Department of Mechanical Engineering - Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Dr. S.S.Mallick

Professor

Specialization

Powder and Bulk Solids Technologies

Email

ssmallick@thapar.edu

Specialization

Powder and Bulk Solids Technologies

Email

ssmallick@thapar.edu

Summary

The technologies developed through our Powder Flow Engineering Research has been used to design, troubleshoot and operate reliable dry powder storage, conveying and processing in industries. The research and industry experience have added components such as creativity, problem solving and contemporary industry practices in my undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and supervision.

Education

PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia, 2010
M.TECH., Energy and Environment Management, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India, 2005
B.E., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (previously known as Bengal Engineering College), Shibpur, India, 2001

Professional Experience

Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, 2023-to date
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, 2016-2023
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Dept., Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, 2010-2016
Senior Design Engineer, Development Consultants Private Limited, 2009-2010
Design Engineer, Development Consultants Private Limited, 2002-2006
Graduate Engineer Trainee, Samtel Color Limited, 2001-2002

Teaching Interest

Fluid Mechanics
Thermodynamics

Research Interests

Powder characterization
Pneumatic transport of powders
Powder flow properties
Powder milling
Powder mixing, compaction, segregation
Powder modelling and simulation

International Journal Publication

Gaurav Saluja, S.S.Mallick, S. Karmakar , Developing pneumatic conveying classification diagram for powders, Powder Technology, 442, 119876, 2024
Rachit Poddar, S S Mallick, Kundan Lal, Reliable pneumatic transport of coarse ash in dense-phase by optimally mixing with fine ash, Powder Technology, 438, 119671, 2024
Rachit Poddar, Gourav Saluja, S S Mallick, Kundan Lal, An Investigation into Static Angle of Repose using Pharmaceutical Powders, Particulate Science & Technology, Taylor & Francis, 42(3), 344-353, 2024
Gaurav Saluja, S.S.Mallick, S. Karmakar, Predicting Pneumatic Conveyability and Flowability of Fly Ash using Bulk Property Characterization, Particulate Science & Technology, Taylor & Francis, 42(3), 482-494, 2024
Rachit Poddar, S S Mallick, Kundan Lal An Experimental Investigation into Sifting and Fluidization Segregation Characteristics for Coal Fly Ash, Particulate Science & Technology, Taylor & Francis, 42(4), 516-526, 2024
Gaurav Saluja, S.S.Mallick, S. Karmakar, Modelling Minimum Transport Boundary for Pneumatic Conveying of Powders, Particulate Science & Technology, Taylor & Francis, 42(3), 418-426, 2024
Atul Sharma, Rachit Poddar, Gourav Saluja, S. S. Mallick, Modelling Pressure Drop in Curvature and Reacceleration Zones in Bends during Pneumatic Conveying of Fine Powders, Particulate Science & Technology, Taylor & Francis, 42(3), 377-392, 2024
Atul Sharma, Rachit Poddar, Gourav Saluja, S. S. Mallick, Modelling Pressure Drop in Curvature and Reacceleration Zones in Bends during Pneumatic Conveying of Fine Powders, Particulate Science & Technology, Taylor & Francis, 42(3), 377-392, 2024
Sharma, A. and Mallick, S.S., 2021, An investigation into pressure drop through bends in pneumatic conveying systems, Particulate Science and Technology 39 (2): 180-191
Sharma, K., Mallick, S.S., Mittal, A., 2021, 2021, An evaluation of testing and modeling procedure for solids friction factor for fluidized dense-phase pneumatic conveying of fine powders, Particulate Science and Technology 39 (1): 62-73
Sharma, K., Mallick, S.S., Mittal, A., 2020, A study of energy loss due to particle to particle and wall collisions during fluidized dense-phase pneumatic transport, Powder Technology, 362: 707-716
Sharma, K., Mallick, S.S., Mittal, A., Wypych, P.W., 2020, Modelling solids friction for fluidized dense-phase pneumatic conveying, Particulate Science & Technology, 38 (4): 391-403
Sharma, A. and Mallick, S.S., 2019, Modelling pressure drop in bends for pneumatic conveying of fine powders, Powder Technology 356: 273-283
Garg, V., Mallick, S.S., Garcia-Trinanes, P., Berry, R. J., 2018, An investigation into the flowability of fine powders used in pharmaceutical industries, Powder Technology, 336: 375-382
Sharma, K., Mallick, S.S., Mittal, A., Pan, R., 2018, On developing improved modelling for particle velocity and solids friction for fluidized dense-phase pneumatic transport systems, 332: 41-55
Rohilla, R., Garg, V., Mallick, S.S., Setia, G., 2018, An experimental investigation on the effect of particle size into the flowability of fly ash, Powder Technology, 330: 164-173
Mallick, S.S., Rohilla, R., Garg, V., Setia, G., 2018, Modeling flow properties of fine dry powders using particle morphological properties and its effects on geometry of fly ash evacuation hoppers, Particulate Science and Technology, 36(4): 464: 472
Kaur, B., Mittal, A., Jana, S., Mallick, S.S., Wypych, P.W., 2018, Stability and phase space analysis of fluidized-dense phase pneumatic transport system, Powder Technology, 330: 190-200
Kundan, L., Mallick, S.S. 2018, Effect of time dependent morphological parameters of nanoclusters on perikinetic heat conduction and induced micro-convection mechanisms of oxide based nanofluids, Experimental Heat and Mass Transfer, 31(3): 251-274
Kaur, B., Mittal, A., Wypych, P.W., Mallick, S.S., Jana, S., 2017, On developing improved modelling and scale-up procedures for pneumatic conveying of fine powders, Powder Technology, 305: 270-278,
Kaur, B., Mittal, A., Mallick, S.S., Pan, R., Jana, S., 2017, Numerical Simulation of Fluidized Dense-Phase Pneumatic conveying of powders towards developing improved model for solids friction factor, Particuology, 35: 42-50
Kundan, L., Mallick, S.S., Pal, B., 2017, An investigation into the effect of nanoclusters growth on perikinetic heat conduction mechanism in an oxide based nanofluid, Powder Technology, 311: 273-286
Pal, Bhupinder, Mallick, S.S., Pal, B., 2017, Remarkably improved dispersion stability and thermal conductivity of WO3–H2O suspension by SiO2 coating, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 17: 1-8
Setia, G., Mallick, S.S., Pan, R., Wypych, P.W., 2017, An experimental investigation into modeling solids friction for fluidized dense-phase pneumatic transport of powders, Particuology, 30: 83-91
Kundan, L., Mallick, S.S., Pal, B., 2017, Prediction and optimization of nanoclusters-based thermal conductivity of nanofluids: Application of Box–Behnken design (BBD), Particulate Science and Technology, 35(3), 265-276
Kundan, L., Mallick, S.S., Pal, B., 2017, Effect of time dependent nanoclusters morphology on the thermal conductivity and heat transport mechanism of TiO2 based nanofluid, Heat and Mass Transfer, 53(6): 1873-189
Goel, A., Mittal, A., Mallick, S.S., Sharma, A., 2016, Experimental investigation into transient pressure pulses during pneumatic conveying of fine powders using Shannon entropy, Particuology, 29: 143-153
Mittal, A., Mallick, S.S., Wypych, P.W., 2016, An investigation into the transition of flow mechanism during fluidized dense-phase pneumatic conveying of fine powders, Particulate Science and Technology, 34 (1): 23-32
Setia, G., Mallick, S.S., Pan, R., Wypych, P.W., 2016, Modeling solids friction factor for fluidized dense-phase pneumatic transport of powders using two-layer flow theory, Powder Technology, 294: 80-92
Setia, G., Mallick, S.S., 2015, Modelling fluidized dense-phase pneumatic conveying of fly ash, Powder Technology, 270: 39-45
Setia, G., Mallick, S.S., Pan, R., Wypych, P.W., 2015, Modelling minimum transport boundary for fluidized dense-phase pneumatic conveying systems, Powder Technology, 277: 244– 251
Mittal, A., Mallick, S.S., Wypych, P.W., 2015, An Investigation into Pressure Fluctuations for Fluidized Dense-Phase Pneumatic Transport of Fine Powders, Powder Technology, 277: 163-170
Pal, Bhupinder, Mallick, S.S., Pal, B., 2015, Phase-dependent thermophysical properties of α-and γ-Al2O3 in aqueous suspension, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 25: 99-104
Tripathi, N., Sharma, A., Mallick, S.S., Wypych, P.W., 2015, An Investigation into energy loss in bends for pneumatic conveying of fly ash, Particuology, 21: 65-73
Mittal, A., Setia, G., Mallick, S.S., Wypych, P.W., 2015, An investigation into pressure fluctuations and improved modelling of solids friction for dense phase pneumatic conveying of powders, Particulate Science and Technology, 33: 67-75
Pal, Bhupinder, Mallick, S.S., Pal, B, 2014, Anisotropic CuO nanostructures of different size and shape exhibit thermal conductivity superior than typical bulk powder, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 459: 282-289
Pal, Bhupinder, Mallick, S.S., Pal, B., 2014, Shape dependent thermal conductivity of TiO2- deionized water and ethylene glycol dispersion, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 14: 1-7
Mittal, M, Mallick, S.S, Wypych P., 2014, Investigation into pressure fluctuations for dense- phase pneumatic conveying of powders, Particuology, 16: 187-195
Setia, G, Mallick, S.S, Wypych P., 2014, On improving solid friction factor modelling for fluidized dense-phase pneumatic conveying systems, Powder Technology, 257: 88-103
Mishra A., Kundan L, Mallick, S.S., 2014, Modelling thermal conductivity for alumina-water nanofluids, Particulate Science and Technology, 32: 319-326
Setia, G, Mallick, S.S, Wypych P., Pan R., 2013, Validated scale-up procedure to predict blockage condition for fluidized dense-phase pneumatic conveying systems, Particuology, 11: 657-663
Bansal A, Mallick, S.S, Wypych P., 2013, Investigating straight-pipe pneumatic conveying characteristics for fluidized dense-phase pneumatic conveying, Particulate Science and Technology, 31(4): 348-356
Mallick, S.S, Mishra A., Kundan L., 2013, An investigation into modelling thermal conductivity for alumina-water nanofluids, Powder Technology, 233: 234-244
Mallick, S.S., Wypych, P.W. and Pan, R., 2012, Modelling dense-phase pneumatic conveying of powders using suspension density, Particulate Science and Technology, 31: 340-347
Mallick, S.S. and Wypych, P.W., 2011, On improving scale-up procedures for dense-phase pneumatic conveying of powders, Particulate Science and Technology, 29: 407-427
Mallick, S.S. and Wypych, P.W. 2010, Evaluation of scale-up procedures using “system” approach for pneumatic conveying of powders. Particulate Science and Technology, 28: 40-50
Mallick, S.S. and Wypych, P.W. 2010, Evaluation of scale-up procedures using “system” approach for pneumatic conveying of powders. Particulate Science and Technology, 28: 40-50
Mallick, S.S. and Wypych, P.W. 2010, An investigation into modelling of solids friction for dense-phase pneumatic conveying of powders, Particulate Science and Technology, 28: 51-66
Mallick, S.S. and Wypych, P.W. 2009. Minimum transport boundaries for pneumatic conveying of powders. Powder Technology, 194: 181-186
Mallick, S.S. and Wypych, P.W. 2009. Modelling solids friction for dense-phase pneumatic conveying of powders. Particulate Science and Technology, 27: 444-455

Design Guide for Industry

Pneumatic Conveying Design Guide, 2020, for NTPC for design of 500/600/660/800 MW power stations