Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Om Prakash Sha

Ph.D.(IIT Kharagpur)

Professor, Ocean Engineering & Naval Architecture
Head of the Department, Ocean Engineering & Naval Architecture

O P Sha joined the Institute in 1980

Contact Addresses

Residence	B-188, IIT Campus, Kharagpur 721302
Phone (office)	+91 - 3222 - 283788
Phone (residence)	+91 - 3222 - 283789 (IIT Phone) +91 - 3222 - 277679 (Private Phone)
email	ops @ naval.iitkgp.ernet.in
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Research Areas

Marine Design and Production

Member of Professional Bodies

Member : Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, USA
Member : Royal Institution of Naval Architects, UK
Member : Institution of Naval Architects, India
Member : Institution of Engineers (Marine Division)

Current Sponsored Projects

Project Title : Weld Induced Distortion Analysis of 3-D Large Ship Structures
Principal Investigator : Prof N R Mandal
Co-Principal-Investigators : Prof O P Sha
Sponsor : DST, New Delhi
Project Title : Development of Friction Stir Welding Process for Shipbuilding
Principal Investigator : Prof N R Mandal
Co-Principal-Investigators : Prof O P Sha
Sponsor : NRB, New Delhi
Project Title : Research on ship maneuvering and propulsion performance using data from Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) and Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Principal Investigator : Prof O P Sha
Co-Principal-Investigators : Dr. N. Vishwanath
Sponsor : Ministry of Shipping, Government of India
Project Title : An Investigation into the Maneuvering performance of ships in canals/channels around Indian Coast under different weather conditions
Principal Investigator : Prof V Nagarjan
Co-Principal-Investigators : Prof O P Sha and Prof P K Bhaskaran
Sponsor : NRB, New Delhi

On-going Consultancy Projects

Project Name : Ship Model Testing for NOPV
Client : Pipavav Shipyrad, Gujarat
Consultant : Prof O P Sha
Co-consultant(s) : Prof N Vishwanath
Project Name : CFDAnalysis of 1000 tonne Oil Barge
Client : Garden Reach Shipbuilders & engineers, Kolkata
Consultant : Prof O P Sha
Co-consultant(s) : Prof N R Mandal
Project Name : Design Analysis of Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel
Client : Pipavav Shipyrad, Gujarat
Consultant : Prof O P Sha
Project Name : Design Analysis of Cadet Training Ship
Client : Pipavav Shipyrad, Gujarat
Consultant : Prof O P Sha
Project Name : Design Analysis of Auxiliary Barge
Client : Pipavav Shipyrad, Gujarat
Consultant : Prof O P Sha
Project Name : CFD Analysis of 97 metres OPV
Client : Garden Reach Shipbuilders & engineers, Kolkata
Consultant : Prof O P Sha
Co-consultant(s) : Prof N R Mandal
Project Name : Hydrodynamic Design & Design of Control Surfaces for AUV
Client : Naval Science and Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam
Consultant : O P Sha
Co-consultant(s) : S C Misra
Project Name : Hydrodynamic analysis of fishing vessels.
Client : Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin
Consultant : Prof O P Sha
Co-consultant(s) : Prof V Nagarajan
Project Name : Hydrodynamic Design & Development of Trimarans and Delta Hull Forms
Client : NSTL Vizag
Consultant : Prof O P Sha
Co-consultant(s) : Prof V Nagarajan
Project Name : Research on ship maneuvering using PMM captive tests and validation based on full scale maneuvering experiments
Client : Naval Science & Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam
Consultant : Prof V Nagarajan
Co-consultant(s) : Prof O P Sha
Project Name : Model Test for Self Propelled Sewage Barges Yard 446-451
Client : Bharati Shipyardc, Mumbai
Consultant : Prof O P Sha
Co-consultant(s) : Prof N Vishwanath
Project Name : Resistance and self propulsion test for MOPV
Client : Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata
Consultant : Prof O P Sha
Co-consultant(s) : Prof V Nagarajan and Prof N R mandal

Member, Editorial Board

Editorial Board Member : International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering (JNAOE), Korea
Reviewer : Defence Science Journal
Reviewer : Computer Aided Design
Reviewer : Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment
Reviewer : Computer in Industry

Publications: 2012 - 2013

Development of Four-Bladed Surface Piercing Propeller Series by S C Misra, O P Sha, R P Gokarn, Ch Suryanarayana, R V Suresh Naval Engineers Journal, Vol.124, pp. 111-141 (2012)
Artificially Ventilated Conventional Hydrofoils - An Experimental Investigation by M Korulla and O P Sha International Shipbuilding Progress, Vol. 59, pp.129-162 (2012)

Publications: 2011 - 2012

A numerical and experimental investigation into the free stream hydrodynamic characteristics of a series of flapped rudders using shipflow by A. Bhattacharjee and O.P.Sha Journal of Ocean and Ship Technology, Vol.2, No.2, pp77-98 (2011)
Thermo-mechanical and Experimental Analysis of Double Pass Line Heating by 2. Pankaj Biswas, N. R. Mandal, O. P. Sha and M. M. Mahapatra Journal of Marine Science and Application, Vol.10: pp190-198 (2011)

Publications: 2010 - 2011

Numerical and Dimensional Analysis for Prediction of Line Heating Residual Deformations by Pankaj Biswas, N R Mandal and Om Prakash Sha Journal of Marine Science and Application, Vol 9, pp14-21 (2010)
Issues in offshore platform research - Part 1: Semi-submersibles by R. Sharma, Tae-wan Kim, O. P. Sha and S. C. Misra International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering (IJNOE), Vol. 2, pp. 155-70 (2010)
Optimum conceptual design of an ultra-low motion semi-submersible floating oil and gas production system by R. Sharma, Tae-wan Kim and O. P. Sha Journal of Ocean and Ship Technology, (JOST),, Vol1, pp.83-100 (2010)
Subdivision Algorithms and Convexity Analysis for Rational Bernstein-Bezier Triangular Patche by R. Sharma and O. P. Sha International Journal of Computational Mathematics and Numerical Simulation (IJCMNS), ISSN: 0973-581X (2011)
Computing Solutions of Systems of Nonlinear Polynomial Inequalities and Equations by R. Sharma, Tae-wan Kim and O. P. Sha International Journal of Advanced Computing (IJAC), Vol. 2, pp 51-59 (2010)

Publications: 2009 - 2010

Semisubmersible Design Faces Challenges by Sharma, R., Kim, Tae-wan, Sha, O. P. and MisraS. C. Offshore Marine Technology (OMT), pp.22-30 (0)
A D-NURBS based Integrated Approach to the Design and Analysis of Heterogeneous Objects by Sharma., R., Ghosh, M. and Sha, O. P International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Sciences (IJMEMS), Vol. 2, pp.1-12 (2009)
Optimal Fuzzy System Design using a Real-Coded Genetic Algorithm with Imbedded Constraints by Sharma R. and Sha O. P. International Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (IJSCI), pp. 20 – 26 (2009)
Numerical and dimensional analysis for prediction of line heating residual deformations by Biswas Pankaj, Mandal N. R. and Sha O.P Journal of Marine Science and Application, Vol. 9, pp 14-21 (2010)
3-D FEM and ANN prediction of thermal history and residual deformation of line heating by oxy acetylene gas flame by Biswas Pankaj, Mandal N. R. and Sha O.P. Journal of Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Vol19,No.1, pp83-104 (2009)
Optimization of strain field distribution for generation of compound curved surfaces using line heating technique by Biswas Pankaj, Mandal N. R. and Sha O.P Journal of Computational Materials Science, Vol. 45,pp.167–175 (2009)

Publications: 2008 - 2009

Deepwater Drilling Designs - System Integration�?, Marine Engineers Review by Rajiv Sharma, S C Misra and O P Sha Marine Engineers Review (MER), March 2009, pp. 41 - 44 (2009)
Analysis of Port Operations and Planning for the Development of an Integrated Container Shipping Model for Indian Ports by Rajiv Sharma and O P Sha Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India) in Marine Engineering [MR], Vol. 89 pp. 7-15 (2008)
Drillships or Semi-submersibles for Deep Waters by Rajiv Sharma, S C Misra and O P Sha Marine Engineers Review (MER), Feb. 2009, pp. 36 - 41 (2009)
A Research Note on Design of Fair Surfaces over Irregular Domains using Data Dependent Triangulation by Rajiv Sharma and O P Sha Applied Mathematical Modelling (AMM), no. 10,, Vol32, pp.2172-2195 (2008)
Development of a Distributed Simulation Model for Container Terminal Operational Management for Indian Ports by Rajiv Sharma and O P Sha Indian Ports – A Quarterly Journal, no. 4, April 2008, Vol. 39, pp. 4-15 (2008)
Optimization of strain field distribution for generation of compound curve surfaces using line heating technique by Pankaj Biswas, N R Mandal, O P Sha Journal of Computational Materials Science, Vol. 45, pp167–175 (2009)
A Study on Generation of Compound Curved Surfaces by Line Heating Using Oxyacetylene Gas Flame by Pankaj Biswas, N R Mandal, O P Sha Journal of Ship Production., V24,(4), pp.180-189 (2008)

Publications: 2007 - 2008

Shipping Demand Forecasting for the Development of an Integrated Container Shipping Model for Indian Ports by Rajiv Sharma and O P Sha Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India) in Marine Engineering [MR], Vol88, no2, pp29-35 (2008)
An Investigation into Process Outsourcing, and Strategic Alliances for Shipbuilding in an Integrated Model by Rajiv Sharma and O P Sha Journal of Ship Technology (JST), Vol4, no1, pp. 25-36 (2008)
Identification of New Emerging Markets in Shipbuilding Markets for India by Rajiv Sharma and O P Sha Marine Engineers Review (India), Vol 1, no10, pp10-11 (2007)
Determination of Starting Points for Parametric Bézier Triangular Surface/Surface Intersections by Rajiv Sharma and O P Sha International Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (IJSCI), pp. 11 – 20 (2007)
Development of an ERP Model for Modularly Designed Ships for Medium Scale Shipyards – II: Marketing Managemen by Rajiv Sharma and O P Sha Journal of Marine Engineering and Technology [Part A: Proceedings of the IMarEST], A10, pp.45-65 (2007)
Development of an ERP Model for Modularly Designed Ships for Medium Scale Shipyards – I: Manufacturing Management by Rajiv Sharma and O P Sha Journal of Marine Engineering and Technology [Part A: Proceedings of the IMarEST], A10, pp. 17-43 (2007)
A Tracing Method for Parametric Bézier Triangular Surface/Plane Intersection by Rajiv Sharma and O P Sha International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology (IJCAT), Vol.28, pp.240-253 (2007)
Three Dimensional Finite Element Prediction of Transient History & Residual Deformation due to Line Heating by Pankaj Biswas, N R Mandal, O P Sha Journal of Engineering & Maritime Environment, V221, pp17-30 (2007)

Publications: 2006 - 2007

Generation of Derivationally Continuous, Smooth, and Fair Triangular Elements for Open and Closed Solid Surfaces by Rajiv Sharma and O P Sha International Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (IJSCI), July, pp. 27 – 40 (2006)
An Investigation into Design of Fair Surfaces over Irregular Domains using Data-Dependent Triangulation by Rajiv Sharma and O P Sha SĀDHANĀ - Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences, Vol. 31, pp.645-659 (2006)
A Tracing Method for Parametric Bézier Triangular Surface/Plane Intersection by Rajiv Sharma and O P Sha International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology (IJCAT), Vol. 28, pp.240-253 (2007)
Study of Design Solutions to Ballast Water Problem by S Mukherjee, O P Sha and S C Misra Journal of hip Technology, Vol.3, No.1, pp10-19 (2007)
Numerical and ANN prediction of thermal history of submerged arc welding by Pankaj Biswas, N R Mandal, O P Sha Journal of Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, Vol. 17, No. 4 (2006)

Publications: 2005 - 2006

Unstructured Triangular Surface Grid Generation and Intrinsic Grid Analysis using Rational Triangular Patches by R. Sharma and O. P. Sha International Journal for Computer-Aided Engineering and Software (EC - IJCAES), Vol. 22, pp.745– 7 (2005)
A Tracing Method for Parametric Bézier Triangular Surface/Plane Intersection over Triangular Domain by R. Sharma and O. P. Sha Journal of the Indian Institute of Science (JIISc), Vol. 85, pp. 161–1 (2005)
An ERP Model for Medium Scale Shipyards – I – Production Planning by R. Sharma and O. P. Sha Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India) in Marine Engineering [MR], Vol. 86 pp. 1 - 13 (2005)
Hydrodynamic Design of Integrated Bulbous Bow / Sonar Dome for Naval Ships by R. Sharma and O. P. Sha Defence Science Journal (DSJ), Vol. 55 pp. 21 – 3 (2005)

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