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Dr. Manoj Ukamanal
School of Aerospace Engineering
Faculty Profile

Dr. Manoj Ukamanal

Assistant Professor-II

Aerospace Engineering

Biography and academic profile

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).

Academic profile

Expertise, contributions
and professional engagement.

Only the sections completed and approved for this faculty profile are shown below.

01

Research Interests

  • Impingement Heat Transfer and Control
  • CFD
  • Hard Machining
  • Thermal Systems Design and Optimization
  • Run-out table in steel rolling mills
02

Educational Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
  • M. Tech (Thermal Engg.) from KIIT–DU
03

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
04

Course Expertise

  • Engineering Thermodynamics
  • Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
  • Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning
  • Heat Transfer
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Mechatronics
  • Bio-Mechatronics
  • Industry 4.0
05

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.
06

Projects and Collaborations

  • 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.
07

Professional Memberships

  • Member: Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
  • Life Member: Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)
  • Life Member: International Association of Engineers (IAENG)
08

Patents and Innovations

09

Outreach Activity

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

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