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Prof. Anant Kumar Rai

PhD (IIT Roorkee)

Assistant Professor Gr-I

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Room No: B322-C +91-870-2462327
anant@nitw.ac.in
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Research Areas

 3D Printing (Additive Manufacturing)

 Fluid Mechanics

 Hydropower

 Material wear testing

 Renewable Energy

 Sediment transport and measurement

 Turbomachinery - Pumps and Turbines

  • Courses Handled
  • Research IDs
  • Selected Publications
  • Project/Consultancy
  • Current PhD Students
  • Awards and Accolades
  • Additional Responsibilities
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines(CE232)
  • Renewable Sources of Energy(ME16025)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines Laboratory(CE234)
  • Prime Movers for Automobiles(ME254)
  • CFD Laboratory(ME356)
  • Automotive Electronics(ME56002)
  • Thermal Engineering Laboratory(ME307)
  • Automotive Electronics(ME5551)
  • Workshop Practice(ME134)
  • Computational Methods in Automobile Engineering(ME5502)
  • Advanced Fluid Dynamics(ME5101)
  • Design Studio(ME151)
  • ORC ID: 0000-0003-3675-5846
  • SCOPUS ID: 56841183300
  • Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=kjmbTg4AAAAJ&hl=en


  • Hydro-abrasive erosion in Pelton turbines: Comprehensive review and future outlook, By Shrivastava, N. and Rai, A.K., Elsevier, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol.207, pp.114957, 2025
  • Double Pass Solar Air Heater with Aerofoil Fins: A Numerical Analysis of Thermohydraulic Performance, By Vyas, S., Sharma, A. K. and Rai, A. K., Elsevier, Energy, vol.311, pp.133320, 2024
  • Numerical study of powder flow characteristics of coaxial nozzle DED at different operating and design conditions, By Yogesh, N., Rai, A. K. and Manjaiah, M. , Springer, Progress in Additive Manufacturing, vol.10, pp.701–723, 2024
  • Effects of sediment properties on abrasive erosion of a centrifugal pump, By Bandi, S., Banka, J., Kumar, A. and Rai, A. K. , Elsevier, Chemical Engineering Science, vol.277, pp.118873, 2023
  • Parametric investigation of Pelton turbine injector under hydro-abrasive erosion conditions, By Shrivastava, N. and Rai, A. K., Isfahan University of Technology, Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, vol.17, pp.89-104, 2023
  • Interpretation and application of the hydro-abrasive erosion model from IEC 62364 (2013) for Pelton turbines, By Rai, A. K., Kumar, A., Staubli, T. and Xiao, Y. X. , Elsevier, Renewable Energy, vol.160, pp.396-408, 2020
  • Effect of concentration and size of sediments on hydro-abrasive erosion of Pelton buckets, By Rai, A. K., Kumar, A. and Staubli, T. , Elsevier, Renewable Energy, vol.145, pp.893-902, 2020
  • Analytical modelling and mechanism of hydroabrasive erosion in Pelton buckets, By Rai, A. K., Kumar, A. and Staubli, T. , Elsevier, Wear, vol.436–437, pp.203003, 2019
  • Determination of the particle load based on detailed suspended sediment measurements in a hydropower plant, By Rai, A. K. and Kumar, A. , Elsevier, International Journal of Sediment Research, vol.34, pp.409-421, 2019
  • Hydro-abrasive erosion in Pelton buckets: Classification and field study, By Rai, A. K., Kumar, A. and Staubli, T. , Elsevier, Wear, vol.392–393, pp.8–20, 2017