Dr. Manoj Ukamanal

Assistant Professor-II

Dr. Manoj Ukamanal is working as Assistant Professor (II) in School of Mechanical Engineering in KIIT University from 2015. He received his Ph. D degree in Mechanical Engineering in the year of 2019 and M. Tech (Thermal Engg.) in the year of 2014 from KIIT-Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar. He was previously an analyst engineer in TATA Consultancy Services, Pune, India. His research interests include Impingement heat transfer, Nano-particle and nanofluid application in heat transfer, Computational fluid dynamics, Hard Machining, Thermal Systems Design and Optimization and Run-out table in steel rolling mills. He has been teaching thermal engineering related courses in UG & PG level. He has developed many automation tools while serving in TCS and KIIT. He has published 2 international and 1 national patents and 23 research articles in journals / conferences (SCI/SCOPUS).

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in the year 2019 and M. Tech (Thermal Engg.) in the year 2014 from KIIT – DU.

COURSE EXPERTISE

Engineering Thermodynamics, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning, Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, Mechatronics, Bio-Mechatronics, Industry 4.0

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Impingement Heat Transfer and Control; CFD; Hard Machining; Thermal Systems Design and Optimization; Run-out table in steel rolling mills

Administrative Responsibilities

  •  Assistant Controller of Examination – Online and Hybrid Courses (University Level)
  • FIC – NI Innovation Centre (SME)
  • FIC – Defence Research Laboratory
  •  FIC – School Database and Website Management
  • In-charge – Infrastructure development for Online Courses
  • Committee member of Dam Safety team from KIIT – DU

Awards and Achievements

  • Awarded certificate of appreciation from TCS, twice for the performances in projects, which were highly appreciated by the client.
  • Received 3 number of defence consultancy projects from Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL).
  • Received 2 number of projects from Steel Industry.

Outreach Activity

Delivered a guest lecture for STTP in ICT Tools for Teaching and Learning (ICT148) in NITTTR- Kolkata.

Professional Membership

  • Member: Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
  • Life Member: Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)
  • Life Member: International Association of Engineers (IAENG)

Projects & Consultancies

  • Received 3 number of consultancy projects from Bharat Dynamics Limited, Defence PSU, Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India.
  • Received consultancy project “Bar Counting System for Conveyor Belt” from Aarti Steels Pvt. Ltd.
  • Received Collaborative project of developing “Underwater Surveillance Vehicle” from Bharat Dynamics Limited which will be jointly developed between KIIT-DU and BDL, Vizag.

Patents and Innovations

  • “PATTERNATOR FOR MASS FLUX MEASUREMENT”, Authors: Dr. Purna Chandra Mishra, Dr. Manoj Ukamanal, Dr. Santosh K. Nayal, SME, KIIT University, Application No: PCT/IB2017/056782, Publication No: WO/2018/087626
  • “RUN-OUT TABLE MECHANISM WITH WIRELESS CONTROL”, Authors: Dr. S. M. Padhy, Dr. Purna Chandra Mishra, Dr. Ruby Mishra, Dr. Manoj Ukamanal, Mr. Subham Shah, Mr. Achintya Kambli, SME, KIIT University. Application No.: PCT/IB2018/058698. Publication No.: WO/2019/102288
  • ”SMART DENTURE FOR SMART ORAL HEALTH”, Authors: Dr. Avni Rana, Dr. Rupsa Rani Sahu, Dr. Anjana Raut, Dr. Aswini Kumar Kar, Dr. Purna Chandra Mishra, Dr. Arun Kharavela Mohanty and Dr. Manoj Ukamanal, KIIT University, Application No: 202231062368, Publication No: 18/2024, Publication Date: 03/05/2024.
  • “REDEMPTION DRIVE”, Authors: Dr. Avni Rana, Dr. Arun Kharavela Mohanty, Dr. Anjana Raut and Dr. Manoj Ukamanal, Application Number: 410084-001, Filing Date: 11.03.2024