Contact Information

E-mail : mpathak[*AT]iitp.ac.in
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Phone : +91-612-2552047

Fax :  +91-612- 2277383

Research Interest

Turbulent flows and mathematical modeling of turbulent flows, Multiphase and Interfacial problems: Drops and Bubbles, non-Newtonian fluids, Pulsating flows.

Teaching

Publications

1. M. Pathak, A. Dewan and A. K. Dass, 2008 “Distribution of Temperature as a passive Scalar in the Flow Field of a Heated Turbulent Jet in Crossflow”, Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A, Vol. 54, pp 67-92.

2. M. Pathak, N. Sahoo and A. Dewan, 2008 "Experimental Investigation of Pressure Gradient Characteristics in a Mass Flow Rate Controlled Pulsating Pipe Flow", Journal of Institution of Engineers Vol. 89, pp. 11-15.

3. M. Pathak, A.K. Dass, and A. Dewan, 2008, "An Investigation of Turbulent Rectangular

Jet Discharged into a Narrow Channel Weak Crossflow", Journal of Hydrodynamics, Vol. 21, No 2, pp 154-163.

4. M. Pathak, A. Dewan and A. K. Dass, 2007, “Effect of Streamline Curvature on Flow Field of a Turbulent Plane Jet in Cross-flow”, Mechanics Research, Communication, Vol 34, No 3, pp 241- 248.

5. M. Pathak, A. Dewan and A. K. Dass, 2006, “Computational prediction of a slightly heated turbulent rectangular jet discharged in to a narrow channel cross-flow using two different turbulence models”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol 21-22, No-49, pp 39214-3928.

6. A. Dewan, M. Pathak and A. K. Dass, 2006, "A Survey of Selected Literature on Important Flow Properties and Computational Fluid Dynamics Treatments of Incompressible Turbulent Plane and Round Jets in Quiescent Ambient", Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Sciences, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 180-194.

7. M. Pathak, A. Dewan and A. K. Dass, 2005 “An assessment of Streamline Curvature Effects on the Mixing Region of a Turbulent Plane Jet in Crossflow”, Applied Mathematical Modeling, Vol.29, No 8, pp. 711-725.

8. M. Pathak, P. Suresh Kumar and U. K. Saha, 2005, “Prediction of Off-Design Performance Characteristics of a Gas Turbine Cycle using Matching Technique”, International Journal of Turbo and Jet Engine, Vol. 22, No 2, pp. 103-119.

Conference Papers:

1. Sampath Kumar Chinige, N. Sahoo, A. Dewan and M. Pathak, 2008, "An Experimental Study of Pulsating Flow in a Pipe", Proc. 19th National and 8th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Hyderabad, India.

2. A. Dewan, M. Pathak and A.K. Dass, 2006, "Heated Turbulent Rectangular Jet Discharged Into a Narrow Channel Cross flow", Proc. International Conference on Recent Advances in Heat Transfer, Coimbatore, India, pp. 73-83.

3. M. Pathak, A. Dewan and A.K. Dass, 2006, “Computational Fluid Dynamics of Flow Field of a Heated Turbulent Plane Jet in Cross-flow using Reynolds-stress Transport Model”, Proc. 18^th National and 7th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Guwahati, India (Paper No. HMT-2006-C125).

4. A. Dewan, M. Pathak, A.K. Dass and P. Sardar, 2006, “Prediction of Turbulent Round Jet in a Co-flowing Ambient using the k-ε Model of Turbulence”, Proc. 18th National and 7th ISHMTASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Guwahati, India (Paper No. HMT-2006-C120).

5. M. Pathak, A. Dewan and A.K. Dass, 2005, “A Computational Study of Three-Dimensional Turbulent Flow Due to Interaction of a Slot Jet and Cross-flow Using Reynolds-Stress Transport Model”, Proc. 8th Annual Computational Fluid Dynamics Symposium of Aeronautical Society of India, Bangalore.

6. M. Pathak, A. Dewan and A. K. Dass, 2004, “A Review of Effect of Streamline Curvature on Turbulence and a Case Study of Turbulent Plane Jet in Crossflow,” Proc. 7th annual CFD Symposium, of Aeronautical Society of India, Bangalore.

7. M. Pathak and P. Mahanta, 2003, “Exact Solutions to the Radiative Heat Transfer Problems in Cylindrical Enclosure involving Participating medium,” Proc. 6th ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, Hawaii, USA.

8. M. Pathak, P. Kalita and K. Kalita, 2002, “An advanced Generic Type Dual Fuel Conversion System for Diesel Engine Vehicle,” Proc., All India Seminar on Application of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as an Automotive Fuel, Guwahati.

9. S. C. Mishra and M. Pathak, 2002, “Collapsing Coefficients Used in the Collapsed Dimension Method for the Study of Radiative Heat Transfer Problems,” Proc. International Symposium on Recent Trends in Heat and Mass Transfer, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India.

Last updated : 27th August, 2009