Designation: Associate Professor
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Email: niranjan[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in
Contact Number:
Office Number: +91-326-223-+91-7707018492
Personal Page: Under Construction
About Me: Prof. Niranjan Kumar is presently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. He has over fourteen years of extensive teaching and research experience in mining machinery and fluid power engineering at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. He has developed the simulation model of the components and the hydraulic system of various heavy machinery like wheel loaders and excavators on different simulation platforms like Symbol Shakti, MATLAB, and Automation Studio. He also developed the energy-saving strategy for the cyclic operation of the wheel loader. He has received research grants from DST(CRG, FIST), CIL and TEQIP(CSR, MRP). Also, Prof. Niranjan Kumar has completed the design and vetting of 5 cum hydraulic excavator manufactured by HEC, Ranchi. He is also engaged in innovative hydraulics of flight actuation system using indigenous direct drive, in collaboration with DRDO. Moreover, he is the In-charge of the Power Hydraulics and Pneumatics lab and is involved in lab's res
Research Interest: Hydraulics & Pneumatics (Fluid power & Control), Innovative hybrid hydraulic transmission system, Mining Machinery, Flight actuation, Condition monitoring of hydraulic system.
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1. Assistant Professor (14 Dec 2011 to 12 Apr 2022)
2. Associate Professor (13 Apr 2022 to 29 Apr 2022)
3. Associate Professor (30 Apr 2022 to Till Date)
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Assistant Professor, Department of Mining Machinery Engineering, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad-826004, Jharkhand, India.
Associate Professor, Department of Mining Machinery Engineering, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad-826004, Jharkhand, India.
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad-826004, Jharkhand, India. |
Award/Honour Received:
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S.No |
Name of Award |
Awarding Agency |
Year |
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1. |
The Institution Prize |
The Institution of Engineers (India) |
2014 |
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2. |
Outstanding Reviewer |
Journal Energy, Elsevier |
2018 |
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3. |
Young Faculty 2020 |
Centre for Education Growth and Research, during 13th Rashtirya Shiksha Gaurav Puraskar Ceremony 2 |
2020 |
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4. |
Official Nominator -2025 |
VinFuture Prize, Vietnam |
2025 |
AWARDED PHD STUDENTS:
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Name of Student, Adm No. |
Topic |
Remarks |
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1. |
MOHIT BHOLA
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Characterization of hybrid and non-hybrid topologies of hydrostatic drive used in traction operation of front end loader machine |
Sole guide, Awarded.
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2. |
SREEHARSHA ROWDURU
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Design arrangement and position control of the steering cylinder of a load haul dump (LHD) machine |
Sole guide, Awarded.
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3. |
RAM KRISHNA RATHORE
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Numerical investigation of the effect of upstream swirl pipe on pressure drop and erosion wear characteristics in slurry pipelines |
Guide: Dr. Niranjan Kumar; Co-guide: Dr. P K Gupta Awarded
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4. |
ANUBHAV KUMAR
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Wear Failure Analysis of Hydraulic Components and Their Remedies |
Guide: Dr. Niranjan Kumar; Co-Guide: Dr. A. K. Das Awarded
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5. |
ABHISEKH HALDAR
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Performance Analysis of Hydraulic Oil Based Nano lubricants |
Guide: Dr. S. K. Ghosh; Co-Guide: Dr. Niranjan Kumar; Co-Guide: Dr. Ankit Kotia; Awarded
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6. |
GAURAB KUMAR GHOSH
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Experimental and Mathematical Analysis of Gear oil based Nanolubricants |
Guide: Dr. S. K. Ghosh; Co-Guide: Dr. Niranjan Kumar; Co-Guide: Dr. Ankit Kotia; Awarded
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