Debabrata Karmakar

Designation: 

Associate Professor

Date of Joining at NITK: 

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Professional Experience: 

  • Research Associate, Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering (CENTEC), University of Lisbon, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Assistant Professor, School of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Indian Maritime University, Visakhapatnam, Ministry of Shipping, GOI, India
  • Research Collaborator, Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering (CENTEC), University of Lisbon, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal. 
Contact Details

E-mail: 

dkarmakar@nitk.edu.in

Telephone: 

+91-824-2473319

Mobile: 

+91-9632831839, +91-9449063749
Academic Background

Ph. D. (Ocean Engineering & Naval Architecture), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India, 2009

Conference Proceedings: 

102
Areas of Interest
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Offshore Wind Energy
  • Wave Energy
  • Fluid Structure Interaction
  • Hydroelasticity

Journals: 

55
Significant Projects
  • Dynamic and hydrodynamic analysis of offshore floating platforms for wind turbines, Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), Portugal.
  • Mathematical techniques in the gravity wave interaction with floating offshore structures, Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India.
  • Coupled dynamic analysis associated with the response and design loads of offshore floating wind turbines, Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India.
  • Performance of combined wave and wind energy platform, India-Portugal Bilateral Technological Cooperation, Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi, India & Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), Portugal. 
  • Design, analysis and development of combined wave and wind energy multi-use platform, Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India.
  • Desalination of sea-water using wave and wind power (Principal Investigator), Vision Group on Science and Technology (VGST), Government of Karnataka, India.
  • Design, analysis of development of hybrid offshore floating breakwater, Dr. D. Karmakar (PI) and Dr. Manu (Co-PI), Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, New Delhi, India.
  • Laboratory scale demonstration of a Kite based wind power system, Dr. A Karthikeyan (PI-EEE), Dr. Yashwant Kashyap (Co-PI-EEE), Dr. Manjunatha Sharma (Co-PI-EEE) and Dr. D. Karmakar (Co-PI-WROE), Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), DST New Delhi, India.

Book Chapters: 

36
Supervision of Ph.D

3 (Completed), 1 (Submitted), 5 (Ongoing)

Significant Publications
  • D. Karmakar & T. Sahoo, (2005). Scattering of surface waves by an articulated floating elastic plate in water of infinite depth, Marine Structures, Vol.18 (5-6) pp. 451-471.
  • D. Karmakar, J. Bhattacharjee & T. Sahoo, (2007). Expansion formulae for wave structure interaction problems with applications in hydroelasticity, International Journal of Engineering Science, Vol. 45 (10), pp. 807-828.
  • J. Bhattacharjee, D. Karmakar & T. Sahoo, (2007). Transformation of flexural gravity waves by heterogeneous boundaries, Journal of Engineering Mathematics, Vol. 62 (2), pp. 173-188.
  • D. Karmakar & T. Sahoo, (2007). Scattering of flexural gravity waves by abrupt change in water depth, Proceedings of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Vol. 7(1), pp 2050021-2050022.
  • D. Karmakar & T. Sahoo, (2008). Gravity wave interaction with floating membrane due to change in water depth, Ocean Engineering, Vol. 35(7), pp. 598-615.
  • D. Karmakar, J. Bhattacharjee & T. Sahoo, (2009). Wave interaction with multiple articulated floating elastic plates, Journal of Fluids and Structures, Vol. 25(6), pp.1065-78. 
  • D. Karmakar, J. Bhattacharjee & T. Sahoo, (2010). Oblique flexural gravity wave scattering due to changes in bottom topography, Journal of Engineering Mathematics, Vol. 66, pp.325–341.
  • S.C Mohapatra,D. Karmakar& T. Sahoo, (2011). On capillary gravity wave motion in two-layer fluids, Journal of Engineering Mathematics, Vol. 71(3), pp. 253-277,
  • D. Karmakar & C. Guedes Soares, (2012). Wave scattering by moored floating elastic plate, Applied Ocean Research, Vol. 34(1), pp. 135-149.
  • D. Karmakar & C. Guedes Soares, (2012). Oblique wave scattering by moored floating membrane due to heterogeneous bottom topography, Ocean Engineering, Vol. 54, pp. 87-100.
  • D. Karmakar, J. Bhattacharjee & C. Guedes Soares, (2013). Scattering of gravity waves by multiple surface-piercing floating membrane, Applied Ocean Research, Vol. 39(1), pp. 40-52.
  • D. Karmakar & C. Guedes Soares, (2014). Wave transformation due to multiple bottom-standing porous barriers, Ocean Engineering, Vol. 80, pp. 50-63.
  • C. Guedes Soares, J. Bhattachrjee & D. Karmakar, (2014). Overview and prospects for offshore wave and wind energy, Brodogradnja, Vol. 65(2), pp. 91-113.
  • D. Karmakar & C. Guedes Soares, (2015). Propagation of gravity waves past multiple bottom standing barriers, Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (ASME), Vol-137(1), pp. 01101-1 - 01101-10.
  • H. Bagbanci, D. Karmakar & C. Guedes Soares, (2015). Comparison of spar-type and semi-submersible type floaters concepts of offshore wind turbines using long-term analysis, Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (ASME), Vol-137(4), pp. 061601-01-10.
  • Shan Wang, D. Karmakar & C. Guedes Soares, (2016). Hydroelastic impact of a horizontal floating plate with forward speed, Journal of Fluids and Structures, Vol 60, pp 97 -113.
  • D. Karmakar, H. Bagbanci & C. Guedes Soares, (2016). Long-term extreme load prediction of spar and semi-submersible floating wind turbines using the Environmental Contour method, Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (ASME), Vol-138(2), pp. 021601.
  • Ashank Sinha, D. Karmakar & C. Guedes Soares, (2016). Performance of optimally tuned arrays of heaving point absorbers, Renewable Energy, 92, 517-531.
  • Ashank Sinha, D. Karmakar & C. Guedes Soares, (2016). Shallow water effects on a hydraulic power take-off WEC with reactive control, International Journal of Ocean and Climate Systems (Sage Publisher), 7(3), 108-117.
  • Ashank Sinha, D. Karmakar & C. Guedes Soares, (2016). Hydrodynamic behaviour of concentric arrays of point absorbers attached to a bottom-mounted platform, International Journal of Ocean and Climate Systems (Sage Publisher), 7(3), 88-94.
  • D. Karmakar & C. Guedes Soares, (2018). Wave motion control over submerged horizontal plates, Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, 140, 031101-1-10.
  • Praveen, K.M., D. Karmakar & C. Guedes Soares, (2018). Hydroelastic analysis of articulated floating elastic plate based on Timoshenko-Mindlin plate theory, Ships and Offshore Structures (Taylor and Francis), 13(S1), 287-301.
  • Praveen, K.M., D. Karmakar & C. Guedes Soares, (2019). Influence of different support conditions on the hydroelastic behaviour of floating thick elastic plate,Journal of Marine Science and Application (Springer), 18(3), 295-313.
  • V. Venkateshwarlu & D. Karmakar, (2019). Wave scattering by vertical porous block placed over flat and elevated seabed, Marine Systems and Ocean Technology (Springer),14(2-3), 85-109.
  • Somasundram S., Panneer Selvam R. and D. Karmakar, (2019), Hydroelastic analysis of a truss pontoon mobile offshore base, Ocean Systems Engineering, 9(4), 423-448.
  • Praveen, K.M., D. Karmakar & C. Guedes Soares, (2020). Wave Interaction with floating elastic plate based on Timoshenko-Mindlin plate theory,Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (ASME), 142(1), 011601-1-15.
  • V. Venkateshwarlu & D. Karmakar, (2020). Influence of impermeable elevated bottom on the wave scattering due to multiple submerged porous structure, Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, 13(1), 371 – 385.
  • Vijay, K.G., D. Karmakar & C. Guedes Soares, (2020). Long-term response analysis of TLP-type offshore floating wind turbine, ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (Taylor and Francis), 26(1), 31-43.
  • V. Venkateshwarlu & D. Karmakar, (2020), Significance of seabed characteristics in the presence of submerged stratified porous block, Coastal Engineering Journal (Springer), 62(1), 1-22.
  • Praveen, K.M., D. Karmakar & C. Guedes Soares, (2020), Hydroelastic analysis of periodic arrays of multiple articulated floating elastic plate, Ships and Offshore Structures (Taylor and Francis), 15(3), 280-295.
  • V. Venkateswarlu & D. Karmakar, (2020), Wave transformation due to barrier-rock porous structure placed on step-bottom, Ships and Offshore Structures (Taylor and Francis), 15(8), 895-909.
  • V. Venkateswarlu & D. Karmakar, (2020), Wave motion over stratified porous absorber combined with seaward vertical barrier, Journal of Engineering for Maritime Environment-Part-M, 234(4), 830-845.
  • V. Venkateswarlu & D. Karmakar, (2020), Gravity wave trapping by series of horizontally-stratified wave absorbers away from various seawall, Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (ASME), 142(6), 061201.
  • Vijay, K.G., V. Venkateswarlu, D. Karmakar(2020), Scattering of gravity waves by multiple submerged rubble-mound breakwaters, Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering, 45, 8529-8550.
  • V. Venkateswarlu, Praveen, K.M. & D. Karmakar, (2020), Surface gravity wave scattering by multiple energy absorbing structures of variable horizontal porosity, Coastal Engineering Journal, 62(4), 504-526.
  • V. Venkateshwarlu & D. Karmakar, (2021), Numerical investigation on the wave dissipating performance due to multiple porous structures, ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, (Taylor and Francis), 26(Sup-1), 202-219.
  • Shivakumar B. Patil & D. Karmakar (2021), Performance evaluation of submerged breakwater using Multi-domain Boundary Element Method, Applied Ocean Research, 114, 102760.
  • Rony, J.S. & D. Karmakar, (2021), Coupled dynamic analysis of spar-type floating wind turbine under different wind and wave loading, Marine Systems and Ocean Technology, 16, 169-198.
  • Praveen, K.M., V. Venkateswarlu & D. Karmakar, (2022), Hydroelastic response of floating elastic plate in the presence of vertical porous barriers, Ships and Offshore Structures, 17(2), 457-471.
  • V. Venkateswarlu, Praveen K.M, Vijay, K.G., K. Anil & D. Karmakar(2022), Oblique wave motion through two-layer barrier-rock breakwater placed on elevated bottom, Ships and Offshore Structures (Taylor and Francis), 17(4), 852-865.
  • Rony, J.S. & D. Karmakar, (2022), Coupled dynamic analysis of hybrid offshore wind turbine and wave energy converter, Journal of Offshore Mechanics & Arctic Engineering, 144(3), 032002-1-13.
  • Praveen, K.M., V. Venkateswarlu & D. Karmakar, (2022), Wave transformation due to finite floating elastic plate with abrupt change in bottom topography, Ships and Offshore Structures (Taylor and Francis), 17(8), 1824-1842.
  • Sreebhadra, M.N., K.R. Athul Krishna, & D. Karmakar (2022), Gravity wave dissipation due to pile-rock porous structure with barrier, Journal of Engineering for Maritime Environment-Part-M, 237(1), 54-73.
  • Shivakumar B. Patil & D. Karmakar (2022), Hydrodynamic performance of submerged breakwaters in tandem with thin-walled submerged reef structure, Journal of Engineering for Maritime Environment-Part-M, 237(2), 322-343.
  • K.R. Athul Krishna, Khansa Abdullah & D. Karmakar (2022), Dissipation of gravity waves due to submerged porous plate coupled with porous structures, Journal of Offshore Mechanics & Arctic Engineering, 145(1), 011201.
  • Shivakumar B. Patil & D. Karmakar (2022), Hydrodynamic analysis of floating tunnel with submerged rubble mound breakwater, Ocean Engineering, 264, 112460.
  • K.R. Athul Krishna, Abhishek G. Karaseeri & D. Karmakar (2023), Oblique wave propagation through composite permeable porous structures, Marine Systems and Ocean Technology, 17(3-4), 164-187.
  • Shivakumar B. Patil & D. Karmakar (2023), Hydrodynamic performance of fixed floating structure coupled with submerged breakwaters using Multi-domain Boundary Element Method, Journal of Waterway, Port, Ocean and Coastal Engineering, 149(4), 04023009.
  • Rony, J.S. & D. Karmakar, (2023), Performance of hybrid TLP floating wind turbine combined with arrays of heaving point absorber, Ocean Engineering, 282, 114939.
  • Shivakumar B. Patil & D. Karmakar (2023), Hydrodynamic performance of wave energy converter integrated with pile restrained floating structure near a partially seawall, Ocean Engineering, 285(1), 115254.
  • Roystan V. Castelino, Pankaj Kumar, Y. Kashyap, A Karthikeyan, M. K. Sharma, D. Karmakar & Panagiotis Kosmopoulos (2023). Exploring the potential of kite-based wind power generation: an emulation-based approach, Energies, 16(13), 5213.
  • Rony, J.S. & D. Karmakar, (2023), Dynamic analysis of Frustum TLP- type wind turbine multi-purpose floating platform, Ships and Offshore Structures (Taylor and Francis), (Accepted).
  • K.R. Athul Krishna, Khansa Abdullah & D. Karmakar (2023), Wave energy damping due to coupled porous structure and submerged porous plate, Journal of Marine Science and Application, (Accepted).
  • Rony, J.S. & D. Karmakar, (2023), Coupled dynamic analysis of hybrid STLP-WEC offshore floating wind turbine with different mooring configurations, Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy (Springer), (Accepted).
  • R.R. Vidyabhushan & D. Karmakar, (2023), Numerical investigation of Edinburgh Duck wave energy converter integrated to floating breakwater, Marine Systems and Ocean Technology, (Accepted).

Funded Projects (Ongoing): 

2

Funded Projects (Completed): 

5
Achievements
  • N.C.E.R.T-MCM Scholarship, RIE, Bhubaneswar, India, 1999 – 2001.
  • CSIR-Senior Research Fellowship (SRF), India, April 2008-Nov 2009.
  • NBHM, Department of Atomic Energy, Post-Doctoral Fellowship, August 2009.
  • Lady-Davis Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Technion, Israel, Nov 2009.
  • Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Jan 2012.
  • Excellent contribution award at ISSC 2015, Cascais, Portugal for the Committee Report V.4 on Offshore Renewable Energy.
  • DST Young Scientist Research Grant, 2015.
  • International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress (ISSC), Technical Committee Member for “V.4 Offshore Renewable Energy”, 2012-2015.
  • International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress (ISSC), Technical Committee Member for “V.4 Offshore Renewable Energy”, 2015-2018.
  • International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress (ISSC), Specialist Committee Member for “V.6 Ocean Space Utilization”, 2018-2022.
  • International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress (ISSC), Specialist Committee Member for “V.6 Ocean Space Utilization”, 2022-2025.
  • Best paper and poster award at NFiCE, 30th November-1st December, 2018, IIT Bombay (Mr. K.R. Athul Krishna & Mr Injeti Balaji).
  • Best paper award by Springer at TMSF-2019, Goa (Mr. Ajay H. Patil).
  • Best paper award at HYDRO-2019, Osmania University, Hyderabad (Mr. Rony J.S.).
  • Best Paper Award at iCRAFT-2020, Birla Institute of Technology, Dubai (Mr. Rony J.S.).
  • Best Paper Award at HYDRO-2020, NIT Rourkela, Odisha (Mr. Rony J.S.).
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Marine Science and Application (Springer), 2022-2025.

M.Tech Students (Completed): 

33

M.Tech Students (Ongoing): 

4

Ph.D Students (Completed): 

3

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