National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

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Faculty Profile

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Saroj Ray is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Ray worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Dr. Ray received Ph.D. in Computational Fluid Dynamics analysis of super-critical droplet evaporation from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, India, in 2020. His doctoral research focused on developing numerical codes for super-critical droplet evaporation and analyzing the impact of high pressure on droplet evaporation. Dr. Ray has designed and conducted experiments using high-speed digital cameras to investigate head-on collisions between unequal-sized droplets. He also developed an analytical model for studying micro-explosions in emulsified fuel droplets.

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Thermo-Fluid Flow: [Thermal Engineering Division]
Areas of Interest
  • Droplet and spray dynamics
  • Combustion
  • Super-critical droplet evaporation

Saroj Ray Assistant Professor Grade-II

Mechanical Engineering

rays@nitrkl.ac.in

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PUBLICATIONS

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Saroj Ray

Assistant Professor Grade-II

Mechanical Engineering

Room Number:

Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

2020

Ph.D.
Mechanical Engineering
IIT Madras

2020

MS
Mechanical Engineering
IIT Madras

2013

B.Tech
Mechanical Engineering
NIT Rourkela

Teaching Experience
  • NA,  NA,   28 Jul 2024 - 29 Jul 2024
Post Doctoral Research Experience
  • Droplet Dynamics/Micro-explosion,  The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,   17 Mar 2021 - 18 Nov 2023
Industrial Experience
  • NA,  NA,   28 Jul 2024 - 29 Jul 2024

Total Publications: 7

S. Ray, Yu. Han, Z. Yue, H. Guo, C. H. Chao, and S. Cheng,"New insights into head-on bouncing of unequal-size droplets on a wetting surface", Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol.983, Cambridge University Press, March 2024, 10.1017/jfm.2024.156       Article

S. Ray, Yu. Han, and S. Cheng,"Pinch-off dynamics in unequal-size droplets head-on collision on a wetting surface: experiments and direct numerical simulations", Physics of Fluids, vol.35, no.12, AIP publishing, December 2023, 10.1063/5.0171469       Article

S. Ray, P. Zhang, and S. Cheng,"Mathematical modeling of puffing and microexplosion in emulsified fuel droplets containing several bubbles: a case study on n-dodecane/water droplet", Fuel, vol.345, pp.128195, Elsevier, August 2023, 10.1016/j.fuel.2023.128195       Article

S. Ray, Y. Chi, P. Zhang, and S. Cheng,"Head-on collision of unequal-size droplets on a wetting surface", Physics of Fluids, vol.35, no.2, AIP publishing, February 2023, 10.1063/5.0139663       Article

S. Ray and V. Raghavan,"Numerical study of evaporation characteristics of biodiesel droplets of indian origin", Fuel, vol.271, pp.117637, Elsevier 2020, 10.1016/j.fuel.2020.117637       Article

  • ME6337 : Experimental Methods in Thermal Engineering {Theory}