Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
Dr. Faisal Rahmani
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Ph. D. (IIT Delhi)
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Local Address Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi - 835215
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Email Id faisalrahmani@bitmesra.ac.in
Joined Institute on : 10-Nov-2021

  Work Experience
 
Teaching : 7 Years

Research : 10 Years

Individual: 2 Years

  Research Areas
 

Journal bearings, Powder lubrication, Rotordynamics, Modal analysis, Signal analysis

  Publications
 

Journals

  1. Lakhbir Singh Brar, Faisal Rahmani, “The impact of operating temperatures on the fluctuating flow field and precessing vortex core in cyclone separator using large-eddy simulations,” Physics of Fluids, 36, pp. 033335, 2024. (Link)
  2. Rooturaj Swain, Aman Singh, Tanmay Gocher, Faisal Rahmani, Anil C. Mahato, and Mukesh Sharma, “Numerical study on the effect of moderator depletion on thermal behaviour of fully voided 220 MWe IPHWR channel during LOCA”, Nuclear Engineering and Design, vol. 419, pp. 112970, 2024. (Link)
  3. P. Mahata, P. Kumar, A. Shrivastava, Faisal Rahmani, and L. Vennamneni, “Deformation of thin Mooney-Rivlin elastic sheet due to electrostatic interaction with a rigid curved domain implied to biosystems,” Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 46, pp. 207, 2024. (Link).
  4. L. S. Brar, Faisal Rahmani, M. Wasilewski, “Performance analysis of multi-inlet cyclone separators considering different shapes and locations of the inlet ducts,” Advanced Powder Technology, vol. 35(2), pp. 104325, 2024. (Link)
  5. M. Momin, Faisal Rahmani, E. Makki, M. Sharma, J. Giri, and T. Sathish “The impact of 180o return bend inclination on pressure drop characteristics and phase distribution during Oil-water flow,” Heliyon, vol. 10(2), pp. e24251, 2024. (Link)
  6. M. Momin, S. Mahindar, Faisal Rahmani, and M. Sharma, “Numerical studies on the oil film thickness in the case of stratified flow with different oil-water flow combinations through sudden contraction tube,” ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering, vol. 146(3), pp. 031401, 2024. (link)
  7. Faisal Rahmani, E. Makki, J. Giri, “Influence of Bearing Wear on the Stability and Modal Characteristics of a Flexible Rotor Supported on Powder-Lubricated Journal Bearings,” Lubricants, vol. 11(9), 355, 2023. (Link)
  8. Faisal Rahmani, R. K. Pandey, and J. K. Dutt, “Experimental Investigations on the Effect of Surface Pocket in a Powder Lubricated Journal Bearing on Friction and Vibration,” ASTM-Journal of Testing and Evaluation, vol. 51(2), pp. 706-719, 2023. (Link)
  9. Faisal Rahmani, J. K. Dutt, and R. K. Pandey, “Stability of rotor supported on powder lubricated journal bearings with surface pockets,” Proc. IMechE Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, vol. 235(12), pp. 2317-2329, 2021. (Link)
  10. Faisal Rahmani, R. K. Pandey, and J. K. Dutt, “Performance studies of powder lubricated journal bearing having different pocket shapes at cylindrical bore surface,” ASME Journal of Tribology, vol. 140, pp. 031704-1-12, 2018. (Link)
  11. Faisal Rahmani, J. K. Dutt, and R. K. Pandey, “Performance behaviour of elliptical-bore journal bearings lubricated with solid granular particulates,” Particuology, vol. 27, pp. 51–60, 2016. (link)
  12. Faisal Rahmani, J. K. Dutt, and R. K. Pandey, “Dynamic Characteristics of a Finite-Width Journal Bearing Lubricated with Powders,” Procedia Engineering, vol. 144, pp. 841–848, 2016. (Link)
  13. Faisal Rahmani, R. K. Pandey, and J. K. Dutt, “Influence of Elliptic Bore and Non-Newtonian Rheology of Lubricant on the Performance and Stability of Journal Bearing,” Procedia Technology, vol. 23, pp. 28–35, 2016. (Link)
  14. N. K. Rana, S. S. Gautam, S. Verma, and Faisal Rahmani, “On the Stiffness and Damping Coefficients of Constant Flow Valve Compensated Conical Hydrostatic Journal Bearing with Micropolar Lubricant,” Procedia Technology, vol. 23, pp. 42–50, 2016. (Link)
  15. Faisal Rahmani, R. K. Pandey, and J. K. Dutt, “Powder and Granular Lubrication of Journal and Thrust Bearings: A Review,” Indian Journal of Tribology, vol. 7, pp. 39–43, 2015.

Conferences

  1. Ashish Srivastava, and Faisal Rahmani, “Comparative evaluation of plain and textured surfaces on the stability of hydrodynamic journal bearing,” VETOMAC 2023, IIT Roorkee, India, 2023.
  2. S. Rahmani, and Faisal Rahmani, “Effect of surface pockets on the performance of journal bearings,” National Conference on Research and Developments in Material Processing, Modelling and Characterization 2020, NIT Jamshedpur, India, 2020.
  3. B. Suryavanshi, Faisal Rahmani, S. Vardhan, and A. Sinha, “Design of Vibration Absorber for Minimizing the Vibration Produced in an Overhead Crane,” ICETMSD-2020, IIMT Engineering College, Meerut, India, 2020.
  4. B. Anand, Faisal Rahmani, A. Kumar, and T. Gupta, “Energy Efficient Performance of Journal Bearing with Surface Pockets,” CHEM-CONFLUX20, MNNIT Allahabad, 2020.
  5. Faisal Rahmani, R. K. Pandey, and J. K. Dutt, “Influence of Elliptic Bore and Non-Newtonian Rheology of Lubricant on the Performance and Stability of Journal Bearing,” ICIAME-2016, G H Patel College of Engg. and Tech., Gujrat, 2016.
  6. N. K. Rana, S. S. Gautam, S. Verma, and Faisal Rahmani, “On the Stiffness and Damping Coefficients of Constant Flow Valve Compensated Conical Hydrostatic Journal Bearing with Micropolar Lubricant,” ICIAME-2016, G H Patel College of Engineering and Technology, Gujrat, 2016.
  7. Faisal Rahmani, J. K. Dutt, and R. K. Pandey, “Dynamic Characteristics of a Finite-Width Journal Bearing Lubricated with Powders,” ICOVP-2015, IIT Guwahati, India, 2015.
  8. Faisal Rahmani, J. K. Dutt, and R. K. Pandey, “Performance investigations of powder lubricated circular / elliptic bore journal bearings and stability analysis of rigid rotors mounted on such bearings,” in 41st Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology, University of Leeds, UK, 2014.
  9. Faisal Rahmani, R. K. Pandey, and J. K. Dutt, “Lubrication Studies of Journal and Thrust Pad Bearings using Powders and Granules,” in National Tribology Conference, PES University, Bangalore, India, 2014.

Book Chapter

  1. S. Rahmani, and Faisal Rahmani, “Effect of Surface Pockets on the Performance of Journal Bearings,” Recent Advances in Manufacturing Processes, Lecture notes in Mechanical Engineering, Springer, pp. 131-139, 2022.