Rohit Sharma

About

Senior Mechanical Engineer at Hindalco Industries with over 28 years of experience in aluminium manufacturing, carbon anode production, and large industrial projects. Previously served as Associate EMRA Lead at Novelis (USA). Expertise includes carbon anode bake furnaces, annealing and high-temperature industrial furnaces, industrial thermal systems, refractory systems, and thermal-fluid systems.
Professional focus areas include applied thermal engineering, heat and mass transfer, thermal balance analysis, CFD-based thermal-fluid simulation, energy and fuel optimization, pressure drop and system resistance reduction, gas cleaning and fume treatment systems, and modernization of legacy industrial systems. Experienced in industrial case studies, process diagnostics, reliability and root-cause analysis, and performance benchmarking aimed at improving energy efficiency, operational safety, and environmental performance.

Employment

• Hindalco Industries Ltd. Assistant General Manager
  2025 - Present
• Novelis Associate EMRA Lead
  2022 - 2025
• Hindalco Industries Ltd Assistant General Manager
  2005 - 2022

Education

• Institute of Management Technology PGDBM
  2010 - 2012

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (10)

• Human-machine interface constraints and delayed hazard detection in industrial automation: A case study of synchronized actuator failure
  Results in Engineering 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.rineng.2026.112640
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• Coupled Wear-Fatigue Failure of a High-Pressure Hydraulic Cylinder Due to Contamination and Preload-Loss
  Journal of Failure Analysis and Prevention 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s11668-026-02472-z
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• Failure of Pneumatic Conveying of Aluminum Scalper Chips Due to Chip Morphology and Selective Transport: An Industrial Case Study
  Journal of Manufacturing Processes 2026
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• Thermal–Fluid Resistance Reduction in an Aging Fume Treatment Centre: An Industrial Case Study of Gas Cleaning System Modernization
  Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering 2026
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• Energy and fuel reduction in a Legacy Anode Bake Furnace through Benchmarking and Maintenance-Driven Optimization
  Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy 2026
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• Root Cause Analysis of Thrust Ball Bearing Failure in a Scalper Milling Head: Role of Lubrication Contamination and Life Prediction Validation
  Engineering Failure Analysis 2026
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• Engineering validation of contamination-adjusted life prediction for thrust ball bearings in aluminium processing machinery
  2026 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.6205390
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• Human–Machine Interface Constraints and Delayed Hazard Detection in Industrial Automation: A Case Study of Synchronized Actuator Failure
  2026 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.6765442
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• Validated Design Modification Eliminating Misalignment-Induced Failure in a Trunnion-Mounted Hydraulic Cylinder for Aluminum Extrusion Presses
  2026 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.6689398
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• Case Study on Particle-Size-Controlled Pitch Pyrolysis in Calcined Coke: Implications for Carbon Anode Thermal Behavior
  Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy 2025
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