IIT Guwahati

Pinakeswar Mahanta
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engg.
Email: pinak[*AT]iitg.ernet.in
Phone: Extn. 2662 (+91 361 2582662)

 
 

Sponsored Projects

Sl.No. Name of Project Sponsoring Agency Investigators Status
1.
Design and development of a high performance biogas digester for North-Eastern region of india MNES. New Delhi Dr. P.Mahanta ( PI ), Prof. A. Dewan and Dr. U.K.Saha Completed
2.
Setting up of a technical backup unit ( TBU ) at IIT Guwahati for R&D Interface with KVIC sector KVIC, Mumbai Dr. U.K. Saha ( PI ), Prof. R.M. Punekar, Prof. D. Chakrabarti, Prof. A.K. das, Prof. A.K. Sarma, Dr. S.K. Kakoty, Dr. P.Mahanta ( Non-conventional energy utilization - subgroup coordinator ) Completed
3.
Earth Raiation Budget ISRO (SAC), Ahmedabad Prof. S.C.Mishra (PI), Dr.P.Mahanta (CI) Completed
4.
Development of a multi-fuel cooking stove PCRA, New Delhi Dr. V.S.Moholkar (PI), Dr.P.Mahanta (CI) Completed
5.
Biomass Gasification with fluidized bed DBT Dr. V.S.Moholkar (PI), Dr.P.Mahanta (CI) Completed
6.
Biogas development and training centre for the north eastern region MNRE, New Delhi Dr. P.Mahanta Ongoing
7.
Development of model to calculate radiative heat transfer in fuel channel of PHWRs AERB Prof. S.C.Mishra, Dr.P.Mahanta Ongoing
8.
Modelling and computation of three dimensional turbulent convective heat transfer for design of energy efficient pin heat exchanger DST (SERC division) Dr. P.Mahanta and Prof.A.Dewan Ongoing
9.
Design, development and commercialization of pilot scale circulating fluidized bed ( CFB ) gasifier MNRE Dr. V.S.Moholkar, Prof.P.Mahanta and P.Kalita Ongoing
10.
Synthesis of green transportation fuels (Biomass gasification integrated Fiecher tropsch) MNRE Dr.V.S.Moholkar, Prof.P.Mahanta Ongoing

 

Consultancy Projects

Sl.No. Name of Consultancy Client Consultants Status
1.
Performance testing of 5hp diesel engine driven centrifugal pump sets M/S Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd., Pune, India Dr.P.Mahanta, Dr.A.K.Das, and Dr.U.K.Saha Completed
2.
Performance testing and validation of kerosene stoves developed by grass root innovators NIF Ahmedabad Dr.P.Mahanta Completed
3.
Inspection of MS Petroleum Storage Tanks of 20 kL Capacity M/S DU CONS, Guwahati Dr. P.M.ahanta, Dr.S.K.Kakoty Completed
4.
Testing and development of a power disk M/S Becon Environmental Solution Technologies, Guwahati Dr.A.K.Sarma, Dr.P.Mahanta Completed
5.
Preparation of report on DSI's and preparation of DPR's Manipur Renewable Energy Development Agency (MANIREDA) Dr.A.K.Sarma, Dr.P.Mahanta Completed
6.
Development of an energy efficient plate making machine with an areca nut leaf DHRITI, India Dr.U.S.Dixit, Dr.U.K.Saha, Ms.L.Borbora, Mr.P.Kalita, Dr.P.Mahanta (PI) Completed
7.
Technical Assessment of the wind turbine cum water pump system developed by Mehtar Hussain GIAN-North East, NIF India Dr. U.K.Saha, Dr.P.Mahanta, Dr.S.K.Dwivedy and P.Kalita Completed
8.
Performance Testing and Improvement of an Auto Engine, GIAN-North East, NIF India GIAN, NE Dr.P.Mahanta (PI), P.Kalita Completed
9.
A Preliminary Project Report on Generation of Electrical Power from Small Quantities of Gas available in Isolated Pockets of OIL India's Oil Fields Oil India Limited, Duliajan P.Mahanta Completed
10.
Testing of solar home lighting system for remote village electrification Department of Forests, Assam P.Mahanta Completed

 

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