Mr. Anirban Bhattacharya
Designation : Assistant Professor
Education
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M.Tech. specialization Manufacturing Technology/ NIT Calicut (2003)
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B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering (2001)
Experience: Total Experience 11 years
 Kalyani Government Engineering College, West Bengal from 4th April 2003 to 31st
July 2006
 Thapar University Patiala from 2nd August 2006 till date
Teaching Interests:
 Manufacturing Processes, Manufacturing Technology, Machining Science (UG level)
 Welding Science, Metal Casting and Joining, Advanced Manufacturing Processes (PG
level)
Research Interest:
 Manufacturing technology, Incremental sheet metal forming, Rapid prototyping
 Conventional machining, Grinding, Non-conventional machining, Welding
 Modeling and simulation of Manufacturing processes and systems
Publications:
International Journal
 A Bhattacharya. ‘Experimental Investigation of Twist Drill Performance through Drill Flank
Wear and Circularity Factor Measurement on Low Carbon Steel’. Manufacturing Technology
& Research – An International Journal, Vol. 4, No. 3 & 4, 2008, pp. 68–74.
 A Bhattacharya, S Das, P Majumder, A Batish. ‘Estimating the effect of cutting parameters
on surface finish and power consumption during high speed machining of AISI 1045 steel
using Taguchi design and ANOVA’. International Journal of Production Engineering
Research and Development, Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2009, pp. 31–40.
 K Patel, A Batish, A Bhattacharya. ‘Optimization of surface roughness in an end-milling
operation using nested experimental design’. International Journal of Production
Engineering Research and Development, Vol. 3, Issue 4-5, 2009, pp. 361–373.
 A Bhattacharya, A Sen, S Das. ‘An investigation on the anti-loosening characteristics of
threaded fasteners under vibratory conditions’. Mechanism and Machine Theory (IF 1.214),
Vol. 45, Issue 8, 2010, pp. 1215–1225.
 A Batish, A Bhattacharya, P Maddamsetty. ‘Fractional factorial analysis of lifting and
carrying tasks on postural score to investigate the effect of contributing parameters and their
interactions’. International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Vol. 6, No. 3,
2010, pp. 301–320.
 A Batish, A Bhattacharya, B Singh. ‘Multi-response optimization and empirical modeling of
cardiopulmonary responses during manual lifting tasks’. Human Factors and Ergonomics in
Manufacturing and Service Industries (IF 0.624), Vol. 21, No. 1, 2011, pp. 29–43.
 R Malhotra, A Bhattacharya, A Kumar, NV Reddy, J Cao. ‘A new methodology for multipass single point incremental forming with mixed tool paths’. CIRP Annals-Manufacturing
Technology (IF 2.251), Vol. 60, Issue 1, 2011, pp. 323-326.
 P Kumar, A Batish, A Bhattacharya, RK Duvedi. ‘Effect of process parameters on
microhardness and microstructure of heat affected zone in submerged arc welding’.
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Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B, Journal of Engineering
Manufacture (IF 0.77), Vol. 225, Issue 5, 2011, pp. 771-721.
JM Kim, J Seo, A Batish, A Bhattacharya. ‘Effect of parameters in resistance micro-welding
of stainless steel cross wire using fractional factorial experimental design’. International
Journal of Manufacturing Research, Vol. 6, No. 3, 2011, pp. 290–303.
A Bhattacharya, A Batish, G Singh. ‘Optimization of powder mixed electric discharge
machining using dummy treated experimental design with analytic hierarchy process’.
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B, Journal of Engineering
Manufacture, Vol. 226, No. 1, 2012, pp. 103-116.
A Batish, A Bhattacharya, V K Singla, G Singh. ‘Study of Material Transfer Mechanism in
Die Steels using Powder Mixed EDM’. Materials and Manufacturing Processes (IF 1.297),
Vol. 27, Issue 4, 2012, pp. 449-456.
RP Singh, A Batish, T P Singh, A Bhattacharya. ‘An experimental study to evaluate the
effect of ambient temperature during manual lifting and design of optimal task parameters’.
Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing and Service Industries (IF 0.624), Vol. 24,
Issue 1, 2014, pp. 54–70.
A Bhattacharya, A Batish, M Singh. ‘Experimental studies to validate simulated results for
nozzle effectiveness using Multi-response optimization during cylindrical grinding process’.
International Journal of Materials Engineering Innovation, Vol. 3, Nos. 3/4, 2012, pp. 165189.
A Bhattacharya, A Batish, G Singh. ‘Surface modification of high carbon high chromium,
en31 and hot die steel using powder mixed EDM process’. Materials Science Forum, Vol.
701, 2012, pp. 43-59.
A Batish, A Bhattacharya. ‘Mechanism of material deposition from powder, electrode and
dielectric for surface modification of H11and H13 die steels in EDM process’. Materials
Science Forum, Vol. 701, 2012, pp. 61-75.
A Bhattacharya, K Maneesh, NV Reddy, J Cao. ‘Formability and Surface Finish Studies in
Single Point Incremental Forming’. Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering Transactions of ASME (Impact Factor: 0.6), Vol. 133, Issue 6, 2011, pp. 061020-1 to
061020-8.
A Bhattacharya, A Batish, G Singh, VK Singla. ‘Optimal parameter settings for rough and
finish machining of die steels in powder mixed EDM’. International Journal of Advanced
Manufacturing Technology (IF: 1.205), Vol. 61, No. 5-8, 2012, pp. 537-548.
A Bhattacharya, A Batish, K Singh. ‘FE simulation and experimental validation of powder
mixed EDM process for estimating the temperature distribution and volume removed in
single crater’. International Journal of Modeling, Simulation and Scientific Computing, Vol.
3, Issue 2, 2012, DOI No: 10.1142/S1793962312500067.
A Bhattacharya, A Batish. ‘Effect of process variables on microhardness, grain size and
strain during machining of various die steels with PMEDM using dummy treated
experimental design’. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B,
Journal of Engineering Manufacture (IF: 0.725), Vol. 226, No. 7, 2012, pp. 1192-1204.
A Bhattacharya, A Batish, N Kumar. ‘Surface characterization and material migration
during surface modification of die steels with silicon, graphite and tungsten powder in EDM
Process. Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology (IF: 0.616), Vol. 27, No. 1, 2013, pp.
133-140.
A Bhattacharya, A Batish. Predictor equations for estimating crater dimensions in pmedm
process using fem simulation and experimental validation. Materials Science Forum, Vol.
751, 2013, pp. 45-60.
M Beltran, R Malhotra, A J Nelson, A Bhattacharya, NV Reddy, J Cao. ‘Experimental study
of failure modes and scaling effects in micro-incremental forming. Journal of Micro and
Nano-Manufacturing (Transactions of ASME), Vol. 1, Issue 3, 2013, 031005-1–031005-15.
H Singh, A Bhattacharya, A Batish. ‘Finite element modeling and analysis of powder mixed
electric discharge machining process for temperature distribution and volume removal
considering multiple craters’. International Journal of Modeling, Simulation and Scientific
Computing, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 1450009-1 – 1450009-21.
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A Batish, A Bhattacharya, M Kaur, MS Cheema. ‘Hard Turning: Parametric Optimization
using Genetic Algorithm for Rough/Finish Machining and Study of Surface Morphology’.
Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology (IF: 0.616), Vol. 28, No. 5, 2014, pp. 16291640.
A Bhattacharya, A Batish, G Bhatt. Material transfer mechanism during magnetic field
assisted electric discharge machining of AISI D2, D3 and H13 die steel. Proceedings of the
Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B, Journal of Engineering Manufacture (IF: 0.725),
Available online since 14th March, 2014 (DOI: 10.1177/0954405414522797)
A Bhattacharya, TK Bera. ‘Development of Automatic GMAW Setup for Process
Improvements: Experimental and Modelling Approach’. Materials and Manufacturing
Processes (IF: 1.297), Available online since 3rd March 2014, DOI:
10.1080/10426914.2014.892611
A Gupta, SV Ramagopal, A Batish, A Bhattacharya. Surface roughness and profile error in
precision diamond turning of C18000’. Materials and Manufacturing Processes (IF: 1.297),
Vol. 29, No. 5, 2014, pp. 606-613.
A Bhattacharya, TK Bera, VK Suri. ‘Influence of Heat Input in Automatic GMAW:
Penetration Prediction and Microstructural Observation’. Materials and Manufacturing
Processes (IF: 1.297), Accepted, May 14, 2014.
National Journal: 04
International Conference: 10
National Conference: 08
M.E/ M. Tech Thesis Supervision:
25 (completed)
03 (ongoing)
Achievement, Awards and Recognitions:
 Selected as Teacher Fellow and recipient of Scholarship during M.Tech course under Early
Faculty Induction Programme of AICTE, New Delhi.
 Visited Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA for collaborative research on
Incremental Sheet Metal Forming (for 3 months) with funding and scholarship received from
Indo-US Centre for Research Excellence in Fabrionics, New Delhi.
Sponsored Research Projects:
 Implementation of research project entitled “Chain weight reduction” - Sponsored by Rockman
Industries Ltd. (HeroHonda Group), A-7, Focal Point, Ludhiana – 141010, Punjab (Amount: Rs.
11.08 Lakhs)
 Analysis of metallurgical behavior of weld and heat affected zone during Submerged Arc Welding
(SAW) of high strength low alloy (HSLA) steel for different flux compositions, weld parameters
with pre and post thermal treatment Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO),
New Delhi, India (Amount: Rs. 14.65 Lakhs, with D. Ajay Batish)
 Experimental investigation for surface improvement of die steels during electric discharge
machining with tungsten and titanium powder mixed dielectric, University Grants Commission
(UGC), New Delhi, India (Rs. 0.9 Lakhs)
 Experimental investigation of EDM machined surface of Al-SiC and Al-SiC-B4C metal matrix
composites, University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, India (Rs. 10.82 Lakhs)
 Multi-response Optimization of Process Parameters for the Improved Part Accuracy in Fused
Deposition Modeling Process, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi,
9.75 Lakhs
Message to Students & Community
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The sincere and hardworking students are always welcome for their thesis work.
Street:
P.O. Box 32
Postcode: 147004
City:
Patiala
Country: India
Email:
abhattacharya@thapar.edu
Located in: Mechanical Engineering Department