Arun Kumar Pujari
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department
Research Interest:
- Energy Storage Using PCM
- Heat Sink Design
- Heat Transfer & Fluid Flow Analysis in Turbomachine
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
Connect
arun.pujarimec@iipe.ac.in
Teaching Interests
- Engineering Thermodynamics
- Introduction to CFD
- Turbomachinery
- Engineering Mechanics
- Thermal Measurements Techniques.
Education
Ph. D, IIT Madras, Thermal Turbomachine Laboratory.
Professional Experience
11th March 2023- till date, Associate Professor, IIPE Visakhapatnam
September 2018 - 10th March 2023, Assistant Professor, IIPE Visakhapatnam
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE), Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
July 2016- Aug 2018, Advanced Aerothermal Engineer at Rolls Royce, Bangalore
Dec 2015 to Jun 2016, Pre-Doctoral Fellow at IIT Madras, Mechanical Engineering Department
Member of Professional Bodies
- Life Member of ISHMT
- Member of ASME
- Life Member of Indian Society of Technical Education
Patents
1. Flat Plate Heat Sink, Design Application number:413189-001 dated 10/04/2024
Research Projects
1.To Predict the Film Effectiveness of cooled HPNGV external surface under Cascade flow conditions. Aeronautics R&D Board (ARDB), DRDO, Budget: 90Lakhs. (PI)
2. To predict secondary flow losses in a gas turbine engine due to presence of film cooling holes at different locations of nozzle guide vane surface, Institute Research Grant (PI),
Budget: 28 Lakhs
Awards & Honors
Received Rolls Royce Silver Excellence Award
Administrative Responsibilities:
- HOD, Mechanical Engineering Department
- Warden, Shree Hostel
Phd Students:
- Mr. G. Babji
- Mr. L K Reddy
- Mr. D. Aruntej
- Mrs. Aishi