Rate My Professor Udaysinh Bhapkar

Dr. Udaysinh Bhapkar is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Kolhapur Institute of Technology's College of Engineering (Empowered Autonomous), Kolhapur, where he has served since 2004. He earned his PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in 2017. Dr. Bhapkar holds key administrative positions, including Chairman of the Board of Studies in Mechanical Engineering at KIT's College of Engineering (Autonomous), Kolhapur since 2018. He is also a member of the institution's Academic Council and the Student Grievance Redressal Cell.

Dr. Bhapkar has produced 27 publications between 2012 and 2026, including 17 journal articles, 1 book chapter, and 9 conference proceedings. His key publications include "Effect of orifice shape on impinging synthetic jet" in Physics of Fluids (2022), "PIV study of radial wall jet formed by normal impinging turbulent synthetic jet" (2019), "Theoretical analysis of bursting pressure in FRP pressure vessel" in AIP Conference Proceedings (2022), "Numerical investigation of ballistic resistance of multilayered armor with ceramic inserts" (2025), "Experimental Investigation and Optimization of Gear Oil for Different Varying Concentration of Graphene Nanoparticles as Additive" (2026), "Design and development of smart solar powered street sweeping machine" (2021), "Modelling and Fatigue Analysis of the Air Disc Brake Caliper" (2021), and "Fatigue life enhancement of air disc brake caliper using topology optimization" (2025). He has been awarded the ITS by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) in 2015 and an International Travel Grant by the International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer in 2012.