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Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar

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Dr Saurabh Kango

Name : Dr Saurabh Kango
Designation : Assistant Professor (Grade-I)
Department : Mechanical Engineering
Qualification : PhD Mechanical Engineering (Tribology) (NIT Hamirpur)
M. Tech Mechanical Engineering (Computational Fluid Dynamics & Heat Transfer) (NIT Hamirpur)
B. Tech Mechanical Engineering (HPU Shimla (IEET Baddi))
Address : Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dr B R Ambedkar NIT jalandhar

Jalandhar (Punjab) - 144011
Phone : 01815037725
Email ID : kangos@nitj.ac.in
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Research Profile

Research Interests : CFD analysis of Different Tribological Systems; Micro Surface Texturing/Grooving; Non-Newtonian Rheologies of lubricants; Tribological study of treated surfaces
Brief Research Profile: : Experimental and Numerical analysis of Micro-Textured hydrodynamic Journal bearings; Static and Dynamic (linear & non linear stability) analysis of micro grooved hydrodynamic bearings; Combined effect of micro-texturing and non-Newtonian rheologies (Power Law Model & Couple stress Fluid Model) on the performance of hydrodynamic bearings. Thermo - hydrodynamic analysis of plain and micro-textured tribological systems (such as Mechanical seals, Piston cylinder, Parallel plate bearings; Inclined slider or Thrust pad bearings or Journal Bearings etc.); Explore the concept of nano/micro dimpling or grooving in different areas of engineering.
Fabrication of hydrophobic and super hydrophobic surfaces;

Journal Publications

Year Journal Publication
2022 Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties, Volume 10, Number 1, 015002 Arif, M., Kango, S., Shukla, D. K., Effect of Slip Boundary Condition and Non-Newtonian Rheology of Lubricants on the Dynamic Characteristics of Finite Hydrodynamic Journal Bearing
2022 Materials Today Communications, 105201 Gupta, R., Verma, R., Kango, S., Constantin, A., Kharia, P., Saini, R., ... & Chamoli, P. (2022). A Critical Review on Recent Progress, Open Challenges, and Applications of Corrosion-resistant Superhydrophobic Coating.
2022 International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 228, 107458 Arif, M., Kango, S., Shukla, D.K., Analysis of textured journal bearing with slip boundary condition and pseudoplastic lubricants
2022 Physica Scripta,97, 055702 Shivam Verma, Ashok Kumar, Saurabh Kango: Bagha, Shashi Bahl Bahl, Finite element model updating of smart structures with direct updating algorithm
2022 International Journal of Surface Engineering and Interdisciplinary Materials, 10 (1), 1-13 Singh, S., Kumar, V., Kango, S., Verma, R., Sharma, N., Fabrication and evaluation of superhydrophobic surfaces using carbon soot and different adhesives
2022 Tribology in Industry, 44, 508-517 Kango, S., Sharma, N., Sharma, R. K., Pandey, R. K., Experimental Investigations on Temperature and Frictional Behaviors of Textured Journal Bearings
2021 Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties, 9, 013002 Sharma, Nitin; Verma, Rajeev; Sharma, Sumit; Kango, Saurabh, Qualitative potentials of surface textures and coatings in the performance of fluid-film bearings: A critical review
2021 European Polymer Journal, 147,110295 Shivam Verma , Nitin Sharma, Saurabh Kango and Sumit Sharma, Developments of PEEK (Polyetheretherketone) as a biomedical material: A focused review  
2021 Materials Performance and Characterization 10, no. 1 (2021): 674–699. D. Bedi, S. Sharma, S. Kango, N. Sharma, and P. Rakt Patel, “Effect of Coating of Carbon Nanotubes on Mechanical Properties of Polymer Composites: A Review,”
2021 Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, 73 (6),872-881 Arif, M., Kango, S., Shukla, D. K., Investigating the effect of different slip zone locations on the lubrication performance of textured journal bearings
2021 Proceedings of IMechE, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, 235 (11), 2474–2499 S. Singh, S. Kango, N. Sharma, R. Verma, "Recent advances in the mechanical durability of superamphiphobic surfaces: A review"
2021 Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties, Vol 9 (2), 025037 Arif, M., Kango, S., Shukla, D.K. Thermal Analysis of Journal bearing with controlled slip/no-slip boundary condition and Non-Newtonian Rheology of lubricant
2021 Materials Today Communications, 26, 101736-1-18 Vijay Kuma, Rajeev Verma, Saurabh Kango, Vishal S Sharma, Recent progresses and applications in Laser-based surface texturing systems
2020 Heat and Mass Transfer,56, 531–546 Issac. J., Singh, D. Kango, S., EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS OF JET IMPINGEMENT ON A FLAT PLATE
2020 Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 45, 9449–9470 Naseem, M., Verma, R., Kango, S, THERMO-MECHANICAL EVALUATION OF SLURRY-SPRAYED MULLITE BASED MULTI-LAYERED COATINGS
2020 Tribology Online, 15 (4), 265-282 Arif, M., Shukla, D.K., Kango, S., Sharma, N., Implication of Surface Texture and Slip on Hydrodynamic Fluid Film Bearings: A comprehensive survey
2020 Transactions of The Indian Institute of Metals,73, 1015–1026 Kumar, V., Verma, R., Kango, S., Micro-texturing of a WC–10Co–4Cr-Coated ASTM A479 Steel to Form a Super-Hydrophobic Surface
2020 Tribology in Industry, 42 (3), 370-381 Sharma, N., Kango, S., Influence of high permeability parameter on the performance of textured porous journal bearings
2019 Journal of Physics: Conference Series , Volume-1240, 1-9 Jagotra A.,Singh, D K, Sandhu, S S, Kango, S., Bhadauria, S S., Experimental investigation on performance and emission characteristics of single cylinder CI engine using waste cooking oil (WCO) with diethyl ether (DEE)
2019 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, Vol. 223 (10), 1541-1553 Sharma N, Kango S, Sharma, R. K., Adiabatic analysis of micro textured porous journal bearings functioned with power law fluid model
2016 International journal of surface science and engineering 2016 vol. 10 (5) 485–502 Sharma N, Sharma RK, Sunil, Kango S, A comparative study for lubrication of surface textured porous journal bearing with two different non-Newtonian fluid models.
2016 Tribology Transactions 2016 vol. 59 579-584 Sharma N, Kango S, Tayal, A., Sharma RK, Sunil, Investigations on the influence of surface texturing on a couple stress fluid based Journal bearing by using JFO boundary conditions
2014 Tribology International 2014 69 19-29 Kango S, Sharma RK, Pandey RK, Thermal analysis of microtextured journal bearing using non-Newtonian rheology of lubricant and JFO boundary conditions
2014 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology 2014 vol. 228 82-95 Kango S, Sharma RK, Pandey RK, Comparative analysis of textured and grooved hydrodynamic journal bearing
2014 International journal of surface science and engineering 2014 vol. 8 392-407 Sharma N, Kango S, Sharma RK, Sunil, Investigations on the effects of surface texture on the performance of a porous journal bearing operating with couple stress fluids
2012 Meccanica 2012; 47: 469-482 Kango S, Singh D, Sharma R K Numerical investigation on the influence of surface texture on the performance of hydrodynamic journal bearing
2010 International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering, 2010; 4(4/5/6): 505-524 Kango S, Sharma RK Studies on the influence of surface texture on the performance of hydrodynamic journal bearing using power law model.
12/2022 Materials Today Communications, 105201 Gupta, R., Verma, R., Kango, S., Constantin, A., Kharia, P., Saini, R., ... & Chamoli, P. (2022). A Critical Review on Recent Progress, Open Challenges, and Applications of Corrosion-resistant Superhydrophobic Coating.

Conference Publications

Year Conference Publication
2023 International Conference on Emerging Aspects of Manufacturing, Thermal and Design Engineering, NIT Hamirpur from 15-17, Feb, 2023 Arif, M., Kango, S., Shukla, D K, Sharma, N., Steady state performance of square textured journal bearing with superamphiphobic coating
2023 International Conference on Emerging Aspects of Manufacturing, Thermal and Design Engineering, NIT Hamirpur from 15-17, Feb, 2023 Sartaj Singh, Saurabh Kango, Mohammad Arif and Rajeev Verma, Effect of different locations of micro-textures and slip boundary condition on the hydrodynamic performance of slider bearings
2022 ICMSE-2022, 11-12 June, 2022, Dr B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar Jitendra Satyarathi, Vijay Kumar, Saurabh Kango, Nitin Sharama, Rajeev Verma, FABRICATION OF SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SURFACE ON LOW CARBON STEEL
2022 ICMSE-2022, 11-12 June, 2022, Dr B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar Ajay Laxman Godase, Nitin Sharma, Saurabh Kango, Md Arif, Investigating the effects of chevron-textures on the performance of a porous journal bearing
2021 2nd Virtual International Tribology Research Symposium (ITRS 2021), 8th to 10th December 2021 Shivam Verma, Nitin Sharma, Saurabh Kango, Significance of Biotribology in Advanced Biomedical Applications: A Review
2021 2nd Virtual International Tribology Research Symposium (ITRS 2021), 8th to 10th December 2021 Mohammad Arif, Saurabh Kango, Dinesh Kumar Shukla, Nitin Sharma, Stability analysis of Finite Textured Journal Bearing with the Effect of Lubricant Slippage
2021 CAMSE-2021, 17-19 July, Dr B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar Mohammad Arif , Chandan Sahoo , Saurabh Kango, Dinesh Kumar Shukla, Nitin Sharma, Effect of Controlled Lubricant and Surface Condition on the Performance of Journal Bearings.
2021 CAMSE-2021, 17-19 July, Dr B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar Sartaj Singh, Prashant Nimbolkar, Saurabh Kango, Nitin Sharma, Combined effect of texture and coating on the performance of slider bearings.
2020 International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechanical Infrastructure (ICRAM-2020) August 21-23, 2020 Dushyant Singh & Saurabh Kango, Numerical Study of Slot Jet Impingement on a Cylinder by using Two Equation Turbulence Models
2020 International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechanical Infrastructure (ICRAM-2020) August 21-23, 2020 Md. Arif, Saurabh Kango, D K Shukla, Nitin Sharma, Effect of Optimized Slip & Texture Zone on the Performance of Hydrodynamic Journal Bearing
2020 International Conference on “Advances in Materials Processing & Manufacturing Applications - 2020 (iCADMA 2020), MNIT Jaipur, December 2020 AS Thakur, N Sharma, S Kango, S Sharma, Effect of nanoparticles on epoxy based composites: A short review
2020 International Conference on “Advances in Materials Processing & Manufacturing Applications - 2020 (iCADMA 2020), MNIT Jaipur V Kumar, N Sharma, SK Tiwari, S Kango, Atmospheric corrosion of materials and their effects on mechanical properties: A brief review
2020 International Conference on “Advances in Materials Processing & Manufacturing Applications - 2020 (iCADMA 2020), MNIT Jaipur Sartaj Singh, Saurabh Kango, Nitin Sharma, and Sumit Sharma, Recent Advances of Reinforced Natural Polymers: A review
2020 International Congress on Advances in Materials Science and Engineering (CAMSE-2020) Prashant G. Nimbolkar, Saurabh Kango, Nitin Sharma, Rajeev Verma, Effect of slip on hydrodynamic textured parallel plate bearings
2019 6th International Conference on Production & Industrial Engineering (CPIE 2019), 8-10th June, 2019, Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar Jagotra, A., Sandhu, S S., Kango, S., Emission analysis of a diesel engine fueled with argemone biodiesel and its blends, Paper ID: CPIE-2019_20
2019 6th International Conference on Production & Industrial Engineering (CPIE 2019), 8-10th June, 2019, Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar Raj, R., Kango, S., Sandhu, S S., Mechanical stability of fabricated superhydrophobic aluminum alloy,Paper ID: CPIE-2019_39
2019 6th International Conference on Production & Industrial Engineering (CPIE 2019), 8-10th June, 2019, Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar Arif, M., Kango, S., Shukla, D K., Sharma, N., Adiabatic analysis of cylindrical textured hydrodynamic journal bearing, Paper ID: CPIE-2019_66
2019 6th International Conference on Production & Industrial Engineering (CPIE 2019), 8-10th June, 2019, Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar Kumar, V., Tiwari, S.K., Sharma, N., Kango, S., Effect of different parameters of solid particle erosion in the pipeline system: A review,Paper ID: CPIE-2019_252
2019 1st International Conference on Material Science & Engineering (ICMSE-2019), 11-12 June,2019, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar Raj, R., Kango, S., Sandhu, S S.,Fabrication of hydrophobic and super hydrophobic aluminum surfaces,Paper ID: ICMSE-2019_27
2019 1st International Conference on Material Science & Engineering (ICMSE-2019), 11-12 June,2019, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar Arora, K., Bansal, P., Sharma, S., Sanchan, S., Arif, M., Kango, S., Prepartion of water repellent glass slides with combined effect of candle soot and surface roughness, Paper ID: ICMSE-2019_116
2019 7th International and 9th Conference on Advancements and Futuristic Trends in Mechanical and Materials Engineering,Department of Mechanical Engineering & Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering,INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROPAR Rupnagar, Punjab, INDIA - 140001,December 05-07, 2019 Sharma, N., Singh, A., Kango, S., Progress in surface texturing and lubricant rheology on hydrodynamic fluid film bearings, Paper ID: 17 A
2019 7th International and 9th Conference on Advancements and Futuristic Trends in Mechanical and Materials Engineering,Department of Mechanical Engineering & Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering,INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROPAR Rupnagar, Punjab, INDIA - 140001,December 05-07, 2019 Bhadania, A., Kango, S., Sharma, N., A comprehensive review on PMMA (poly methyl methacrylate) based composites, Paper ID: 17-D
2019 7th International and 9th Conference on Advancements and Futuristic Trends in Mechanical and Materials Engineering,Department of Mechanical Engineering & Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering,INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROPAR Rupnagar, Punjab, INDIA - 140001,,December 05-07, 2019 Singh, S., Arif, M., Kango, S., Shukla, D.K., Mechanical Durability of Superamphiphobic Surfaces: A Review, Paper ID: 27-A
2019 7th International and 9th Conference on Advancements and Futuristic Trends in Mechanical and Materials Engineering,Department of Mechanical Engineering & Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering,INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROPAR Rupnagar, Punjab, INDIA - 140001,,December 05-07, 2019 Arif, M., Kango, S., Shukla, D.K., Effect of Slip on the Performance of Hydrodynamic Textured Journal Bearing, Paper ID: 27-B
2019 International conference on Recent advances in Mechanical Infrastructure,Institute of Infrastructure Technology Research and Management (IITRAM), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India April 20-21, 2019 Singh, D., Kango, S., Fluid flow study of circular jet impingement on flat plate
2019 2nd international conference on New Frontiers in Engineering Science & Technology,NIT Kurukshetra, Feb. 18-22, 2019 Jagotra A.,Singh, D K, Sandhu, S S, Kango, S., Bhadauria, S S., Experimental investigation on performance and emission characteristics of single cylinder CI engine using waste cooking oil (WCO) with diethyl ether (DEE)
2018 19th ISME conference- Advances in Mechanical Engineering, NIT Jalandhar (20-22 December, 2018) Thakur, S.K.,Kango, S., Vaibhav, S., Effects of different types of surface textures and grooves on lubrication applications: An experimental review

Book/Chapter Publications

Type Title Publisher Authors ISBN/ISSN No. Year
Recent Advances in Mechanical Infrastructure Effect of Optimized Slip and Texture Zone on the Performance of Hydrodynamic Journal Bearing Springer, Singapore Mohammad Arif, Saurabh Kango Dinesh Kumar Shukla Nitin Sharma Online ISBN 978-981-33-4176-0 2021
Recent Advances in Mechanical Infrastructure Numerical Study of Slot Jet Impingement on a Cylinder by Using Two-Equation Turbulence Models Springer, Singapore Dushyant Singh and Saurabh Kango Online ISBN 978-981-33-4176-0 2021
Recent Advances in Mechanical Infrastructure (Proceedings of ICRAM 2019) Fluid flow study of circular jet impingement on flat plate Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., Published, https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-32-9971-9_20 Dushyant Singh, Saurabh Kango 978-981-32-9970-2 2020
Manufacturing Engineering Select Proceedings of CPIE 2019 Mechanical Stability of Fabricated Superhydrophobic Aluminium Alloy and Enhancement of Its Oleophobic Characteristics Springer Raj, R., Kango, S., Sandhu, S. S. 978-981-15-4619-8 2020
Manufacturing Engineering Select Proceedings of CPIE 2019 Adiabatic Analysis of Spherical and Cylindrical Textured Hydrodynamic Journal Bearing Springer Arif, M., Kango, S., Shukla, D.K., Sharma, N., 978-981-15-4619-8 2020
Optimization Methods in Engineering Select Proceedings of CPIE 2019 A Comprehensive Review on Effect of Different Parameters of Solid Particle Erosion in Pipeline System Springer Kumar, V., Tiwari, S.K., Sharma, N., Kango, S., 978-981-15-4549-8 2020

Research Projects

Role Project Type Title Funding Agency From To Amount Status Co-Investigator

Events Organized

Category Type Title Venue From To Designation
FDP National Future Scope in Engineering Materials and Tribology Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar 15/09/2020 19/09/2020 Coordinator

Professional Affilation

Designation Organization
Reviewer Tribology International
Reviewer Tribology Transaction
Reviewer Proceedings of the institution of Mechanical Engineers Part J- Journal of engineering tribology
Reviewer AEJ - Alexandria Engineering Journal
Reviewer Thermal Science Journal
Reviewer Advances in Mechanical Engineering
Life Member (LM#S-5076) Tribology Society of India
Life Member (LM-10055) Society of Materials and Mechanical Engineers (SOMME)
Life Member (LM No: L-1216) Indian Society of Mechanical Engineers (ISME)
Reviewer Heat Transfer
Reviewer High Performance Polymers

PhD Supervised

Scholar Name Research Topic Status Year Co-Supervisor
Ms Uma Sharma Welding On going 2022-2025 Dr Dinesh K Shukla
Sartaj Singh Tribology On-going 2019-22
Mohammad Arif Tribological studies of surface treated surfaces On-going 2018-21 Dr D K Shukla

PG Dissertation Guided

Student Name Dissertation Title Status Year Co-Supervisor
Pratap Yadav Numerical Investigation of Textured Mechanical Seals On going 2023
Amrinder Khilla Fabrication of super hydrophobic aluminum surface On going 2023 Dr Rajeev Verma
Wasre Pratik Pandit Linear stability of hydrodynamic journal bearing On going 2023
Tanuj Kumar Thakur Experimental study to evaluate the effect of fiber orientation on the vibrational properties of a composite lamina Awarded 2022 Dr Ashok Kumar Bagha
SHIVAM VERMA ACTIVE VIBRATION CONTROL AND FINITE ELEMENT MODEL UPDATING OF SMART STRUCTURE Awarded 2022 Dr Ashok Kumar Bagha
Prashant G. Nimbolkar Thermal analysis of textured parallel plate bearings with controlled slip/no-slip boundary condition Awarded 2021
Lalit Kumar Simulated and experimental study to evaluate the mode shapes of an isotropic and a transversely isotropic composite plate using Chladni setup Awarded 2021
CHANDAN KUMAR SAHOO NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF INCLINED SLIDER BEARING USING MICRO-TEXTURE AND SLIP BOUNDARY CONDITION Awarded 2021
Rishab Raj MECHANICAL STABILITY OF FABRICATED SUPERHYDROPHOBIC ALUMINIUM ALLOY SURFACES AND ENHANCEMENT OF ITS OLEOPHOBIC CHARACTERISTICS Awarded 2018-2019 Dr S S Sandhu
Alok Kumar Effect of surface roughness on friction stir welding joints Awarded 2018-2019 Dr D K Shukla
Aaditya JaGOTRA Studies on the influence of metal contaminants and antioxidants on the oxidation stability of Apricot Biodiesel Awarded 2018-2019 Dr S S Sandhu

Patents

Name Reg./Ref. No. Date of Award/Filling Organization Status

Admin. Responsiblities

Position Held Organization From To
NBA Convenor NIT Jalandhar 10-01-2018 28-03-2019
coordinator (Examination) NIT Jalandhar 10-01-2018 Till date
Assistant Coordinator (Institute Newsletter) NIT Jalandhar 28-02-2019 01-03-2021
PhD Admission Committee (Convenor) NIT Jalandhar 29-03-2019 27-07-2022
Faculty Co-advisor (Student faculty club, Sparak X) NIT Jalandhar 29-03-2019 Till date
Co-coordinator (Institute Newsletter) NIT Jalandhar 02-03-2021 10-05-2022
Co-coordinator (Print, Digital media & Newsletter) NIT Jalandhar 11-05-2022 till date
Convener (Meeting Coordinator) NIT Jalandhar 26-07-2022 till date
Faculty Coordinator (Annual reports, updation, Department Magazine) NIT Jalandhar 26-07-2022 till date
Convener (Board of Studies (BOS) Committee) NIT Jalandhar 27-07-2022 till date
Convener (Research Project/ Patent /Paper Committee) NIT Jalandhar 27-07-2022 till date

Award and Honours

Title Activity Given by Year