About the Author

Late Dr. Ramesh Chandra Arora served as Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur from 1987 to 2005. He joined IIT Kharagpur in 1975 as a lecturer after obtaining his Ph.D. degree in the same year from Case Western Reserve University Cleveland Ohio USA. Professor Arora was regarded as a highly competent subject matter expert in academia and industry alike. His research areas included fluid mechanics heat transfer refrigeration and air conditioning and alternative refrigerants and thermodynamic cycles. During his illustrious career Professor Arora was the recipient of several outstanding teacher awards national scholarships merit awards and graduate fellowship. He is credited with 91 research publications 8 technical reports 19 industrial projects and 3 pending patents.A