Dr. Kunal Arora Ph.D.

BioSketch

Kunal Arora is a science communicator, and a researcher in Mechanical Engineering (Advance manufacturing, nano finishing) & Materials with a vision to contribute toward sustainable development and believe that research, technology, and conservation are the key to a brighter tomorrow.

He currently work as an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department at Dronacharya College of Engineering, Gurugram, Haryana. He received a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology Patiala, Punjab – India, in June 2022. His work focused on improving the surface characteristics of the different polymer components to enhance their efficacy in industries using the magnetorheological finishing process.

He has been involved in works related to experimental and theoretical analysis for fine finishing of different polymer components used in industries. He has published in 8 International Journals (SCI/SCIE/Scopus), and 4 Conferences (International and National). His research interests include advanced manufacturing, additive manufacturing, rapid prototyping, artificial intelligence, and machine learning for advanced manufacturing.

Educational Details

• Doctoral in Mechanical Engineering from Thapar Institue of Engineering (Awarded in June 2022)

• Masters in Production Engineering from Thapar Univeristy, Patiala.

• Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from College of Engineering Roorkee

• GATE 2015 Qualified

Research Publications

1. Kunal Arora and Anant Kumar Singh. “Magnetorheological finishing of UHMWPE acetabular cup surface and its performance analysis.” Materials and Manufacturing Processes 2020, 35(14): 1631-1649. Impact factor: 4.616.

2. Kunal Arora and Anant Kumar Singh. “Theoretical and experimental investigation on surface roughness of straight bevel gears using a novel magnetorheological finishing process.” Wear 2021, 203693. Impact factor: 3.892.

3. Kunal Arora and Anant Kumar Singh. “Magnetorheological Finishing of Polyamides for Improving their Functional Performance.” Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering. DOI: 10.1007/s40430-021- 03284-y Impact factor: 2.220.

4. Kunal Arora and Anant Kumar Singh. “Magnetorheological finishing process for improved performance of polymer gears.” Materials and Manufacturing Processes2021, 35(14): 1-18. Impact factor: 4.616.

5. Kunal Arora, Sunil Paswan, and Anant Kumar Singh. “Investigation of Surface Roughness in Novel Magnetorheological Finishing of the Internal Hemispherical Shaped Workpieces.” Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering. ASME. (Accepted). Impact factor: 3.033.

6. Ravi Datt Yadav, Anant Kumar Singh, and Kunal Arora. “Parametric analysis of magnetorheological finishing process for improved performance of gear profile.” Journal of Manufacturing Processes 2020, 57: 254-267. Impact factor: 5.010.

7. Ravi Datt Yadav, Anant Kumar Singh, and Kunal Arora. “ Modeling of surface roughness in a novel magnetorheological gear profile finishing process.” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 2020, 0954406220978265. Impact factor: 1.762.

8. Sunil Paswan, Kunal Arora, and Anant Kumar Singh. “Experimental investigation on magnetorheological fine finishing of EN-8 steel alloy mould surface for cylindrical plastic bottle caps” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering. (Accepted). Impact factor: 1.822.

Research and Projects

Ph.D. thesis on the topic “MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL FINISHING OF POLYMERS FOR IMPROVING THE SURFACE FINISH” at Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (TIET), Patiala, Punjab.

Description: Improving the surface characteristics of the different polymer components to enhance their efficacy in industries.

M.E. Thesis on topic “LARGE STRAIN EXTRUSION MACHINING IN ALUMINIUM ALLOY” at Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology (TIET), Patiala.

Description: To increase the quality of strips of ferrous and nonferrous alloys by using a constraint tool along with a cutting tool.

Skills

Maxwell ANSOFT V13

Fluid Sim

PTC Creo-E

Fusion 360

Solid works

CATIA

AUTO-CAD