Manabendra Pathak
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Patna
India
Biography
Manabendra Pathak working as Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Patna. I joined IIT Patna as an Assistant Professor in March 2009. Prior to joining IIT Patna, I worked as a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion Israel Institute of Technology from July 2007 to February, 2009. I have also experience as scientific officer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati for two and half years and as design engineer in M.T.I. (Pvt) Ltd for more than 3 years. I completed B.E. (Mechanical Engineering) from Assam Engineering College, M.Tech. (Fluid/thermal Engineering) and Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati.
Research Interest
Computational fluid dynamics and heat transfer Turbulence modeling Two-phase flow in micro and minichannels Dispersion of particles, droplets and bubbles at micro- and nano-scales Rheological and heat transfer characteristics of viscoplastic fluids Nuclear materials Solar thermal technology
Publications
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Y. K. Prajapati, M. Pathak and M.K. Khan, 2017, Performance analysis of uniform and expanding cross-section microchannels for single phase and flow boiling heat transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power - Contemporary Research, Springer, ISBN: 978-81-322-2741-0
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M. Pathak, 2017, Chapter 5: Nanoemulsions and their stability for enhancing functional properties of food ingredients, Nanotechnology Applications in Food: Flavor, Stability, Nutrition and Safety, ELSEVIER,ISBN: 978-0-12-811942-6.
