Designation:
Assistant Professor
Specialization:
Thermal Engineering
Email:
kundanlalrana@thapar.edu Contact No.
+91-9646046258
Assistant Professor
kundanlalrana@thapar.edu
Biography
Dr. Kundan Lal is Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department at Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, India. He has teaching experience of 14 years. He received his PhD degree in the area of Nanofluids and Heat Transfer (Thermal Engineering) from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala in 2018, M. Tech. in Thermal Engineering from PEC Chandigarh, in 2004 and B.Tech. from NIT Hamirpur Himachal Pradesh in 2001. Dr. Kundan, along with his associates works in the Mechanical Department on Particle and Bulk Solids Technologies and their associated Thermal and Fluid Aspects, such as; nanopowder, microparticles, two phase flows, refrigeration air conditioning and on nanofluids’ applications in variety of heat transfer problems.
Education
- Ph.D. Thermal Engineering, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala
- M.E. Thermal Engineering, Punjab Engineering College, Panjab University Chandigarh
- B. Tech. Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Hamirpur
Teaching Interest:
- Heat Transfer
- Nanofluids
- Refrigeration Air Conditioning
- Fluid Mechanics and Machines
- Thermodynamics
- Gas Turbines, Gas dynamics
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- Heat Transfer
- Nanofluids
- Refrigeration Air Conditioning
- Two phase flows
- Bulk solids, micro/macro pneumatic flows
- Fluid Mechanics
Thesis Supervised:
Project
- To investigate the heat transfer performance of a nanofluid (TiO2/Ag in H2O+EG) based cross flow heat exchanger, Agency: TIET, 4:00 lacs (Dec, 2018 to till date).
Conferences
Workshop, Summer School & FDP Attended
- AICTE and ISHRAE sponsored Faculty Development Programme on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Chitkara University 17th -21st Dec 2018.
- TEQIP Sponsored Faculty Development Programme on “Advance topics in Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer” Thapar University, Patiala. 17th-18th Sept. 2013.
- TEQIP Sponsored Workshop on Curriculum Revision of ME- Thermal Thapar University, Patiala 27th May, 2013.
- TEQIP Sponsored Workshop on NBA Programme, Thapar University, Patiala. 17th June, 2013.
- Introduction to Solid Works 3D Mechanical CAD, Thapar University, Patiala. 22nd Sept., 2012.
- Staff Development Program on “Experimental design Techniques for Analysis of Multiple Responses” Thapar University Patiala 28th May-8th June 2012.
- Recent Developments in Energy Conversion Technology Thapar University Patiala 22nd – 23rd March 2010.
- Intellectual Property Rights and Development of Science and Technology National Institute of Technology (NIT) Kurukshetra Haryana 30th Nov-1st Dec 2007.
- Basics and Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics, Thapar University Patiala 10th -23rd July 2009.
- Fundamentals of Tribology National Institute of Technology (NIT) Hamirpur Himachal Pradesh 9th -20th July 2007.
- Computational fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer National Institute of Technology (NIT) Hamirpur Himachal Pradesh 26th -30th June 2006.
- Instructional Methods and Media Institute of Engineering and Emerging Technology (IEET) Baddi Solan Himachal Pradesh 21st -24th August 2008.
Message to Students & Community
When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.”- Alexander Graham Bell.