Dr. Rajiv Kumar

PhD - Aerospace Engineering Dept., IIT Madras (2014) ME - Space Engineering and Rocketry, BIT Mesra (2007) BE - Aeronautical Society of India (2005)

Date of Joining: 31st March, 2015
  • D-I/53, Inner Campus, Near Hostel-9, BIT Mesra, Ranchi-835215 (Jharkhand)
  • 9962388460
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    9546209234 (WhatsApp)

Research Areas

  • Propellant combustion
  • Rocket and Propellant Technology
  • Heat transfer in a aerospace propulsion system
  • Air breathing and Non-air breathing propulsion

Work Experience

  • Teaching: 11 Years
  • Research: 18 Years
  • Industry: 11 Years
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Academic Profile

Award and Honours
Award and Honours

27

Total Award and Honours
Project
Project

7

Total Project

Leadership & Institutional Service

Teaching & Mentorship

Award and Honours

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Invited lecture in one day Workshop on “Aerospace Combustion” organized by Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Bombay on 5th March, 2024.

Invited lecture in a Mentorship Workshop at Ranchi on the Patenting and Commercial aspects of Innovation in the INSPIRE Awards-MANAK organized at Zila School, Ranchi on 5th May, 2023.

Invited lecture in one week FDP program on Advances in Aerospace Technology organized by Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry, BIT Mesra, Ranchi, 11th to 16th, March 2023.

Current Sponsored Projects

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  • 6. Rajiv Kumar (PI) and Shelly Biswas (Co-PI), “Development of Tribrid Propulsion System and Evaluate its Performance Parameters”, CSIR, EMR-II, Budget-28.35 Lakhs, 22/0870/23/EMR-II, (September 2023-December 2026).
  • 1. Rajiv Kumar (PI), “Comparison of performance parameter of a hybrid fuel using gaseous oxygen and liquid nitrous oxide” Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi, funded-? 80000 (2016-2017).
  • 4. Rajiv Kumar (PI) and Shelly Biswas (Co-PI), “Use of multi-location swirl injection as a performance enhancer for the hybrid rocket system”, Core Research Grant, SERB, DST, Budget-41.92 Lakhs (December 2021-December 2024).
  • 7. Rajiv Kumar (PI) and Shelly Biswas (Co-PI), “Performance Estimation of a hybrid rocket using nitrous oxide as the Oxidizers”, AR&DB, DRDO, Budget-39.83 Lakhs, ARDB/PP/3978/2092, (December 2023-December 2026).

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

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  • Method for Improving the Mechanical Properties of Paraffin Wax

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  • Hybrid Rocket Engine Having High Regression Rate

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  • An igniter formulation for solid rocket motors and method of preparation

  • Enhancement of Regression Rate due to change in Port alignment and Configuration Techniques

  • A Hybrid Rocket Engine, and Method of Improving Performance Thereof

Fellowship

PhD/JRF/IRS ongoing

  1. Pratim Kumar, “Thermal Decomposition and Burn Rate Studies of Catalyzed AN/KDN Based Eco-Friendly Composite Solid Propellants”, submitted to the Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry, BIT Mesra, Ranchi in May 2017. (Viva Defended: 4th May, 2018).
  2. Mengu Dinesh, “Studies on Regression Rate and Combustion Instabilities of Hybrid Rocket Motor”, submitted to the Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry, BIT Mesra, Ranchi in January 2021
  3. Arpit Dubey, “Effect of Swirl and Pintle Injection System on the Performance of a Hybrid Rocket Motor” On-going from 2022. (Co Guide-Dr. Shelly Biswas)
  4. Nitesh Kumar, “Studies of H2O2 Based Monopropellant and Hybrid Rocket for its Performance Estimation” On-going from 2023. (As a Co-Guide, Guide- Dr. Shelly Biswas)
  5. Mehdi Abbas, “Effect of Solid oxidizers in a Hybrid Rocket Motor” On-going from 2023. (Co Guide-Dr. Shelly Biswas)
  6. Sudhir Kumar Singh, “Development of Tribrid Propulsion System and Evaluate its Performance Parameters”, Ongoing from July 2024. (Co Guide-Dr. Shelly Biswas)
  7. Sankalp Jain, “Gel Propellant for Rocket Applications” Ongoing from January 2025 (Co-Guide-Dr. Shelly Biswas)
  8. Nagendra Maurya, “Effect of Metal Embedded Wire Fuel in the Performance of a Hybrid Rocket” Ongoing from January 2025
  9. Jhumki Nandi, “Effect of Grain configuration on the performance of a Hybrid Rocket” Ongoing from January 2025

ME/MTech Project Guidance

  1. Mengu Dinesh, “Studies on Enhancement of Mechanical Properties of Wax-Based Fuels for Hybrid Rocket Motor”, submitted to the Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry, BIT Mesra, Ranchi in June 2016.
  2. Talluri Vamsi Krishna, “Effect of Multi-Protrusion on Regression Rate in a Hybrid Rocket Motor”, submitted to the Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry, BIT Mesra, Ranchi in June 2016.
  3. Saideep Singh Rajput, “Studies on the Effect of Protrusion in Liquefying and Non Liquefying Hybrid Rocket Fuels”, submitted to the Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry, BIT Mesra, Ranchi in June 2017.
  4. Aravind S, “Numerical Investigation of Hydrogen Mixing and Combustion in a Model Supersonic Combustion Ramjet”, submitted to the Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry, BIT Mesra, Ranchi on 24th May, 2018.
  5. Singeetham Praney Kumar, “Effect of Liquid Fuel Injection on the Performance of a Hybrid Rocket Motor”, submitted to the Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry, BIT Mesra, Ranchi on 24th May, 2018.
  6. Nitesh Kumar, “Effect of Additives on the Regression Rate and Mechanical Properties for the PVC Based Hybrid Fuel”, submitted to the Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry, BIT Mesra, Ranchi on 24th May, 2018.
  7. Bala Vignesh, “Effect of Multi-Location Swirl Injection Method on the Performance of Hybrid Rocket Motor” submitted to the Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry, BIT Mesra, Ranchi on 17th May, 2019.
  8. Vani Pooja, “Studies of Liquid Jet Atomization Through Non- Circular Orifices” submitted to the Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry, BIT Mesra, Ranchi on 17th May, 2019.
  9. Thamizarasan, “Effect of Nytrox Oxidizer on the Performance of a Hybrid Rocket Motor”, submitted to the Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry, BIT Mesra, Ranchi on 17th May, 2019.
  10. Sumit Kumar Gupta, “Analysis of Liquid Jet A1- Gaseous Oxygen Based Movable Pintle Injector”, submitted to the Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry, BIT Mesra, Ranchi on 20th June, 2020.
  11. P Lakshmi, “Experimental studies on Solid Propellant Based Microthruster”, submitted to the Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry, BIT Mesra, Ranchi on 19th May, 2022.
  12. Sayantan Saha, “Experimental Studies of Continuously Rotating Detonation Combustor for Liquid Rocket Application”, submitted to the Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry, BIT Mesra, Ranchi on 19th May, 2022.
  13. Tathagat Sarangi, “Experiment Studies of the Flame Characteristics by Varying the L* of a Hybrid Rocket Motor”, submitted to the Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry, BIT Mesra, Ranchi on 19th May, 2022.
  14. Alok Kumar, “Studies of Performance Parameter of the Hybrid Rocket Using Hydrogen Peroxide as the Oxidizer”, submitted to the Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry, BIT Mesra, Ranchi on 19th May, 2022.
  15. Umang Jain, “Experimental Studies on Annular Aerospike Nozzle with hybrid Rocket Motor Using Liquefying Fuel”, submitted to the Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry, BIT Mesra, Ranchi on 19th May, 2022.
  16. Arpit Dubey, “Experimental and numerical investigations of a pintle injector for its flow and combustion characteristics”, submitted to the Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry, BIT Mesra, Ranchi on 19th May, 2022.
  17. Gyandeep, “Effect of change in Grain Configuration on the Performance of Hybrid Rocket Motor”, submitted to the Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry, BIT Mesra, Ranchi on 11th May, 2023.
  18. Ritesh Dubey, “Experimental studies on Extinction and Ignition of Solid Propellants”, submitted to the Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry, BIT Mesra, Ranchi on 11th May, 2023.
  19. Sankalp Jain, “Rheological and Atomization studies of metalized and non-metalized ethanol gel”, submitted to the Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry, BIT Mesra, Ranchi on 11th May, 2023.
  20. Vineeth Kumar Rathi, “Studies of Performance Parameters with High-Test Peroxide for Hybrid Rocket Applications”, submitted to the Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry, BIT Mesra, Ranchi on 11th May, 2023.
  21. Satish Subudhi, “Effect of Metal Additives on the Performance of a Hybrid Rocket Motor”, submitted to the Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry, BIT Mesra, Ranchi on 10th May, 2024.

B.Tech Project Guidance

  1. Piyarul haque, Sonali Singh, Ujjual Grover and Hajimiyan, “MBDA Project on-Ramjet-Energy Recovery Using a Closed Loop”, submitted to the Department of Aeronautical Engineering at Vel Tech Dr. RR & Dr. SR Technical University Avadi, Chennai in April-2015.
  2. Priyadharshini R., “Preliminary Re-Sizing of PSLV First Stage Using Advanced Solid Propellant System”, submitted to the Department of Aeronautical Engineering at Vel Tech Dr. RR & Dr. SR Technical University Avadi, Chennai in April-2015.