Department: Mechanical Engineering

Mr. Vishnu Prasad K.R

Employee Code / ID No. 10614054
Qualifications M.Tech
Orcid ID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3191-7252
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Areas of Interest / Current Research Automobile engineering, Manufacturing, CAD, Additive Manufacturing
Research,  Consultancy, Publication
  • “Comparative study of nanoparticle additives in engine oil: an experimental approach”, The 7thJoint Asian Workshop on Thermophysics and Fluid Science, 21st to 24th November, 2018, accepted for publication.
  • “Performance and Emission analysis of Spark Ignition Engine with Nano fuel additives”, The 7th Joint Asian Workshop on Thermophysics and Fluid Science, 21st to 24th November, 2018, accepted for publication.
  • “Experimental Study of Nano particle additives in Engine Lubricant”, Second International Conference on Nano science and Engineering Application, 4th to 6th October, 2018, accepted for publication.
Academic / Professional Outreach Activities
  • Organizing committee member- National Conference on Futuristic Technologies in Mechanical Engineering,
  • Organized by MBCET Trivandrum, 22 nd and 23 rd August, 2014, International Conference on Applied Mechanics and Optimisation, ICAMeO-2019.
  • Organized by MBCET Trivandrum, 13 th to 15th June, 2019.
Membership in Professional bodies/ organizations ISHRAE(Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers)
Awards / Distinctions / Rank / Other Achievements if any NPTEL certificate courses – 5

Mr. Deepak B. S.

Employee Code / ID No. AP15ME03/10614059
Qualifications M.Tech in Machine Design
Orcid ID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7245-7355
Industry / R & D Experience Engineer at Liebherr CMCtec India Pvt. Ltd.
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Areas of Interest / Current Research Machine Design
Membership in Professional bodies/ organizations ISTE LM
Awards / Distinctions / Rank / Other Achievements if any 2nd Rank in M.Tech in Machine Design (Kerala University) – 2012-2014 batch

Mr. Melvin Jacob

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

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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Dr. Rajesh T.N

Prof. Rajesh TN did his Ph. D from NIT Calicut in 2019. He completed his B-Tech in Mechanical Engineering and M-Tech in Thermal Science from College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram in 1999 and 2007 respectively. He joined MBCET in 2008 and served in various administrative roles. He was the Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering from 2019-2023. He has a teaching experience of over 20 years. His area of research includes Reactive and non-reactive flow and Analysis of Thermal systems. Rajesh has authored many publications in International journals and conferences and has served on many conference committees.

Employee Code / ID No. 10609009
Qualifications M-Tech(Thermal Science), Ph.D
Orcid ID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3076-4330
Industry / R & D Experience Research studies at National Institute of Technology Calicut and Indian Space Research Organisation, Thiruvananthapuram from 2010-2015
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Areas of Interest / Current Research Reactive and Non-Reactive fluid flow , Analysis of thermal systems, Bio-Mechanical systems
Research,  Consultancy, Publication Journals

  • Sam Rony Zachariah, Arva S Swami, Libin K Lukose, Aswin Raj, and Rajesh T.N, Design and Analysis of a Rehabilitative aid for Spastic Feet, 2022,  AIP Conference proceedings 2463,020061 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0080364
  • Rajesh T.N., T.J. Sarvoththama Jothi, Jayachandran T., (2020) “Performance analysis of a vortex chamber under non-reacting and reacting conditions, Sådhanå (2020) 45:43, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12046-020-1271-1
  • T.N.Rajesh, T.J. Sarvoththama Jothi, Jayachandran T., (2019) ” Preliminary Studies on Non-Reactive Flow Vortex Cooling “, Recent Patents on Mechanical Engineering,12, DOI: 10.2174/2212797612666190510115403
  • Naduvilethil R.T., Jegathjothi S.J.T., Thankappan J, 2018, Hot test studies in a spark ignited vortex combustion chamber, Chemical Energy Transactions, 71, 1345-1350, DOI: 10.3303/CET1871225.
  • Rajesh T.N., T.J. Sarvoththama Jothi, Jayachandran T., (2018) ” Cold flow studies in a vortex thrust chamber”, Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, https://doi.org/10.1108/AEAT-07-2017-0167.

International Conferences

  • Sam Rony Zachariah, Arva S Swami, Libin K Lukose, Aswin Raj, and Rajesh T.N, “ Design and Analysis of a Rehabilitative aid for Spastic Feet”, in Proceedings of the Recent Innovation in science and Technology RIST 2021, International Virtual Conference(Online platform), June 19 &20, 2021, EKC Technical campus, Kerala, India.
  • T.N. Rajesh, T.J.S. Jothi and T. Jayachandran,“Experimental and numerical analysis of cold flow behavior in a vortex combustion chamber”, in proceedings of the International Conference on Innovative Approaches in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, June 15-2017, Paper No. 6,Trinity college of Engineering, Trivandrum, India.
  • T.N. Rajesh, T.J.S. Jothi and T. Jayachandran,“Analysis of Vortex Combustion Cold Wall Chamber”,in proceedings of the 2th International Conference on Thermal, Energy and Environment, 2016,Paper No. 8, March 25-26,Kalasalingam University, Tamilnadu, India.
  • T.N. Rajesh, T.J.S. Jothi, and T. Jayachandran, “Analysis of Vortex Combustion Cold Wall Chamber”,in proceedings of 1st International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference,IHMTC 2015, Paper No. 969, December 17-19, 2015, ISRO, India

National Conferences

  • Harishankar.S, Aswin A Asokan , Madhav Murali, Rejath R.S and Rajesh T.N, “ Design of a centrifugal impeller for lean supercharging of motorcycle engines”, in Proceedings of the 35th Indian Engineering Congress(Online platform), Paper No. MC/120/13, December 18-20 2020.
  • Nithin Jo Varghese, Muhammed N and Rajesh T.N,“ Mathematical modelling of a lower limb extremity using Euler-Lagrangian method”, in Proceedings of the 4th National Conference INCAM 2019 , July 3-5 2019, Paper No. 205, IISc, Bangalore
  • T.N. Rajesh, T. Jayachandran and T.J.S. Jothi,“Studies on vortex cooling of a combustion chamber”,in Proceedings of the 44th National conference on FMFP, December 14-16, 2017, Paper No. 123, Amrita University, Amritapuri Campus, Kollam, Kerala.
  • T.N. Rajesh, T.J.S. Jothi and T. Jayachandran,“Cold flow investigation of flow behavior in a vortex combustion cold wall”, in Proceedings of the 42nd National Conference on FMFP, December 14-16 2015, Paper No. 235, NITK, Suratkal.
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Academic / Professional Outreach Activities
  • Syllabus designed for the Open elective course Automotive Technology (MET 435) in 2019 scheme for APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University
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Awards / Distinctions / Rank / Other Achievements if any
  • Design and development of a centrifugal supercharger system for lean supercharging of a single cylinder SI engine-PI for CERD funded students project 2021(Rs 32500).
  • Design and development of a Rehabilitative aid for Spastic Feet-PI for KSCSTE funded students project 2021(Rs10000).
  • Guided the student project titled Design and development of physiotherapy aid for paraplegic patients which won the First prize (Rs 1 lakh) in Dr APJ Abdul kalam Innovation Ecosystems organised by ICT Academyin 2018.

 

 

 

 

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
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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

Dr. Vinod V

Employee Code / ID No. 10608010, KTU-F4731
Qualifications Ph.D.
Orcid ID 0000-0003-3897-3388
Industry / R & D Experience –
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Areas of Interest / Current Research Mechanical Vibrations, Nonlinear Dynamics
Research,  Consultancy, Publication  Publications in peer reviewed journals

  • Vinod V, Bipin Balaram, “On the spatial spread of active control in a Van der Pol ring via synchronisation and its stabilisation using parameter mismatch”, Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation– Elsevier,  Volume 117, February 2023, 106944; Impact factor 4.186; Q1 Journal
  • Vinod V, Bipin Balaram, M.D. Narayanan, Mihir Sen, Effect of configuration symmetry on synchronization in a van der Pol ring with nonlocal interactions, Nonlinear Dynamics, Springer, 89(3), 2103-2114, 2017. Impact factor (2020): 5.022.,Q1 Journal
  • Vinod V, Bipin Balaram, M.D. Narayanan, Mihir Sen, Effect of oscillator and initial condition differences on the dynamics on a ring of dissipatively coupled van der Pol oscillators, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, Springer, 29(5), 1931-1939, 2015. Impact factor (2020):1.734., Q2 Journal.

International Conferences

  • Adithya Krishna Menon, Vinod V “Proposal of A Mutual Inertia Force Coupling on The Wake Oscillator Model For Vortex Induced Vibrations”, 9th International and 49th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, IIT Roorkee, December 2022
  • Strategies of Amplitude Control in a ring of self-excited oscillators, Vinod V, Bipin Balaram, 16th International Conference on Dynamical Systems – Theory and Applications, Lodz University of Technology, Poland, 2021.
  • Sangeeth,Mohan N R, Vinod V, Comparative study on the synchronization of coupled Van der Pol Oscillators under Reactive , Dissipative and Conjugate coupling, 7th Asian Joint Workshop on Thermal Physics and Fluid Science, 2018.
  • Vinod V, Bipin Balaram, M.D. Narayanan, Mihir Sen, An initial condition dependent oscillation control in an odd and even number van der Pol ring., 10th Conference on Nonlinear Systems and Dynamics, IISER, Kolkata, 2016.
  • Deepak B S, Hari Venkit, Vinod V, Effect of forcing frequency on mutually coupled Van Der Pol oscillators, Dynamic Days Asia Pacific 08, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, 2014.
  • Vinod V, Bipin Balaram, M.D. Narayanan, Mihir Sen, Mutual synchronization of dissipatively coupled limit cycle oscillators in a ring, 8th Conference on Nonlinear Systems and Dynamics, Indian Institute of Technology, Indore, 2013.

National Conferences

  • Deepak L, Ganesh A, Dit R.S., Sreehari S.H., Vinod V., Krishnamohan G.P., Molecular Dynamics of carbon capture from the emissions of an IC engine using ZSM-5., 4th National conference on Multidisciplinary Design, Analysis and Optimization-IISC Bangalore, 2021.
  • Vinod V, Sajikumar K.S., Design and analysis of an antenna mounting structure for satellite application, Awarded as the best paper in Machine Design, National Conference on Technological Trends, 2007.
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Academic / Professional Outreach Activities KTU Board of Studies Member
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Awards / Distinctions / Rank / Other Achievements if any Best paper Award in Machine Design (NCTT -2007), College of Engineering Trivandrum

Mr. Adarsh V K

Employee Code / ID No. 10625086
Qualifications BTech(Mechanical Engg.), M.Tech (Machine Design), Phd (Pursuing)
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Ms. Atma Raj M R

Employee Code / ID No. 10625085
Qualifications M.Tech (Machine Design), B.Tech (Mechanical stream Production Engineering)
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Areas of Interest / Current Research Welding Simulation, Machine Design
Research,  Consultancy, Publication Publications
Joy Varghese V.M.,Atma Raj M R “Determination of Distortion Developed During TIG Welding of Low Carbon Steel Plate”,International Journal of Engineering Reasearch and General Science,Volume 2,Issue 5,August-September 2014  ISSN 2091-2730
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