IIITDM Jabalpur

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Assistant Professor in the field of Mechanical Engineering

Postdoctoral Researcher (Feb 2022- Jan 2024) at Interfacial fluid flows and fluid structure interaction laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay; worked with Prof. Rajneesh Bhardwaj. https://www.me.iitb.ac.in/?q=faculty/Prof.%20Rajneesh%20Bhardwaj - Ph.D. (October 2021) from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Patna at Bihar with SCI journals published in the research area of design and development of Magnetorheological Clutch. An Alumnus of the Smart Machines and Materials Laboratory directed by Prof. Chiranjit Sarkar. https://www.iitp.ac.in/index.php/en-us/people-6/faculty/2-uncategorised/249-view-profile-46 - M.Tech (June 2016) with specialization in Maintenance Engineering and Tribology from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad at Jharkhand, an alumnus of the Tribology Laboratory directed by Prof. Subrata Kumar Ghosh. https://www.iitism.ac.in/index.php/Departments/faculties_detail_mech

Interest

Product design, Rheology, Tribology, Multiphysics simulation, Sensors and Actuators, Intelligent materials, Thermofluids

Qualifications

B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering
Gaya College of Engineering Gaya
2014
M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad
2016
Ph.D
Indian Institute of Technology Patna
2021

Professional Experience

2022-2024 Institute Postdoc Fellow
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Administrative Positions

2024- Associate Warden
Cental Mess

Honors & Awards

Invited Speaker
NIT Jamshedpur

SERB-sponsored Karyashala workshop on "Development of Nano-Robots and Their Potential Applications." from March 15th to 21st March 2024.
Winner
PDPM IIITDMJ

Received 1st Prize in Essay Competition Organized by PDPM IIITDM Jabalpur on the occasion of 10th International Yoga Day 2024.

My courses

Current & Previous

Current

Course Code	Course name	Category	Institute	Department
OE2M06	Fundamental of Robotics	UG/	PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh	Mechanical Engineering
DS1005	Engineering Graphics	UG/	PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh	Mechanical Engineering
OE4M75	Fundamentals of Tribology & Rheology	UG/PG/PhD	PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh	Mechanical Engineering

Course Code	Course name	Category	Institute

Research

Areas or Specialisation / Project Activities / Publications / Books

Areas / Specialization

Rheology, Tribology, Sensors and Actuators, Intelligent materials, Thermofluids, Computational fluid dynamics

Project Activities

Books/Book chapter

1. M.K. Thakur, C. Sarkar, S. Chouksey and R. Srinivas, 2022, Numerical Study of the Plane, Slotted and Holed Disc Magnetorheological Brakes: A Computational Fluid Dynamics Approach. In Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (pp. 625-637). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-99-5755-2_58

Publications

1. M.K. Thakur, S. Chatterjee, and R Bhardwaj, 2023, Self-assembly and sorting of graphene nanoplatelets and spherical colloidal particles via sessile droplet evaporation in saturated alcohol vapor. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 62(21), 8538-8555.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.3c00796
2. M.K. Thakur, and C. Sarkar, 2022, Design and testing of a conventional clutch filled with magnetorheological fluid activated by a flexible permanent magnet at low compressive load: Numerical simulation and experimental study. ASME Journal of Tribology. 144(2), 1-14.
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052278
3. M.K. Thakur, and C. Sarkar, 2021, Thermal and tribological performance of graphite flake based magnetorheological fluid under shear mode clutch.
ASME Journal of Tribology, 143 (12), 1-16.
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4051044
4. M.K. Thakur, and C. Sarkar, 2021, Lubrication performance of magnetorheological fluid in shear mode MR clutch with and without groove. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, 236 (2), 338-355.
https://doi.org/10.1177/13506501211011358
5. M.K. Thakur, and C. Sarkar, 2020, Investigation of Different Groove Profile Effects on Torque Transmission in Shear Mode Magnetorheological Clutch: Numerical Simulation and Experimental Study. ASME Journal of Tribology, 143(9), 1-17.
https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4049255.
6. M.K. Thakur, and C. Sarkar, 2020, Experimental and Numerical Study of Magnetorheological Clutch with Sealing at Larger Radius Disc. Defence Science Journal, 70(6), 575-582.
https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.70.15778.
7. M.K. Thakur, and C. Sarkar, 2020, Influence of Graphite Flakes on the Strength of Magnetorheological Fluids at High Temperature and its Rheology. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 56(5), 1-10.
https://doi.org/10.1109/TMAG.2020.2978159.
8. A. Singh, M.K. Thakur, and C. Sarkar, 2020, Design and development of a wedge- shaped magnetorheological clutch. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications. 234(9), 1-15.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1464420720931886