Sponsored Research

•  MHRD funded project for Rs.2.0 x 10⁶ on " Specialised training program on applied mathematical modelling and process simulation"(1988-1991), (Co - investigators: Profs. B.Deo and N.Chakraborty)

•  NMIS funded project for Rs.1.2 x 10⁶ on "Some fundamental studies of continuous casting of steel" (1989-1992) (Co - Investigators: Profs. A.Ghosh and S.C. Koria.

•  RDCIS (SAIL) funded sponsored project for Rs.6 Lakhs on "Mathematical modelling of transport phenomena in steelmaking tundishes" (1996-1998).

•  Ministry of Steel funded sponsored project for Rs.10 Lakhs on " Mixing and Mass transfer in Ladles stirred with dual porous plug " (2001-2004).

•  Department of Science and Technology , Govt of India funded sponsored project for Rs.12 Lakhs on " Control of superheat in continuous casting through Hollow Jet Nozzle " (2003-2006).

•  Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India funded sponsored project for Rs. 28 Lakhs on "Measurement and modeling of temperature in steelmaking" (2009-2011).

•  Ministry of steel , Govt. of India funded sponsored project for Rs. 61.87 Lakhs on "Setting up of a comprehensive water modeling laboratory for steelmaking process analysis and design" (2011-2013).

•  Ministry of Steel, Govt. of India funded sponsored project for Rs. 2.0x10⁶ titled "A study on requirement and availability of technical manpower for steel industry in India (2014-2015)".

•  Ministry of Steel, Govt. of India funded sponsored project for Rs. 15x10⁶ titled "Fundamental process engineering to minimize re-oxidation of steel during teeming via a ladle shroud leading to improved castability and cleanliness" (2018-2021).

Industrial Consultancy

•  "Dense phase powder injection in metallurgical reactors" sponsored by Shawinigan carbide, shawinigan, Canada, 1983.
•  "Physical and mathematical modelling of MINTEQ tundish designs" sponsored by MINTEQ International Inc., Easton, PA, USA, 1993.
•  "Modelling studies for ladle addition of ferroalloys" sponsored by Elkem Development Centre, Pittsburgh, USA, 1993.
•  " Enhancing productivity at Ispat's Dolvi plant through improvement of tundish performance  " Sponsored by ISPAT Industries, Dolvi, Maharashtra, India (Jan -  April, 2004).
•  " On the relocation of porous plugs in LF for superior process performance at Dolvi plant through physical and mathematical modelling " Sponsored by ISPAT Industries, Dolvi, Maharashtra, India (Oct,   2004 - Jan, 2005)
•  " Performance enhancement and optimization of tank degasser " at the Hospet Steels, Ginigera, Karnataka ,Sponsored by Mukand Ltd., Mumbai ( Aug.,2005-Nov.,2005)
•  " Enhancing productivity at Hospet steel plant through improvement in tundish design "  Sponsored by Mukand steel Hospet Karnataka, India, Feb-May, 2006.
•  " Improving yield and steel cleanliness in the 32T new tundish " Sponsored by JSW steel Ltd., Torangallu, ( India, July- Sept., 2007)
•  " Improving yield from the 36T slab casting tundish at JSPL , Raigarh " Sponsored by JSPL, Raigarh( India, December, 2007-March 2008).
•  "A charge calculation model for increased throughput operation of the Energy Optimising Furnace (EOF) at Hospet Steel, Hospet" Sponsored by Hospet Steel, Hospet (India, September, 2008).
•  "Improving yield and steel cleanliness in the 27T four strand bloom casting tundish at RINL's Vizag steel works" Sponsored by Visakhapatnam steel plant, Visakhapatnam (India, August, 2008-January, 2009)
•  "Improving yield and steel cleanliness in the four strand combicaster tundish at JSPL, Raigarh" Sponsored by Jindal Steel and Power Limited, Raigarh" (India, August, 2009-January, 2010)
•  "Reduction in tap to tap time for EOF (Energy Optimizing Furnace Operations) at Hospet steel" Sponsored by Hospet Steel.,Hospet (India,January ,2010)
•  "Defect free casting of larger section continuously cast slabs (>2500mm) at JSPL, Raigarh" Sponsored by Jindal Steel and Power Limited, Raigarh (India, November 2010)
•  "Minimization of transition bloom volume from the 27T four strand bloom casting tundish at RINL, Visakhapattnam" Sponsored by Visakhapatnam steel plant, Visakhapatnam (India, September  2011-January 2012)
•  "Improving yield and steel cleanliness in the three strand T shaped tundish" Sponsored by MUSCO, Khopoli (India, October, 2011-March,2012)
•  "Technical audit of ferroalloy production at CFP Chandrapur and possible means for plant performance enhancement" Sponsored by SAIL, Delhi ( August -December 2014).
•  "The origin of surface cracks in large round ingots and means for its elimination" Sponsored by Mahindra Sanyo Special Steel, Khopoli ( September 2014- February 2015)
•  "A study on the scope of in-situ conversion of scrap into steel sheet/strip via the induction melting-ingot casting and hot rolling route" Sponsored by IFB Industries , Bangalore (February, 2015-May, 2015)
•  "Steelmaking process performance improvement and knowledge management" Sponsored by Vardhman Special Steels Limited, Ludhiana ( April 2015-March 2016).
•  "Perspex water models of industrial continuous casting tundish systems, water modeling and technical manpower training" Sponsored by Hi-Tech Group Limited, Jamshedpur (October 2015-September 2016).
•  "Reduction of ladle balance and improvement of yield from the 140 ton steel at RINL's Vizag steel works" Sponsored by Visakhapatnam Steel Plant ( Feb.1st 2016-July 31st, 2016).
•  "An assessment of CONARC process performance and strategy for improved furnace performance" sponsored by JSW, Dolvi (March - December, 2017).
•  "Modeling of steelmaking processes" Sponsored by M.N. Dastur and Co., Kolkata (June 2017-May 2018).
•  "Operating data based regression model for prediction of BF Trough wear" Sponsored by Calderys India Refractories, Nagpur (January 2020 - June 2020).
•  "Improving steel cleanliness by engineering of ladle-Shroud-Tundish steel processing circuitry" Sponsored by Sunflag Steel Limited, Nagpur (February 2020 - August 2020).
•  "Numerical prediction of flow, heat transfer and inclusion trajectory in a conventional continuous slab casting mould" Sponsored by Dalmia Bharat Refractories (June 2022 - August 2022).
•  "Study of Ladle -Shroud -Tundish operations at SLR Metaliks and improvement of steel cleanliness through CFD and plant scale measurements" Sponsored by SLR Metaliks, Hospet  (April 2023 - December 2023).
•  "Numerical prediction of flow, heat transfer, solidification and inclusion trajectory in stainless steel slab casting mold" Sponsored by JSL, Jaipur (April-December. 2024).

Patents

•  A tundish adapted for reduction in residual metal losses and a method thereof
  Application No: 1397/MUM/2008
  List of inventors: D Satish Kumar, Dipak Mazumdar, B.Reddi Prasad, Sujay Pandit Patil, Abijit Sarkar, P.C.Mahapatra & Madhu Ranjan.
   

•  Life member of the Indian Institute of Metals.
•  Member of the Association of Iron and Steel Technology (AIST).
•  Member, Programme Advisory Committee, MMME, DST, Govt. of India, (2012-2015, 2015-2018, 2019-2021).
•  Member, Governing Council, Indian National Academy of Engineering, (2016-2018, 2019-2021).
•  Member, Board of Governors, National Institute of Secondary Steel Technology, Ministry of Steel, Govt. of India, (2015-2017).
•  Member, Education and Publication Committee, Indian Institute of Metals, (2010-2020).
•  Advisory Board Member, ISIJ International (2021-2024).

Short Term Courses

•  "Secondary Steelmaking" offered to industrial, academic & R & D engineers (Dec.1990 and Dec.1991), (Joint Convenor: Prof.A. Ghosh,  Dept.of Met. Engg.,IIT/K)

•  "Modeling of modern steelmaking processes" offered twice to Industrial and R & D engineers (Jan.96 and Sept.97) (Joint Convenor: Prof.B. Deo, Dept. of MME, IIT/K)

•  "Modeling in metals processing: concepts, theory and application " offered to Industrial and R & D engineers (February 2005, December 2005, December 2007, January 2009).

•  "Iron and steelmaking ( Foundation and advanced level )" offered to engineers from steel and refractory industries (May, June 2009; May 2010; May 2011).

•  "EAF and secondary steelmaking" offered to engineers from steel and refractory Industries (August 2008 and September 2011).

•  "Tundish Metallurgy: Towards improved productivity and clean steel" offered to engineers from steel and refractory industries (September 2012; August 2013).

•  "Ladle Metallurgy Steelmaking: Towards better productivity and product quality" offered to Engineers from steel and refractory industries (August 2014 and August 2015).

•  "Inclusions in steel and clean steel technology" offered to Engineers from steel and refractory industries  (August 2016).

•  "Clean steel Technology and Tundish Metallurgy" offered to Engineers from steel and refractory industries (August 2017).

•  " Steelmaking, Refractories and Plant Practices" offered to Engineers from steel and refractory industries (August 2018, 2019).

•  "Tundish Metallurgy and Clean Steelmaking" offered to engineers from steel and refractory industries (February 2020). [Co-Instructor, Prof. Kinnor Chattopadhyay, University of Toronto, Canada].

•  "Steelmaking and Refractories" offered to engineers from steel, refractory and design organisations (November 2022 and March 2023, November 2023 and October 2024).

•  "Material and Energy balance in an energy optimising steelmaking furnace", training programme for Hospet Steel Engineers at Hospet, December 2022.

•  "Defects related to processing and casting of steel" training programme for Neco-Jayaswal Industries Limited Engineers at Raipur (June 2023).