Dr Ravi Kumar M - Bannari Amman Institute of Technology

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Experience Type	Organization	From	To	Total Experience
Engineering	Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam	28.02.2001

Degree	Specialization	Institute	University	Year of Passing
B E	Mechanical Engineering	Coimbatore Institute of Technology	Bharathiar University, Coimbatore	1996
M.Tech	Energy Engineering	Regional Engineering College Tirchy	Bharathidasan University,Tirchy	2001
Ph.D	Mechanical Engineering	Kongu Engineering College Perundurai	Anna University, Chennai	2012

S.No.	Subject Area
1	Thermal Engineering
2	Energy Conservation
3	Solar Energy

Anbuchezian Ashokan, Senthil Murugesan, Sivashankar Arumugam, Ravi Kumar M, , Perumal Saravanan, Senthilkumar Ramuvel, Mohankumar Pachamuthu, Silambarasan Rajendran, “”Numerically Analyzing a Heat Transmission in Blood Using a Cardioplegia Concentric Tube Heat Exchanger During Open Cardiac Surgery”, “”Catrina – The International Journal of Environmental Sciences””, Volume.No. 11, Issue 18S, Pages. 1064-1072, Jul 2025, DOI: 10.64252/n5kwfs56.

Ravikumar M, Radha Krishnan Beemaraj , Arunraja K.M, Pandiarajan P, Sundaresan R, “Heat Transfer Analysis in Fin and Tube Exchanger Using CFD”, Volume 52, Part 3, 2022, Pages 1603-1605, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.11.266.

Ponmurugan, M, Ravikumar, M, Ramanathan, S, “A Novel Technique of Heat Transfer Enhancement in Backward-Facing Step Flow Using a Flapping Vortex Generator”, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, Vol. No.37, Issue No.7, Pages.3817-3828, 2023

Raja, S, Vignesh, K, Ravikumar, M, Sanjeevi, R, “Optimization of RSW Process Parameters on Tensile Strength By Taguchi Method”, Journal of Ceramic Processing Research, Vol. No.24, Issue No.1, Pages.153-157, 2023

Suresh, K, Selvakumar, P, Kumaresan, G, Vijayakumar, M, Ravikumar, M, Jenita, N.R, “A Critical Review on the Effect of Morphology, Stability, and Thermophysical Properties of Graphene Nanoparticles in Nanolubricants and Nanofluids”, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Vol. No.148, Issue No.2, Pages.451-472, 2023

Srikanth, S, Parthiban, A, Ravikumar, M, Vignesh, K, “Parameter Optimization in Laser Beam Welding for Incoloy 825 Ni-Based Alloy And AISI 316L Steel”, Journal of Ceramic Processing Research, Vol. No.23, Issue No.4, Pages.523-528, 2022

Ponmurugan, M, Ravikumar, M, Selvendran, R, Merlin Medona, C, Arunraja, K.M, “A Review on Energy Conserving Materials for Passive Cooling in Buildings”, Materials Today: Proceedings, Vol. No.64, Pages.1689-1693, 2022

Manimaran, R, Mohanraj, T, Prabakaran, S, Rajamohan, G, Ravikumar, M, “Post Combustion Carbon Capture from Diesel Engine Exhaust Using Phase Change Solvents with Absorption Technique”, Materials Today: Proceedings, Vol. No.66, Pages.1424-1430, 2022

Kandavel, T.K, Panneerselvam, T, Mohamed Musthaq, H, Ravikumar, M, “Investigating Machinability Characteristics of Fe-C-Cu And Fe-C-Mo P/M Low Alloy Steels Through Cylindrical Grinding Operation”, Materials Today: Proceedings, Vol. No.66, Pages.1389-1397, 2022

Kandavel, T.K, Panneerselvam, T, Govind, V, Ravikumar, M, “A Study on Corrosion Behaviour of Various Modes of ATIG Welded Plain Carbon Steel”, Materials Today: Proceedings, Vol. No.66, Pages.1303-1312, 2022

Ravikumar M, Mohanraj T, Prabakaran S, Rajamohan G,Manimaran R,”Fabrication of Abrasive Testing Machine for Wear Test”International Conference on Thermal Analysis and Energy Systems Volume 66, Part 3 , 2022, Pages 1424-1430https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.05.300 2021

Gokul, V, Dhinesh, S, Kalaiyarasu, K, Kalidasan, B, Ravikumar, M, “A Comprehensive Review on Solar Cooker Tracking Techniques for Performance Enhancement”, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. No.1059, Issue No.1, 2021

Kanna, P.R, Chandrasekaran, M, Ravikumar, M, “Experimental Investigation of Solar-Based Air Heater Rectangular Duct Having Uniform Spaced Dimple Shaped as Roughness Element on the Absorber Plate”, Springer Proceedings in Materials, Vol. No.5, Pages.903-912, 2021

Ponmurugan, M, Ravikumar, M, Sundaramahalingam, A, “A Review on Passive Cooling Methods for Green Energy Buildings”, Springer Proceedings in Materials, Vol. No.5, Pages.555-563, 2021

Prakash, K.B, Amarkarthik, A, Ravikumar, M, Manoj Kumar, P, Jegadheeswaran, S, “Optimizing Performance Characteristics of Blower for Combustion Process Using Taguchi Based Grey Relational Analysis”, Springer Proceedings in Materials, Vol. No.5, Pages.155-163, 2021

Ravikumar, M, Ashwin Raj, Y, “Investigation of Fin Profile on the Performance of the Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger”, Materials Today: Proceedings, Vol. No.45, Pages.7910-7916, 2021

Ravikumar, M, Sivashankar, A, Suresh, S, “Effects of Rice Bran Oil Blends and Engine Load on Emission Characteristics of a Variable Compression Ratio Diesel Engine”, Materials Today: Proceedings, Vol. No.45, Pages.1188-1190, 2021

Prabakaran, S, Manimaran, R, Mohanraj, T, Ravikumar, M, “Performance Analysis and Emission Characteristics of VCR Diesel Engine Fuelled with Algae Biodiesel Blends”, Materials Today: Proceedings, Vol. No.45, Pages.2784-2788, 2021

Chandrasekaran, M, Prakash, K.B, Prakash, S, Ravikumar, M, “Influence On Performance and Emission Characteristics of Diesel Engine by Introducing Medium Strength Magnetic Field in Fuel and Air Lines”, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. No.764, Issue No.1, 2020

Ponmurugan, M, Ravikumar, M, Sundaramahalingam, A, “A Review on Utilization of Waste Heat from Domestic Refrigerator”, AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. No.2128, 2019

Devarasiddappa, D, Chandrasekaran, M, Ravikumar, M, Thirugnanasambandam, M, “Modified Teaching Learning Based Optimization for Maximization of MRR in Wire-Cut EDM of Ti6Al4V Alloy for Sustainable Production”, AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. No.2128, 2019

Kumaresan, G, Vijayakumar, P, Ravikumar, M, Kamatchi, R, Selvakumar, P, “Experimental Study on Effect of Wick Structures on Thermal Performance Enhancement of Cylindrical Heat Pipes”, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Vol. No.136, Issue No.1, Pages.389-400, 2019

Ponmurugan, M, Ravikumar, M, “A Review on Performance of Solar Vapour Absorption Refrigeration System”, International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development, Vol. No.9, Pages.177-183, 2019

Ravikumar, M, Mohanraj, T, Yazharasu, A, “Optimization of Process Parameters in Robotic Tig Welding For High Pressure Valves”, International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Vol. No.8, Issue No.2, Pages.105-109, 2018

Ravikumar, M, Mohanraj, T, Venkatesan, D, “Improved Design of Air Flow for a Two Stroke Internal Combustion Engine to Promote Cleaner Combustion”, ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. No.13, Issue No.5, Pages.1932-1942, 2018

Kalidasan, B, Ravikumar, M, “Numerical Analysis of Compact Heat Exchanger for Flow Distribution”, Indian Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. No.9, Issue No.6, 2016

Srinivasan, P.S.S, Ravikumar, M, “Heat Transfer Analysis in PCM-Filled RCC Roof for Thermal Management”, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, Vol. No.28, Issue No.3, Pages.1073-1078, 2014

Ravikumar, M, Srinivasan, P.S.S, “Analysis of Heat Transfer Across Phase Change Material Filled Reinforced Cement Concrete Roof for Thermal Management”, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, Vol. No.226, Issue No.12, Pages.2933-2940, 2012

Ravikumar, M, Srinivasan, P.S.S, “Analysis of Heat Transfer Across Building Roof with Phase Change Material”, Journal of Computational Information Systems, Vol. No.8, Issue No.4, Pages.1497-1505, 2012

Ravikumar, M, Srinivasan, P.S, “Heat Transfer Analysis in PCM Filled Rcc Roof for Thermal Management”, ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. No.7, Issue No.1, Pages.32-38, 2012

Ravikumar, M, Srinivasan, P.S.S, “Year Round Performance of PCM Filled RCC Roof for Thermal Management”, European Journal of Scientific Research, Vol. No.61, Issue No.3, Pages.424-433, 2011

Ravi Kumar M, Kandavel T K, Panneerselvam T, Mohamed Musthaq H, “Investigating Machinability Characteristics of FE-C-CU AND FE-C-MO P/M Low Alloy Steels Through Cylindrical Grinding Operation”, 2nd International Conference on “Advances in Materials Research – 2021 (ICAMR 2.0)”, BIT, 2021.

Ravi Kumar M, T Panneerselvam, T K Kandavel, Varun Govind, “A Study on Corrosion Behaviour of Various Modes of ATIG Welded Plain Carbon Steel”, International Conference on “Advances in Materials Research – 2021 (ICAMR 2.0)”, BIT, 2021.

Ravi Kumar M, “Design and Development of Quick Digester using Anaerobic Microbes”, 2 ND International Conference on Waste, Energy And Environment”, BIT, 2021.

Ravi Kumar M, “Design and Development Of Intelligent Bearing Tester System Using Labview”, 2nd International Conference on “Waste, Energy And Environment”, BIT, 2021.

PONMURUGAN M, “A review on passive cooling methods for green energy buildings”, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCES IN MATERIALS RESEARCH 2019, MECHANICAL ENGG, BIT SATHY, December 2019.

Ponmurugan M, Sundaramahalingam A, Ravikumar M, “A Review on passing cooling methods for green energy building”, International Conference, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, December 2019.

Ravikumar M, Sivasankar A, Suresh S, “Effects of rice bran oil blends and engine load on emission charectroistics of a variable compression ratio diesel engine “, Advance in Material Research, BIT, Sathy, December 2019.

Rajesh Kanna P Chandrasekaran M Ravikumar M Vivek G Deepak Raja, “Experimental Investigation of solar based Air Heater Rectangular Duet Having Uniform Sapced Dimple shaped as Roughness Element on the Absorber Palte”, Advanced in Materials Research, BIT, Sathy, December 2019.

Prakash K B Amarkarthik A Ravikumar M Manojkumar P Jagadeeswaran S , “Optimiazing performance characteristics of blower for combusion process using taguchi based grey relational analysis”, Advanced in Materials Research, BIT, Sathy, December 2019.

Dr.M.Ravikumar, “Methods for improving performence of heat tranfer in pipes “, Future Technologies in Mechanical Engineering, Malla Reddy College of Engineering, Hyderabad, November 2017.

Dr.M.Ravikumar, “Effect of constructional change in IC engine piston by partially ceramic coating – Copy”, Future Technologies in Mechanical Engineering, Malla Reddy College of Engineering, Hyderabad, November 2017

M. Ravikumar, “A Review On Phase Change Energy Storage System With PCM Materials And Its Applications”, International Conference on Advances in Design and Manufacturing (ICAD), Trichy, NIT, December 2014.

Ravikumar M , “Enhancement of Aerodynamic characteristics in Automobiles”, Optest 2012, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, April 2012.

Ravikumar M , “Extended steady rest for short length edge preparation in SAFOP machine”, Optest 2012, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, April 2012.

Ravikumar M , “Phase change energy storage with PCM: Materials and Applications”, Globally competitive Eco – Friendly Technologies in Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering 2005, Kongu Engineering College,Erode, Erode, April 2005.

Ravikumar M , “Refinement and retrofitting of petrol engine with diesel as fuel”, National Conference on Future Trends in Mechanical Engineering, bharath Institute of technology, Chennai, December 2002.

Ravikumar M , “Digital process optimization through finite element Analysis technique”, National Conference on Future Trends in Mechanical Engineering, Bharath Institute of technology, Chennai, December 2002.

S.No.	Title	Investigator(s)	Funding Agency	Amount	Project Status	Sanction Date
1	Proposal submitted under Symposia Grant Scheme for Organizing an International conference on Advances in materials and research (ICAMR-2019)	Dr M Ravikumar	Council of Scientific	2,40,000
2	Proposal submitted under Symposia Grant Scheme for Organizing an International conference on Advances in materials and research (ICAMR-2019)	Dr M Ravikumar	CSIR-Symposium Grant	50000		17.10.2019

S.No.	Scholar Name	Register Number	Date of Reg.	Title of the Ph.D Thesis / Tentative title of the Research	Status
1	Sivashankar A	1613269288	Jan-2016	Numerical Simulation of Diesel Combustion Characteristics with Mixed Biodiesel	Completed on 21.05.25
2	Vinayagamurthi P	17132697377	Jul-2017	Analysis and Reduction of Distortion in Welding Process by High Temperature Thermal Transient Tensioning	Registration Confirmed
3	Ponmurugan M	18142691251	Jan-2018	Investigation on the Improvement in Thermal Performance of Building Using Reflective Coating	Registration Confirmed
4	Tamilselvan A	18142691320	Jan-2018	Study and Analysis of Process Improvement in Automotive Industry using Optimization Techniques	Registration Confirmed
5	Sivagaminathan Alias Balaji M	19152691127	Jan-2019	Performance Enhancement of Solar Parabolic Trough Collector using Phase Change Materials	Registration Confirmed
6	Chandrasekaran M	24132691254	Jan-2024	Experimental Investigation on the Modern Smart Drying Process with Sessional Energy Storage Incorporated Optimized Performance Enhancement	Registration Confirmed

S.No.	Title	Date	Reg. No.	Status	Level	Funding Agency
1	SOLAR PORTABLE CHARGER	2023-03-08	202341015448	Filed	National	Self
2	AUTOMATIC WORSHIP MACHINE	2023-02-17	202341010799	Filed	National	Self
3	SOLAR PANEL CLEANING BOT	2022-10-03	202241056698	Filed	National	Self
4	AN EFFICIENT HYBRID HEAT PUMP SOLAR DRYER WITH THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE	2022-09-29	202241055850	Filed	National	Self
5	EVACUATED CHAMBER SOLAR COOKER	2020-12-31	202041057423	Published	National	Self
6	MULTIPURPOSE WATER BOTTLE	2022-04-13	202241022071	Filed	National	Self
7	FOOD INGREDIENTS PRESERVATION PROCESS USING ANTIOXIDANTS	2021-09-06	202141040685	Filed	National	Self
8	SPRING LOADED THIN POWER GENERATION RIBBON FROM NATURAL MOVEMENTS	2021-08-30	202141039196	Filed	National	Self
9	COMPACT PERSONALIZED AIR CONDITIONER FOR DOUBLE COT WITH LOW POWER CONSUMPTION	2021-11-24	202141054160	Filed	National	Self
10	IOT BASED MOBILITY VEHICLE GROCERY STORE	2021-11-15	202141052278	Filed	National	Self
11	DESIGN OF EVACUATED BUCKET WITH SIDE CUTTING PROFILE TOOTH FOR EASY INITIATION OF CRACK OF SOIL	2021-11-16	202141052454	Filed	National	Self
12	MILK CAN COOLER	2021-11-29	202141055161	Filed	National	Self
13	COMPACT PORTABLE ROOM HEATER	2021-12-20	202141059402	Filed	National	Self
14	FABRICATION OF ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY ELECTRICITY GENERATION AND WASTE HEAT STORAGE FROM SOLID WASTE	24.06.2019	20191024716	Filed	International
15	FABRICATION OF CHAIRLESS CHAIR	22.03.2019	-	In Progress	National	Self

S.No.	Topic	Program	Venue	Date
1	Application of Thermal Engineering in Refrigeration field	Recent Trends in Thermal Engineering	Mahendra Institute of Engineering	23.02.2017
2	Phase Change materials for natural cooling of Building	Solar and Conventional Refrigeration	Bannari Amman Institute of Technology	13.03.2014
3	Steam management in Textile mills	Engineering Aspects of Textile Mills	Bannari Amman Institute of Technology	19.07.2002

S.No.	Awards
1	ISTE Best Faculty Advisor Award for the year 2012 in Tamilnadu-Puducherry Section awarded by ISTE, New Delhi