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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Dr. Balaram Kundu
Lecturer
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Date of Birth 5th January, 1968
Designation Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering Department, Jadavpur University  
Qualification

M.M.E., Ph.D. (IIT, Kgp.), A.M.I.E. (India)

Contact No. 2414 6890 (O)
E-mail bkundu123@rediffmail.com
Residential Address               Flat No. T2, 13/4 New Santoshpur Main Road, Kolkata –75.                                    
Areas of Specialization Heat Power (Areas of interest are performance and optimization of extended surface heat transfer, Solar refrigeration and air conditioning, thermal insulation and computational heat transfer)
Area of Research (Broad Area)

 Heat Transfer, Solar Energy

1.      M.M.E. Thesis title : “Analysis and Optimization of a 100 Ton Solar-Assisted

          Vapor Absorption Cooling  Systems” (1995).

2.      Ph. D. Thesis title : “Performance Analysis and Optimization of Individual

          Fins and Fin Assemblies” (2000).

Teaching Experience 6 years
Other Academic Distinction Published more than twelve research papers in referred Journals. Out of them two are in ASME Journal of Heat Transfer and others are in Journal like International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, Numerical Heat Transfer Part - A, Canadian Journal of Chemical Engg., Heat Transfer Engg., Int. Comm. Heat and Mass Transfer Applied Thermal Engg., etc.
Award The Institutional Medal for 1997-98 for the paper entitled "Profiles for optimum thin Fins of Different Geometry - a unified Approach" published in the Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India)
Academic achievements

Obtained the Institutional Medal for the paper entitled “Profile of Optimum Thin Fins of Different Geometry - A Unified Approach”, Published in “Journal of Institute of Engineers (India)”, Mechanical Engineering Division, Institute of Engineers (India).

Membership of professional bodies

            1.         Institute of Engineers (India).

            2.         Combustion Institute (India).  

 Publications

 Conference Papers                                                                                             

1.      B. Kundu and P. K. Das, “Optimum Profile of Thin Fins with Volumetric Heat Generation – A Unified Approach” ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, 2004 (Accepted). 

2.         B. Kundu, B. Maiti and P. K. Das, “Performance Analysis of Plate Fins Circumscribing Elliptic Tubes”, “Heat Transfer Engineering”, 2004 (Accepted).

3.         B. Kundu and P. K. Das, “Performance and Optimization Analysis of Straight Taper Fins with Simultaneous Heat and Mass Transfer”, “ASME Journal of Heat Transfer”, Vol. 26, pp. 862-868, 2004.

4.      B. Kundu, “Performance Analysis and Optimization of Absorber Plates of Different Geometry for a Flat-Plate Solar Collector: A Comparative Study”, “Applied Thermal Engineering”, Vol. 22, 999-1012, 2002.

5.      B. Kundu, “An Analytical Study of the effect of Dehumidification of Air on the Performance and Optimization of Straight Tapered Fins”, “International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer”, Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 269-278, 2002.

6.      B. Kundu and P. K. Das, “Performance Analysis and Optimization of Straight Taper Fins with Variable Heat Transfer Coefficient”, “International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer”, Vol. 45, pp. 4739-4751, 2002.

7.      B. Kundu and P. K. Das, “Performance Analysis and Optimization of Annular Fin with a Step Change in Thickness”, “ASME Journal of Heat Transfer”, Vol. 123, pp. 601-604, 2001.

8.      B. Kundu and P. K. Das, “Performance of Symmetric Polygonal Fins with and without Tip Loss - A Comparison of Different Method of Predictions”, “Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering”, Vol. 78, pp. 395-401, 2000.

9.         B. Kundu and P. K. Das, “Approximate Techniques for the Performance Analysis and Optimization of Two-dimensional Plate Fins Circumscribing Circular Tubes”, “Heat Transfer Engineering”, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp 19-28, 2000.

10.    B. Kundu and P. K. Das, “Performance Analysis of Eccentric Annular Fins with a Variable Base Temperature”, “Numerical Heat Transfer Part-A”, Vol. 36, pp. 751-766, 1999.

11.    B. Kundu and P. K. Das, “Performance Analysis and Optimization of Eccentric Annular Disc Fins”, “ASME Journal of Heat Transfer”, Vol. 105, pp. 528-535, 1998.

12.    B. Kundu and P. Manna, “A Generalized Optimization Technique of an Absorber Plate Fin with Step Change”, “Journal of Energy Heat and Mass Transfer”, Vol. 20, pp. 19-24, 1998.

13.    B. Kundu and P. K. Das, “Optimum Dimensions of Plate Fins for Fin Tube Heat Exchangers”, “International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow”, Vol. 18, No. 5, pp. 530-537, 1997.

National Journal Papers

14.       B. Kundu and P. K. Das, “Profile of Optimum Thin Fins of Different Geometry - A Unified Approach”, “Journal of Institute of Engineers, India”, Mechanical Engineering Division, Vol. 78, pp. 215-218, 1998.

15.    B. Kundu and P. Manna, “Optimization of a Multi-layer Insulation with Convection”, “Journal of Institute of Engineers, India”, Mechanical Engineering Division, Vol. 79, pp. 1-5, 1998.

 Conference Papers

16.    B. Kundu and P. K. Das, “A Method for Determining the Optimum Size of the Absorber Plate of a Liquid Flat Plate Collector, “Conference on Solar Energy, Jadavpur University”, Calcutta, pp. 61-64, Dec. 27-29, 1996.

17.     B. Kundu, “Calculation of the Fin Performance for Annular Fin of Triangular Profile with Simultaneous Heat and Mass Transfer”, “16th National Heat and Mass Transfer Conference and 5th ISHMT/ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference at Science City Calcutta”, pp. 203-206, 2002.                                                                                                      

 

 
 

 

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