Pankaj Kumar

About

Pankaj Kumar obtained his B.E. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology, Muzaffarpur,India in 2002 and the M.Tech degree in Machine Design and Dynamics from I.I.T Madras in 2004. He received the “Prof B.V.A Rao Endowment Prize and Medal” from I.I.T.Madras for academic distinction in four disciplines and securing highest position in his M.Tech degree. He received his PhD degree in Mechanical engineering from I.I.T.Madras in 2017. He worked with the Structural Dynamics Division of Indian Space and Research organization (I.S.R.O) from May 2004 to August 2004. Subsequently joined Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited in the Gas Turbine Engineering Department of its Hyderabad Unit. His areas of research include Nonlinear random vibration, Stochastic calculus, gas turbine design, Rotordynamics, Vibration troubleshooting, condition monitoring, Energy harvesting, and Chaos. He has published around 45 research papers in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, keynotes and conference proceedings. He has also copyrighted more than dozen software's for various kind of rotor dynamics and structural vibration analysis.

Employment

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Education

• Indian Institute of Technology Madras Ph.D.
  2013 - 2017
• Indian Institute of Technology Madras M.Tech
  2002 - 2004

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Publications (34)

• Nonlinear vibration analysis and defect characterization using entropy measure-based learning algorithm in a defective rolling element bearings
  Structural Health Monitoring 2026 DOI: 10.1177/14759217241303866
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• Rub-induced nonlinear vibration and discontinuity-induced bifurcation analysis of a noisy rotor-stator system with different compliant contact force models
  Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymssp.2025.113733
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• Stochastic Roll Dynamics of Smooth and Impacting Vessels in Random Waves
  Ocean Engineering 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2024.118190
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• Probabilistic Response Analysis of Nonlinear Tristable Energy Harvester Under Gaussian Colored Noise
  Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies 2023 DOI: 10.1007/s42417-023-01033-0
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• Influence of Multiple Potential Wells, Excitation Intensities and Electro-Mechanical Parameters on Vibratory Energy Harvesting from Nonlinear Oscillators
  Mechanisms and Machine Science 2023 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-15758-5_121
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• Dynamics of stochastic vibro-impact oscillator with compliant contact force models
  International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2022.104086
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• Nonlinear dynamics of dry friction oscillator subjected to combined harmonic and random excitations
  Nonlinear Dynamics 2022 DOI: 10.1007/s11071-022-07483-7
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• Dynamics of Discontinuous Nonlinear Oscillators with Compliant Contacts Subjected to Combined Harmonic and Random Loadings
  NODYCON Conference Proceedings Series 2022 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-81162-4_74
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• Dynamics of Nonlinear Oscillators with Discontinuous Nonlinearities Subjected to Harmonic and Stochastic Excitations
  Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series C 2021 DOI: 10.1007/s40032-021-00745-0
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• Chaos and bifurcation analysis of stochastically excited discontinuous nonlinear oscillators
  Nonlinear Dynamics 2020 DOI: 10.1007/s11071-020-05960-5
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