Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
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Dr. Arnab Karmakar

Joined Institute on : 16-Feb-2015

  • Assistant Professor
  • Chemical Engineering
  • PhD (NIT Durgapur), M.E (Chemical Engineering, Jadavpur University), B.Tech. (Chemical Engineering, Haldia Institute of Technology)
Contact Address

D1-17, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi-835215, Jharkhand, India

Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi-835215, Jharkhand, India

  • Phone Office - 0651-227-4362
  • Phone Residence - 9934582286
  • Email - arnabkarmakar@bitmesra.ac.in
Work Experience

Teaching : 11 Years

Research : 4 Years
Research Areas

Thermal fluid, Boiling flow, Heat pipe, Low temperature thermal desalination, Transient simulation
Publications

Publication in Journal

  •  Karmakar, A. (2026). PREDICTION OF THERMAL-HYDRAULIC OSCILLATIONS WITH NONLINEAR MODEL FORMULATION IN NATURAL CIRCULATION BOILING LOOPS AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE. Computational Thermal Sciences: An International Journal, 18(2). http://doi.org/10.1615/ComputThermalScien.2025055678   
  • Balihar, A. J., Karmakar, A., Kumar, A., Minj, S., & Sangso, P. Analysis of Thermal Performance in a Two-phase Thermosyphon loop based on Flow Visualization and an Image Processing Technique, Heat Transfer Res. 55(12), 71–89 (2024). http://doi.org/10.1615/HeatTransRes.2024052009
  • Karmakar, A., Patra, A. K., Saha, S., Jana, S. K. Design and Simulation of a Low-Temperature Thermal Desalination System. Chem. Eng. Technol. 47(1), 160–174 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.202300123  
  • Karmakar, A., Jana, S. K. Modeling of micellar-catalyzed bimolecular ionic reactions by a nonlinear Poisson− Boltzmann equation and an electrostatic free energy model. Int. J. Chem. Kin. 55, 441–454 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1002/kin.21647
  • Karmakar, A., Kar, D., Ahmad, A. et al. Design of a thermal desalination system with spray flash drum and condenser under vacuum based on droplet dynamics. Heat Mass Transfer 58, 933–948 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00231-021-03152-4
  • Tiwary, P., Toppo, P.N., Karmakar, A. Transient analysis and parameter estimation with optimizations in a plate heat exchanger. S?dhan?  47, 125 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12046-022-01885-4
  • Karmakar, A., Dey, R., Paruya, S., Effect of local phenomena on subcooled boiling oscillations in natural circulation boiling loop, Nucl. Eng. Des. 310 (2016) 205–216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2016.10.010
  • Karmakar, A., Paruya, S., Visualization of boiling flow structure in a natural circulation boiling loop. Nucl. Eng. Des. 285 (2015) 158-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2015.01.005
  • Karmakar, A., Goswami, N., Paruya., S., Subcooled boiling oscillations in natural circulation boiling loop at low pressure, AIChE J. 60 (2014) 375-386. https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.14258
  • Karmakar A., Paruya, S., “Nonlinear Analysis of Chaotic Time Series in a Natural Circulation Boiling Loop,” Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 51, 2012, 16467-16481. https://doi.org/10.1021/ie300788t
  • Paruya, S., Maiti, S., Karmakar, A., Gupta, P., Sarkar, J.P., Lumped parameterization of boiling channel—Bifurcations during density wave oscillations, Chem. Eng. Sci., 74, 2012, 310–326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2012.02.039

 Conference Proceedings

  • Kumar, A., John P. L., Choudhary, H., Karmakar, A., Start-up transients of a two-phase thermosyphon loop with sodium lauryl sulfate additive in water, ACS Fall 2024, 18th August 2024, Denver, Colorado. https://doi.org/10.1021/scimeetings.5c10861  
  • Parna, A., Bhargava, D., Kumar, G., Karmakar, A., Design of moderate-power wick heat pipes, Virtual International Conference on Advances in Sustainable Research for Energy and Environmental Management -ASREEM (Virtual), August 6-8, 2021, SVNIT Surat, India.
  • Karmakar, A., Soni, A.K., Mishra, U., Sinku, R.K., Temperature dynamics of a shell and tube heat exchanger, 70th Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, CHEMCON – 2017, December 27-30, 2017, Haldia, India.
  • Karmakar, A., Sharma, S., Distribution of void fraction and pressure drop in a subcooled boiling channel at low pressure and low mass flux, 2nd Energy System Modeling and Optimization Conference, December 11-13, 2017, NIT Durgapur, India.
  • Karmakar A., Paruya, S., Bubble Growth and Expulsions in Natural Circulation Boiling Loop, AICHE meeting, St. Pittsburg, US, 2012. 
Member of Professional Bodies

IIChE Life member