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Dr. Vinkel Kumar Arora Dr. Vinkel Kumar Arora Designation : Professor vinkel@niftem.ac.in +91-130-2281258
  1. CAM
  2. CAD (Computer Aided Design)
  3. CAE (Computer Aided Engineering)
  4. Food Dehydration
  5. Solar Thermal Systems
  6. 3D Food Printing
  7. Computer Aided Engineering.
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  1. 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.
  2. 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).
  3. 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.
  4. 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 .
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.

Books/Book Chapters:

S. No.Chapter Title with page nos.Book TitleEditor, Publisher, year
1Assessment of Rice Flour and Jaggery as a Potential 3D Food Printer Cartridge487-498Lecture Notes in Mechanical EngineeringSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH,2021
2Dimensional Accuracy of 3D Printable Food Construct—2021 IEEE International Conference on Emerging Trends in Industry 4.0, ETI 4.0 2021Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.,2021
3Experimental Investigation of Evacuated Tube Solar Air Collectors for Drying Application395-404Lecture Notes in Mechanical EngineeringSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH,2021
4Mathematical modeling and drying characteristics of thin layer drying of bitter gourd in evacuated tube solar dryer-without heat pipe—Journal of Physics: Conference SeriesInstitute of Physics,2022
5Mathematical Modeling of Drying Kinetics of Garlic Clove in Forced Convection Evacuated Tube Solar Dryer813-820Lecture Notes in Mechanical EngineeringSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH,2022
6The Impact of Drying Conditions on Drying Characteristics, Kinetics, and Mass Transfer Parameters of Pumpkin Seeds (Cucurbita Maxima)317-327Lecture Notes in Mechanical EngineeringSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH,2022
7ThermodynamicsUnit operation in food processingNew India Publishing Agency, Delhi,2022
8RefrigerationUnit operation in food processingNew India Publishing Agency, Delhi,2022
103D printing gin food sectorFood Printing: 3D Printing in Food IndustrySpringer Nature,2021
10Trends & Advance in Mechanical EnggTrends & Advance in Mechanical EnggJC Bose YMCA University of Science & Technology,Faridabad,2017
11Desirability approach in RSM applied to symmetricalmulti leaf springTrends & Advance in Mechanical EnggJC Bose YMCA University of Science & Technology,Faridabad,2017

1. Qualification

# Degree Name 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

2. Experience

# Designation University/College Duration
1 Assistant Professor NIFTEM, Ministry of Food Processing, Govt. of India 2013-Till Date
2 Assistant Professor ITM University, Gurgaon 2010-13
3 JCDCOE, Sirsa 2005-07
4 DADA Motors Ltd. 2004-05

International Experience(s)/Collaboration(s)/Counsultancy:

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

Externally Funded Projects:

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