Maintained by Tonmoy Sharma and Suriyaprasaad
Thermal and Fluid Transport Laboratory
Welcome to the Thermal and Fluid Transport Laboratory (TFTL) under the direction of Dr. Rishi Raj in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Patna. TFTL focuses on the investigation of thermal and fluid transport during phase change for a variety of energy, water, and thermal management applications, both for ground and space based applications. Our approach relies on leveraging scalable micro/nano-fabrication, advanced characterization, state-of-the-art experimentation, and unique model prediction capabilities to enable mechanistic insights into complex fluid, interfacial, and thermal transport processes. The gathered understanding is then utilized to enhance heat and mass transfer for various applications.
| Title | Agency/Amount | Type | Status/Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development of Thermally Controlled Modules of Optronic Payloads for Stratospheric
Operation (with co-PI Dr. Aswani Assam, IIT Patna) |
IRDE, DRDO Amount: 154 Lakhs |
Sponsored | 2024-2027 Ongoing |
| Investigation of low global warming potential alternative chemicals to substances
controlled
under the Montreal Protocol (with co-PI Dr. A. D. Thakur, IIT Patna) |
Project Management Unit, Ozone Cell, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change Amount: 50 Lakhs |
Sponsored | 2023-2028 Ongoing |
| Decoding the science of boiling via bubble acoustics: Towards preemptive control of vapor explosion in industrial applications | SwarnaJayanti Fellowship Scheme, SERB and DST Amount: 334 Lakhs |
Sponsored | 2022-2027 Ongoing |
| Passive Two-Phase Heat Spreader for Hotspot Mitigation in Microgravity of Space | Human Spaceflight Centre (HSFC) ISRO Amount: 30 Lakhs |
Sponsored | 2020-2024 Ongoing |
| Strengthening Interfacial Characterization Facilities: Funds for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure (one among six co-PIs with HoD as the PI) | DST FIST Amount: 290 Lakhs |
Sponsored | 2019-2024 Ongoing |
Kyowa, MCA-4
Bruel & Kjaer
Vision Research, Phantom VEO-640L
Flir, ORION SC700
DST
SERB
DRDO
ISRO
DST FIST
Ministry of Environment
HSFC ISRO
IRDE, DRDO
✔️ Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Patna (December 2019 – present)
✔️ Associate Dean, Resources, Indian Institute of Technology Patna (July 2021– July 2022)
✔️ Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Patna (August 2013 - December 2019)
✔️ Post-doctoral Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA (August 2011 – July 2013)
✔️ Post-doctoral Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, USA (May 2010 – July 2011)
✔️ Future Faculty Fellow, University of Maryland, USA (January 2009 – May 2010)
✔️ Research Assistant, University of Maryland, USA (August 2006 - May 2010)
✔️ Ph.D., Mechanical (Thermal), University of Maryland, USA (2010) [Best Dissertation Award]
✔️ M.S., Mechanical (Thermal), University of Maryland, USA (2009)
✔️ B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati, India (2006)
✔️ Editor, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, Elsevier (2022 – till date)
✔️ Member, Editorial Board, Interfacial Phenomena and Heat Transfer (2023 – till date)
✔️ Swarnajayanti Fellowship 2021, Department of Science and Technology, GoI
✔️ Young Associate, Indian National Science Academy (INSA 2019)
✔️ Young Associate, Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE 2018)
✔️ Associate, Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc 2018)
Post Doctoral Scholar
Chosun University, South Korea
Employee
RSB Global, India
Post Doctoral Scholar
University of Florida, USA
Post Doctoral Scholar
Purdue University, USA
Post Doctoral Scholar
IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, India
Founder
Early Career Help, India
Post Doctoral Scholar
University of Michigan, USA
Assistant Professor
NIT Patna, India
Junior Technical Staff
IIT Patna
JRF
TFTL, IIT Patna, India
Senior Executive
Tata Advanced Systems Limited, Nagpur, India
Aerothermal Engineering Analyst
Infosys
Senior Executive
Safety Systems Integration Department, Mahindra Research Valley, Chennai
PhD scholar
TFTL, IIT Patna, India
PhD scholar (PMRF)
TFTL, IIT Patna, India
Research Scholar
University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Executive (OP & BD)
Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd.
Research Scholar
University of Florida, USA
Research Scholar
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
Post Doctoral Scholar
University of Florida, USA
Post Doctoral Scholar
Oregon State University
Founder
Early Career Help, India
