Brig Gen Md Lutfor Rahman PhD
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
November 2016 PhD in Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
Thesis title: “Thermal Performance of a Closed Loop Pulsating Heat Pipe with Fin and Wire Insert”.
June 2002 Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh Result: CGPA 3.75 out of 4.0.
Thesis title: “Thermal Performance of a Miniature Heat Pipe”.
December 1989 Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh Result: First Class
Thesis title: “Jet in a Cross Flow”.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Jan 1991- Dec 1998: Technical Officer on Repair and Maintenance of automobile and other equipment’s used in Bangladesh Army.
Dec 2003- Dec 2006: Technical Officer on Repair and Maintenance of automobile and other equipment’s used in Bangladesh Army.
Oct 2007- Dec 2009: Technical Staff Officer on Repair and Maintenance of automobile and other equipment’s used in Bangladesh. Head Quarter 24 Infantry Division Chittagong Cantonment
Mar 2017- Jan 2018: Director Production, Bangladesh Ordnance Factories (BOF), Gazipur Cantonment.
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
Jan 1990-July 1990: Teaching Assistant
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh Jan 1999- Dec 2003: Assistant Professor, Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST)
Courses taught:
ME-161 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
ME-263 Thermal Engineering
ME- 201 Basic Thermodynamics
Jan 2007- Dec 2008 Associate Professor, Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) Courses taught:
ME- 201 Basic Thermodynamics
ME- 401 Internal Combustion Engine
ME- 463Petroleum Engineering
ME- 467Automobile Engineering
Jan 2010- July 2012 Associate Professor, Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) Courses taught:
ME- 201 Basic Thermodynamics
ME- 401 Internal Combustion Engine
ME- 463Petroleum Engineering
ME- 467 Automobile Engineering
Jul 2012- July 2014 Professor and Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST)
Courses taught:
ME- 201 Basic Thermodynamics
ME- 401 Internal Combustion Engine
ME- 403 Power Plant Engineering
ME- 463Petroleum Engineering
ME- 467 Automobile Engineering
Jul 2014- Mar 2017 Professor and Dean, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST)
Courses taught:
ME- 201 Basic Thermodynamics
ME- 401 Internal Combustion Engine
ME- 403 Power Plant Engineering
ME- 463Petroleum Engineering
ME- 467 Automobile Engineering
LIST OF RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
i. Book Publication
Name of the Book: Heat Transfer Characteristics of a Closed Loop Pulsating Heat Pipe with Fin and Wire Insert.
Author(s): M Lutfor Raman
Publisher: Lambert Publishing Ltd, Germany.
Date Published: 2015-06-05
ii. International Journals:
Md. Lutfor Rahman, NajmusSaquibSifat, Md. Zakaria Rahman, M. Ali; “Thermal Performance Analysis of a Closed Loop Pulsating Heat Pipe without Insert and with Insert“; International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology (IJEAT) ISSN: 2249 – 8958, Volume-6, Issue-1, October 2016.
Md. Lutfor Rahman, Md. Faisal Kader, Md. Zakaria Rahman, M. Ali;
“Experimental Investigation on Thermal Performance of a Closed Loop Pulsating Heat Pipe without Fin and with Fin Structure“; American Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2016, Vol. 4, No. 6, 209-214.
Md. Faisal Kader, M. MonjurulEhsan, GolamSaklayen, KMR Sadi, Md. Lutfor Rahman; “Numerical Investigation of Shock Wave Decay Phenomenon in Free Atmosphere“; American Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2016, Vol. 4, No. 5, 200-208.
Md. Zakaria Rahman, Md. NahiduzjamanSajib, Md. Lutfor Rahman;
“Experimental Study on Solar Powered Hybrid Vehicle“; International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Applied Science (IJSEAS) – Volume-2, Issue-12, December 2016.
Conference Paper:
M Lutfor Rahman, Fariha Mir, SumaiyaNawrin, R A Sultan, M Ali; “Effect of fin and inserton the performance characteristics of open loop pulsating heat pipe (OLPHP); 6thBSME International Conference on Thermal Engineering (ICTE 2014)
M Lutfor Rahman, Pijush Kanti Saha, Fariha Mir, AsfiaTanjimTotini, Sumaiya Nawrin, M Ali; “Experimental investigation on heat transfercharacteristics of an open looppulsating heat pipe (OLPHP); 6thBSME International Conference on Thermal Engineering (ICTE 2014).
M Lutfor Rahman, Fariha Mir, Sumaiya Nawrin, R A Sultan, M Ali; “Effect of fin and insert on the performance characteristics of close loop pulsating heat pipe (CLPHP); 6thBSME International Conference on Thermal Engineering (ICTE 2014).
M Lutfor Rahman, R A Sultan, T Islam, Noor M Hasan, M Ali; “An experimentalinvestigation on the effect of fin in the performance of close loop pulsating heat pipe (CLPHP); 6thBSME International Conference on Thermal Engineering (ICTE 2014).
Hossain, M. L. Rahman, S. M. Chowdhury, M. Shahriyar, and K. Shahnawaz,
“Analysis of Extension the Sun-Ray Travel Path and Developed a Solar Container to Disinfect Flood Water by Solar Heat”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy 2013 (ICMERE2013) 1-3 May 2014, Chittagong, Bangladesh, ICMERE-2013-PI- 114.
Md Lutfor Rahman, Al Amin, Zunayed Mahmud, Md Nafis Bin Islam and Dr Mohammad Ali, “Heat Transfer Enhancement using a Rotating Twisted Tape Insert”, Proceedings of 4th Global Engineering, Science and Technology Conference 27-28 December, 2013, BIAM Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh ISBN:
978-1-922069-43-6
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE:
2016 Session Chair, International conference of thermal Engineering (ICTE) held at BUET.
2017 Organizing Chair, International Conference of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Sciences (ICMEAS 2017)organized by faculty of Mechanical Engineering , MIST.