Solar thermal engineer designing the next generation of renewable energy systems — through computational fluid dynamics, low-temperature thermodynamic cycles, and the quiet art of waste-heat recovery.
Dr. Mukundjee Pandey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Centurion University of Technology & Management, Bhubaneswar. His doctoral research, completed at IIIT Bhubaneswar in 2022, focused on the design modification and development of solar parabolic trough collectors integrated with low-temperature thermodynamic cycles and waste heat recovery — work that continues to anchor his publication and patent portfolio today.
Across more than a decade of teaching, simulation, and consultancy, his work has spanned hydroelectric power, thermal power plant condenser optimisation, solar chimneys, Kalina and Brayton cycles, nanoparticle-enhanced absorber fluids, and computational modelling of aerospace and biomedical systems.
He has authored peer-reviewed articles in Solar Energy, Thermal Sciences, Energy Sources Part-A, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, and the International Journal of Exergy, with six published Indian patents on receiver-tube and solar-chimney geometries to his name.
Beyond research, he has served as Vice-Principal of the School of Vocational Education and Training, as Head of Department for Aerospace Engineering, and as a domain coordinator for Go-to-Market projects whose student teams have won Dassault Systèmes Jury Awards and represented India in Paris on UNESCO heritage 3D modelling.
He is a certified drone pilot in small and medium rotorcraft categories under DGCA — a useful, somewhat unexpected complement to a career otherwise spent indoors with meshes and solvers.
Each line of work is connected by a single thread: turning sunlight and waste heat into useful, well-engineered power.
Geometry modification, arc-plug insertions, helical grooves, and nanoparticle-enhanced Syltherm-800 absorber fluids studied through CFD.
Performance analysis, nocturnal operation via waste-heat recovery, and binary-gas-mixture working fluids in CFD simulation.
Selection and thermo-economic analysis of Kalina, Brayton, and organic Rankine cycles for solar-combined applications.
Numerical heat transfer, viscous dissipation effects, and the broader pedagogy of FDM and FVM methods.
CFD and structural simulation of e-VTOLs, drones, e-rickshaw chassis, and zero-gravity metal 3D printing for Gaganyaan.
Integrated PTC-Kalina + solar chimney systems for hydrogen production; biodiesel-assisted VCR engine performance.
School of Vocational Education and Training, CUTM Bhubaneswar.
School of Engineering & Technology, CUTM Bhubaneswar.
School of Engineering & Technology — student teams winning Dassault Systèmes Jury Awards.
Centre for Manufacturing, School of Engineering & Technology, CUTM.
School of Maritime Studies, CUTM Bhubaneswar.
PhD: Solar PTC with low-temperature thermodynamic cycle & waste-heat recovery. M.Tech: Cabinet-type solar dryer with evacuated tubes.
Selected papers indexed in SCI and Scopus, with impact factors noted where applicable.
Indian patent office filings as sole inventor — covering receiver-tube geometries, swirl-fin chimneys, and adjacent clean-technology designs.
Software actively used across simulation, design, and process modelling — ✓ denotes formal certification.
Simulation projects undertaken through Gram Tarang Technologies Pvt. Ltd. — spanning aerospace, biomedical, automotive, and process equipment.
Awarded by Centurion University of Technology & Management, Odisha, for outstanding academic and research contributions.
₹ 1,00,000Awarded for research on performance and emission analysis of a single-cylinder four-stroke VCR engine using solar-assisted biodiesel production with a heterogeneous catalyst.
₹ 2,00,000Issued by Centurion University of Technology & Management, Bhubaneswar.
Guided student teams to win the Dassault Systèmes Jury Award (2019), “Project of the Year” runner-up (2020), and representation of India in Paris for “3D Model of Konark Sun Temple” (AAKRUTI 2022).
A condensed record of faculty development programmes delivered, organised, and attended.