Department: Mechanical Engineering

Mr. Melvin Jacob

Employee Code / ID No. 10619068
Qualifications M.Tech
Orcid ID 0000-0003-3901-3833
Email ID [email protected]
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Areas of Interest / Current Research Heat transfer and Film cooling
Membership in Professional bodies/ organizations ISTE

Mr. VAISAKH S NAIR

Employee Code / ID No. 10620069
Qualifications M Tech (PROPULSION ENGINEERING), B Tech (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING)
Orcid ID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0955-8310
Industry / R & D Experience 6 months
Email ID [email protected]
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Areas of Interest / Current Research Experimental and Computational Fluid Dynamics, Gas Dynamics and Aero-acoustics
Research,  Consultancy, Publication
  • K Muraleedharan Nair, S Vishnu Prasad, Vaisakh S Nair, “Comparison of flow features near the wake of a circular and elliptical cylinder for different gap to diameter ratios”, 7th Asian Joint Workshop on Thermo physics and Fluid Science, November 21– 24, 2018.
  • Vaisakh S Nair, K Muraleedharan Nair, “Numerical study on oscillation mechanism and its suppression when flow past a closed cavity for an inflow Mach number 3.0”, 7th International and 45th National Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP) Conference, IIT Bombay, December 10– 12, 2018.
  • K Muraleedharan Nair, Vaisakh S Nair, “Numerical analysis of low speed flow past an open, transitional and closed rectangular cavities “, 32nd National Convention of Aerospace Engineers (NCAE 2018), BIT Mesra, Ranchi, October 27 – 28, 2018.
  • Unnikrishnan G, Vaisakh S Nair, Abhilash Suryan, “Experimental investigation of sloshing phenomenon in cylindrical and rectangular tanks subjected to linear excitation”, 7th Asian Joint Workshop on Thermo physics and Fluid Science, November 21– 24, 2018.
  • K. Muraleedharan Nair, S Vishnu Prasad, Vaisakh S Nair, Greeshma Pradeep Kartha, “Analysis of Supersonic Flow Past Deep Cavity with Different Aspect Ratios”, ICAMEO, MBCET AIP Conference proceedings, June 2019, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5120198.
  • Unnikrishnan G, S. Vishnu Prasad, Vaisakh S. Nair, Abhilash Suryan, “Investigation on the effect of baffle position on sloshing in tanks”, ICAMEO, MBCET AIP Conference proceedings, June 2019, AIP Conference Proceedings 2134, 040005 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5120213.
  • Vaisakh S Nair, Vishnu Prasad and K. Muraleedharan Nair, “Comparison of Supersonic Flow Past Rectangular and Round Deep Cavities”, 6th National Symposium on Shock Waves, Oct 2020.
  • Vaisakh S Nair, Abhilash Suryan, Vikash Kumar & T. John Tharakan, “Experimental investigation of cavitation inside a plain orifice injector”,Indian Journal Of Cryogenics, Jan 2021, Vol 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/2349-2120.2021.00007.8.
  • Vaisakh S Nair, Vikash Kumar, T. John Tharakan & Abhilash Suryan., “Comparison of Flow Features Inside a Plain Orifice Injector for Different Length-to-Diameter Ratios”,Proceedings of 16th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, Feb 2021, pp.43-49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5183-3_5.
  • Vaisakh S Nair, K. Muraleedharan Nair, S Vishnu Prasad, Greeshma Pradeep Kartha, “Numerical Analysis of Supersonic Flow Past Tandem Deep Cavities”, 48th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP), BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, RJ, India, December 2021.
  • Vaisakh S Nair, K Muraleedharan Nair, “Numerical Analysis of Supersonic Flow Past a Double Cavity Scramjet Combustor”, Conference: Proceedings of the 1st International Conference in Fluid Thermal and Energy SystemsAt: NIT Calicut, Kerala, India, June 2022.
  • Comparison of Flow Features Inside a Plain Orifice Injector for Different Length-to-Diameter Ratios,Springer – Proceedings of 16th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, pp 43-49, 04-02-2021. (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5183-3_5).
  • Unnikrishnan G, Vaisakh S Nair, S. Vishnu Prasad, Abhilash Suryan, “Sloshing Behavior of Different Fluids in a Cylindrical Tank”, Energy and Exergy for Sustainable and Clean Environment, Volume 1, January 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8278-0_35.
  • Comparison of Flow Features Near the Wake of Circular and Elliptical Cylinders for Different Gap to Diameter Ratios, Recent Asian Research on Thermal and Fluid Sciences.2020-02-19 | Book chapter, Springer – Recent Asian Research on Thermal and Fluid Sciences, pp 409-419, 19-02-2020. (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1892-8_32).
  • S Vishnu Prasad, Vaisakh S Nair, Unnikrishnan G and Abhilash Suryan, Investigation on the Effect of Baffle Position on Sloshing in Tanks, Proceedings of the International Conference on Applied Mechanics and Optimization, Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, June 2019, (AIP published).
  • 10 Conferences (National and International)
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Academic / Professional Outreach Activities
  • One Week Online Faculty Development Progamme on “Taking Research to Next Level” organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering & Department of Basic Science , in Association with IQAC, ISNT and IIC Cell, Sri Venkateshwara College of Engineering, Bengaluru from 26th to 30th September 2022.
  • One Week Virtual International Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on Smart Tools and Methodologies for Academic Research organized by the Department of ECE, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad in association with Swecha during 01 – 05 August 2022.
  • Online webinar on Fantasy of Hypersonic Flight: Conquering the last frontier, IEEE, 23 October, 2020.
  • Online webinar on Sustainability in Flight: Our Journey to Decarbonization Confirmation, AIAA, 8 February, 2021.
  • 5-day online FDP on the theme “Inculcating Universal Human Values in Technical Education” organized by All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE) from 16 August, 2021 to 20 August, 2021.
  • 7th Asian Joint Workshop on Thermo Physics and Fluid Science Conference organizing team
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Awards / Distinctions / Rank / Other Achievements if any KTU University Rank – PG

Mr. ABHIRAM R NAIR

Employee Code / ID No. 10620074
Qualifications M TECH THERMAL SCIENCE
Orcid ID 0000-0002-5228-4733
Industry / R & D Experience –
Email ID [email protected]
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Areas of Interest / Current Research Heat Transfer , Compressible Flow
Research,  Consultancy, Publication Development and Validation of a Code for Heat Flux Estimation using Inverse Heat Transfer Technique and Conjugate Gradient Method DOI:10.1201/9780429353628-89.
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Membership in Professional bodies/ organizations Society of Automotive Engineers
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Mr. Akhilchandran B. S

Employee Code / ID No. 10620073
Qualifications M.TECH IN MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
Orcid ID
Industry / R & D Experience ARAI – FID, SIDCO TOOL ROOM
Email ID [email protected]
Alternate E-mail ID [email protected]
Mobile No (Optional) / Intercom Extension No. 9074531044
Areas of Interest / Current Research MANUFACTURING, MATERIAL SCIENCE, SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING
Research,  Consultancy, Publication 4
Ph.D Research Guidance ( Research Scholar, E-mail ID, Research Topic/ Tentative Thesis Tittle)
Academic / Professional Outreach Activities ISHRAE FACULTY COORDINATOR, AARDRAM FACULTY COORDINATOR, BIS STANDARDS CLUB MENTOR
Membership in Professional bodies/ organizations ISHRAE,
Community Outreach Activities AARDRAM : DEPARTMENT SOCIAL EXTENSION ACTIVITY COORDINATOR
Awards / Distinctions / Rank / Other Achievements if any

 

Mr. Bipin Sankar

Employee Code / ID No. 10621078
Qualifications M. Tech
Orcid ID 0000-0003-4955-9705
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Areas of Interest / Current Research Material Science and Development
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Dr. Arun M.G

Employee Code / ID No. 10624079
Qualifications M.Tech., Ph.D
Orcid ID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9027-4491
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Areas of Interest / Current Research Aeroacoustics, Microfluidics
Research,  Consultancy, Publication Journal Publications
1. M.G. Arun and T.J.S. Jothi (2022), Aerodynamic noise characteristics of non-circular cylinders in subcritical flow regime, International Journal of Aeroacoustics, 21(8), 766-792.
2. M.G. Arun, D. Dilip and S. Kumar Ranjith (2021), Effect of interface curvature on isothermal heat transfer in a hydrophobic microchannel with transverse ribs and cavities, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 167, 107014.
3. M.G. Arun and T.J.S. Jothi (2020), Aerodynamic noise characteristics of the flow past a circular cylinder, Noise Control Engineering Journal, 68(5), 328-338.
4. V.V. Sankar, J. Cletus, M.G. Arun and R.S. Kumar (2022), Analytical modeling of laminar developing flow between hydrophobic surfaces with different slip-velocities, ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering, 144(4), 041301.
Conference Publications
1. M.G. Arun and T.J.S. Jothi (2023), Effect of surface roughness on the aerodynamic noise from flow past a circular cylinder, 29th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, 09-13 July 2023, Prague, Czech Republic.
2. M.G. Arun and T.J.S. Jothi (2021), Aeroacoustic characteristics of flow past circular cylinders in tandem configurations, Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (Vol. 3) FMFP2021, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Springer Singapore, 271-276.
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Mr. JACOB VARGHESE KARINGOTTU

Employee Code / ID No. 10624081
Qualifications M.TECH (Machine Design), B.TECH (Mechanical Engineering)
Orcid ID 0000-0002-2397-9173
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Mobile No (Optional) / Intercom Extension No. 602
Areas of Interest / Current Research Machine Learning
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