National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

An Institute of National Importance

Faculty Profile

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Process Metallurgy
Areas of Interest
  • Process Mettallurgy

Mithilesh Kumar Professor

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

mkumar@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2554

28

PUBLICATIONS

1

SPONSORED PROJECTS

4

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Mithilesh Kumar

Professor

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Room Number: Ms-101

Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

1992

Ph.D.
Metallurgical Engineering
I.I.T. varanasi(BHU)

1985

M.Tech
Extractive Metallurgy of Iron and Steel, Metallurgical Engineering
N.I.T. Jamshedpur(RU)

1983

B.E
Metallurgical Engineering
B.I.T Sindri(RU)

Teaching Experience
  • Teaching the subjects of Metallurgical thermodynamics and kinetics, Fuel technology and Sponge Iron technology,  N.I.T. Rourkela,   01 Jul 1997 - continuing
Post Doctoral Research Experience
  • Coal, Charcoal, Carbonization, reduction of iron ore,  RRL Bhopal and IIT Varanasi, BHU,   05 Feb 1992 - 11 Jun 1997
Laboratory Development
  • Fuel testing lab and Process metallurgy lab,  NIT Rourkela, acted as a co-investigater,   MODROB project of worth RS.7 lakhs obtained from MHRD for laboratory development.

Study of wear behaviour of farm implement materials in soil water slurry and its control. MHRD
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored

Total Publications: 28

S. K. Sahoo, M. Kumar, and S. K. Karak,"Fundamentals of Metallurgical Thermodynamics", Springer Nature, December 2023, 10.1007/978-981-99-6671-4       Book

A., S. K. Karak, S. K. Sahoo, and M. Kumar,"Assessment of Reduction Behaviour of Low-Grade Indian Hematite Iron Ore Pellets by Non-Coking Coal", Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, pp.1-8, Springer India, July 2023, 10.1007/s12666-023-03043-8       Article

R. Vinjamuri, P. K. Dwivedi, R., K. Dutta, M. Kumar, and S. K. Sahoo,"Role of crystallographic orientation on the deformation behaviour of Ti-6Al-4V alloy during low cycle fatigue", Philosophical Magazine, vol.103, no.7, pp.673-692, Taylor and Francis, December 2022, 10.1080/14786435.2022.2163716       Article

A. B. Kotta, S. K. Karak, and M. Kumar,"Effect of mineralogy on reduction behaviour of iron ore pellets", Materials Science Forum, no.978, pp.525-531, Trans Tech Publications Ltd, March 2020, 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.978.525       Article

A. B. Kotta, D. Narsimhachary, S. K. Karak, and M. Kumar,"Studies on the Mechanical and Physical Properties of Hematite Iron Ore Pellets Prepared Under Different Conditions", Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals, vol.73, pp.2561-2575, Springer India, October 2020, 10.1007/s12666-020-02061-0       Article

  • MM201 : Metallurgical Thermodynamics and Kinetics {Theory}
  • MM227 : Fuel Technology {Theory}
  • MM2301 : Metallurgical Thermodynamics and Kinetics {Theory}
  • MM2305 : Fuels and Refractories {Theory}
  • MM356 : Pollution in metallurgical Industries and its Control {Theory}
  • MM408 : Energy, Environment and Recycling {Theory}
  • MM427 : Sponge Iron Technology {Theory}
  • MM626 : Alternative Routes of Iron Making {Theory}
  • MM6311 : Metallurgical Thermodynamics and Kinetics {Theory}
  • MM647 : Fuel Technology {Theory}
  • MM2322 : Process MEtallurgy Laboratory {Practical}
  • MM272 : Thermodynamics and Kinetics Laboratory {Practical}
  • MM370 : Fuel Testing Laboratory {Practical}
  • MM371 : Thermodynamics and Kinetics Laboratory. {Practical}
  • MM374 : Fuel Testing Laboratory {Practical}
  • MM627 : Process Metallurgy Laboratory {Practical}
  • MM6371 : Metallurgical Thermodynamics and Kinetics Laboratory {Practical}
  • MM671 : Metallurgical Thermodynamics and Kinetics Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [4]
Studies on Characterization of Properties and Reduction Behaviours of Iron Ore Pellets in Non-Coking Coal for Application in Sponge Iron Making
Avula Leela Sukh Brahma Reddy
Enrolled: Jan 2020
Graduated :  Dec 2024
Supervisor
Roles of Uniaxial, Shear and Cyclic Loading on the Microstructure and Texture Evolution during Plastic Deformation of Ti6Al4V Alloy
Raviteja Vinjamuri
Enrolled: Jan 2017
Graduated :  Nov 2022
Co-Supervisor
Studies on the Chemical, Physical and Mechanical Properties of Different Iron Ore Pellets Prepared under Different Conditions
Anand Babu Kotta
Enrolled: Jan 2014
Graduated :  Dec 2019
Co-Supervisor
Reducibility Study of Briquettes made from Iron bearing Metallurgical Wastes for use in Iron Blast Furnace
Manoja Kumar Mohanty
Enrolled: Oct 2012
Graduated :  Mar 2019
Co-Supervisor
M.Tech by Research Students [2]
THERMAL ENGINEERING
Ali Padarbinda Samal
Graduated :  Sep 2015
Co-Supervisor
THERMAL ENGINEERING
Satyabrata Tripathy
Graduated :  Sep 2015
Co-Supervisor

Awards And Honours
  • BIT Alumini award of $700 for best student of the department,   1981
Memberships / Fellowships
  • Research associate, UGC, BHU, Varanasi,   1992
  • Senior research fellow, UGC, BHU, Varanasi,   1986