Publications

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Mallabhum Institute of Technology takes pride in its strong research culture, driven by both faculty members and students. Our faculty actively contribute to scholarly work across various domains of mechanical engineering, while our students are equally encouraged to engage in research, present papers, and publish their innovative ideas under expert guidance. Below is a curated list of publications that reflect the academic dedication and intellectual output of our department.

Faculty Publications:

2023

Suprakash Mondal, Prasenjit Chatterjee, and Ajit Kumar Pramanick, Enhancing Sustainable Transportation: A Methodological Approach for Electric Vehicle Selection Using CRITIC based TOPSIS Method, Presented in 6th Regional Science and Technology Congress, 2023-24, Organized Jointly by Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Purulia and Department of Science & Technology and Biotechnology Government of West Bengal, during 12th - 13th December 2023.

2022

1.       Jana, T., Mitra, A. and Sahoo, P. “Loading-unloading contact analysis of fractal rough surface with functional gradation”, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, vol. 236, no. 4, p. 891-914.

2.       Das, D., Pratihar, D.K. and Roy, G.G., “Modeling of Beam divergence”, Optik, vol. 256, p.168747.

2021

1.       Mondal Suprakash, Das Mallar, Mukhopadhyay Swarnangshu, & Bag Koushik (2021). An integrated decision-making model for wind turbine blade material. Journal of Industrial Engineering and Decision Making, 2(1), 15-21, 2021.

2.       D. Das, K.S. Bal, D. K Pratihar, and G.G. Roy. “Correlating the weld-bead’s ‘macro-, micro- features’ with the weld-pool’s ‘fluid flow’ for electron beam welded SS 201 plates.” International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, vol. 210, 2021, pp. 106734, Impact Factor: 5.329.

3.       D. Das, A. K. Das, A. R. Pal, S. Jaypuria, D. K. Pratihar and G. G. Roy. “Meta-Heuristic Algorithms-tuned Elman vs. Jordan Recurrent Neural Networks for Modeling of Electron Beam Welding Process.” Neural Processing Letters, 53(2), 2021, pp. 1647- 1663. Impact Factor: 2.908.

4.       D. Das, S. Jaypuria, D. K. Pratihar and G. G. Roy. “Weld Optimization (Review).” Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 181 – 195, 2021. Impact Factor: 4.564.

5.       D. Das, A. K. Das, D. K Pratihar, and G.G. Roy. “Prediction of residual stress in electron beam welding of stainless steel from process parameters and natural frequency of vibrations using machine-learning algorithms.” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, vol. 235, no. 11, pp.2008-2021, 2021, Impact Factor: 1.762.

6.       T. Jana, A. Mitra and P. Sahoo,. “Loading-unloading contact analysis of fractal rough surface with functional gradation”, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications p.14644207211062119, 2021. (Online) [Indexing: SCIE; IF: 2.311].

7.       T. Jana, A. Mitra and P. Sahoo, “Flattening analysis of plastically graded cylindrical contact under plane stress condition,” 3rd International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering and its Interdisciplinary Areas (ICAMEI), 2021.

8.       T. Jana, A. Mitra and P. Sahoo, “Influence of Young’s modulus on dynamic behavior of cylindrical contact under plane stress condition,” International Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering and Technology (RTET), 2021.

9.       T. Jana, A. Mitra and P. Sahoo, “Effect of varying yield strength on the dynamic behavior of cylindrical contact under plane stress,” Sustainable Development and Circular Economy in Civil Engineering (SDCE), 2021.

10.   S. K. Dinda, D. Das, A. Mohan, P. Srirangam and G. G. Roy, “Effect of beam oscillation on electron beam butt welded dual-phase (DP600) steel to 5754 Aluminium alloy joints.” Metallurgical and Materials Transaction A, vol. 52, no. 5, pp. 1647-1663, 2021. Impact Factor: 2.556.

11.   Banerjee S, Mondal S, Chatterjee P, Pramanick AK. An intercriteria correlation model for sustainable automotive body material selection. Journal of Industrial Engineering and Decision Making. 2021 May 10;2(1):8-14.

12.   Ayan Avra Chowdhury, Suprakash Mondal, “A multi criteria decision making approach for selection of Off-highway truck in Indian mining sector”, International Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering and Technology ( RTET 2021), Mallabhum Institute of Technology, West Bengal, India.

13.   Suman Mondal, Animesh Nandi, “Prediction and optimization of surface roughness in CNC dry turning” RTET-2021, MIT. Bishnupur.

14.   Suman Mondal, Animesh Nandi, “Optimization of Metal Removal Rate in Turning Operation Using Taguchi Approach” RTET-2021, MIT. Bishnupur.

15.   Kundu, A., Jaypuria, S., Pratihar, D.K., Chakrabarti, D., Das, D., “Electron Beam Welding: Current Trends and Future Scopes”, Handbook of Welding: Processes, Control and Simulation – HOW2020, Nova Science Publishers, ISBN: 978-1-53619-685-6.

16.   Das, D.,Jaypuria, S., Gupta, S., Kundu, A., Pratihar, D.K., and Roy, G.G., “Role of numerical simulations in weld analysis”, Handbook of Welding: Processes, Control and Simulation – HOW2020, Nova Science Publishers, ISBN: 978-1-53619-685-6.

2020

1.       D. Das, D. K. Pratihar and G. G. Roy. “Establishing a Correlation Between Residual Stress and Natural Frequency of Vibration for Electron Beam Butt Weld of AISI 304 Stainless Steel.” Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, vol. 45, no. 7, pp.5769-5781, 2020. Impact Factor: 2.334.

2.       D. Das, A. R. Pal, A. K. Das, D. K. Pratihar, and G. G. Roy. “Nature-inspired optimization algorithm-tuned feed-forward and recurrent neural networks using CFD-based phenomenological model-generated data to model the EBW process.” Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, vol. 45, no. 4, pp.2779-2797, 2020; Impact Factor: 2.334.

3.       D. Das, D. K. Pratihar and G. G. Roy. “Effects of space charge on weld geometry and cooling rate during electron beam welding of stainless steel.” Optik, vol. 206, no. 3, p.163722, 2020, Impact Factor: 2.443.

4.       Pratihar, B., Das, D. and Pratihar, D.K., “A Study to Establish Equivalence of Thermal and Mechanical Loads”, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, vol. 45, no. 2 p .631-639.

5.       Das, A.K., Das, D.,Jaypuria, S., Pratihar, D.K. and Roy, G.G, “Input–Output Modeling and Multi?objective Optimization of Weld Attributes in EBW”, vol. 46, no. 4, p. 4087-4101.

6.       T. Jana, A. Mitra and P. Sahoo, “Unloading analysis of elastically and plastically graded hemispherical contact with rigid flat,” in Tribology International, vol. 142, p.105973, 2020. [Indexing: SCI; IF: 4.872]. 

7.       T. Jana, A. Mitra and P. Sahoo, “Contact behavior of functionally graded fractal surface,” in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, vol. 234, no. 10, pp.1355-1374, 2020. [Indexing: SCIE; IF: 2.311].

8.       Jana, T., Mitra, A. and Sahoo, P.,” Static and Dynamic Analysis of Deformable Fractal Surface in Contact with Rigid Flat”, Handbook of Research on Advancements in Manufacturing, Materials, and Mechanical Engineering, IGI Global, DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4939-1.ch007, ISBN13: 9781799849391, pp. 141-174.

2019

1.       T. Jana, A. Mitra and P. Sahoo, “Finite element-based contact analysis of a radially functionally graded hemisphere and a rigid flat,” International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering, vol. 13, no. 2-3, pp.156-180, 2019. [Indexing: SCIE: IF: 1.178].

2.       T. Jana, A. Mitra and P. Sahoo, “Dynamic analysis of elastically and plastically graded spherical and cylindrical contact,” in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, vol. 233, no. 11, pp. 1712-1728, 2019. [Indexing: SCIE; IF: 1.674].

3.       T. Jana, A. Mitra and P. Sahoo, “Finite element based study of radially elastically graded cylindrical contact against a rigid flat under plane stress condition,” First International Conference on Manufacturing, Material Science and Engineering (ICMMSE), 2019.

4.       Swarnangshu Mukhopadhyay, Animesh Nandi, Suman Mandal and Debasish Nandi, “Study of roughness of surfaces machined by CNC and Conventional Machining’’ in the Proceedings of National Conference on Device Modelling and Soft Computing for real time applications (DMSC-2019) Organized by Dept. of ECE, MIT Bishnupur in collaboration with The Institution of Engineers India (IEI) held on 13.09.2019 to 14.09.2019. pp 70-72.

5.       Suman Mondal, Animesh Nandi,“Study of roughness of surfaces machined by CNC and Conventional Machining” DMSC-2019, MIT. Bishnupur.

2018

1.       Chatterjee P, Banerjee A, Mondal S, Boral S, Chakraborty S. “Development of a hybrid meta-model for material selection using design of experiments and EDAS method. Engineering Transactions”, Apr 25; 66(2):187-207. 2018.

2.       A Roy, P Chatterjee, S Chakraborty, S Mondal, “An Integrated Entropy-Combinative Distance-Based Assessment (Codas) Method For Aerospace Material Selection, National Conference on Advanced Materials”, Manufacturing and Metrology (NCAMMM – 2018), CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur, 2018.

3.       D. Das, D. K. Pratihar and G. G. Roy. “Cooling rate predictions and its correlation with grain characteristics during electron beam welding of stainless steel.” The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, vol. 97, no. 5-8, pp.2241-2254, 2018, Impact Factor (2020): 3.226.

4.       D. Das, D. K. Pratihar and G. G. Roy and A. R. Pal, “Phenomenological model-based study on electron beam welding process, and input-output modeling using neural networks trained by back-propagation  algorithm,  genetic algorithms, particle swarm optimization algorithm and  bat algorithm.” Applied Intelligence, vol. 48,  no. 9,  pp. 2698  -  2718,  2018. Impact Factor (2019): 5.086.

5.       T. Jana, A. Mitra and P. Sahoo, “Effect of yield strength on dynamic behaviour of deformable sphere-rigid plane contact,” First International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (INCOM), pp.13-17, 2018.

6.       Pal, K.S. Das, D., Singh, A.S., Dey, D., Majumdar, J.D., Choudhury, A.,R., “Experimental and finite element modeling of residual stress developed in laser-beam bead-on-plate welded Hastelloy C-276 sheet, In 2nd International Conference on Advancements in Automation, Robotics and Sensing (ICAARS), Coimbatore, India, 2018.

7.       Mandal, N. Mondal, S. K. Hati, A.K. Yadav, A. Raj,  A. Gupta, “Modelling and Analysis of a Gerotor Pump using Matlab  Simulink”, INCOM-2018, Jadavpur, Kolkata.

8.       Mondal S, Guha A, “Preparation of Metal Toughened Ceramic Tool Material, “Éditions universitaires européennes, 2018. ISBN : 978-6202272391.

9.       Das, A.K., Das, D., and Pratihar, D.K. “Multi-Objective Optimization and Cluster-Wise Regression Analysis to Establish Input–Output Relationships”, Multi-Objective Optimization, Springer, Singapore, ISBN: 978-981-13-1471-1.

2017

1.       Suprakash Mondal, Sumanta Kuila, Alok Kumar Singh, Prasenjit Chatterjee, “A complex proportional assessment method-based framework for industrial robot selection problem”, International Journal of Research In Science & Engineering, 3(2), 368-378, 2017.

2.       Suprakash Mondal, Arka Ghosh and N. V. Deshpande, “Automobile wheel material selection using multi-objective optimization on the basis of ratio analysis (MOORA) method”, International Journal of Research Publications in Engineering and Technology, 3(5), 45-49, 2017.

3.       Suprakash Mondal, Chinmoy Kundu, Prasenjit Chatterjee and Shankar Chakraborty, “CNC Machine tool selection using Data Envelopment Analysis, Ceramurgia+Ceramica Acta (C+CA) - Progress in Engineering Science”, 42(4) 1566-1571, 2017.

4.       Chatterjee P, Mondal S, Boral S, Banerjee A, Chakraborty S. “A novel hybrid method for non-traditional machining process selection using factor relationship and Multi-Attributive Border Approximation Method. Facta Universitatis”, Series: Mechanical Engineering. Dec 9;15(3):439-56. 2017.

5.       Suprakash Mondal, Chinmoy Kundu, Prasenjit Chatterjee and Shankar Chakraborty, “CNC Machine tool selection using Data Envelopment Analysis”, Accepted paper published in the proceedings of International conference on advances in science and technology (ICAST 2017) held at MCKV Institute of Engineering, Howrah , West Bengal, during 17th to 19th March, 2017.

6.       Suprakash Mondal, Arka Ghosh, Prasenjit Chatterjee and Shankar Chakraborty, “Material selection in automotive environment using entropy-based multi-objective optimisation on the basis of simple ratio analysis (MOOSRA) method”, Accepted paper published in the proceedings of International conference on Manufacturing Excellence (ICMAX-2017), held at K. K. Wagh Institute of Engineering Education and Research, Nashik, India, during 3rd to 4th March, 2017.

7.       Suprakash Mondal, Alok Kumar Singh, Prasenjit Chatterjee and Shankar Chakraborty, Decision making for rapid prototyping process selection using complex proportional assessment method, Accepted paper published in the proceedings of International conference on Manufacturing Excellence (ICMAX-2017), held at K. K. Wagh Institute of Engineering Education and Research, Nashik, India, during 3rd to 4th March, 2017.

8.       Suprakash Mondal, Arka Ghosh and N. V. Deshpande, “Automobile wheel material selection using multi¬-objective optimization on the basis of ratio analysis (MOORA) method”, Accepted paper published in the proceedings of International Conference on Innovations & Emerging trends in Engineering & Technology(IETET 2017),  held in MPGI, School of Engineering, Nanded on March  25th - 26th, 2017.

9.       Suprakash Mondal, Arka Ghosh, Prasenjit Chatterjee and Shankar Chakraborty, “A Material Selection Model For Thin Film Solar Cells Using An Integrated Statistical Variance And Multi Attributive Border Approximation Area Comparison (SV-MABAC) Model”, paper published in the proceedings of second International Conference on Advances in Material Science and Technology (ICAMST-2017) held at VIT University, Vellore during 09th to 11th October 2017.

10.   D. Das, D. K. Pratihar, and G. G. Roy, “Comparison of Heat Source Models in FEM-based Analysis of Electron Beam Melting of Steel Plate.” In 7th International Conference on Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics (ICTACEM-2017/681), IIT Kharagpur, India, 2017.

11.   T. Jana, A. Mitra and P. Sahoo, “Dynamic contact interactions of fractal surfaces,” in Applied Surface Science, vol. 392, pp. 872-882, 2017. [Indexing: SCI; IF: 6.707].

12.  T. Jana, A. Mitra and P. Sahoo, “Dynamics of Deformable Fractal Surface in Contact with Harmonically Excited Rigid Flat,” in International Journal of Manufacturing, Materials, and Mechanical Engineering (IJMMME), vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 38-62, 2017. [Indexing: E-SCI].

13.  T. Jana, A. Mitra and P. Sahoo, “Effect of varying modulus of elasticity on dynamic behaviour of deformable sphere-rigid plane contact,” Recent Advances in Industrial Tribology and Maintenance (RAITM), pp.118-123, 2017.

2016

1.       D. Das, D. K. Pratihar, and G. G. Roy, “Electron beam melting of steel plates: temperature measurement using thermocouples and prediction through finite element analysis.” In 28^th International Conference on CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future (pp. 579-588). Springer, New Delhi, India, 2016.

2.       Nimai Pada Mandal, Nitesh Mondal, Samir Kumar Hati, Rana Saha, Saikat Mookherjee,  Dipankar Sanyal, “Parametric Optimization of Pressure Compensator of Variable Displacement Axial Piston Pumps by using Genetic Algorithm(GA)”, FMFP-2016, MNNIT Allahabad.

2014

1.       Chatterjee P, Mondal S, Chakraborty S, “A comprehensive solution to automated inspection device selection problems using ELECTRE methods”, International Journal of Technology. 2014; 2:193-208.

2.       Chatterjee P, Mondal S, Chakraborty S, “A comparative study of preference dominance-based approaches for selection of industrial robots. Advances in Production Engineering & Management”, 2014 Mar 1;9(1). (Impact Factor 3.62).

3.       S.K. Hati, N.P. Mandal, R. Saha, S. Mookherjee,  D. Sanyal, “Modelling and Design analysis of a Variable Displacement Electro-Hydrostatic Actuation System”, FMFP-2014, IIT Kanpur.

4.       Kapil Roy ,Partha Mukherjee , Ujjwal Kumar Hansda , Sourav Halder , Suman Mandal ,Saikat Mandal , ParthaPratimSaha , Santanu Das, “On Drilling Burr Reduction of Low Carbon Steel Workpiece”, Indian Science Cruiser, Vol 28, No 4, page, 19-24, 2014

2013

1.       Mondal S, Chakraborty S, “A solution to robot selection problems using data envelopment analysis”, International journal of industrial engineering computations. 2013; 4(3):355-72.

2.       D. Das, D. Nandi, and I. Basak, “Initiation time for electrical discharge through liquid medium.” In National conference on recent trends in manufacturing science and technology, RTMST-2013, NITTTR, Kolkata, India, pp. 143-157. 2013.

2011

1.       Mondal S, Chakraborty S, “Selection of Flexible manufacturing systems using data envelopment analysis”, Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Production Engineering Division. 2011 Mar;91(18):31-9.

2.       Prasenjit Chatterjee, Suprakash Mondal and Md. Mirazul Islam, “VIKORRUG an Improved Compromise Ranking Tool for Decision Making in Manufacturing Environment”, Proc. of International Congress on Productivity, Quality, Reliability, Optimization and Modelling (ICPQROM 2011), 7-8 February 2011, held at Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi.

3.       Prasenjit Chatterjee, Suprakash Mondal and Sourav Bandopadhya, “Decision Making in Product Assembly Sequence Design: An Integrated Range of Value Method Approach”, published in the proceedings of International Conference on operation and Management Science 2011 (ICOMS 2011) held at the IMT, Nagpur, during 28th -29th January, 2011.

4.       Suprakash Mondal, Vijay M. Athawale, Shankar Chakraborty, “Equipment Selection using Data Envelopment Analysis”, Proceedings of National Conference on Industrial Engineering (NCIE 2011), held at West Bengal University of Technology, Salt lake, during 17-18 February 2011.

5.       Suprakash Mondal and Prasenjit Chatterjee, “Evalution of alternative fuel buses for public transportation using ROVM method”, Proceedings of National Conference on Recent trend and advances in the field of eco friendly operation of plant machineries, automobiles and material handling system (NCREPMA-2011), held at Mallabhum Institute of Technology, Bishnupur, Bankura, WB., during 29-30 January 2011.

2010

1.       Prasenjit Chatterjee, Suprakash Mondal, Sandip Kunar and Sima Rai, “Multi-criteria equipment selection using Grey Relational Analysis and MOORA Method”, published in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Operations and Management Sciences (ICOMS), held at Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur, during 12-13th February, 2010.

2.       Suprakash Mondal and Shankar Chakraborty, Flexible manufacturing systems election using Data Envelopment Analysis, International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, January 4-6, 2010, S.V. National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat, India. 2010

Student Publications:

1.       Banerjee S, Mondal S, Chatterjee P, Pramanick AK. An intercriteria correlation model for sustainable automotive body material selection. Journal of Industrial Engineering and Decision Making. 2021 May 10;2(1):8-14.

2.       Ayan Avra Chowdhury, Suprakash Mondal, “A multi criteria decision making approach for selection of Off-highway truck in Indian mining sector”, International Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering and Technology ( RTET 2021), Mallabhum Institute of Technology, West Bengal, India.

3.       A Roy, P Chatterjee, S Chakraborty, S Mondal, “An Integrated Entropy-Combinative Distance-Based Assessment (Codas) Method For Aerospace Material Selection, National Conference on Advanced Materials”, Manufacturing and Metrology (NCAMMM – 2018), CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur, 2018

4.       Suprakash Mondal, Sumanta Kuila, Alok Kumar Singh, Prasenjit Chatterjee, “A complex proportional assessment method-based framework for industrial robot selection problem”, International Journal of Research In Science & Engineering, 3(2), 368-378, 2017.

5.       Suprakash Mondal, Chinmoy Kundu, Prasenjit Chatterjee and Shankar Chakraborty, “CNC Machine tool selection using Data Envelopment Analysis, Ceramurgia+Ceramica Acta (C+CA) - Progress in Engineering Science”, 42(4) 1566-1571, 2017.

6.       Suprakash Mondal, Chinmoy Kundu, Prasenjit Chatterjee and Shankar Chakraborty, “CNC Machine tool selection using Data Envelopment Analysis”, Accepted paper published in the proceedings of International conference on advances in science and technology (ICAST 2017) held at MCKV Institute of Engineering, Howrah , West Bengal, during 17th to 19th March, 2017.

7.       Suprakash Mondal, Alok Kumar Singh, Prasenjit Chatterjee and Shankar Chakraborty, Decision making for rapid prototyping process selection using complex proportional assessment method, Accepted paper published in the proceedings of International conference on Manufacturing Excellence (ICMAX-2017), held at K. K. Wagh Institute of Engineering Education and Research, Nashik, India, during 3rd to 4th March, 2017.

8.       Prasenjit Chatterjee, Suprakash Mondal and Md. Mirazul Islam, “VIKORRUG an Improved Compromise Ranking Tool for Decision Making in Manufacturing Environment”, Proc. of International Congress on Productivity, Quality, Reliability, Optimization and Modelling (ICPQROM 2011), 7-8 February 2011, held at Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi.

9.       Prasenjit Chatterjee, Suprakash Mondal and Sourav Bandopadhya, “Decision Making in Product Assembly Sequence Design: An Integrated Range of Value Method Approach”, published in the proceedings of International Conference on operation and Management Science 2011 (ICOMS 2011) held at the IMT, Nagpur, during 28th -29th January, 2011.

10.   Prasenjit Chatterjee, Suprakash Mondal, Sandip Kunar and Sima Rai, “Multi-criteria equipment selection using Grey Relational Analysis and MOORA Method”, published in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Operations and Management Sciences (ICOMS), held at Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur, during 12-13th February, 2010.