Dr. Chandrakant Kumar Nirala
Department : Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests
Conventional and Non-conventional manufacturing, EDM, µEDM and variants, Micro Manufacturing, Tool condition monitoring through virtual instrumentation, Micro-friction stir welding.
Professional Summary
National Metallurgical Leboratory (CSIR), Jamshedpur: Worked as Project Assistant from Oct 2008 to Aug 2009.
The LNM Institute of Information Technology Jaipur: Worked as Assistant Professor from July 2016 to May 2017 in the department of Mechanical-Mechatronics Engineering.
Publications
1. D. R. Unune, C. K. Nirala, H. S. Mali. ANN-NSGA-II dual approach for modeling and optimization in abrasive mixed electro discharge diamond grinding of Monel K-500, Int. J. Eng. Sci. Technol. 2018; Vol 21(3): 322-329. Doi: 10.1016/j.jestch.2018.04.014
2. C.K. Nirala, D. R. Unune, H. K. Sankhla. Virtual Signal-Based Pulse Discrimination in Micro-Electro-Discharge Machining. ASME. J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. 2017; 139(9): 094501-094501-7. Doi:10.1115/1.4037108.
3. C.K. Nirala, P. Saha. Precise μEDM-drilling using real-time indirect tool wear compensation. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 2017, Vol. 240 (1), pp176-189. DOI:10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2016.09.024
4. C.K. Nirala, P. Saha. Evaluation of µEDM-Drilling and RµEDM Performances Based on Online Monitoring of Discharge Gap Conditions. The international journal of advance manufacturing technology, 2016, Vol. 85 (9), pp1995–2012. DOI:10.1007/s00170-015-7934-0
5. C.K. Nirala, P. Saha. A New Approach of Tool Wear Monitoring and Compensation in RµEDM Process. Materials and manufacturing processes, 2015,Vol. 31, pp483–494, DOI:10.1080/10426914.2015.1058950
6. C.K. Nirala, P. Saha. Towards development of a new online tool wear compensation strategy in µEDM-drilling. Journal of Engineering manufacturer, 2015, Volume: 231 issue: 4, pp 588-599, DOI: 10.1177/0954405415578578
7. C.K. Nirala, P. Saha. Feasibility of using modified VPP approach in prediction of real time volume estimator (VRT) in µEDM-drilling. International Journal of precession technology, 2014Vol. 4, Nos. ¾, pp162-175, DOI: 10.1504/IJPTECH.2014.067739
8. C.K. Nirala, G. Gupta, A. Agrawal, P. Saha. Development of a New Pulse Discriminating System for Micro Electro Discharge machining (µEDM). Applied Mechanics and Materials, 2014, Vol. 541-542, pp430-435, DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.541-542.430
9. C.K. Nirala, B. Reddy P. Saha. Optimization of Process Parameters in Micro Electro- Discharge Drilling [micro EDM-Drilling]: A Taguchi Approach. Advanced Materials Research, 2013 Vol. 622-623, pp30-34, DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.622-623.30
10. M Parihar, M Penugonda, V Nair, C K Nirala, Drilling and Milling μEDM – A Comprehensive and Comparative Evaluation, Procedia CIRP (Elsevier), Vol. 72, 2018, pp 1410-1414, DOI:10.1016/j.procir.2018.03.080.
11. D.R. Unune, C.K. Nirala, H.S. Mali. Low-frequency vibration assisted micro-electro discharge drilling of Inconel 718, Journal of Materials Processing Technology (Under Review)
12. C.K Nirala, S. Mandal.Modeling and Simulation of Semi-Active Jerk Driven Damper for Severe Speed Breaker.Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, 2014, Vol. 345, pp. 267-276,DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-2268-2_29
13. C.K. Nirala, P. Saha. Development of an online algorithm for pulses discrimination in micro -EDM using current and voltage sensors and their comparison. IEEE International Advance Computing Conference (IACC) June-2015, BMSCE Bangalore, India pp496-500.DOI: 10.1109/IADCC.2015.7154758
14. C.K. Nirala, P.Saha.Comparison of Process Mechanics in µEDM-drilling and RµEDM based on Online Monitoring of Discharge Gap Condition.AIMTDR Dec- 2014, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India, pp-562 (1-7). DOI:10.13140/RG.2.1.3663.8560
15. C.K. Nirala, P.Saha. Towards the Development of a New Online Tool Wear Compensation Strategy in µEDM-Drilling. International Conference onPRECISION, MESO, MICRO AND NANO ENGINEERING (COPEN-8: 2013) December 13th -15th, 2013, National Institute of Technology Calicut, India. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.3139.5682
16. C.K. Nirala, R.P. Kumar, A New Comfort Oriented Semi-Active Suspension System with Jerk Driven Damper (JDD) Control. International Conferenceon Computational Methods in Manufacturing ICCMM October-2011, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India,pp561-569.10.13140/RG.2.2.36087.42402
17. C.K. Nirala, G. Gupta, A. Agrawal, P. Saha. Development of a New Pulse Discriminating System for Micro Electro Discharge machining (µEDM).ICMMA-2014, Singapore. DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.541-542.430
18. Y. Jain, S. Sharma, A. Agrawal, C.K. Nirala. Mechanical Micro-Drilling and Micro-EDM- drilling: – A Comprehensive and Comparative Evaluation. COPEN, 2017, to be held at IIT Madras in December 2017. (Accepted)
19. C.K. Nirala, P. Saha, Fabrication of Arrayed Micro Pins by Reversible Micro Electrical Discharge Machining (RµEDM) technique. 2ndResearch ScholarDay, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, India March 17, 2012, pp-16.
20. C.K. Nirala, P. Saha,Study of Micro Electrical Discharge Machining (µEDM ) Based on Current and Voltage Waveforms. 4thResearch ScholarDay, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, India, March 8, 2014, pp-21.
21. C.K. Nirala, P. Saha,Development of a New Pulse Discriminating (PD) System for micro-EDM Using Current and Voltage Signals. 3rdResearch Scholar Day, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, India, March 2, 2013, pp-18.
22. Kishore, H., Nadda, R., Nirala, C. K., Agrawal, A. Modelling and Simulation Based Surface Characterization of Reverse- µEDM Fabricated Micro Pin-fins, Procedia CIRP, 2019, Vol. 81, Pp. 1230-1235, ISSN 2212-8271, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2019.03.299.
23. Nadda R., Nirala C.K., Saha P. (2019) Tool Wear Compensation in Micro-EDM. In: Kibria G., Jahan M., Bhattacharyya B. (eds) Micro-electrical Discharge Machining Processes. Materials Forming, Machining and Tribology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3074-2_9.