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Dr. R.S. Rana

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U.G

Theory of Machines

Materials Science and Engineering

Composite Materials

Dynamics of Machines

Basic Mechanical Engineering

Workshop Technology

P.G

Production and Operations Managements

Advanced Composite Materials

Materials Technology

Tribology and Wear analysis

Organization

Start Date

End Date

Designation

Nature of Work

MANIT  Bhopal

18th July 2005 28th December 2013 Assistant Professor/Lecturer Teaching and Administrative work

MANIT  Bhopal

29th December 2013 27th December 2018 Assistant Professor AGP 7000 Teaching and Administrative work

MANIT  Bhopal

28th December, 2018 Till date Associate Professor Teaching and Research

 

Name of the Student

Topic

Year of Award

Co-Supervisor (if any)

Abhay Agrawal

Investigation on Enhancement of Thermal Performance of Single Slope Modified Solar Stills.

2020

-

Ruma Arora Soni

Experimental Analysis of Spirulina Cultivation in open pond and photo-Bioreator.

2020

Dr K Sudhakar

Ashish Kumar Singh

Synthesis, Mechanical and Tribological Behaviour of Aluminium Alloy Hybrid Composites Dispersed with Zirconia (ZrO2)p and Graphite (Gr)p

2022

Dr Sanjay Soni

Ashish Kumar

Development and characterization of nano silicon nitride reinforced AA 7068 composites for automotive application

2022

Dr Rajesh Purohit

Pream Singh Parihar

Role of Soft skills in global employability: A study in Indian context

2021

Dr Ruchi Mishra

Bipin Kumar

Synthesis and Characterization of Basalt based hybrid fiber  reinforced polymer composite

On going

-

Adarsh Chaurasiya

Fabrication and analysis of Epoxy Basalt fiber wood biochar hybrid polymer matrix composites

On going

-

Rajnish Kumar

Development and Characterization of Hybrid Polymer Nanocomposites with Nettle and Bamboo Fibers

On going

-

Title

Sponsoring Agency

Duration

Amount

Co-PI (if any)

Strengthening and development of Dynamics of Machine Lab Grant in Aid Scheme, MHRD-MANIT One year 14 Lac -

Title

Sponsoring Agency

Duration

Amount

Co-Investigator                       (if any)

Inspection of Hook Loader, Machines, Containers used for composting the waste for Smart City Gwalior.

Hyva india Pvt

15 days

Rs 118000/-

Dr Sarvesh P Rajput

Certification and calculation requirement to verify cooling system adopt for 200MVA, 230 KV transformer for ventilation

CromptionGrevaes Mandideep Bhopal

 

One week

Rs 2,00000/-

Dr Sarvesh P Rajput

vetting of design and drawing of two wheeler 5000 and 5000 liter tanker and 50000 liter tanker with fire fighter system

Ganraj traders and fabrication gulab baba mandir road subedar ward sagar MP

14 days

Rs70800/-

Dr Akhilesh Soni

vetting of design and drawing of yatripratikshilaya/bus stop for four different models

Ganraj traders and fabrication gulab baba mandir road subedar ward sagar MP

5 days

Rs177000/-

Dr Akhilesh Soni and Dr Navneet Munoth

Authors

Title

Journal

VOL. NO.,

PAGE NO

YEAR

SCI/

Scopus

IMPACT FACTOR

Adarsh Chaurasiya R.S.rana

“Characterization of eco-engineered polymer hybrid composites: reinforcing epoxy with basalt fiber and recycled biochar from rise husk for enhanced mechanical and enviromental performance”,

composite interface

 32, 1249–127

2025

SCI

 

Ruma Arora a,K. Sudhakar b,c,d,**, R.S. Rana

“Photobioreactors for building integration: A overview of designs and architectural potential

Heliyon

 

 10

1-15

15

2024,

SCI

 

Ashish Kumara*, Ravindra Singh Rana , Rajesh Purohita & Soni Kumarib

Modeling of Dry Conditioned Sliding Wear and Friction Behavior of Heat-Treated Silicon Nitride Strengthened Al Metal Matrix Nanocomposites

 

Indian Journal of Engineering & Materials Sciences

29, pp.1-9

 2022

SCI

 

Ashish Kumar Ravindra Singh Rana 1, Rajesh Purohit 1, Kuldeep K. Saxena 2,*, Jinyang Xu 3,* and Vinayak Malik 4,5

 “Metallographic Study and Sliding Wear Optimization of Nano Si3N4 Reinforced High-Strength Al Metal Matrix Composites”

Lubricants

  10, pp1-24

2022

SCIE

 

Ashish Kumar Singh, Sanjay Soni, Ravindra Singh Rana,

Sliding wear response of ultrasonic-assisted stir-squeeze cast Al-Zn(-Mg) alloy/ZrO2p composite: Wear mechanism and subsurface deformation.

Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties,

10

1-24

2022

SCIE

 

 Ashish Kumar Singh, Sanjay Soni, Ravindra Singh Rana,

Mechanical and sliding wear behavior of stir-squeeze cast and T6 heat-treated AA7068-ZrO2p composite

Composite Interfaces

30

599-625

2022

SCIE

 

Ashish Kumar Singh, Sanjay Soni, Ravindra Singh Rana,

“Wear mechanism maps for stir-squeeze cast AA7068 alloy/ZrO2p composite in accordance with normal load versus sliding speed diagram.”

Transactions of Indian Institute of Metals

75

2867-2874

2022

SCIE

 

Ashish Kumar, R.S. Rana, Rajesh purohit

Microstructure Evolution, Mechanical Properties, and Fractography of AA7068/ Si3N4 Nanocomposite Fabricated thorough ultrasonic-assisted Stir Casting

 Material researches express

9

1-21

2022

SCIE

 

Ashish Kumar, R.S. Rana, Rajesh purohit

 

Investigation of wear and friction characteristic of Al/ (Si3N4)npNano Composites under As-cast and Heat-treated conditions”.

Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering

1

1-12

2022

SCI

 

Ashish Kumar, Ravindra Singh Rana, Rajesh Purohit, Kuldeep K Saxena, Atul kumar, Anurag Namdev

Optimization of dry sliding wear behavior of Si3N4 and graphite reinforced Al-Zn-Mg-Cu composites using Taguchi method

Journal of Materials Research and Technology

19

4793-4803

2022

Scopus

 

Jayahari Lade, Kalluri Nagachary, Kuldeep K. Saxena, Kaliappan seeniappan &Ravindra Singh Rana

“Mechanical Characterisation and Study of Nickel Based super alloy 718 at Subzero Temperatures”,

Advances in materials and processing technologies

8

549-563

2021

SCI

 

Ashish Kumar, Ravindra Singh Rana & Rajesh Purohit

“Tribological Analysis and Characterization of Zinc Rich Al/Si3N4 Composites Fabricated Via Ultrasonic Assisted Stir Casting Technique”

Advances in materials and processing technologies

8

941-953

2021

SCI

 

Ashish Kumar Singh1, *, Sanjay Soni 2 , R. S. Rana3

“A Critical Review on Synthesis of Aluminium Metallic Composites through Stir Casting: Challenges and Opportunities”

Advanced Engineering Materials,

22,

1-29

2020

SCI

 

Ruma Arora Soni1 , K. Sudhakar1 and R.S. Rana

“Influence of Temperature and Light Intensity on the Growth Performance of Spirulina platensis

International Journal on Emerging Technologies

10

19-22

2019

SCIE

 

Ashish Kumar, Ravindra Singh Rana & Rajesh Purohit

“Effect of stirrer design on microstructure of MWCNT and Al alloy by stir casting process”

Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies

6

320-327

2020

SCI

 

R. S. Rana, Archana Nigrawal, Saraswati Rana & Rajesh Purohit

“Design and development of epoxy hybrid composite gears for low-powered application” 

Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies

6

328-337

2020

SCI

 

Abhay Agrawal, and R. S. Rana

“Theoretical and experimental performance evaluation of single-slope single-basin solar still with multiple V-shaped floating wicks”

Heliyon

5

1-38

2019

SCIE

 

Ruma Arora Soni , K. Sudhakar, R.S. Rana

“Comparative study on the growth performance of Spirulina platensis on modifying culture media”

Energy Reports

5

327-336

2019

SCIE

 

Tanya buddi, b. nageswararao, swadeshkumarsingh, rajeshpurohit&R. S. Rana

“Development and analysis of high density poly ethylene (HDPE) Nano SiO2 and wood powder reinforced polymer matrix hybrid nano composites”

Journal of Experimental Nanoscience

13

24-30

2018

SCI

 

Abhay Agrawal a, R.S. Ranab , Pankaj K. Srivastava

Heat transfer coefficients and productivity of a single slope single basin solar still in Indian climatic condition: Experimental and theoretical comparison”

Resource-Efficient Technologies

3

466-482

2017

SCI

 

R S. Rana*, R.S. Ranab, S. Suresh

 “Studies of biosorption kinetics of phenol by orange peel and tea waste”,

Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures

12

579-588

2017

SCIE

 

Ruma Arora Soni , K. Sudhakar, R.S. Rana

“Comparative study on the growth performance of Spirulina platensis on modifying culture media”

Energy Reports

327–336

2019

SCI

 

Ruma Arora Soni1, K. Sudhakar2* and R. S. Rana3

 “Sustainable biomass production from microalgae for food, feed and biofuels: An integrated approach” 

Bioscience Biotechnology Research Communications

9

729-736

2016

SCI

 

Ruma Arora Soni*, K. Sudhakar and R.S. Rana

 “Biophotovoltaics and Biohydrogen through artificial photosynthesis: an overview”

International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development,

15

313-325

2016

Scopus

 

Ashish Kumar Singh, Sanjay Soni, Ravindra Singh Rana, Akshay Kumar, Girish Chandra, Raj Kumar Singh, Anil Kumar

Wear and frictional attributes of Al-alloy hybrid composite dispersed with hard-ceramic (ZrO2) and solid-lubricant (Gr) particles

Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology

46

1-16

2023

SCIE

 

Title

Year

Agency

Co-Investigator(if any)

Published/Granted

Sanitising Entry Gate

22/02/2022

Indian Patent

Surendra Singh Godara, Anish Singh Sharwan Ram, Shri Krishna Dhakad

Granted
Implemented method for encryption over a blockchain data sharing in secure network

31/03/2021

Australian Patent Vangeti, Madhuri; Pattanaik, Chinmaya Ranjan; Ramana, T. V.; Subramanian, Muthukumar; Dhakad, SK; Granted

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