Scientist
| B.E | Mechanical Engineering NIT Agartala |
| M.E | Automobile Engineering Jadavpur University |
| Ph.D | Mechanical Engineering IIT Delhi |
| E Mail | pranab[at]iip[dot]res[dot]in |
| Telephone No. | +91 135 2525 878 |
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Research Interest
- Basic and applied Tribology
- Modeling and simulation of tribo-contact characteristics
- Coating and surface texturing
- Tribology of Engine components
- Advanced I.C. Engine combustion concepts like HCCI, RCCI and PCCI technologies
Work Experience
| Scientist | CSIR- Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun (09/01/2017 – till date) |
| Assistant Professor | BML Munjal University, Gurgaon (01/07/2015 to 30/12/2016) |
| Lecturer | MCKV Institute of Engineering, Howrah (21/07/2009 to 06/08/2010) |
Awards and Honours
- Attended 5-day industrial training on engine design and development at Cummins, Darlington, UK held during 10-14 Oct, 2016 fully sponsored by Cummins India Ltd
- Received outstanding reviewer recognition from Elsevier Journal ‘Energy Conversion and Management’ during August, 2016
- Received best paper award at SIAT 2015 on 23rd January, 2015 organized by Automotive Research Association of India, Pune in association with SAE International
- Received MHRD scholarship for pursuing Masters and PhD in Engineering
- Received University Gold Medal in Masters of Automobile Engineering under Mechanical Engineering Department, Jadavpur University in 2009.
Patents
Selected Publications
- Pranab Das, Mayur V Selokar, P M V Subbarao, J P Subrahmanyam, Effect of Injection Timing, Premixed Equivalence Ratio and EGR on Combustion Characteristics of an HCCI-DI Combustion Engine using In-cylinder Dual Injection strategy, SAE Technical Paper 2016-01-0752, doi:10.4271/2016-01-0752, 2016
- Pranab Das, P M V Subbarao, J P Subrahmanyam , Control of Combustion Process in an HCCI-DI combustion Engine Using Dual Injection Strategy with EGR, Fuel 159 (2015) 580–589, 2015,doi.10.1016/j.fuel.2015.07.009
- Pranab Das, P M V Subbarao, J P Subrahmanyam, Effect of Main Injection Timing for controlling the combustion phasing of a Homogeneous Charge compression ignition engine using a new dual injection strategy, Energy Conversion and Management 95 (2015) 248–258, 2015.doi.10.1016/j.enconman.2015.02.018
- Pranab Das, P M V Subbarao, J P Subrahmanyam, Effect of Cetane Number and Fuel Properties on Combustion and Emission Characteristics of an HCCI-DI Combustion Engine Using a Novel Dual Injection Strategy, SAE Technical Paper 2015-26-0023,2015, Doi: 10.4271/2015-26-0023
- Pranab Das, P M V Subbarao, J P Subrahmanyam, Study of Combustion Behavior and Combustion Stability of HCCI-DI Combustion for a Wide Operating Range Using a Low Cost Novel Experimental Technique, SAE Technical Paper 2014-01-2661, 2014, doi:10.4271/2014-01-2661
