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| Dr. Chiranjit Sarkar |
| Associate Professor |
| Ph.D, IIT Delhi |
| Ph: 06115-233-394 |
| csarkar[*AT]iitp.ac.in |
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Personal Webpage
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Highest Academic Qualification
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| Ph.D |
Mechanical Engineering |
IIT Delhi (2014) |
| M.Tech |
Industrial Tribology and Maintenance Engineering |
IIT Delhi (2011) |
| B.E |
Production Engineering |
Jadavpur University (2009) |
| 12th Standard |
Science Branch |
West Bengal Board (2005) |
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| Research Areas/Areas of Interest |
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Magnetorheological (MR) Fluids and Devices, Rheology, Tribology, Non-Newtonian Fluid Flow, Design of Biomedical devices. |
| Other Interests |
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Car Driving and Bike Racing |
| Courses taught at IITP |
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- ME401: Industrial Engineering and Operation Research,
- MH501: Fundamentals of Mechatronics,
- ME214: Mechanics of Solids,
- ME208: Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanisms
- ME313: Design of Machine Elements
- ME102: Engineering Mechanics
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| No. of Ph.D Students |
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Awarded (3):
- Dr. Manish Kumar Thakur, Currently: Post Doc at IIT Bombay
- Dr. Aashna Raj (Co-Guide: Prof. Manabendra Pathak), Currently: Post Doc at Luleå Tekniska Universitet, Luleå, Sweden
- Dr. Chandra Shekhar Maurya (Co-Guide: Dr. Sandip Khan), Currently: Post Doc at IIT Bombay
Ongoing (5):
- Rahul Kesharwani (Co-Guide: Dr. Murshid Imam), Thesis submitted, Currently: Post Doc at Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Bittu Kumar Singh
- Rakesh Kumar Singh
- Saurabh Chauhan
- Danishtah Quamar
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| Professional Experience |
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- Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Patna (May, 2023 – Present)
- Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Patna (December, 2015 – May, 2023)
- Postdoctoral position, Division of Fluid and Experimental Mechanics, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden (January, 2016 – October, 2016)
- Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela (July, 2015 – December, 2015)
- Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological University (August, 2014 – June, 2015)
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| Administrative Experience at IIT Patna |
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- Departmental PhD Coordinator (Mechanical Engineering) (2019-2020)
- Departmental Library Committee Member (2019-2021)
- Departmental TEQIP-III program coordinator (2019 to present)
- Professor in Charge Guest house, IIT Patna (2017-2018)
- Liaison Officer, IIT Patna (2019 to present)
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| Awards & Honours |
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First Class Honours in Bachelor of Production Engineering |
| Member of Professional bodies |
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- Tribology Society of India (TSI), Life Member
- Society of Automobile Engineers (SAE), India
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| Patents |
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- H Hirani and C Sarkar, Patent No. 416532 dated January 03, 2023 (Granted) for the title “Magnetorheological brake operating under shear, compression and valve modes”.
- Sarkar, C. & Singh, R. K., Patent Application No. 202231067989 (Filed) dated November 25, 2022 for title “A magnetorheological drum brake device”
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| Research Sponsored projects |
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Completed (Sept, 2018 – March, 2022)
Experiments and Modelling of Wall-Bounded flow of Lubricating Magnetorheological Grease |
Dr. Chiranjit Sarkar
Co-PI: Dr. Manabendra Pathak |
SERB-DST, New Delhi
(18.50 Lacs) |
Ongoing (December, 2020 – December, 2023)
‘Design and development of hybrid magnetorheological brake and its Tribo effectiveness studies on a brake inertia dynamometer’ |
Dr. Chiranjit Sarkar |
SERB-DST, New Delhi
(37.23 Lacs) |
Ongoing (March, 2021 – March, 2024)
‘Design of a hybrid magneto rheometer operating under compression and shear mode for characterizing rheological and tribological properties of nano smart fluids’ |
Dr. Chiranjit Sarkar |
DST Nano mission:
Nano Technology,
New Delhi
(22.41 Lacs) |
Recommended (October, 2022):
"Design and development of affordable low-cost internal distractor for cranio maxillo-facial region" |
PI – Dr. Chiranjit Sarkar |
DST Scheme for Young Scientist and Technologist Grant (Proposed budget: 26 Lacs) |
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| Consultancy Projects |
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Completed (on December, 2022)
Brake Shoe Friction Material Testing |
PI – Dr. Chiranjit Sarkar |
Suprajit Engineering Ltd., Bangalore (Total Cost: 1.41 Lac) |
Completed (on January, 2023)
Analysis of Failure and Breakdown of 2MW Turbine |
PI – Dr. Chiranjit Sarkar, Co-PIs: Dr. S. Sarangi, Dr. S. K. Paul |
Puri Crawford…India Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai (Total Cost: 2.84 Lacs) |
Ongoing (on April, 2023)
Design of Active Hydro-Pneumatic Suspensions and MR damper |
PI - Dr. Chiranjit Sarkar |
SPMI Ltd, Bangalore.(Total Cost: 3.54 Lacs) |
Ongoing (on May, 2023)
Dynamometer test for Honda Activa, Hero Honda CD Dawn brake shoes, |
PI - Dr. Chiranjit Sarkar |
Friction Tech Auto, Ghaziabad. (Total Cost: 1.41 Lacs) |
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| Publications |
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Journal Publications
| Name of all Authors(Last name, First Name) | Title of the research paper | Name of the journal | Year, Vol. No. Page | Latest Impact factor of the journal | H- index/H-5 index |
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| Singh, Rakesh Kumar and Sarkar, Chiranjit |
Two-wheeler magnetorheological drum brake operating under hybrid mode for enhancing braking torque: Development and validation |
Mechatronics |
2023, 92, 102971 |
3.379 |
94/40 |
| Raj, Aashna, Sarkar, Chiranjit, Kumar, Piyush and Pathak, Manabendra |
Study of magnetorheological grease flow in a double restriction seal configuration |
Journal of Tribology |
2023, 145(5)054401 |
1.891 |
89/25 |
| Singh, Rakesh Kumar and Sarkar, Chiranjit |
In-situ Braking Torque and Temperature Analysis of Two-wheeler Drum Brake in Friction Braking |
Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology |
2023, 37(4), 0528 |
1.810 |
59/34 |
| Kesharwani, Rahul, Jha, Kishore Kumar, Anshari, M A A, Imam, Murshid and Sarkar, Chiranjit |
Comparison of microstructure, texture, and mechanical properties of the SQ and thread pin profile FSW joint of AA6061-T6 with Al2O3 particle reinforcement |
Materials Today Communications |
2022, 33, 104785 |
3.662 |
30/41 |
| Quamar, Danishtah and Sarkar, Chiranjit |
Optimal Design of Hydraulic Disc Brake for Magnetorheological (MR) Application |
Defence Science Journal |
2022, 72(6), 783-792 |
0.707 |
34/15 |
| Singh, Rakesh Kumar and Sarkar, Chiranjit |
Characterization of Magnetorheological Brake in Shear Mode Using High-Strength MWCNTs and Fumed Silica-Based Magnetorheological Fluids at Low Magnetic Fields |
Journal of Tribology |
2023, 145(3)031702 |
1.891 |
89/25 |
| Kesharwani, Rahul, Jha, Kishore Kumar, Imam, Murshid and Sarkar, Chiranjit |
The optimization of gap width size during friction stir welding of AA 6061-T6 with Al2O3 particle reinforcement |
Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance |
2022, Oct, 22, 1-20 |
2.036 |
72/39 |
| Maurya, Chandra Shekhar, Khan, Sandip and Sarkar, Chiranjit |
Ferrofluids with monomer, dimer, and trimer nanoparticles: Effects of the dipole–dipole moment and magnetic field on the cluster formation |
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials |
2022, 564, 170022 |
3.097 |
179/ 64 |
| Kesharwani, Rahul, Jha, Kishore Kumar, Imam, Murshid and Sarkar, Chiranjit |
The optimization of the groove depth height in friction stir welding of AA 6061-T6 with Al2O3 powder particle reinforcement |
Journal of Material Research |
2022, 37(21),3743-3760 |
2.909 |
152/ 48 |
| Raj, Aashna, Sarkar, Chiranjit, Kumar, Piyush and Pathak, Manabendra |
Investigation of magnetorheological grease flow under the influence of a magnetic field |
Journal of Molecular Liquids |
2022, 361, Article No. 119682 |
6.633 |
132/120 |
| Maurya, Chandra Shekhar, and Sarkar, Chiranjit |
Characterization of highly stable water-based magnetorheological gel using OPTIGEL-WX as an additive: the study of magneto-induced rheological and viscoelastic properties |
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry |
2022, 110, 137-149 |
6.064 |
97/73 |
| Raj, Aashna, Sarkar, Chiranjit, and Pathak, Manabendra |
Thermal and multiphase flow simulations of polytetrafluoroethylene-based grease flow in restricted geometry |
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part J Journal of Engineering Tribology |
2022, 236 (1), 1-10 |
1.674 |
56/21 |
| Maurya, Chandra Shekhar, and Sarkar, Chiranjit |
Rheological and creep and recovery behavior of carbonyl iron water- based magnetorheological gel using laponite as an additive and oleic acid as a surfactant |
Rheologica Acta |
2022, 66, 99-110 |
2.627 |
80/27 |
| Thakur, Manish, and Sarkar, Chiranjit |
Design and testing of a conventional clutch filled with magnetorheological fluid activated by a flexible permanent magnet at low compressive load: Numerical simulation and experimental study |
ASME Journal of Tribology |
2021, 144 (021205), 1-14 |
2.045 |
84/24 |
| Kesharwani, Rahul, Imam, Murshid and Sarkar, Chiranjit |
Effect of Flat Probe on Local Heat Generation and Microstructural Evolution in Friction Stir Welding of 6061-T6 Aluminium Alloy |
Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals |
2021, 74(12), 1-19 |
1.499 |
31/25 |
| Maurya, Chandra Shekhar, and Sarkar, Chiranjit |
Dynamic and creep and recovery performance of Fe3O4 nanoparticle and carbonyl iron microparticle water-based magnetorheological fluid |
Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures |
2021, DOI: 10.1177/1045389X211026379, 1-13 |
2.569 |
111/37 |
| Thakur, Manish, and Sarkar, Chiranjit |
Thermal and Tribological Performance of Graphite Flake-Based Magnetorheological Fluid Under Shear Mode Clutch |
ASME Journal of Tribology |
2021, 143(12), 1-24 |
2.045 |
84/24 |
| Maurya, Chandra Shekhar, and Sarkar, Chiranjit |
Rheological response of soft flake-shaped carbonyl iron water-based MR fluid containing iron nanopowder with hydrophilic carbon shell |
Rheologica Acta |
2021, 60, 277-290 |
2.627 |
80/27 |
| Thakur, Manish, and Sarkar, Chiranjit |
Lubrication performance of magnetorheological fluid in shear mode magnetorheological clutch with and without groove |
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part J Journal of Engineering Tribology |
2021, Special Issue: India Trib 2019, 1-18 |
1.674 |
56/21 |
| Raj, Aashna, Sarkar, Chiranjit, and Pathak, Manabendra |
Magnetorheological Characterization of PTFE-Based Grease With MoS2 Additive at Different Temperatures |
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics |
2021, 57(7), 4600410 |
1.7 |
137/44 |
| Maurya, Chandra Shekhar, and Sarkar, Chiranjit |
Synthesis and characterization of novel flake-shaped carbonyl iron and water-based magnetorheological fluids using laponite and oleic acid with enhanced sedimentation stability |
Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures |
2021, 32(14), 1-16 |
2.569 |
111/37 |
| Thakur, Manish, and Sarkar, Chiranjit |
Investigation of different groove profile effect on torque transmission in shear mode magnetorheological clutch: Numerical simulation and experimental study |
ASME Journal of Tribology |
2021, 143 (091801), 1-17 |
2.045 |
84/24 |
| Maurya, Chandra Shekhar, and Sarkar, Chiranjit |
Effect of Fe3O4 nanoparticles on magnetorheological properties of flake shaped carbonyl iron water-based suspension |
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics |
2020, 56(12), 1-9 |
1.7 |
137/44 |
| Thakur, Manish, and Sarkar, Chiranjit |
Experimental and Numerical Study of Magnetorheological Clutch with Sealing at Larger Radius Disc |
Defence Science Journal |
2020, 70(6), 575-582 |
0.73 |
32/17 |
| Kesharwani, Rahul, Imam, Murshid and Sarkar, Chiranjit |
Clarification on the choice of sheet positioning in friction stir welding of dissimilar materials |
Manufacturing Letters |
2020, 24, 100-104 |
5.533 |
26/26 |
| Singh, Anurag, Thakur, Manish, and Sarkar, Chiranjit |
Design and development of a wedge shaped magnetorheological clutch |
Proc. I Mech E, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications |
2020, 234(9), 1-15 |
2.311 |
34/25 |
| Thakur, Manish, and Sarkar, Chiranjit |
Influence of graphite flakes on the strength of magnetorheological fluids at high temperature and its rheology |
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics |
2020, 56(5), 1-12 |
1.7 |
137/44 |
| Maurya, Chandra Shekhar, and Sarkar, Chiranjit |
Magnetic and Transient Temperature Field Simulation of Plate-Plate Magnetorheometer Using Finite Element Method |
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics |
2020, 56(4), 1-9 |
1.7 |
137/44 |
| Westerberg, Lars, Göran, Lladós, Farré, Josep, Sarkar, Chiranjit, and Terré, Casals, Jasmina |
Contaminant Particle Motion in Lubricating Grease Flow: a Computational Fluid Dynamics approach |
Lubricant |
2018, 6(1), 1-14 |
3.584 |
24/23 |
| Sarkar, Chiranjit, Westerberg, Lars, Göran, and Höglund, Erik |
Numerical simulations of lubricating grease flow in a rectangular channel with- and without restrictions |
Tribology Transactions |
2018, 61(1), 144-156 |
1.960 |
65/25 |
| Westerberg, Lars, Göran, Sarkar, Chiranjit, Lladós, Farré, Josep, Lundström, Staffan and Höglund, Erik |
Lubricating grease flow in a double restriction seal geometry: a Computational Fluid Dynamics approach |
Tribology Letter |
2017, 65, 1 - 17 |
3.106 |
92/32 |
| Sarkar, Chiranjit and Hirani, Harish |
Experimental studies on Magnetorheological Brake containing Plane, Holed and Slotted Discs |
Industrial Lubrication and Tribology |
2017, 69(2), 116 - 122 |
1.297 |
30/18 |
| Sarkar, Chiranjit and Hirani, Harish |
Particle dynamics of polydisperse magnetorheological fluids |
Smart Science |
2016, 3, 177-188 |
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10/11 |
| Sarkar, Chiranjit and Hirani, Harish |
Effect of particle size on shear stress of magnetorheological fluids |
Smart Science |
2016, 3, 65-73 |
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10/11 |
| Sarkar, Chiranjit and Hirani, Harish |
Synthesis and Characterisation of Nano Particle-based Magnetorheological Fluids for Brake |
Tribology Online |
2015, 10(4), 281-294 |
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13/12 |
| Sarkar, Chiranjit and Hirani, Harish |
Synthesis and Characterisation of Nano Silver Particle-based Magnetorheological Fluids for Brake |
Defence Science Journal |
2015, 65(3), 252 - 258 |
0.73 |
32/17 |
| Sarkar, Chiranjit and Hirani, Harish |
Development of magnetorheological brake with slotted disc |
Proc. I Mech E, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering |
2015, 229, 1 – 18 |
1.484 |
65/26 |
| Sarkar, Chiranjit and Hirani, Harish |
Theoretical and experimental studies on a magnetorheological brake operating under compression plus shear mode |
Smart Materials and Structure |
2013, 22(11), 115032 |
3.585 |
154/58 |
| Sarkar, Chiranjit and Hirani, Harish |
Synthesis and Characterization of Antifriction Magnetorheological Fluids for Brake |
Defence Science Journal |
2013, 63(4), 408-412 |
0.73 |
32/17 |
| Sarkar, Chiranjit and Hirani, Harish |
Design of a Squeeze Film Magnetorheological Brake Considering Compression Enhanced Shear Yield Stress of Magnetorheological Fluid |
Journal of Physics: Conference Series |
2013, 412(1), 012045 |
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85/39 |
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| Presentation |
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- C Sarkar, “Ferromagnetic particles removal from bearings – A Computational Fluid Dynamics Approach”, 11th International Conference on Industrial Tribology, IndiaTrib-2022, 2022, New Delhi.
- M Thakur, C Sarkar, S Chouksey, & R Srinivas, “Numerical study of the plane, slotted and holed disc magnetorheological brakes: A Computational Fluid Dynamics approach”, 9th International and 49th National Conference on FMFP 2022, 2022, IIT Roorkee.
- C Sarkar, “Numerical simulations of magnetorheological grease in a rectangular channel with- and without restrictions in the presence of external magnetic field”, 10TH International Conference on Industrial Tribology (INDIATRIB – 2019), 2019, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India.
- C Sarkar, “Numerical simulation of transmiitable torque in rotating magnetorheological fluid device with different surface texture”, STLE Tribology Frontiers Conference, 2019, Chicago, USA.
- C Sarkar, “Lubricating grease flow: A computational fluid dynamics Approach”, All India seminars on ‘Major advances and sustainable developments in lubrication domain’, 13th September 2018, Tata Steel Jamshedpur, India.
- C Sarkar, “Studies on Magnetorheological brake operating under compression and shear modes”, Tribology Department, Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute Durgapur, 7th August 2018, Durgapur, India.
- C Sarkar, “Computational Fluid Dynamics of Grease Flow”, Division of Fluid and Experimental Mechanics, Lulea University of Technology Sweden, 18 March 2016, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden.
- C Sarkar, and H Hirani, “Design of a high torque magnetorheological brake considering compression enhanced shear yield stress of magnetorheological fluid”, 13th International Conference on Electrorheological Fluids and Magnetorheological Suspensions, 2-6 July 2012, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkiye.
- C Sarkar and H Hirani, “Parametric Design of a Compression Enhanced Shear Yield Stress Magnetorheological Fluid Brake”, 1st National Conference on Thermal, Fluid and Manufacturing Science, J 20-21 January 2012, Surat, India.
- C Sarkar and B N Lahiri, “Operational ergonomics and productivity drive through flow process charting of non-parallel drilling operations on cubical block with reconfigurable drilling machine”, International Conference on Ergonomic for Everyone, HWWE-2009, 17-19 December 2009, Calcutta University, Kolkata, India.
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