Ravikumar V.

Ravikumar V., M.E., Ph.D

Email: ravikumar.mech@sonatech.ac.in

Designation: Associate Professor

Experience: Teaching – 18 years

Specialization: Thermal Engineering, I.C Engine

Journal Publication Conference Publication Book Publication Research Projects Patent Membership Research IDs Awards & Recognitions Area of Interest Credentials Training

Journal Publications

  1. V. Ravikumar et al., Experimental investigation of the performance of silver nanofluid as a coolant in a helical shell and tube heat exchanger, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Volume 149, pages 439–451. Link
  2. V. Ravikumar et al., Production of Raphanus Sativus Biodiesel and Its Performance Assessment in a Thermal Barrier-Coated Agriculture Sector Diesel Engine, Energy Technol. 2023, 2300235. Link
  3. V. Ravikumar et al., Maximizing waste plastic oil yield and enhancing energy and environmental metrics through pyrolysis process optimization and fuel modification, Results in Engineering, 22 (2024) 102066. Link
  4. V. Ravikumar et al., Sustainability Improvement of Ethanol Blended Gasoline Fuelled Spark Ignition Engine by Nanoparticles, Hindawi, Journal of Nano materials, Volume 2022, Article ID 7793947, 8 pages. Link
  5. V. Ravikumar et al., Environmental Effect of Exhaust Gas Recirculation Diesel Engine Using Karanja Oil Methyl Ester with Low Heat Rejection in Direct Injection, Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology 24, No 6, 1809–1818 (2023).
  6. V. Ravikumar and D. Senthilkumar, Study on the effect of 2-butoxyethanol as an additive on the combustion flame, performance and emission characteristics of a spark ignition engine, Fuel, Volume 285, 2021, 119187.
  7. Ravikumar, V & Senthilkumar, D, 2019, Reduction of smoke and NOx from the combined effect of thermal barrier coatings and Raphanus sativus biodiesel in a diesel engine for transport sectors, International Journal of Green Energy, VOL. 16, NO. 13, 1016–1023.
  8. Ravikumar, V & Senthilkumar, D, 2019, Design and Experimental Heat Transfer Analysis of Shelical HX, Test Engineering and Management, paper id:2772, 10th March 2020.
  9. V. Ravikumar, D. Senthilkumar & C. Solaimuthu, Experimental Investigation of Evaporation Rate and Exhaust Emissions of PSZ-Coated DI Diesel Engine Using Radish Biodiesel and Its Blend with Diesel, International Journal of Ambient Energy, Volume 38, 2017 - Issue 2, 202-208.
  10. Edwin Jose, Muhammed Muhais A, and V. Ravikumar, 2015 “Exhaust Gas Recirculation in CI Engines”, International Journal for Research in Applied Science & Engineering Technology (IJRASET), Volume 3 Issue III, pp.763-767.
  11. Ravikumar, V, Senthilkumar, D & Sundramoorthy, D, 2015, Performance and Emission Evaluation of an Al-20% SiC Coated Diesel Engine Fuelled with Radish Biodiesel, Advances in Natural and Applied Sciences, vol. 9, no. 12, pp.1-6.
  12. Ravikumar, V, Senthilkumar, D & Solaimuthu, C, 2013, Experimental investigation of performance and emissions of an Al-20%SiC coated diesel engine with Madhuca Indica biodiesel, International Journal of Ambient Energy, Vol. 34, No. 3, pp.131–137.
  13. Ravikumar, V & Senthilkumar, D, 2013, Reduction of NOx emission on NiCrAl-Titanium Oxide coated direct injection diesel engine fuelled with radish (Raphanus sativus) biodiesel, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy 5, 063121-1-11.

Conference Presentations

  1. V. Ravikumar, Numerical analysis of hyperbolic heat conduction at interface of composite layer, in 3rd international ISHMT-ASTFE heat and mass transfer conference at IITR, 2019.
  2. V. Ravikumar, M. Aravinthan, and K. Rajkumar, 2006, Experimental Investigation on performance and emission characteristics of SI engine using fuel Additives, Proceedings of National Conference on Extreme Engineering and Technological Advancements (XETA-2006), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jayam College of Engineering and Technology, Dharmapuri, pp. 23.
  3. V. Ravikumar and P. Govindarajan, 2010, Experimental Study of performance of DI diesel engine operating on Ethanol-Radish oil blends, Proceedings of National Conference on Advance Trends in Mechanical Engineering (AME 2010), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Paavai Engineering College, Namakkal.
  4. Ravikumar, V & Senthilkumar, D, Experimental investigation of performance and exhaust emissions of thermal barrier coated DI diesel engine fuelled with Radish biodiesel, International Conference on Advances in Mechanical and Energy Engineering (ICAMEE-2013), Dr. M.G.R Educational and Research Institute University, Paper No. ICAEE.1010, pp.307-313, 2013.
  5. Ravikumar, V & Senthilkumar, D, Performance, Combustion and Emission characteristics of Radish Seed Biodiesel in different blends on Direct Injection Diesel Engine, International Conference on Energy Efficient Technologies for Sustainability, April 10th–12th, 2013, St. Xavier’s Catholic College of Engineering, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India, 2013.
  6. Ravikumar, V, Senthilkumar, D & Sundramoorthy, N, The effect of TiO2 coating in a Diesel engine on performance and emissions of Radish biodiesel, National Conference on Engineering Applications for Developing Smart Cities (NCEADS-2015), March 30, 2015, Dhirajlal Gandhi College of Technology, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India, ISBN:978-93-84743-37-6, pp.69.
  7. Ravikumar, V, Senthilkumar, D & Sundramoorthy, N, Performance and Emission Evaluation of an Al-20% SiC Coated Diesel Engine Fuelled with Radish Biodiesel, National Conference on Engineering Applications for Developing Smart Cities (NCEADS-2015), March 30, 2015, Dhirajlal Gandhi College of Technology, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India, ISBN:978-93-84743-37-6, pp.66.