• Designation: Associate Professor 
  • Employee ID: 0509113
  • Qualification:  Ph.D
  • Date of Joining: 30/08/2006
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  • : Detailed Profile
About Faculty: Pranabesh Ganai completed his B E, in Mechanical Engineering at Pt. Ravishankar Shukla university, Raipur in 2000, completed his M Tech in Mechanical Engineering at Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science, Indore in 2003 and he did Ph.D in Department of mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi under QIP scheme. He has been teaching in this Institute since 2003. Area of interest: Hydraulic pump design, water supply system, fluid dynamics, erosive wear, bearing lubrication, bearing design and modelling, vehicle dynamics, vibration-based fault diagnostic techniques
Education and Qualification: 
 
S. No.
Degree
Specialization
Year
University/Board
1.
Ph.D
Design
2022
IIT, Delhi
2.
       M.E.
Tribology and Maint. Engg
2003
RGPV Bhopal/ S.G.S.I.T.S. Indore
3.
       B.E.
Mechanical Engg.
2000
Pt. Ravishankar Shukla Univ., Raipur
4.
       12th
Science Mathematics
1994
M.P. Board
Work Experience:
S. No Designation Department Employer  Name Duration of Employment
1. Assistant Professor Mechanical SGSITS Indore 30 Aug 2006-29 Aug 2019
2. Associate Professor Mechanical SGSITS Indore 30 Aug 2019- till date
Research Details:
  • Pranabesh Ganai is doing research in the field of Hydrodynamic air bearing design, fluid dynamics, hydraulic pump performance improvement and erosive wear.
  • He has guided many projects of B.E. and M.E. students.
  • He has published/ presented many papers in national and international conferences/ journals.
PhD Supervision: v
Publications:
(a) International  and National Journals

[1] Ganai, P., Pare, V., Rawal, B. R., and More, B. S., 2022. Bio-mechanical analysis of plate system used for opening wedge high tibial osteotomy, Materials Today: Proceedings, Volume 61, Part-1, pp. 90-95, ISSN 2217853,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.03.442.

[2] Ganai, P., Atwal, J.C., Pandey, R.K. and Dutt, J.K., 2022. Performance studies of self-acting oil-lubricated bump journal bearing under lightly loaded conditions employing pocketed top foils. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, pp.09544062221087844.

[3] Pattnayak, M.R., Ganai, P., Pandey, R.K., Dutt, J.K. and Fillon, M., 2022. An overview and assessment on aerodynamic journal bearings with important findings and scope for explorations. Tribology International, pp.107778.

[4] Ganai, P., Pandey, R.K. and Dutt, J.K., 2021. Performance improvement of foil air journal bearing employing micro-pocket and textures on top compliant surface, Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties;9:025045.

[5] Yadav, G., Ganai, P., Tiwari, S., and  Maheshwari, M., 2014. An Investigation for Prior Failure of Engine Component Through Spectroscopy Oil Analysis Program, Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vol. 592-594, pp. 1362-1365.

[6] Maheshwari, M. Tiwari, S., and  Ganai, P., 2014. Analysis of Lubricant for Prediction of Contact Surface Behavior of Metals, IJITR, Vol. 2, Issue No. 3, pp. 933- 939.

[7] Yadav, G., Ganai, P. and Tiwari, S., 2014. Conditin Monitoring of Internal Combustion Engine Using Oil Analysis Program; IJRMET Vol. 4. Issue, 2, pp.73-75.

[8] Ganai, P., Hydraulically Operated Working Model of Back Hoe Powered by IC Engine, 2013. IJTRA, Volume 1, Issue 3 (July-August), pp. 34-39.

 (b)

Technical Papers –International /National Conferences

[1] Performance, Condition and Prior Failure Monitoring of IC Engine Using Oil Analysis Program, LNAT, Gwalior, 22-23 Dec 2014.

[2] Performance Study of Textured Rigid/Foil Journal Bearings with Air Compressibility, Leeds, UK, 06-09 Sept. 2016

[3] Performance Behaviors of Flared Journal Bearings, iNaCoMM 2015, IIT, Kanpur.

[4] Load Carrying Capacity and Friction Force Investigations in Flared Journal Bearing Considering Isotropic Surface Roughness, NTC-2016, IIT BHU.

[5] Nonlinear dynamic responses of hydrodynamic air foil journal bearings employing conventional and segmental micro-grooved surfaces, 9th International conference on Industrial Tribology, Kolkata

[6] Mechanisms responsible for performance improvements of pocketed and textured lubricated interfaces. 5th International and 20th National Conference on Machines and Mechanism (iNaCoMM 2021), IIITDMJ.

[7] Validation of a steering system mathematical model via test rig measurements. 5th International and 20th National Conference on Machines and Mechanism (iNaCoMM 2021), IIITDMJ.
Projects:
S.No.TypeTitleYear
 1      
Testing & Consultancy:
  • Testing and consultancy of PVC Pipes, G.I. Pipes and CI Pipes.
  • Testing of Agriculture Spray pump, Centrifugal pump
  • Consultancy work of Amrut Mission (STP Ujjain)
  • Consultancy work of NVDA, Indore
Other Details:
  • Working as a “Technical Manager” at NABL accredited Centre of Pump Engineering (COPE)
  • Coordinator games and stall of AAYAM 2018, 2019 and 2023
  • Departmental coordinator for NBA accreditation 2018
  • Member, SGSITS NISP Committee
  • Member of Board of Studies in Mechanical Engineering
  • Design and development of the online exam procedure/method for the Institute during Covid-19 Pandemic (2020-2021) and executed it successfully
  • Assistant superintendent of exam and valuation