Dr. V.M. Madhavan

Dr. V.M. Madhavan, M.E., Ph.D

Email: madhavanvm@sonatech.ac.in

Designation: Associate Professor

Experience: Teaching – 20 years

Specialization: Thermal Engineering

Journal Publications

Web of Science / SCI Indexed Journals

  1. Madhavan V Manickam, Senthilkumar Duraisamy, Mahalingam Selvaraj & Piramanandhan Marimuthu, 2017, ‘Effect of steam injection on NOx emissions & performance of a single cylinder diesel engine fuelled with soy methyl ester’, Thermal Science, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. S473-S479. DOI: 10.2298/tsci17s2473m
  2. M Loganathan, V Thanigaivelan, VM Madhavan, A Anbarasu “The synergetic effect between hydrogen addition and EGR on cashew nut shell liquid biofuel-diesel operated engine.” Fuel, vol 266, 117004, April 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2019.117004
  3. M Loganathan, V M Madhavan, KA Balasubramanian, V Thanigaivelan, ”Investigation on the effect of diethyl ether with hydrogen-enriched cashew nutshell (CNS) biodiesel in direct injection (DI) diesel engine”, Fuel, Vol 277,118165, Oct 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2020.118165
  4. T. Kanagaraju, L. Ganesh Babu, V. M. Madhavan · V. Sivaraman · B. Gowthaman · K. Arul · A. Thanikasalam, “Experimental analysis on drilling of super duplex stainless steel 2507 (SDSS 2507) using cryogenic LCO2 and MQL process”, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, March 2022, DOI: 10.1007/s13399-022-02536-8
  5. Sagr Alamri, Madhavan Veerammal Manickam, Ali A. Rajhia, Arul Kulandaivel, Ali E. Anqia, Ali Hassand, V. Mohanavele, “Strategies toward processing high-efficient MWCNTs/AgBr/PTs -co-PQ nanocomposite coupling for X-band stealth application”, Diamond & Related Materials, Elsevier, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2023.110629

Scopus Indexed Journals/Proceedings

  1. S Nanthakumar, VM Madhavan, Pon Maheskumar, R Jayaraman, P Muruganandhan, R Girimurugan, ”Optimisation of abrasive and corrosion behavior of AA2218 reinforced with Si3N4/Al2O3/ZnO2 hybrid composites”, DOI: 10.1201/9781003450252-80
  2. R. Girimurugan, S. Mayakannan, V. M. Madhavan, C. Shilaja, “Static structural analysis of roof ventilator turbine blades using ANSYS”, AIP Conf. Proc. 2587, 140013, DOI: 10.1063/5.0150560
  3. V.M. Madhavan, S. Rahul, P. Vijayakumar, P.K. Dhal, R. Girimurugan, G. Ravivarman, J. Joseph, “Optimizing solar energy utilization and energy efficiency through thermal energy storage with phase change materials in a solar water heating system”, E3S Web of Conferences 455,02005 (2023), https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202345502005
  4. Ramana Murty Naidu, S.C.V.; Madhavan, V.M.; Chinta, S.; Manikandan, R.; Premkumar, A.; Girimurugan, R. “Analysis of aerodynamic characteristics of car diffuser for dissimilar diffuser angles on Sedan’s using CFD”, Materials Today: Proceedings 92, 240-248, DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2023.04.379
  5. Madhavan.V.M & Senthilkumar, D 2016, ‘Experimental investigation of NOx emission on a single cylinder diesel engine using low pressure steam injection’, Advances in Natural & Applied Sciences, vol. 10, no. 7, pp. 220-226, http://www.aensiweb.net/AENSIWEB/anas/anas/2016/Special%20Mechanical%20Engineering/220-226.pdf
  6. Ravivarman, G.; Madhavan, V.M.; Kalaiyarasan, A.; Hemasilviavinothini, S.; Nithyanandhan, T.; Kesavan, S.P.; Girimurugan, R. “Enhancing efficiency and cost-effectiveness of solar stills through natural fiber integration”, E3S Web of Conferences 455, 02003, DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/202345502003
  7. VM Madhavan, J Sekaran, K Reddy, D Magesh Babu, Md Javeed Ahmed, A Yasminebegum, R Girimurugan “Investigation on Three Pass Curved Serpentine Flow Channel PEM Fuel Cell Performance for Dissimilar Cell Potential using COMSOL.” International Journal of Vehicle Structures & Systems (IJVSS) 16 (5), DOI: 10.4273/ijvss.16.5.10

Conference Publications

  1. Madhavan.V.M & Senthilkumar, D 2017, ’Effect of steam injection on NOx emission & performance of a single cylinder diesel engine fueled with soy methyl ester’, International Conference on Renewable & Sustainable Energy, Proc. pp. 260-271, HICET, Coimbatore.
  2. MADHAVAN V M, December 2021, “STATIC STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF ROOF VENTILATOR TURBINE BLADES USING ANSYS”, Second International Conference on Emerging Trends in Materials, Computing and Communication Technologies ‘ICETMCCT 2021’, Kanyakumari.
  3. MADHAVAN V M, February 2023, “Optimization of Abrasive and Corrosion Behavior of AA2218 reinforced with Si3N4 / Al2O3/ZnO2 Hybrid composites", 2nd International Conference on "Recent Advances in Materials, Manufacturing and Machine Learning (RAMMML-2023)", NAGPUR.
  4. MADHAVAN V M, October 2023, “Optimizing Solar Energy Utilization and Energy Efficiency Through Thermal Energy Storage with Phase Change Materials in a Solar Water Heating System”, 2023 International Conference on Green Energy, Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Technologies (ICGEST 2023), KLS Gogte Institute of Technology, Belagavi, Karnataka, India
  5. MADHAVAN V M, October 2023, “Enhancing Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness of Solar Stills Through Natural Fiber Integration”, 2023 International Conference on Green Energy, Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Technologies (ICGEST 2023), KLS Gogte Institute of Technology, Belagavi, Karnataka, India
  6. National Conference: Madhavan.V.M & Senthilkumar, D 2016, ‘Experimental investigation of NOx emission on a single cylinder diesel engine using low pressure steam injection’, 3rd National Conference on Advancements in Mechanical, Environmental, Safety & Health Engineering, KIOT, Salem.

Research Projects (Funded)

  • Scheme: SEED Money
    Title: Experimental Investigation Hydrogen injection in Diesel engine
    Financial Year: 2023-25
    Team: Dr.S.Mahalingham, Dr.V.M.Madhavan, Dr.V.Ravikumar
    Fund received: Rs. 10 lakhs
    Duration: 2 Years

Professional Membership

  • Life Member of Indian Society for Technical Education [LM 45179]
  • Life Member of Indian Society of Systems for Science and Engineering (ISSE) LM05345

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