About:
Prof. Sahoo has more than 9 years of teaching and research experience in thermal engineering, with a special focus on Refrigeration & Air-conditioning, Heat and Mass Transfer, CFD modelling of Absorption/Adsorption-based Carbon Capture, Green Refrigeration & Energy Storage, Energy and Exergy analysis of advanced Heating, cooling and Power cycles. The primary objective of his research group is to provide immediate, effective solutions to current energy and environmental issues. His research work includes both computational and experimental parts. For Computational work, he mainly uses MATLAB, COMSOL Multiphysics, Ansys Fluent and EES (Engineering Equation Solver). Prof. Sahoo is open to research collaboration in the above-mentioned areas.
Experience:
Associate professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad
From July 2024 to present
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad
From July 2017 to July 2024
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
From July 2016 to June 2017
Education:
PhD (2016), Mechanical Engineering Department, IIT Kharagpur
Thesis Title: Heat and Mass Transfer Studies on Adsorbed Natural Gas Storage Systems
Supervisor: Prof. M. Ramgopal
M. Tech (2009), Mechanical Engineering Department, IIT Kharagpur
Specialization: Thermal Engineering
Thesis Title: Studies on Solid Sorption Systems Based on Ammonia Salts
Supervisor: Prof. M. Ramgopal
B. Tech (2006), Mechanical Engineering Department, BPUT Odisha
Intermediate (2001) BJB College, Bhubaneswar