IIT Guwahati

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

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS IN JOURNALS

Sl.No. Details
1.
Pinakeswar Mahanta, Govind Mohan, G.Pradeep Kumar and Pankaj Kalita; Determination and Comparision of kinetic parameters of low density biomass fuels, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (JRSE), 090007R (003903RSE), 2009; (in press)
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S.Kakati and Pinakeswar Mahanta, Effect of fin aided burner on thermal performance of pressurized kerosene stove, Journal of Enhanced heat Transfer (JEHT), Vol. 16, Issue 1, 2009 .
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Pankaj Kalita, U.S.Dixit, P.Mahanta and U.K.Saha, A Novel Energy Efficient Machine for Plate Manufacturing from Arecanut Leaf Sheath, Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research (JSIR), Vol. 67, pp. 807-811, October 2008 .
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Sushovan Chatterjee, Lapakshi Barbora, Swaranjit Singh Cameotra, Pinakeswar Mahanta and Pranab Goswami, Silk Fibre Immobilized, Lipase-Catalyzed hydrolysis of Emulsified Sunflower Oil, Appl Biochem, Biotechnol, 2008, DOI 10.1007/s12010-008-8405-y .
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Anil Kumar Sarma, Jayanta Kumar Sarma, Lepakshi Barbora, Pankaj Kalita, Sushovan Chatterjee, Pinakeswar Mahanta and Pranab Goswami, Recent Inventions in Biodiesel Production and Processing - A Review, Journal of Recent Patent on Engineering, Vol.2, pp.47-58, 2008 .
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U.K.Saha, B.B.Sahoo, P.Mahanta, P.Mahanta, P.Kalita and L.Borbora, Performance Assessment of a solar still using blackened surface and thermocol insulation, Renewable Energy, Vol. 33/7,pp. 1703-1708, 2008 .
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P.Mahanta, J.K.Sarma, A.Srivastava and P.Kalita, Parametric study on transesterification process for biodiesel production from pongamia pinnata and jatropha curcus oil, International Energy Journal, Thailand, Vol. 9, Issue 1, March 2008 .
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S.Kakati, P.Mahanta and S.K.Kakoty, Performance analysis of pressurized kerosene stove with porous medium inserts, Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research (JSIR), Vol. 66, pp. 565-569, July 2007 .
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M.C.Bora, P.Mahanta, S.K.Kakoty, U.K.Saha and A.D.Sahasrabudhe, Study of quality parameters on vermicomposting, Indian Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 6, July 2007, pp. 410-413 .
10.
P.Mahanta, S.C.Mishra and Y.S.Khushwah, Some Studies on Fuel Characteristics of mesua ferrea, International Journal of Heat Transfer Engineering, Vol. 29, No. 4, 2007 .
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P.Mahanta, C.B.V.Vittala, P.Srivastava and R.Setiya, Performance Evaluation of a compression ignition engine with honge oil as a diesel substitute, Energy Journal .
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P.Mahanta, S.C.Mishra and Y.S.Kushwah, A comparative study of pongamia pinnata and jatropha curcus oil as diesel substitute, International Energy Journal, Thailand, Vol. 7, No. 1, March 2006 .
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P.Mahanta, Y.Khushwah and S.C.Mishra, An experimental study of pongamia pinnata L. oil as a diesel substitute, Proceedings of the I MECh E Part A, Journal of Power and Energy, Vol. 220, pp. 803-808, 2006 .
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P.Mahanta, U.K.Saha, A.Dewan, P.Kalita, b.Buragohain, Biogas Digester: A discussion on factors affecting biogas production and field investigation of a novel duplex digester, Solar Energy Society of India Journal, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 1-12, 2005 .
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D.Sarma, S.C.Mishra and P.Mahanta, Analysis of Collimated Radiation in participating media using the discrete transfer method, Journal of Quantative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, Vol. 96, pp. 123-135, 2005 .
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P.Mahanta, U.K.Saha, A.dewan, P.Kalita, D.R.Das and B.K.Bhatt, Field studies of biogas digester with partitioned walls, International Energy Journal, Vol. 5, No. 2, December 2004 .
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U.K.Saha, P.Mahanta, A.S.Grinspan, P.S.Kumar and P.Goswami, Twisted bamboo bladed rotor for savonius wind turbines, Journal of Solar Energy Society of India, 14(2): 1-10, November 2004 .
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A.Dewan, P.Mahanta, K.S.Raju and P.S.Kumar, Review of passive heat transfer augmentation techniques, Journal Proc. Instn. Mechanical Engineers, Vol. 218, Part A: J. Power and Energy, 2004 .
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A.S.Grinspan, U.K.Saha and P.Mahanta, Experimental Investigation of twisted blades savonius wind turbine rotor, International Energy Journal, Thailand, Vol. 5, No. 1,June 2004.
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P.Mahanta, U.K.Saha, A.Dewan, P.Kalita, The influence of temperature and total solid concentration on the gas production of a biogas digester, Journal of Energy in Southern Africa, Vol. 15, No. 4, November 2004 .
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P.Mahanta, U.K.Saha, A.Dewan, P.Kalita, Effect of Thermo-Chemical properties on Biogas Production Rate, Journal of Energy in Southern Africa, November 2004 .
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P.Rath, S.C.Mishra, P.Mahanta and U.K.Saha, Discrete Transfer Method Applied to Transient radiative Transfer Problems in Participating Medium, Numerical Heat transfer Part A, Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 183-197, August 2003 .
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P.Mahanta and S.C.Mishra, Solution of radiative heat transfer problems in long cylindrical enclosures with participating media, Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India), Mechanical Engineering Division, August 2003 .
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P.Mahanta and S.C.Mishra, Collapsed Dimension Method applied to radiative transfer problems in complex enclosures with participating medium, Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B, Vol. 42(4), pp. 367-388, 2002 .
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P.Mahanta and S.C.Mishra, Modified Collapsed Dimension Method for radiative heat transfer problems, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer - an AIAA Journal, 15(2), pp. 246-248, 2001 .

 

 

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