010).

Academic Projects

  1.  B. Tech. Final Year Project on “Automatic Control of Railway Crossing Gates through Vibration Transmission”, in 2001 at MNREC, Allahabad.

  2.  M. Tech. Dissertation on “Emission Characteristics of Four Stroke S. I. Engine with EGR and Oxidation Catalytic Converter”, in 2004 at IT, BHU, Varanasi.

Journal Publications

  1. P. Dutta, P. P. Dutta, P. Kalita. Thermal performance studies for drying of Garcinia pedunculata in a free convection corrugated type of solar dryer, Renewable Energy, 2021, Vol. 163, pp. 599-612.

  2. P. Kalita, A. K. Dass, J. Hazarika. A new approach for numerical-diffusion control of Flux-Vector-Splitting schemes for viscous-compressible flows, International  Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, 2021, Vol 31, pp. 497-518.

  3. P. Kalita, S. Sarmah. A new diffusion-regulated flux splitting method for compressible flows, Computers & Fluids, 2019, Vol. 192, 104264.

  4. P. Kalita, A. K. Dass. A novel hybrid approach with multidimensional-like effects for compressible flow computations, Journal of Computational Physics, Elsevier, 2017, Vol. 340, pp. 55-68.

  5. P. Kalita, A. K. Dass. A diffusion-regulated scheme for the compressible Navier–Stokes equations using a boundary-layer sensor, Computers & Fluids, Elsevier, 2016, Vol. 129, pp. 91-100,

  6. P. Kalita, A. K. Dass, A. Sarma. Effects of numerical diffusion on the computation of viscous supersonic flow over a flat plate, International Journal of Applied and Computational Mathematics Springer,  2016, Vol. 2, pp. 663-678.

  7. A. Gogoi, P. Kalita. Performance of some limiters on the higher order computation of inviscid hypersonic flows, ADBU-Journal of Engineering  Technology, 2016, Vol. 4, pp. 62-66.

  8. V. Kumar, Nishant, Md. A. Hussain, P. Kalita. Effect of freestream parameters on the laminar separation in hypersonic shock wave boundary layer interaction, ADBU-Journal of EngineeringTechnology, 2016, Vol. 4, pp. 101-107.

Invited talks

  1. TEQIP-III sponsored one week faculty development programme on "Advancements in Mechanical Engineering", organized by Assam Science and Technological University (ASTU) in association with Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology (GIMT), Guwahati, 26 September 2019. Title of the Talk: The Finite Volume Method for Computing Compressible Flows.

  2. TEQIP-III sponsored Workshop on "Science and Technology for Sustainable Development", organized by Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Management and Technology (GIMT), Tezpur, 12 February 2020. Title of the Talk: Role of Science and Technology for Sustainable Development.

  3. International Conference on Advancements & Futuristic Trends in Mechanical and Materials Engineering (AFTMME-20), organized by the Society of Materials and Mechanical Engineers (SOMME), 19 December 2020. Title of the Talk: On two novel methods for accurate computation of viscous interactions in high-speed flows.

Book chapters

  1. P. Dutta, P. P. Dutta, P. Kalita. Experimental investigation of thin layer drying kinetics of Garcinia pedunculata dried in a forced convection environmental chamber. In: B. Kakati, B. R. Phukan, T. Rajbongshi, D. Borah(eds.), Advances in Science & Technology Vol II, 2020, McGraw Hill Education (India), pp. 161-165.

  2. P.J.Saikia, P.P. Dutta, P. Kalita. Simulation and Experimental Performance Studies of a Computerized Spark Ignition Engine. In: K. Pandey, R. Misra, P. Patowari, U. Dixit (eds.), Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 2021, Springer, Singapore, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7711-6_45.

  3. S. S. Sarvankar., A. A. Phukan, A. Konwar, P. Kalita. Effects of Gurney Flap and Suction Slots on the Aerodynamics of a NACA0012 Airfoil.  In: B. Das, R. Patgiri, S. Bandyopadhyay, V. E. Balas (eds.), Modeling, Simulation and Optimization. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, Vol. 206, 2021, Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9829-6_3.

  4. S. B. Shivhare, P. Kalita, P. Haloi. Effects of Numerical Dissipation and Dispersion on Computing the Convection of a Sharp Scalar Cone. In: B. Das, R. Patgiri, S. Bandyopadhyay, V. E. Balas (eds.), Modeling, Simulation and Optimization. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, Vol. 206, 2021, Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9829-6_4.

International Conferences

  1. P. Kalita, Anoop K. Dass. Aspects of computation 2D planar and axisymmetric high-speed flows through nozzles, 4th International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation, 2012, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad.

  2. S. Baruah, N. Karmakar, S. Das, P. Kalita, Effect of numerical diffusion for computation of strong and weak shocks, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Aspects of Mechanical Engineering and Technology for Industry, 2014, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli, Itanagar, pp. 148-154.

  3. P. Kalita, A. K. Dass, Effect of numerical diffusion on the computation of hypersonic shock wave boundary layer interaction, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Aspects of Mechanical  Engineering and Technology for Industry, 2014, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli, Itanagar, pp. 306-313.

  4. S. Z.Hoque, P. Kalita, Numerical simulation of supersonic viscous flow over a flat plate, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Aspects of Mechanical Engineering and Technology for Industry, 2014, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli, Itanagar, pp. 326-333.

  5. P. Kalita, R. Kumar, A. K. Dass, Aspects of a diffusion-regulated scheme applied to hypersonic flow, Proceedings of the 5th International and 41st National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Paper ID FMFP14-C-400.

  6. P. Kalita, A. K. Dass, Effect of limiter in the computation of  viscous supersonic flow over a flat plate, Proceedings of the International Conference on Frontiers of Mathematics 2015, Gauhati University, pp. 135-141.

  7. D. Kashyap, P. Kalita, A. K. Dass, Aspects of computation of incompressible viscous flows through a compressible flow solver, XXVII IUPAP Conference on Computational Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, 2015

  8. P. Kalita, A. K. Dass, A Mach-number-gradient-based shock switch for accurate computation of inviscid compressible flows, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, 2017, BUET, Dhaka, AIP Conference Proceedings, 1980, 040024 (2018); doi: 10.1063/1.5044334.

  9. A. K. Dass, P. Kalita, A novel approach for regulation of the diffusive effects of limiters in viscous-compressible-flow computations using a boundary-layer sensor, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computational Method, 2018, Rome, Italy, Vol. 5, pp. 847-854.

  10. D. Kashyap, A. K. Dass, P. Kalita, An improved hybrid approach for compressible flow computations, Proceedings of the 7th International and 45st National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Paper ID 420.

  11. P. Dutta, P. P. Dutta, P. Kalita, Thermohydraulic investigation of different channel height on a corrugated heat exchanger, Proceedings of the  International Conference on Renewable & Alternate Energy, 2018, ASTU, Guwahati, AIP Conference Proceedings, 2091, 020011 (2019); doi: 10.1063/1.5096502.

National Conferences

  1. H. N. Gupta, P. Kalita. Mathematical modeling of S.I. Engine with catalytic converter, Proceedings of the XVIIIth  National Conference on IC Engines and Combustion, College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram, 2003, pp. 53-59.

  2. P. Kalita, B. Sarmah, D., R. Kumar. Staggered grid computation of laminar flow through a duct with heating from bottom wall, National Conference on Theoretical Physics, 2013, Tezpur University.

  3. K Roy, P. Kalita. Higher order computation of supersonic flow through a ramped channel, National Conference on Theoretical Physics, 2013, Tezpur University.

  4. P. Kalita, M. A. Sultan, S. Gayan, G. Borgohain. Effect of limiter on the performance of higher order schemes for 1D shock-tube problem, National Conference on Theoretical Physics, 2013, Tezpur University.

  5. P. Kalita, R. Kumar, B. Sarmah, D. Kalita. A diffusion regulated scheme applied to some high speed flows, Proceedings of the National Conference on Recent Advancements in Mechanical Engineering,  2013, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli, Itanagar, ISBN:  978-93-82880-71-4, pp. 255-262.

  6. P. Kalita, A. K. Dass. Computation of high speed flows using diffusion regulation, Proceedings of the 40th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, 2013, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, ISBN:  978-93-82880-90-5, pp. 1231-1239.

  7. R. Gogoi, A. Saha, S. K. Borbora, P. Kalita, Design of an improved insulation medium for coolant carrying pipes of air conditioning units, Proceedings of the National Seminar cum Workshop on Innovative Prospects in Food Processing, 2015, Tezpur University, pp. 252-261.

  8. C, Baruah, T. Kishore, P. Kalita, N. M. Kakoty, An artificial knee joint: Two preliminary designs, Proceedings of the National Conference on Sustainable Mechanical Engineering: Today and Beyond, 2017, Tezpur University, pp. 81-86.

  9. D. K. Deka, P. Kalita, Finite volume-based computation of viscous interactions in compressible flows, Proceedings of the National Conference on Sustainable Mechanical Engineering: Today and Beyond, 2017, Tezpur University, pp. 211-217.

  10. S. Sarmah, S. Sagar, S. Das Choudhury, P. Kalita, A low diffusion flux splitting method applied for the computation of inviscid compressible flows, Proceedings of the National Conference on Sustainable Mechanical Engineering: Today and Beyond, 2017, Tezpur University, pp. 235-239.