Thermal and Fluid Science

Teaching Experience: Around 12 years (Worked in KIIT University, Bhubaneswar; NIST, Berhampur; DIT, Dehradun) Industry Experience: 06 Months (Worked in Schlumberger, Pune and Texas, USA)

Graduate Level	:	Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Fluid dynamics and hydraulic machines, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Heat Transfer
Post Graduate Level	:	Conduction and radiation heat transfer, Convective heat and mass transfer

Conjugate heat transfer, Compact heat exchangers, Multi-phase flows, Jet Impingement cooling, Nanofluid flow

Ph. D. Candidates	:	01 (Completed from IIT Dhanbad), 01 (Submitted Thesis), 03 (Continuing at VSSUT Burla)
M. Tech. Candidates	:	18

1. Research Award from KAMARAJAR INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, Tamil Nadu, India (2022)
2. N K Iyengar Memorial Award by The Institution of Engineers (India) for the year 2019.
3. National Rural Talent Scholarship (NRTS) (1992-94)
4. National Scholarship (1995-96)
5. Qualified GATE-2006 with All India rank 554.
6. MHRD Scholarship during MTech programme at IIT Guwahati (2006-08).
7. MHRD Scholarship during PhD programme at IIT Khargpur (2010-13).
8. MTech (Thermal and Fluid science) Topper in IIT Guwahati, 2006-2008 batch.
9. Got selected in Schlumberger in campus placement (First day First Company) with highest package among all MTech students in IIT Guwahati (December 2007)
10. IIT Bombay-Monash University Australia Research Fellowship in 2009.

Life Member of Indian Society for Heat and Mass Transfer (Membership No. 1421)

International Publications

2024
1. S. Sahoo, P. Patro and H. Barik, Thermal and hydrodynamic analysis of nanofluid flow in a circular pipe using euler-granular mixture model, Multiphase Science and Technology 36 (3), 79-99, (2024).
2. D. K. Sethy and P. Patro, Parametric study and development of a correlation for Nusselt number in Nanofluid jet impingement, Multiphase Science and Technology, 36(3), 1-18 (2024).
2023
3. S. Sahoo, H. Barik and P. Patro, Heat Transfer Study of Water and Air Based Nanofluids with Al2O3 Nanoparticle in a Circular Pipe Using Multiphase Approach, Particulate Science and Technology, 42(3), 393-407 (2023).
4. R. Ray, A Mohanty, P. Patro and S. K. Senapati, Performance improvement of a heat sink with triangular slotted and interrupted fins: A Computational study, Applied Thermal Engineering, 230, 120783 (2023).
2022
5. D. K. Sethy and P. Patro, Single-phase modeling of nanofluid jet impingement heat transfer, International Journal of Fluid Mechanics Research, 49(6), 47–61 (2022).
6. R. Ray, A Mohanty, P. Patro and K. Tripathy, Performance enhancement of heat sink with branched and interrupted fins, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 133, 105945 (2022) .
7. A. Khuntia. P. Patro and S. Ghosal, Thermal performance analysis of a synthetic jet actuator with moving boundary condition, Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer, 28(3), 1–18 (2022).
2021
8. P. Patro, Dilute phase pneumatic conveying in a horizontal pipe: Effect of restitution coefficient and specularity coefficient, International Journal of Fluid Mechanics Research, 48 (1), 63-74 (2021).
2020
9. A. Barik, S. Rout and P. Patro, Evolution of designs for constructal cooling of a square plate using water, ionic liquid (ILs) and nano-enhanced ionic liquids (NEILs), ASME Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, 12, 021020 1-10 (2020).
10. P. Patro and S. Garnayak, Heat transfer enhancement from a heated plate with convex dimples by forced convection along with a cross flow jet impingement, International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 25 (1), 127-141 (2020).
2018
11. P. Patro, Pneumatic conveying in horizontal pipes: Eulerian modeling and pressure drop characteristics, American Journal of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, 3 (1), 10-16 (2018),
2016
12. P. Patro, Effect of numerical parameters on pressure drop prediction in pneumatic conveying, Multiphase Science and Technology, 28 (3), (2016) 1–11.
13. P. Patro, A. K. Barik, and B. Patro, Computational study of a turbulent gas-solid confined jet flow, Powder Technology, 297 (2016), 229-238.
14. P. Patro, Computation of wall to suspension heat transfer in vertical pipes, Drying Technology, 34 (6) (2016), 703-712.
2015
15. P. Patro, R. Gupta, and A. Khuntia. Numerical Study for the Prediction of Heat Transfer in a Pulsating Turbulent Flow in a Pipe, Procedia Engineering, 127 (2015), 854-861.
16. A. K. Barik, A. Mukherjee and P. Patro, Heat transfer enhancement from a mini rectangular channel with different surface protrusions by a turbulent cross flow jet, International Journal of Thermal Science, 98 (2015), 32-41.
2014
17. A. K. Barik, S. Dash, P. Patro and S. Mohapatra, Experimental and numerical investigation of air entrainment into a louvered funnel, Applied Ocean Research, 48 (2014), 176-185.
18. P. Patro, B. Patro and S. Murugan, Prediction of Two-Phase Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop in Dilute Gas-Solid Flows: A Numerical Investigation, Drying Technology, 32 (10) (2014), 1167-1178.
19. P. Patro and S. Dash, Two-fluid modeling of particulate two-phase flows in vertical pipes, Powder Technology, 264 (2014), 320–331.
20. P. Patro and S. Dash, Prediction of acceleration length in turbulent gas-solid flows, Advanced Powder Technology, 25 (2014), 1643-1652.
21. P. Patro and S. Dash, Computations of particle-laden turbulent jet flows based on Eulerian model, ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering, 136 (2014), 011301 1-16.
22. P. Patro and S. Dash, Numerical simulation for Hydrodynamic analysis and pressure drop prediction in horizontal gas-solid flows, Particulate Science and Technology, 32 (1) (2014), 94-103.
2013
23. S. Jena and P. Patro, Computational Investigation of Suction in Taylor-Couette Pump, International Journal of Current Engineering and Technologies, 3(1) (2013) 21-24.
24. S. Jena, P. Patro and S. S. Behera, Multi-Objective Optimization of Design Parameters of a Shell &Tube type Heat Exchanger using Genetic Algorithm, International Journal of Current Engineering and Technologies, 3(4) (2013), 1379-1386.
25. P. Patro, B. Patro, Kinetic theory based CFD modeling of particulate flows in horizontal pipes, International Journal of Mathematical Sciences, 7(3) 2013, 451-457.
2012
26. B. Patro, S. Murugan and P. Patro, Numerical modeling of gas-solid flow in a horizontal pipe, Multiphase Science and Technology, 24(4) (2012), 299-322.
27. P. Patro, S. Jena and B. Patro, Numerical Modeling of Dilute Particulate Flows in Horizontal and Vertical Pipes, International Journal of Current Engineering and Technologies, 2(3) (2012) 300-304.
28. P. Patro, B. Patro and A. Barik, CFD simulation of a Conjugate Heat Transfer Problem in a Rectangular Cavity , International Journal of Thermal Technologies, 2(2) (2012) 148-152.
2010
29. A. Dewan, P. Patro, I Khan, P Mahanta, Effect of Fin Spacing and Material on Performance of Circular Pin Fin Heat Sink, Proc. of IMechE, Part A, Journal of Power and Energy, 224 (2010) 35-46.
2009
30. A. Dewan, V. Bharti, V. Mathur, U.K. Saha, P. Patro, A Comparison of Tapered and Straight Circular Pin Fin Compact Heat Exchangers for Electronic Appliances, Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer, 16(3) (2009) 301-314.

National Publications

2018
1. P. Patro, A. Rout and A. Barik, Numerical heat transfer prediction for laminar flow in a circular pipe with a 90-degree bend, Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India): Series C, 99(3), 323-327 (2018).
2007
2. P. Patro, A. Dewan and L. Dayanand, Thermal Performance of a Circular Pin Fin Compact Heat Exchanger, International Journal of Chemical Sciences, 5 (2007) 1929-1937.

International Conferences

1. S. K. Sahoo, H.K. Barik and P. Patro, Heat transfer augmentation by nano-fluids in a circular pipe, Proceedings of 27th National and 5th International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC 2023), Dec 14-17, 2023 at IIT Patna, India.
2. S. K. Sahoo, H.K. Barik and P. Patro, A multiphase numerical heat transfer evaluation of Al2O3 – air nano-fluid under turbulent flow conditions, Proceedings of Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering Research and Development (ICRAMERD-23), July 21-22, 2023 at Institute of Technical Education and Research Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be) University , Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
3. R. Ray, A. Mohanty and P. Patro, Effect of interruption on a shrouded fin heat sink: A numerical study, Proceedings of 9th International and 49th National Conference of FMFP (FMFP-2022), 14-16 December 2022 at IIT Roorkee, India.
4. R. Ray, A. Mohanty and P. Patro, Performance enhancement of Heat sinks with secondary fins, Proceedings of 20th ISME Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ISME20), 19-21 May 2022 at Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, India.
5. D. K. Sethy and P. Patro, Two-phase jet impingement heat transfer from flat surface, Proceedings of International Conference On Recent Advances In Mechanical And Material Sciences (ICAMMS-2022) on March 30-31, 2022 in Bhubaneswar, India
6. D. K. Sethy and P. Patro, Heat Transfer Due To Turbulent Impinging Air Jet On Flat And Concave Plate, Proceedings of Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering Research and Development (ICRAMERD-21), September 24-25, 2021 at Institute of Technical Education and Research Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be) University , Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
7. A. K. Khuntia, P. Patro and S. Ghosal, A numerical investigation of e?ect of shape of ori?ce on the heat transfer characteristics of a synthetic jet, Proceedings of the International Conference on Innovations in Thermo-Fluid Engineering and Sciences (ICITFES-2020), February 10-12, 2020 at National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, India.
8. A. K. Khuntia, P. Patro and S. Ghosal, Influence of geometric and operating parameters on the heat transfer enhancement of Synthetic jet, Proceedings of the International Conference on Innovations in Thermo-Fluid Engineering and Sciences (ICITFES-2020), February 10-12, 2020 at National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, India.
9. P. Patro, Forced Convection Heat Transfer with Convex Dimples and Cross Flow Jet, Proceedings of the 25th National and 3rd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2019), Begel House Inc., pages 365-370, DOI: 10.1615/IHMTC-2019.620
10. P. Patro and D. Mishra, Pressure drop in vertical pneumatic conveying: Comparison between numerical predictions with existing correlations, Proceedings of the International Conference on Applied Mechanical Engineering Research (ICAMER2019), May 02-05, 2019, NIT Warangal, India.
11. P. Patro and A. Mohapatra, Jet Impingement Heat Transfer on a Cylindrical Concave Surface, Proceedings of the 7th International and 45th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP), December 10-12, 2018, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
12. A. K. Khuntia, P. Patro and S. Ghosal, Numerical Study for the Comparison between a Synthetic jet and a Continuous Jet, Proceedings of the 7th International and 45th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP), December 10-12, 2018, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
13. P. Patro, A. K. Rout and K. Satyanarayan, CFD simulation for gas and micro-particles suspension in a pipe, Proceedings of the 6th International and 43rd National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, MNNIT, Allahabad, U.P., India December 15-17, 2016.
14. A. K. Barik and P. Patro, "Convective heat transfer enhancement from a small rectangular channel by a cross-flow Jet: A CFD study," International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, and Optimization Techniques (ICEEOT), Chennai, 2016, pp. 117-123.
15. P. Patro, A. Khuntia and R. Gupta, Numerical study for the prediction of heat transfer in pulsating turbulent flow in a pipe, Proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Heat and Mass Transfer, NIT Warangal, India, 30 Nov-02 December, 2015.
16. B. Patro, P. Patro and S. Murugan, Thermo-hydrodynamic characteristics of dilute gas-solid flows in horizontal pipes, Proceedings of 22nd National and 11th International ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, IIT Kharagpur, India, December 28-31, 2013.

National Conferences

1. S. Garnayak and P. Patro, Jet Impingement Heat Transfer on Isothermal Flat Plate with Semi-circular Ribs, Proceedings of the 44th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power December 14-16, 2017, Amrita University, Amritapuri Campus, Kollam, Kerala, India.
2. A. Rout, P. Patro ,S. Bhattacharya, A. Rout, CFD Analysis of fluid flow and heat transfer in an axi-symmetric sudden expansion, Proceedings of All India Seminar on Recent Trends in Mechanical Engineering (RTME-2016) January 9-10, 2016, The Institution of Engineers (India) ODISHA STATE CENTRE, BHUBANESWAR, India.
3. A. K. Rout and P. Patro, Numerical Analysis for Laminar Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in a Bend Pipe, Proceedings of the 42nd National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, NIT Surathkal, Karnataka, India, December 14-16, 2015.

Workshops

1. GIAN course on Rheology and Heat Transfer of non-Newtonian Fluids (17 -21 January, 2022) organized by National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, India.
2. Online short term course on Computer Programming and Finite Element Method during 24-31 December 2021organized by IIT Kharagpur.
3. One week Online Short Term Training Programme (STTP) on Technical Writing, Presentation and Scientific Research with Advanced Computing Tools: Hands-On Training (6th to 10th December, 2021) organized by IITDM, Kancheepuram.
4. Two Week Short Term Training Programme on “Computational Approach Towards Thermal Engineering” Organized by Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Technology, Dharmsinh Desai University during 04-16 October 2021.
5. Organized a one week AICTE QIP sponsored short term course on Numerical modeling of heat transfer and fluid flow using OpenFOAM, 26th -31st March 2018 at VSSUT, Burla
6. GIAN short term course on “Recent Advances in PCM based cooling technology” held during 11th -15th December 2017 at School of Mechanical Sciences, IIT Bhubaneswar.
7. QIP Short Term course on “Computational Fluid Dynamics: Development, Applications & Analysis”, 29 May- 02 June 2017, Organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Bombay.
8. QIP short term course on “Recent developments in plant maintenance and condition monitoring of machinery”, 10-15 April 2017, organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, VSSUT, Burla, Odisha.
9. Workshop on “Quality of higher and technical education in India-Role of Universities”, 20th Feb 2017, organized by VSSUT, Burla, Odisha.
10. QIP short term course on “Eclectic modeling and analysis Techniques in Mechanical Engineering”, 11-16 April 2016, organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, VSSUT, Burla, Odisha.
11. Workshop on “Recent Trends in Industrial and Mechanical Engineering”, 12-13 March 2016 organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, VSSUT, Burla, Odisha.
12. QIP short term course on “Biogas production, purification and power generation”, 18-20 May 2015 organized by Centre for rural development and Technology, IIT Delhi.
13. Faculty Development Programme, Wipro10X Mission, 2-4 Dec 2014 at NIST, Berhampur, Odisha.

1. Sahoo, S. K., Barok, H.K. and Patro, P. (2024), A Multiphase Numerical Heat Transfer Evaluation Al2O3—Air Nano-fluid Under Turbulent Flow Conditions, In Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering: Select Proceedings of ICRAMERD 2023, Springer Nature Singapore. (ISBN: 978-981-97-1079-9)
2. Sethy, D. K., & Patro, P. (2022). Heat Transfer Due to Turbulent Impinging Air Jet on Flat and Concave Plate. In Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering: Select Proceedings of ICRAMERD 2021 (pp. 213-219). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9057-0_23
3. Khuntia A.K., Patro P., Ghoshal S. (2021) A Numerical Investigation of Effect of Shape of Orifice on the Heat Transfer Characteristics of a Synthetic Jet. In Theoretical, Computational, and Experimental Solutions to Thermo-Fluid Systems. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4165-4_18)
4. Khuntia A.K., Patro P., Ghoshal S. (2021) Influence of Geometric and Operating Parameters on the Heat Transfer Enhancement of Synthetic Jet. In Theoretical, Computational, and Experimental Solutions to Thermo-Fluid Systems. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4165-4_17)
5. P. Patro and D. Mishra, Pressure Drop in Vertical Pneumatic Conveying: Comparison Between Numerical Predictions with Existing Correlations, Advances in Applied Mechanical Engineering (Select Proceedings of ICAMER 2019), pp. 183-189 (2020), Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering Book Series, Springer, Singapore. (DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-1201-8 21)
6. P. Patro, S. Dash, Computation of dilute phase Pneumatic conveying in pipes and jets, Lap Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany (2017) (ISBN: 978-620-2-05672-4)
7. P. Patro, CFD Modeling of a Compact Pin Fin Heat Exchanger: Heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics, Lap Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany (2013), (ISBN: 978-3-659-32814-5)
8. A. Dewan, L. dayanand, P Patro, Mathematical modeling and computation of three dimensional, turbulent, convective heat transfer in a heat exchanger with circular pin fins, Applied mathematical modeling. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., USA (2008), 273-296. (ISBN: 978-1-60021-975-7).

Organized a one week AICTE QIP sponsored short term course on Numerical modeling of heat transfer and fluid flow using OpenFOAM, 26th -31st March 2018 at VSSUT, Burla

PIC (Horticulture) DAC member, Department of ME Warden, Marichi Hall of Residence Advisor to Mechanical Engineering Society Co-ordinator (MTech in Heat Power Engineering Specialization) PIC (Heat Transfer Lab) SMCC Coordinator (Mechanical Engineering)

My motto of life “Live happily and let others live happily”. I do not have an iota of respect for corrupts and frauds because they are anti-nationals and conspirators.

Present Address :  Department of Mechanical Engineering, VSSUT Burla, Odisha-768018

Permanent Address :  Village: Chadhiapalli, Po: Mangalpur, Dist: Ganjam, Odisha-761115