Indranil Brahma

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA 17837
Phone: (570) 577-2342
Fax: (570) 577-7281
indranil.brahma@bucknell.edu

 

 

 

 

 

Educational Background:

  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, NIT Kurukshetra, India, 1996
  • M.S., Thermal Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi 1998
  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2005

Work Experience:

  • Maruti-Suzuki Motor Corporation: Feb. 1997-May 2000, Automotive Engineering.
    Cummins Inc: Feb. 2005-July 2009, Automotive Emission and Fuel Efficiency Research

Teaching Interests/Courses Taught:

  • System Dynamics (MECH 405)
  • Thermodynamics
  • Fluid Dynamics

Research Interests:

  • New Interdisciplinary Modeling Methods
  • Dynamic System Calibration and Control/Advanced IC Engine Calibration Methods
  • Advanced Energy Systems
  • Renewable Energy Systems
  • Automotive Emission Control

Selected Publications:

  • Brahma, I., Sharp, M.C., and Frazier, T.R., "Empirical Modeling of Transient Emissions and Transient Response for Transient Optimization", SAE International Journal of Engines, 2(1): 1433-1443, 2009.
  • Brahma, I., Sharp, M.C., Richter, I.B., and Frazier, T.R., "Development of the Nearest Neighbor Multivariate Localized Regression Modeling Technique for Steady State Engine Calibration and Comparison With Neural Networks and Global Regression", International Journal of Engine Research, Volume 9, Number 4, 2008, pp. 297-323(27), 2008.
  • Brahma, I., Sharp, M.C. and Frazier, T.R., "Estimation of Engine Torque from a First Law Based Regression Model", SAE paper 2008-01-1014, 2008.
  • Kapparos, D., Brahma, I., Strzelec, A., Rutland, C.J., Foster, D.E. and He, Y., "Integration of Diesel Engine, Exhaust System, Engine Emissions and Aftertreatment Device Models", SAE Paper 2005-01-094, 2005.
  • Brahma, I., Rutland, C.J., Foster, D.E. and He, Y., "A New Approach to System Level Soot Modeling", SAE Paper 2005-01-1122, 2005.
  • Brahma, I., and Rutland, C.J., "Optimization of Diesel Engine Operating Parameters Using Neural Networks", SAE Paper 2003-01-3228, 2003; also published in SAE Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, Vol. 112, No. 4, pp.2521-2529, 2004.
  • Brahma, I. and Rutland, C.J., "Improvement of Neural Network Accuracy for Engine Simulations", SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) paper 2003-01-3227, 2003.
  • Brahma, I., Zhu, X., Frankel S.H. and Gore, J.P, "A Study of the Effects of Radiation on Pollutant Emissions in Direct Injection Engines", ICE-Vol. 37-1, 2001 Fall Technical Conference, ASME 2001, pp 59-64, Sept 2001.