Pranab Das

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 (2017 – Till Date)
Assistant Professor	B M L Munjal University, Gurgaon (2015 – 2016)
Lecturer	M C K V Institute of Engineering, Howrah (2009 – 2010)

Awards and Honours

• 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

• Nil

Selected Publications

• Effect of Injection Timing, Premixed Equivalence Ratio and EGR on Combustion Characteristics of an HCCI-DI Combustion Engine using In-cylinder Dual Injection strategy
  Pranab Das, Mayur V Selokar, P M V Subbarao and J P Subrahmanyam
  SAE Technical Paper 2016-01-0752, doi:10.4271/2016-01-0752, 2016
• Control of Combustion Process in an HCCI-DI combustion Engine Using Dual Injection Strategy with EGR
  Pranab Das, P M V Subbarao and J P Subrahmanyam
  Fuel 159 (2015) 580–589, 2015,doi.10.1016/j.fuel.2015.07.009
• Effect of Main Injection Timing for controlling the combustion phasing of a Homogeneous Charge compression ignition engine using a new dual injection strategy
  Pranab Das, P M V Subbarao and J P Subrahmanyam
  Energy Conversion and Management 95 (2015) 248–258, 2015.doi.10.1016/j.enconman.2015.02.018
• Effect of Cetane Number and Fuel Properties on Combustion and Emission Characteristics of an HCCI-DI Combustion Engine Using a Novel Dual Injection Strategy
  Pranab Das, P M V Subbarao and J P Subrahmanyam
  SAE Technical Paper 2015-26-0023,2015, Doi: 10.4271/2015-26-0023
• Study of Combustion Behavior and Combustion Stability of HCCI-DI Combustion for a Wide Operating Range Using a Low Cost Novel Experimental Technique
  Pranab Das, P M V Subbarao and J P Subrahmanyam
  SAE Technical Paper 2014-01-2661, 2014, doi:10.4271/2014-01-2661