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Every faculty, staff and student of NIT Rourkela is
passionately committed to the mission of making
India a world leader in technology and science,
and nurtures this commitment with honesty,
hard work and team spirit
R & D Resources
In service of Education, Research and Industry
National Institute of Technology
Rourkela
Vision
To become an internationally acclaimed institution of higher learning
that will serve as a source of knowledge and expertise for the society
and be a preferred destination for undergraduate and graduate
studies
Mission
To advance and spread knowledge in the area of science & technology
leading to creation of wealth and welfare of humanity
Rourkela
Prof. Sunil Kr Sarangi, FNAE
Director
Phone: 0661-2472050, Fax: 0661-2472926
Email : director@nitrkl.ac.in
Director’s Message
Thanks to the sustained effort of the faculty, officers and non-teaching staff of our Institute over
the past one decade, NIT Rourkela has created a massive infrastructure for R & D in most
branches of engineering and science. The funds have come from multiple sources: plan grant of
the Government of India, FIST grant of DST, TEQIP, and the most important of all, sponsored
research and consultancy projects secured through faculty initiative. At NIT Rourkela, no matter
which agency has provided the funds, the equipment and software are available for use by the
entire research community.
In early stages of conversion of REC to NIT, when R & D equipment experienced a quantum jump
both in number and value, the institute faced a serious question: whether to create a large
centralised sophisticated instrumentation facility for common use with dedicated engineers and
technicians, or to distribute equipment among departments, laboratories and faculty who use
them the most, who worked towards procuring and installing them, and who take care of their
maintenance. The institute administration was fully conscious of the common Indian fear that
equipment in the former arrangement may face the fate of a destitute child, sick and
malnourished, and under the latter arrangement may be over-protected, healthy and fit, but
inaccessible to users across the institute including faculty and students of its own department. The
choice was difficult; but a decision had to be made. The Institute made a conscious decision to
adopt the latter model. Every piece of equipment or software is housed in the laboratory of the
professor who strived to procure it, who laboured to install it, who spends time to keep it
functional, who protects it against undue tampering, and who gets recognised by making it
available to the maximum number of researchers. In institute parlance, this service provider is
known as the PIC – an acronym for “Professor in charge”. The institute considers him the owner of
the equipment, while he considers himself as a custodian of public property, an asset rightfully
belonging to the future generation.
To ensure full availability to users across all departments, certain checks and balances have been
put into the system. This book is the first step in that direction. Several other steps have either
been put in place or are in pipeline, among them:
 More detailed and structured information on equipment put on the institute website,
 Online usage requests, and online display of equipment scheduling,
 Online monitoring of availability, usage and maintenance records by higher administration,
 A formal procedure for assigning faculty-in-charge (PIC) to ensure optimal utilisation,
 Provision of maintenance grants, technicians and scientific officers to supplement
departmental resources, and
 Involvement of fully trained research students (Ph. D. and M. Tech.), engineers and
technicians in providing the service.
The success of the scheme shall, however, depend primarily on the attitude and habits of the
research community. Every PIC needs to take an oath to make the equipment under his care
available to as many researchers across the departments as possible; every researcher must
also vow to spend as much time as available to him in assisting the PIC in running the
equipment, and to minimise equipment-hungry experiments while ensuring quality of
scientific investigation.
While day-to-day operation of equipment can be left to technical assistants and senior
students, professors, both PICs as well as users of equipment, need to spend time on clear
understanding of technological principles, interpretation of results and managing users. While
the faculty in-charge should not hesitate to help student researchers directly, the more
desirable mode is communication through the supervisors. Faculty must speak to faculty in all
matters of experimental research: submitting job requisitions, providing information,
following up on test schedules and discussing interpretation of results. It is certainly
undesirable that professors depute students and technicians to talk to senior faculty who
expect to discuss critical test results in a scholastic environment. I am confident that scientific
temper takes precedence over administrative prestige in the minds of all my colleagues.
Many of my colleagues have contributed to the success of this book. The foremost among
them is Prof. Braja Gopal Mishra, Head of the Department of Chemistry, who has spent
countless hours in collecting information from all departments, organising them logically and
adding the required aesthetics. He has been assisted by many faculty colleagues and students;
the list is too numerous to place here. I record my personal gratitude to all of them.
The ultimate success of this book will come not only from its use by the NIT faculty and
students, but also from the benefit extended to researchers from other institutes, industry,
hospitals, municipalities and Government departments. I hope, on dissemination of this
information over print and electronic media, NIT Rourkela will receive offers of sponsored
projects from Government agencies, of consultancy projects from industry and of R & D
collaboration from universities and laboratories in India and abroad. NIT Rourkela will
certainly respond with a hand of cooperation.
Success does not come only from superior equipment. Equally important, even more so, are
the dedicated efforts by researchers, technicians and academic administrators. I am confident,
my colleagues at NIT Rourkela shall always stand up to the demands of their job – to work
with dedication and team spirit and make our country a technological power house in global
arena.
Sunil Kr Sarangi
Contents
Page No
1
About the Institute
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About SRICCE
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About this book
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Biotechnology & Medical Engineering (BM)
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Ceramic Engineering (CR)
22
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Chemical Engineering (CH)
37
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Chemistry (CY)
51
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Civil Engineering (CE)
66
9
Computer Science & Engineering (CS)
84
10
Electrical Engineering (EE)
89
11
Electronics & Communication Engineering (EC)
98
12
Humanities & Social Science (HS)
107
13
Industrial Design (ID)
112
14
Life science (LS)
122
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Mathematics (MA)
137
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Mechanical Engineering (ME)
140
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Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (MM)
153
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Mining Engineering (MN)
168
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Physics (PH)
184
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School of Management (SM)
199
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Central Workshop (CW)
202
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Computer centre (CC)
209
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Central Library (BPCL)
220
Index
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About the Institute
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About the Institute
1. Established year
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1961
2. Area
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262 hectors
3. Building space
:
4. Floor space
:
5. Roads
:
6. Electricity consumed/year
:
7. Water consumed/year
:
8. Number of students
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9. Number of faculty members :
1,42,861.5 sqm
4963
235
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About SRICCE
Modern day institutions of higher learning are large and complex organisations. The institute
administration has the enormous responsibility not only of providing standard tertiary and
postgraduate education to thousands of students but also of providing a free, scholastic and
creative environment to its faculty and students for organised research, scholastic discussion as
well as creation and distribution of new technology. The latter activity is expensive and needs
sponsorship of Government and Industry.
To manage this sizable activity involving people, materials, documents and money, NIT Rourkela
has created the SRICCE Cell, an office for administration of “Sponsored Research, Industrial
Consultancy and Continuing Education”. The following activities, carried out by departments, are
administratively overseen by the SRICCE Cell:
 Research sponsored by Government and private agencies either as parts of larger national or
international projects or purely for promotion of science and technology,
 Consultancy projects requested by industry or by public/private agencies for well defined
research or design output, experimental study or computational analysis,
 Testing services for characterisation of materials in accordance with established test
procedures, wherever appropriate using applicable national standards,
 Short term (one day to 6 months) courses for serving professionals in industry, Government
and academia, covering both fundamental subjects and latest additions to human
knowledge.
 National and International conferences, symposia, workshops for scholastic exchange of
ideas,
 Promotion of intellectual property – creation, protection and dissemination, including
assistance in filing of patents and technology transfer, and
 Liaison with industry – bringing the faculty and students close to industry for field application
of scientific knowledge and research tools.
Creation of facilities in the institute and interest among the faculty, and promotion of a bond
with industry and Government agencies is one of primary responsibilities of the SRICCE Cell.
Publication of this booklet is a small step in that direction.
Patrons from industry and Government agencies needing services of NIT may contact the faculty
members directly or contact SIRCCE Cell at the address given below.
For SRICCE Information, Contact
Sri Sudin B. Babu
Assistant Registrar (SRICCE)
NIR Rourkela
Rourkela-769008
Phone: 0661-2462051 Fax: 0661-2472926
Email:ar-sricce@nitrkl.ac.in
Prof. Mahabir Panda
Dean (SRICCE)
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About this Book
An Institution of higher learning, particularly in the field of technology, offers much more to
society than merely training a qualified work force. The primary reason for its existence,
absorbing not only substantial funding from the Government but also the superior human
resource of the nation, is research leading to creation of new technology. In our country, while
certain institutions like IISc and IITs have been well recognised as technology providers, the
industry is slowly recognising the significant contribution, and still higher potential, of the NIT
system. Among NITs, NIT Rourkela has been a pioneer not only in curricular and administrative
reforms but also in sponsored research, industrial consultancy, continuing education and
networking with Indian industry.
Over the past one decade, after conversion of the former REC to NIT, this Institute has grown not
only in terms of faculty and student strength, but also in terms of R & D infrastructure - quality
building space, sophisticated equipment and the technical expertise necessary to exploit them
effectively. This book gives a bird’s eye view of this infrastructure, dedicated to growth of
education, research and industry.
The information in this book is organised department wise, presenting a comprehensive faculty
list along with their contact details and academic specialisations, the faculty being organised in
terms of academic groups. In addition to the faculty, our academic groups consist of research
scholars, post doctoral fellows and technicians, creating effective research teams and serving the
society as warehouses of technical expertise. This book presents a summary of the academic
groups and their R & D resources – equipment, facilities and expertise accumulated over half a
century.
In Indian academic Institutions there are two distinct approaches to organising and managing
expensive scientific equipment:
(a) Creating central research facilities and/or sophisticated instrumentation centres, housing all
major equipment of the institute, or
(b) Distributing the sophisticated instruments among departments and laboratories, and leaving
them under the care of academic groups that understand and use them the most.
NIT Rourkela has consciously adopted the second model. Our faculty, students, and technicians
behave as owners of the equipment assigned to them when it comes to providing maintenance
and consumables, but as mere custodians of public property while extending their use to
researchers from other laboratories across and beyond the Institute. Technical specifications,
contact details as well as information on actual usage of all the equipment are publicly displayed.
The higher management, particularly the Committee on Management of Major Equipment
(CMME), monitors the usage and ensures availability of all equipment and facilities without
discrimination, negative or positive. Our experience, to put it briefly, has been excellent.
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This book, in both print and electronic versions, is designed to keep everyone - students and
faculty of NIT Rourkela, engineers and managers of industry, scientists of Government
laboratories, universities in India and abroad, and functionaries of overseas collaborators,
informed about the rich intellectual and physical resources of this great institute. Managers and
engineers from Industry and Government may use this book for identifying laboratories and
experts to fund R & D and consultancy projects; universities and Government laboratories may
find their collaborators at NIT Rourkela through this book; and aspiring young researchers may use
this book to choose their research guides for shaping their career towards development of new
technology. With eighteen departments and three centres covering most disciplines of
technology, physical, biological and social science, NIT Rourkela offers an ideal environment for
multi-disciplinary research and creation of tangible technology.
Administration of sponsored research, industrial consultancy, intellectual property and non-formal
continuing education is handled by the SRICCE Cell of the Institute under the direction of Dean
(SRICCE). Government agencies in search of an academic partner to handle a pressing national
issue and industry leaders in search of new technology to expand business are requested to
contact Dean (SRICCE) or Director for necessary collaboration. The Institute will come forward to
join hands with interested partners for serving the society.
In addition to the present administrative set up, the Institute is growing a new wing - the
Technology Innovation and Industry Relations (TIIR) Centre. The details of this innovative venture
are available in the Institute website www.nitrkl.ac.in. TIIR is NIT Rourkela’s answer to the concern
of every industry - large, medium or small, that does not have the resources to start a full-fledged
R & D centre but needs research to develop new ideas and remain competitive in the market
place. Industrial houses are invited to set up tiny to medium sized R & D units at NIT Rourkela
employing their own core staff, cooperating with the faculty and research students of the institute
ten times the number, and exploiting all the expertise and facilities described in this book.
Prospective patrons are requested to contact the Professor in-charge or Director.
Every faculty, staff and student of NIT Rourkela is passionately committed to the mission of
making India a world leader in technology and science, and nurtures this commitment with
honesty, hard work and team spirit. The humble motto of NIT Rourkela fills the heart of every
NITian; technologists, scientists, managers, administrators and students from all corners of our
country are invited to join us in making this dream come true. On behalf of NIT Rourkela, I present
this booklet to every dreamer who has made research his or her career.
Braja Gopal Mishra
Department of Chemistry
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Cell and
Molecular
Engineering
Biomaterial &
Tissue
Engineering
Bioprocess
Engineering
Department of
Biotechnology
& Medical
Engineering
Agriculture
and
Environmental
Biotechnology
Biotransport
and
Biomechanics
Medical
Electronics and
Instrumentation
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Department of Biotechnology and Medical
Engineering
Laboratories
 Bioprocess Engineering
 Agriculture & Environmental Biotechnology
 Cell and Molecular Engineering
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Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
Anatomy and Physiology
Biotransport and Biomechanics
Medical Electronics and Instrumentation
Major research areas
Bioprocess Engineering
Bioenergy
Biodiversity
Industrial Pollution control
Protein Engineering
Cancer Biology
Nanobiotechnology
Tissue Engineering
Biomaterials & Bioimplants
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Stem Cell Engineering
Surface Engineering
Cryopreservation
Biomechanics
Biomicrofluidics
Controlled Drug Delivery
Computational Bioengineering
Biomedical Instrumentation
Equipment & Facilities
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Fermentor & Bioreactor
Flow Cytometer and FACS
Cell Culture Facility
Controlled Rate Freezer
Electro-spinning Machines
Universal Testing Machine (1 kN)
Wear and Tear Friction Monitor
UV-Vis spectrophotometer
Microplate absorbance reader
Rheometer
 Differential Scanning Calorimeter
 Biomedical instrumentation & signal
processing system
 Cryogenic storage for cells and tissues
 -86oC deep freezer
 Cell Counter
 Real Time-PCR
 Gel Documentation System
 Spray Drier
 Vacuum Dryer
Department office
Phone: 0661-2462280
Fax: 0661-2462281
Head of the Department: Prof. K. Pramanik, Phone:0661-2462281
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The Faculty
Faculty members
Academic specialization
Bioprocess Engineering Group
G.R. Satpathy
grsatpathy@nitrkl.ac.in
Biochemical Engineering, Biostabilization, Cell and
Protein Processing
Agricultural & Environmental Biotechnology Group
Krishna Pramanik
kpr@nitrkl.ac.in
Bio-remediation,
Fermentation,
Bio-fuel,
Biodiversity, Microbial strain improvement, Modeling
and Simulation of Biological Reactions
Cell & Molecular Engineering Group
Subhankar Paul
spaul@nitrkl.ac.in
Protein conformation and assisted folding,
Nanobiotechnology, Bone Tissue Engineering
B. P. Nayak
bibhukalyan@nitrkl.ac.in
Rehabilitative Tissue Engineering, Neurodegenerative
disorders, Bioinformatics
Nandini Sarkar
sarkarn@nitrkl.ac.in
Structure-function of proteins, Protein Biochemistry,
Protein misfolding and aggregation
Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering Group
Krishna Pramanik
kpr@nitrkl.ac.in
Biomaterials,
Scaffold
Engineering,
Engineering (bone, cartilage, skeletal
Mesenchymal stem cells
Tissue
muscle),
Mukesh Kumar Gupta
guptam@nitrkl.ac.in
Embryonic and male germ-line stem cells, Cellular
reprogramming, Genetic Engineering, Tissue
Engineering (Reproductive)
Amit Biswas
amitb79@nitrkl.ac.in
Biomaterials, Surface Engineering, Corrosion and
oxidation of materials
Indranil Banerjee
banerjeei@nitrkl.ac.in
Tissue Engineering (Skin and bone), Biomicrofluidics,
Theranostics systems
Sirsendu Sekhar Ray
sirsendu@nitrkl.ac.in
Tissue Engineering, Cryopreservation, Stem cells
Biotransport & Biomechanics Group
Amitesh Kumar
kumaramitesh@nitrkl.ac.in
CFD, Cryoblation, Cryopreservation, Laser-tissue
interaction
A. Thirugnanam
thirugnanam.a@nitrkl.ac.in
Biomechanics, Nanostructured Biomaterials
Medical Electronics & Instrumentation Group
Kunal Pal
palk@nitrkl.ac.in
Signal acquisition & analysis, Biomedical image
processing, Biomedical equipment design
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Components
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CO2 incubators (5 Nos.)
Bio-safety cabinets (Class II) (4 Nos.)
Automated cell counters (2 Nos.)
Refrigerated centrifuges (4 Nos.)
Inverted microscope
Florescence microscope
Controlled rate freezers (2 Nos.)
Deep Freezers (-86°C; -80°C)
Sonicator
Applications
 Stem cell isolation, culture
differentiation
 Cancer cell culture
 Microbial cell culture
 Cryopreservation of cells
 Characterization of cells
&
Location
The cell culture facility is designed to provide
the optimal culture milieu, controlled microenvironments, regulated temperate and
humidity and sterile conditions necessary to
store and multiply micro-organisms or
human cells for research. The facility has
three separate well equipped laboratories
which have
been designed mainly for
microbial, cancer cell and stem cell culture.
The stem cell laboratory supports tissue
engineering research and is equipped with
instrumentation
for
isolation,
characterisation,
expansion
and
differentiation of human cells. Major facilities
include bio-safety cabinets, CO2 incubators,
cooling centrifuges, cell counters and
osmometer.
Tissue Engineering Laboratory
Cell & Molecular Engg. Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. Krishna Pramanik
kpr@nitrkl.ac.in
Prof. Subhankar Paul
spaul@nitrkl.ac.in
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Flow Cytometer & FACS
Make/Model
1. BD FACS Aria III cell sorter
2. BD LSR Fortessa cell analyzer
Specification/features
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Four lasers (633/561/488/375 nm)
20 parameters, 18 fluorescent and 2 scatter
Up to 70,000 events per second
Four-way sorting
Sample input: Polystyrene/ polypropylene
microtubes
 Adjustable temperature control
(4, 20, 37 and 42 0C)
Applications
Flow cytometer and florescenceactivated cell sorter (FACS) are laserbased
equipment
that
allow
simultaneous analysis of multiple
parameters of cells and sorting of
different types of cells basing on their
characters. Cells are suspended in a
buffer medium and passed under a laser
beam along with sheath fluid for cell
counting,
morphometry,
immunophenotyping,
biomarker
detection, cell cycle analysis and sorting.
The uniqueness of the flow cytometer
lies in its ability to analyse several
thousands of cells within a second.
Accordingly, this equipment finds
application in numerous research fields
including stem cell biotechnology,
cancer biology, diagnostics, hematology
and reproductive biotechnology.
 Immunophenotyping of cells
 Florescence-based characterization of cells
 Cell sorting
Location
Biomaterials &Tissue Engg. Laboratory
Contact:
kpr@nitrkl.ac.in
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Electrospinning Machine
Make/Model
1. El Marco model/NANOSPIDER-NS LAB 200
2. ESPINO-NANO
NANOSPIDER-NS LAB 200,Elmarco
Fabric width: 300-400 mm
Minimum Safe Speed:130ml/h
Maximum working Voltage: 80 kV DC
ESPINO-NANO
 Syringe pump: 0.1 to 5 ml/hr
 Rotary drum speed: 200-6000 rpm
 variable load: 1kV to 50 kV
Applications
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 Production of polymeric nano fibers and
mats
 Preparation of nano fibrous membrane
 Preparation of tissue engineered scaffold
Location
Biomaterials & Tissue Engg. Laboratory
Nonwoven mats and polymeric fibers of
diameter as low as 50 nm can be
produced by electro spinning technique.
In this process, a fiber is formed from
electrically charged polymeric liquid jet in
presence of an externally applied electric
field that accelerates the charged liquid
jets. Subsequently, jet stretching and
solvent evaporation during the travel of
the liquid jets yield the fibers. Fibers with
varying alignment can be obtained by
modifying the collector design.
Contact:
kpr@nitrkl.ac.in
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Universal Testing Machine
Make/Model
INSTRON: Electroplus E1000 & E3000 test
system
 Dynamic capacity : 1000 N, 250 N load
cells
 Grips for tensile testing, fatigue testing
 Bio bath chamber (3.1 l volume);
Temperature range: ambient to 40 0C;
Vertical bath travel 200 mm.
Applications
Tensile, compression and fatigue testing of:
The Instron ElectroPuls E1000 is a
electrodynamic
test
instrument
designed for dynamic and static testing
of mechanical properties in a wide range
of materials including polymeric and
soft biological materials and tissues.
The tests can be performed in a
physiological
environment
under
controlled temperature. The Electroplus
performs in force (load) control, as well
as digital position control. The
instrument is equipped with BlueHill
Software for analyzing test results.
 Bone, tendon, ligament, skin, muscle,
arteries, engineered tissue and
scaffolds
 Implantable devices: cardiovascular,
endovascular, neurovascular and intra
ocular
 Dental implants & material: adhesives,
amalgams, porcelains, polymers and
ceramics used in oral cavities
 Comparable medical devices and
implants
Location
Contact:
kpr@nitrkl.ac.in
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Viscometer
Make/Model
Bohlin Visco88 Viscometer
Malvern Instruments, UK
 Fluids Circulator for temperature range:
-40 0C to +250 0C; control during sample
measurement
 Digital display of torque, speed,
viscosity, shear stress, shear rate and
temperature
 Torque range 0.1mNm to 10mNm;
speed range 20 – 1000 rpm
 Dual cone system for wide range of
applications
Viscosity describes a fluid's internal
resistance to flow and may be thought of
as a measure of fluid friction. The Bohlin
Visco 88 is an easy to use instrument that
measures viscosity of liquids at single or
multiple shear rates.
Applications
The instrument is utilized to measure the
viscosity behavior of polymer and
hydrogel
samples
at
different
temperatures and shear stress conditions.
Location
Contact:
kpr@nitrkl.ac.in
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Fermentor & Bioreactor
Make/Model
Sartorius Biostat B plus Fermentor
Biotron LiFlus GX
Specification /features
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Digital Controller (Biostat B plus)
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Thermostat System( 8 C – 80 C)
Dry Heating System
Culture vessel (5L)
O2-Enrichment
MFCS/DA software
Stirrer Drive (20-2000 rpm)
Exclusive flow (air, O2, N2,CO2)
Applications
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A bioreactor provides a controlled and
dynamic culture environment for mass
culture of microbes or cells. The system
comprises of a set of culture vessels
equipped
with
in-built
stirrers,
temperature & pH controllers and
aerators. There are provisions for
allowing timely media replenishment
and product recovery from the reactor
vessels. During culture, different probes
measure the variation in chemical
composition as well as other
environmental factors. On the basis of
those data, the cultures are controlled
either manually or via preset computer
programs.
Culture of bacteria & fungi
Production of Biomass
Production of antibiotics & enzymes
Process Optimization & scale up studies
Fermentation
Animal cell culture (cell suspension)
Production of bioenergy
Location
Agriculture & Environmental
Biotechnology Laboratory
Contact:
kpr@nitrkl.ac.in
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Microplate Absorbance Reader
Make / Model
1. BIORAD 168-1130
2. Multi Skan Ex (Thermo scientific)
 415, 450, 490, 595, 655 , 750 nm filters
 Built in 96 well plate shaker
 Resolution : 0.001 OD
Applications
BIORAD 168-1130 Micro-plate reader is an
instrument used for specific colorimetric
assay done in 96-well microtitre plates.
The instrument contains a set of optical
filters that allow selective transmission of
light of specific wave length through the
samples and measures the relative
transmittance with respect to the incident
intensity. The fraction of light transmitted
is related to the concentration of the
molecules of interest in the medium. This
system works in 96-well plate format
generating data with high throughput.
The instrument contains a separate data
acquisition system and supports multiple
data collection at different wavelengths.
 ELISA
 Protein assays (Bradford, Lowry and
Bicinchoninic acid assay)
 MTT assay
 Alamar blue assay
 Turbidity based bacterial growth
kinetics study
Location
Cell & Molecular Engineering Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. Subhankar Pal
spaul@nitrkl.ac.in
Prof. Sirsendu Sekhar Ray
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UV-Visible Spectrophotometer
Make/Model
1. Labindia; Model: 3200
2. Systronics double beam
spectrophotometer 2203 (2 Nos)
3. Perkin Elmer (Lambda 25)
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Double beam optics
Wavelength range : 190-1100 nm
Dual Si –Photo diode detector
Band width: variable /2nm
Liquid and solid(film) samples
Applications
The UV-VIS Spectrophotometer is an
analytical instrument that measures
electro-magnetic
transmittance/
absorbance characteristics of a
substance when exposed to electromagnetic radiation of UV-Vis range. The
instrument contains a photo cell that
detects the light transmitted through a
medium and computes the degree of
absorption relative to a reference path.
The chemistry attributed to this
phenomenon
involves
electron
transition from HOMO to LUMO. As
different chemical entities have specific
absorbance
properties
(specific
extinction
coefficients),
these
properties may be used to quantify
concentration of different chemical
substances.
 Absorption characteristics
based
chemical structure determination
 Kinetic studies of reactions
 Drug Release studies
 Assays of biomolecules
Contact:
(1) Prof. Kunal Pal
palk@nitrkl.ac.in
(2) Prof. Sirsendu Sekar Ray
(2) Prof. Krishna Pramanik
kpr@nitrkl.ac.in
(3) Prof. S. Paul
spaul@nitrkl.ac.in
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Orbital Shaking Incubator
Make/Model
Orbital Shaking Incubator, CIS
24Bl, REMI (2 Nos)
 Variable speed from 20 RPM to 250
RPM.
 Digital display of speed and temperature
with preset temperature facility
 Control shaking amplitude 25 mm
Applications
Orbital shaking incubators are specifically
designed to have combined advantage of
closely
controlled
incubation/storagetemperature with orbital shaking necessary
for many laboratory procedures. REMI
Incubator Shaker model CIS-24 BL
incorporates a refrigeration unit to provide
temperatures below ambient. Brushless
Induction drive motor with variable
frequency drive makes the unit suitable for
continuous non-stop operation. Compact
counter balanced drive mechanism ensures
high stability and reliability even in
continuous operation & uneven load
distribution.
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Tissue cultures
Fermentation studies
Enzyme reactions
Aging tests
Growth studies
Location
Cell & Molecular Engineering Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. Subhankar Paul
spaul@nitrkl.ac.in
kpr@nitrkl.ac.in
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Programmable Controlled Rate Freezer
Make/Model
Planar Kryo-560-16 & 360-1.7
programmable control rate freezer
cooling down to -180oC.
 Freezing of live biological samples in
bags, ampoules and straws
 Forced laminar flow for efficient and
even cooling
 Lower temperature limit: -180oC
 Cooling rates: 0.01 to 50oC/min
Applications
The controlled rate freezer allows,
implementation
of
any
desired
temperature vs time protocol. It can be
used both for linear and nonlinear
cooling profiles as per requirement.
When
precisely
monitored,
the
controlled rate freezer offers the
advantage of preventing rapid cellular
dehydration and ice-crystal formation,
leading to high cell viability compared to
conventional techniques. Biological
materials, both live and non-living may
be stored over long perions by cooling
close to -200oC, the temperature of
liquid nitrogen. Unfortunately cells may
die during the freezing process. Cell
damage during freezing may be avoided
by adding cryoprotective chemicals to
the medium and cooling under specific
temperature-time profile.
 Preservation of cells & tissues
 Preservation of biological implants &
tissue constructs
 Preservation of sperms, ova and embryoes.
 Preservation of plant gsmplasm and other
live biological materials
Location
Tissue Engineering Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. K. Pramanik
kpr@nitrkl.ac.in
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Differential Scanning Calorimeter
Make/Model
NETZSCH, Germany, DSC 200 F3 Maia
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Temperature range: -40 oC to 600 oC
Nitrogen Environment
Aluminium Crucibles
Temperature controlled by Peltier Element
Applications
The DSC is used for studying thermal
behavior of different materials over a
wide temperature range. The instrument
is used to record variation in enthalpy
with temperature thus providing
information on phase transformation and
related thermal phenomena. The heating
program is monitored by an external
computer. The system is suitable for
study of both solid and semi solid
materials.
 Determination of glass transition
temperature of polymers
 Denaturation temperature of proteins
 Analysis of LCST & UCST of hydrogels
 Thermal degradation of biomaterials
 Melting temperature of materials
Location
Medical Electronics & Instrumentation
Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. Kunal Pal
palk@nitrkl.ac.in
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Biomedical Instrumentation & Signal processing
System
Make/Model
1. NI 1742 Smart Camera - National
Instruments
2. SPEEDY-33 Digital Signal Processor - Texas
Instruments
3. Bioinstrumentaion Kit – Vernier
International
4. Cortex-M3 Microcontrollers (LM3S8962Texas Instruments
5. Data acquisition system- Advantech
Smart Camera, Digital signal processor,
Bioinstrumentation kit, Cortex –M3
Microcontroller & DATA acquisition
systems are essential tools for lab based
Image and signal acquisition and
processing.
These
systems
are
compatible with Lab View software;
therefore signals obtained during EKG,
Blood Pressure or heart rate monitoring
can be analysed effectively. The NI 1742
smart camera is capable of acquiring
monochrome VGA image at 60 frames
per second.
It is equipped with
quadrature encoder support and a direct
lighting controller that can drive
currents up to 500mA.
 Smart camera having monochrome
640x480 pixel sensor.
 Speedy 33 digital processor having on
board microphone, on chip memory.
 Kit contains EKG sensors , BP measuring
unit, Spirometer.
 Cortex M3 micro controller is 0-30 nm
continuous band pass.
 Data acquisition system contains 8 X
analog input channel and 14bit AI.
Applications
 Signal acquisition and processing
 Data acquisition and analysis of vital signs
 Image Processing
Location
Medical Electronics & Instrumentation
Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. Kunal Pal
palk@nitrkl.ac.in
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Wear and Friction Monitor
Make/Model
Wear & Friction Monitor - TR 20E-M6,
DUCOM
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Pin/ball on disc (En31).
Variable disc speed: 200-2000 rpm.
Variable load: 5N-200 N.
Temperature: ambient -1200 0C.
WinDucom
software
for
data
acquisition.
Applications
Wear resistance of load bearing implant
materials is measured in this wear testing
equipment. The pin-on-disc wear testing
machine represents a substantial
advance in terms of simplicity,
convenience of operation, ease of
specimen clamping and accuracy over
competing equipments. This equipment
records friction and wear in sliding
contacts under different test conditions,
where sliding occurs between the
stationary pin and a rotating disc. The
normal load, rotational speed & wear
track diameter can be varied to suit the
test conditions. The equipment comes
with a software for data acquisition and
display of results.
 Fundamental wear studies.
 Determining the wear & co-efficient of
friction on metals and its composites.
 Evaluating the wear rate.
Location
Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering
Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. Amit Biswas
amitb79@nitrkl.ac.in
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Department of Ceramic
Engineering
Dance of the solids
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Department of Ceramic Engineering
Laboratories
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 Chemical analysis Laboratory
Materials Characterization
Electroceramics
Ceramic Processing
FESEM Laboratory
 Computer Laboratory
 Departmental Workshop
 XRD & AFM laboratory
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Structural Ceramics
Electroceramics
Bio ceramics
Nanomaterials
 Refractories
 Glass and Glass Ceramics
 Whitewares
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DSC/TG
Dilatometer
Zetasizer/ Particle size analyzer
Materials Testing Machine
Rheometer
BET Surface Area Analyzer
Vickers Semi- Macro Hardness Tester
Optical microscope
UV-Vis spectrometer
Mercury Porosimeter
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Abbe multi-wave length Refractometer
AFM
FESEM
Spray Pyrolyzer
HMOR
High Temperature Furnaces
Automatic Hydraulic Press
Planetary Ball Mill
Automatic Polishing Machine
Impedance Analyzer
Department office
Phone: 0661-2462200
Fax: 0661-2462201
Head of the Department: Prof. S.K. Pratihar, Phone:0661-2462201
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The Faculty
Faculty members
Structural & Advanced Ceramics Group
Debasish Sarkar
dsarkar@nitrkl.ac.in
Nanomaterials, Structural Ceramics
Santanu Bhattacharyya
santanub@nitrkl.ac.in
Ceramic Processing, Structural Ceramics, Bio-Ceramics
Sunipa Bhattacharya
bhattacharyyas@nitrkl.ac.in
Structural Ceramics, Synthetic Raw Materials, Refractories
Nano and Bio-ceramics Group
Shantanu Kumar Behera
shanbehera@nitrkl.ac.in
Polymer-derived Ceramics, Lithium Ion Batteries,
Microstructural Design
Sudipta Dasgupta
dasguptas@nitrkl.ac.in
Biomaterials, Drug delivery systems, Nanostructured Ceramics,
Self-assembly of nanoparticles
Industrial Ceramics
Ritwik Sarkar
sarkarr@nitrkl.ac.in
Refractories, Ceramics, Waste Utilization
Sumit Kumar Pal
skpal@nitrkl.ac.in
Glass and Glass Ceramics, Gel Casting of Ceramics
Electroceramics Group
Bibhuti Bhusan Nayak
bbnayak@nitrkl.ac.in
Nanomaterials, Magnetic materials, Composite materials
Himadri Sekhar Maiti
maitih@nitrkl.ac.in
Electroceramics, Glass and Advanced Ceramics
Swadesh Kumar Pratihar
skpratihar@nitrkl.ac.in
Electroceramics, Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Conducting ceramics
Ranabrata Mazumder
ranabrata@nitrkl.ac.in
Electroceramics, Materials for Fusion Reactors
Japes Bera
jbera@nitrkl.ac.in
Electronic ceramics, Multilayer ceramic capacitors,
Ferroelectrics
Arun Chowdhury
arunc@nitrkl.ac.in
Electroceramics
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Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope
Make/Model
Nova NanoSEM/ FEI
 Field emission SEM with ultra-stable,
high current Schottky gun
 Advanced optics and detection,
including immersion mode, beam
deceleration, in-lens
 TLD-SE and -BSE, DBS and STEM for
best selection of the information and
image optimization
 Beam landing energy down to 50 V
 Resolution: 1.4 nm @ 1 kV without
beam deceleration
 Equipped with EDAX
The FESEM facilitates ultra-high
resolution
microstructural
characterization and analysis of ceramic
and metallic samples. It combines
advanced optics (including a two-mode
final lens), SE/BSE (Secondary Electrons/
Backscattered
Electrons)
in-lens
detection and beam deceleration. The
Nova NanoSEM introduces a new suite
of latest generation, high sensitivity
retractable SE/BSE and STEM detectors,
as well as versatile SE/BSE filtering
capabilities, to optimize the information
of interest. Intelligent scanning modes
are available to minimize imaging
artifacts.
Applications
 Microstructural analysis in nano to
microeter range
 Composition Mapping
 Elemental Analysis
Location
FESEM laboratory
Contact
Prof. S.K Pratihar
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Atomic Force Microscope
Make/Model
Veeco/849-012-711
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Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) stands
for a group of techniques that are used
for studying properties of surfaces at
atomic level. All these microscopes work
by measuring a local property, such as
height, optical absorption, or magnetic
property, with a probe or "tip“ placed
typically at a distance of a few angstroms
or nanometers. The interaction between
the sharp probe and the surface being
studied provides 3D topographic image
of the surface at atomic scale. To acquire
an image, the microscope raster scans
the probe over the sample while
measuring the local property in question.
The resulting image is projected on a
television screen in the form of rows or
lines of information placed one above
the other.
100 micron Scanner
10 micron scanner
Contact mode
Noncontact mode
Magnetic force microscopy
Applications
 Surface study of semiconductors, metals,
layered materials, insulators, etc.
 Study of micromagnetic configurations
 Fabrication of nanometer-scale structures.
 Study of thin molecular layers, polymers
and biomacromolecules.
Location
AFM laboratory
Contact:
Prof. J. Bera
jbera@nitrkl.ac.in.
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Electrochemical Impedance analyzer
 SI 1260 Impedance /grain Phase analysis
 Frequency range 10µHz to 32MHz
 Input impedance: 1 MW
 DC bias: up to 41 V
 AC amplitude: 5 mV – 3 V (rms)
 1296 dielectric interface
 SI 1287 Electrochemical interface
Applications
Impedance spectroscopy (IS) is a general
term
that
subsumes
small-signal
measurement of the linear electrical
response of a material of interest
(including electrode effects) and the
subsequent analysis of the response to
yield useful information about the
physicochemical properties of the system
Make/Model
 Dielectric properties Measurements
(e.g. Capacitance, dielectric loss , ε’, ε”
etc)
 Frequency dependent dielectric
property measurement(1Hz to 10MHz;
RT to 1000oC)
Location
Electroceramic Laboratory
Solarton/1260
Contact:
Prof. S.K. Pratihar
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DSC-TG
Make/Model
Netzsch, Germany,
STA449C/4/MFC/G
 WorkingTemperature upto 1500o C
 Controlled atmosphere
Applications
 Determination of phase transition
temperature
 Heat of crystallization
 Weight loss in materials on heating
 Specific heat measurement
 Study of reaction kinetics
Simultaneous application of Differential
Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and
Thermogravimetry (TG) to a single
sample yields more information than
separate application in two different
instruments.
The DSC is a thermoanalytical
technique in which the difference in the
amount of heat required to increase
the temperature of a sample relative to
a reference material is measured as a
function of temperature.
TG determines changes in weight in
relation to temperature.
Location
Materials Characterization Lab
Contact
Prof. S.K. Pratihar
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Dilatometer
Make/Model
Netzsch, Germany, DIL 402C
Vacuum tight horizontal pushrod
 Temperature Range up to 1400°C
 Sample Holder Al2O3
Applications
The Dilatometer is a thermo-analytical
technique
for
measurement
of
expansion or shrinkage of a material
when subjected to a controlled
temperature vs time program. The
system can also be used for evaluating
sintering processes of
ceramics,
dimensional changes during chemical
reactions and phase changes of solid
materials. This equipment has the
provision for sintering study under
controlled atmosphere.
 Expansion and contraction
 TEC
 Sintering temperature
Location
Contact:
Prof. S.K. Pratihar
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BET Surface area and poresize analyzer
Make/Model
Quantachrome/AUTOSORB-1
 Surface area range > 0.05 m2/g,
 Pore size dia range: 3.5 to 4000 Å,
 Max degasing temperature: 350oC
Applications
 Surface area analysis of powder samples
 Identification of pore structure
arrangements in ordered porous materials
 Analysis of average pore size distribution
 Analysis of BJH pore size distribution
 Single and multi point BET surface area
determination.
Location
This technique for evaluating surface
area of a porous material relies on the
process of adsorption and desorption of
a non-reactive gas (e.g. N2, He) on the
surface of the material. Apart from
furnishing total surface area and gas
sorption isotherms, the surface area
analyzer also provides data on pore
diameters and pore volumes of any
porous material.
Contact:
Prof. S.K. Pratihar
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Mercury Porosimeter
Make/Model
Quantachrome/PM-33-13
 Pore size: 950 µm to 6.5 nm
 Maximum pressure : 220 MPa
Applications
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Characterization of porous materials
Pore size distribution
Location
The operation of a mercury porosimeter
is based on the physical principle that
mercury, a non-reactive liquid is used to
penetrate into the pores by applying high
pressure so that the liquid is forced into
the pores. The shape and width of the
resulting hysteresis envelope depend on
the characteristics of the material. Pore
size distribution, total pore volume
(porosity), skeletal and apparent density
and specific surface area of the porous
sample can be calculated from the
observed data.
Contact:
Prof. S.K. Pal
skpal@nitrkl.ac.in
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Rheometer
Make/Model
Anton Parr, Germany, RheolabQC
Water to Slurry with 1-30 N at 40150°C, air bearing type Rheometer
Applications
Any type or combination of rheological
tests on slurries
Location
The Rheometer is an instrument used for
measuring the way in which a liquid,
suspension or slurry flows in response to
applied forces. It controls the application
of user defined shear stress and
measures the resulting shear strain. It
can be used for a wide range of studies
from quick single-point checks over flow
curve or simple yield point determination
to complex rheological investigations. It is
a modern measuring instrument utilizing
all available technical possibilities to
ensure flexible, reliable and simple
operation.
Contact:
Prof. S.K. Pratihar
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High Temperature Electric Furnaces
Make/Model
Bysakh & Co. Kolkata
 Maximum temperature : 1700oC
 Working temperature : 1650oC
 Controller with 16 segments
Applications
 Calcination and sintering of samples
 Glass Melting
 Spalling Resistance test of Refractory
Location
Departmental Workshop
The furnace chamber is heated by open
coil electric resistance elements and is
insulated with ceramic fiber insulation.
The controller is located under the
furnace chamber and is well insulated
from the heat generated in it. A door
safety switch disconnects power to the
heating elements whenever the furnace
door is opened. The temperature is
controlled by one of three types of
controllers.
Contact:
Prof. R. Sarkar
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UV-Visible Spectrometer
Make/Model
Lambda 35, Perkin Elmer
UV-Visible Spectroscopy refers to the process
of identification and quantification of
chemical species by measuring absorption of
monochromatic electromagnetic radiation
having wavelength in the UV-Vis range. UVVis spectroscopy is routinely used in
analytical chemistry for the quantitative
determination of different analytes, such as
highly conjugated organic compounds,
transition metal ions, and biological
macromolecules.
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Repeatability: 0.1 nm
Accuracy: 0.1 nm
Band width: variable
Liquid and solid samples only
Applications
 Absorption characteristics of organic
and inorganic compounds
 Ground state electronic environment
 Quantitative analysis
Location
Zetasizer-Particle Size Analyzer
Make/Model
Malvern/Nano ZS
 Particle size range : 1 nm -3µm
Applications
The Malvern Particle size Analyzer
measures the sizes of particles in a
sample. The Malvern Zetasizer series
combines a particle size analyzer and a
zeta potential analyzer for particles,
ranging from nanometer to several
micrometer. Dynamic Light Scattering at
90 degree angle is used to measure
particle size.
 Analysis of particles
 Particle size determination of nanoparticles,
surfactants micelles, colloids etc.
 Zeta potential of particles
Location
Contact
Prof. S.K. Pal
skpal@nitrkl.ac.in
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Hot Modulus of Rupture Tester (3-point) up to 1500oC
Make/Model
Bysakh & Co. Kolkata
The Tester is designed for convenient
single-handed operation on the guide lines
of IS:1528(Part 20)-1993 & ISO:5013-1985
for a batch of 5 or 6 Samples. Load
measured with in-line Load Cell.'Peakhold' for load at rupture. Sample-wise
Digital selection of Loading Rate. It is
equipped
with
PID
Temperature
Programmer/Controller. The Power Driveis
Thyrisorised. Desired atmosphere can be
maintained.
 Maximum temperature : 1400oC
 Samples of size between 25 x 25 x 150
and 40 x 40 x 150 (mm).
 Loading Range : up to 400 Kg
Applications
Determination of hot modulus of rupture
Location
Departmental Workshop
Make/Model
Model 3887, Carver Inc. USA
Maximum Pressure : 15 T
Applications
The precision hydraullic press is used
for compacting homogeneous powder
into a usable pellet sample. It is
provided with evacuation port for
connection to vacuum source. Built in a
rigid slab construction, it is equipped
with counter bored platen for positive
die alignment. Run by a microprocessor
control system, it can store up to ten
recipes. The system is also equipped
with a facility of
programmable
decompression rate.
 Pellet Pressing
 Compressive Strength Testing
Location
Ceramic Processing laboratory
Contact:
Prof. R. Sarkar
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Abbe Refractometer
Make/Model
Model-DR-M4/1550
Atago Co. Limited, Tokyo, Japan
The Abbe refractometer is a bench top
device for high precision measurement of
index of refraction and dispersion (Abbe
number) in solid and liquid samples. The
device measures refractive index in visible
and infrared wavelengths. Liquid sample
temperature can be varied between -5oC
and +50oC.
 Measurement range: Wavelength (RI)
450nm (1.5164-1.914), 589nm (1.47001.8700), 680nm (1.4558-1.8557)
 Minimum indication: 0.0001in
 Measurement temp. range- 5 to 50°C
(at unit of 0.1°C)
Applications
 Measurement of refractive index of
solids and liquids
 Measurement of Abbe number
Location
Advanced Optical Microscope
Make/Model
Carl Zeiss, Germany/Axiotech, 100HD-3D
 Magnification:10x,20x,50x,and 100x
 Image analysis software to measure
grain size
This optical microscope is based on
metallographic principle useful for
analysis of refractory samples. Images
from the microscope can be captured by
light-sensitive cameras in order to
generate a micrograph. This microscope
is equipped with charge-couples devices
(CCD) cameras to capture the image in
digital mode. CCD camera permits
visualization of the image directly on the
computer screen in stead of visualizing
through the eyepiece.
Applications
Image Analysis
Location
Contact:
Prof. S.K. Pal
skpal@nitrkl.ac.in
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Department of Chemical Engineering
NIT, Rourkela
Technology is a gift of God. After the gift of Life it is perhaps
the greatest of God's gifts. It is the mother of civilization ,of
art and of science.
Freeman Dyson
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Department of Chemical Engineering
Laboratories
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Heat Transfer Laboratory
Mass Transfer Laboratory
Fluid Flow Laboratory
Mineral Dressing Laboratory
Process Technology Laboratory
Instrumentation & Process Control
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Nano & Interfacial Science Laboratory
Biochemical Engineering Laboratory
Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory
Vapour Liquid Equilibrium Laboratory
Fuel Testing Laboratory
 Process Modelling, simulation
& Process Control
 Reaction Engineering
 Fluidization Engineering
 Interfacial Science &
Nanotechnology
 Membrane Separation
 Fluid Phase Equilibrium
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Evolutionary Computations
Process Integration & Energy Engineering
Environmental Biotechnology
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Heat transfer
Industrial Pollution Control
Project Engineering
Biochemical Engineering
 UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometer
 Fluorescence spectrophotometer
 Particle size & Zeta potential
analyzer
 High performance liquid
chromatography (HPLC)
 Hydrocarbon analyzer
 BET surface area analyzer
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Biofermentor (in situ type)
Gas-liquid chromatograph
Ultra low temperature freezer
Plate and cone viscometer
TOC analyzer
Optical Contact angle meter
Freeze dryer
Fluidized bed gasifier
TG Analyzer
Department office
Phone: 0661-2462250
Fax: 0661-2462251
Head of the Department: Prof. R.K. Singh, Phone:0661-2462251
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The Faculty
Faculty members
Transfer Operation Group
K. C. Biswal
kcbiswal@nitrkl . ac.in
Fluid dynamics, Coal processing and conversion, Fluidisation
S. K. Agarwal
skagarwal@nitrkl.ac.in
Heat transfer and Heat transfer Augmentation, Fluidisation
S. Paria
sparia@nitrkl.ac.in
Nanotechnology, Colloids and interfacial engineering, Surfactant
adsorption and wetting, Self-assembly of nanoparticles.
P. Chowdhury
pchowdhury@nitrkl.ac.in
Advanced materials research, Adsorptive gas separation and
storage applications, Heterogeneous catalysis
Process Technology Group
P. Rath
prath@nitrkl.ac.in
Fuels and combustion, Chemical technology, Coal technology,
Salt effect on VLE and LLE
R. K. Singh
rksingh@nitrkl.ac.in
Coal chemical and fertilizers , Fluidization, Waste management,
Thermo-chemical conversion of biomass and waste plastics
S.Mishra
smishra@nitrkl.ac.in
Process control and Pollution
Environmental engineering
A. Kumar
akumar@nitrkl.ac.in
Industrial pollution abatement
S. Sen
ssen@nitrkl.ac.in
Chemical reaction engineering, Catalysis, Organic synthesis,
Green technology, Petroleum refinery & Petrochemicals
control,
Biochemical
&
Modelling and simulation group
A. Sahoo
asahoo@nitrkl.ac.in
Coal chemicals and fertilizers, Fluidisation enggineering, Particle
Technology, CFD
B . Munshi
basudeb@nitrkl.ac.in
Separation process (Reactive and membrane distillation
systems), Process integration, Process control and CFD.
M . Kundu
mkundu@nitrkl.ac.in
Fluid phase equilibria, Evolutionary computational techniques,
Process modelling & simulation, Process control.
H. M. Jena
hmjena@nitrkl.ac.in
Fluidization engineering, Multi-phase flow, Multi-phase reactor
analysis, Waste water treatment, CFD.
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Surface Tensiometer
Make/Model
Data Physics/DCAT-11EC
The tensiometer DCAT-11EC is a device for
weight-based measurement of contact
angle, surface and interfacial tension,
critical micelle concentration (CMC),
density, sedimentation and rate of
penetration, penetration force and
penetration resistance.
 High-precision
electro-dynamic
compensation
weighing
(weighing
capacity: 100 g -210 g) with automatic
calibration
 Software-controlled height positioning
(stroke 74 mm, resolution: 1 micron) of
the sample vessels with variable speed
(2 microns / s to 60 mm / min)
 USB interface for PC connection cable
with
 Display for measurement, temperature
and device information
 Illuminated sample chamber with inert
gas or steam inlet
Applications
Surface tension and dynamic contact angle
measurement
Location
Nano & Interfacial Science Lab
Contact:
Prof. S. Paria
sparia@nitrkl.ac.in
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DTA-Thermo Gravimetric Analyzer
Make/Model
Shimadzu / DTG-60H
The DTG series of thermogravimentric
analyzer
provides
simultaneous
differential thermal (DT) and thermo
gravimetric (TG) data, thus saving time on
analysis and sample preparation. The
instrument provides a differential balance
system that minimizes baseline drift
caused by buoyancy or convection during
the heating process, thus ensuring a stable
baseline even at high temperatures.
 Balance type-Parallel guide
differential top pan
 Temperature Range - Ambient to
1500°C
 Weight Range - ± 500mg
 Weight Readability - 0.001 mg
 DT Range -± 1000µV
Applications
 Pyrolysis
and
combustion
behaviour of biomass
 Ash & VOC content; VOC
composition analysis
Location
Contact:
Prof. (Mrs) S . Mishra
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UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometer
Make/Model
Shimadzu / model 3600
UV-Vis-NIR Spectroscopy refers to the
absorption spectroscopy in the UV-VisNIR region of the electromagnetic
spectrum. UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy is
routinely used in analytical chemistry for
quantitative determination of different
analytes, such as highly conjugated
organic compounds, transition metal
ions, and biological macromolecules. It is
also useful to study the kinetics of
reactions.
 Wavelength range 185 nm – 3300 nm
 Wavelength accuracy: UV/VIS region± 0.2 nm; NIR region - ± 0. 8 nm.
 Wavelength repeatability: UV/VIS
region: less than ±0.08 nm; NIR
region: less than ±0.32 nm
Applications
 Ground state electronic
environment of chromophores
 Quantitative analysis of organic and
inorganic compounds
 Kinetic studies of reactions
 Characterization of nanomaterials
Location
Contact:
Prof. S. Paria
sparia@nitrkl.ac.in
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Total Organic Carbon analyzer
Make/Model
Shimadzu/ Model No-TOC-VCPN
 Extremely wide range of TOC from
4µg/L to 25,000 mg/L .
 Automatic setting of optimal
measurement conditions
 Measurement Range:-TC:0 to 25000
mg/L; IC: 0 to 3000 mg/L
Application
The TOC analyzer is a PC-controlled,
standard model instrument based on
combustion catalytic oxidation/NDIR
method. The TOC analyzer can efficiently
oxidize rigid, insoluble, macromolecular
and low molecular weight organic
compounds. The catalytic oxidation
method is employed to analyze all organic
compounds at 680°C. The instrument can
analyze total inorganic and organic
carbons.
 Water analysis
 Enviromnmental sample
Location
Contact:
Prof. S. Mishra
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BET surface area analyzer
Make/Model
Quanta chrome / AUTOSORB-1
Surface area range < 0.05 m2/g
Pore size dia range 3.5 to 4000 Å,
Max temp. 350oC
Applications
The BET analyzer is ideal for surface
area and mesopore analysis. It is a
automated, high-speed equipment with
one station that allow for simultaneous
measurements.
Adsorption
and
desorption isotherms, total pore
volume, average pore radius, pore size
distribution, and specific surface area
can be obtained using Quantachrome
Autosorb-1 model. This instrument is
compatible with many different gases
and isotherms for a range of gases can
be measured.
 Ideal for mesoporous materials like
alumina, silica, and other oxides.
 Suitable both for academic research
programs and industrial applications.
 Textural characterization of catalyst &
support materials, pharmaceutical
products, building materials, filters
possible
 Adsorption capacities of adsorbents
can be measured
Location
Contact:
Prof. S. Mishra
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Nanoparticle size and Zeta Potential analyzer
Make/Model
Malvern/ NANO-ZS-90
 Particle size range : 0.3 nm-5 m
An entry level system for the
measurement of particle size and
molecular size at 90 degree scattering
angle using Dynamic Light Scattering, the
zetasizer has the ability to measure zeta
potential and electrophoretic mobility
using Laser Doppler Microelectrophoresis,
and molecular weight using Static Light
Scattering. This technique measures the
diffusion of particles moving under
Brownian motion, and converts this to
size and a size distribution using the
Stokes-Einstein
relationship.
Laser
Doppler Micro-electrophoresis is the
technique used for measuring zeta
potential. Static Light Scattering is used to
determine the molecular weight of
proteins
and
polymers.
Standard
Operating Procedures (SOP) simplify
routine measurements.
 Zeta potential range: No effective
limitation
 Maximum sample conductivity:
200 mS/cm
 Molecular weight range (estimated from
Debye plot): 9800Da to 2×107Da
 Temperature control range: 0 °C-90 °C ±0.1°C
Applications
 Analysis of particles and proteins
 Size determination of nanoparticles,
micelles, colloids, and liposomes.
 Zeta potential of particles and micelles
 Molecular size measurement
Location
Contact:
Prof. S. Paria
sparia@nitrkl.ac.in
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Hydrocarbon analyzer
Make/Model
Perkin Elmer Ltd / DHA
DHA utilizes a flame ionization detector
(FID). Thus analyte confirmation is based on
the retention indices. Without accurate and
reproducible retention indices, analysts can
be mislabelled and their PONA ratios can be
erroneous. Creating a method with RI values
as close as possible to those established by
ASTM®will ensure the best results
Applications
Detailed hydrocarbon analysis (DHA) is
a technique utilized by refineries and
contract laboratories to separate and
identify individual compounds and
determine the bulk hydrocarbon group
type composition (PONA – Paraffin's,
Olefins, Naphthalene's and Aromatics)
of gasoline and other fuels in the C1 to
n-C13 hydrocarbon range (up to a
boiling point range of 225 °C). DHA
analyte identification is based on
retention indices (RI), which are
established on the elution times of
normal hydrocarbon paraffin's. Analytes
are identified based on their locations
relative to these normal hydrocarbon
paraffins.
 Analysis of valueadded chemicals and
fuel grade oil extracted from biological
waste, plastic waste etc.
 To analyze a mixture of hydrocarbons
Location
Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. R.K. Singh
rksingh@nitrkl.ac.in
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Goniometer
Make/Model
Data Physics, OCA-20
Contact angle measuring device for the
measurement of static and the dynamic
contact angles, surface free energy of
solids, and surface and interfacial
tension of liquids. The OCA 20 model
enables the reduction of subjective
factors and time involved in contact
angle measurements in research, qualityand production inspection.
 Maximum sample size (L x W x H) 220
x∞x 70 mm;
 Range of contact angle measurement
0 … 180° ; ± 0.1° measuring accuracy.
 Range of surface and interfacial
tension :-1x10-2 – 2x103 mN/m;
resolution: min. ± 0.05 mN/m
 Optics: Six fold zoom lens (0.7-4.5 fold
magnification)
 CCD camera with 768 x 576 pixels
Applications
 Wetting behavior of solid surface
 Surface free energy measurement of
solid surfaces
Location
Contact:
Prof. S. Paria
sparia@nitrkl.ac.in
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Freeze Dryer
Make/Model
Labconco/Free Zone Plus
Ice Holding Capacity: 2.5 L
Collector Temperature: -84°C
LCD displays of operating parameters
Applications
 Suitable for drying of biological
samples, nanoparticles, and
pharmaceutical product
s
Location
Free Zone Plus 2.5 Liter cascade benchtop
freeze drying system is designed for light
sample loads. Cascade refrigeration can
handle samples with low eutectic points.
Epoxy-coated steel exterior. Upright
stainless steel collector coil removes 1.8
liters of water in 24 hours. The system has
1/4 hp and 1/3 hp dual refrigeration
systems; LCD for display of set up and
operating parameters, alarm messages
and total number of hours since
refrigeration and vacuum were serviced;
audible/visual alarm for abnormal system
event (power failure, improper line
voltage supply, collector temperature
above -40° C.
Contact:
Prof. S. Paria
sparia@nitrkl.ac.in
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Particle size analyzer
Make/Model
Malvern / Master Sizer 2000
The Mastersizer 2000 particle size
analyzer has set the standard for simple,
straightforward operation. Modular in
design, it has a wide range of automated
sample dispersion units for the
measurement of wet and dry samples.
These are controlled through SOPs,
providing ease of method development
and transfer. Broad particle size range
suitable for many different applications.
Wide range of sample dispersion options
for emulsions, suspensions and dry
powders.
Fully automated simple SOP operation for
ease of use and method transfer.
 Principle: Laser light scattering
 Analysis: Mie and Fraunhofer
scattering
 Data acquisition rate: 1 kHz
 Red light source: Max. 4mW He-Ne,
632.8nm
 Blue light source: Max. 0.3mW LED,
470nm
 Lens arrangement: Reverse Fourier
 Size range: 0.02 - 2000 µm
 Accuracy:
Better
than
(polydisperse standard)
1%
Applications
 Analysis of particle size and distribution of
different samples
Location
Contact:
Prof. S. Paria
sparia@nitrkl.ac.in
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ASPEN ONE and gPROMS
 Steady state process simulator, Aspen plus
 Dynamic Process Simulator, Aspen
Dynamics
 Adsorption Simulator, ADSIM
 Aspen Hysys
 gPROM Model Builder,
 gSAFT, gFLARE, gSOLIDS, gCRYSTAL,
gFuel-Cell, gCFD etc
Applications
Make/Model
• AspenTech, USA
Process modeling in both steady-state
simulation and dynamic behaviour analysis.
Design,
performance
monitoring,
optimization and business planning for
chemicals,
pharmaceuticals,
petrochemicals and plants.
• Process Systems Enterprise Limited 6th
Floor East 26-28 Hammersmith Grove
London
Contact:
Prof. B. Munshi
basudeb@nitrkl.ac.in
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Department of Chemistry
“ That’s what chemistry is all about – keeping
up with the dancing molecules”
Linus Pauling
J H van 't Hoff
I. Langmuir
Marie Curie
Richard Ernst
R R Mulliken
Fritz Haber
Gerhard Ertl
G A Olah
S A Arrhenius
A Werner
Peter Debye
H C Brown
V Ramakrishnan
R E Smalley
R H Grubbs
The atoms let go each other for a moment –the bonds are broken. All of a
sudden a new molecule approaches. A new bond or…? Everything happens
at a breakneck speed and the dancers are so exceedingly small… This
makes the challenge of working out what really happens all the greater.
That’s what chemistry is all about keeping up with dancing molecules!
Nobel Prize Presentation, 2005
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Department of chemistry
Laboratories
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Nuclear magnetic resonance laboratory
Organic synthesis laboratory
Environmental chemistry laboratory
Characterization laboratory
Spectroscopy laboratory
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Biophysical chemistry laboratory
Computational chemistry laboratory
Material chemistry laboratory
Optoelectronics laboratory
Nanomaterials laboratory
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Environmental chemistry
Analytical chemistry
Nanomaterial synthesis and application
Nanobiochemistry
Heterogeneous Catalysis
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Organometallic chemistry
Hybrid materials
Computational chemistry
Biophysical chemistry
Synthetic organic chemistry
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NMR spectrometer
ESI Mass spectrometer
FTIR spectrometer
UV-Vis spectrometer
High performance liquid
chromatography (HPLC)
 Optical microscope
 CHNS analyzer
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Fluorescence spectrometer
Biotage flash chromatograph
Potentiostat/Galvanostat
Surface area analyzer
Atomic absorption
spectrophotometer
 Particle size analyzer
Department office
Phone: 0661-2462650
Fax: 0661-2462651
Head of the Department: Prof. B.G. Mishra, Phone: 0661-2462651
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The Faculty
Faculty members
Organic chemistry group
Raj Kishore Patel
rkpatel@nitrkl.ac.in
Abetment of Hazardous Ions, Sequestration of carbon dioxide,
Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials, Natural products
Niranjan Panda
npanda@nitrkl.ac.in
Organic synthesis, Natural product synthesis, Heterocyclic
chemistry, Heterogeneous catalysis
Sabita Patel
sabitap@nitrkl.ac.in
Physical organic chemistry, Surface chemistry
Sasmita Mohapatra
sasmitam@nitrkl.ac.in
Nanomaterial for bio-applications, Surface chemistry, Organic
transformation using nanomaterial
Debayan Sarkar
sarkard@nitrkl.ac.in
Target oriented natural product synthesis, Synthetic
methodologies, Function oriented organic synthesis,
Inorganic chemistry group
Rupam Dinda
rupamdinda@nitrkl.ac.in
Synthetic inorganic chemistry , Catalysis
Saurav Chaterjee
saurav@nitrkl.ac.in
Organometallic chemistry, Transition metal clusters
Aparna Mondal
aparnamondal@nitrkl.ac.in
Inorganic materials, mesoprous adsorbents, Photocatalysis
V. Sivakumar
vsiva@nitrkl.ac.in
Lanthanide luminescence, Solid state chemistry, Luminescent
molecular materials for OLEDs
Priya Brata Dash
dashp@nitrkl.ac.in
Nanocatalysis, Ionic liquid mediated material synthesis, Gas
sensors studies
Physical chemistry group
Braja Gopal Mishra
brajam@nitrkl.ac.in
Heterogeneous catalysis, nanoporous materials
Garudadhwaj Hota
garud@nitrkl.ac.in
Material chemistry, Mesoporous material
Usharani Subuddhi
subuddhiu@nitrkl.ac.in
Physical photochemistry, Biophysical chemistry
Supratim Giri
girisupr@nitrkl.ac.in
Nanomaterial chemistry
Madhurima Jana
janam@nitrkl.ac.in
Theoretical biophysical chemistry
Harekrushna Sahoo
sahooh@nitrkl.ac.in
Biophysical chemistry, Glycosamine glycans, Peptide and
protein chemistry
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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer
Make/Model
AV 400 Avance-III 400MHz FT-NMR Spectrometer
Bruker Biospin International, Switzerland
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
spectroscopy is probably the most
powerful tool available to a chemist for
determining the structure of virtually all
organic compounds, no matter how
complex. It is even being used to
determine the structure of highly
complicated molecules such as enzymes
and proteins. Nuclei having non-zero
spin quantum number can be seen by
NMR. The most commonly studied
nuclei are 1H and 13C (I = ½) although
nuclei such as 11B, 15N, 19F, 29Si, 31P, 35Cl,
51V etc. can also be detected. Nuclei
having non-zero spin are magnetic and
demonstrate different energy levels in
presence of external magnetic field.
This property of magnetic nuclei has
been exploited to determine the
molecular structure and purity of
chemical samples.
 5 mm BBO and BBFO probe for
multinuclear NMR (11B, 15N, 19F, 29Si,
31P, 35Cl, 51V etc)
 5 mm multinuclear probe for
solution studies
 VT accessory: Variable temperature
facility is available from -80oC to 70oC
with suitable solvent
Applications
The present instrument enables analysis of
solutions of organic samples in deuterated
solvents. All kinds of 1D and 2D NMR
experiments including 1H, 13C, DEPT, COSY,
NOESY at variable temperatures can be
carried out. Other nuclei such as 15N, 19F, 29Si,
31P, 35Cl, 51V can also be analyzed in solution.
Location
Sophisticated Instrumentation laboratory
Contact:
Prof. N. Panda
npanda@nitrkl.ac.in
Prof. R. Dinda
rupamdinda@nitrkl.ac.in
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ESI Mass Spectrophotometer
Make/Model
Perkin Elmer, USA/ Flexer SQ 300 MS
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ESI and APCI probe
Mass range: 20-3000 amu
Max scan rate: 10,000
Resolution: 0.6  0.1 u
Polarity switching: standard
Applications
Mass spectrometry is an analytical
technique that can provide both
qualitative and quantitative information
on analyte molecules on the basis of the
mass-to-charge ratio of charged ions.
Electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry
(ESI-MS) provides a sensitive, robust, and
reliable tool for studying, at femto-mole
quantities in micro-litre sample volumes,
non-volatile
and
thermally
labile
molecules especially bio-molecules that
are often difficult to analyse by
conventional techniques. ESI uses
electrical energy to assist the transfer of
ions from solution to gaseous phase
before they are subjected to mass
spectrometric analysis.
 Molecular mass determination
 Identification of large biomolecules
 Analysis of neutral compounds by
protonation or cationisation
 Analysis of non-volatile and thermally
labile molecules
 Study of noncovalent gas phase
interactions
Location
Contact:
Prof. S. Chaterjee
saurav@nitrkl.ac.in
Prof. D. Sarkar
sarkard@nitrkl.ac.in
Prof. N. Panda
npanda@nitrkl.ac.in
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Fluorescence Spectrometer
Make/Model
Horiba Jobin Yvon, USA/Fluoromax 4P
 Source: 150 watt ozone free
xenon lamp
 Wavelength range: 200-850 nm
 Continuous band pass: 0-30 nm
 Accuracy: 0.5 nm
 Liquid and solid sample analysis
Fluorescence technique offers a
powerful tool of investigation for
structural and dynamic aspects of
matter-both living and non-living, at a
molecular or supramolecular level. The
advantages of using fluorescence
technique, in addition to the dynamic
nature of the information obtained, are
its sensitivity, suitable time-scale, noninvasive
nature
and
minimal
perturbation. The primary parameters
of fluorescence technique such as
excitation and emission maxima,
emission intensity and fluorescence
anisotropy provide valuable information
about the system under study. The
measured changes in these parameters
of a fluorescent probe can been related
to various molecular properties of the
environment such as polarity, viscosity,
diffusion coefficients, formation of
microstructures and microdomains etc.
Applications
 Excited state properties of
fluorophores
 Probing microenvironment of
fluorophores in complex systems
such as biological macromolecules,
microheterogeneous systems and
fluorescent nanoparticles
 Analytical fluorimetry
 Micro-polarity and micro-viscosity
measurement
 Solvent dynamics study
Location
Biophysical laboratory
Contact:
Prof. U. Subuddhi
subuddhiu@nitrkl.ac.in
Prof. A. Mondal
aparnamondal@nitrkl.ac.in
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Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometer
Make/Model
Perkin Elmer, USA/ RX-I FTIR
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Wavelength: 400-4000 cm-1
Solid and liquid samples
Repeatability: 5 cm-1
Resolution: 4 cm-1
Applications
Infrared
spectroscopy
provides
information about the vibrational and
rotational modes of motion of a molecule.
The IR spectrum of an organic compound
provides
a
unique
fingerprint,
characteristic of the compound and its
optical isomers. Fourier transform Infrared
spectroscopy (FTIR), due to its enhanced
resolution, is considered as one of the
fundamental techniques for identification
and characterization of organic or
inorganic compounds.
"I think my work on the chemical
bond probably has been most
important in changing the activities
of chemists all over the world -changing their ways of thinking and
affecting the progress of the science.”
 Functional group detection
 Identification of organic and
inorganic compounds
 Quantitative determination of
compounds in mixtures
 Conformational analysis
 Stereochemistry
 Molecular orientation study
 Detection of molecular impurities
or additives
Location
-Linus Pauling
Contact:
Prof. R.K. Patel
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BET Surface area analyzer
Make/Model
Quantachrome corporation/
AUTOSORB-iQMP
 Pore volume detectable 0.0001 cc/g,
 Pore size : 3.5-4000 A
 Surface area range : 0.0005 m2/g
and higher,
 Kr, N2, O2, H2, CO2,He etc. with
appropriate coolant can be used
Applications
The evaluation process of surface area of
any porous material relies on the
technique of adsorption and desorption of
a non-reactive gas (e.g. N2, He, etc) on the
surface of that material. Three scientists
Brunauer, Emmett, and Teller modified
Langmuir’s theory of adsorption to
formulate a more accurate principle of
analyzing a material’s surface area. Their
theory, known as ‘BET method’ has
become the basis of surface area analysis.
Apart from furnishing the total surface
area and gas sorption isotherms, the
surface area analyzer also provides the
data about pore diameters and pore
volumes of any porous material.
 Surface area analysis of porous materials
 Identification of pore structure
arrangements in ordered porous materials
 Analysis of average pore size distribution
 Analysis of BJH pore size distribution
 Study of microporous, mesoporous and
macroporous materials
Location
Contact:
Prof. B.G. Mishra
brajam@nitrkl.ac.in
Prof. S. Mahapatra
Prof. S. Giri
girisupr@nitrkl.ac.in
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Make/Model
(1) Shimadzu corporation, Japan/UV-2450
(2) Perkin Elmer, USA/Lamda 25
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Repeatability: 0.1 nm
Accuracy: 0.1 nm
Band width: variable
Liquid and solid samples only
Applications
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UV-Vis Spectroscopy is based on the study
of selective absorption of radiation in the
UV-Vis region of the electromagnetic
spectrum. UV-Vis spectroscopy is
routinely used in analytical chemistry for
the quantitative determination of
different analytes, such as highly
conjugated organic compounds, transition
metal
ions,
and
biological
macromolecules. It is effectively used in
following the kinetics of reactions
because of the suitable time scale, and
high sensitivity. It is also useful in
estimating the energy gap between
ground and excited electronic levels of
compounds especially in solid state.
Absorption characteristics of organic and
inorganic compounds
 Ground state electronic environment of
chromophores
 Quantitative determination of compounds
Location
Spectroscopy Laboratory
Contact:
(1) Prof. Sabita Patel
spatel@nitrkl.ac.in
(2) Prof. P. Dash
dashp@nitrkl.ac.in
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CHNS Analyzer
Make/Model
Elementar Analysen Systeme,
Germany/Vario EL
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Determination of carbon, hydrogen,
nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur content of an
unknown organic compound is one of the
most basic and essential needs of an
analytical chemist. This helps in
identifying the product in terms of its
tentative molecular formula. In CHNS
analyzer, the compound of interest is
combusted in a furnace at high
temperature under oxygen stream.
During the combustion process mostly the
oxides of the concerned elements are
formed in the form of gases. These are
then separated and directed to a detector
using inert gases like helium or argon as
carrier for quantitative analysis. The
technique gives measurement of the
carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and sulphur
content of samples with fair accuracy.
Minimum sample size: 4 mg
80 samples per round
Data acquisition time: 10 min
Halide based samples to
be avoided
Applications
CHNS analyzer is used in analysis of organics
(especially to find out the molecular
formula of a newly synthesized compound),
polymers, pharmaceuticals, energy (fuels),
environmental studies, etc.
Location
Contact:
Prof. R. K. Patel
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Make/Model
Advansys International/ 273 A
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Compliance voltage >± 100 V
Maximum output current > ± 1 Amp
Band width > 2.5 MHz
Voltage-temperature stability < 50µV/0C
Applications
A potentiostat is an electronic hardware
required that controls a three-electrode
cell
and
runs
electroanalytical
experiments.
This
equipment
is
fundamental to modern electrochemical
study of chemicals using three electrode
systems for investigation of reaction
mechanisms related to redox chemistry
and related chemical phenomena. Most
early potentiostats could function
independently, providing data output
through a physical data trace. Modern
potentiostats are, however, designed to
interface with a personal computer and
operate through a dedicated software
package. The system functions by
maintaining the potential of the working
electrode at a constant level with respect
to the reference electrode by adjusting
the current in an auxiliary electrode.
 Redox chemistry
 Electrochemical analysis
 Characterization and property
studies of organometallic and
inorganic compounds
Location
Characterization laboratory
The theoretical side of physical chemistry is and will
probably remain the dominant one; it is by this
peculiarity that it has exerted such a great influence
upon the neighboring sciences, pure and applied,
and on this ground physical chemistry may be
regarded as an excellent school of exact reasoning for
all students of the natural sciences.
— S Arrheinus
Contact:
Prof. R. Dinda
dinda@nitrkl.ac.in
Prof. S. Chaterjee
saurav@nitrkl.ac.in
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Advanced Optical microscope
Make/Model
Olympus corporation, Japan/
BX-5175E21P
 Magnifying lense 10X, 20X, 40X
and 100X,
 Reflection and transmission mode
of data acquisition with image
analyzer
An optical microscope creates a magnified
image of an object specimen using visible
light and a set of lenses. It allows the user
to visualize a specimen by the naked eye
through the eyepiece (ocular lens).
Images from an optical microscope are
captured by normal light-sensitive
cameras in order to generate a
micrograph. Complementary metal-oxide
semiconductors (CMOS) and chargecouples devices (CCD) cameras are used
to capture the image in digital mode. CCD
camera permits to visualize the image
directly on the computer screen in stead
of visualizing through the eyepiece.
Optical microscopes with long-workingdistance objective are very much useful in
industrial applications.
Applications
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FLIM, FRET, imaging
Membrane structural analysis
Phase transformation study
Histopathology, Microelectronics
Nanophysics
Location
"...by the help of
Microscopes, there is nothing
so small, as to escape our inquiry; hence there is
a new visible world discovered to the
understanding”
— Robert Hooke
Contact:
Prof. G. Hota
garud@nitrkl.ac.in
Prof. H. Sahoo
sahooh@nitrkl.ac.in
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Make/Model
Malvern, USA/ZS-90
 Particle size range : 0.3 nm-5 microns
Particle size analyzers measure sizes of
grains or particles in a sample. They use
methods such as light scattering,
sedimentation, laser diffraction, etc to
calculate particle sizes. The Malvern
Zetasizer series combines a particle size
analyzer, zeta potential analyzer and
molecular weight analyzer for particles
and molecules from below a nanometer
in size to several microns. Dynamic Light
Scattering at a 90 degree angle is used to
measure particle size. This technique
measures the diffusion of particles
moving under Brownian motion, and
converts the information to size and size
distribution using the Stokes-Einstein
relationship. Laser Doppler Microelectrophoresis is the technique used for
measuring zeta potential. Static Light
Scattering is used in determining the
molecular weight of proteins and
polymers.
 Zeta potential range: No effective
limitation
 Maximum sample conductivity:
200 mS/cm
 Molecular weight range (estimated
from Debye plot): 9800Da to 2×107Da
 Temperature control range:
0 °C-90 °C ±0.1 °C
Applications
 Analysis of particles and proteins
 Particle size determination of nanoparticles,
surfactants micelles, colloid size, and
liposomes/vesicles
 Zeta potential of particles and surfaces
 Molecular size measurement
Location
Contact:
Prof. S. Mahapatra
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Atomic Absorption spectrometer
Make/Model
Elico Limited, India/ SL-176
 Hollow cathode lamp for
different metals
 Graphite furnace
 Photomultiplier detector
Applications
Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS)
determines the presence of metals in
liquid samples in as low as ppm level. In
their elemental form, metals absorb
ultraviolet light when they are excited by
heat. Each metal has a characteristic
absorption
wavelength.
The
AAS
instrument looks for a particular metal by
focusing a beam of UV light at a specific
wavelength through a flame and into a
detector. The sample of interest is
aspirated into the flame. If a particular
metal is present in the sample, it will
absorb some of the light, thus reducing its
intensity. The instrument measures the
change in intensity and converts it into an
absorbance value. Calibration curves are
constructed by running standards of
various concentrations. Then samples can
be tested and measured against these
curves
to
estimate
the
metal
concentration in the analyte.
 Water analysis
(e.g. Ca, Mg, Fe, Si, Al, Ba content)
 Food analysis
 Analysis of additives
 Analysis of soils
Location
Environmental Chemistry Laboratory
I became almost immediately fascinated by the
possibilities of trying out all conceivable reactions,
some leading to explosions, others to unbearable
poisoning of the air in our house, frightening my
parents.
— Richard Ernst
Contact:
Prof. R. K. Patel
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Flash Chromatograph
Make/Model
Biotage Ltd./SP1 HPFC system
 Isocratic and gradient mode of
operation
 UV detector
Applications
Flash purification is a technique that uses
a column filled with an insoluble solid
support (stationary phase) and elution
solvent mixture (mobile phase) to
separate and purify a mixture of organic
compounds. The purification time and the
percent recovery of the product have
been significantly improved using the
flash chromatography system. Also the
system drastically reduces the cost of the
purification process in terms of labor and
solvent used as compared to traditional
glass column. Flash chromatography uses
two elution modes - isocratic and
gradient. In the isocratic mode, the
mobile phase ratio remains constant
throughout the purification process and
with gradient mode the mobile phase
ratio is changed in accordance with the
requirement. In the gradient elution mode
improves the product separation with
easy detection of components with an
external detector.
 Separation of a mixture of
organic/organometallic compounds
Location
Organic chemistry Laboratory
The chemists are a strange class of mortals,
impelled by an almost insane impulse to seek
their pleasures amid smoke and vapour, soot
and flame, poisons and poverty; yet among
all these evils I seem to live so sweetly that
may I die if I were to change places with the
Persian king.
— Johann Joachim Becher
Contact:
Prof. N. Panda
npanda@nitrkl.ac.in
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Department of Civil Engineering
“Without civil engineering, we would not have many
of the amenities that make civilization possible”
With creativity and technical skill, civil engineers plan, design,
construct and operate the facilities essential to modern life,
ranging from bridges and highway systems to water treatment
plants and energy efficient buildings. Civil engineers are problem
solvers, meeting the challenges of pollution, traffic congestion,
drinking water and energy needs, urban redevelopment and
community planning.
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Department of Civil Engineering
Laboratories
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Highway and Concrete Laboratory
Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory
Hydraulic Machine Laboratory
Hydraulics and Fluid Mech. Laboratory
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GIS & Remote Sensing Laboratory
Environmental Engineering Laboratory
Material Testing Laboratory
Computational Laboratory
Surveying Laboratory
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Structural Dynamics & Earthquake Engg.
Computational Mechanics
Composite Structures
Pavement Materials, Analysis and Design
Traffic Engg. & Transportation Planning
Ground Improvement
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Reinforced Soil Structure
Jointed Rock Mass
River Hydraulics
Remote Sensing & GIS
Waste Water Management
Air Pollution
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Pulse Vibration Analyzer
Vibrometer
Electronic Universal Testing Machine
Asphalt Rolling Thin Film Oven
Pressure Aging Vessel
Dynamic Shear Rheometer
Brookfield Viscometer
Repeated Load IDT Test Apparatus
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Gyratory Compactor
Nuclear Moisture Meter
Ultraviolet–visible Spectroscopy
Atomic Absorption Spectrometer
Large Hydraulic Tilting Flume
Micro-Acoustic Doppler Velocity Meter
Computer Controlled Anemometer
Digital Servo Electric UTM
Total Station
Department office
Phone: 0661-2462300
Fax: 0661-2462301
Head of the Department: Prof. N. Roy, Phone: 0661-2462301
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The Faculty
Faculty members
Academic Specialization
Geotechnical Engineering Group
Nagendra Roy
nroy@nitrkl.ac.in
Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering, Rock Mechanics
Suresh P. Singh
spsingh@nitrkl.ac.in
Ground Improvement, Offshore Foundations, Environmental
Geo-techniques
Chittaranjan Patra
crpatra@nitrkl.ac.in
Slope Stability, Design of Ash Disposal Systems, Reinforced Soil
Structure, Foundation System
Sarat K. Das
sarat@nitrkl.ac.in
Geotechnical Engineering, Soft Computing, Optimization
Structural Engineering Group
Shishir K. Sahu
sksahu@nitrkl.ac.in
Composite Structures, Structural Dynamics, Stability of
Structures
Manoranjan Barik
mrbarik@nitrkl.ac.in
Computational Mechanics, Soft Computing
A. V. Asha
avasha@nitrkl.ac.in
Finite Element Analysis, Composite Materials, Structural
Dynamics
Kishore C. Biswal
kcb@nitrkl.ac.in
Earthquake Resistant Design, Fluid-structures Interactions,
Mesh free Methods
Asha Patel
apatel@nitrkl.ac.in
Reinforced Concrete Structures, Industrial Waste Utilizations
Pradip Sarkar
sarkarp@nitrkl.ac.in
Seismic Evaluation of Structures, Nonlinear Behaviour of
Structures, Design of Industrial Structures
Uttam K. Mishra
ukmishra@nitrkl.ac.in
Structural Mechanics, Dynamics and Stability
Robin Davis P
robind@nitrkl.ac.in
Structural design of concrete & steel structures, Earthquake
engineering, Structural dynamics and Off shore structures
Ashok K. Sahoo
aksahoo@nitrkl.ac.in
Reinforced and Pre-stressed Concrete Structures, Fibre
Reinforced Concrete
Amulya K. Panda
Reinforced Concrete and Steel Structures
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Faculty
Transportation Engineering Group
Mahabir Panda
mpanda@nitrkl.ac.in
Pavement Materials, Pavement Analysis and Design
Ujjal Chattaraj
chattaraju@nitrkl.ac.in
Traffic Engineering & Transportation System Management
Prashant K. Bhuyan
bhuyanp@nitrkl.ac.in
Traffic Engineering & Transportation Planning
Simantini Behera
sbehera@nitrkl.ac.in
Pavement materials, City Planning, Surveying
Water Resources Engineering Group
Kanhu C. Patra
kcpatra@nitrkl.ac.in
River Hydraulics, Hydrology, Surface and Ground Water
Quality Modeling
Ramakar Jha
ramakar.jha@nitrkl.ac.in
Hydrological Analysis, Water Resources Management and
Climate Change, Remote Sensing & GIS
Awadhesh Kumar
akumar@nitrkl.ac.in
Fluid Mechanics
Engineering
Kishanjit K. Khatua
kkkhatua@nitrkl.ac.in
River hydraulics, Hydrology, Computational Fluid Dynamics,
Experimental Fluid Mechanics
&
Fluidization,
Water
Resources
Environmental Engineering Group
Kakoli Karar (Paul)
kkpaul@nitrkl.ac.in
Waste Water Management, Air Pollution, Solid Waste
Management, Water Quality
Somesh Jena
sjena@nitrkl.ac.in
Environmental Impact Assessment, Remote Sensing & GIS
“American roads are not good because America is rich, but America is rich because
American roads are good.”
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- John F. Kennedy
Block Vibration Testing Equipment
The Block Vibration Testing Equipment is a
combination of a series of instruments:
mechanical oscillator, speed control unit,
tacho- generator, vibration meter, vibration
pick-up,
digital
frequency
counter,
displacement transducer, accelerometer,
velocity pick-up, carrier amplifier, seismic
timer, strip chart recorder etc. designed to
meet the requirement of accurate dynamic
recording of a variety of parameters like
strain,
linear
displacement,
angular
displacement, force, pressure, torque, flow
velocity of soil samples. The unique
precision mechanical design results in
noiseless operation of the system.
Make: Micron, Roorkee
Location
Geotechnical Engg. Laboratory
Triaxial Shear Test Apparatus
Capacity : 50kN
Type : Microprocessor Controlled
Horizontal Clearance : 350 mm
Max. Vertical Clearance : 700 mm
Max. Platen Travel : 100 mm
Specimen Dia : 38 ,50, 75 & 100 mm.
Electronic Load Cell : 10 kN cap.
L.V.D.T. : 0-20mm
Pore Pressure : 10 bar cap.
Location
Contact:
Prof. N. Roy
nroy@nitrkl.ac.in
Prof. S.P.Singh
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Large Direct Shear Testing Equipment
Large direct shear test apparatus is useful
in studying soil samples of size of 30 x 30
x 15 cm. Testing on large size samples
becomes essential when soil contains
sand, gravel and cobbles above a
threshold fraction. Thus, this equipment is
most suitable for testing of gravelly soils
or aggregates.
Location
Make: Lawrence & Mayo, Kolkata
Plate Load Testing Equipment
Plate Load Test is a field test for
determining the ultimate bearing
capacity of soil and the likely settlement
under a given load. The Plate Load Test
setup basically consists of loading a steel
plate placed at the foundation level and
recording the settlements corresponding
to each load increment. The test load is
gradually increased till the plate starts to
sink at a rapid rate. The total value of
load on the plate in such a stage divided
by the area of the steel plate gives the
value of the UBC. The Plate load test
setup available in the laboratory is of
reaction loading type. The setup is placed
in position using 192 spikes driven into
soil at ground level.
Location
Contact:
Prof. N. Roy
nroy@nitrkl.ac.in
Prof. S.P.Singh
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Load Frame (Electrical cum manual) 500 kN
Make/Model
Soillab, New Delhi
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Capacity: 500 kN (50,000 kgf)
Strain Rates: 12 (Twelve)
Horizontal Clearance: 450 mm
Vertical Clearance: 1000 mm
Special Features
The Load Frame is used for conducting triaxial
shear tests on soil and rock specimens. It is also
useful in conducting unconfined and CBR tests
on stabilized soils with fine, medium, and
coarse grains. Strain controlled load tests on
model footing can also be conducted on this
setup. Its use can be extended to any field
where there is a requirement of varying rates
of strain, at NIT Rourkela. The load frame gives
a choice of twelve strain rates.
 Two Pillar Type
 Detachable Frame
 Enclosed Motor & Gear System
Applications
 Triaxial Shear Test
 Routine Tests on Rocks/mortar cubes
 Unconfined Compression Test
on Stabilized Soils
 CBR Test on Stabilized Soils
 Load Test on Model Footing
 Memory: up to 200 readings of all displayed
data
 Data Interface with computer
 Operator-selectable time or precision of test
Applications
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This portable density/ moisture gauge is
suitable for use in the field for quality control
purposes. It measures the density and
moisture content of soil in few seconds.
Make/model
CPN International Inc, USA
CPN MC-3 Portable Density/ moisture Gause,
Version MC-3-15A
Wet and dry density
Moisture Content
% Air Voids
% Compaction – wet or dry
Maximum values of density
Location
Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. S. P. Singh
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Vibrometer
Make/model
Ometron, UK and supplied by Bruel & Kjaer,
Denmark
Specification/Features
OMETRON’s portable vibrometer model no. VH1000-D is used for non contact measurement of
surface vibration velocities. It is a compact
portable vibrometer with state-of-the-art design
of optics and signal processing. The beam of a
Helium Neon Laser is pointed at the vibrating
object and scattered back from it. Velocity and
amplitude of a vibrating object generate a
frequency or phase modulation due to the
Doppler Effect. State-of-the-art DSP technology
makes it possible to provide excellent
metrological properties, despite the compact
design and minimum energy consumption.
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Frequency Range : 0.5Hz - 22 kHz.
Velocity Range : 0.02 µm/s – 0.5m/s.
Laser Class : 2
Filter type : Digital FIR
Applications
 Vast majority of Laser
Vibrometer applications including
bridge vibration testing
 Automotive vibration testing
Pulse Vibration Analyzer
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5 Channel Data Acquisition Unit
Piezoelectric IEPE Accelerometer,
Frequency Range: 0.5 – 6000 Hz.
2302-5 Delta Tron modal impact hammer
5 mV/lbf nominal sensitivity.
Applications
The system B&K 3560 B with PULSE software is
developed as an advanced solution for sound
and vibration measurement. The system
comprises of front end data acquisition system,
the accelerometers, impact hammer and
exciter. PULSE is the analyzer platform using
FFT. With its vast range of software applications
and hardware configurations, PULSE is probably
the most popular analyzer solution in the
world. FFT analysis is a useful tool in sound and
vibration analysis.
Make/Model
Bruel & Kjaer, Denmark / B&K 3560 B with
PULSE 9.0 Software
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Noise Analysis
CPB real time 1/n Octave Analysis
Modal Analysis
Cepstrum Analysis
Location
Structural Engineering Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. S. K. Sahu
sksahu@nitrkl.ac.in
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Digital Servo Electric Universal Testing Machine
Make/model
Instron, United Kingdom
The Instron 8862 testing system features a single screw
electromechanical actuator Combined with the
advanced features of the 8800 digital controller, and
Instron's advanced fatigue-rated load cell technologies.
The 8860 series is ideally suited to study of low cycle
fatigue, thermo-mechanical fatigue, slow strain rate
and ceramic testing. Console software provides full
system control from a PC, including waveform
generation, calibration, limit set-up and status
monitoring, Bluehill software for static tests and LCF3
software for low cycle fatigue tests at high
temperature.
 Capacity = 100 kN with 8800 digital
controller High-accuracy load cell
 Actuator guidance systems provides true
non-skewing axial motion
 Capable of testing speeds down to 1
micron/hour
 Excellent waveform fidelity
 Low mechanical noise
Applications
Slow speed static i.e. Tension, compression
and bending, slow strain rate and quasidynamic cyclic testing.
Electro magnetic excitor/shaker
with vibration controller
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Armature diameter: 125 mm
Rated force: 100kgf peak sine
Frequency range: 4500Hz
Maximum acceleration: 60 ‘g’
Velocity: 1700 mm/sec
Displacement: 20 mm
Applications
Used for forced vibration and dynamic
stability analysis of varieties of specimens.
Electromagnetic excitor
or shaker with power
amplifier and controller facility is used for forced Location
vibration and dynamic stability analysis of varieties of Structural Engineering Laboratory
specimens. The vibrations on the moving platform can
Contact:
be transferred to the specimen which can be mounted
on its platform.
Prof. S. K. Sahu
Make/model
sksahu@nitrkl.ac.in
Saraswati Dynamics, Roorkee
Model : SEV 125
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Rolling Thin Film Oven (RTFO)
The Rolling Thin Film Oven simulates
short term aging of asphalt binders which
occurs during mixing. The apparatus is
used for measuring the effect of heat and
air on a moving film of semi-solid asphalt
binder. It is designed for the specific
requirements of the tests as specified in
AASHO T – 240
and ASTM D2872
standards.
Make: James Cox and Sons Inc. US
Pressure Ageing Vessel (PAV)
The Pressure Ageing Vessel
uses
pressurized heated air to simulate longterm oxidative aging of asphalt binders.
The complete and fully integrated device
meets all requirements of AASHTO and
ASTM standards. It also stores
temperature and pressure data for later
use.
Location
Highway & Concrete Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. M. Panda
mpanda@nitrkl.ac.in
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Rheometer and Viscometer for Asphalt
The
Dynamic
Shear
Rheometer
complying with AASHTO T – 315 and all
ASTM specifications is employed for
measuring the flow - shear viscosity,
viscoelasticity parameters, yield stress
etc. of asphalt. The total immersion cell
provides excellent temperature stability
and accuracy, with a resolution of 0.01oC
Make/model
Malvern Instruments Ltd, UK
 Torque range: 0.05µNm to 200mNm
 Frequency range: 1µHz to 150Hz
 Controlled speed range (CR mode):
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0.01mrads to 600rads
 Measurable speed range(CS mode):
-1
-1
10µrads to 600rads
 Normal Force range (optional):
0.001N to 20N (50N optional)
 Temperature control range(ETC oven):
-150°C to 550°C.
 Nominal operating voltage: 110V or 220V
 Humidity: 35% - 80% non-condensing
The Brookfield Viscometer measures
viscosity of asphalt by measuring the force
required to rotate a spindle immersed in a
fluid at a given shear rates. The RVDVII+PRO Programmable Digital Viscometer
combines accuracy, reliability, and
versatility with the advantages of
electronic sensing, indication, and output.
A thermostat provides control of Test
Temperature up to 300°C.
Make/model
Brookfield Engineering Laboratories, USA
 Viscosity: 100 – 40 M cp
 Speed: 0.01-200 rpm (54
selectable speeds)
 RTD temperature probe for
sample monitoring
 Software for data collection
Applications
Used for research and development
and quality control monitoring of
asphaltic binders
Contact:
Location
Prof. M. Panda
mpanda@nitrkl.ac.in
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Repeated Load Indirect Tensile Test Apparatus
The Repeated Load Indirect Tensile
Test Apparatus uses a hydraulic
cylinder through single acting double
ended solenoid valve to provide
maximum repeated load of 1 ton. It is
provided with load cells for measuring
vertical load and LVDTs for measuring
vertical and horizontal deformations.
Appropriate data acquisition system
has been used to measure the load
and the deformations. Fatigue life and
resilient modulus of bituminous paving
mix can be determined using this test.
Make/model
Constructed in house
 Loading frequency upto 10 Hz,
selectable
 Applied Repeated Load upto
1000 Kg
Location
Contact:
Prof. M. Panda
mpanda@nitrkl.ac.in
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Make/model
Fabricated in house
 Size: 15m long, 4m wide and 0.5m deep
 Slope changes: Tilting arrangement to
change the slope from horizontal to 22oC
 Complete re-circulating flow of water from
underground sump to over head tank
withcapacity of 500 l/s.
 Traveling bridge arrangement for data
recording.
There are four hydraulic tilting flumes in
the Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics
Laboratory. The large tilting flume which
was fabricated locally with financial
support from DST is unique. The flume can
be tilted to change its slope, using a
traveling bridge system, a researcher can
sit on it and record the data directly. The
flume is attached with several accessories
like series of Preston tubes, manometers,
micro- ADV, and other instruments to
measure shear, 3-dimensional velocities
from point to point, discharge, stage etc. It
is useful in study of river hydraulics and
hydrology problems .
Location
Special Features
 Both uniform and non-uniform flow
conditions can be achieved.
 Volumetric tank and large notch helps in
continuous monitoring of discharge.
Applications
Simulation of river hydraulics and hydrology
including
 Sediment analysis
 Velocity distribution
 Shear stress distribution
 Turbulent study
 Boundary layer study
 Energy loss aspects of open channel
flow.
 Flood routing
Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. K. K.Khatua
kkkhatua@yahoo.com
Prof. K. C. Patra
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Computer Controlled Constant temperature
Anemometer
Make/model
Stream line CTA,
 High temporal resolution: fluctuations
up to 450 kHz can be measured.
 High spatial resolution: Eddies down to
fractions of an mm can be resolved.,
 High dynamic range: from a few cm/s
to supersonic.,
 Real-time continuous output signal.
A Constant Temperature Anemometer
(CTA) technology uses small temperature
sensors placed in one or more points in a
flow field. The sensors respond to the
cooling effect of the flow. While keeping
the temperature of the sensor fixed by
balancing an electronic bridge circuit, the
anemometer produces a continuous
voltage output signal that is proportional
to the instantaneous flow velocity. The
output signal is converted to useful data
both in amplitude domain (mean
velocity, standard deviation of velocity
fluctuations, Reynolds shear stresses etc.)
and frequency domain (power spectra
etc. of the flow). The instrument is useful
in study of high frequency flow
fluctuations, and simultaneous multipoint
velocity
and
temperature
measurements.
Applications
 Single- or multi-point measurements of
velocity and turbulence.
 Measurement of fluctuating
temperatures.
 Gas and liquid flows.
 Transient and cyclic flow phenomena.
 1-, 2- and 3-velocity components..
 Both free-field and near-wall
measurements.
 Internal flows.,
 Boundary layer transition.
 Wall shear stress.
Location
Contact:
Prof. K. K.Khatua
kkkhatua@yahoo.com
Prof. K. C. Patra
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Make/model
Sonatek, USA
The Micro-ADV uses the Doppler shift
principle to measure the velocity of
small particles, which are assumed to be
moving at velocities similar to the fluid.
Velocities are resolved into three
orthogonal components (tangential,
radial, and vertical) and are measured 5
cm below the sensor head, thus
minimizing interference with the flow
field and allowing measurements to be
made close to the bed.
The Hydraulics Engineering Lab has
three probes of micro-ADV: side looking,
down looking and up-looking facilitating
detailed study of flow in a hydraulic
channel.
 Three-axis velocity measurement
 High sampling rates - up to 50 Hz
 Small sampling volume - less than
0.1 cm3
 Small optimal scatterer - excellent for
low flows
 High accuracy upto1% of measured
range
 Large velocity ranges between 1 mm/s to
2.5 m/s
 Excellent low-flow performance
Applications
 Single- or multi-point measurement of
velocity and turbulence.
 1-, 2- and 3-velocity components..
 Both free stream and near-wall
measurements.
 Internal flows.,
 Boundary layer transition.
 Wall shear stress.
Location
Contact:
Prof. K. K.Khatua
kkkhatua@yahoo.com
Prof. K. C. Patra
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Ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy
Make/Model
Perkin Elmer, Lambda 35
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Ultraviolet–visible
spectroscopy
or
ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry (UVVis or UV/Vis) refers to absorption
spectroscopy or reflectance spectroscopy in
the ultraviolet-visible spectral region. This
means it uses light in the visible and
adjacent (near-UV and near-infrared (NIR))
ranges. The absorption or reflectance in the
visible range directly affects the perceived
colour of the chemicals involved. In this
region of the electromagnetic spectrum,
molecules undergo electronic transitions.
Solid, Liquid, Paste and powder samples
Range: 190 nm - 1100 nm
Bandwidth: 0.5 nm - 4 nm (variable)
Applications
 Qualitative and quantitative analysis of
different analytes such as transition
metal ions highly conjugated organic
compounds,
and
biological
macromolecules.
 Determining the functional groups
within a molecule
Location
Principle
Molecules containing π-electrons or nonbonding electrons (n-electrons) can absorb
the energy in the form of ultraviolet or
visible light to excite these electrons to
higher anti-bonding molecular orbitals. The
more easily excited the electrons (i.e. lower
energy gap between the HOMO and the
LUMO), the longer the wavelength of light
it can absorb.
Contact:
Prof. K. K. Paul
kkpaul@nitrkl.ac.in
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Atomic Absorption Spectrometer
Make/Model
Perkin Elmer, AAnalyst 200
Specifications/ Features
Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) is
a spectroanalytical procedure for the
quantitative determination of chemical
elements employing the absorption of
optical radiation (light) by free atoms in
the gaseous state. In analytical
chemistry the technique is used for
determining the concentration of a
particular element (the analyte) in a
sample to be analyzed. AAS can be used
to determine over 70 different elements
in solutions.
Principle
The technique makes use of absorption
spectrometry
to
assess
the
concentration of an analyte in a sample.
It requires standards with known analyte
content to establish the relation between
measured absorbance and the analyte
concentration and relies therefore on the
Beer-Lambert Law.
 Only liquid samples
 HCL Lamps (For elements Fe, Mg, As,
Hg, Cu, Cr, Ni, Na, K, Si, Al, Zn, Ca)
 Burner System: 5-cm nitrous-oxide/
acetylene, 10-cm 3-slot air/acetylene
and 5-cm single-slot air/acetylene.
Application
 Qualitative and quantitative analysis of
elements
 Water analysis
 Food analysis
 Analysis of animal feedstuffs
 Analysis of additives in lubricating oils
and greases
 Soils and clinical analysis
Location
Contact:
Prof. K. K. Paul
kkpaul@nitrkl.ac.in
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Remote Sensing and GIS Facility
A-0 Scanner
A-0 Plotter
Contact:
Prof. R. Jha
ramakar.jha@nitrkl.ac.in
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Department of Computer
Science and Engineering
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Department of computer science and engineering
Laboratories
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Network Security laboratory
Software Engineering laboratory
Database laboratory
Distributed Object Systems laboratory
 Intelligent Computing and computer vision
laboratory
 Hardware laboratory
 Parallel & Distributed Computing laboratory
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Sensor Networks
MANET and VANET
Software Engineering
Data Mining
Socio-Computing
Bio-informatics
Distributed and Parallel Computing
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Cloud Computing
Image Processing and Computer Vision
Biometric Security
Video Processing
Pattern Recognition
 HPC Cluster consisting of 1 Master Node,
3 Computing Nodes, Gigabit Ethernet
Back-plane; 11GFlops
 Dell PowerEdge T610 Redhat server
 Dell PowerEdge T610 Windows server
 NetSim v 1.10
 SPSS Clementine 9.0
 Logic Analyzer
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IBM Intel Xeon Server x Series 225
IBM Intel Xeon Server x Series 226
IBM Rational Suite Enterprise
IBM P 520 Unix Server on AIX 5.3
Dual Xeon 3.4 GHz Server
Image Processing Hardware System:
Scanner, Digital Camera, Pan-tiltzoom camera
 RT Linux Pro 2.2 Development Kit
Department office
Phone: 0661-2462350
Fax: 0661-2462351
Head of the Department: Prof. A.K. Turuk, Phone: 0661-2462351
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The Faculty
Faculty members
Software Engineering group
Santanu K. Rath
skrath@nitrkl.ac.in
Software Engineering, System Engineering and Management, Data
Mining, Bio informatics
Durga P. Mohapatra
durga@nitrkl.ac.in
Software Engineering, Program Slicing, Software Testing, Distributed
System, Real Time System
Network and Secured Computing Group
Sanjay K. Jena
skjena@nitrkl.ac.in
Database Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Network & Information
Security
Ashok K. Turuk
akturuk@nitrkl.ac.in
Optical Network, Wireless Network, Network Security, Mobile
Computing, Cloud computing
Suchismita Chinara
suchismita@nitrkl.ac.in
Computer Networks, Data Communications
Korra Sathya Babu
ksathyababu@nitrkl.ac.in
Data Engineering, Privacy, Social Computing
Ramesh K. Mohapatra
mohapatrark@nitrkl.ac.in
Automata , Compiler, Object Recognition, Cryptography
Intelligent Computing and Computer Vision Group
Banshidhar Majhi
bmajhi@nitrkl.ac.in
Image Processing, Cryptography, Network Security, Parallel
Computing, Soft Computing
Pankaj K. Sa
pankajksa@nitrkl.ac.in
Image Processing, Graphics, Computer Vision
Bidyut K. Patra
patrabk@nitrkl.ac.in
Data Mining, Pattern Recognition
Ratnakar Dash
ratnakar@nitrkl.ac.in
Signal Processing, Image Processing, Pattern Recognition
Computer Hardware Group
Rameswar Baliarsingh
rbsingh@nitrkl.ac.in
Signal Processing, Image Processing
Pabitra M. Khillar
pmkhillar@nitrkl.ac.in
Parallel & Distributed Processing, Fault-tolerant Computing, Cluster
and Grid Computing, Wireless Adhoc Networks, Performance
Evaluation of Distributed Networks, Distributed Embedded System
Bibhudatta Sahoo
bdsahu@nitrkl.ac.in
Parallel & Distributed System, Cluster and Grid Computing
Sujata Mohanty
sujatam@nitrkl.ac.in
Cryptography, Information Security
Manmath N. Sahoo
sahoom@nitrkl.ac.in
Fault Tolerant Systems, Distributed System
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Smart Surveillance System
A Surveillance System is capable of
providing complete view of an area and to
administrate surveillance including behavior
analysis and subject tracking, extending to
human recognition. A smart surveillance
system achieves the same goal with less
overhead of computation with added
inferences. Our surveillance system uses
networked Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) cameras in
a smart and proactive way.
A PTZ camera is a smart visual sensor that
has the ability to change its orientation for
better inclusion of an intended subject in a
scene. The Pan, Tilt, and Zoom facility can
be monitored manually or through
intelligent algorithms coded in back end.
Make/Model
Axis 214 PTZ Network Cameras
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Pan : 360˚
Tilt : 180 ˚
Zoom : 18x
Day-Night mode
Exposure control
Pre-set modes
Applications
 Video surveillance in indoor and outdoor
environment,
 Object tracking and recognition
 Behavioral analysis and classification
Location
Intelligent Computing and Computer Vision
Laboratory
Contact:
Pankaj Kumar Sa
pankajksa@nitrkl.ac.in
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IBM RATIONAL ROSE
Make/Model
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Rational Rose: v6.0
Rational Software Architect: v7.0
Rational Functional Tester: v8.0
Rational Quality Manager: v8.0
Test Complete: v8.0
 Rational Rose :30 users
 Rational Software Architecture :30
users
 Rational Functional Tester :30 users
 Rational Quality Manager :30 users
 Test Complete :3 users
IBM® Rational ®
 Rational Rose is a visual modeling tool. This tool
makes it possible for system analysts, architects,
software developers & designers to work together,
to capture and share business requirements and to
model and track the changing requirements.
 IBM® Rational® Software Architecture is a
comprehensive design, modeling and development
tool for end-to-end software delivery. Rational
Software Architecture is built on the Eclipse opensource software framework and is extensible with
a variety of Eclipse plug-in.
 Rational Functional Tester is a software test
automation tool which can be used by quality
assurance teams to perform automated regression
testing. The choice of language is Java or Visual
Basic .NET for test script customization.
 Rational Quality Manager is used for risk based
testing, defect identification and test coverage
optimization. It customizes test plan, test case, and
test suite templates to further tailor the process to
the development team’s unique needs.
 Test Complete fully supports front-end web
testing. It is also used to verify the functionality
and reliability of the web sites and web
applications before they go live. It allows testers to
record automated test scripts or write them from
scratch in the full-featured script editor for
updating the test scripts.
Applications
 Rational Rose is used to build software
architecture that supports change with a
common platform. It facilitates easy
roundtrip engineering and synchronization of
models and code.
 Rational Software Architecture supports
UML-based modelling. It contains modeldriven development (MDD) tools which can
be used to
streamline the automatic
creation of Java and Web 2.0 applications
and services.
 Rational Functional Tester is used to
perform automated regression testing of
Java, HTML, .NET, Windows, SAP, Siebel,
AJAX, and Flex GUI applications.
 Risk based testing and duplicate defect
identification can be done with Rational
Quality Manager.
 Automated testing of Web and Rich Internet
Applications (RIA) is enabled through Test
Complete.
Location
Software Engineering Lab/ Distributed Object
Systems (DOS) Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. D. P. Mohapatra
Durga@nitrkl.ac.in
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Department of
Electrical Engineering
André-Marie Ampère
Jagadish Chandra Bose
Nikola Tesla
Michael Faraday
Alessandro Volta
Georg Simon Ohm
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Rudolf Emil Kálmán
C. A. de Coulomb
Gustav Robert Kirchhoff
Department of Electrical Engineering
Laboratories
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Power Electronics and Drives
Electrical Machines
Power System
Control and Robotics
Measurement and Instrumentation
High Voltage
Embedded System and Real Time
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Electronics and Integrated Circuits
Microwave and Antenna System
Communication and Signal Processing
Image Processing and Computer Vision
Soft Computing
Simulation and Computing
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Electric Drives
Power Electronics Circuits
Power quality Improvement in Power System
High voltage Engineering
System Identification and Adaptive Control
Robotics
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Networked Control Systems
Estimation of Power system parameters
Biomedical Engineering applications
Digital Communication
Image Processing
Micro and Nano Electronic Devices
DTC and Vector control IM Drive
SRM Drive
PMSM Drive
Multilevel Inverter
Twin Rotor MIMO System
Coupled Tank Setup
Magnetic Levitation Control
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Servo DC/AC Control
Single and Two Link Manipulator
Inverted Cart Pendulum
Spectrum Analyzer
DSP Controlled DFIG
Impulse voltage setup
DC test Setup up to 400 kV
AC/DC Series HIPOT tester
Department office
Phone: 0661-2462400
Fax: 0661-2462401
Head of the Department: Prof. A.K. Panda, Phone: 0661-2462401
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The Faculty
Faculty members
Power System
Prafulla Chandra Panda
pcpanda@nitrkl.ac.in
Power system, Electrical machines, Computer applications to
Power Systems
Sanjeeb Mohanty
sanjeeb.mohanty@nitrkl.ac.in
Solid insulations, Noise analysis in analog and digital
communication systems
Subrata Karmakar
karmakars@nitrkl.ac.in
High voltage engineering, Acoustic detection of partial
discharge, Insulation research
Sanjeeb Ganguly
gangullys@nitrkl.ac.in
Power system planning and optimization,
Distributed
generation, Fuzzy systems, Evolutionary algorithm
Pravat Kumar Ray
rayp@nitrkl.ac.in
System identification, signal processing, soft computing
applications to power system
Gopalakrishna Srungavarapu
gopal@nitrkl.ac.in
Power system instrumentation, Machine drives
Control and Automation
Bidyadhar Subudhi
bidyadhar@nitrkl.ac.in
Control system engineering, Solar energy systems, Robotics,
Power System estimation and filtering, Active noise
cancellation
Sandip Ghosh
sandipg@nitrkl.ac.in
Systems and control, Time delay systems, Decentralized
control, Robust control
Somnath Maity
somnathm@nitrkl.ac.in
Power electronics circuits, Non-linear dynamics
Subhojit Ghosh
ghoshsubhojit@nitrkl.ac.in
Control system, Optimization, Biomedical engineering
Susovon Samanta
samantas@nitrkl.ac.in
Modeling and control of power converters,
management with renewable energy sources.
Energy
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Faculty members
Power Electronics and Drives
J. K. Satapathy
jksatapathy@nitrkl.ac.in
Power system, Electric drives, Communication
Anup Kumar Panda
akpanda@nitrkl.ac.in
Power electronics, Multilevel converter topology, Power
factor and power quality Improvement in power system and
electric drives
K. Barada Mohanty
kbm@nitrkl.ac.in
Power electronics and control of electrical machines,
Application of fuzzy & neruo controllers
B. Chitti Babu
bcbabu@nitrkl.ac.in
Power electronics applications in distributed power
generation systems (DPGS), Low power electronics design,
and PV energy Systems
Monalisa Pattnaik
pattnaikm@nitrkl.ac.in
Modeling and control of power electronics drives, Wind
energy
Electronics systems and Communication
Prasanna Kumar Sahu
pksahu@nitrkl.ac.in
Micro and nano electronic devices, VLSI, Communication
systems, EMI & EMC, Image processing
Susmita Das
sdas@nitrkl.ac.in
Digital signal processing, Digital communication, Artificial
neural network, Fuzzy logic
Dipti Patra
dpatra@nitrkl.ac.in
Digital signal processing, Image processing & Communication
system
K. R. Subhashini
krsubhashini@nitrkl.ac.in
Electronics & communication engineering
Supratim Gupta
guptasu@nitrkl.ac.in
Image processing, Computer vision and Embedded system
design
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Real-time Digital Simulator
RT-LAB, fully integrated with
MATLAB/Simulink, is an open Real
time
Simulation
software
environment that has revolutionized
the model-based design platform.
It’s flexibility and scalability allow it
to be used in virtually any simulation
or control system application, and to
verify simulations in real time
Make/Model
RT LAB ( Version 10.1)
Application field
 Electrical & Power Systems
 Aerospace & Defence
 Automotive
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Number of channels: 256 input/output
Groups Compatibility: 3.3V
Power-on state: High impedance
Device: Xilinx Spartan 3
Clock feequency: 100 MHz
Data transfer: 2.5 Gbit/s
Accuracy: +/- 5mV
Choice of RTO S-QNX, Red Hat(Linux /Windows)
Fully integrated with MATLAB/Simulink/State
flow/ SimPower systems / Real-time workshop/
MATRIXx / System Build/ AutoCode
Location
Power Electronics & Drives Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. A.K. Panda
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Multilevel Inverter
Multilevel inverter is one of the
popular converter topologies used in
high-power medium-voltage drives. It
is composed of multiple units of
single-phase H-bridge power cells. The
H-bridge cells are normally connected
in cascade on their ac side to achieve
medium-voltage operation and low
harmonic distortion. In practice, the
number of power cells in a CHB
inverter is mainly determined by its
operating voltage and manufacturing
cost. The use of identical power cells
leads to a modular structure, which is
an effective means for cost reduction.
Make/Model
MLI - PCI16DSM010
Application field
 Motor Drives
 Active Filters
 Power conditioning
 Device: - 2 No.s of FPGA from
Xilinx Spartan 3
- 4 No.s of 2MSPS SPI
based ADC (AD7266)
 System gates : 400K
 Logic Cells : 8064
 Block RAM : 288K
 JTAG logic compatible with IEEE
1149.1/1532
 Dedicated Multiplier : 16
 DCM : 4
 User I/O : 141
Location
Power Electronics & Drives Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. A.K. Panda
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DSP Controlled DFIG and
DSP-based Motor Control System
Make/Model
Vi Micro-systems, Chennai
 Intelligent Power Modules: two
numbers for bidirectional power flow
 DSP Board
 VisSim software with hardware lock
 DSP-based PWM pulse generators 3phase, Slip-ring induction machine
Description and Applications
 Consists of a three phase slip-ring
induction generator, dc motor, two
PWM converters, DSP TMS320F2812
with VisSim software, an interfacing
module,
 Prototype model for research on wind
turbine driven Doubly Fed Induction
Generator (DFIG). Wind turbine
characteristics are emulated by torque
controlled dc motor
Make/Model
Integrated Electric Co., Bangalore
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6kVA AC drive
5 hp induction motor; 3.5 kW DC motor
Shaft Encoder of 1000 ppr
DSP-based motor control
TMS320C50-DSP
Applications
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Torque controlled industrial drive
applications.
Research and performance improvement
of electronics drive.
Location
Electrical Machine Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. K. B. Mohanty
kbmohanty@nitrkl.ac.in
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AC Power Frequency Dry and Wet Flashover Test
for Insulation upto 100 KV (RMS)
Make/Model
AC Power Frequency Test Setup, Switzerland
Used
for
air
breakdown
voltage
determination using standard sphere gap
method. It consists (a) control panel for
conducting the air breakdown test (b) high
voltage transformer (c) two spheres are
arranged vertically having 25 cm diameter
each.
Applications
 The breakdown voltage of different
insulations (lamiflex, leatheroid, plywood,
craft paper, and polyester fiber) can be
determined.
 The HV electrode is energized from a
50 Hz transformer with a power rating
of 15 kVA with a transformation ratio
of 230 V/100 kV.
 Aluminium with nickel coated sphere
electrode with a diameter of 250 mm
and the electrode.
 Air insulation
Location
High Voltage laboratory
Contact:
Prof. S. Karmakar
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Impulse Voltage Test Setup up to 400 kV, 20 kJ
Make/Model
Haefely, High Voltage Test, USA
 Testing with lightning impulse voltage
1.2 / 50 µs, up to ± 400 kV,20 kJ
 Testing with tail-chopped lightning
impulse voltage, chopping time 2-6 µs,
up to ± 400 kV, 20 kJ
Applications
The impulse voltage generator (4
stage) is the main component of an
impulse voltage test system. An
Impulse voltage generator consists of
a number of capacitors charged in
parallel up to a maximum voltage of
100 kV. When the desired charging
voltage has been reached, a set of
sphere gaps connect the capacitors in
series and the output voltage is
delivered via some pulse forming
elements. Also, it is equipped with a
chopping system controlled by an
electronic triggering device and
allowing wave-chopping with a
maximum dispersion of ∼ 0.1 μs.
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testing
of
equipments
according to IEC, ANSI/IEEE standards:
(i) impulse withstand voltage test
(ii) impulse flashover test
 Following equipments can be tested:
i. Distribution Transformer
ii. Small Power Transformer
iii. Cable (Type test)
iv. Motor/ Generator
v. Insulator
vi. Busing
vii. GIS
viii. Instrument Transformer
Location
High Voltage laboratory
Contact:
Prof. S. Karmakar
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Department of Electronics &
Communication Engineering
Simple molecules combine to make powerful chemicals. Simple cells combine
to make powerful life-forms. Simple electronics combine to make powerful
computers. Logically, all things are created by a combination of simpler, less
capable components. Therefore, a supreme being must be in our future, not
our origin. What if "God" is the consciousness that will be created when
enough of us are connected by the Internet?!!
Thoughts by character Dogbert in Dilbert cartoon strip (11 Feb 1996)
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Department of Electronics &
Communication Engineering
Laboratories
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Basic Electronics Lab
Digital Signal Processing Lab
Communication Lab
VLSI Lab
ALTERA FPGA Lab
Embedded System Design Lab
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Instrumentation Lab
Computer Vision Lab
Microwave Lab
Mobile Communication Lab
Image Processing Lab
Major Research Areas
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Digital image processing
Mobile communication
Optical communication
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VLSI
Embedded systems
Bio-medical instrumentation
Soft computing techniques
Equipment and Facilities
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TMS DSP Processor Development Board
ALTERA,XILINX FPGA Boards
EVP6472 DSP/FPGA Co-Processing Kit
Soft Defined Radio Development Platform
RF Vector Signal Generator
Vector Network Analyser
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CompactRIO
Logic Analyzer
ARM7 & ARM9 Development Boards
Digital Image/Video Processing Board
ELVIS and Data Acquisition System
Control Valve
Heat Exchanger
Department Office
Phone: 0661-2462450
Fax: 0661-2462451
Head of the Department: Prof. S. Meher, Phone: 0661-2462451
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The Faculty
Faculty members
Communication
Sarat Kumar Patra
Mobile wireless communication, DSP, Soft computing techniques
Poonam Singh
Analog and Digital Communication, Wireless Communication, DSP
Santanu Kumar Behera
Microwave Engg., Microstrip Antenna, Active Integrated Antenna
Santos Kumar Das
Computer, Optical and sensor Networking, Smartcard and Biometric
Shrishailayya M. H
Wireless Communication, DSP, Adaptive systems
Subrata Maiti
GPR Radar, RF designing, Wireless Communication
Signal Processing
Sukadev Meher
Circuit & Systems, Optical Communication, Digital Signal Processing
Samit Ari
DSP, Pattern Recognition, Biomedical Signal Processing, CV and NN
Ajit Kumar Sahoo
DSP, Evolutionary Computation, Neural Network, Radar Signal
Processing
Upendra Kumar Sahoo
Digital signal processing
Lakshi Prosad Roy
Digital signal processing, radar signal processing
VLSI and Embedded System
Kamala Kanta
Mahapatra
Power Electronics, Electronic Circuits & Design, VLSI Design,
Embedded
D P Acharya
VLSI Design, Embedded Systems, Wireless Communication Systems,
Ayas Kanta Swain
VLSI Design, Embedded System
Pramod Kumar Tiwari
Modeling of Device, VLSI
N. Islam
VLSI Device
Instrumentation
Tarun Kumar Dan
Instrumentation
Umesh Chandra Pati
Digital Image Processing, Computer Vision, Instrumentation (Process
Control, Biomedical Instrumentation, Optical Instrumentation, Industrial
Instrumentation
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Hardware Processors for Communication and
Signal Processing
EVP6472–FX70T-946
EVP6472–FX70T-946 is a stand-alone
platform
for
experimenting
with
algorithms
for
high-speed
signal
processing for various applications. It is
based on a stand-alone carrier (SMT111), a
Dual DSP board (SMT372T), a single FPGA
(Virtex 5 – FX70T) and a Data Acquisition
module (SMT946).
Make/Model
Agilent/EVP6472–FX70T-946
TMDSFFSDRPP
EVP6472–FX70T-946:
• Dual 500MHz C6472 DSPs
• Two 14-bit ADCs (ADS62P49) sampling
at up to 250 MHz
• Two 16-bit DACs (DAC5688) sampling at
up to 800 MHz
• Virtex-5 FX70T FPGA
TMDSFFSDRPP:
• TMS320DM6446 DSP system on-chip
• Xilinx Virtex-4 SX35 FPGA
• Texas Instruments MSP430MCU
• TI Stereo Audio codec (8 kHz to 48
kHz)
• 10/100-Mbps Ethernet
• Half-duplex transceiver– RF frequency
range of 360 MHz to 960 MHz
TMDSFFSDRPP
TMDSFFSDRPP is a
Software Defined
Radio(SDR) ,which is capable of being reprogrammed or reconfigured to operate
with different waveforms and protocols
through dynamic loading of new waveforms
and protocols. It is designed on DSP and
FPGA platform, which makes radio
baseband system programmable.
Applications
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Signal Processing Techniques- (Realtime Implementation of FFT, DWT,
DCT)
Digital Communication Techniques(ASK, PSK, QAM, OFDM, MIMO)
Control Engineering- (Intelligent
Control, ANFIS, FLC)
Emerging wireless technology
applications-Cognitive radio,
whitespace radio, LTE
Location
Mobile Communication Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. Sarat Kumar Patra
skpatra@nitrkl.ac.in
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Signal /Network Generator and Analyzer for RF
Communication
Signal Analyzer:
• Frequency range 100 Hz to 3.0 GHz
• 25 MHz (standard) analysis bandwidth
• ±0.27 dB absolute amplitude accuracy
• +15 dBm third order intercept (TOI)
Network Analyzer :
• Frequency range 9KHz to 4.5 GHz
• Fast measurement speed: 9ms for
401points
• High temperature stability 0.005db/*C
• Balanced measurements (4-port option)
Signal generators Agilent Technologies are
used
for
Multi-channel Baseband
generation, Digital I/O. It has derived
Feature like fast frequency, amplitude, and
waveform switching. Signal Analyzer and
Network Analyzer are used to measure the
power spectrum, RF parameters of
unknown and known signals.
Make/Model (Agilent)
SG(2)- N5182A MXG and E4438C ESG
E4402B ESA-E Spectrum Analyzer(2)
E5071C ENA Series Network Analyzer
Vector Signal Generator
• Signal characteristics 250 kHz to 1, 2,
3,4,
• <-134 dBc phase noise at 1GHz
and20 kHz offset
Applications
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Testing and Troubleshooting Digital RF
Communications Receiver Designs
GSM/EDGE,CDMA,LTE Transmitter and
Receiver Measurements for Base
Transceiver Stations
Power measurements of communication
systems.
Smith-Chart analysis
Location
Mobile Communication and Microwave
Laboratory,
Contact:
Prof. Sarat Kumar Patra
skpatra@nitrkl.ac.in
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Compact RIO Logic Analyzer
CompactRIO(CRIO) is a reconfigurable
embedded control and acquisition system
which consist of an embedded controller
for communication and processing, a
reconfigurable chassis housing the userprogrammable FPGA, hot-swappable I/O
modules, and graphical LabVIEW
software for rapid real-time, Windows,
and FPGA programming.
1690 Series PC-hosted logic analyzers
simplify
complex
logic
analysis
measurements in a remarkably intuitive,
easy-to-navigate
Windows®-based
environment.
Make/Model
CRIO 9014, CRIO 9201,CRIO 9263
1693AD PC-Hosted Logic Analyzer
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CRIO 9014 : Embedded controller 400
MHz
processor, 2 GB nonvolatile storage,
128 MB DRAM memory,10/100BASE-T
Ethernet.
CRIO 9201 : Analog Input Module,
12-bit resolution,8 analog inputs,
±10 V input range,500 kS/s sampling rate
CRIO 9263 : Analog Output Module
16-bit resolution,4-Channel, 100 kS/s,
±10 V
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Logic Analyser : 34-channel, 800 MHz /
400 MHz (half/full-channel), 4 M / 2 M
memory depth
200 MHz transitional timing, 1 M
memory depth, single-ended signal
support threshold adjustable from -6 V
to 6 V.
Applications
CRIO:
• Data logging and analysis
• Circuit Design
• Automotation, Industrial Controls,
• Medical Devices, Robotics
Logic Analyzer:
• Signal Monitoring, Geolocation
• frequency management of RF spectrum
in the VHF/UHF frequency range
Location
Embedded System Design Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. Kamala Kanta Mahapatra
kkm@nitrkl.ac.in
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Microcontroller, DSP, FPGA Design Boards
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Increasingly,
embedded
systems
developers and system-on-chip designers
select specific
processor cores and a family of tools,
libraries, and off-the-shelf components to
quickly develop a system. A variety of
processors are available which helps in
rapid development of these system. Few
examples are Microcontroller, Digital
signal Processor, and Field programmable
GATE Array(FPGA).
Make/Model
ARM7/ LPC2138, ARM920T/AT91RM9200
Texas Instruments TMS320c6713
SPARTAN3E xc3s500e/ VirtexIIPro
xcv2P30/ Altera DE2 Cyclone
II/EP2C35F672C6/ Virtex 5 ML505
TMS320c6713: 225 MHz, USB JTAG
controller ,TLV320AIC Codec, 2M x 32 on
board SDRAM, 512K bytes of,on board
Flash ROM, Four 3.5 mm. audio jacks,
4 user definable LEDs, 4 DIP switch.
Viretx II Pro: 30,816 Logic Cells, 136 18-bit
multipliers, 2,448Kb of block RAM,
Two PowerPC Processors
DDR SDRAM DIMM that can accept up to
2Gbytes of RAM,10/100 Ethernet port,
SATA, and PS/2
Virtex 5 : Linux 2.6.33 bootable kernel
Two independent 128 MB DDR2 memory
Built-in 10/100 Mb Ethernet MAC
32 MB Platform FLASH for programming
Applications
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Digital signal processing,
Software-defined radio,
Aerospace and defense systems,
ASIC prototyping, Medical imaging,
Computer vision, Speech recognition,
Cryptography, Bioinformatics,
Computer hardware emulation,
Radio astronomy, Metal detection
Location
VLSI Laboratory
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ARM 7: 32 bit LPC2138/48 CPU with
512KBytes Program Flash, 40K Bytes RAM,
ADC, DAC, RTC, 2x UARTs, I2C, SPI, 32bit
TIMERS.
ARM9: ETM (Embedded Trace Macrocell)
and an enhanced ARM architecture 4v MMU ,
6/32-bit ARM920T core micro controllers,
JTAG- ICE, 8M parallel flash memory, 32M
SDRAM, 10/100M Ethernet
Contact:
kkm@nitrkl.ac.in
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VLSI EDA Tools
Synopsys, Cadence, MentorGraphics, TannerEDA
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Very-large-scale integration (VLSI) is the
process of creating integrated circuits by
combining thousands of transistors into a
single chip. This is the field which involves
packing more and more logic devices into
smaller and smaller areas. Electronic
Design Automation (EDA) encompasses
algorithms and methodologies for
designing VLSI circuits. As per Specification
the design architecture is decided and
corresponding RTL coding, synthesis and
verification is done through various EDA
tools. Finally the design is taped-out to
Foundry to get end product.
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Synopsys: VCS, DesignVision,
Power compiler, PrimeTime, Formality,
STARRCXT, HSPICE,CosmosScope,
DFT Compiler
Cadence: NCSIM,RTL Compiler,IC 5.1.4.1,
ASSURA DRC ,LVS,RCX, Spectre analog
circuit simulator, SOC Encounter,
Allegro PCB Designer
MentorGraphics: HDL Designer,Modelsim
Precision RTL synthesis,Leonardo
Spectrum, Eldo,ICStudio,Calibre,
PCB Expedition
TannerEDA: T-Spice,W-Edit,L-Edit,
Design Rule Checker(DRC),Layout Versus
Schematic n(LVS),Cross Sectional Viewer,
SDL Router
Applications
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RTL Simulation
Synthesis, Power Calculation
Static Timing Analysis
Schematic Editor, Layout Editor,
RTL to GDS Flow
Analog Design, RF Design,
Chip Tape-Out.
Make/Model
Location
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VLSI laboratory
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Synopsys (India) Private Ltd,
Version 2010
Cadence Design Systems(I) Pvt.
Ltd., Version 6.1.
M/s CG-Corel Programmable
Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Version 2009.
M/s Tanner EDA,Monrovia, CA,
Version 15
Contact:
kkm@nitrkl.ac.in
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Virtual & Intelligent Instrumentation
Make/Model
NI USB-6211,Usb 6008,PCIe-6321
NI cDAQ-9178,9181,9171,9191,9265,9264
ELVIS II+, National Instruments.
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Multifunction Data acquisition Cards:
National Instruments multifunction data
acquisition (DAQ) devices provide analog
input and output, digital input and
output, and counter/timer circuitry.
Ranging from low-cost to highperformance, these devices provide
exceptional value and ease of use.
Sensor and Virtual Instrumentation
Platform:
The NI Educational Laboratory Virtual
Instrumentation Suite (NI ELVIS) is a
hands-on design and prototyping
platform that integrates the most
commonly used instruments including
the
oscilloscope,
DMM, function
generator, and Bode analyser into a
compact form. It also supports different
types of Bio medical sensors to measure
heart rate, temperature, and blood
pressure etc. Green Engineering sensor
and experimental add-on modules can be
used along with NI ELVIS platform for
advance research in the field of
instrumentation.
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USB-6221: 16 analog inputs (16-bit,
250 kS/s) 2 analog outputs (16-bit,
833 kS/s); 24 digital I/O (8 clocked);
32-bit counters
cDAQ-9178: 9 V - 30 V input,
32 bit resolutions, 50 hot-swappable I/O
modules with integrated signal
conditioning, Built-in BNC connections for
external clocks and triggers (up to 1 MHz)
ELVIS II+: 16 bits, 8 differential or 16 single
ended
1.25 MS/s single channel,1.00 MS/s multichannel,±10 V, 16 bit analog output, 24 DIO,
DSO, Function generator of 1 MHz, DMM,
Arbitrary waveform generator
Applications
• Data logging and analysis
• Virtual and Intelligent Instrumentation
• Automation
• Industrial Controls
Location
Virtual & Intelligent Instrumentation
laboratory
Contact:
Prof. U.C. Pati
ucpati@nitrkl.ac.in
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Department of Humanities
and
Social Sciences
“The calling of the humanities is to make us truly
human in the best sense of the word”
J. Irwin Miller
Unlike a drop of water which loses its identity when it joins the
ocean, man does not lose his being in the society in which he lives.
Man's life is independent. He is born not for the development of the
society alone, but for the development of his self.
B. R. Ambedkar
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The Faculty
Faculty members
Language and Literature Group
Seemita Mohanty
seemita@nitrkl.ac.in
English Language Teaching, Linguistics, Indian English
Literature, Tribal Languages and Culture
Akashya Kumar Rath
akratha@nitrkl.ac.in
Indian Writing in English (Poetry), Indian Sexualities, Indian
Literature in English
Applied Economics and Development Group
Jalandhar Pradhan
pradhanj@nitrkl.ac.in
Poverty and Inequality, Health Economics, Global Issues in
Development
Narayan Sethi
sethin@nitrkl.ac.in
International Finance, Financial Economics and Economic
Growth and Development
Behavioral and Allied Sciences Group
Bhaswati Patnaik
bpatnaik@nitrkl.ac.in
Organisational Learning, HRM, Emotional Intelligence,
Theory of Mind
Ramakrishna Biswal
biswalrk@nitrkl.ac.in
Developmental Social Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical and
Counselling, Psychology, Psychometrics
Socio - Anthropological Group
Nihar Ranjan Mishra
mishran@nitrkl.ac.in
Natural Resource Management, Tribal and Rural
Development, Agrarian Studies
Ngamjahao Kipgen
kipgenn@nitrkl.ac.in
Environmental Sociology, Identity Politics and Tribal
Studies
“Perhaps nobody knows how to make any human being better, happier, and
more capable, but at the very least the humanities, humane learning, and
humanistic scholarship help to sustain a universe of thought in which these
questions have meaning and in which adults may have the opportunity to work
out such problems for themselves.”
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and
Social Sciences
Laboratories
Multimedia Digital Language Lab
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 Organisational Learning
 Human Resource Management
 Developmental Social Cognitive
Neuroscience
 Clinical and Counselling Psychology
 Natural Resource Management
 Tribal and Rural Development
 Environmental Sociology
 Identity Politics and Tribal Studies
Health Economics
Poverty and Inequality
International Finance
Financial Economics
Socio Linguistics
English Language Teaching
Tribal Languages and Culture
Indian English Literature
Indian Sexualities
 Language Learning Software
 Environment Learning Resources
 Psychological Testing Tools
 Statistical Analysis Tools
 Counselling
Department Office
Phone: 0661-2462690
Fax: 0661-2462690
Head of the Department: Prof. S. Mohanty, Phone: 0661-2462692
“No one can go back and change a bad
beginning but anyone can start now and
create a successful ending.”
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Multimedia Digital Language Lab
“Words are like arrows. They have the ability to hit the
target, if you shoot well. But like arrows, sometimes
words sting. And words once used, cannot be taken
back.”
The state-of-the art Multimedia Digital Language
Laboratory with Computer Assisted Language Learning
(CALL) facilities assists in developing the English
language proficiency of the students and to meet the
growing market demand of a smart and articulate
workforce. Personality development is the main focus
of this lab along with improving leadership skills and
team spirit among the clientele.
“Do not follow where
the path may lead.
Go instead where
there is no path and
leave a trail.”
“It is the beauty that
captures our
attention but it is
the personality that
captures our heart.”
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Social Sciences
Special Facilities
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Language Learning Software:
Pronunciation Suite
Tense Busters
Mind Games
Let’s Do Business and Seminar Presentations
Environment Learning Resources
Green Economy
Environmental Governance
Sustainable Consumption and Production
Psychological Testing Tools
Comprehensive assessment of the individual
Tests of personality, ability, intelligence
Tests of interests or attitudes and personal interview
Counseling
Mental health and psychosocial problems
Adolescent problem behaviour
Clientele: students, teachers, parents and the
community
Statistical Analysis Tools
Analysing and interpreting data
Patterns and relationships in data
Facilitating further research and best practices.
Contacts:
Prof. Seemita Mohanty
seemita@nitrkl.ac.in
Prof. Ngamjahao Kipgen
kipgenn@nitrkl.ac.in
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Department of Industrial Design
Laboratories
 CAD Laboratory
 Art, Design and Aesthetics Laboratory
 Product Design and Development Laboratory
 Creative Automation Laboratory
“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it
works. ”
- Steve Jobs
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Concept Design
CAD/CAM
Product Design and Development
Product Quality Enhancement
Rapid Product Development
 Machines and Mechanisms
 Industrial Automation and
Process Control
 Industrial Mechatronics
 Robotics and Automation
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Faro Arm
 CATIA V6
3D Printer
 Delmia QUEST
CNC Milling Centre
 Delmia IGRIP
CNC Turning Centre
 Adobe Master Collection CS-6
Corel Draw Graphics Suite X-6
There is no design without discipline. There is no discipline without intelligence.
Department office
— Massimo Vignelli
Phone: 0661-2462850
Fax: 0661-2462851
Head of the Department: Prof. B.B. Biswal, Phone: 0661-2462851
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The Faculty
Faculty members
Product Modeling, Design and Analysis Group
Md. Rajik Khan
khanmr@nitrkl.ac.in
Geometric Modeling for Design, Engineering and
Manufacturing; CAD/CAM, Tool Design; Product Design and
Development
Innovative Product Design Group
Dhananjay Singh Bisht
bishtd@nitrkl.ac.in
Product Conceptualization, Product Semantics, Product
Styling, Product Ergonomics, User Interface Design, Usability
Engineering
Rapid Product Development and Reverse Engineering Group
B B Biswal
bbbiswal@nitrkl.ac.in
Rapid Prototyping, Automated Assembly, Flexible
Manufacturing, Scheduling
Industrial Automation Group
BBVL Deepak
bbv@nitrkl.ac.in
Mechatronics, Industrial Robots, Autonomous Guided
Vehicles, Algorithm Development for Trajectory Planning of
Robotic Arms and Mobile Robots, Process Control, Machines
& Mechanisms.
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FaroArm Fusion
Make/Model
FaroArm 7 axis Fusion,
FARO Technologies Inc.,USA
 7-Axis Availability
 Infinite
Rotation
for
Non-Stop
Measuring
 Higher Performance, Greater Value
 Temperature Sensors, Auto Sleep Mode
 Bluetooth Cable-Free Operation
 Internal Counterbalance
 Multi-Probe Capability
 Universal 3.5” Quick Mount
Applications
FaroArm Fusion is a portable CMM that
combines precision, durability, technology
and cost effectiveness. Higher accuracy
with all the style of the top-of-the line
FaroArm Quantum – the Fusion is the allin-one portable tool for performing
inspections, tool certification, point cloudto-CAD comparison, CAD-to-Part analysis,
or reverse engineering.
 Aerospace: Alignment, Tooling & Mold
certification, Part inspection
 Automotive: Tool building & Certification,
alignment, Part inspection
 Metal Fabrication: OMI, First article
inspection, Periodic Part Inspection
 Molding/Tool & Die: Mold and Die
Inspection, Prototype part scanning
Location
Product Design and Development Laboratory
“Engineering is the art of organizing and
directing men and controlling the forces
and materials of nature for the benefit of
the human race.”
- Henry G. Stott
Contact:
Prof. B.B. Biswal
Prof. M.R. Khan
khanmr@nitrkl.ac.in
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3D Printer Dimension SST 1200es
Make/Model
Dimension SST 1200es 3D Printer ,
Stratasys, USA
 Build size = 254 x 254 x 305mm
 Model material = P430 ABSplus
 Support Removal = SR-30 Soluble Support
Technology (SST)
 Layer Thickness = 0.254 mm / 0.330 mm
 Size and Weight = 838 x 737 x 1143mm &
148kg
Applications
With a Dimension 1200es 3D Print Pack
one can get everything to start printing in
three dimensions – right out of the box
which contains:
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Dimension SST 1200es 3D Printer
SCA-1200 Support Cleaning System
Startup Supply of Materials
The RP system (Dimension 3D Printer)
helps to create big 3D models that won't
warp, shrink or fade. Dimension 1200es
3D Printer gives us the biggest build
envelope of any printer in its class. With
the largest capacity, 1200es 3D Printer
gives us the room to print models up to
10" x 10" x 12" (254 x 254 x 305 mm).
Powered by Stratasys' genuine Fused
Deposition Modeling (FDM) Technology,
one can build accurate functional concept
models, rapid prototypes, and product
mockups
in
colorful
ABSplus
thermoplastic.
The 3D Printer Dimension SST1200ES have the
following applications:
 Proof of Concept
 Functional Testing
 Product Cost Reduction
 Product Confidentiality
 Vacuum Forming
 Marketing Tools
 Product Mockups
Location
Product Design and Development Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. B.B. Biswal
Prof. M.R. Khan
khanmr@nitrkl.ac.in
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CNC – FlexMill
Make/Model
MTAB Engineers Pvt. Ltd., India
 X Axis -250 mm ; Y Axis -150 mm;
Z Axis -200mm; Distance between Table
Top and Spindle Nose- 100 – 310mm.
 Axis Motor -AC Servo; Axis Motor Power3 NM; Power Supply -415V ± 2% 50
Cycles, 3 Phase.
 Upgradable / Compatible - FMS & CIM
System
Flex Mill is a small foot print CNC vertical
milling machine used to machine solid
materials. It is equipped with an optional
6 station Automatic Tool Changer. This
machine has the ability to move the
spindle vertically along the Z-axis. The
machine is constructed on cast iron bed
with precision grade grounded ball screws
and LM guide ways in all axis. The Flex Mill
can be integrated and interfaced with
Robotics, Automatic storage & retrieval
system (ASRS), Linear Conveyor, into FMS
and CIM systems. The FLEXMILL hasan
integrated base with inbuilt coolant tank
and AC panel cooler for CNC control box.
“Design in art, is recognition of the relation
between various things, various elements
in the creative flux. You can't invent a
design. You recognize it, in the fourth
dimension. That is, with your blood and
your bones, as well as with your eyes.”
- David Herbert Lawrence
Applications
The machine is capable of carrying out
precision face milling and end milling
processes
for
small
industrial
components. This machine is very
advantageous in prototype manufacture
or in manufacture of similar parts in small
batch sizes.
Location
Creative Automation laboratory
Contact:
Prof. B.B. Biswal
Prof. B B V L Deepak
bbv@nitrkl.ac.in
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CNC – FlexTurn
Make/Model
MTAB Engineers Pvt. Ltd., India
This Industrial slant bed turning centre
with 8 station programmable turret is a
small foot print CNC lathe for intermediate
training. The machine is constructed on
cast iron bed with precision grade
grounded ball screws and LM guide ways.
The FlexTurn can be
integrated and
interfaced with Robotics, Automatic
storage & retrieval system (ASRS), Linear
Conveyor, into FMS and CIM systems.
The machine has additional features such
as live tooling and C-axis machining.
“Design is the method of putting form
and content together. Design, just as art,
has multiple definitions; there is no
single definition. Design can be art.
Design can be aesthetics. Design is so
simple, that's why it is so complicated.”
- Paul Rand
 Chuck Size - 100mm ; Maximum Turning
Diameter - 80mm; Maximum Turning
Length - 195mm;
 Bed Slant Bed - 45 Deg;, No.of Axes – 2;
Swing Over Bed – 275mm; Swing Over
Crosslide – 80mm; Distance between
Centers - 300mm
 Axis Motor - AC Servo; Axis Motor
Power- 3 NM; Pow er Supply -415V ± 2%
50 Cycles, 3 Phase.
 Upgradable / Compatible - FMS & CIM
System
Applications
The user can carry out precision turning
processes on this machine and has the
option to choose any of the four different
types of operations such as straight
turning, taper turning, profiling or
external grooving. This machine is very
advantageous in prototype manufacture or
in manufacture of similar parts in small
batch sizes.
Location
Creative Automation laboratory
Contact:
Prof. B.B. Biswal
Prof. B B V L Deepak
bbv@nitrkl.ac.in
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CATIA V6 R2012 SOFTWARE
Make/Model
CATIA V6 R2012, Dassault Systèmes, US
 CATIA V6 PLM Discover Pack (UDK)-35
Licenses
 CATIA Design Master Pack (UMC)-10
Licenses
 CATIA Design Advance Pack (UAC )-10
Licenses
Applications
CATIA V6 redefines CAD from the purely
physical product definition and expands it
from digital mock-up to functional mockup taking into account the multiple views
that
necessitates
the
product
development
(i.e.
Requirement,
Functional, Logical and Physical). CATIA V6
is a 3D collaborative solution linking
designers and non-CAD specialists. CATIA
is at the service of industrial designers and
their creativity. CATIA fully addresses the
Automotive Class-A process with a
solution for surface refinement. By
combining the V6 technology strengths,
which include knowledge capture-andreuse paradigm, it delivers a powerful and
intuitive suite of tools for modeling,
analyzing and visualizing aesthetic and
ergonomic shapes for the highest Class-A
surface quality.
The software delivers ultra fast modeling
technologies for designers to embrace
innovative shape design creation. The
advanced surface modeling solution
enables mechanical designers, shape
designers, and stylists alike to create,
validate, and modify surfaces, such as
those in the automotive interior and
exterior design, and aerospace lofting and
interior cabin design domains. It helps in
the complete reverse engineering process
from the import of digitized data to the
recovering and finalization/completion of
high quality surfaces.
Location
CAD Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. M.R. Khan
khanmr@nitrkl.ac.in
Prof. B.B.Biswal
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DELMIA QUEST SOFTWARE
Make/Model
DELMIA QUEST® V6
DELMIA V6 Manufacturing Master Pack
(UMD)-05 Licenses
Applications
DELMIA QUEST® is a complete 3D digital
factory environment for process flow
simulation and analysis, accuracy, and
profitability. QUEST’s flexible, objectbased, discrete event simulation
environment combined with powerful
visualization and robust import/export
capabilities makes it the engineering and
management solution of choice for
process flow simulation and analysis
DELMIA QUEST provides a single
collaborative environment for industrial
engineers, manufacturing engineers, and
management to develop and prove out
best manufacturing flow practices
throughout the production design
process.
Improve designs, reduce risk and cost,
and maximize efficiency digitally, before
spending money on the actual facility, to
get it right the first time. By using QUEST
to experiment with parameters such as
facility layout, resource allocation, kaizen
practices, and alternate scheduling
scenarios, integrated product teams can
quantify the impact of their decisions on
production throughput and cost.
QUEST offers powerful modeling tools to
build a complete digital factory for
manufacturers to analyze production
performance and documents the results
for decision makers to view and assess the
most optimal solution.
 Observe, Interact, and Analysis of
“What If” Scenarios
 Import CAD and other data such as
scheduling and routing
 Complete integration with other
DELMIA process
planning
and
simulation solutions.
 Identify Bottlenecks
 Optimize Labor and Production
Schedules
Location
CAD Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. M.R. Khan
khanmr@nitrkl.ac.in
Prof. B.B.Biswal
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DELMIA IGRIP SOFTWARE
Make/Model
DELMIA IGRIP® , V6
DELMIA V6 Manufacturing Master Pack
(UMD)-05 Licenses
Applications
DELMIA IGRIP is physics-based, scalable
robotic simulation solutions for modeling
and off-line programming of complex multidevice robotic workcells. Incorporating real
world robotic and peripheral equipment,
motion attributes, kinematics, dynamics
and I/O logic, DELMIA IGRIP produces
extremely accurate simulations and
programs.
DELMIA Cell Control is a powerful 3D
solution to design, validate and implement
automated production systems. As a
comprehensive add-on solution for DELMIA
IGRIP it provides a collaborative 3D
environment to:
• Design, simulate, test and enhance the
performance and productivity of a
workcell
• Allow concurrent design of workcell and
control scheme to increase productivity,
decrease design time, confirm targeted
production rates and reduce cost
• Enable the user to design several possible
control solutions, analyze them and
choose the solution that best meets
design requirements.
DELMIA IGRIP allows users to:
 Quickly and graphically construct
workcells for applications such as
welding, painting, dispensing, and
material removal.
 Optimize robot locations, motions
and cycle times
 Eliminate costly collisions between
robots, parts, tools, fixtures and
surroundings.
 Reduce implementation costs and
robot programming time.
With DELMIA Robotics, users can easily:
 Load robots and other tooling
resources from a searchable
resource catalog of more than 400
robots.
 Contribute to the layout plan by
adding or refining resources
assigned to a process, as well as
their positions.
Location
CAD Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. M.R. Khan
khanmr@nitrkl.ac.in
Prof. B.B. Biswal
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Department of Life Science
Life Science deals with“life or living matter in
all its forms and phenomena”
Antonie Van
Leeuwenhoek
Louise Pasteur
Robert Koch
Edward
Jenner
James D. Watson and Francis
Crick
Carl Woese
Sir A. J. C.
Bose
Sir H. Adolf
Krebs
Oliver H.
Lowry
G. N.
Ramachandran
Biresh C.
Guha
Hargobind
Khorana
Arthur
Kornberg
Frederick
Sanger
Kary Mulis
“DNA is like a computer program but far, far more advanced
than any software ever created” ― Bill Gates
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Department of Life Science
Laboratories
 Molecular biology & Biochemistry
laboratory
 Microbiology & Ecology laboratory
 Cell & Developmental Biology laboratory
 Immunology & Molecular medicine
laboratory
 Bioinformatics laboratory
 Biophysical Sciences laboratory
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Epigenetics
Biofilm & bioremediation
Marine natural products
Cancer biology & autophagy
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Amyloidosis & Proteostasis
Drug Delivery & nanoparticle
Epigenomics & Bioinformatics
Food & Bioprocess Technology
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Freeze dryer
Microplate reader
Millipore water purifier
Gradient PCR
Gel Electrophoresis system
Autoclave
Freezer (-80°C)
UV-Vis Spectrophotometer
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Spectrofluorometer
RT-PCR
Refrigerated centrifuge
Mutation detection system
AKTA Prime
Fluorescence microscope
Inverted microscope
High speed centrifuge
Fermenter
Department office
Phone: 0661-2462680
Fax: 0661-2462681
Head of the Department: Prof. S.K. Patra, Phone: 0661-2462681
“No one with an unbiased mind can study any living creature, however, without being
struck with enthusiasm at its marvelous structure and properties”.
— Darwin 123
The Faculty
Faculty members
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology group
Samir Kumar Patra
samirp@nitrkl.ac.in
Epigenetics of development and Cancer, DNA methylation and
demethylation, Histone modification, Lipid rafts and cell
signalling, Macromolecular interactions and biomolecular
spectroscopy
Microbiology & Ecology group
Surajit Das
surajit@nitrkl.ac.in
Microbial ecology, marine microbiology, marine
biotechnology, Bioremediation, Natural products, Aquaculture,
Ocean acidification
R. Jayabalan
jayabalanr@nitrkl.ac.in
Food and Bioprocess Technology
Cell & Developmental Biology group
Sujit Kumar Bhutia
sujitb@nitrkl.ac.in
Apoptosis and autophagy in cancer, Cancer stem cell, Cancer
therapy
Immunology & Molecular Medicine group
Bismita Nayak
nayakb@nitrkl.ac.in
Drug/Vaccine Delivery, Nanoparticles and Molecular Medicine,
Protein-Nanoparticle interaction, Clinical Immunology,
Diseases and Therapeutics, Probiotics, Tissue Engineering,
Biomaterials, Cell and Developmental Biology
Bioinformatics group
Bibekanand Mallick
mallickb@nitrkl.ac.in
RNAi, Stem cells, Next-Generation sequencing (RNA-Seq)
Epigenomics, Molecular biology & Bioinformatics
Biophysical Sciences group
Suman Jha
jhas@nitrkl.ac.in
Amyloidoses
(diabetes)
and
Proteostasis
folding/aggregation in presence of nanoparticle)
(protein
“There will always be puzzles that do not easily fit any hypothesis. Of course, this may be
in part because we do not have all the information. But it will be a sad world when we
know everything and there is nothing left to surprise or puzzle us”.
— Hedgpeth
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Fluorescence Microscope
Make/Model
Olympus Corporation Tokyo, Japan
 High-resolution & High-fidelity color
reproduction
 High-quality live display & High-speed
image acquisition
 Imaging software to support basic
functions
 Super high-resolution, equivalent to
12.8 megapixels
 High-sensitivity and low-noise image
capture
Applications
Fluorescence microscope is the instrument
which is used to study specimens which
can fluoresce. It is based on the
phenomenon that certain materials emit
energy detectable as visible light when
irradiated with the light of a specific
wavelength. The sample can either be
fluorescing in its natural form or treated
with fluorescing chemicals. Here energy is
absorbed by the atom which becomes
excited and then the electron jumps to a
higher energy level. Soon, the electron
drops back to the ground state, emitting a
photon and then the atom is fluorescing.
Fluorescent antibody (FA) provides specific
rapid diagnostic tests. Air and water samples
are easily tested for microbial contamination.
Epifluorescence microscopy is efficient for
direct counting of cells.
Location
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology laboratory
Contact:
Prof. S. K. Patra
samirp@nitrkl.ac.in
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Inverted Microscope
Make/Model
Olympus Corporation Tokyo, Japan
 Powerful 6V/30W halogen bulb provides
significantly enhanced image quality and
brightness for observation of cells
 Glass stage insert provides quick
recognition of objective lenses
Applications
Inverted microscope is a microscope with
its light source and condenser on the top,
above the stage pointing down, while
the objectives and turret are below the
stage pointing up. The stage on an inverted
microscope is usually fixed, and focus is
adjusted by moving the objective
lens along a vertical axis to bring it closer
to or further from the specimen. The focus
mechanism typically has a dual concentric
knob for coarse and fine adjustment.
Depending on the size of the microscope,
four to six objective lenses of different
magnifications may be fitted to a rotating
turret known as a nosepiece.
 To analyze a wide range of fields from
tissue culture to embryology
 Immunology,
pharmacology
and
microbiology
 Checking cell viability in petridishes,
culture flasks and multi-well plates
Location
Cell & Developmental Biology laboratory
Contact:
Prof. S. K. Bhutia
bhutiask@nitrkl.ac.in
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RT-PCR
Make/Model
Master Cycler ep gradient S real plex
Eppendorf, Germany
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Real-time PCR is one of the most popular
tools in molecular biology research that
allows precise quantitative and qualitative
detection of nucleic acids. It is used in a
variety of applications such as gene
expression analysis and genotyping. In
addition
to
fluorochrome-coupled
hybridization probes, intercalating dyes
are used for the monitoring of DNA
amplification. It is also used in
determining how the genetic expression
of a particular gene changes over time,
such as in the response of tissue and cell
cultures to an administration of
biologically active substances (particularly
Gold, Platinum and Palladium complexes).
"Evolution is cleverer than you are”
- Francis Crick
 96 individual LED array for even
excitation across the whole thermo block
 High speed real-time PCR, silver block up
to 8°C/s
 Realplex software is intuitive and user
friendly including six evaluation models.
 Two channel system with emission at
520/550nm
Applications
 Precise quantitative and qualitative
detection of nucleic acids
 Gene expression analysis and genotyping
 Quantitative measurements of gene
transcription
Location
Contact:
Prof. S. K. Patra
samirp@nitrkl.ac.in
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Gradient PCR
Make/Model
My Cycler Thermo Cycler Bio-Rad, U.S.A
 Each protocol may include as many as 9
cycles with 9 steps each and up to 99
repeats for each cycle.
 The My Cycler is capable of advanced
protocol options such as time and
temperature
increments
and
decrements.
 Self-adjusting lid and reaction module
design accommodate 0.2 ml tubes,
strips, and 96-well plates.
The Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) has
been one of the most important
developments in molecular biology. This
technique has greatly accelerated the rate
of genetic discovery, making critical
techniques
relatively
easy
and
reproducible.
The My Cycler thermal cycling instrument
provides optimum performance for PCR
and other thermal cycling techniques. It
has a Peltier driven heating and cooling
system with heated lid feature. It offers
two modes of temperature monitoring
and control:
• Algorithm – uses the experimentally
derived sample temperature given a
specific sample volume
• Block – uses the actual sample block
temperature
Applications
 Rapid production of short pieces of DNA
 Assisting in DNA sequencing
 Phylogenic analysis of DNA from ancient
sources
 Study of patterns in gene expression
Location
Microbiology & Ecology laboratory
Contact:
Prof. S. Das
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Spectrofluorometer
Make/Model
LS55 Fluorescence Spectrometer; Perkin
Elmer, Singapore
Spectroflurometry is a spectrochemical
method of analysis where the molecules
of the analyte are excited by irradiation at
a certain wavelength and emit radiation of
a different wavelength. The emission
spectrum provides information for both
qualitative and quantitative analysis. The
excited electronic state is usually the first
excited singlet state, S1.
Once the
molecule is in this excited state, relaxation
can occur via several processes.
Fluorescence is one of these processes
and results in the emission of light.
 Monochromator based LS 55 uses a
high energy pulsed Xenon source for
excitation
 Holographic gratings on both the
excitation
and
emission
monochromators to further reduce
stray light
 3D excitation/emission scans, 3D
synchronous and kinetic scans
Applications
 Study
of
fluorescence,
phosphorescence and bio- and chemiluminescence
Location
Contact:
Prof. S. K. Patra
samirp@nitrkl.ac.in
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UV-Visible spectrophotometer
Make/Model
Lambda 35 UV-Visible Spectrometer,
Perkin Elmer, Singapore
UV-Visible spectrophotometer is the
instrument performing absorption or
reflectance
spectroscopy
in
the ultraviolet-visible spectral region. The
absorption or reflectance in the visible
range directly affects the perceived color
of the chemicals involved. In this region
of
the
electromagnetic
spectrum, molecules undergo electronic
transition. Molecules containing πelectrons or non-bonding electrons (nelectrons) can absorb energy in the form
of ultraviolet or visible light to excite
these electrons to higher anti-bonding
molecular orbitals. The more easily
excited the electrons, the longer the
wavelength of light it can absorb.
 Range : 190 - 1100 nm
 Bandwidth : 0.5 - 4 nm (variable)
 Modes of operation : scanning,
wavelength program, time-drive, rate,
quant, scanning quant
Applications
 Routine analysis of liquids, powders, solids,
pastes and gases
 Quantitative determination of different
analytes such as transition metal ions,
highly conjugated organic compounds, and
biological macromolecules
 Biodegradation studies
Location
Contact:
Prof. S. K. Patra
samirp@nitrkl.ac.in
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Mutation Detection System
Make/Model
Dcode™ universal mutation detection
system, Bio-Rad, United States
 MacMelt™ software, which calculates and
plots theoretical DNA melting profiles
 Melting profile programs can show regions
of theoretical high and low melting
domains of a known sequence
 Optimized placement of primers and GC
 Buffer temperature runs from 5 to 70°C
A mutation system is the most powerful
tool available for detection of gene
mutations. In a denaturing gradient
acrylamide gel, double-stranded DNA is
subjected to an increasing denaturant
environment and melts indiscrete
segments called melting domains. The
melting temperature (Tm) of these
domains is sequence-specific. When the
Tm of the lowest melting domain is
reached, the DNA becomes partially
melted, creating branched molecules.
Partial melting of the DNA reduces its
mobility in a polyacrylamide gel. Since the
Tm of a particular melting domain is
sequence-specific, the presence of a
mutation will alter the melting profile of
that DNA when compared to the wildtype.
Applications
The present instrument allows for detection
of single base mutations and gene
mutations. The D Code system is ideal for
detecting vertical gel-based mutation. It is
optimized for DGGE, CDGE, TTGE, SSCP, PTT
and Heteroduplex Analysis
Location
Contact:
Prof. S. Das
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Liquid Chromatograph
Make/Model
AKTA prime plus GE Healthcare BioSciences, Sweden
 Flow rates up to 50ml/min and pressures
upto 1 Mpa
 Pre- programmed application templates
for specific common purification steps
 Method templates for all common
chromatography techniques
 Compatible with a high range of
prepacked
coloumns,
such
as
HiTrap,HiPrep, HiScreen and HiLoad
Applications
AKTA prime plus is a compact liquid
chromatography system designed for onestep purification of proteins at laboratory
scale. It offers significant advantages in
terms of speed, capacity and fraction
collection.
The present instrument enables to carry out
desalting, affinity purification, purification of
Histidine –tagged proteins, purification of
GST-tagged
proteins,
purification
of
monoclonal antibodies, IgM purification.
Location
Contact:
Prof. S. K. Bhutia
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Fermenter
Make/Model
BioFlo/CelliGen 115 New Brunswick,U.S.A.
The Fermenter is considered the most
versatile reactor which is ideally suited to
a wide range of operations with microbial
products. It can grow virtually any cell
type: aerobic and anaerobic microbes,
yeast, insect, plant and mammalian cells.
 Water-jacketed and heat-blanketed
autoclavable glass vessels.
 Pre-programmed
with
both
fermentation and cell culture operating
modes for total flexibility.
 Switching
between
modes
automatically adjusts gas flow and
speed ranges.
 Control DO with agitation, gas and/or
additions.
 Adjustable P-I-D values for pH and DO
Applications
 Bioremediation processes
 Animal cell culture
 Production of bioethanol
Location
"The universe is not required to be
in perfect harmony with human
ambition"
— Carl Sagan
Contact:
Prof. S. Das
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Freezer (-80°C)
Make/Model
ULT-1386-3-V41 Thermo Fischer
Scientific, USA
 Energy-efficient thermal barrier to keep
cold air in and room temperature air out
 Capacity 379 L
 Temperature -86°C
Applications
The present instrument enables to
preserve
plasma,
related
blood
components, microorganisms.
Location
The micro controller based deep freezer
also called Biofreeze provides an ideal
freezing environment for advanced
medical and industrial applications. Deep
freezers are used for preserving plasma,
related
blood
components,
microorganisms etc. at desired low
temperature down to -80°C.
"Growth for the sake of growth is the
ideology of the cancer cell"
— Edward Abbey
Contact:
Prof. S. K. Bhutia
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Refrigerated Centrifuge
Make/Model
Centrifuge 5430 R Eppendorf AG 22331,
German
 Choice of 8 different rotors.
 Accommodates 0.2 ml – 1.5/2.0 ml, 15
ml and 50 ml tubes, MTP plates and
blood collection tubes.
 Achieves a maximum g-force of over
30000 x g.
 Temperature sensitive samples can be
centrifuged at 4 °C at maximum speed.
The centrifuge is the most powerful tool
available to a biologist for doing
the sedimentation of mixtures. Denser
components of a mixture migrate away from
the axis of the centrifuge, while lighter
components migrate towards the axis. The
rate of centrifugation is specified by
the angular velocity or acceleration
expressed in unit of “g”. Particle settling
velocity in centrifugation is a function of
their
size
and
shape,
centrifugal
acceleration, volume fraction of solids
present, the density difference between the
particle and the liquid medium, and
the viscosity of the liquid.
Applications
 Centrifugation of temperature sensitive
materials
Location
Contact:
Prof. S. Das
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Millipore Water Purifier
Make/Model
Synergy® Millipore RiOs™ system, Bangalore
Millipore Water Purification System
provides the right water quality for all
laboratory activities in biological
sciences. It provides pressurized,
bacteria-free water through E-POD (ElixPoint-of-Delivery) units and Milli-Q
ultrapure water through Q-POD
(Quality-Point-of-Delivery) units. POD
packs polishers are used to remove
contaminants that can impact specific
applications
(such
as
pyrogens,
nucleases,
bacteria,
particulates,
organics, etc.) just before water leaves
the system.
 Produces ultrapure water using feed
water from an existing pretreated pure
water supply (such as a RiOs™ system).
 Systems in the Synergy® range can
dispense more than 1.5 liters of ultrapure
water per minute.
 It provides pressurized, bacteria-free
water and Milli-Q ultrapure water
Applications
The ultrapure water obtained from the
present instrument caters to the various
needs of a laboratory such as LC buffer
preparation, HPLC isocratic and gradient
solution preparation, sample dilution, buffer,
reagents for molecular biology and
microbiology
Location
“Anyone who has never made a
mistake has never tried anything
new”
- Einstein
Contact:
Prof. S. Das
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Department of Mathematics
“ Without mathematics, existence of
any kind of science is impossible.”
SRINIVAS RAMANUJAN
DAVID HILBERT
LEONARDO
FIBONACCII
J.P.G.L.
DIRICHLET
ANDREW WILES
J.L. LAGRANGE
P. DE FERMAT
J.P.J. FOURIER
A.L. CAUCHY
Paul Erdos
𝐺𝑜𝑙𝑑𝑒𝑛 𝑅𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑎: 𝑏 = 𝑏: (𝑎 − 𝑏)
PYTHAGORAS
H.L.LEBESGUE
BERNHARD
RIEMANN
CARL F. GAUSS
G.W. LEIBNIZ
SIR ISAC NEWTON
STEFAN BANACH
HENRI
POINCARE
LEONHARD EULER
The world cannot be read until we have learnt the language and become
familiar with the characteristics in which it is written. It is written in
mathematical language, and the letters are triangles, circles and other
geometrical figures, without which means it is humanly impossible to
comprehend a single word.
Galileo Galilei
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Faculty members
Analysis, Algebra and Topology Group
Akrur Behera
abehera@nitrkl.ac.in
Algebraic topology, Differential manifolds, Category theory,
Fuzzy topology
Kishor Chandra Pati
kcpati@nitrkl.ac.in
Lie algebra, Kac-Moody algebra, Control theory
Raja Sekhar Tungala
tungalar@nitrkl.ac.in
Partial differential equations (Lie group analysis)
Suvendu Ranjan Pattanaik
pattanaiks@nitrkl.ac.in
Convex and variational analysis
Bappaditya Bhowmik
bhowmikb@nitrkl.ac.in
Complex analysis
Seshadev Pradhan
pradhans@nitrkl.ac.in
Functional analysis
Divya Singh
singhd@nitrkl.ac.in
Wavelet analysis
Statistics, Optimization and Discrete Group
Gopal Krishna Panda
gkpanda@nitrkl.ac.in
Number theory, Nonlinear functional analysis
Anil Kumar
akm@nitrkl.ac.in
Mathematical programming
Manas Ranjan Tripathy
manas@nitrkl.ac.in
Statistical inference
No human investigation can claim to be scientific if it doesn't pass the test of
mathematical proof.
— Leonardo da Vinki
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Applied Mathematics Group
Dola Govinda Sahoo
dgsahoo@nitrkl.ac.in
Fluid dynamics
Snehasis Chakraverty
chakravertys@nitrkl.ac.in
Mathematical modelling, Soft computing and Machine
intelligence, Vibration and Inverse Vibration Problems,
Numerical analysis
Bata Krushna Ojha
bkojha@nitrkl.ac.in
Fluid dynamics
Santanu Saha Ray
saharays@nitrkl.ac.in
Differential Equations, Fractional Calculus, Wavelet Transform,
Numerical analysis, Operations Research, Mathematical
Modeling, Mathematical Physics
Bikash Sahoo
bikashsahoo@nitrkl.ac.in
Computational fluid dynamics
Jugal Mohapatra
jugal@nitrkl.ac.in
Numerical analysis
Chetteti Ramreddy
chramreddy@nitrkl.ac.in
Computational fluid dynamics, Numerical Analysis
As are the crests on the heads of peacocks, as are the gems on the hoods of cobras, so is
Mathematics, at the top of all sciences.
The Yajurveda
(Circa 600 B.C.)
Why numbers are beautiful? It’s like asking why is Beethoven’s ninth Symphony beautiful.
If you don’t see why, someone can’t tell you. I know numbers are beautiful. If they aren’t
beautiful, nothing is.
— Paul Erdos
Mathematics takes us still further from what is human, into the region of absolute
necessity, to which not only the actual world, but every possible world, must conform.
— Bertrand Russel
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Department of Mechanical Engineering
“Provide students with the opportunity to learn how to
think creatively and logically, and how to use new-found
knowledge to address complex problems.”
Mechanical Engineering is often called the mother of all engineering. It covers a
host of subjects: properties of materials, structural design, material processing,
manufacturing, heat engines, refrigeration and air conditioning, industrial
management, robotics and much more. The Mechanical Engineering Department
of NIT, Rourkela is known for research in most of these fields. The main foci of
research are on mechanical vibration, robotics, CAD/CAM, precision engineering,
Metal forming, manufacturing, CFD, Industrial refrigeration and Cryogenics.
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Department of Mechanical Engineering
Laboratories
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Cryogenics Laboratory
CFD Laboratory
IC Engine and Gas Dynamics Laboratory
Heat transfer, Refrigeration and
Fluid flow Laboratory
 Stress Analysis Laboratory
 Tribology and Composite Materials
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Robotics and Mechatronics Laboratory
Dynamics and Vibration Laboratory
Production Engineering Laboratory
Precession Engineering Laboratory
CAD/CAM and FMS Laboratory
Computational Laboratory
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Cryogenics and Vacuum Technology
Computational Fluid Dynamics
IC Engine and Alternative Fuels
Heat transfer and Fluid flow
Refrigeration and Air conditioning
Fracture, Fatigue and Stress Analysis
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Composite Materials
Robotics and Mechatronics
Dynamics and Vibration
Nonconventional Machining
Precision Engineering
Metal Forming and Cutting
Laser processing
Major Equipments & Facilities
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Liquid Nitrogen Generator
Liquid Nitrogen Plant LINIT 25
Vacuum brazing Furnace
UTM with Temperature Controller
Refection Type Diffused Light Polariscope
Vibration Analyzer
Machine Fault Simulator
Laser Welding Machine
EDM PZ 50 CNC
ECM with Electrolyte circulation system
Ultrasonic Machine
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Coordinate Measuring Machine
Micro Machining Setup
RP Machine
Modular Automation Production System
FMS (ASRS, LATHE , MILLIMG,
6 Axis Robot)
Helium purifier
Liquid Nitrogen vaporizer
High Speed Balancing Machine
Abrasive Jet Machine
Laser Vibrometer
Department office
Phone: 0661-2462500
Fax: 0661-2462501
Head of the Department: Prof. K.P. Maity, Phone: 0661-2462501
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The Faculty
Faculty members
Cryogenics Group: [Thermal Engineering Division
Ranjit Kumar Sahoo
rksahoo@nitrkl.ac.in
Heat Transfer, Cryogenic Engineering
Sunil Kumar Sarangi
sksarangi@nitrkl.ac.in
Cryogenic Processes and Equipment, Heat Exchanger,
Compression and Expansion Machine
Ashok Kumar Satapathy
aksatapathy@nitrkl.ac.in
Thermal Engineering, Two Phase Flow
Thermo-Fluid Flow Group: [Thermal Engineering Division]
Sivalingam Murugan
smurugan@nitrkl.ac.in
IC Engine and Energy Engineering
Alok Satapathy
alok@nitrkl.ac.in
Thermal Science, Surface Engineering and Materials
Suman Ghosh
ghoshs@nitrkl.ac.in
Multi phase fluid flow, Inverse heat transfer
Manoj Moharana
moharanam@nitrkl.ac.in
Fluid flow and heat transfer
Manufacturing Science Group:[Production Engineering Division]
Kalipada Maity
kpmaity@nitrkl.ac.in
Bijoy Kumar Nanda
bknanda@nitrkl.ac.in
Susanta Kumar Sahoo
sks@nitrkl.ac.in
Chandan Kumar Biswas
ckbiswas@nitrkl.ac.in
Sandhyarani Biswas
srb@nitrkl.ac.in
Soumya Gangopadhyay
soumyag@nitrkl.ac.in
Manoj Masanta
masantam@nitrkl.ac.in
Micro-machining, Metal Forming, Plastic Deformation ,
Cryo-treatment, Hot machining, Modeling of metal
machining & metal working
Machine Tool Design, Production Engineering, Damping of
Structures
Metal Forming, Laser Material Processing , Ultrasonic
assisted manufacturing
Non-Conventional Machining, Manufacturing Engineering
Composite Materials, Production Engineering
Surface Engineering, Coating Technology
Coating Technology , Laser application in manufacturing
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Faculty members
Industrial Engineering Group:[Production Engineering Division]
Siba Sankar Mahapatra
ssm@nitrkl.ac.in
Operation Research
Saroj Kumar Patel
skspatel@nitrkl.ac.in
Quality assurance, Optimization, Bioenergy
Saurav Datta
sdatta@nitrkl.ac.in
Welding Technology, Quality Optimization, Modelling and
Simulation of Production Processes
Stress Analysis and Tribology Group:[Machine Design Division]
Prabal Kumar Ray
pkray@nitrkl.ac.in
Samir Kumar Acharya
skacharya@nitrkl.ac.in
Tarapada Roy
tarapada@nitrkl.ac.in
Fatigue and Fracture
Anirban Mitra
mitraa@nitrkl.ac.in
Nonlinear vibration, Energy methods
Subrata Kumar Panda
pandask@nitrkl.ac.in
Non-linear Vibration, FGM, Solid Mechanics and smart
structure
Suraj Kumar Behera
skbehera@nitrkl.ac.in
Optimal design, Solid Mechanics
Composite Materials
Vibration and Control
Machine Dynamics and Robotics Group:[Machine Design Division]
Dayal Ramkrishna Parhi
drkparhi@nitrkl.ac.in
Sukesh Chandra Mohanty
scmohanty@nitrkl.ac.in
Rabindra Kumar Behera
rkbehera@nitrkl.ac.in
Jonnalagadda Srinivas
srinivasj@nitrkl.ac.in
Haraprasad Roy
hroy@nitrkl.ac.in
Robotics, Machatronics, Machine Design and Vibration
Machine Design, Structures dynamics, Vibration, Gear
dynamics
Machine Design and Vibration
Machine Vibration, Rotor Dynamics and MEMS
Rotor Dynamics
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Linde Liquid Nitrogen Plant (LINIT 25)
Make/Model
LINIT 25, Linde CryoPlants Ltd., UK
 Produces liquid Nitrogen at 25 liters
per hour
 Auto re-start after a power outage
 Start up by means of a simple touch
screen at the central control panel
Liquid nitrogen is generated primarily by
low temperature distillation of air.
Atmospheric air is filtered and
compressed. Carbon dioxide, water and
residual hydrocarbons are removed in the
air purification unit. The dry air then
passes into the cold box where it is cooled
and liquefied by a maintenance-free gas
lubricated turbine. The liquid air is
distilled in a distillation column to yield
nitrogen gas which is condensed in a
condenser to yield liquid nitrogen at
pressures up to 5 barg and with a purity
ranging from a standard 99.5 % to 99.995
%. The liquid nitrogen is transferred
automatically into a storage tank.
Applications
 Cryopreservation of blood, reproductive
cells (sperm and egg), other biological
samples and materials.
 Cryotreatment and cooling of materials
in Mechanical, Ceramic, Mining and
Metallurgy.
 Providing low temperature environment
for study of dielectric and magnetic
properties of materials.
 To provide an inert and low
temperature medium for experiments
in laboratories of chemistry, chemical
engineering and other activities.
Location
Cryogenics laboratory
Contact:
Prof. S. K. Sarangi
director@nitrkl.ac.in
Prof. R. K. Sahoo
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Liquid Nitrogen Generator (LNP 40)
Make/Model
LNP 40, CRYOMECH, USA
The LNP-40 produces liquid nitrogen from
atmospheric air. It is based on Gifford McMahon cycle where helium is the working
fluid. Pure nitrogen gas is first generated
using a membrane separator. It requires
only electrical power and compressed air
to produce nitrogen gas. The 98% pure
nitrogen flows into a 160 liter dewar,
where it is liquefied at the cold end of
AL200 Cryorefrigerator. The liquid level in
the dewar is automatically controlled and
observable at all times by the operator.
The LN2 is easily transferred from the
dewar using a low loss, vacuum insulated
extraction valve and line conveniently
located on the dewar.
 Standard Puritv : 98%
 Dewar (dia. x height) : 61 x 150 cm.
 Helium compressor (I x w x h):
91 x 80 x 66 cm.
 Power Requirements: 200/220 or
380/400 V, 3 phase, 50 Hz
 Produces liquid nitrogen 40 liters per day.
Applications
The major application of liquid nitrogen is
refrigeration and freezing. The wide use of
the liquid nitrogen are due to its
availability, chemical inertiness and lower
temperature. Liquid nitrogen is also used
in cryobiology to preserve blood, bone
medulla, organs, sperms and embroyos.
Location
Contact:
Prof. S. K. Sarangi
Prof. R. K. Sahoo
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Vacuum Brazing Furnace
Make/Model
Srinitech Services, Mumbai, India
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The vacuum brazing furnace is a
horizontal, cylindrical shaped, water
jacketed, front loading equipment. It is
used for brazing and diffusion bonding of
compatible metals. Vacuum of 10-5 mbar
can be achieved with rotary vacuum
pump and diffusion pump. The maximum
temperature inside the furnace is 1000 0C
while normal operating temperature is
900 0C . There is provision for application
of load up to 5 tonne.
Applications
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Maximum operating temp. 10000C
Vacuum Level obtained 10-5 mbar in cold
condition and 10-4 mbar in hot condition
The size of hot zone is 200 x 200 X 500
mm
Temperature uniformity is ± 50C
Electrical Heating system : Thyristor
controlled rectifier type, Input Voltage :
415± 10%, 3 Phase, 4 Wire, 50 Hz AC
Input Current : 34 A per phase
DC power out put : 15 Kw
Modes of operation : VCC mode
(manual), Temperature control mode
( Auto)
Cooling water circuit with centrifugal
pump and pressure gauge
Location
The vacuum brazing furnace is used for
brazing and diffusion bonding of metals
by avoiding oxidation for construction of
heat compact exchangers.
Contact:
Prof. S. K. Sarangi
Prof. R. K. Sahoo
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Universal Testing Machine-600kN & 1000kN
Make/Model
FIE, India/ UTES-100
Specification
 Maximum capacity:
1000kN
 Load resolution:
0.050kN(20,000 counts
full scale)
 Load range: 20~1000kN
 Accuracy : ±1.0%
 Load verification :
as per IS 1828-1975
Both are high precision Universal Testing Machines with
full computer controlled test cycle. Tensile,
compressive, shear tests can be conducted with
accurate control over test parameters. Output can be
measured with high sensitivity which ensures a very
good accuracy over all the tests. A good quality UTM is
an indispensable tool for all basic strength tests. It is
attached with a tubular furnace for high temperature
testing.
Make/Model
Instron, UK/ SATEC 600KN
Specification
 Maximum load: 600kN
 Heating furnace(column
type, electric, electronically
programmable,
thermocouple equipped)
 Multiple test parameter
controls.
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Tensile, Compressive, 3-point bend test
Transverse shear test
Room and high temperature testing
Materials: Metals/Alloys/Ceramic /Polymers
Location
Production Engineering laboratory
Contact:
Prof. S. K. Sahoo
sks@nitrkl.ac.in
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Laser Welding Machine
Make/Model
Alpha Laser, Germany /ALT-200
This is a Nd:YAG type spot laser machine
which is suitable for welding of metal
sheets. Operated by NC controls, it can
weld different contours and forms. Laser
welding, being a contact-less operation,
gives
clean
welds
free
from
contamination. As the energy density is
very high, it enables welding of many
difficult -to -weld materials.
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Type: Pulsed Nd:YAG
Wavelength: 1064nm
Maximum average power: 200W
Pulse energy: 90J
Peak pulse power: 10kW
Pulse duration: 0.5~20ms
Frequency: 20Hz
Focus diameter: 0.2~2.0 mm
Table: 3-axis CNC
Shielding gas
Applications
 Laser welding
 Laser surface treatment
 Laser cutting of thin foils
Location
Laser Processing laboratory
Contact:
Prof. S. K. Sahoo
sks@nitrkl.ac.in
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Heavy Duty Lathe & Milling Machine
Characteristics: Rigid rectangular section,
wide bed, short spindle and shafts for
maximum drive rigidity, straight bed and
gap version with removable bridge piece,
all drive gears in headstock are case
hardened and ground, dry sump
lubrication
for
minimum
thermal
deformation, induction hardened integral
guideways on bed.
Make/Model
HMT, Bangalore, India/ NH26
Height of centres mm 260
Swing over bed mm 575
Swing over cross slide mm 350
Distance between centres mm 3000
Spindle Nose / Bore mm A2-6* / 53
Spindle Speed range rpm 16 from 402040
Spindle power kW 11
Feed range mm/rev 60 from 0.04-2.24
Lead screw pitch mm 6
Metric threads mm 48 from 0.5-28
Module threads mm 40 from 0.25-14
Main motor power kW 7.5
Applications
 Turning, thread cutting, drilling,
cutting, sanding, knurling, slot and
keyway cutting, planing, drilling,
gear cutting, etc operations .
Characteristics: Streamlined construction,
rugged and vibration free. Heavy duty Motor
for stock removal. Power operated feeds and
rapid traverses in all directions. Independent
main drive and feed drive motors. Wide
range of spindle speeds and feeds.
Instantaneous braking of spindle and table
drives through electromagnetic clutches.
Make/Model
HMT, Bangalore, India / FN2UA
Clamping area (LxW) mm 1350x310
Power operated table traverses mm 800
Cross mm 265
Vertical mm 400
Arbour diameter mm 27
Maxm cutter diameter mm 50
Number of speeds 18 Speed range
Rpm 35.5-1800
Main Motor kW/rpm 5.5/1500
Feed Motor kW/rpm 1.5/1500
Location
Contact:
Prof. C. K. Biswas
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Electrodischarge & Electrochemical Machine
Make/Model
Meta Tech Industries, Pune, India/ EC MAC-II
Make/Model
Electronica M/c Tools, Pune, India
/ Leader-PZ50CNC
Open circuit Voltage -25-75 v
Maxm current-0.5 – 30 A
CNC Pulse Generator-on time-0.5-1000 s
Duty factor-45-93%
Job Size -550 X 250 X 250mm
Maxm job weight-30 kg
CNC control-Z axis
Least count-0.02 mm
System Software-Part Programming
Dielectric System-With Paper Filtration
Flushing system-pressure, suction, impulse
Location
Output Current-0-300A DC
Output Voltage- 0-25v,
Feed rate in Z direction-0.10 – 6.45 mm/min
Electrolyte flow rate-20 lpm
Efficiency-Better than 80% any load condition,
Power Factor-Better than 85,
Digital Timer- Pre-settable 0-99.9 min.
Duty cycle-Continuous at 0-45c
Applications
Both EDM and ECM is used for making molds
in tool and die industries. They are also used
for measuring dies for producing jewellery
and badges by the coinage (stamping) process
and small hole drilling used in a variety of
applications. EDM machine can be for
removing broken tools (drill bits or taps) from
work pieces
Contact:
Prof. C. K. Biswas
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Measuring Microscope & Micro-hardness Tester
This equipment is capable of capturing
and analyzing various features on the
surface of a specimen. A powerful image
analyzer helps in identification and
measurement
of
surface-features.
Automatic phase distribution study can be
carried out by one-time identification of
phases. This is suitable for metallurgical
study of tools, heat treated and welded
specimen, etc.
Make/Model
RK Electro., India/ RK-100
Magnification: 1000x
Top-lit table
False-colour graph
Applications
 Measurement of very small items
dimension
 Particulate size measurement
 Particulate distribution study
Location
Laser Processing laboratory
Microhardness value is an indicator of
strength of a material. It is a nondestructive test that gives indirect
measurement of strength. In this test a
very small weight is applied over a small
area. The load is applied with a tool
having a pyramidal or hemi-spherical tip.
An indentation caused due to this loading
is measured and micro-hardness value is
inferred there from.
Make/Model
Vaiseshika, India/ 7005
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Range: 20Hv~1500Hv
Magnification : 400x
Working distance: ~1mm
Indenter: Diamond pyramid (136°)
Loading: 10~200gms
Accuracy: ±10 (for <100Hv), ±20 (for
100Hv)
Applications
Microhardness measurement of metals,
ceramics.
Contact:
Prof. S. K. Sahoo
sks@nitrkl.ac.in
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Multiprocess Micro-Machine DT110
Make/Model
MMT, Singapore/ DT110
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Multi-process micro-machine is a general
type machine for micro-machining
operation. Micro-products are the
inherent feature in different application
used in space, nuclear industry,
automotive sector and defence. The
different type of machining operations
can be carried out.
Travel: x=200, y=100, z=100
Table : 350x200
Spindle speed: 500rpm
Pneumatic pressure: Diamond pyramid
(136°)
 Loading: 10~200gms
 Accuracy: 100 Nm 1 Micron/100mm
Applications
The machine can be used for different type
of micromachining operations. It is CNC
controlled. Air-pressure 6 bar is required
for operation
Co-ordinate Measuring Machine
Make/Model
Accurate, India/ Spectra 5-6-4
Applications
The co-ordinate measuring machine is
used for measuring many different
features in a product. The machine
operates with air bearing with 6 bar airpressure .
 Range: X= 500, Y=600, Z=400
 Resolution: 0.0005mm
 Accuracy: mP Ee: 2.5 +L/.001mm)
The different geometrical features of a
specimen can be measured. Perpendicularity
and parallelism of two planes, flatness,
circularity and cylindricity of holes including
other basic features can be measured.
Different parameters of components such as
piston, connecting rod, crank shaft of IC
engine and other similar components can be
measured.
Location
Precision Engineering laboratory
Contact:
Prof. K. P. Maity
kpmaity@nitrkl.ac.in
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Department of Metallurgical and
Materials Engineering
Ashoka pillar (Iron pillar) , 7 m tall, six tons, erected by
Chandragupta Maurya II (380– 413 AD). The high corrosion
resistance of the pillar results from an even layer of crystalline
iron hydrogen phosphate forming on the high phosphorous
content iron
Bronze Statue (Chola Dynasty-300 BC-1300
AD) depicting Shiva dancing as Nataraja
Coin of Gupta period (335-375 AD) made of
gold depicting Samudragupta, with Garuda
pillar
Dagger and its scabbard, India, 17th—18th century.
Blade: Damascus steel inlaid with gold; hilt: jade;
scabbard: steel with engraved, chased and gilded
decoration.
Inscription in Tamil on copper plate ( 300 BC )
Bandra–Worli Sea Link, which is cable-stayed bridge with
pre-stressed concrete-steel viaducts
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The Taxila copper-plate, 1st century BC
Department of Metallurgical and
Materials Engineering
Laboratories
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Thermal Analysis Lab
XRD Lab
Computational Metallurgy Lab
Fuel and Process Metallurgy Lab
Mineral dressing Lab
Physical Metallurgy and
Heat Treatment Lab
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FRP-Composite Lab
Polymer Composite Lab
SEM Lab
Electrometallurgy Lab
Surface Engineering Lab
Mechanical Characterization Lab
Composite Materials Lab
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Physical Metallurgy
Mechanical Metallurgy
Surface Engineering
Fracture Mechanics
Nanocomposites
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Process Metallurgy
Composite Materials
Materials Modeling
Light metals
Nanostructured materials
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FTIR-ATR-Microscopet
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
X-ray Diffractometer
Dilatometer
High Temperature Microscope
DSC and TG
Stylus Surface Profiler
A-DSC
Universal Testing Machine (INSTRON),
Dynamic
 Universal Testing Machine
(INSTRON), Static
 Universal Testing Machine
(INSTRON), with Environmental
Chamber, Static
 Planetary Ball Mill
 Particle Size Analyzer
 Microhardness Tester
 Potentiostat
 High Temperature Viscometer
Department office
Phone: 0661-2462550
Fax: 0661-2462551
Head of the Department: Prof. B.C. Ray, Phone: 0661-2462551
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The Faculty
Faculty members
Physical Metallurgy
Sudipta Sen
ssen@nitrkl.ac.in
Physical Metallurgy
Anindya Basu
basua@nitrkl.ac.in
Physical Metallurgy, Surface Engineering
Swapan K. Karak
karaksk@nitrkl.ac.in
Nanostructured materials, Composites
Mechanical Metallurgy
Bipin B. Verma
bbverma@nitrkl.ac.in
Mechanical Metallurgy, Fracture Mechanics
Suhrit Mula
suhrit@nitrkl.ac.in
Nanostructured Materials, Nanocomposites, Advanced Materials
Process Metallurgy
Upendra K. Mohanty
ukmohanty@nitrkl.ac.in
Metal Working, Foundry Technology
Mithilesh Kumar
mkumar@nitrkl.ac.in
Process Metallurgy
Smarajit Sarkar
smarajit@nitrkl.ac.in
Metal Matrix Composites, Industrial Metallurgy
Computational Metallurgy
Syed N. Alam
snalam@nitrkl.ac.in
Nanomaterials, Materials Characterization, X-Ray Diffraction
Natraj Yedla
yedlan@nitrkl.ac.in
Materials Modeling-deformation behavior of metallic glasses,
Deformation behavior of metals
Composite Materials
Bankim C. Ray
bcray@nitrkl.ac.in
Physical Metallurgy , Composite Materials
Debasis Chaira
debasis.chaira@nitrkl.ac.in
Nanomaterials, Physical Metallurgy, Composites
Ashok K. Mondal
mondala@nitrkl.ac.in
Light metals, Mechanical Behavior
Krishna Dutta
duttak@nitrkl.ac.in
Mechanical Metallurgy, Fracture Mechanics
Thin Film and Surface Coating
Subash C. Mishra
scmishra@nitrkl.ac.in
Plasma Technology, Polymer Composite
Santosh K. Sahoo
santoshsahoo@nitrkl.ac.in
Crystallographic texture, Plastic Deformation, Microstructural
Developments
Archana Mallik
archanam@nitrkl.ac.in
Advanced Materials Processing, Thin Solid Films
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Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
Make/Model
JEOL JSM-6084LV
A scanning electron microscope (SEM) is a
type of electron microscope that images a
sample by scanning it with a beam of
electrons in a raster scan pattern. The
electrons interact with the atoms that make
up the sample producing signals that
contain information about the sample's
surface topography, composition, and other
properties. The types of signals produced by
a SEM include secondary electrons, backscattered electrons (BSE), characteristic Xrays,
light
(cathodoluminescence),
specimen
current
and
transmitted
electrons. Secondary electron detectors are
common in all SEMs, but it is rare that a
single machine would have detectors for all
possible signals. The signals result from
interactions of the electron beam with
atoms at or near the surface of the sample.
In the most common or standard detection
mode, secondary electron imaging or SEI,
the SEM can produce very high-resolution
images of a sample surface, revealing
details less than 1 nm in size. Due to the
very narrow electron beam, SEM
micrographs have a large depth of field
yielding a characteristic three-dimensional
appearance useful for understanding the
surface structure of a sample.
High Vacuum mode
Resolution : SEI (Secondary Electron
Imaging); 3.0 nm (ACC V 30 kV, Working
Distance 8 mm)
Magnification: 8x to 300000X
Image mode : SEI and BEI (composition
image, topographic image and stereoscopic
image)
Probe current: 1pA to 1µA
Low Vacuum mode
Resolution: BEI (Back Scattered Electron
Imaging); 4.0 nm (ACC V 30 kV, Working
Distance 5 mm)
Vacuum pressure in the specimen chamber
10 to 270 Pa
Lowest pressure 1 Pa
Applications
 Nanoparticles
 Coatings
 Fracture surface: metals, glasses
and ceramics
 Corrosion layers
 Biological samples
 Geological samples
Location
SEM Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. D. Chaira
debasis.chaira@nitrkl.ac.in
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Make/Model
X-Pert, PANalytical, PW 3040/00,
Netherlands
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Semi-angle range: 0° - 140°
Working current: 20 mA
Working voltage: 30 kV
Target: Cu
Applications
An X-ray diffractometer illuminates a
sample with x-rays of known wavelength,
moving the sample and detector in order
to measure the intensity of the diffracted
radiation as a function of beam and
sample orientation. From the resulting
intensity versus angle plot, one can infer
about the phases present and structure of
the material. It is a versatile, nondestructive technique that reveals
detailed information about the chemical
composition
and
crystallographic
structure of natural and manufactured
materials. When a monochromatic X-ray
beam with wavelength lambda is
projected onto a crystalline material at an
angle theta, diffraction occurs only when
the distance traveled by the rays reflected
from successive planes differs by a
complete number n of wavelengths.
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Phase identification
Crystal structure determination
Determination of grain size
Measurement of residual stresses
Location
XRD laboratory
Contact:
Prof. A. Basu
basua@nitrkl.ac.in
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High temperature microscope
Make/Model
LEITZ, Germany
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In the development of high-tech
materials surface observation of the
material by heating and/or atmosphere
control plays an extremely important
role. The direct observation of a
material’s behavior during heating and
cooling is of interest to scientists and
engineers who are involved in the
development,
processing
and
evaluation of materials.
Electrical heated microscope
Inert gas heating chamber
Heating rate 2-3°C/min
Maximum temperature~1700°C
Controlled temperature and heating
rate by controlling the input to the
furnace
 Insitu process of heating and
observation
Applications
 High temperature characteristics of
oxide melts
 Measures wettability (contact angle)
Location
Thermal analysis Lab
Contact:
Prof. U. K. Mohanty
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High Temperature Viscometer
Make/Model
VIS 403 HF
M/S BAHR Thermoanalyses, Germany
 Temperature: 1680 °C
 Vacuum attachment
 Pt-Rd crucibles
Applications
A viscometer (also called viscosimeter)
is an instrument used to measure the
viscosity of a fluid In general, either the
fluid remains stationary and an object
moves through it, or the object is
stationary and the fluid moves past it.
The drag caused by relative motion of
the fluid and a surface is a measure of
the viscosity. The flow conditions must
have a sufficiently small value of
Reynolds number for there to be
laminar flow.
Viscosity is the most important physical
property of slag and ash, as it influences
their ability to flow or develop strength.
Viscosity of slags can be measured in
either
oxidizing
or
reducing
environments. The sample is placed in a
furnace and heated at a steady rate. The
test is monitored through the stages of
melting; most tests are captured on
video.
 To measure viscosity of oxide
systems
 To study slag-metal reactions
 Study the activation energy
 Viscosity over a temperature range
can be measured
 Rheology applications
Location
Contact:
Prof. U. K. Mohanty
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Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy-Attenuated
Total Reflection (FTIR-ATR)-Microscope
Make/Model
Shimadzu, IR prestige-21, Automatic
infrared microscope
FTIR
equipped
with
microscope,
wavelength range: 350 to 7800 cm-1, high
sensitivity, measures sample with low
transmittance, small sample size, high
speed measurement, high wave no
accuracy. Liquid as well as solid mode
analysis.
Applications
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
(FTIR) is a technique which is used to
obtain an infrared spectrum of absorption,
emission, photoconductivity or Raman
scattering of a solid, liquid or gas. An FTIR
spectrometer simultaneously collects
spectral data in a wide spectral range.
While that a dispersive spectrometer
measures intensity over a narrow range of
wavelengths at a time. FTIR has made
dispersive infrared spectrometers all but
obsolete (except sometimes in the near
infrared), opening up new applications of
infrared spectroscopy.
 Imaging along with FTIR, FTIR as
well as imaging of a desired area in
the sample, useful for organic
materials,
attenuated
total
reflection for non-organic materials.
 Structural
characterization
of
engineering
polymer
based
composites
Location
FRP composite lab
Contact:
Prof. B.C. Ray
bcray@nitrkl.ac.in
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Stylus Surface Profilometer
Make/Model
Veeco Dektak 150
The Profilometer is a measuring
instrument used to measure a surface's
profile, in order to quantify its roughness.
There are two types of profilometers
a) contact type and b) non-contact type.
In contact type a diamond stylus is moved
vertically in contact with a sample and
then moved laterally across the sample
for a specified distance and specified
contact force. A profilometer can measure
small surface variations in vertical stylus
displacement as a function of position. A
typical profilometer can measure small
vertical features ranging in height from
10 nanometres to 1 millimetre. The height
position of the diamond stylus generates
an analog signal which is converted into a
digital signal stored, analyzed and
displayed. The radius of diamond stylus
ranges from 20 nm-25 μm, and the
horizontal resolution is controlled by the
scan speed and data signal sampling rate.
The stylus tracking force can range from
less than 1 to 50 milligrams.
 Force analysis: 0.05 to 10 mg
 Vertical height resolution: 1 A max
 Scan length: Extendable to 150 mm
with 6 A repeatability
 Stylus available: 12.5, 2.5, 0.2, 0.05 µm
 Stress analysis mode is also available
 Diamond tip for scanning the surface of
a material, navitar lens with
microscope, automatic data capturing
Applications
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Surface profile of a material
Roughness of surface
Thickness of coating
Adhesion strength of coating
Residual stress measurement
Location
Electrometallurgy Lab
Contact:
Prof. S .K. Sahoo
santoshsahoo@nitrkl.ac.in
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Alternating Differential Scanning Calorimetrylow temperature (ADSC)
Make/Model
Model no: DSC 822 (Mettler Toledo)
Differential scanning calorimetry or DSC is
a thermoanalytical technique in which the
difference in the amount of heat required
to increase the temperature of a given
sample and that of a reference sample is
measured as a function of temperature.
Both the sample and reference are
maintained
at nearly
the
same
temperature throughout the experiment.
Generally, the temperature program for a
DSC analysis is designed such that the
sample holder temperature increases
linearly as a function of time.
 Temp range: -100 to +400˚C
 Desired static or dynamic cycle setting
facility
 Alternating cooling and heating
 Heating rate: 60˚C/min
 Al, Au and Pt crucibles can be used
 Smallest increment in the heating
profile: 0.01˚C/min
Applications
 To determine transition temperature
of polymers
 Determination
of
Phase
transformation of materials
 Evaluation of thermal history of
materials
Location
FRP composite Lab
Contact:
Prof. A. K. Mondal
mondala@nitrkl.ac.in
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DSC and TG
Make/Model
NETZSCH, STA409C, Germany
 Temperature 1500°C
 Controlled atmosphere (Ar, N2 and
Vacuum)
Applications
Thermogravimetric analysis or thermal
gravimetric analysis is a type of testing
performed on samples that determines
changes in weight in relation to a
temperature program in a controlled
atmosphere. Simultaneous TGA-DTA/DSC
measures both heat flow and weight
changes (TGA) in a material as a function
of temperature or time in a controlled
atmosphere. Simultaneous measurement
of these two material properties not only
improves productivity but also simplifies
interpretation of the results. The
complementary information obtained
allows
differentiation
between
endothermic and exothermic events with
no associated weight loss (e.g. melting
and crystallization) and those that involve
a weight loss (e.g. degradation).
TGA is commonly employed in research
and testing to determine thermal
characteristics of materials.
 Degradation temperature of polymers
 Absorbed moisture content of
materials
 Level of inorganic and organic
components of materials
 Decomposition points of explosives,
and solvent residues
 Corrosion kinetics in high temperature
oxidation
Location
Contact:
Prof. S. Sarkar
samarajit@nitrkl.ac.in
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Dilatometer
Make/Model
NETZSCH, DIL 402 C, Germany
 Temperature: 1600 °C
 Controlled atmospheres (Ar, N2 and
Vacuum)
Applications
To measure the thermal expansion
in steel, ceramic samples
A dilatometer is a scientific instrument
that measures volume changes caused by
a physical or chemical process.
Dilatometers have been used in the
fabrication of metallic alloys, compressed
and sintered refractory compounds,
glasses, ceramic products, composite
materials, and plastics. Dilatometry is also
used to monitor the progress of chemical
reactions, particularly those displaying a
substantial molar volume change (e.g.,
polymerisation). A specific example is the
rate of phase change. Another common
application of a dilatometer is the
measurement of thermal expansion.
Location
Contact:
Prof. M. Kumar
mkumar@nitrkl.ac.in
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Dynamic Universal Testing Machine (INSTRON)
Make/Model
INSTRON 8800R, United Kingdom
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Servo hydraulic testing system
Dynamic
Data storage by COD gauge
Applications
 Tensile testing of metals/non-metals
 Push-pull fatigue
 Fracture Toughness using
Compact Tension specimen
3-Point bend specimen
The INSTRON 8800R Servo hydraulic
Universal Testing Machine is involved in
determining the tensile properties, fatigue
strength and fracture toughness of
materials over a wide range. The machine
is equipped with sophisticated software
using which one can directly determine
the yield strength, tensile strength,
fracture strength, ductility, elastic
modulus, elastic limit in a tensile test. The
machine can be potentially used to
determine fatigue strength of a material.
Different fracture toughness values like
KIC, JIC can be determine by using the
embedded software.
Location
INSTRON Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. B. B. Verma
bbverma@nitrkl.ac.in
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Universal Testing Machine (INSTRON), with
Environmental Chamber
Make/Model
INSTRON 5967, United Kingdom
 Capacity : 30 kN
 Screw driven testing system
 Static
Applications
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Tensile testing of non-metallic samples
3-Point bend tests of metals
3-Point bend tests of composites
Location
The INSTRON 5967 machine has newly
arrived to the department. It is equipped
with low capacity load cell (30 kN), thus
can very effectively used to determine
different tensile and flexural strength
values of low strength materials.
Additional attachment to the machine is
its
environmental
chamber.
This
environmental chamber helps to study the
mechanical properties of materials at low
as well as at elevated temperatures. 3point bend set up of the machine can be
used effectively to determine the flexural
strength of composite materials.
FRP Composites Lab
Contact:
Prof. B.C. Ray
bcray@nitrkl.ac.in
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Particle Size Analyzer
Make/Model
Malvern, MicroP
 Range: 0.05 to 555 µm
Applications
 Particle size analysis of metal powders
 Size of ceramic powders like Al2O3, SiC
 Flowability and handling of granules
The stability, chemical reactivity,
opacity, flowability and material
strength of many materials are affected
by the size and characteristics of the
particles within them. Getting things
right at every stage of production, from
R & D through to manufacture and
quality control of the finished product is
vital. Particle size analysis, particle size
measurement, or simply particle sizing
is the collective name of the technical
procedures, or laboratory techniques
which determines the size range,
and/or the average, or mean size of the
particles in a powder sample. The
attached software helps to determine
mean particle size as well as range of
sizes of particles in a particular powder
sample under examination.
Location
Materials Science Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. U. K. Mohanty
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Rourkela – 769008, Orissa, India
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Department of Mining Engineering
Laboratories
 Ground control laboratory
 Mine surveying laboratory
 Environmental and Safety Engineering
Laboratory
 Mining geology laboratory
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Geo-mechanics laboratory
Solid fuel technology laboratory
Computer laboratory
Material handling systems laboratory
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Fly ash Utilization and Management
Spontaneous Heating of Coal
Geo-mechanics
Strata control
Slope stability
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Mining Systems Reliability
Mine Planning
Mine Safety
Mining Geology
Hydrogeology
Equipment & Softwares
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Blastmate
Compression Testing Machine
Universal Testing Machine
Tri-Axial Cell with Load Frame
Borehole Extensometer
Total Station
Global Positioning System
Digital Bomb Calorimeter
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Gas Chromatograph
Resistivity meter
Rheometer
UV visible Spectrophotometer
Gas Desorption Apparatus
Flac , Udec, Surpac, Ventsim,
Petrasim, Whittle, ArcGIS Softwares
Department office
Phone: 0661-2462600
Fax: 0661-2462601
Head of the Department: Prof. H.K. Naik, Phone: 0661-2462601
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The Faculty
Faculty members
Geo-mechanics Group
Singam Jayanthu
sjayanthu@nitrkl.ac.in
Mine Planning & Design, EMP, Mine Closure Planning, Coal
Mining Methods, Support Design, Ground Control and Rock
Mechanics
Hrushikesh Naik
hknaik@nitrkl.ac.in
Opencast Mining, Mine Surveying, Environmental Pollution
and Control in Mines, Fly Ash Management and Utilization
M K Mishra
mkmishra@nitrkl.ac.in
Geo-mechanics, Slope Stability, Fly Ash Management and
Utilization
Mine Environment Group
B. K. Pal
bkpal@nitrkl.ac.in
Mine Environmental Engineering, EIA, EMP, Opencast Mining
& Mining Economics
D. P. Tripathy
dptripathy@nitrkl.ac.in
Mining Environment & Safety Engg., Environmental Pollution
Monitoring & control, Mine Planning, Mine Economics
H B Sahu
hbsahu@nitrkl.ac.in
Mine Environment and Safety Engineering, EIA, Environmental
Management in
Mining, Solid Fuels and Clean Coal
Technology, Spontaneous Heating of Coal
D S Nimaje
dsnimaje@nitrkl.ac.in
Coal mine fires, Rock Mechanics
S Chatterjee
chatterjeesn@nitrkl.ac.in
Mine Planning, Geostatistics, Computer application in mines,
Reliability and safety engineering, Systems engineering
Sk. Md. Equeenuddin
equeen@nitrkl.ac.in
Environmental geochemistry, Coal geology, Remote sensing,
Hydrogeology, Acid Mine Drainage
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Thermo-gravemetric/Differential Thermal Analyzer
Make/Model
DTG-60/60H
Shimadzu, Japan
The DTG-60/60H has been designed to
perform differential thermal analysis
(DTA) and thermogravemetry (TG)
simultaneously on a single sample. It is
used in determining the thermal
properties of
a sample including
transition temperature, melting point,
reaction temperature and also whether
the thermal changes involves any change
in weight. In other words, one is able to
study whether the thermal changes are
attributable to chemical changes such as
adsorption and decomposition or physical
changes such as fusion. Simultaneous
TG/DTA improves ease of operation,
sensitivity and analytical accuracy of
conventional standalone systems. The TA60WS provides advanced acquisition,
analysis and report functions which
ensure
comfortable
simultaneous
measurements. Thus, it is suitable for
analyising a sample using a small quantity
of sample and in a short time.
Location
DTA
 Measured temp. range: Ambient to 15000C
 Heating rate: ±0.1 to 500C/min
 Differential temperature: ±1 to ±1000µV
 Noise level: less than 1µV
 Atmosphere: air, inert gas or oxygen
TG
 Measurable range: ± 500mg
 Minimum reading: 0.001mg
 Measurement accuracy: ± 1%
Applications
 Heat change measurements and
decomposition of coal a variety of other
materials in various atmospheres.
 The determination of phase diagrams
 Mineralogical and environmental studies
Contact:
Prof. B.K.Pal
bkpal@nitrkl.ac.in
Mineral Processing laboratory
Dr. H. B. Sahu
hbsahu@nitrkl.ac.in
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Rheometer
Make/Model
Anton Parr, Germany
The MCR rheometer is built on concepts
of EC motor technique, low friction
bearing and normal force sensor that have
been optimized over the years to satisfy
the demands of rheologists. Any type or
combination of rheological tests, both in
rotational and oscillatory mode, are
possible with the MCR rheometer. The
modularity of the system allows the
integration of a wide range of
temperature devices and applicationspecific accessories. The innovative and
patented features Toolmaster™, TruGap™
as well as T-Ready™ are breakthroughs in
terms of user-friendliness. TruRate™ and
TruStrain™ ensure absolute control at any
time during rheological tests.
 Shear Stress Range: 0 Pa to 104 Pa with
speed 0-1000 rpm, viscosity range 0
mPa.s to 107 mPa.s, etc.
 Temperature controller, analysis software
and online reading and data management
capabilities
 With 1-30 N at 40-150oC air bearing type
Rheometer, any type or combination of
reheological tests, both in rotational and
oscillatory mode
Applications
 Rheological properties of various types
of liquids can be studied.
 Determination of Viscosity, under
varying conditions as shear stress, shear
rate, torque, temperature of samples,
etc.
Location
Geomechanics laboratory
Contact:
Prof. H.K. Naik
hknaik@nitrkl.ac.in
Prof. M. K. Mishra
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Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer
Make/Model
AAS Shimadzu 24, Japan
Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS)
determines the presence of metals in
liquid samples in as low as ppm level. In
their elemental form, metals absorb
ultraviolet light when they are excited by
heat. Each metal has a characteristic
absorption
wavelength. The AAS
instrument looks for a particular metal by
focusing a beam of UV light at a specific
wavelength through a flame and into a
detector. The sample of interest is
aspirated into the flame. The instrument
measures the change in intensity and
converts it into an absorbance value.
Calibration curves are constructed by
running
standards
of
various
concentrations. Then samples can be
tested and measured against these
curves
to
estimate
the
metal
concentration in the analyte.
 Optics: Double Beam (chopper mirror)
 Monochromator: Aberration corrected Czerny
Turner monochromator, Holographic grating
1,600 lines/mm)
 Wavelength range : 190-900 nm
 Frequency : 100Hz
 Lamp Mode: Emission, Non-BGC, BGC-D2
 Gas Control : Manual setting of flow rate
 Automatic Air/ N2O switching system
Applications
 Water analysis
 Analysis of additives in lubricating oils
and greases
 Soil analysis
 Food analysis
Location
Mineral Processing laboratory
Contact:
Prof. B. K. Pal
bkpal@nitrkl.ac.in
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Triaxial set up
Make/Model
AIMIL, AIM 213, India
The behavior of a rock in insitu state of
stress is an important consideration of
design of any excavation. It needs
determination
of
triaxial
strength
parameter of the rock. The The test
involves subjecting a cylindrical rock
sample to radial stresses (confining
pressure) and controlled increases in axial
stresses or axial displacements. The
cylindrical rock specimen is usually of the
dimension of 100 mm diameter and 200
mm height. The specimen in vertically
enclosed in a thin rubber membrane. The
specimen preparation depends on the
type of the soil.
 Lateral confinement upto 160 kg/cm2
with accuracy + 1%
 Axial Loading capacity 500 KN with
resolution 0.1 KN
 Twelve rate of strains starting with
0.000125 mm/min to 5 mm/min
 Sample sizes from 35 mm to 150 mm
dia
Applications
 The unit is capable of determining
both unconfined and confined
strength properties of rocks.
 The results can be used for evaluating
the compressive strength, young’s
modulus, poisson’s ratio, cohesion
and angle of internal friction of rock
and rock like substances.
Location
Contact:
Prof. M. K. Mishra
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Ultrasonic testing machine
Make/Model
GCTS, ULT-100, USA
 20 MHz sampling rate with 12-bit
resolution starting from 156 KHz
 Digitally controlled pulser and receiver
including switch to automatically select Por S-wave transducers with pulse rate less
than 5 nano-seconds
 8-channel data logger for ±10 VDC inputs
 Available transducer platens for use inside
soil and rock triaxial cells with load upto
1500 KN and 2000 C temperature
This unit uses one or more ultrasonic
transducers that are moved over the
surface of the specimen.
As the
transducers move, the device generates
high voltage pulses. The subsequent
echoes generate voltage in the
transducers
which
is
sent
to
pulse/receiver. The ULT-100 system uses
a fast-acting pulser that provides
excitation to the ultrasonic sensor and an
ultra high speed analog-to-digital
converter for storing the resulting
waveforms signals. With automatic gain
selection, energy output, damping and
delay selections that can be manipulated,
the user is able to generate ultrasonic
waveforms in many different scenarios.
Also included is a data logging device for
recording parameters such as load and
displacement. In addition, two 0-10 VDC
analog signals supply constant outputs
proportional to the P- and S-wave
velocities for interfacing with external
data loggers. The state of the art
software is capable of facilitating wave
form stacking, filtering, spectral analysis
Applications
Laboratory ultrasonic velocity measurements
are used to study elastic behavior of
geological materials at simulated in situ stress
conditions. Ultrasonic testing is nondestructive and provides compression (P)
wave and shear (S) wave velocity information
used in calculating dynamic elastic constants
such as Poisson's Ratio (u), Young's Modulus
(E), Bulk Modulus (K), and Shear Modulus (G).
Location
Contact:
Prof. M. K. Mishra
175
Computerized control compression testing machine (CCTM)
Make/Model
HEICO, INDIA, 100T
The computer controlled compression
testing machine is capable of loading
upto 1000 kN with minimum resolution
of 1 kN. The loading unit is a fully
welded construction having cross head,
base and solid side plates with a
hydraulic jack fitted to the base. The
machine comes with dedicated
software
with on line features:
Compression
Vs.
Time
Plot;
Compression + Load Vs Time Plot; Strain
Vs Time Plot; Stress + Strain Vs Time
Plot, as well as off line (analysis)
features that include retrieval of the
online plots mentioned above, Stress Vs
Strain Plot, Calculation of Young’s
Modulus of the sample, etc. A User
friendly software for management of
the console is also provided for nonexpert users. Real time monitoring as
well as processing of test data (load,
stress, strain, time) either in graphic
format or as numerical data is possible.
 Servo controlled 1000 kN rock
compression tester with 1 kN resolution.
 Maximum clearance between side plates
– 260 mm; Maximum clearance between
platens – 390 mm; platen size – 165
mm2; Piston Stroke/Dia. – 152.4 mm/50
mm; Motor Power – 1 hp, capable of
testing samples of diameter 100–150
mm.
 Loading can be stress or strain controlled.
 Traixial Testing can be undertaken with
minor changes
Applications
 Unconfined compressive strength of
. rocks
 Elastic properties (E, μ, σc) of rocks.
 Evaluation of post failure behaviour of
rocks under varying loading rates
Location
Contact:
Prof. M. K. Mishra
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Tests per hour: 6 – 8
Precision classification: 0.1% class
Jacket type: isoperibol, water Jacket
Oxygen fill: automatic
Bucket fill: automatic
Applications
Heats of combustion, as determined
in an oxygen bomb calorimeter, are
measured by a substitution procedure
in which the heat obtained from the
sample is compared with the heat
obtained from a standardizing
material. In this test, a representative
sample is burned in a high-pressure
oxygen atmosphere within a metal
pressure vessel or “bomb”. The
energy released by the combustion is
absorbed within the calorimeter and
the resulting temperature change is
recorded.
 Coal and coke, all varieties and types
 Fuel oil, both heavy and light varieties
 Gasoline, all motor fuel and aviation types
jet fuels, all varieties
 Combustible wastes and refuse disposal
 Foodstuffs and supplements for human
nutrition
 Forage crops and supplements for animal
nutrition
 Building materials
 Explosives and heat powders
 Rocket fuels and related propellants
 Thermodynamic studies of combustible
materials
 Energy balance studies in ecology
Location
Solid Fuel Technology Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. H. B. Sahu
hbsahu@nitrkl.ac.in
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PM2.5 AND PM10 SAMPLER
Make/Model
APM550 Envirotech, New Delhi
 Flow rate: Constant, 1m³/hour (16.7 lpm)
 Suction pump/Blower : Brushless
regenerative blower
 Sampling time: 24 Hrs.
 Automatic Sampling : 24 hour
programmable timer to
automatically shut‐off the
system after pre‐set time
intervals.
 Time Totaliser: Up to 9999 hours with two
places after decimals
 Size Selective inlets: Opposed jet
impaction for PM10 cut and cyclonic/WINS
impactor for PM2.5 cut off
Applications
Recent studies have concluded that fine
particles (PM2.5) which penetrate deep into
the lungs, are more likely to contribute to
health effects. PM2.5 also adversely affects
visibility. The APM 550 system is a manual
method for sampling fine particles (PM2.5
fraction) and is based on impactor designs
standardized by USEPA for ambient air
quality monitoring. Ambient air enters the
APM
550 system through an omnidirectional inlet designed to provide a clean
aerodynamic cut-point for particles greater
than 10µ. Particles finer than 10µ proceed
to a second impactor that has an
aerodynamic cut-point at 2.5µ. Thet air
sample and fine particulates exiting from the
PM2.5 impactor are passed through a 47mm
dia Teflon filter membrane that retains the
FPM.
 Determination of PM2.5 and PM10 in
the workplace environment.
 Collection of gaseous sample
through the sampling attachment
Location
Mine Environment Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. H. B. Sahu
hbsahu@nitrkl.ac.in
Prof. B. K. Pal
bkpal@nitrkl.ac.in
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Crossing Point Temperature Apparatus
Make/Model
Gon Engineering Works, Hirapur,
Dhanbad
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Temperature range: Ambient to 4000C
Temperature control: Sunvic
Flow rate: upto 150cc/min
Atmosphere: Air, Oxygen
Applications
A small quantity of coal powder is taken in
a special type of tube and immersed in a
glycerine bath. The bath is heated at a rate
of 10C/min and in turn it heats the coal
bed. While the coal is heated, oxygen
supply at a predetermined rate is passed
through the coal bed. Coal reacts with
oxygen, the reaction being exothermic.
Initially the coal bed temperature is less
than the bath temperature. As the time
progresses, the coal oxidation reaction
becomes vigorous. Thereafter, a state
comes when coal bed temperature and
glycerine bath temperature become equal,
which is known as crossing point
temperature of coal. If CPT of a coal is
higher, it is considered less susceptible to
spontaneous heating.
 Assessment of spontaneous heating
tendency of coal.
Location
Solid Fuel Technology laboratory
Contact:
Prof. H. B. Sahu
hbsahu@nitrkl.ac.in
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Olpinski Index
Make/Model
SD Scientific Industries. Santoshpur, Kolkata
 Furnace upto 8000C with accuracy of
+ 1 C .
 Reactor tube
 Rotameter 0-150 ml with 2 way inlet &
outlet
 Chromel-Alumel thermocouple
 PID programmable controller
Susceptibility
of
coal
towards
spontaneous heating can be expressed
in terms of reactivity of coal in contact
with air at a temperature of 230oC. The
Olpinski apparatus is the standard
device for determining the reactivity
of coal at that temperature. The rate of
temperature rise at the moment of
equalisation of coal pallet and
surrounding temperatures i.e. when
the whole quantity of heat of reaction
is consumed by the pallet for raising its
temperature is graphically determined
by drawing tangent to the curve at the
point corresponding to the quinoline
vapour temperature. The rate of rise of
temperature determined in this way is
expressed in 0c / min which is an
indication
of
the
spontaneous
combustibility of coal. This index is
called Olpinski Index. Olpinski index
makes correction for ash content of
coal and on the basis of classification ,
we are able to know the spontaneity of
coal combustion.
Applications
 To determine the Olpinski index of coal
samples
 To know the susceptibility of coal to
spontaneous heating.
Location
Mine Surveying Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. D. S. Nimaje
Prof. D. P. Tripathy
dptripathy@nitrkl.ac.in
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GEMCOM SURPAC GEOLOGY & MINE PLANNING
Make/Model
Gemcom Software Private Limited, Australia/
Version Surpac V5.0-K
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Geological database module
Block model module
Geostatistical module
Mine design module
Ring design module
Solid modeling module
Survey module
Applications
Gemcom Surpac is the world’s most
popular geology and mine planning
software. It delivers efficiency and
accuracy through ease-of-use, powerful 3D
graphics, and workflow application.
Gemcom Surpac is supporting open pit
and underground mining operations and
exploration projects in more than 90
countries.
Surpac
enables
mining
practitioners to quantify and evaluate
mineral deposits and to plan efficient
extraction of reserves.
Surpac enables users to determine the
physical characteristics of deposits with
limited
information by harnessing
powerful graphics, geostatistics, and an
integrated modeling environment.
The software is helpful in generating
geological database from drillholes data. A
solid and block model of a mineral deposit
can also be prepared. Surpac can also be
used from sample compositing, variogram
modeling, and geostatistical estimation of
a deposit.
Location
Computer laboratory
Contact:
Prof. D. S. Nimaje
Prof. S. Chatterjee
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Ventsim Visual Advanced Software
Make/Model
CAE Datamine International Limited
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This state of the art software provides a
vidual environment and design tools for
improved and optimized underground
ventilation systems.
It is based on
advanced compressible flow modeling
including automatic density and fan curve
adjustment,
automatic
natural
ventilation, simulation and prediction of
temperature and humidity due to rock
strata,
auto
compression,
diesel
equipment and electric motors. It has
functions to predict economic airway size
and to quickly pick the most efficient
airway size based on optional power cost,
mining cost and mine life. This software
has dynamic animated 3D graphics
showing real airway dimensions and
shapes with animated airflows. It also
provides contaminant spread routines to
help predict the flow of gases, dust,
fumes and smoke.
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Full 3D modeling
Real time animation of airflow and fans
Dynamic colouring of airways and data
Airflow simulation and fan modeling
Contaminants spread, sourcing and
emergency simulation
Financial function to analyze airflow and
fan cost
Variable speed fans which can be
reversed
Recirculation predictor
Diesel particulate
Thermodynamic heat and moisture
modelling
Applications
 3D modeling of mine ventilation
 Design, improve and optimize
underground mine ventilation systems.
 Economic airway size estimator.
Location
Computer laboratory
Contact:
Prof. D. S. Nimaje
Prof. S. Chatterjee
snehamoy@gmail.com
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GEMCOM WHITTLE OPTIMIZATION SOFTWARE
Make/Model
Gemcom Software Private Limited, Australia/
Version Whittle 4.4.1
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Ultimate pit limit calculation
Pushbacks design
Life of mine production scheduling
Multi-analysis capabilities
Milawa Algorithm
Applications
Gemcom Whittle is the world’s most
trusted strategic mine planning
software used for analyzing and
optimizing economics of open pit
mining projects. Whittle facilitates
understanding of the potential value of
deposits establishing economic viability
and examining options for capital
investment and development strategy.
Whittle software is structured in terms
of a standard module, life-of-Mine
scheduling
module,
and
a
simultaneous optimization module.
Whittle can be employed for cut-off
grade optimization, stockpiling, and
blending ratio optimization using multielement materials from multiple pits.
The software is used for calculating the
ultimate pit limit of an open pit mine. It is
also useful in discretizing the ultimate pit
in terms of number of small nested pit as
well as pushbacks. It is also useful in
generating the bench by bench production
schedules.
The
Milawa
algorithm
facilitates
generation
of
optimum
production schedule within reasonable
amount of time.
Location
Computer laboratory
Contact:
Prof. S. Chatterjee
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Department of Physics
Laboratories
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Soft Condensed Matter Laboratory
Cryomagnetics Laboratory
Low Temperature Laboratory
Composite Laboratory
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Electro ceramic Laboratory
Ferroics Laboratory
Thin Film Laboratory
Computational Physics Laboratory
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Soft Condensed Matter
Biophysics
Low Temperature Physics
Magnetic Materials
Superconductivity
Polymer Composite
Ferroelectrics & Dielectrics
Optoelectronics
Thin Film
Theoretical Condensed Matter
Equipment & Softwares
 X-Ray-Diffraction
 Dynamic Light Scattering
 Fluorescence Recovery After
Photobleaching
 AC/DC Electrical Characterization
 Closed Cycle Refrigerator
 Vacuum Coating & RF/DC Sputtering
Unit
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Impedance Analyzer
Electrometer
Langmuir Blodgett Film Unit
Rheometer
Micrwave Furnace
High-temperature Furnaces
Work Station
Ferroelectric Characterization Unit
Department office
Phone: 0661-2462720
Fax: 0661-2462721
Head of the Department: Prof. S. Jena, Phone: 0661-2462701
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The Faculty
Faculty members
Condensed Matter Group
Sidhartha Jena
sid@nitrkl.ac.in
Soft Matter, Structure and Dynamics of Gels, Polymers,
Biopolymers, and Biological samples.
Biplab Ganguli
biplabg@nitrkl.ac.in
Condensed matter physics (Theory), Computational material
science, Non-linear dynamics.
Dillip K. Bisoyi
dkbisoyi@nitrkl.ac.in
SAXS, Metal oxide nano-particles, Natural fiber reinforced
polymer composites, Nano- biocomposites.
Pitambar Mahanandia
pitam@nitrkl.ac.in
Carbon Nanotubes, Energy storage Devices, Graphene
Low Temperature Group
Dhrubanand Behera
dbehera@nitrkl.ac.in
Low Temperature Condensed Matter Physics, High
Temperature Superconductors .
Prakash N. Vishwakarma
prakashn@nitrkl.ac.in
Low Temperature Condensed Matter Physics, Magnetic
Oxides, High Tc Superconductors, Multiferroic
Anil K. Singh
singhanil@nitrkl.ac.in
Magnetic, Ferroelectric, and Multiferroic Materials
Suryanaryan Dash
dashsurya@nitrkl.ac.in
Phase Transition, Magnetism, Experimental Low Temperature
Condensed Matter Physics
Functional Materials Group
Simanchal Panigrahi
spanigrahi@nitrkl.ac.in
Solid State Physics, Material Science, Ferroelectrics
Pawan Kumar
pawankumar@nitrkl.ac.in
Bulk & Thin Functional Materials
Dillip Kumar Pradhan
dillippradhan@nitrkl.ac.in
Solid State Ionics, Ferroelectrics and Multiferroics, Materials
for Li – ion Rechargeable Battery.
Jyoti Prakash Kar
karjp@nitrkl.ac.in
Thin film, Nano Materials
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Multipurpose X-Ray Diffraction System
 Full automated alignment under
computer control.
 Optional in-plane diffraction arm for inplane
measurements
without
reconfiguration
 Focusing and parallel beam geometries
without reconfiguration.
 SAXS capabilities.
 Thin Film diffraction facility.
 Optional D/teX Ultra high-speed,
position-sensitive detector system.
Applications
In the Ultima IV XRD system, CBO
technology eliminates time spent switching
geometries, enables everyday users to run
both sets of experiments without the need
to reconfigure the system, and reduces wear
and possible optic damage associated with
the recurrent switching process. CBO and
automatic alignment combine to deliver
ultimate functionality for: micro-crystalline
diffraction, thin-film diffraction, small angle
scattering, and in-plane scattering
X-ray diffraction (XRD) is one of the most
important non – destructive tool for
analyzing all kinds of matter ranging from
fluids, to powders and crystals. From
research to production and engineering,
XRD is an indispensable tool for material
characterization and quality control.
Location
X-Ray Laboratory
Make/Model
RIGAKU JAPAN/ULTIMA-IV
Contact:
Prof. D. K. Bisoyi
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LASER LIGHT SCATTERING
Light Scattering is a powerful non – invasive
technique to determine the static and
dynamic properties of polymer and
biopolymer solutions, gels, colloidal
suspensions, surfactants, and micelles. It is
possible to carry out both SLS and DLS on
the same set up. SLS furnishes the
information related to static properties like
molecular weight, radius of gyration and the
second virial coefficient. DLS provides
information on the dynamics of the systems
such as relaxation times and diffusion
coefficients of particles. It is possible to
predict polymer conformation from DLS
studies. The information related to
complexation and particle aggregation can
also be obtained from DLS experiments.
Make/Model
Photocor Complex, Russia
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Laser: Diode Laser 654 nm, 25mW
Scattering Angle: 20° - 150°
Particle Size Range: 1 nm – 1 μm
Diffusion Coefficient: 10-5 – 10-10 cm2/s
Temperature Range: 5° – 105°
Molecular Weight: 103 – 1012 g/mol
Applications
 Dynamics Statics of Complex Fluids
and soft matter.
Location
Contact:
Prof. Sidhartha Jena
sid@nitrkl.ac.in
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Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching
Fluorescence
Recovery
After
Photobleaching (FRAP) is a fluorescence
technique to determine the dynamics of
polymer solutions, biological samples,
colloids, and gels. It relies on bleaching of
the fluorescence particles in region of
interest by using an intense laser beam
and then following the recovery of the
fluorescence signal in the region by a
highly attenuated beam. It is one of the
ideal techniques to study the dynamics of
solutions at different concentrations
ranging from dilute to semidilute to
concentrated regimes. It can be used to
probe regions as low as 1 m. FRAP is
capable of sensing the diffusion of
different species and thus helps in
garnering information related to the
relaxation dynamics of the system under
study.
Make/Model
Designed and Developed at Department of
Physics, NIT Rourkela
 Laser: 500 mW Air cooled Ar+ Laser,
Model # 543 – MAP – A01, CVI, Melles
Griot
 AOM: Model # 35085 – 3, Neos
Technology
 Fluorescence Microscope: Model # BX
– 51, Olympus
 Avalanche Photodiode: SPCM – AQRH –
13, Perkin Elmer
 Optical Components
Applications
 Dynamics of Complex Fluids and soft
matter.
Location
Contact:
sid@nitrkl.ac.in
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AC/DC Electrical Characterization Facility
AC/DC electrical impedance/resistance
measurements in the wide temperature
range of 7K to 450K is available. This is done
in two steps, one from 450K to 300K in a
home made high temperature resistivity
setup and second from 300K to 7K in a
commercially
procured
closed
cycle
cryorefrigerator. The measurement is done
with high accuracy using instruments of
international repute. All the instruments are
interfaced to a personal computer via IEEE 488.2 data acquisition card. This enables
automated measurement and fast data
storage for further analysis. The automation
codes are written using LabView™ software
where online data plotting can also be
visualized.
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Closed cycle refrigerator, Janis CH-204N
Temperature controller, Lakeshore 331S
Nano-voltmeter, Keithley 2182
Constant Current Source, Keithley 6221
Electrometer, Keithley 6517B/E
Lock-in Amplifier, Stanford SR830
LN2 Dewar, Inox IX-20
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Temperature range: 7K to 450K
Frequency range: 100Hz to 1MHz
Resistance range: 100nΩ to 1TΩ
Low temperature measurements
under vacuum and high temperature
measurements
in
ambient
atmosphere
Applications
 Measurements applicable to pellets,
thin films, thick films polymers.
 Impedance study of dielectrics,
polymers and semiconductors as a
function of temperature at various
frequencies and as a function
frequency at various temperatures.
 Temperature dependence of DC
resistance
of
metals,
alloys,
semiconductors, superconductors
Location
Cryomagnetics Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. P. N. Vishwakarma
prakashn@nitrkl.ac.in
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Rheometer
Make/Model
Anton Paar, MCR 102
 Measuring systems: PP – 25, PP – 50
 Temperature Device: P – PTD200/56/AIR
 Temperature Range of Operation: - 5° to
200°C
Applications
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A Rheometer is a well – known instrument
for characterizing the structure of soft
matter and complex fluids. This Rheometer
unit uses a plate – plate configuration and
can be used to determine rheological
properties of both Newtonian and nonNewtonian liquids and gels. It can be
employed to determine the rheological
properties like elasticity, viscosity, storage
and loss moduli of samples with the
variation of shear stress and strain and
temperature under different operational
modes of rotation and oscillation.
Applicable to complex fluids and soft matter
Viscosity measurements
Determine the Rheological Properties
Capable of measurements under varied
stress and strain conditions
Location
Contact:
sid@nitrkl.ac.in
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Precision Ferroelectric Characterization System
 Precision Premier II Ferroelectric Test
System
 High Voltage Interface Unit to 
10,000V
 High Voltage Amplifier to  10,000V
 High Temperature Test Fixture to 520oC
 Piezoelectric Software
 MTI Photonic Sensor for Bulk Ceramic
Devices
 HVDM Fixture For Bulk Ceramic
Materials
Use of ferroelectric ceramics (in bulk, thin and
nano scale) constitutes a major characteristics of
modern society. Various properties of these
ferroelectric materials such as dielectric,
polarization vs. electric field, piezoelectric,
pyroelectric, electro-optic etc. have made them
able to capture the heart and soul of several
multibillion-dollar industries. They are found
everywhere in everyday life: electronic
equipment, cell phones, medical diagnostic
instruments, cameras, automobiles, security
systems, and military sensors.
Applications
 Electric
Field
vs.
Polarization
Measurements (both for bulk and thin
films).
 Strain vs. Electric Field Measurements.
 Fatigue Measurements.
 D33 Measurements.
 Pyroelectric Measurements
Location
Electro ceramics Laboratory
Make/Model
Radiant Technologies Inc, USA
Contact:
Prof. P. Kumar
pawankumar@nitrkl.ac.in
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Impedance Analyzer: PSM 1735
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Solid samples
Versatile multi function instruments
Frequency range: 10µHz to 35MHz
Wide impedance range: 1mΩ to 500MΩ
Phase accuracy at < 1 kHz 0.01°
High performance to cost ratio
Applications
N4L: PSM 1735 impedance analysis interface
provides measurement solution to many
impedance analysis applications. The PSM
1735 range can be used for measuring the
characteristics of inductors, capacitors and
resistors under precise operating conditions.
The frequency response electrical properties
for a wide range of materials starting from
polymers to ceramics can be measured. The
results can be analyzed in different
formalism to get better understanding of
electrical
microstructure
property,
relationship and relaxation dynamics of the
materials.
Measurements of various electrical
parameters
based
on
following
formalism:
 Dielectric Spectroscopy
 Complex Impedance Spectroscopy
 Complex modulus Spectroscopy
Location
Ferroics Laboratory
Make/Model
Contact:
NEWTONS 4th LTD: PSM 1735
Prof. Dillip K. Pradhan
dillippradhan@nitrkl.ac.in
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Ultrasonic Processor/sonicator
The Ultrasonic generator is of solid-state
version, the latest card type (LOT based) is
compact, lightweight, high efficient found to
be most suitable for cell disruption. The
transducer, consisting of piezoelectric crystals,
converts the electrical output of the
generator concentrated and intensified by a
stainless steel step horn is passed at the tip.
The energy radiates from the tip to the
material being treated.
Ultrasonic Processors/Sonicators is highly
suitable
for
homogenization
of
substances, disintegration of cells and
tissues, degassing of liquids and dispersion
of particles.
Make/Model
OSCAR ULTRASONIC PVT.LTD/ PR-1000
Applications
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Homogenization of substances
Disintegration of cells and tissues
Degassing of liquids
Dispersion of particles
Location
Polymer Composite Laboratory
Contact:
Prof. D. K. Bisoyi
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DC Electrical Transport Facility
Make/Model
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Closed cycle refrigerator , Janis
Temperature controller , Lakeshore 332
Nano-voltmeter , Keithley 2182A
Constant Current Source , Keithley 6221
DC Electrical Resistivity measurement for
low resistive samples can be made up to
10 K. Temperature dependent resistivity
ρ(T) can be measured using standard fourprobe technique with a nano voltmeter
and constant current source , with the
voltage resolution of 10-8V of the nano
voltmeter. A closed cycle Helium
refrigerators and a temperature controller
having a temperature resolution of ±0. 1 K
was used for temperature variation.
Computer controlled automated data
acquisition system is used with LabView
program. All the instruments are
interfaced to a personal computer via
IEEE-488 (GPIB) data acquisition card.
 Temperature range: 10 K to 300 K
 Resistance range: 100 nΩ to 10MΩ
 Low temperature measurements
under vacuum
Applications
 Pellets, thin films, composites of
low resistive samples, metals,
alloys and superconductors.
 Temperature dependence of DC
electrical resistance of metals,
alloys,
semiconductors,
superconductors
Location
Contact:
Prof. D. Behera
195
Vacuum Coating Unit
Make/Model
Hind High Vac. 12 A4D
 In situ thickness monitoring
 In situ sintering at various temperatures
 Substrate heating upto 300 0C facility for
better adhesion of film.
 Cooling arrangement is provided by copper
tubing.
Applications
Deposition of thin films on any substrate
via evaporation. The target material must
have melting temperature below 900oC.
The materials on heating above its
melting temperature can be made film on
the desired substrates.
Thermal evaporation is a process for
development of thin film whose melting
temperature is ~ 900 0C. Resistive
evaporation is accomplished by passing
a large current through a resistive wire
or foil containing the material to be
deposited. The vacuum allows vapor
particles to travel directly to the target
object
(substrate),
where
they
condense back to a solid state. The
thickness can be monitored by a quartz
crystal
Location
Contact:
Prof. D. Behera
196
RF/DC Magnetron Sputtering Systems
Make/Model
Hind High Vac. 12 “ MSPT
 Substrate heating up to 400°C facility for
better adhesion of film
 Cooling arrangement by circulating water
by copper cubing
 Argon gas flow is controlled by MFC
(Bronkhorst make)
 PID controller (SHIMADEN make)
 Hydraulic lift for opening the coating
chamber
 13.56 MHz variable RF power
Applications
RF and DC Sputtering technique is used
to make thin films of the both conducting
and non – conducting, ceramic materials.
Sputter deposition is a physical vapor
deposition (PVD) method. Sputtered
films typically have a better adhesion on
the substrate than evaporated films. RF
sputtering works well to produce highly
insulating oxide films but only with the
added expense of RF power supplies and
impedance matching networks.
Thin films can be prepared on different
substrates for conducting and non –
conducting samples. Semiconducting and
superconducting materials can be prepared
with controlled thickness
Location
Contact:
Prof. D. Behera
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Low Current/High Resistance Meter
(electrometer) with Test Fixture
 Measures resistances up to 1016Ω
 1fA - 20mA current measurement range
 <20µV burden voltage on lowest current
ranges
 200TΩ input impedance
 <3fA bias current
 Up to 425 rdgs/s
 0.75fA p-p noise
 Built-in ±1kV voltage source
 Unique voltage reversal method for high
Resistance measurements
 Optional plug-in scanner cards
Applications
Keithley's
5½-digit
Model
6517B
Electrometer/High Resistance Meter offers
accuracy and sensitivity specifications
unmatched by any other meter of this type. It
also offers a variety of features that simplifies
measuring high resistances and the resistivity
of insulating materials. With reading rates of
up to 425 readings/ second, the Model 6517B
is also significantly faster than competitive
electrometers, so it offers a quick, easy way
to measure low-level currents. Test Fixture
mostly solves the problem of probing the
material.
 Resistivity measurement with good
precision for high resistive materials,
composites etc.
Location
Composite Laboratory
Contact:
Make/Model
Prof. D. K. Bisoyi
Keithley make/6517B
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School of Management
Laboratories
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Basic Computer laboratory
Organizational Behavior laboratory
Business Simulation laboratory
Seminar and Technical Writing
Statistics laboratory
Human Resource laboratory
Management Games laboratory
 Operational Research laboratory
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Leadership laboratory
Language laboratory
Banking Operations laboratory
Project laboratory
Marketing laboratory
 Marketing
 Human Resource
 Finance
 Systems & IT Management
 Operations
Department office
Phone: 0661-2462800
Fax: 0661-2462801
Head of the Department: Prof. S. K. Rath, Phone: 0661-2462801
“The conventional definition of management is getting work done
through people, but real management is developing people through
work”
- Agha Hasan Abedi
200
The Faculty
Faculty members
Human Resource Management Group
Chandan Kumar Sahoo
sahooc@nitrkl.ac.in
Employee Empowerment and Involvement, Competency
Mapping, Management of Redundancy, Rehabilitation and
Resettlement, Organizational restructuring & People
Management.
Finance group
Dinabandhu Bag
bagd@nitrkl.ac.in
Finance, Banking, Economics
Shigufta Hena Uzma
uzmas@nitrkl.ac.in
Intangible Asset Valuation & Accounting, Financial Derivatives,
Corporate Brand Management, Brand Valuation, Corporate
Governance.
Marketing Group
Rajeev Kumar Panda
rkpanda@nitrkl.ac.in
Product & Brand Management, Marketing Research, Services
Marketing, Rural Marketing, Distribution & Channel
Management.
Systems Management Group
Prof. Santanu K. Rath
skrath@nitrkl.ac.in
Software Engineering, System Engineering & Management
201
The Central Workshops
It is where products required for all
research activities are made.
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Department of Central Workshop
Shops
 Machine shop
 Carpentry and fitting shop
 Machining
 Welding
 Casting
 Welding and foundry shop
 Electrical and electronics shop
Major areas of work
 Wood working
 Fitting
 Electrical circuits
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CNC milling machine
CNC lathe
CNC tap drill centre
Lathe
Milling machine
Radial drilling machine
Band saw machine
Surface grinder
Arc welding
 TIG welding
 Gas welding
 Power tools ( nibbler, shear, router, angle
grinder, straight grinder, chop saw, sabre
saw, mitre saw, double swivel mitre saw,
single swivel mitre saw, circular saw, Jig
saw, table saw, chain saw, planer,
eccentric sander, orbital sander, rotary
drill, impact drill, impact wrench)
Department office
Phone: 0661-2462740
Fax: 0661-2462741
Head of the Department: Prof. S. K. Patel, Phone: 0661-2462741
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The Faculty
Faculty members
Saroj Kumar Patel
skpatel@nitrkl.ac.in
Production Engineering
Susanta Kumar Sahoo
sks@nitrkl.ac.in
Saurabh Datta
sdatta@nitrkl.ac.in
Manoj Masanta
masantam@nitrkl.ac.in
Soumya Gangopadhyay
soumyag@nitrkl.ac.in
Metallurgical Engineering
Subrat Karmakar
Electrical Engineering
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CNC Milling Machine
Make/Model
MTAB/ MAXMILL
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Travel (mm): X = 300; Y = 250; Z = 250
Table size (mm sq)= 500 x 350
Load on table (kg) = 200
Positional accuracy (mm) = 0.010
Repeatability (mm) = ± 0.005
ATC with 10 tools
Applications
This is a computerized numerically
controlled (CNC) vertical milling machine
offering good precision and accuracy, since
it is operated by programmed commands
encoded on a storage medium, as opposed
to being manually controlled via hand
wheels or levers, or being mechanically
automated via cams alone. It features
automatic starting and stopping of spindle,
automatically controlling spindle speed,
movement of tools, movement of table,
changing of tools in the spindle etc.
Complex jobs requiring a variety of
different machine tools and operations can
be done on a single CNC machine. This is
essential
component
of
flexible
manufacturing systems dealing with mid
volume and mid-variety production.
 Parts having complex contours that cannot
be made by conventional milling machine
 Jobs requiring high skill
 Small lot production, or even single job
production such as prototyping, tooling
etc.
 Jobs requiring high accuracy and precision,
and consistent quality
 Jobs requiring frequent set-ups and/or setups are expensive
 Parts subjected to frequent design
changes
 Jobs requiring expensive jigs and fixtures
Location
Machine Shop
Contact:
Prof. S.K. Sahoo
sks@nitrkl.ac.in
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CNC Lathe
Make/Model
MTAB/ MAXTURN
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controlled (CNC) lathe used for making
precise and accurate cylindrical surfaces
by rotating the workpiece while a single
point cutting tool removes material by its
linear movement automatically with the
help of programmed commands. The
machine features automatic starting and
stopping of head stock, automatic
controlling chuck speed and of
movement of tools. Complex jobs
requiring a variety of operations and
tools can be done on a single CNC
machine. It is an essential part of flexible
manufacturing systems dealing with mid
volume and mid-variety production.
Travel (mm): X = 100; Z = 225
Max job size : 100 mm long, 130 mm dia
Applications
 Turning, facing, parting off, taper
turning, knurling, screw threading,
drilling, boring etc. by automated
process ensuring high accuracy and
precision
 Most suitable for jobs requiring high
skill, frequent design changes and
frequent machine set-ups
Location
Machine Shop
Contact:
Prof. S.K. Sahoo
sks@nitrkl.ac.in
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CNC Drill Tap Centre
Make/Model
MTAB/ SREYAS
controlled (CNC) machine suitable for all
types of hole making processes like
drilling, boring, reaming, tapping etc.
besides milling operation. Since all
movements are based on computer
program, jobs with higher accuracy and
precision are possible. Operation such as
automatic starting and stopping of spindle,
controlling spindle speed, controlling
movement of tools, controlling movement
of table, changing of tools in the spindle
etc are controlled from a program.
Complex jobs requiring a variety of tools
can be done with a single CNC machine. It
is an essential machine for flexible
manufacturing systems dealing with
mid-volume and mid-variety production.
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Travel (mm): X = 480; Y = 360; Z = 270
Table size (mm sq)= 500 x 350
Load on table (kg) = 250
ATC with 12 tools
Applications
 Parts having complex contours that cannot
be made by conventional milling or drilling
machine
 Jobs requiring high skill
 Small lot production, or even single job
production such as prototyping, tooling
etc.
 Jobs requiring high accuracy and precision,
and consistent quality
 Jobs requiring frequent set-ups and/or setups are expensive
 Parts subjected to frequent design
changes
 Jobs requiring expensive jigs and fixtures
Location
Machine Shop
Contact:
Prof. S.K. Sahoo
sks@nitrkl.ac.in
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TUNGSTEN INTERT GAS WELDING
Make/Model
FRONIUS TP-2200(GTAW)
 A-4600 Weis
 Type Magic Wave
 2200 Job G/F
Applications
In the tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding
process,
non-consumable
tungsten
electrode is used to provide an electric arc
for welding. A sheath of inert gas like
argon surrounds the electrode, the arc and
the area to be welded. This gas shielding
process prevents its contact with
atmospheric oxygen leading to oxidization
of the weld and allows for the production
of neat and clean welds.
TIG welding can be performed with a large
variety of metals out of which the two
most common are steel and aluminum.
Compared to steel, welding of aluminum
requires a little more skill. However, the
basic technique is essentially the same and
most people who knows welding of steel
can make the jump to aluminum fairly
easily.
With a little practice, it is possible to make
good quality welds much more quickly and
easily than with oxy-acetylene welding.
There has been frequent demand for this
facility for welding aluminum.
While the aerospace industry is one of the primary
users of TIG welding, the process is used in a number of
other areas. Many industries use TIG for welding thin
work pieces, especially nonferrous metals. It is used
extensively in the manufacture of space vehicles, and is
also frequently employed to weld small-diameter, thinwall tubing such as those used in the bicycle industry.
In addition, it is often used to make root or first pass
welds for piping of various sizes. In maintenance and
repair work, the process is commonly used to repair
tools and dies, especially components made of
aluminum and magnesium. Because the weld metal is
not transferred directly across the electric arc like most
open arc welding processes, a vast assortment of
welding filler metal is available to the welding engineer.
In fact, no other welding process permits the welding
of so many alloys in so many product configurations.
Filler metal alloys, such as elemental aluminum and
chromium, can be lost through the electric arc from
volatilization. This loss does not occur with the TIG
process. Because the resulting welds have the same
chemical integrity as the original base metal or match
the base metals more closely, TIG welds are highly
resistant to corrosion and cracking over long time
periods. TIG is the welding procedure of choice for
critical welding operations like sealing spend nuclear
fuel canisters before burial.
Location
Welding Shop
Contact:
Prof. S. Datta
sdatta@nitrkl.ac.in
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Computer Centre
John Atanasov
Hero of Alexandria
Bill Gates
Charles Babbage
Konrad Zuse
Alan M. Turing
George Robert
Stibitz
John von Neumann
C. E. Shannon
J.M. Jacquard
Herman Hollerith
“I d o n ' t t h i n k t h e r e ' s a n y t h i n g u n i q u e a b ou t h u m a n
i n t e l l i g e n c e . Al l t h e n e u r o n s i n t h e br a i n t h a t m a k e u p
pe r c e p t i o n s a n d e m ot i o n s ope r a t e i n a bi n a r y fa sh i o n . W e
c a n s o m e d a y r e p l i c a t e t h a t o n a m a c h i n e . E a r t h l y l i fe i s
c a r b on b a se d a n d c o m p u t e r s a r e ” .
-- Bill Gates
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Computer Centre
Computer Centre is a centralized facility catering research and educational oriented services based on latest server and
network infrastructure available in Datacenter to all departments, offices, hall & residence areas of the Institute.
Network is based on 10G fiber optic backbone connected to more than 6000 users, providing aggregated internet
bandwidth of 201 MBPS. The centre is equipped with services like VoIP and Video Conferencing. Server
Infrastructure is supported with latest hardware like High Process Computing (HPC), latest range of Storage and
Backup hardware and Blade servers. It has following five essential functions:
(a) To set up and operate the server infrastructure, (b) to house and maintain the network switches and communication
infrastructure, (c) to support and assist users in getting the best out of the computing resources, (d) to install and
maintain commonly used general and technical software, to run large laboratory classes, and (e) to create software for
automating institute services.
Laboratories
 Datacenter
 Computer Lab – I
 Computer Lab – II
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Major Services
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E-Mail Service
Single sign-on Authentication
File storage
Web & Web Hosting service
Terminal Service for Thin Client Lab
Wireless Network
Licensed Softwares
Repository services
HPC (HP)
IBM Blade Center E & H servers
Storage and Backup Equipments
Network Equipment
Lab Equipment
Video Conferencing infrastructure
Software
 Solidworks 2012
 Algor
 ANSYS 13.0
 MATLAB & Simulink
 Qualnet v5 & Exata
 LabVIEW 2010
 SPSS v20.0
 Statistica v9.0
 Plaxis 2D 9.0
 Equalis
 MS office
 Ms visual studio
 AutoCAD mechanical Desktop
 Server Virtualization software
Department office
Phone: 0661-2462670
Fax: 0661-2462671
Head of the Department: Prof. Bidyadhar Subuddhi, Phone: 0661-2462671
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Computer Centre
Head, Computer Centre
Prof. Bidyadhar Subudhi
bidyadhar@nitrkl.ac.in, Ph: (0661) 2462416
Officers
Area of Responsibility
Debesh Ku. Purohit,
dkpurohit@nitrkl.ac.in
Datacenter administration, Application &
System software management, Database
management, Statistical Analysis
Snehasish Parhi,
sparhi@nitrkl.ac.in
Server,
Storage,
Network,
Backup
administration, Network Access Control,
Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Server
and Network Security
Manas Ranjan Pattnaik
manasp@nitrkl.ac.in
Software
Development,
Maintenance,
Testing, database Management, Web
Application design and development
Brajendra Ku. Behera
beherabrajendra@nitrkl.ac.in
Software development, Maintenance, testing,
database management, web application
design and development
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High Performance Computing (HPC)
Make/Model
Model HP DL360p
Approximately 2 Tera flops processing
power with following hardware:
 Master node (1 no.),
 Computing nodes (32 nos.),
 GPU node (1 no.),
 Storage nodes (3 no).
 Intel Xeon sandy bridge processor
Applications
The phrase “High-Performance Computing
(HPC)” is used to describe computing
environments which utilize processing
power of cluster of computers to address
complex computational requirements,
support
applications
that
require
significant processing time or handle
significant amounts of data. HPC generally
been supporting in scientific research and
compute-intensive types of problems.
Faculties and Research Scholars use HPC
facility for several application in science
and
engineering
like
Numerical
mathematics,
CFD,
Communication
Engineering, Industrial Design, Chemical
engineering, Bioinformatics etc.
Location
Data centre,
Computer Centre.
Contact:
Prof. B.Subudhi
bidyadhr@nitrkl.ac.in
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IBM Blade Centres
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IBM Blade Center E
Blade Server HS21
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IBM Blade Center H
Blade Server HS22
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The Blade servers along with other
supporting hardware like power modules,
network switches, etc., together form the
Blade Centre. This arrangement offers
some advantages over standard Rack
mountable configuration; it saves space
and resources resources like power and
network are shared. The blade chassis
performs non-core computing services.
Make/Model
IBM Blade Center E Machine Type/ Model – 86773RA
IBM Blade Center H Machine Type/ Model – 88524SA
IBM Blade Server HS21 Machine Type/ Model- 8853G1A
IBM Blade Server JS21 Machine Type/ Model- 7988J21
IBM Blade Server HS22 Machine Type/ Model- 7870IS1
Blade Center E
• Fits 14 Blade slots in 7U, Shared Media tray with
Optical Drive, Floppy Drive and USB 1.1 port.
• Redundant power supplies, power modules ,
management module, Gigabit ether net switch
Blade Center H
• Fits 14 Blade slots in 9U
•Redundant power supplies, power modules ,
management module, Gigabit ether net switch,
• Slots for optional 10G high-speed switches or passthrough modules, InfiniBand 4X, Hard-wired serial
port capability.
HS21 blades with 2X Intel Xeon 2.5 GHz Quad-core
processors, 24GB RAM, 2x300GB HDD, RAID Controller,
6x1 Gbps LAN card.
JS21 blades with 2 Single-core Power PCs (64-bit Power
Architecture Processors), 24GB RAM, 2x300GB HDD,
RAID Controller, 6x1 Gbps LAN card.
HS22 blades with 2X Intel Xeon 2.3 GHz Quad-core
processors, 48GB RAM, 2x300GB HDD, RAID Controller,
6x1 Gbps LAN card with SAN switch integrated.
Applications
 Blade servers are used for virtualization, webhosting,
mail service, etc.
 The Blade servers house applications and services of
NITR which include –
• Webmail, NIT Website, Intranet and various other
websites running on 4 ESX4.1 servers.
• Virtual Center for managing the 4 ESX4.1 servers.
• LDAP Server for providing authentication service to
various applications like webmail, Cyberoam, etc.
• Oracle servers, File server
• TIVOLI Storage Manager and VCB Proxy for providing
backup solution for both physical servers and virtual
machines.
Location
Data centre , Computer Centre.
Contact:
Mr. S. Parhi
sparhi@nitrkl.ac.in
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Data Storage System
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DS3400
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IBM FASTt 600 with
EXP810
HP P6500 EVA
The HP P6500 EVA storage system
facilitates 100TB storage need of several
production servers like HPC, email,
Institute website, Intranet, file server,
office automation and applications hosted
in virtualized environment like NPTEL,
eBook, eThesis etc. It keeps redundant
backup for important servers like eMail,
Institute
website,
NPTEL,
office
automation and applications hosted in
virtual environment. The facilities like, thin
provisioning, virtualization integration,
snapshot, volume copy, cloning and
replication provided in the storage are
most helpful for administering above
servers.
Make/Model
IBM DS3400
IBM FASTt 600 with EXP810
HP P6500 EVA
Location
Data centre, Computer Centre.
2x 12TB HDD, SATA, 7200RPM, dual active RAID
controller
4 Gbps Fiber Channel Host Interface.
3 Gbps SAS Drive Interface
Flexible for use with IBM System X and Blade Center
servers.
Can be managed by System storage DS storage
manager 10 client software.
Has support for flash copy, volume copy, IBM FC
switches.
512MB battery backed cache with 1GB upgrade
option.
For HP P6500 EVA- Capacity is 720TB Max, drive type
supported are 200GB/400GB 6G SFF SLC SAS Solid
State Drive
300GB 6G 15K SFF Dual-port ENT SAS
300GB/450GB/600GB/900GB 6G 10K SFF Dual-port
ENT SAS
1TB 6G 7.2K SFF Dual-port MDL SAS
450GB/600GB 6G 15K LFF Dual-port ENT SAS
2TB/3TB 6G 7.2K LFF Dual-port MDL SAS, drive
description (450) SFF SAS or (240) LFF SAS, Up to (20)
M6612s or up to (18) M6625s enclosures are
supported, Maximum drives per enclosure are (25)
Maximum for M6625 and (12) Maximum for M6612.
It has 8 Gb/sec Fibre Channel (4) Ports host interface
and 1 Gb/sec iSCSI (8) Ports host interface, 8GB
cache, (2) HSV360 storage controller, Compatible OSHP-UX, HP OpenVMS, Linux, Oracle Solaris, Windows
Server 2003,
Windows Server 2008, VMware, IBM AIX, Apple Mac
OS X, Xen LUN Migration
Applications
The storage devices are used for the following
purpose –
• Acts as a common storage for all virtual
machines running on ESX servers.
• Mail store of all user accounts.
• File Server space for FTP accounts
• Space for Elearning project.
• VCB proxy space for VM image backup.
• for HPC
Contact:
Mr. S. Parhi
sparhi@nitrkl.ac.in
214
Network Infrastructure
Make / Model
L3 Core Switch: Extreme - Black Diamond
8810
L2 Edge Switch: Extreme – Summit X series
Specification / Features
L3 Core Switch
L2 Edge Switch
L3 Core Switch i.e. BD 8810 delivers
high-performance connectivity to
the devices at edge of the network:
Edge switches, IP telephones,
wireless APs and other devices. It
also acts as the high-speed backbone
of the network to provide Gigabit
Ethernet connectivity to the
desktops (end users).
L2 Edge Switch is Summit X series
switch that facilitates the connection
of end node devices to the network
e.g. PC, Modems, IP Phone, Printers,
Wireless APs, etc. These switches
support features such as Port
Security, VLANs, Fast Ethernet /
Gigabit Ethernet, PoE (Power over
Ethernet) and Link Aggregation. Port
security allows the switch to decide
how many or what type of devices
are permitted to connect to the
switch.
L3 Core Switch:
 Multi slot switch with redundant
management, power supplies.
 High density gigabit and 10 Gigabit, 1G
and 10/100/1000Mbps ports.
 Large switching capacity capable of
supporting
 3.8 Tbps of switching bandwidth and
2,840 Mpps L2-L3 hardware forwarding
rate.
 Convergence-ready connectivity with VoIP.
 Universal port dynamic security profile to
provide fine-grained security policies.
L2 Edge Switch:
 Network
Management
through
ExtremeXOS CLI, SNMP and Web-based
management.
 Multiple network edge authentication
support with multiple endpoints per port.
 MAC and IP security functionality to
eliminate unauthorized/ unregistered
users.
Applications
Providing net work connectivity for the campus
Location
Data centre, Computer Centre
Contact:
Mr. S. Parhi
sparhi@nitrkl.ac.in
215
Wireless Devices
Wireless Mobility Controllers:
Make / Model
Extreme WM3700
HP – MSM 760
Access
Points:
Wireless Mobility Controller and wireless
access devices:
 Extreme - WM3700 controler with
Altitude 4620 – ROW abgn Exan AP
 HP – MSM 760 with MSM 317 access
device
Extreme WM3700 & Altitude 4620:
 High-speed, cross-subnet roaming.
 Large-scale, high availability clustering.
 Wireless IDS / IPS and Layer 2 firewall.
 AP with PoE functionality.
Extreme - Altitude 4620 HP – MSM 317
Extreme - Summit WM3700 wireless
LAN controller provides centralized
Wireless LAN configuration and
management of the Access Points
installed across the network. Mobility
and traffic control features provide
seamless roaming across Layer-2 /
Layer-3
deployments.
Controller
clustering provides link redundancy
and failover, load balancing and access
point redirection. The Controller
supports layer 2 role-based firewalling.
Wireless IDS/IPS feature allows the
controller to prevent the network from
unauthorized access.
HP – MSM 760 wireless LAN controller
delivers high-performance networking
solutions. Robust identity and rolesbased
user
account
profiles,
authentication, encryption and VLAN
support deliver intelligence to the
network edge. The MSM wireless
controllers support a fast-roaming
capability.
Wireless
security
is
comprehensive with support for
internal and external authentication
and built-in stateful firewall.
HP-MSM 317 Access Device provides
four Ethernet ports and a 2.4 GHz
wireless access point.
HP MSM 760 and MSM 317:
 IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n access support.
 Policy-based WLAN security.
 AP provides 4 Ethernet ports with PoE
functionality and a 2.4 GHz wireless
access point.
Applications
 Provides centralized wireless LAN
configuration,
monitoring
and
management of the Access Points.
 Role-based security policy and layer 2
firewall.
 RADIUS based authentication system
provides
 Security from unauthorized access of
LAN.
Location
Contact:
Mr. S. Parhi
sparhi@nitrkl.ac.in
216
UTM Device
Unified Threat Management System
Cyberoam UTM Appliance integrates
multiple security features like Firewall,
VPN, Intrusion Prevention System,
Gateway Anti-Virus & Anti-Spyware,
Gateway Anti-Spam, Web Filtering,
Layer 7 Visibility & Control, Bandwidth
Management,
Multiple
Link
Management, and more on a single
platform.
Extensible
Security
Architecture along with multicore
processors enable it to offer futureready security and faster throughput.
Centralized logging and reporting is
possible with Cyberoam i-View
application. Multi-core technology
allows high-speed parallel processing.
The device supports Multiple protocols:
HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, IM, P2P, SMTP, POP3,
IMAP, VPN tunnels. The device
efficiently manages multiple ISP links
and provides real time bandwidth
utilization report.
Following are the ISPs providing
Internet connectivity to NIT, Rourkela:
 BSNL – 155 Mbps through NKN
network
 Reliance Communications – 35 Mbps
 ORTEL Communications – 14 Mbps
 STPI – 2 Mbps
Make / Model
Cyberoam – CR 2500iNG
 Hardware firewall with identity based
policy creation for multiple security
features
 Firewall with high availability and
sateful failover.
 Multiple security zones (LAN, WAN &
DMZ).
 Virus Outbreak Detection (VOD)
 Real-time Email Security
 Web filter with 82+ Web categories and
custom categories.
 Blocks third-party proxy and tunnelling
software.
 Blocks malware, phishing, pharming
URLs Directory based user
authentication
 Bandwidth allocation based on website
categories and User categories.
 Firewall policy based traffic routing.
Applications
 ISP bandwidth management and load
balancing.
 Identification of network attacks through
excess bandwidth consumption patterns.
 Protecting inbound and outbound virus and
spam by Gateway anti-virus and anti-spam.
 Secure hosting of servers inside LAN & DMZ.
 Authentication based user management.
 Blocking
unwanted
websites
and
applications by Web and Application Filter.
Location
Contact:
Mr. S. Parhi
sparhi@nitrkl.ac.in
217
Solidworks 2012
Solid works is a 3D mechanical
CAD
(computer-aided design) program
that runs on Microsoft Windows and is
developed by Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks
Corp.
Make/Model
Solidworks 2012 by Dassault Systèmes
SolidWorks Corp.
Features in SolidWorks include- Costing tool,
large design review, magnetic lines & baloon
enhancements, feature freeze, enhanced
equation editor, command search, motion
optimization, enterprise PDM integrated
search, 3DVIA composer enhanced lifelike
experience, sustainability.
Applications
A parasolid based solid modeler which uses a
parametric feature based approach to create
models & assemblies. This is used for product
development, design verification, mechanical
design, etc.
Location
ANSYS 13.0
ANSYS offers a comprehensive range of
engineering
simulation
solution
sets
providing access to virtually any field of
engineering simulation that a design process
requires. ANSYS simulation software enables
organizations to confidently predict how their
products will operate in the real world.
Make/Model
ANSYS R13.0
Licenses for 25 tasks which includes ANSYS
Meshing, Workbench, Mechanical,
Multiphysics, AUTODYN, DesignSpace, HPC
Capability etc.
Applications
ANSYS software is used in various fields of
engineering simulation like Structural
Mechanics, Fluid Dynamics, Explicit Dynamics,
Electromagnetic, Hydrodynamics , Geometry
Interfaces & Simulation Process.
Location
Data centre , Computer Centre.
Contact:
Mr. S. Parhi
sparhi@nitrkl.ac.in
218
MATLAB & Simulink
LabVIEW 2010
MATLAB (matrix laboratory) is a numerical
computing environment
and fourthgeneration
programming
language.
Developed
by
MathWorks,
MATLAB
allows matrix manipulations, plotting
of functions and data, implementation
of algorithms, creation of user interfaces, &
interfacing with programs written in other
languages, including C, C++, Java,
and Fortran.
LabVIEW stands for (Laboratory Virtual
Instrumentation Engineering Workbench). It
is a platform for system design and acts as a
development environment for a visual
programming language. It is commonly
used for data acquisition, instrument
control, and industrial automation on a
variety of platforms including Microsoft
Windows, UNIX, Linux, and Mac OS X.
Make/Model
Mathworks MATLAB R2012b
100 user concurrent license for MATLAB and
Simulink and various toolboxes. The software
includes the following features MATLAB,
SIMULINK, Communication Toolbox, Control
Toolbox, Database Toolbox, Neural Network
Toolbox, Optimization Toolbox, Signal Blocks,
Signal Toolbox, Virtual Reality Toolbox, Statistics
Toolbox, Identification Toolbox, Wavelet
Toolbox etc.
Applications
Simulation tool for various scientific
end engineering disciplines.
Location
Make/Model
LabVIEW 2010 by National Instruments.
LabVIEW 2010 Real-Time Module with
Improved host/target data transfer with
network streams. New Web-based monitoring
and configuration of networked targets. Ability
to publish variables via Web services
Applications
Used for Data Acquisition, Instrument Control,
Test Automation, Analysis and Signal
Processing, Industrial Control, Embedded
Design applications.
Location
Contact:
Mr. S. Parhi
sparhi@nitrkl.ac.in
219
Biju Patnaik Central Library
Biju Patnaik Central Library (BPCL) of NIT
Rourkela, named after the legendary
industrialist and statesman and the founding
Chairman of Board of Governors of REC Rourkela
is functioning since 1965. The library presently
holds more than 63,200 books and 20,000 back
volumes of periodicals. Apart from the online
journals and standards provided by INDESTAICTE consortium, the library has purchased
license to access more than 2000 online science
and technology research journals worth more
than Rs. 1 crore per annum to support research
by faculty and students. The library also has
many IS codes, educational video courses,
cassettes, CD-ROMS etc.
Library Initiatives
The BPCL is fully automated with integrated
library software package Libsys – LSmart and
modernized with
latest Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID) based automation system
that facilitates self check-in, self check-out and
automatic security system. The RFID system
records more than 1.2 lakhs transactions per
year including issue, return and renewal of
books and documents.
Institutional Repository (IR) < http://dspace.nitrkl.ac.in/dspace > is an open access
repository of institutional research output of the faculty, researchers and students. At
present, the repository holds nearly 1690 documents consisting of journal papers,
conference papers, book chapters and doctoral theses and it is accessible openly and
globally.
Electronic Thesis and Dissertations (ETD) < http://ethesis.nitrkl.ac.in/ > is an
institutional open access thesis and dissertations repository of this Institute. This repository
is an attempt to make all locally produced theses more visible to global users. It is
mandatory for students of all disciplines [BTech, M.Tech. MTech (Res), M.Sc, MA, MBA and
Ph.D] to upload the final version of their theses submitted to the institute as a part of their
academic requirement.
Blog < http://192.168.1.126/blog/ > called ‘Library Services Blog’ is an intellectual tool for
documentation of information among local users. It alerts and informs patrons about the
latest developments in the field of science, engineering, technology, management and
humanities.
220
Biju Patnaik Central Library
Web-based
Video
Courses
< http://dlib.nitrkl.ac.in/videocourse/ > called
‘OpenCourseWare’ of the national NPTEL programme are available to the students and
faculty of NIT Rourkela over the institutional network. The library has acquired course
work in five major engineering disciplines: Civil Engineering, Computer Science and
Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering and
Mechanical Engineering at the undergraduate (B.E./B.Tech) level.
Open Access to Oriya Books (OAOB)<http://oaob.nitrkl.ac.in/> is a non- profit project,
initiated by NlT Rourkela, Srujanika Bhubaneswar and Pragati Utkal Sangh Rourkela. The
mission of the project is to preserve the cultural history of Orissa by digitizing old, rare and
new literary and other texts written in the Oriya language.
The primary focus is to digitize rare and copyright-free Oriya documents (books, texts and
manuscripts) which are under deteriorating condition in libraries, archives and individual
collections in order to make them openly accessible to all and to preserve them.
Library Services:
Apart from procuring, processing and distributing books, periodicals and other documents
the library offers several innovative services to the institute community. Among them are:
 Self service (check-in, check-out and renewal) system using RFID technology
 Web-based public access catalogue < http://libcat.nitrkl.ac.in/webopac/ >
services
 Electronic document delivery services
 On-campus book fairs to make the latest books available to faculty and students
 Periodic tutorials to faculty and students on literature search and accessing
information from across the globe.
 Short courses on modern library management offered to librarians of colleges and
schools in the region.
 Literature and patent searches on request from NIT faculty.
Contact:
Prof S Chakraverty
Professor In-Charge
chakravertys@nitrkl.ac.in
Dr. Y S Rao
Assistant Librarian
ysrao@nitrkl.ac.in
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Index
Sl No
Equipment
Page No
1
3D Printer Dimension SST 1200es
116 (ID)
2
A-O size plotter
83 (CE)
3
A-O size scanner
83 (CE)
4
Abbe Refractometer
36 (CR)
5
AC Power Frequency Dry and Wet Flashover Test facility
96 (EE)
6
AC/DC electrical characterization facility
190 (PH)
7
Advanced Optical microscope
36 (CR), 62 (CY)
8
Atomic Absorption spectrometer
64 (CY), 173 (MN), 82 (CE)
9
Atomic Force Microscope
26 (CR)
10
35 (CR)
11
BET Surface area and poresize analyzer
30 (CR), 44 (CH), 58 (CY)
12
Biomedical Instrumentation & Signal processing System
20 (BM)
13
Bioreactor
14 (BM)
14
Block vibration testing equipment
70 (CE)
15
09 (BM)
16
CHNS Analyzer
60 (CY)
17
CNC Drill Tap Centre
207 (WS)
18
CNC – FlexMill
117 (ID)
19
CNC – FlexTurn
118 (ID)
20
CNC Lathe
206 (WS)
21
CNC Milling Machine
205 (WS)
22
Compact RIO Logic analyzer
103 (EC)
23
Computerized control compression testing machine
(CCTM)
176 (MN)
24
Computer Controlled Constant temperature Anemometer
79 (CE)
25
Co-ordinate measuring machine
152 (ME)
26
Crossing Point Temperature Apparatus
179 (MN)
222
Sl No
Equipment
Page No
27
Data storage system
214 (CC)
28
DC electrical transport facility
195 (PH)
29
Differential Scanning Calorimeter
19 (BM), 162 (MM)
30
Differential Scanning Calorimetry - Thermogravimetric
analyzer
28 (CR), 163 (MM)
31
Differential Thermal Analysis-Thermo Gravimetric
Analyzer
41 (CH), 171 (MN)
32
Dilatometer
29 (CR), 164 (MM)
33
177 (MN)
34
Digital Servo Electric Universal Testing Machine
74 (CE)
35
DSP Controlled DFIG and
DSP-based Motor Control System
95 (EE)
36
Electrochemical Impedance Analyzer
27 (CR), 193 (PH)
37
Electro discharge and Electro chemical machine
150 (ME)
38
Electro magnetic excitor/shaker with vibration controller
74 (CE)
39
Electrospinning machine
11(BM)
40
ESI Mass Spectrometer
55 (CY)
41
FaroArm Fusion
115 (ID)
42
Fermenter
14 (BM), 133 (LS)
43
Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope
25 (CR)
44
Flash Chromatograph
65 (CY)
45
Flow Cytometer
10 (BM)
46
Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorter
10 (BM)
47
Fluorescence Microscope
125 (LS)
48
Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching
189 (PH)
49
Fluorescence Spectrometer
56 (CY), 129 (LS)
50
Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometer
57 (CY)
51
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy-Attenuated Total
Reflection (FTIR-ATR)-Microscope
160 (MM)
52
Freezer (-80°C)
134 (LS)
53
Freeze dryer
48 (CH)
223
Sl No
Equipment
Page No
54
Goniometer
47 (CH)
55
Gradient PCR
128 (LS)
56
Hardware Processors for Communication and signal
processing
101 (EC)
57
Heavy duty lathe and milling machine
149 (ME)
58
High Performance Computing (HPC)
212 (CC)
59
High Temperature Electric Furnaces
33 (CR)
60
High temperature microscope
158 (MM)
61
Hot modulus of rupture tester
35 (CR)
62
Hydrocarbon analyzer
46 (CH)
63
IBM Blade Centers
213 (CC)
64
Impulse Voltage Test Setup up to 400 kV, 20 kJ
97 (EE)
65
Inverted Microscope
126 (LS)
66
Large direct sheer testing equipment
71 (CE)
67
78 (CE)
68
Laser light scattering
188 (PH)
69
Laser welding machine
148 (ME)
70
Linde liquid nitrogen plant
144 (ME)
71
Liquid nitrogen generator
145 (ME)
72
Liquid Chromatograph
132 (LS)
73
Load Frame (Electrical cum manual) 500 kN
72 (CE)
74
Low current/high resistance meter
(electrometer) with test fixture
198 (PH)
75
Measuring microscope
151 (ME)
76
Mercury Porosimeter
31 (CR)
78
80 (CE)
79
Microcontroller
104 (EC)
80
Micro-hardness tester
151 (ME)
224
Sl No
Equipment
Page No
81
Microplate Absorbance Reader
15 (BM)
82
Millipore Water Purifier
136 (LS)
83
Multilevel Inverter
94 (EE)
84
Multiprocess micro-machine DT110
152 (ME)
85
Mutation Detection System
131 (LS)
86
Network Infrastructure
215 (CC)
87
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer
54 (CY)
88
72 (CE)
89
Orbital Shaking Incubator
17 (BM)
90
Olpinski Index
180 (MN)
91
49 (CH), 167 (MM)
92
Plate load testing equipment
71 (CE)
94
61 (CY)
95
PM2.5 AND PM10 SAMPLER
178 (MN)
96
Precision ferroelectric characterization system
192 (PH)
97
Pressure ageing vessel
75 (CE)
98
Programmable Controlled Rate Freezer
18 (BM)
99
Pulse vibration analyzer
73 (CE)
100
Real-time Digital Simulator
93 (EE)
101
RF/DC magnetron sputtering systems
197 (PH)
102
Refrigerated Centrifuge
135 (LS)
103
Repeated load indirect tensile test apparatus
77 (CE)
104
Rheometer
32 (CR), 76 (CE), 172 (MN),
191 (PH)
105
Rolling thin film oven
75 (CE)
106
RT-PCR
127 (LS)
225
Sl No
Equipment
Page No
107
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
156 (MM)
108
Signal / Network Generator and analyzer for RF
communication
102 (EC)
Smart Surveillance System
87 (CS)
109
Stylus Surface Profilometer
161 (MM)
110
Surface Tensiometer
40 (CH)
111
Total Organic Carbon analyzer
43 (CH)
112
Triaxial Shear Test Apparatus
70 (CE)
113
Triaxial set up
174 (MN)
114
Tungsten inert gas welding
208 (WS)
115
Ultrasonic processor
194 (PH)
116
Ultrasonic testing machine
175 (MN)
117
Universal testing machine
12 (BM)
118
Universal testing machine-600kN & 1000kN
147 (ME)
119
Dynamic Universal Testing Machine (INSTRON)
165 (MM)
120
Universal Testing Machine (INSTRON), with
Environmental Chamber
166 (MM)
121
UTM Device
217 (CC)
122
UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometer
42 (CH)
123
16 (BM), 34 (CR), 59 (CY), 130
(LS), 81 (CE)
124
Vacuum brazing furnace
146 (ME)
125
Vacuum coating unit
196 (PH)
126
Vibrometer
73 (CE)
127
Virtual & intelligent instrumentation
106 (EC)
128
VLSI EDA tools
105 (EC)
129
Viscometer
13 (BM), 76 (CE), 159 (MM)
130
Wear and Friction Monitor
21 (BM)
131
Wireless Devices
216 (CC)
226
Sl No
Equipments
Page No
132
157 (MM), 187 (PH)
133
Zetasizer-Particle Size Analyzer
34 (CR), 45 (CH), 63 (CY)
SOFTWARE
134
Arc-GIS Software
83 (CE)
135
ANSYS 13.0
218 (CC)
136
Aspen One
50 (CH)
137
CATIA V6 R2012 software
119 (ID)
138
Delmia quest
120 (ID)
139
Delmia igrip
121 (ID)
140
ERDAS-Imagine Software
83 (CE)
141
Gemcom surpac geology & mine planning
181 (MN)
142
Gemcom whittle optimization software
183 (MN)
143
Gproms
50 (CH)
144
IBM Rational Rose
88 (CS)
145
LabVIEW 2010
219 (CC)
146
MATLAB & Simulink
219 (CC)
147
Mike- basin software
83 (CE)
148
Mike- flood software
83 (CE)
149
Solidworks 2012
218 (CC)
150
Ventsim Visual Advanced Software
182 (MN)
227
Contact addresses
Prof. M. Panda, Dean (SRICCE)
NIT, Rourkela
Rourkela-769008, Odisha
Phone(off): 0661-2462015
Email: dean-sr@nitrkl.ac.in
Sri Sudin B. Babu,
Assistant Registrar (SRICCE)
NIT, Rourkela
Rourkela-769008, Odisha
Phone(off): 0661-2462051
Email: ar-sr@nitrkl.ac.in
National Institute of Technology, Rourkla
Rourkela – 769008, Odisha, India
An institution where every one strives to attain his potential
www.nitrkl.ac.in

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