Faculty Profile

Dr. Vinkel Kumar Arora

Professor

Food Engineering

vinkel@niftem.ac.in

+91-130-2281258

Quick Info

Department: Food Engineering

Specialization: Available

Publications: Available

Awards: Available

Area of Interest/Specialization

CAM
CAD (Computer Aided Design)
CAE (Computer Aided Engineering)
Food Dehydration
Solar Thermal Systems
3D Food Printing
Computer Aided Engineering.

Awards & Recognition

Secured 2nd prize in Village Adoption Programme organized from19.10.13 to 27.10.13 for outstanding efforts and work accomplished in village Kure, Disst- Jalgaon, Maharashtra.
Secured 4th prize in Village Adoption Programme organized from 02.13.14 to 11.03.14 for outstanding efforts and work accomplished in village Kure, Disst- Jalgaon, Maharashtra.
Secured 1st prize in Village Adoption Programme organized from 17.9.14 to 20.09.14 for outstanding efforts and work accomplished in village Kure, Disst- Jalgaon, Maharashtra.
Secured Overall 3rd prize in Village Adoption Programme organized from December-13 to December-14 for outstanding efforts and work accomplished in village Kure, Disst- Jalgaon, Maharashtra.
Secured 1 st prize in Village Adoption Programme organized from 21.9.15 to 30.9.15 for outstanding efforts and work accomplished in village Kure, Disst- Jalgaon, Maharashtra.
Secured Overall 1st prize in Village Adoption Programme organized from January 2015 to December 2015 for outstanding efforts and work accomplished in village Kure, Disst- Jalgaon, Maharashtra.
Secured 2nd prize in Village Adoption Programme organized from 04.04.16 to 13.04.16 for outstanding efforts and work accomplished in village Kure, Disst- Jalgaon, Maharashtra. 8. Certificate of Appreciation for the outstanding efforts and work accomplished in village Tajnagar, Gurugram under Rastrapati Bhavan Smart Model village for 5 villages in Haryana adopted by Hon’ble President Sh Pranab Mukharjee.
Faculty Advisor for SAE BAJA, for the Year 2010-11, guided in Design and fabrication of ATV which secured 8th position in National level competition organized from 28-30th Jan, 2011 at NATRAX track by NATRIP in Pitampura, Indore.
Faculty Advisor for SAE SUPRA, 2010-11, guided in Design and fabrication of Formula SAE vehicle which secured 2nd position (Endurance) in National level competition held from 1-3rd July, 2011organized by SAE at Madras Motor Racing Track, Chennai.
Faculty Advisor for SAE SUPRA, 2011-12, guided in Design and fabrication of Formula SAE vehicle which secured 2nd position (Commercial Value) in National level competition held from 6-9th sept, 2012 organized by SAE at Budhha International Circuit, Greater Noida.
Faculty Advisor for SAE BAJA,2012-13, guided in Design and fabrication of ATV and participated in National level competition held from 14-19th Feb, 2013 organized at NATRAX track by NATRIP in Pitampura, Indore.

Publications

Arora, V., Bhushan, G., & Aggarwal, M. L. (2016) Enhancement of fatigue life of multi leaf spring by parameter optimization using RSM. Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering.( Published online) 2016 Impact factor-1.235 3.
Arora, V., Bhushan, G., & Aggarwal, M. L. (2016) Mathematical modelling for fatigue life prediction of a symmetrical 65Si7 leaf spring. International Journal of Computer Aided Engineering and Technology. (Accepted for Publication).
Arora, V. K., Bhushan, G., & Aggarwal, M. L. (2015). Precise estimation of individual leaf camber and stepping in symmetrical 65Si7 leaf springs. Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 1–13, doi: 10.1007/s40430-015-0396- 2016 Impact factor-1.235 5.
Arora, V., Bhushan, G., & Aggarwal, M. L. (2015). Static structural CAE analysis of symmetrical 65Si7 leaf springs in automotive vehicles. Engineering Solid Mechanics, 3(1), 59–74. Scopus indexed SJR: 0.80 .
Arora, V., Bhushan, G., & Aggarwal, M. L. (2015). Effect of surface decarburisation, scragging stress and individual leaf camber on fatigue life of 65Si7 leaf springs. International Journal of Design Engineering, 6(1), 22-44.
Bhushan, G., Arora, V., & Aggarwal, M. L. (2015). A Comparative Study of Standard, Casted and Riveted Eye Design of a Mono Leaf Spring Using CAE Tools. International Journal of Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, Mechatronics and Manufacturing Engineering, 9(1), 70–74.
Arora, V. K., Bhushan, G., & Aggarwal, M. L. (2014). Fatigue life assessment of 65Si7 leaf springs : A comparative study. International Scholarly Research Notices, doi: 10.1155/2014/607272.
Arora, V. K., Bhushan, G., & Aggarwal, M. L. (2014). Effect of assembly stresses on fatigue life of symmetrical 65Si7 leaf springs. International Scholarly Research Notices, doi: 10.1155/2014/762561.
Arora, V., Bhushan, G., & Aggarwal, M. L. (2014). Fatigue life prediction of leaf springs in automotive vehicles using CAE tools. International Journal of Computer Aided Engineering and Technology, Vol. 6(3), 271–292. Scopus indexed.

Qualification

S.No	Degree	Subject	University/College	Year
1	Ph.D.	Mechanical Engineering (Design)	NIT, Kurukshetra	2017
2	M.Tech	Mechanical Engineering (CAD/CAM)	NIT, Kurukshetra	2009
3	B.Tech	Mechanical Engineering	GZSCET, Bathinda	2004

Experience

S.No	Designation	Institution	Duration
1	Assistant Professor(B.Tech)	NIFTEM, Ministry of Food Processing, Govt. of India	2013-Till Date
2	Assistant Professor(B.Tech.)	ITM University, Gurgaon	2010-13
3	CAD, KOM, TOM	JCDCOE, Sirsa	2005-07
4	Automotive Service	DADA Motors Ltd.	2004-05

International Experience/Collaboration/Consultancy

Consultancy of Third Inspection of Ghazipur Slaughter House and rendering plant by East Delhi Municipal Corporation.
Design Consultant for DCS MSME.

Externally Funded Projects

MSME Sanctioned Rs. 1.02 lac for Design & Fabrication of Multi Utility Load Trotter.

Books

S. No.	Chapter Title with page nos.	Book Title	Editor, Publisher, year
1	Assessment of Rice Flour and Jaggery as a Potential 3D Food Printer Cartridge487-498	Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH,2021
2	Dimensional Accuracy of 3D Printable Food Construct---	2021 IEEE International Conference on Emerging Trends in Industry 4.0, ETI 4.0 2021	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.,2021
3	Experimental Investigation of Evacuated Tube Solar Air Collectors for Drying Application395-404	Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH,2021
4	Mathematical modeling and drying characteristics of thin layer drying of bitter gourd in evacuated tube solar dryer-without heat pipe---	Journal of Physics: Conference Series	Institute of Physics,2022
5	Mathematical Modeling of Drying Kinetics of Garlic Clove in Forced Convection Evacuated Tube Solar Dryer813-820	Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH,2022
6	The Impact of Drying Conditions on Drying Characteristics, Kinetics, and Mass Transfer Parameters of Pumpkin Seeds (Cucurbita Maxima)317-327	Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH,2022
7	Thermodynamics	Unit operation in food processing	New India Publishing Agency, Delhi,2022
8	Refrigeration	Unit operation in food processing	New India Publishing Agency, Delhi,2022
10	3D printing gin food sector	Food Printing: 3D Printing in Food Industry	Springer Nature,2021
10	Trends & Advance in Mechanical Engg	Trends & Advance in Mechanical Engg	JC Bose YMCA University of Science & Technology,Faridabad,2017
11	Desirability approach in RSM applied to symmetricalmulti leaf spring	Trends & Advance in Mechanical Engg	JC Bose YMCA University of Science & Technology,Faridabad,2017