Faculty Profile

Dr. Vinkel Kumar Arora

Professor

vinkel@niftem.ac.in

+91-130-2281258

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Area of Interest/Specialization

Solar Thermal drying System
3D/4D Food Printing
Food Dehydration
Reefer transportation system
Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE)
Food Process Equipment design

Awards & Recognition

Won 2nd Prize in DuPont Nutrischolar Award 2017 for best Innovation in Local foods Category in the year 2017
Won awards for best mentor, best team in NIFTEM Village adoption Programme.
Awarded Letter of Appreciation for the Outstanding work in Rashtrapati Bhavan Smart model Village Programme for the work accomplished in Village Tajnagar, Haryana.
Secured 2nd prize in Village Adoption Programme organised 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 organised 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

Dhurve, P., Suri, S., Malakar, S., & Arora, V. K. (2024). Multi-objective optimization of process parameters of a hybrid IR-vibro fluidized bed dryer using RSM-DF and RSM-GA for recovery of bioactive compounds from pumpkin seeds. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 14(10), 11035–11051. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-022-03151-3
Yadav, D. K., Arora, V. K., & Yadav, V. (2024). Investigation of thermal performance, drying characteristics and environomical analysis: direct flow evacuated tube solar drying of okra. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-33340-8
Kumar Yadav, D., Kumar Arora, V., & Gupta, A. (2024). Experimental investigation on the thermal appraisal and sustainability indicator of heat pipe-based indirect solar dryer during Giloy (Tinospora cardifolia) drying. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2023.102335
Malakar, S., Arora, V. K., Nema, P. K., & Yadav, V. (2024). Recent trends and applications of evacuated tube solar collector in food processing and air heating: a review. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 31(12), 18119–18142. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-25078-y
Kumar, V., Arora, V. K., Rana, A., Kumar, A., Taneja, N. K., & Ahire, J. J. (2023). Predictive Modeling of Riboflavin Production in Lactiplantibacillus plantarum MTCC 25432 Using Fuzzy Inference System. Foods, 12(17). https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12173155
Thangalakshmi, S., Arora, V. K., Kaur, B. P., Singh, R., Malakar, S., Rathi, S., & Tarafdar, A. (2022). Effect of Steaming as Postprocessing Method on Rice Flour and Jaggery 3D Printed Construct. Journal of Food Quality, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/3531711
Rathee, S., Ojha, A., Singh, K. R., Arora, V. K., Prabhakar, P. K., Agnihotri, S., Chauhan, K., Singh, J., & Shukla, S. (2023). Revolutionizing goat milk gels: A central composite design approach for synthesizing ascorbic acid-functionalized iron oxide nanoparticles decorated alginate-chitosan nanoparticles fortified smart gels. Heliyon, 9(9). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19890
Malakar, S., Dhurve, P., & Arora, V. K. (2023). Modeling and optimization of osmo-sonicated dehydration of garlic slices in a novel infrared dryer using artificial neural network and response surface methodology. Journal of Food Process Engineering, 46(6). https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpe.14261
Kumar Yadav, D., Kumar Arora, V., Singh, A., Malakar, S., & Manonmani, T. (2023). Evacuated tube collector based solar drying of pre-treated okra (Abelmoschus esculentus): Analysis of thermal performance, bioactive compounds, antioxidant activity, and functional properties. Solar Energy, 262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2023.111890
Dhurve, P., & Arora, V. K. (2023). The Impact of Drying Conditions on Drying Characteristics, Kinetics, and Mass Transfer Parameters of Pumpkin Seeds (Cucurbita Maxima). Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 317–327. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6470-1_26
Malakar, S., Arora, V. K., Nema, P. K., & Yadav, D. K. (2023). Development of infrared-assisted hybrid solar dryer for drying pineapple slices: Investigation of drying characteristics, mass transfer parameters, and quality attributes. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, 88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2023.103437
Dadhaneeya, H., Nema, P. K., & Arora, V. K. (2023). Internet of Things in food processing and its potential in Industry 4.0 era: A review. Trends in Food Science and Technology, 139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2023.07.006
Yadav, D. K., Dhurve, P., & Arora, V. K. (2022). 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, 2312(1). https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2312/1/012060
Malakar, S., Arora, V. K., Munshi, M., Yadav, D. K., Pou, K. R. J., Deb, S., & Chandra, R. (2023). Application of novel pretreatment technologies for intensification of drying performance and quality attributes of food commodities: a review. Food Science and Biotechnology, 32(10), 1303–1335. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10068-023-01322-0
Thangalakshmi, S., & Arora, V. K. (2022). Three-Dimensional (3D) Food Printing and Its Process Parameters. In Food Printing: 3D Printing in Food Industry. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8121-9_3
Dutta, C., Yadav, D. K., Arora, V. K., & Malakar, S. (2023). Drying characteristics and quality analysis of pre-treated turmeric (Curcuma longa) using evacuated tube solar dryer with and without thermal energy storage. Solar Energy, 251, 392–403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2023.01.032
Arora, V. K., Bhushan, G., & Aggarwal, M. L. (2015). Static structural CAE analysis of symmetrical 65Si7 leaf springs in automotive vehicles. Engineering Solid Mechanics, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.5267/j.esm.2014.10.002
Nema, P. K., Kaur, B. P., & Arora, V. (2015). Conference Report: Second Workshop on Dehydration of Food and Agricultural Products: Principles, Practices, and Prospects; National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), India, February 25–27, 2015. Drying Technology, 33(8). https://doi.org/10.1080/07373937.2015.1044926
Arora, V. K., Bhushan, G., & Aggarwal, M. L. (2016). Precise estimation of individual leaf camber and stepping in symmetrical 65Si7 leaf springs. Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 38(6). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-015-0396-3
Arora, V. K., Bhushan, G., & Aggarwal, M. L. (2017). Enhancement of fatigue life of multi-leaf spring by parameter optimization using RSM. Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 39(4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-016-0638-z
Babar, O. A., Arora, V. K., & Nema, P. K. (2019). Selection of phase change material for solar thermal storage application: a comparative study. Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, 41(9). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-019-1853-1
Sehrawat, R., Chandra, A., Nema, P. K., & Arora, V. K. (2019). Drying of Fruits and Vegetables in a Developed Multimode Drying Unit and Comparison with Commercially Available Systems. Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A, 100(3). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40030-019-00371-1
Babar, O. A., Arora, V. K., & Nema, P. K. (2020). Experimental analysis for thermo-physical properties of phase change materials during accelerated thermal cycling. Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1080/14484846.2020.1794503
Malakar, S., & Arora, V. K. (2021). Mathematical Modeling of Drying Kinetics of Garlic Clove in Forced Convection Evacuated Tube Solar Dryer. In Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0159-0_72
Thangalakshmi, S., & Arora, V. K. (2021). Assessment of Rice Flour and Jaggery as a Potential 3D Food Printer Cartridge. In Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9956-9_49
Dhurve, P., Tarafdar, A., & Arora, V. K. (2021). Vibro-Fluidized Bed Drying of Pumpkin Seeds: Assessment of Mathematical and Artificial Neural Network Models for Drying Kinetics. Journal of Food Quality, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/7739732
Thangalakshmi, S., Arora, V. K., & Prithviraj, V. (2021). Dimensional Accuracy of 3D Printable Food Construct. 2021 IEEE International Conference on Emerging Trends in Industry 4.0, ETI 4.0 2021. https://doi.org/10.1109/ETI4.051663.2021.9619411
Thangalakshmi, S., Arora, V. K., Kaur, B. P., & Malakar, S. (2021). Investigation on rice flour and jaggery paste as food material for extrusion-based 3D printing. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 45(4). https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpp.15375
Babar, O. A., Arora, V. K., Nema, P. K., Kasara, A., & Tarafdar, A. (2021). Effect of PCM assisted flat plate collector solar drying of green chili on retention of bioactive compounds and control of aflatoxins development. Solar Energy, 229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2021.07.077
Kaur, S., Dhurve, P., & Arora, V. K. (2022). Statistical approach to investigate the effect of vibro-fluidized bed drying on bioactive compounds of muskmelon (Cucumis melo) seeds. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpp.16331
Dhurve, P., Kumar Arora, V., Kumar Yadav, D., & Malakar, S. (2022). Drying kinetics, mass transfer parameters, and specific energy consumption analysis of watermelon seeds dried using the convective dryer. Materials Today: Proceedings, 59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.02.008
Thangalakshmi, S., Arora, V. K., & Prithviraj, V. (2022). Printability Assessment and Optimization of Process Parameters for 3D Printing of Rice Flour and Jaggery Paste. Journal of Biosystems Engineering, 47(2). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42853-022-00143-z
Suri, S., Singh, A., Nema, P. K., Malakar, S., & Arora, V. K. (2022). Sweet lime (Citrus limetta) peel waste drying approaches and effect on quality attributes, phytochemical and functional properties. Food Bioscience, 48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbio.2022.101789
Arora, V. K., Bhushan, G., & Aggarwal, M. L. (2018). Mathematical modelling for fatigue life prediction of a symmetrical 65Si7 leaf spring. International Journal of Computer Aided Engineering and Technology, 10(3), 287–319. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJCAET.2018.10011626
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, 6(3), 271–292. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJCAET.2014.063119
Mor, R. S., Bhardwaj, A., Singh, S., & Arora, V. K. (2020). Exploring the factors affecting supply chain performance in dairy industry using exploratory factor analysis technique. International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 36(2), 248–265. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJISE.2020.110277
Babar, O. A., Tarafdar, A., Malakar, S., Arora, V. K., & Nema, P. K. (2020). Design and performance evaluation of a passive flat plate collector solar dryer for agricultural products. Journal of Food Process Engineering, 43(10). https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpe.13484
Malakar, S., & Arora, V. K. (2021). Experimental Investigation of Evacuated Tube Solar Air Collectors for Drying Application. In Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8704-7_49
Hussain, S., Arora, V. K., & Malakar, S. (2021). Formulation of protein-enriched 3D printable food matrix and evaluation of textural, rheological characteristics, and printing stability. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 45(2). https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpp.15182
Kasara, A., Babar, O. A., Tarafdar, A., Senthilkumar, T., Sirohi, R., & Arora, V. K. (2021). Thin-layer drying of sadabahar (Catharanthus roseus) leaves using different drying techniques and fate of bioactive compounds. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 45(2). https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpp.15140
Thangalakshmi, S., Arora, V. K., & Prithviraj, V. (2021). A Comprehensive Assessment of 3D Food Printing: Technological and Processing Aspects. Journal of Biosystems Engineering, 46(3), 286–304. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42853-021-00106-w
Dhurve, P., & Kumar Arora, V. (2022). Investigation of geometric and gravimetric properties of pumpkin seeds (Cucurbita maxima) under tray drying. Materials Today: Proceedings, 59, 437–441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.11.452
Malakar, S., Arora, V. K., & Nema, P. K. (2021). Design and performance evaluation of an evacuated tube solar dryer for drying garlic clove. Renewable Energy, 168, 568–580. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.12.068
Prithviraj, V., Thangalakshmi, S., Arora, V. K., & Liu, Z. (2022). Characterization of rice flour and pastes with different sweeteners for extrusion-based 3D food printing. Journal of Texture Studies. https://doi.org/10.1111/jtxs.12709
Malakar, S., & Arora, V. K. (2022). Development of phase change material assisted evacuated tube solar dryer: Investigation of thermal profile, drying characteristics, and functional properties of pumpkin slices. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, 80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2022.103109
Hussain, S., Malakar, S., & Arora, V. K. (2022). Extrusion-Based 3D Food Printing: Technological Approaches, Material Characteristics, Printing Stability, and Post-processing. Food Engineering Reviews, 14(1), 100–119. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12393-021-09293-w
Malakar, S., Alam, M., & Arora, V. K. (2022). Evacuated tube solar and sun drying of beetroot slices: Comparative assessment of thermal performance, drying kinetics, and quality analysis. Solar Energy, 233, 246–258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2022.01.029

Qualification

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

Experience

S.No	Designation	Institution	Duration
1	Professor, Department of Food Engineering	NIFTEM, Ministry of Food Processing, Govt. of India	2013-Till Date
2	Assistant Professor	ITM University, Gurgaon	2010-13
3	Assistant Professor	JCDCOE, Sirsa	2005-07
4	Team Leader	DADA Motors Ltd.	2004-05

International Experience/Collaboration/Consultancy

Inspection of Fully automatic plant for manufacturing of SNF powder and khichdi mix (Capacity 2500 MT per month) at District Sagar, Madhya Pradesh set up by Madhya Pradesh Agro Industry Corporation Limited, Bhopal, MP
Vetting of Chimney Design and chimney foundation by Heat Max projects private Ltd.
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.

Patent

Sr. No	Title	National/International	ARN/Patent No	Status	Year
1	COCONUTWATER EXTRACTION EQUIPMENT	National	201711039165	Granted	2023
2	APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING ANDFRYING SEMI-SOLIDBATTER GLOBULES	National	415547	Granted	2022
3	A REFRIGERATOR OPERABLE ON AC AND DC	National	422002	Granted	2022

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