पूर्वोत्तर क्षेत्रीय विज्ञान एवं प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान   
North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology 
deemed-to-be-university under the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India
Nirjuli - 791109, Arunachal Pradesh 
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PRADIP LINGFA

Professor

Research Interests: Renewable Energy, Alternate Fuels for Internal Combustion Engines, Energy studies.

e-mail:pradip(dot)lingfa[AT]gmail(dot)com
Add: Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science &Technology, Nirjuli, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh -791109 (India).

  • Professional Background
  • Honors and Awards
  • Educational Qualification
  • Administrative Background
  • Sponsored Research Projects Completed
  • Memberships in Professional bodies
  • Teaching Engagements
  • Projects and Thesis Supervised/ Currently Supervising
  • PHDs Supervised
  • Short Term Courses/Seminars/STTP's Attended
  • Courses or Conferences Organised
  • Special Lectures Delivered
  • Books Authored
  • Publications
  • Miscellaneous
From(Date of Joining) To Designation Organisation Nature of Association
15- 02 -1996 02- 08-2007 Lecturer NERIST, AP Regular
03- 08-2007 30- 03-2009 Senior Lecturer NERIST, AP Regular
31- 03-2009 02- 03- 2012 Assistant Professor NERIST, AP Regular
03- 03-2012 30-03-2015 Associate Professor NERIST, AP Regular
30-03-2015 Till  date.. Professor NERIST, AP Regular
Award Institute Year
IconSWM -Springer Excellent Poster Award 2018 8th International Conference on Sustainable Waste Management under the aegis of International Society for Waste Management Air and Water (ISWMAW) held from 22th - 25th November 2018 at Acharya Nagarjuna University Guntur, A.P., India     2018
Conferred with 'Glory of India' (Gold Mealist ) The Best Citizen Publishing House The World's Most Leading Biographical Specialists, New Delhi, India 2018
Distinguished Scientist in Mechanical Engineering Venus International Foundation at Radha Reagent, Chennai City, India 2017
Distinguished Faculty in Engineering (Specialization- Mechanical) 3rd Contemporary Academic Meet - CAM 2017,  Venus International Foundation at Radha Reagent, Chennai City, India 2017
Certificates of Appreciations All Tagrung Yangje Development Welfare Society (ATYDWS),  District East Kameng, Seppa, Arunachal Pradesh, India 2017
Certificate of Honour International Conference on Global Biodiversity, Climate Change and Sustainable Development' (ICBCS 2016), Rajiv Gandhi University, Doimukh, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh,India 2016
Inspiring Personality East Kameng Social Welfare and Cultural Organisation (EKSWCO), District East Kameng, Seppa, Arunachal Pradesh, India 2016
Best Citizens of India, 2012 International Publishing House, New Delhi 2012
Facilitation for  'Outstanding Contributions Towards Enhancing the Overall Growth of the Community/Society of the State of Arunachal Pradesh' ‘Nyishi’ Federal Council (NFC) Society Based Organisation, Arunachal Pradesh, India 2006
Included and Appeared in 'Who Who in 'Nyishi Personality Book' Nyishi Personality Book as a 'Good Academician',  Arunachal Pradesh, India 2006
Received 'Appreciation Certificate' from Director NERIST 'Towards the Valuable Contribution as a Chief Co-ordinator'  of 'SHRISTI' the First Annual Technical Festival held at NERIST North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Itanagar (A.P), India 2006
Degree Subject University Year
B.Tech Mechanical Engineering M.G. University, Kerala, India 1993
M.Tech Energy Studies Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India 2005
Ph.D Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India 2014
From To Designation Organisation
05-09-2018 Till date Dean Student Affairs (SA) NERIST
20-08-2014 30-08- 2017 Head of Department (HOD) NERIST
28-01-2015 04-02-2015 Dean(Planing and Development) In-charge NERIST
31-10-2013 28-11-2013 Dean Student Affairs (SA) In-charge NERIST
28-11-2013 10-12-2013 Dean Student Affairs (SA) In-charge NERIST
29-05-2015 16-06-2015 Dean (Administration) in-charge NERIST
19-03-2008 09-07-2010 Chairman Hostel Management Council(HMC) cum Chief Warden NERIST
07-07- 2017 Till date.. Chairman Security NERIST
2014 2018 Chairman (Estimate Vetting Committee) NERIST
20-06-2016 08-08-2016 Chairman (Library) in-charge NERIST
2017 Till date.. Coordinator  ISTE NERIST Chapter NERIST
19-04-2017 Till date.. Regional Coordinator  'Unnat Bharat Abhiyan'( UBA) NERIST NERIST
12-01-1999 21-07-2014. LO (SC/ST),NERIST for two terms NERIST
08-10-1998 06-06-2002 Estate Officer NERIST

25-02-2014

27-02-2014 Committee member for appointment of Officers & Staffs of Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) Rono Hill, Doimukh, Arunachal Pradesh, India Rajiv Gandhi University (Central University),Rono Hill,Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh, India
2017 -- Member of Institute Academic Council NERIST
2006 -- Chief Co-ordinator of First Annual Technical Festival, 2006 of NERIST NERIST
1997 -- Departmental Counsellor for Training and Placement, NERIST NERIST
2016 -- Co-ordinator of Mechanical Association of NERIST (MAN), Department of Mechanical Engineering, NERIST NERIST
10-04-2003 -- Assistant Fishery Officer, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Department of Fishery, India Govt of Arunachal Pradesh
Topic What is Innovative? Funding Agency Year
  1. Installation, Development, Production and  Testing of 250 Litre Capacity Integrated Bio-diesel Reactor system
  • Demonstrating Centre for Biodiesel Production
  • R&D of Various Non-edible Oils Available in the Region
  • Ph.D.,  M.Tech, B.Tech and Diploma Student Projects
  • Training of Budding Entrepreneurs and Progressive Farmers of the North East Region of India etc.
Department of Science & Technology (DST),GOI

2010

  1. Development of Laboratory Facility for Biodiesel Production Centre
Production and Utilization of Biodiesel Obtained From Various Non-edible Vegetable Oils Available in North East India as a Supplementary Fuel in Diesel Engines for Rural Applications. Department of Science & Technology (DST),GOI

2012

  1. Study of performance and emission characteristics of a single cylinder Direct Injection diesel engine run by biodiesel obtained from locally available seeds.
Use of Biodiesel to reduce air pollution and use of Biodiesel in various types of engine to check their performance and emission level.  TEQIP 2017

 New Laboratories Developed

Name  of Laboratories

Department

Innovative

New Bio-diesel Laboratory

Mechanical Engineering

Production and Utilization of Biodiesel Obtained From Various Non-edible Vegetable Oils Available in North East India as a Supplementary Fuel in Diesel Engines for Rural Applications.

Integrated Biodiesel Reactor System (250 Litre Capacity Biodiesel Reactor)

Mechanical Engineering

  • Demonstrating Centre for Biodiesel Production
  • R&D of Various Non-edible Oils Available in the Region
  • Ph.D.,  M.Tech, B.Tech and Diploma Student Projects
  • Training of Budding Entrepreneurs and Progressive Farmers of the North East Region of India.

 

Sponsored Project submitted

1 Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG) Investigating the potential lf pine tree waste for biodiesel production in diesel engines: A sustainable e solution for rural India

 

  1. Indian Society for Technical Education,Life Membership No:LM 66553
  2. Oil Technologists' Association of India, Life Membership No: L141
  3. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), Membership No: 1489017
  4. Member of International Association of Engineer (IAENG, A Professional Body), Membership  No: 116651
  5. Life Member of Arunachal Science Academy (ASA): L-38
  6. The Combustion Institute of Indian Section (CIIS), Life Membership No (LMC) : 1255
  7. Quarterly Franklin Member: ID: CA 89724
Title Course Code Module Semester
Energy Conversion Principles ME-4102 B.Tech 2nd
Internal combustion engines ME-6010 B.Tech 1st
Energy conversion techniques ME-6101 B.Tech 2nd
Thermal engineering ME-4402 B.Tech 1st
Advanced  Laboratory Practice ME-6251 B.Tech 2nd
Dynamics &Thermodynamics of Turbo-machines ME-7003 M.Tech 2nd
Practice-I ME-7152 M.Tech 2nd
Measurements and Control in Fluid & Thermal Engineering ME-7212 M.Tech 1st
Advanced Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer ME-7112 M.Tech 2nd
Alternative Fuels for Transportation ME-7014 M.Tech 1st
Design of IC Engine Components and Sub-systems ME-7013 M.Tech 2nd

PhD Student(Currently Supervising)

Title of Project Names of Students
Production, Physiochemical Properties, Performance and Emission Analysis of  blends of biodiesel produced from Toko Patta sajit

Md. Sajit Ahmed

Boundary Layer Flow over a Stretching Sheet Coupling the Sheet Dynamics
Mr. Pragyan Kumar Sharma
(Roll No. PhD/FT/18/ME/01)

M.Tech students project supervised

S.No.

Student Enrolled

Title

Year

Status

1

Mr. Santosh Kumar Dash
Mr. Santosh Kumar Dash

 

Study of performance and emission characteristics of a single cylinder diesel engine run by biodiesel obtained from Mesua Ferrei oil

May 2015

 

completed

2

ojing

Mr. Ojin Tatik

Use of different alcohol with Jatropha methyl ester as a supplementary fuel for diesel engine

May 2015

 

completed

3

Mr. Nabam Hina Papu
Mr. Nabam Hina Papu

 

Study of performance and emission characteristics of a single cylinder diesel engine run by mixed biodiesel

May 2015

 

completed

4

pompi

MS. Tana Pompi 

Comparative study and experimental investigation of Mesua Ferrea, Jatropha Curcas and Pongamia Pinnata mixed biodiesel in compression ignition engine

 

2016

 

completed

5

Md. Shikh M. Rashid

Production of bio-lubricants from non-edible vegetable oil seeds

2016

 

completed

6

sajit

MR. Moichang S. Ahamed 

Production of biodiesel from waste cooking oil and study of engine performance and emission characteristics in a single cylinder diesel engine

2016

 

completed

7

Nargo

Shri Nyargo Yirang 

Experimental investigation of performance and emission analysis on compression ignition (CI) engine fuelled with Tung and Livistona Jenkisiana biodiesel blends

2017

 

completed

8

Shri Pujam Buchi  

Production of biodiesel from Livistona Jenkinsiana Griff or Taak Heklay or Toko Gutti found in Arunachal Pradesh and evaluation of engine performance, emission characteristics of diesel engine fuelled with biodiesel and its blends with conventional diesel.

2017

 

completed

9

santosh

Shri Sansam Santosh Kumar 

Optimisation of biodiesel production from Tung (Aleurites fordii) oil and experimental investigation of engine performance and exhaust gas emission

2017

 

completed

10

Mohmed Imran Ahmed
Mohmed Imran Ahmed

 

Production of alternate fuel from waste plastic (PE & PET plastic) using pyrolysis process with calcium hydroxide as catalyst

2018

 

completed

11

amar

Shri Amarendra Deka

Synthesising of biodiesel from Madhuca Indica oil by base catalyst transesterification process

2018

completed

12

syadi

Md. Hammad Sydi Laskar (MT/16/TFE/02)

Optimisation of process parameters in the extraction of biodiesel from Neem oil

2018

completed

13

mehbub

Md Mehboob Alam Mollah

A feasibility study of production of biodiesel from Castor oil

2018

completed

14

yanglo

Mr. Yanglow Rangang

Optimisation of the production processes of Palm oil biodiesel and characterisation of it blends

2018

completed

15

Mr. Chiranjeev Palit
Mr. Chiranjeev Palit

 

Production of Bioethanol from Zymomonas Mobilis and study its performance and emission parameters on diesel engine

2019

completed

16

lal

Mr. Lalaruaitluanga

Study of engine performance characteristics of single cylinder diesel engine using a liquid fuel produced from plastic waste

2019

completed

17

Mr. Lalaruaitluanga
Mr. Saitluangpuia

 

Production and characterisation of biodiesel obtained from Toko Patta (Livistona Jenkinsiana Griff) and performance on diesel engine

2019

completed

18

Shahadath Ali
Shahadath Ali

 

Development of dual axis solar tracking system and characterisation of its performance efficiency

2020

completed

19

Champak dutta
Champak dutta

 

Experimental study of waste cooking oil and Toko Patta mixed biodiesel in an I.C. engines

2020

completed

20

Vikeshachand Prasad Singh
Vikeshachand Prasad Singh

 

Production of waste plastic oil by thermal cracking

2020

completed

21 Rumi

Minli Rumi

Production of Biodiesel from Waste Cooking Oil & Study The Engine Performance and Emission Parameters of Biodiesel-Butanol Blend in a Diesel Engine
 
2021 completed
22 Protim

Priyanshu Protim Bora

Cleaning and analysis of biogas using cow dung.
 
2022 completed
23 saikia

Dipankar saikia

Production of plastic oil from waste plastic by using bentonite as a catalyst 2022 completed
24 Swagat Sharma

Swagat Sharma

Production and characterization of alkyl esters using Mesua ferrea and waste cooking oil  and its application on automative engines
 
2022 completed
25 Kamesh Singh

Kamesh Singh

Production of biodiesel from sesame seed and its performance characterization in a diesel engine. 2022-23 Ongoing
26 RIKBOM GIBO

Rikbom Gibo

Design and Fabrication of Solar Trough Collector 2022-23 Ongoing
27 Tenzin Rinchin Dirkhipa

Tenzin Rinchin Dirkhipa

Earth Tube Heat Exchanger 2022-23 Ongoing
28 Kamin yosung

Kamin yosung

Production and characterization of biodiesel produced from palm oil and it's testing on i.c engine 2022-23 Ongoing

Selected Degree (B.Tech) student Projects

  • Development of Alternative Fuel Using Mesua Ferrei Oil as a Fuel for Internal Combustion Engine, 2006.
  • Determination of Emission and Performance Characteristics of Messua  Ferrei as Fuel for Diesel Engine, 2007.
  • Determining the Performance Characteristics of Bio-diesel in Compression Ignition Engine, 2009.
  • Experimental Investigation of Engine Performance using Biodiesel Obtained from Waste Cooking Oil in a Single Cylinder Diesel Engine, 2014.
  • Production Process Optimization and Characterization of Methyl Ester Derived from Nahar Oil, 2014.
  • Fabrication of Exhaust Waste Heat Utilisation (recovery) System from Diesel Engine, 2015.
  • Production and Characterization of Methyl Ester from Waste Cooking Oil and Jatropha oils, 2015.
  • Study of performance and emission analysis of a CI engine using Methyl Ester (Biodiesel) blends, 2016.
  • Production, Performance and Emission analysis of Biofuel derived from Mesua ferrea in CI Engine 2017.
  • Study of Performance and Emission Characteristics of CI Engine Fuelled With Ethyl Ester of Cotton Seed Oil.

Selected Diploma student Projects

  • Design and Fabrication of 10 Litre Capacity Bio-diesel Reactor, 2007
  • Design and Fabrication of 5 Litre Capacity Bio-diesel Reactor, 2009
  • Design and Fabrication of  1 litre Capacity Biodiesel Reactor, 2014
  • Fabrication of Mesua ferrea Seed Decorticator, 2015
  • Fabrication of Mechanical Oil Expeller for Mesua ferrea Seed, 2015
  • Fabrication of Pedal Operated Water Pump, 2015.
  • Fabrication of Exer-wash Machine, 2017

 PhD Student(Supervised)

Topic

Scholar Name

Status of PhD

Registration Year

Study of filmwise condensation from moist air inside a parallel plate channel

dip

Mr. Dipankar Buyan

(Roll No. Ph.D(FT)/14/ME05)

Awarded

 

2014

Laminar convective heat transfer from shrouded vertical variable height fin array.

kankan

Mr. Kankan Kishore Pathak

(Roll No Ph.D (FT)/14/ME/04)

 

Awarded

 

2014

Studies of biodiesel production from Nahar oil using Calcium and its utilization in CI engine

santosh

Mr. Santosh Kumar Dash

(RollNo. Ph.D (FT)/15/ME04)

 

Awarded

 

2019

Characterization of isolated microalgae from the natural habitats of Arunacha nabam

Mr. Nabam Hina Papu(2015)
(Roll No. Ph.D(FT)/15/ME08)

Awarded 2021
Thermo catalytic production, Physiochemical Properties, Performance and Emission exploration of Plastic oil extracted from waste plastic materials
 
awinas

Mr. Awinash Kumar

Awarded 2022
Electronic Cooling with Phase Change Material Using Fin Romio

        Mr. M. Romio Singh

Awarded 2022
Numerical Analysis of fuel Droplet Evaporation Numan

        Mr. Numan Siddique  Majumder

Submitted 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short Term Courses/Seminars/STTP's Attended

S.No.

Name of Course

Venue & Sponsored By

Date

1

Patent Awareness

DST, NERIST

17 October, 2000

2

Disaster Management

NERIST

4-10 October. 2001

3

Impact of Agricultural Infrastructures on Economic in a State

NERIST

 

20-21 October,2001

 

4

Women Empowerment

 

ATC Naharlagun, Itanagar (A.P)

20-24 November, 2001

5

Integrated Watershed Management and Development

NERIST

17-28 December,2001

6

IT Application in Library and information Management

NERIST

11-12 November,2002

7

Mechanical Engineering Design A Concurrent Engineering Approach at Mechanical Engineering

NERIST

 

2-13 December,2002

 

8

Translating idea into Products and Patents

NERIST

17-18 February,2003

9

Integrated Management Programme for Effective Management of Technical Institutions

NERIST

 

17-28 March,2003

 

10

Fuel and Combustion Technology

IIT Guwahati

5-9 December,2005

11

Hydrogen and its Applications

 

IIT Guwahati, QIP

15-19 September, 2008

12

Composite Material: Manufacturing Mechanics and its Applications

AICTE-ISTE

 

20-24 October, 2008

 

13

Soft  Computing in Engineering Applications

 

AICTE

 

25th Jan to 5th  Feb 2010

14

Diesel Particulate &NOx Emissions

IIT Kanpur

14-18 February,2010

15

Formula Car Design

IIT Delhi

23rd October,2010

16

Efficient Fossil Energy Technologies

IIT Guwahati

6-11th December,2010

17

Recent Advances on the Utilization of Alternative Fuels for Transportation

IIT Delhi

 

4-10 July 2011

 

18

Recent Advances in Design and Testing of Agricultural Machines

NERIST

 

23 June-4 July 2013

 

19

RISE-2014, Renewable in Science and Energy

NIT Silchar

10-14 Jan.,2014

20

CADD Excellence (Computer aided Design & Drafting)

NERIST

 

30th July- 9 Aug.2014

 

21

E-Journals Training Workshop

NERIST

22-23 August,2015

22

Recent Advancements of Electric Machines and Industrial Applications

TEQIP, World bank project

4-8 November,2015

 

23

Workshop on Role of Local Chapter

IIT Kanpur

29th April 2017

24

Pedagogy Training for Outcome Based Education

NITTTR, Bhopal

16-17 March,2017

25

Regional Workshop for Orientation of Participating Institutes to Initiate Work in Adopted Village Clusters

IIT Guwahati

5th January 2019

 

26

Two Day National Conference on Rural Immersion Management,  Organised by Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education, Department of Higher Education, MHRD, GOI at Hyderabad, Telangana

MHRD

 

13-14th July 2019

 

27

Web seminar on “Water Resource Management” held on On, jointly organized by UBA Water Resource Subject Expert Group (SEG), IIT Kharagpur & IIT Delhi (National Coordinating Institute, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan).

MHRD/

IIT Kharapur&

IIT Delhi

14 & 15 May 2020

 

28

Webinar on “Water Security in Hilly Areas”, jointly organized by Regional Coordinating Institute, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan& Department of Water Resources Development & Management, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee.

MHRD/

IIT Roorkee

 

28th May 2020

 

29

National Webinar on “Phasing the unlock: Post COVID-19 Precaution and Measures to be taken” organised by Department of Civil Engineering JIET under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan.

MHRD

 

25th- 27th June 2020

 

30

Three days online National Workshop on “Enabling Self-Reliant Economy through Techno-Socio Innovation in a Perspective of Post COVID-19 Rural India, under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan cell of MCT’s Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Mumbai-53, India.

MHRD

 

17th June 2020

 

31

Webinar on “Present Scenario of COVID-19 & Expected Measures organized by National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela in the capacity of Regional Coordinating Institute (RCI) for state of Odisha.

MHRD

 

30th June 2020

 

32

TEQIP-II Sponsored Webinar, “BIO-ENERGY: TRANSITION AND TECHNOLOGY”, organized by Centre for Energy and Environment, Dr. BR Ambedkhar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar (Punjab)-144011, India.

MHRD

 

3th July ,2020

 

33

Webinar on, “Career Guidance for Civil Service Examinations”, under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, organized by Department of Applied Sciences & Humanities of MCT’s Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Bumbai-53.

MHRD

 

15th July 2020

 

34

Webinar on ‘INNOVATION IN EDUCATION’ Organized by Sri Eshwar College of Engineering Coimbatore India.

MHRD

 

21th July 2020

 

35

Webinar on ‘Last time-First time Approach to groom your Knowledge’ Organized by Sri Eshwar College of Engineering Coimbatore, India.

MHRD

 

23th July 2020

 

35

Participated in a one day webinar on “Understanding various modes of Tribal Development Protecting their indigenous culture from External Influenec-2” organized by National Coordinating Institute, IIT  Delhi, UBA, India

MHRD

 

1st August,2020 

 Programme organized

1 “ Virtual Training on Farm Equipment for Plant Health Management w.e,f, 2nd -4th May 2023 at NERIST.

 

Conference Name

Sponsored By

Date

Two Days National Webinar on ‘Recent Advances on Renewable Energy Technology, organised by Department of Mechanical Engineering, NERIST NERIST 17th- 18th September 2021
One Day National Level Webinar on, "Technological Intervention for Rural Development", under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan NERIST, Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh-791109, India. 
 
Ministry of Human Resource Development Govt. of India 18th July 2020
National Level E-Quiz on ‘Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): Awareness and Readiness, under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan NERIST, Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh-791109, India.
 
Ministry of Human Resource Development Govt. of India 10th -15th July 2020

Webinar on “Water Security in Hilly Areas”, jointly organized by Regional Coordinating Institute, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan & Department of Water Resources Development & Management, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee.

 

Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India

28th May 2020

 

Web seminar on “Water Resource Management” held on On, jointly organized by UBA Water Resource Subject Expert Group (SEG), IIT Kharagpur & IIT Delhi (National Coordinating Institute, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan)

 

Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India 14 & 15 May 2020

One Day Orientation Workshop on Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA)

 

Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India 22th February 2020

One Day Workshop on 'Fuel Conservation'

 

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India 8th February 2018

One Day Workshop on 'Bio-fuel and its Potential Toward Greener Future Fuel'

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India

12th August 2017

 

Institute-Industry Interaction Programme on ‘Demonstration and Training on Biodiesel Production'

Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP)

 

16th & 17th October, 2016

 

International Symposium on 'Aspects of Mechanical Engineering and Technology for Industry'

Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP)

06-12-2014

to

09-12-2014

Short Term Course on 'Appropriate Technology for Rural Development'

Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP)

25-08- 2014 to

29-08- 2014

Regional Seminar  on 'Bio-fuels in North East India: Issues and Prospects'

All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE)

 

20-03-2009   to

21-03-2009

 

Lectures Delivered

Title

Place

Date

Biodiesel as future transport fuel and its impact on environment 2nd International Webinar on Biofuel & Biomass, organised by Conference Mind Team, Odisha. 24th-25th January 2022
Biofuels: Opportunities and Challenges
Biofuels: Securing the Planet’s Future Energy Needs
National Webinar on Recent Advances in Renewable Energy Technology, NERIST 17th - 18th September 2021
Invited talk on the topic “Biofuels for Road Transport: A seed to Wheel Perspective” International webinar on Biofuel & Biomass, organised by Conference Mind Team, Odisha. 26th -27th August 2021
Delivered a key note address on ‘Biofuel: A Sustainable Future Fuel’ Role of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) in Nation Building
 
Mechanical Engg Dept. MEA Engineering College, Malappuram, Kerala, India. 26th-28th October 2020
Bio-fuel: A Sustainable Energy Source Conference Mind Team, Odisha 24.09.2020- 26.09.2020
Role of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) in Nation Building NERIST,Itanagar (A.P) India 22-02-2020
Bio-fuel: A Sustainable Energy Source Assam Engineering College, Jalukbari, Guwahati 12-02-2020
Life Cycle Reliability Study of Energy Crops Kaziranga University, Assam, India 22-23 April, 2019

Biofuel as a Renewable Source of Energy

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Adhi College of Engineering and Technology, Tamil Nadu, India

8–10 May 2019

 

Biofuels and its Potentials Towards its Greener & Safer Future

Paris (France)

 

27-28 March 2019

 

Development of East Kameng District: Challenges and Prospects

Govt. Model College, Seppa

 

28th September 2018

 

Importance of Biodiesel

Donyi Polo Vidhya Bhawan

10th August 2018

Biodiesel as a Future Sustainable Fuel

NEHU, Shillong

2017

Sustainable Development for Rural Bharat

NIT Arunachal Pradesh

2017

Bio-fuel and its Potential Toward Greener Future Fuel

NERIST

12th August 2017

Production of Biodiesel from Various Non-edible oils available in the North-Eastern Region of India

National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya, Shillong

8th November 2017

 

Career Guidance and Counselling

Naharlagun, Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh, India

21th May 2017

Is the Use of Money during election facilitative for Development

Seppa, Dist. East Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh, India

23th to 26th October, 2017

Biodiesel-Issue and Challenges

Tezpur University, Assam, India

2016

Production of biodiesel from 1 litre capacity biodiesel reactor and its utilities

NERIST

2006

Production and Testing of Biodiesel obtained from non-edible vegetable oils

NERIST

 

2006

Brief Study of DOLO Descendant of East Kameng District

VKV Hall, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India

2005

 

External Examiner for Evaluation of B.Tech/M.Tech/PhD thesis

1 External Examiner for Evaluation of Ph.D thesis
2 External Examiner for Evaluation of M.Tech thesis
3 External Practical Examiner (End Semester B.Tech Examination 2019) at Department of  Energy Engineering NEHU Shillong on 28th June 2019, India. 
4 External Examinership for setting question paper for the course Agro-energy Audit and Management (FMPE 512) for M. Tech. and Ph. D, College of Agricultural Engineering & Post Harvest Technology, (Central Agricultural University),  Ranipool, Gangtok- 737135, Sikkim, India.
5 External Examiner for Evaluation of M.Tech thesis National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh, India.

Reviewer of the Conferences

1 Reviewer of International Conference on "Recent Innovations and Developments in Mechanical Engineering", held 8-10 November 2018, organized by (Mechanical Engineering Department, NIT Meghalaya, Shillong, India. ID
2 Reviewer  of the International Conference on 'Mechanical, Materials and Renewable Energy' (ICMMRE 2017), organised by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim, India on 8th -10th December, 2017.
3 Reviewer of the 6th International Conference on "Product Life Cycle Modelling Simulation and Synthesis (PLMSS 2017) under the aegis of PLMSS Trust", during 13-15 December 2017 at DIAT Pune, India.
4 Reviewer of International Conference on "Recent Innovations and Developments in Mechanical Engineering", held 8-10th November 2018, organised by (Mechanical Engineering Department, NIT Meghalaya, Shillong India. ID

 Books Authored

1 Aspects of Mechanical Engineering & Technology for Industry (Vol. 1 & II), EXCEL Publishers, ISBN No. 9789383842957 (Vol. 1) & ISBN No. 9789383842964 (Vol. II), 2014.
2 TEQIP Sponsored Short Term Course on 'Appropriate Technology for Rural Development', Organised by Department of Mechanical Engineering, NERIST, Nirjuli Itanagar: 791109 Arunachal Pradesh, India. 2014.
3 A Training Manual On Production of Tung Oil and its Utilisation in Engine, Organised by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Sponsored by NOVOD and KVIC, Government of India, New Delhi, 2013.
4 Proceedings of Regional Seminar on 'Bio-fuels in North East India: Issues and Prospects', Organised by Department of Mechanical Engineering, NERIST, Nirjuli Itanagar: 791109 Arunachal Pradesh, India, 2009. 

Book Chapters

1 Moiching Ahamed, Pradip Lingfa, Muthumari Chandrasekaran "Identification of Suitable Catalyst for the Production of Biodiesel from Livistona Jenkinsiana", April 2023, DOI:10.1201/9781003361312-18, In book: Renewable Resources and Energy Management (pp.154-160)
2 Numan Siddique Mazumder, Pradip Lingfa " Numerical Study on Momentum and Heat Transfer Phenomenon from a Sphere Under Force Convection Environment" March 2023, DOI:10.1007/978-981-19-8517-1_27, In book: Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering (pp.1-17)Publisher: Springer, Singapore
3 Maibam Romio Singh, Asis Giri and Pradip Lingfa "Enhancing heat transfer in phase change material-based cooling: A review" January 2022 AIP Conference Proceedings 2421(1):060008, 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED RESEARCH IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (2ND ICARME – 21) DOI:10.1063/5.0077194
4 Awinash Kumar, Vikeshachand PRASAD Singh and Pradip Lingfa "Thermal Cracking of High-Density Polyethylene Wastes and Production of Liquid Hydrocarbon" January 2022, In book: Advances in Thermofluids and Renewable Energy (pp.311-319)
DOI:10.1007/978-981-16-3497-0_24 
5 Nabam Hina Papu, Pradip Lingfa, ‘A Review on Indigenous Freshwater Microalgae Isolated from Natural  Habitats of Arunachal Pradesh, India,  as a Biodiesel Source ‘January 2022, DOI:10.1007/978-981-16-3497-0_25,  In book: Advances in  Thermofluids and  Renewable Energy (pp.321-338). 
6 Santosh Kumar Dash, Supriya Chavan, A. Kumar, Pradip Lingfa, “Jatropha Biodiesel Blends as Renewable Diesel Fuel Additives”,  March 2020, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-1607-8_11, in book: ‘Bioresource Utilization and Bioprocess’ (pp.93-105).
7 M. S. Ahamed, Santosh Kumar Dash, A. Kumar, Pradip Lingfa, “A Critical Review on the Production of Biodiesel from Jatropha, Karanja and Castor Feedstocks”, March 2020, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-1607-8_12, In book: Bioresource Utilization and Bioprocess (pp.107-115).
8 Santosh Kumar Dash, Pradip Lingfa, Dharmeswar Dash, "Effect of Compression Ratio and Injection Timing on the Performance of a B20 Biodiesel Blend Fueled Diesel Engine", January 2020, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-24314-2_91.
9 Awinash Kumar and Pradip Lingfa, "An Exploration of Waste Plastic Oil and Different Hydrocarbon Fuels Derived from Plastic Wastes, Emerging Renewable Energy Technologies, ISBN:978-81-935731-5-0, 2019, pp-1-13.
10 Santosh Kumar Das and Pradip Lingfa, ''Production of biodiesel from high FFA Non-edible Nahar oil and optimisation of yield", Lecture notes on Multidisciplinary Industrial Engineering, (Scopus), Springer International Publishing AG, Part of Springer Nature 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76276-0-47,SERIES ISSN:2522-5022.
11 A. Kumar, P.Lingfa, S.K. Das, M. S. Ahmed” Study on conversion techniques of alternative fuels from waste plastics “ (Accepted, To be published, SPRINGER, nature).
12 P.Lingfa, "Tung Fruit (Aleurites Fordii) a Potential Energy Crop" (Submitted).

Advisory Board/Committee Member of National and International Conferences

1 National Conference on Recent Advances in Electrical and Electronics Engineering Uttikannam PeermadeIdukki District, Kerala, April 27, 2019, India.
2 Spectrum – 2018’ - International Students’ Conference on ‘Emerging Trends in Science and Technology’ organized by Institute of Engineering & Management (IEM), held on 17th February, 2018, at Management House, IEM, Kolkata, India
3 International Conference on 'Global Biodiversity, Climate Change and Sustainable Development' (ICBCS-2016), held during 15th-18th October, 2016 at Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU), Rono Hills, Arunachal Pradesh, India
4 International Conference on 'Advanced Functional Materials 2017', held on 3-5th May 2017 at Adhi College of Engineering and Technology, Kanchipuran Dist Tamil Nadu 631605, India.
5 A National Conference on 'Sustainable Mechanical Engineering: Today and Beyond' (SMETB) March 25-26, 2017, Organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tezpur University, Tezpur, India
6 National Workshop on 'Synthesis and Characterization of Photoactive Nano-composites for Solar Application', 11th-16th September, 2017, Jointly organized by Department of Energy Engineering North-Eastern Hill UniversityShillong-793022, Meghalaya, India and Anton Paar India Pvt. Ltd. Phase V, Udyog Vihar Industrial Area Gurgaon –122016
7 One Day Seminar on "Renewable Energy Technologies: Issues and Perspectives (RETIP-2017)", during  22nd September 2017 at NIT Silchar, Assam, India
8 Spectrum 2018'-International Conference of Students Paper Presentation on ‘Emerging Trends in Science and Technology’ on 17th February, 2018, at Science City, Kolkata, India.
9 Vice-Chairman organising Committee member of 5th State Conference, organised by ABVP Arunachal Pradesh w.e.f 19th January to 21th January 2018 at Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh (India).
10

Session Chair during National Conference on NEP 2020, ALAP-Academic Leadership Alignment Programme Two Day Anandshala (Blissinar) National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh in Collaboration with BSM, NERIST Nirjuli &NIT Silchar held 21st Aril 2023 at Silver Jubilee Hall NERIST.

Resource Person

1 Resource person during a Mock Interview Assistant Engineer Qualified Candidates held on 10th June 2019 at Hotel Todo, organized by the Nyishi Elite Society Career Guidance Cell, Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh, India.
2 Resource person during One Day Counselling cum Mock Interview programme for APPSCC (Main) Examination- 2018 qualified candidates held on 15th March 2020, organized by the Nyishi Elite Society at Science Centre, IG Park Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
3 Resource person for one day webinar on National Education Policy 2020 organized by UBA NERIST cell held on 21.09.2020 at NERIST Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh-791109, India
4 Member of Internal Project Screening Committee for  State Council for Science & Technology (Department of Science & Technology), Government of Arunachal Pradesh, India, with effect from 23th August 2017.
5

“Demonstration of Bio-diesel production using Nahar & Waste Cooking oils and on road testing of Biofuelled Vehicle” during One Week Training programmed on ‘ Biomass Drying’ organized by  NIT Arunachal Pradesh and Civil Engineering Department NERIST from 10th- 14th April 2023.

6

“Biofuel as a Sustainable Future Fuel’ during one day seminar on Sustainable Environment cum Plantation Drive under Mission Life organized by RWD , GoAP & Civil Engineering Department NERISTheld on 2th June 2023, Nirjuli Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh-791109

KEYNOTE SPEAKER in International Conference

1

“Bio-diesel: The Future Fuel of the Automotive Industry” on 12th-13 October 2023 at London (UK).

2

During International Conference on Materials for Energy and Manufacturing 2023, 24th May 2023.

Member of Selection Committee

1

Member of selection committee for selection of Associate Professor and Professor (Direct recruitment) in Education (Vocational Education) on Ist May 2023 under NCERT new Delhi-110016

 Chief Editor and Editorial Board Member

1 Chief Editor, "THE GAMLE" (The Wisdom), 'Souvenir' released during Golden Jubilee Celebration of Government Higher Secondary School, Pampoli, District East Kameng, Seppa, Arunachal Pradesh: 790102 (India)
2 Research in Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IJERMCE) (Monthly Journal for Mechanical and Civil Engineering), International Journal of Green Technology.
 

Journal Publications

  1. Awinash Kumar, Pradip Lingfa, " Production of liquid hydrocarbons by thermo-acidic method from waste high-density polyethylene" May 2023, Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening, DOI:10.2174/1386207326666230505104640

  2. Numan Siddique Mazumder, Pradip Lingfa " Effect of Initial Temperature and Diameter of Ethanol Droplet on Evaporation Dynamics in Convective Air Medium"
    February 2023, International Conference on Recent Advances in Materials, Manufacturing and Thermal Engineering (RAMMTE-2022)At: Delhi Technological University, Delhi
     

  3. Numan Siddique Mazumder, Pradip Lingfa, Champak Kr. Neog "Evaporation characteristics of ethanol droplet in different gases under force convection condition
    January 2023, Engineering Research Express 5(1), DOI:10.1088/2631-8695/acb1f2

  4. Numan Siddique Mazumder, Pradip Lingfa, Asis Giri "Two phase modeling of evaporation characteristics of ethanol droplet under force‐convection environment", January 2023, Heat Transfer 52(2), DOI:10.1002/htj.22815

  5. Santosh Kumar Dash, Pradip Lingfa, Pritam Kumar Das, A. Saravanan, Dharmeswar Dash, Bhemuni Bharaprasad, Effect of injection pressure adjustment towards performance, emission and combustion analysis of optimal nahar methyl ester diesel blend powered agricultural diesel engine, Energy, Volume 263, Part C, 2023, 125831,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.125831.

  6. Awinash Kumar and Pradip Lingfa "Base-Activated Sodium Bentonite Clay: Mutated Characteristics and Industrial Slant" April 2022ECS Transactions 107(1):2303-2314
    DOI:10.1149/10701.2303ecst

  7. Maibam Romio Singh,Asis Giri,Pradip Lingfa, "Enhancing heat transfer in phase change material-based cooling: A review" January 2022AIP Conference Proceedings 2421(1):060008, DOI:10.1063/5.0077194

  8. Awinash Kumar, Vikeshachand PRASAD Singh, and Pradip Lingfa "Thermal Cracking of High-Density Polyethylene Wastes and Production of Liquid Hydrocarbon January 2022" DOI:10.1007/978-981-16-3497-0_24, In book: Advances in Thermofluids and Renewable Energy (pp.311-319)

  9. Nabam Hina Papu and Pradip Lingfa "A Review on Indigenous Freshwater Microalgae Isolated from Natural Habitats of Arunachal Pradesh, India, as a Biodiesel Source" January 2022, DOI:10.1007/978-981-16-3497-0_25 In book: Advances in Thermofluids and Renewable Energy (pp.321-338)

  10. P.lingfa, “Biofuels Secure snd Clean Energy Future”, International Juournal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology 2021, vol, Issue S(4).

  11. S K Dash, P K Das, P S Ranjit, A Kumar, N H Papu and P Lingfa,” Use of Nahar biodiesel-diesel blend in a agricultural diesel engine”, February 2021, IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering 1057(1):012045, DOI:10.1088/1757-899X/1057/1/012045. 

  12. Nabam Hina Papu , Pradip Lingfa, “An experimental investigation on the combustion characteristics of a direct injection diesel engine fuelled with an algal biodiesel and its diesel blends, Springer, March 2021,Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, DOI:10.1007/s10098-021-02058-3.

  13. Maibam Romio Singh, Asis Giri, Pradip Lingfa, "Effect of Dual-Height Plate Fins on Phase Change Material Cooling Technique: An Experimental Study", January 2021, DOI:10.1007/978-981-15-7711-6_62, In book: Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering (pp.619-629)

  14. Nabam Hina Papu , Pradip Lingfa & Santosh Kumar Dash , Euglena Sanguinea algal biodiesel and its various diesel blends as diesel engine fuels: a study on the performance and emission characteristics, https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2020.1798566, published online on 27 Jul 2020.

  15. Avinash Kumar and Pradip Lingfa, ‘Physio-chemical characterization of hydrochloric acid-treated kaolin clay: An industry approach as a potential catalyst’, Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening (2020) 23:1, online ISSN 1875-5402, DOI 10.2174/1386207323666200219123459.

  16. M.S Ahamed, Santosh Kumar Das, A. Kumar, Pradip Lingfa, “A Critical Review on the Production of Biodiesel from Jatropha, Karanja and Castor Feedstocks”, Bioresource Utilization and Bioprocess, March 2020, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-1607-8_12.

  17. Avinash Kumar and Pradip Lingfa, “Acid-activated Sodium Bentonite and Kaolin Clay: Comparative Study by Physicochemical Properties”, Combinatorial Chemistry & High Throughput Screening 23, March 2020, DOI: 10.2174/1386207323666200311114349.

  18. S.K. Dash, S.B. Chavan,  A. Kumar, M.S. Ahmed and P. Lingfa, “ Jatropha Biodiesel Blends as Renewable Diesel Fuel Additives”, Bioresource Utilization and Bioprocess, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1607-8_11, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020.

  19. Kumar, A., Lingfa, P., “Sodium bentonite and kaolin clays: Comparative study on their FT-IR, XRF, and XRD”, Materials Today: Proceedings, 22P3, 2020, pp. 737-742.

  20. Nabam Hina Papu, Santosh Kumar Dash, Pradip Lingfa, Performance and emission evaluation of diesel engine fueled with biodiesel derived from underutilized microalgae Euglena sanguinea. Taylor &Francis, Energy Resource Part A Recovery, Utilization and Environmental effects. (accepted)

  21. Santosh Kumar Dash, Pradip Lingfa, Debabrata Barik, "Combined adjustment of injection timing and compression ratio for an agricultural diesel engine fueled with Nahar methyl ester", January 2020, International Journal of Ambient Energy, DOI: 10.1080/01430750.2020.1712250.

  22. Kankan Kishore Pathak, Asis Giri, Pradip Lingfa, 'Computational study of mixed convective heat transfer from a shrouded vertical dual-height plate fin array', August 2019,, International Journal of Thermal Sciences 145(November):105958, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2019.05.014.

  23. A. Kumar, P. Lingfa "Physicochemical characterization of sodium bentonite clay and its significances as a catalyst in plastic wastes valorization", 2019 3rd International Conference on Electronics, Materials Engineering & Nano-Technology (IEMENTech), Kolkatta, India, 2019, pp. 1-4, doi;10.1109/IEMENTech48150.2019.8981195.

  24. A. Kumar, P. Lingfa "Characterization of Acid-activated sodium bentonite clay; A potential catalyst for recycling plastic wastes." December 2019, AIP Conference Proceedings (accepted).

  25. M. S Ahamed, N.H. Papu, Pradip Lingfa, Muthumari Chandrasekaran "Production of biodiesel from Livistona Jenkinsiana Griff”, December 2019, AIP Conference Proceedings (accepted).

  26. N.H. Papu, Pradip Lingfa, M. S Ahamed, A Kumar "Effects of different solventsand solvents to Euglena sanguinea biomass ratios on total lipid productivity"  December 2019, AIP Conference Proceedings (accepted).

  27. N.H. Papu, Pradip Lingfa "Effect of algae biomass production of Euglena sanguinea using different types of containers on Laboratory scale" October 2019,  AIP Conference Proceedings (accepted).

  28. A. Kumar and P. Lingfa, 'Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopic, X-Ray Fluorescence and X-Ray Diffraction characterization of Sodium Bentonite and Kaolin Clay, Potentials as a catalyst for plastic waste valorization', Current Organocatalysis, volume-6, 3; October 2019. DOI: 10.2174/2213337206666191018104929.

  29. S.K. Das and P. Lingfa, 'Combustion analysis of a single cylinder variable compression ratio small size agricultural DI diesel engine run by Nahar biodiesel and its diesel blends', SCI. Impact Factor-0.555) Taylor &Francis, Energy Resource Part A Recovery, Utilization and Environmental effects, https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2019.1604878.

  30. S K Dash and P Lingfa, 'An overview of biodiesel production and its utilization in diesel engines', International Conference on Mechanical, Materials and Renewable Energy IOP Publishing IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 377 (2018) 012006 doi:10.1088/1757-899X/377/1/012006.

  31. Santosh Kumar Dash, Pradip Lingfa and Supriya B. Chavan, "An experimental investigation of the application potential of Nahar biodiesel and its diesel blends as diesel engine fuels" SCI. Impact Factor-0.555) Taylor &Francis, ISSN: 1556-7036 (PRINT), 1556-7230 (ONLINE), Vol. No. 40, No. 24, pp 2923-2932, 2018. Energy sources Part A: Recovery, Utilization and environmental effects.

  32.  S.K. Das and P. Lingfa, "Performance evaluation of Nahar oil diesel blends in a single cylinder direct injection diesel engine", International Journal of Green Energy[WOS, Scopus], IF(2016) -1.454)] ISSN:15435075. Francis &Tailor, (UGC APRROVED), 2018, pp;1-6, doi.org/10.1080/15435075, 1464926. 2018 https://www.researchgate.net/journal/1543,5075_International_Journal_of_Green_Energy.

  33.  Nabam Papu Hina and Pradip Lingfa, "Isolation, biomass estimation and characterization of the biofuel potential of diatom Navicula Sphaerophora", AIP Conference Proceedings 1952, 020060 (2018); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5032022. 2018    ,IF-0.22.https://www.researchgate.net/journal/1551-7616_AIP_Conference_Proceedings.

  34.  Dipanka Bhuyan, Asis Giri, Pradip Lingfa, "Entropy Analysis of Mixed Convection Condensation by Evaluating Fan Velocity with a New Approach", Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications,TSEA-17-1391) doi.10.115/14039355, Feb 2018, pp 1-10. 2018 IF-0.91 https://www.researchgate.net/journal/1948-  5085_Journal_of_Thermal_Science_and_Engineering_Applications.

  35. Pradip Lingfa, L. M. Das, S. N. Naik, "Study of Engine Performance and Exhaust Emissions on Multi-Cylinder Turbo-Charged Diesel Engine Operated with B5 Biodiesel Blend", World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology International Journal of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Vol:12, No:8, 2018.

  36. Sandeep Singh, Pradip Lingfa, Aditya Sinha, Sushima Devi.Th, Siddhartha Singh, Utkar Anand, "Tribological characterisation of some oils used in fabrication of biodiesel", International Journal of Research in Engineering, Technology and Science, Vol II, Special Issue, February 2017.n ww.ijrets.om,editor@ijrets.com,ISSN-2454-1915, PP; 1-7. 2017 IF-3.907 http://www.impactjournals.us/journals.php?jtype=2&id=77.

  37. Kankan Kishore Pathak, Asis Giri, Pradip Lingfa, "A numerical study of natural convective heat transfer from a shrouded vertical variable height non-isothermal fin array", Applied Thermal Engineering doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.,2017.11.120 (I.F.3.35). 2017. https://www.journals.elsevier.com/applied-thermal-engineering.

  38. S. K. Das, S. Das and Lingfa P., "Comparative assessment of performance and emission analysis of a diesel engine fuelled with biodiesel prepared from different sources", Journal of Industrial Pollution Control 33 (1), pp 1114-1119. 2017 , IF-0.1 https://www.researchgate.net_Journal_of_Industrial_Pollution_Control.

  39. Pathak K.K., Giri A., Lingfa, P., "Computational Study on Heat Transfer from a Shrouded upright rectangular Fin Array: A typical case study", Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science, Special Issue 12: August 2017, pp 46-49 (ISI, ICI).2017 ,IF-0.89.https://www.researchgate.net/journal/0354-9836_Thermal_Science.

  40. Pathak K.K., Giri A., Lingfa, P., "Evaluation of heat transfer coefficient of a shrouded vertical array of heat sinks (fins): A computational approach", International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, Volume 8, Issue 4, Aril 2017, ISSN Print: 0976-6340 and ISSN Online:0976-6359, pp 319-326 (SCOPUS). 2017 Scopus indexed = 9.2286               http://www.iaeme.com/Ijmet/index.asp.

  41. S. K. and , and Lingfa P. , 'A review on production of biodiesel using catalyzed transesterification' AIP Conference Proceedings, 1859, 020100 (2017); doi: 10.1063/1.4990253. 2017 IF-0.22       https://www.researchgate.net/journal/1551-7616_AIP_Conference_Proceedings.

  42. Bhuyan D., Giri A., Lingfa, P., "Natural Convection driven condensation inside a vertical channel-A numerical study", Proceedings of the National Conference on Sustainable Mechanical Engineering: Today and Beyond (SMETB), March 24-25, 2017 at Tejpur University, India, pp. 169-175, ISBN 978-93-84388-11-9. 2017.

  43. Bhuyan D., Giri A., Lingfa, P., “Effect of relative humidity on film wise condensation- A numerical study”, International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development Special Issue ISSN(P): 2248-6890; ISSN(E): 2249-8001,  Nov 2016, pp 87-100. http://www.tjprc.org/journals.php?jtype.

  44. Papu N.H., Lingfa, P., and Dash S.K., "Performance and Emission Characteristics of a Diesel Engine Run by Blend of Nahar and Waste Cooking Oil Methyl Ester", International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology Vo. 1 Issue 11 April 2015 (ISSN (online):2349-6010.     2015      IF-6.8765             https://www.ijirset.com/.

  45. Lingfa P., Das B., "Energy Analysis of Karanja oil as a supplementary fuel for compression ignition engine", Journal of UEEv-9,n,2 pp 97-101. 2015 ,IF-0.52 https://www.researchgate.net/.

  46. Papu N.H., Das S. K., Tatik O. and Lingfa, P., "Performance and Emission Characteristics of a Diesel Engine Run by Blend of Nahar and Jatropha Methyl Ester", International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, ISSN 2250-2459 Vol 5, Issue 5, May 2015.IF-4.027, http://www.ijetae.com.

  47. Lingfa, P., Das P.,Das L.M.,Naik S.N., "Effect of Injection Opening Pressures and Injection Timings on the Engine Performance and Exhaust Emissions on Single Cylinder Diesel Engine Operating with Tung Biodiesel Blends", SAE Technical Paper 2014-01-2762, 2014, IF-0.52https://www.researchgate.net/journal/0148-7191_SAE_Technical_Papers.

  48. Lingfa, P., Jayakrishnan K., Naik, S.N., and Das L.M., "Á Comparative Study on Performance and Emission Characteristics of Compression Ignition Engine Using Biodiesel Derived from Non-edible Feedstock", SAE Technical Paper 2013-01-2676, doi:4271/2013-01-2676.       2013,IF-0.52 https://www.researchgate.net/journal/0148-7191_SAE_Technical_Papers. 

  49. Lingfa, P., Jayakrishnan K., Das, L.M.,  Naik, S.N., “A Study on Performance and Emission Characteristics of Compression Ignition Engine Operating with Biodiesel Blends”, International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, Volume 3, Special Issue 3, February 2013 pp 66-71,IF-4.027 ,http://www.ijetae.com.

  50. Lingfa, P., Das, L.M., Naik, S.N., “Utilization of Methyl Esters of Tung and Jatropha curcas Oils as a Supplementary Fuel for Single Cylinder Diesel Engine”, Proceedings of Ist KIIT International Symposium on Advances in Automotive Technology, 11th- 12 January 2013, India, pp 84-90.

  51. Lingfa, P., Prasad L., Mahendru K., Das, L.M., Naik, S.N., “Current Status of Non-edible Vegetable Oil-based Bio-diesel as an Alternative Fuel for Diesel Engine: Indian perspective. International Journal of Engineering Sciences Research- IJESR, Vol 03, Special Issue 01; February 2012, pp 554-558.IF-4.261,https://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-engineering-science.

  52. Das B., Lingfa, P., Muralidhar, M., and Kathing, K., "Fried Mustard Oil as an Alternative Fuel. Published in the book, Renewable energy Technology: Issues and Prospects", Excel India Publishers, ISBN:93-80697-95-3.pp 89- 92, 2011.

  53. Lingfa, P., "Non-edible Vegetable Oil as a Renewable Energy- One Alternative for Sustainable Development of Rural Community", R.G.U. Research Journal Vol. III 2005 pp 67-78, India, 2005.              

Participation and scholarly presented in the National Conferences

S. No.

Date

Title of Conference or Institution

Title/Subject of presentation(if made)

1

March 25-26, 2017

'Sustainable Mechanical Engineering: Today and Beyond' (SMETB), Tezpur University, India.

Effects of Geometric Parameters on Heat Transfer from a Shrouded Vertical Plate Fin Array

2

19th May 2015

One day State Level Seminar on 'Nyishi Tribe'  at Nikam Niya Hall, Nirjuli, Itanagar

Education Scenario of Nyishi Community of Arunachal Pradesh

3

7th-9th , November 2014

National Conference On "Emerging Technology Trends in Agricultural Engineering", organised by Department of Agricultural Engineering, NERIST

Production and Optimisation Nahar Oil Methyl Ester

4

7th-9th November, 2014.

National Conference on "Emerging Technology Trends in Agricultural Engineering", Organised by Department of Agricultural Engineering, NERIST, India

Artificial Prediction of Performance of Biodiesel Fuelled Compression Ignition Engine

5

13-16 December 2013

Proceedings of 23th National Conference on 'I.C. Engines and Combustion' (NCICEC 2013) SVNIT, Surat, India

A Study on Performance and Emission Characteristics Running with Castor Biodiesel Blends in Compression Ignition Engine

6

8-9 November 2013

Proceedings of 23th National Conference on 'Recent Advancements in Mechanical Engineering' (NCRAME 2013), India

Utilization of Methyl Ester of Karanja (Pongamia pinnata) Oil as a Supplementary Fuel for Compression Ignition Engine

7

8th-9th November 2013

Proceedings of 23th National Conference on 'Recent Advancements in Mechanical Engineering' (NCRAME 2013), India

Waste Cooking Oil as Biodiesel Fuel: A review

8

15th-16th November 2013

National Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (NCRACE13-069/ENV-19), India

Effect of Various Reaction Parameter on the Biodiesel Production Process: A Review

9

16th-17th February 2006

Land Resource Management for Sustainable Development (State Land Use Board), R.W.D, Itanagar, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh

Non edible Oil as a Bio-fuels - One Alternative for Sustainable Development of the Rural Community of Arunachal Pradesh

10

20th – 21th March 2009

Proceedings of Regional Seminar on 'Bio-fuels in North East India: Issues and Prospects'  NERIST

Pongamia Pinnata Based Biodiesel as a Supplementary Fuel for Diesel Engine

11

11th- 12th February 2006

Proceedings of National Seminar on Application of 'Appropriate Technology for Rural Development', Swami V.K.V., Institute Chhattisgarh, Raipur

An Experimental Evaluation of Karanja Based Biodiesel as Substitute for Diesel Fuel

12

2006

Machkhowa (Guwahati), India

Production and Testing of Bio-diesel in Compression Ignition Engine

13

2006

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (Assam),  India

Applications of Non-edible Oil as Bio-fuel and its Experimental Evaluations

14

16th- 17th February 2007

National Level Conference on 'Tecnnobuzz', Organized by Sinhgad Technical Education Society's  Sau. Venutai Chawan Polytechnic, Pune

Development of 10 Litre Capacity Biodiesel Reactor Using Commercial Sodium Hydroxide and Methanol for Rural Application

15

9-10th Feb 2008

All India Seminar with International Participation on 'Non- conventional Energy Sources and Urban Rural Economy on Developing Countries, India

Experimental Investigation of Mesua ferrei oil as a Alternative Fuel

16

2009

National Conference on 'Design, Manufacture and Management for Next Generation' (DMM-2009), Perundural, India

Development of an Artificial Neural Network Model for LASER Micro Grooving Operation on Aluminium

17

2014

SESI Student Chapter, National Institute of Technology, Silchar, Assam

Non-edible Vegetable Oil-based Biodiesel as a Alternative Fuel for Diesel Engine: A Review

18

16th-17th February 2006

Land Resource Management for Sustainable Development (State Land Use Board), R.W.D, Itanagar, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh

Non edible Oil as a Bio-fuels - One Alternative for Sustainable Development of the Rural Community of Arunachal Pradesh

 

Participation and scholarly presented/to be presented in the International  Conferences

S. No.

Date

Title of Conference or Institution

Title/Subject of presentation(if made)

1

27-28     March, 2018

2nd International Conference 'Biofuel & Bio-energy

Biodiesel as a partial substitute for mineral diesel in compression       ignition engines

2

4-6 December 2018

International conference on renewable and alternate energy (ICRAE-2018)  Guwahati, India

An Exploration of waste plastic oil and different hydrocarbon fuels derived from plastic wastes

3

4- 6th December 2018

 

International Conference on Renewable and Alternate Energy (ICRAE 2018) , Guwahati, India

 

Thermo catalytic production of an alternative fuel extracted from PETE and HDPE plastic wastes by using calcium hydroxide.

 

4

 

22 - 24th November 2018

 

8th International Conference on Sustainable Waste Management, Guntur, India

Study on conversion techniques of alternative fuels from waste plastics

5

22 - 24th November 2018

 

8th International Conference on Sustainable Waste Management, Guntur, India

A critical review on the production of biodiesel from Jatropha, Karanja and Castor feedstocks22-24 Nov.,2018

6

22-24 November 2018

8th International Conference on Sustainable Waste Management, Guntur, India

Jathropa Biodiesel Blends as Renewable Diesel Fuel Additives”,

7

17th & 18th March 2017

4th International Conference on innovation in information, embedded and communication systems (ICIIECS'17) organised by Department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering, Karpagam College of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

Effects of Fin tip to shroud clearance on the thermal performance of rectangular vertical shrouded fin array

8

7th-8th April 2017

International Conference on Functional Materials, Characterization, Solid State Physics, Power, Thermal & Combustion Energy (FCSOTC)-2017, organised by Ramachandra College of Engineering, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India

A Review on Production of Biodiesel Using Catalyzed Transesterification

9

5th and 6th November 2016

International Conference on Recent Innovations in Engineering and Technology (ICRIET0, 2016,held at Institute of Engineering and Technology, Gunupur, India

 

Effect of relative humidity on film wise condensation- A numerical study

10

15th-18th October, 2016

International Conference Global Biodiversity, Climate Change and Sustainable Development (ICBCS-2016),  Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU), Rono Hills, Arunachal Pradesh

Biodiesel as a future sustainable fuel

11

15th-18th October, 2016

International Conference Global Biodiversity Climate Change and Sustainable Development(ICBCS-2016) , Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU), Rono Hills, Arunachal Pradesh, India

Biodiesel from Mesua ferrea (Nahar) oil as an alternative fuel for diesel engine

12

2nd November, 2017

'Souvenir' of Govt. Higher Secondary, School, Pampoli, District East Kameng, Seppa Arunachal Pradesh, India

Importance of Education in a society

13

5th & 6th November 2016

4th International Conference on Innovations in Information, Embedded and Communication Systems held at Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Gunupur, India

Effect of fin tip to shroud clearance on the thermal performance of a rectangular vertical shrouded fin array

14

13th-15th October 2006

Bio-fuels Vision 2015 Bikaner (Rajasthan), India

An Experimental Evaluation of Pongamia  Pinnata Based Bio-diesel a as Supplementary Diesel Fuel for Rural Applications

15

6th-8th August, 2008

International Conference on Energy Security and Climatic Changes: Issues, Strategies, and Options (ESCC 2008)  at Sofitel Centara Grand, Bankok, Thailand

Messua Ferrea Oil: An Environmental Friendly Alternative Fuel for Diesel Engine

16

 17th - 21th, January 2011

International Conference on Renewable Energy (ICRE 2011) held at Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

 

Production of Castor (Recinus communis L.) Biodiesel and its Application in Diesel Engine

17

7th- 9th February 2013

International Conference on Energy Resources and Technologies for Sustainable Development (ICERTSD), Howrah (West Bengal) India.

A Study on Performance and Emission Characteristics Running with Biodiesel Blends in Compression Ignition Engine

18

 6th-8th December 2014

International Symposium on 'Aspects of Mechanical Engineering and Technology for Industry', Organised by Department of Mechanical Engineering, NERIST, India

Production of Jatropha oil Methyl Ester and its Utilization in Stationary Engine to Assess their Suitability to Meet Emerging Fuel Quality and Emission Standards

19

6th-8th December 2014

International Symposium on 'Aspects of Mechanical Engineering and Technology for Industry', Organised by Department of Mechanical Engineering, NERIST, India

Nahar (Mesua Ferrea L.) a Promising Feedstock for Biodiesel Production and Other Industrial Applications: A Review

20

6th-8th December 2014

International Symposium on 'Aspects of Mechanical Engineering and Technology for Industry', Organised by Department of Mechanical Engineering, NERIST, India

Study the Effects on Performance Characteristics of 2 stroke Diesel Engine Using Biodiesel Obtained from Jatropha Oil: A Review

21

6th-8th December 2014

International Symposium on 'Aspects of Mechanical Engineering and Technology for Industry', Organised by Department of Mechanical Engineering, NERIST, India

Study of Performance and Emission Characteristics of Diesel Engine using Biodiesel Blends from Two or More Fuels: Review

22

5th & 6th November 2016

Recent Innovations in Engineering and Technology (ICRIET-2K16) at G.I.ET, Gunupur, India

Effect of relative humidity on film wise condensation- A numerical study

23

15th-18th October, 2016

International Conference Global Biodiversity, Climate Change and Sustainable Development (ICBCS-2016) at Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU), Rono Hills, Arunachal Pradesh, India

Biodiesel from Mesua ferrea (Nahar) oil as an Alternative fuel for diesel engine

 

 

Extra-curricular, awards and other Social Activities

Articles Published in newspapers

S. No.

Year

Title

Name of Magazines/ News Papers

1

2018

Research and Development in pursuits in the area of Biodiesel at  NERIST

Mechanical Association of NERIST, Magazine 2018

2

2017

Pongamia oil: 'Kalpataru of North East India

ALTIUS The Annual Magazine of NERIST

3

2016

Importance of Education in Society,

Souvenir 2016 ''THE GAMLE'', Government Higher Secondary School Seppa, Arunachal Pradesh, India.

4

2007

Nahar seed: A promising source of liquid fuels

ECO of Arunachal (Local News Paper)

5

2006

Role of NERIST in development of Biodiesel Technology in Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal times (Local News Paper)

6

2006

Pongamia oil: A promising source of biodiesel

ECO of Arunachal (Local News Paper)

7

2005

Biodiesel Technology at NERIST

Annual Magazine, Director of Higher Education Government of Arunachal Pradesh, India

8

2004

Prospects of using non-edible oil as bio-fuels in Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal times (Local News Paper)

9

2002

Arunachal offers huge scope for alternative energy 

Arunachal Front (Local News Paper)

Miscellaneous

1 President, NERIST Faculty Association (NFA) (2017-2020) , Itanagar (A.P), India
2 Chief Auditor, Nyishi Elite Society (NES) 1999 – 2002, Arunachal Pradesh, India
3 General Secretary, NERIST Faculty Association (NFA) 2007 – 2009,Itanagar (A.P), India
4 General Secretary, NERIST Arunachalee Employee Welfare Association (NAEWA), Arunachal Pradesh, India.
5 Vice President, Central Nyokum Committee (CNC) for Nyishi Community of Arunachal Pradesh, 2008-2009, India.