Reduced-Order Modeling, Modal Decomposition, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Physics of Turbulence and Convection, Flow through Porous and Subsurface Media, Scientific Machine Learning, Numerical Methods

Journal

1. M. S. R. Ayon, Niloy Deb, M. M. Rahman, M. Z. Haq. A novel three-stage direct expansion cycle with optimal internal heat recovery and splitting-mixing processes for utilising LNG’s cold energy. Energy Conversion and Management: X, Article 101738, 2026. [Paper]
2. Nahid Hasan, Niloy Deb, Sumon Saha. MHD Convection with Joule Heating and Internal Heat Generation in a Two-Layer Discretely Heated Chamber Partly Filled with Porous Medium. International Journal of Energy Research, Vol. 2024, No. 1, Article 1720993, 2024. [Paper] [Extended on the conference work]
3. Niloy Deb, Md Salman Farshi, Prodip K Das, Sumon Saha. Convective flow optimization inside a lid‑driven chamber with a rotating porous cylinder using Darcy–Brinkman–Forchheimer model. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Vol. 149, No. 12, pp. 6125–6146, 2024. [Paper]
4. Niloy Deb, Sumon Saha. Role of internal heat generation, magnetism and Joule heating on entropy generation and mixed convective flow in a square domain. Annals of Nuclear Energy, Vol. 198, Article 110324, 2024. [Paper]
5. Niloy Deb, Sumon Saha. Comment on “Energy transfer through mixed convection within square enclosure containing micropolar fluid with non-uniformly heated bottom wall under the MHD impact” [Journal of Molecular Liquids, 249(2018) 831–842]. Journal of Molecular Liquids, Vol. 397, Article 124020, 2024. [Paper]
6. Niloy Deb, Sumon Saha. Comment on “Numerical simulation of magnetohydrodynamic buoyancy-induced flow in a non-isothermally heated square enclosure” [Communications in nonlinear science and numerical simulation, 14(2009) 770-778]. Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, Vol. 130, Article 107771, 2024. [Paper]
7. Niloy Deb, Sumon Saha. Comment on “Steady natural convection flows in a square cavity with linearly heated side wall(s)” [International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 50 (2007) 766–775]. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 219, Article 124890, 2024. [Paper]
8. Sadia Tasnim, Md Shahneoug Shuvo, Niloy Deb, Md Sadman Islam, Sumon Saha. Entropy generation on magnetohydrodynamic conjugate free convection with Joule heating of heat-generating liquid and solid element inside a chamber. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, Vol. 52, Article 103711, 2023. [Paper]
9. Niloy Deb, Sadib Fardin, Md Muhtasim Fardin, Nudrat Nawal, Md Rashed Nizam, Sumon Saha. Thermal management inside a discretely heated rectangular cuboid using P, PI and PID controllers. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, Vol. 51, Article 103601, 2023. [Paper]
10. Sakib Javed, Niloy Deb, Sumon Saha. Natural convection and entropy generation inside a square chamber divided by a corrugated porous partition. Results in Engineering, Vol. 18, Article 101053, 2023. [Paper]

Conference

1. Niloy Deb, Sumon Saha, Md Quamrul Islam. MHD Free Convective Flow along with Internal Heat Generation and Joule Heating in a Two Layer Discretely Heated Chamber Partially Filled with Porous Medium. Proc. 14th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICME 2023), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2024. [Paper] [Best Paper Award]
2. Niloy Deb, Sakib Javed, Sumon Saha, AKM Sadrul Islam. Evaluation of Heat Transfer and Melting Process of a PCM inside a Trapezoidal Shaped Enclosure. Proc. 17th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics (ACFM 2023), IET Conf. Proc. CP836, Vol. 2023, No. 13, pp. 249–254, 2023. [Paper]

May 2024

Multi-segment Numerical Integration Method for Solution of Boundary Value Problems (Linear and Non-linear ODEs) [Tutorial]

Dec 2023

MHD Natural Convective Flow with Internal Heat Generation and Joule Heating inside a Two Layer Discretely Heated Chamber Partially Filled with Porous Medium [Technical session, ICME 2023, Dhaka]

Sep 2023

Introduction to Porous Media and Related Mathematical Modeling for Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer [Workshop, REVA University, Bengaluru, India]

Aug 2023

How to Review Literature [Workshop, CFDHT Research Group]

Highlights

Scientific Writing, Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA), Quantitative Research

Programming

Python, MATLAB, C

Scripting

LaTeX, MS Office, Markdown, HTML

Visualization

Tecplot 360, Desmos Graph, Python - Matplotlib, Plotly, Seaborn

CAD/Drawing

AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Proteus, Draw.io, Canva, Illustrator, Photoshop, LaTeX - TikZ, Python - OpenCV, Pillow, scikit-image

CFD Tool

COMSOL Multiphysics, Ansys Fluent

Reservoir Simulation

MRST, Kappa Workstation (Rubis; Saphir)

ML/DL/Stats

Python - scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, JAX, SciPy, PyMC

EDA

Python - Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, Plotly, Seaborn

Certifications

Research Skill Development, DCE, BUET; Quantitative Method, Coursera; Evaluating Problems, Coursera; Welcome to Game Theory, Coursera; Intro to Data Analysis using Excel, Coursera; Introduction to Programming with MATLAB, Coursera; Python for Everybody (Specialization), Coursera; ELEN7070x: Research Methods, edX; 16.00x: Introduction to Aerospace Engineering, edX; Image Processing Onramp, MathWorks; Solving ODEs with MATLAB, MathWorks

Graduate & Self-Learning

Advanced Numerical Analysis (Dept. of ME, BUET); Advanced Thermodynamics (classical and statistical) (Dept. of ME, BUET); Boiling & Condensation Heat Transfer (Dept. of ME, BUET); Reservoir Engineering (Dept. of PMRE, BUET); Well Testing Analysis (Dept. of PMRE, BUET); Non-linear Dynamics & Chaos (S. Strogatz, Online); Non-linear Systems (J. Slotine, MOCW); Control Bootcamp (S. L. Brunton, Online); Global Warming - Science & Modeling (D. Archer, edX); Understanding Rheology (F. Morrison, Online); Flow in Porous Media (M. Blunt, Online); Physics of Turbulence (M. K. Verma, IITK-NPTEL); Advanced Fluid Mechanics (S. Chakraborty, IITKGP-NPTEL); AI Principles & Techniques (Stanford Online); Deep Learning in Scientific Computing (ETH Zurich); Data Analytics and Geostatistics (M. J. Pyrcz, Online); Matrix Calculus for Machine Learning and Beyond (A. Edelman & S. G. Johnson, MOCW); Matrix, Numerical and Optimization Methods in Science and Engineering (K. Cassel, Online); Applied Time Series Analysis (A. K. Tangirala, IITM-NPTEL); Probabilistic System Analysis and Applied Probability (J. Tsitsiklis, MOCW); Data-Driven Science and Engineering (S. L. Brunton, Online); Random Physics Lectures (classical, Statistical, Quantum Mechanics, Modern Physics - Special and General Relativity by L. Susskind, Online) - did just for fun (listed partially)

Undergraduate Core

Instrumentation and Measurement; Electro-Mechanical System Design (Project); Noise & Vibration; Control Engineering; Engineering Mechanics (I & II); Mechanics of Solids; Thermodynamics (Basic); Advanced Thermodynamics (Classical and Statistical); Fluid Mechanics (I & II); Heat Transfer; Heat Transfer Equipment Design; Thermo Fluid System Design (Project); Combustion; Refrigeration and Building Mechanical System; Numerical Analysis; Computer Programming

Co-Instructor

Short course on COMSOL Multiphysics Simulation of Thermo-fluidic Problems, DCE, BUET

Reviewer

Scientific Reports; Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications; Physics of Fluids

Question Setter

Mechanical Olympiad, Department of Mechanical Engineering, BUET