Faculty Details

Prof. Gour Gopal Roy

Professor

ggroy@metal.iitkgp.ac.in

+91-3222-283276


Research Area

Additive Manufacturing Computational Materials Science Extractive Metallurgy & Materials Recycling

Research

Research on iron & Steel Processing: Alternative routes of iron making using RHF: One of the major research interests of the author is towards selecting operating parameters based on rigorous experiments in laboratory scale RHF and process models and subsequently scale it up to pilot scale. The author has demonstrated the significant effect of the shapes of pre-fabricated iron ore coal composite pellet on the iron nugget formation at RHF. Attempts is being made to enhance the heat and mass conductance of the thicker bed by tailoring size, shape distribution of pellets, additives etc. A MoS sponsored SDF project of worth 54 lakhks has been completed and recently and MHRD-MoS-ASP sponsored UAY project (worth 741 lakhs) is ongoing on the pilot scale RHF setup at ASP, Durgapur, SAIL for processing Iron ore and coal fines of Indian origin.

Another prime area of research of the author is on reduction and control of NMI in steel. Rigorous characterization of NMI in steel, and its control by controling operating parameters in upstream processing of steel are aimed in this project, which has been formulated in collaboration between IIT Kgp-HEC-DHI as a part of CoE on advanced manufacturing at IIT Kharagpur. The author has also collaboration with Vizag steel, and WMG, UK towards inclusion control in steel.

The author is also involved seriously in Welding Research. The author has been instrumental as one of the PIs in developing an indigenous

Electron Beam Welding (EBW) setup at IIT Kharagpur in collaboration with BARC & BRNS. The author has worked intensely with the research group at Pennsylvania State University, to develop an indigenous CFD code for fusion welding for steels. The author is also working with WMG, UK towards understanding evolution of welding defects during EBW.

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Publication

YearCategoryTitle
2020 Journal Das, Debasish; Pal, Abhishek Rudra; Das, Amit Kumar; Pratihar, Dilip Kumar; Roy, Gour Gopal; | Nature-inspired optimization algorithm-tuned feed-forward and recurrent neural networks using CFD-based phenomenological model-generated data to model the EBW process | Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering Vol. 45 No. 4 Page 2779-2797 | Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2020 Journal Nayak, Lord Jaykishan; Roy, Gour Gopal; | Thermocouple temperature measurement during high speed electron beam welding of SS 304 | Optik Vol. 201 No. Page 163538 | Urban & Fischer
2020 Journal Das, Debasish; Pratihar, Dilip Kumar; Roy, Gour Gopal; | Effects of space charge on weld geometry and cooling rate during electron beam welding of stainless steel | Optik Vol. 206 No. Page 163722 | Urban & Fischer
2020 Journal Dasgupta, Soumyadeep; Saleem, Sooraj; Srirangam, Prakash; Auinger, Michael; Roy, Gour G; | A computational study on the reduction behavior of iron ore/carbon composite pellets in both single and multi-layer bed rotary hearth furnace | Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B Vol. 51 No. 2 Page 818-826 | Springer US
2020 Journal Dinda, Soumitra Kumar; Srirangam, Prakash; Roy, Gour Gopal; | Defects Comparison Between Single-and Double-Sided Electron Beam Welded Dissimilar DP600 Steel to 5754 Al Alloy Joints: X-Ray Tomography Study | TMS 2020 149th Annual Meeting & Exhibition Supplemental Proceedings Vol. No. Page 1107-1116 | Springer, Cham
2020 Journal Saleem, Sooraj; Mishra, Srinibash; Roy, Gour Gopal; | A simulation study of reduction kinetics for sponge iron production in a rotary hearth furnace | Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly Vol. 59 No. 2 Page 180-188 | Taylor & Francis
2020 Journal Das, Debasish; Pratihar, Dilip Kumar; Roy, Gour Gopal; | Establishing a Correlation Between Residual Stress and Natural Frequency of Vibration for Electron Beam Butt Weld of AISI 304 Stainless Steel | ARABIAN JOURNAL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING Vol. No. Page | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG TIERGARTENSTRASSE 17, D-69121 HEIDELBERG, GERMANY
2020 Journal Saleem, Sooraj; Roy, Gour Gopal; | Influence of burner nozzle configuration, and inlet gas composition on combustion, gas dynamics, temperature and concentration profile in a rotary hearth furnace | Ironmaking & Steelmaking Vol. No. Page 43843 | Taylor & Francis
2020 Journal Dinda, Soumitra Kumar; Kockelmann, Winfried; Roy, Gour Gopal; Srirangam, Prakash; | Neutron diffraction bulk texture study with impact property correlation of electron beam welded dissimilar Fe-7% Al alloy to steel joints | The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology Vol. No. Page 44105 | Springer London
2020 Journal Dinda, Soumitra Kumar; Kar, Jyotirmaya; Roy, Gour Gopal; Kockelmann, Winfried; Srirangam, Prakash; | Texture mapping in electron beam welded dissimilar copper-stainless steel joints by neutron diffraction | Vacuum Vol. No. Page 109668 | Pergamon
2020 Journal Das, Debasish; Das, Amit Kr; Pratihar, DK; Roy, GG; | Prediction of residual stress in electron beam welding of stainless steel from process parameters and natural frequency of vibrations using machine-learning algorithms | Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science Vol. No. Page 954406000000000 | SAGE Publications Sage UK: London, England
2020 Journal Nayak, Lord Jaykishan; Roy, Gour Gopal; | Joining of zircaloy-4 of dissimilar thickness using electron beam welding | The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology Vol. No. Page 43848 | Springer London
2019 Journal Kumar, Binay; Mishra, Sachin; Rao, MBV; Roy, Gour Gopal; | Experimental investigation of recovery and efficiency of calcium addition through cored wire in steel melt at Visakhapatnam Steel Plant | Ironmaking & Steelmaking Vol. 46 No. 5 Page 454-462 | Taylor & Francis
2019 Journal Gollapalli, Veerababu; Rao, MB Venkata; Karamched, Phani S; Borra, Chenna Rao; Roy, Gour G; Srirangam, Prakash; | Modification of oxide inclusions in calcium-treated Al-killed high sulphur steels | Ironmaking & Steelmaking Vol. 46 No. 7 Page 663-670 | Taylor & Francis
2019 Journal Kamaraj, Ashok; Mandal, GK; Roy, GG; | Control of Slag Carryover from the BOF Vessel During Tapping: BOF Cold Model Studies | Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B Vol. 50 No. 1 Page 438-458 | Springer US

Projects

Principal Investigator
  • Charge for XRD and FESEM at DHI CoE AMT Various Government and Non-Government Organisations
  • Outstation SEM Analysis GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE AGENCIES
  • Non Metallic Inclusions (NMI) and its Control, New Steel Products through Energy Efficient EAF at HEC Department of Heavy Industries (DHI)
  • Development of Rotary Hearth Furnace Technology for Treating Off Grade Iron Ore Fines of Indian Origin Including Magnetite Ore (UAY_I_IITKGP_018) MHRD
  • Uchhatar Avishkar Yojana MHRD
  • Testing on EBW machine at STC, IIT Kharagpur Various Govt./Industrial/Private Organization
Co-Principal Investigator
  • Laser-Assisted Additive Manufacturing of Steel (LAMS) Apex Committee of SPARC
  • Study on Plant Parameter Optimisation for Adoption of Energy Efficient Technologies for Vijayanagar Steel Plant of JSW Steel Ltd. JSW Steel Limited
  • Development of Microstructurally, compositionally and Functionally Graded Components by Laser Assisted Materials Processing [LAMP] Department of Science and Technology(DST)
  • Selection of Raw Materials for Additive Manufacturing Applications in Relation to the Design Requirements; and Life Cycle Analysis of Additive Manufacturing Process for Different Materials TATA MOTORS LIMITED
  • Exploring Solutions for Various Technological Challenges in Metal Additive Manufacturing Technology and Sharing the Relevant Know-how with Indian Heavy Engineering Industries Department of Heavy Industries (DHI)

Awards

  • Editorial board member, STWJ
  • METALLURGIST OF THE YEAR, 2015
  • SAIL GOLD MEDAL-2005