Dr.R.Mohan
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Sona College of Technology, Salem – 636 005 India
91 - 427 - 2443545, 4099999
mohanr@sonatech.ac.in, rmohan12@gmail.com



Area of Expertise
  • Experimental and CFD study of Heat sinks with base plate for CPU
  • CFD simulation of Un uniform fin width Heat sinks with base plate for CPU
  • Numerical analysis of Planted pin fin heat sinks for Electronics cooling
  • Utilization of thermal energy from Refrigerator to Heater

Academic Background
University/ Board Degree Year Field of Specialization
Anna university, Chennai Ph.D 2012 Heat transfer and CPU cooling
Anna university M.E 2005 Thermal Engineering
Madras university B.E 2001 Mechanical Engineering

Teaching Interest and Subjects Taught
Under Graduate Post Graduate
  • Thermal Engineering
  • Heat and mass transfer
  • Engineering Thermodynamics
  • Engineering mechanics
  • Total quality management
  • Gas dynamics and Jet propulsion
  • Fluid mechanics
  • Engineering graphics
  • Computational fluid dynamics
  • Applied Hydraulic and Pneumatic System

Academic & Industrial Career
University / College Designation Period
Sona College of Technology Professor Feb 2019- Till date
Sona College of Technology Associate Professor Dec 2011 – Jan 2019
Sona College of Technology Senior Lecturer Dec 2009 – Nov 2011
Sona College of Technology Lecturer June 2009 – Nov 2009
Muthayammal Engineering College Lecturer June 2005 – May2009
Sagar sugars & allied products limited Junior Engineer June 2001 – May 2003

Research Accomplishments

Funded Research Project

  • Composite heat sinks for CPU Cooling, funded by AICTE of worth Rs 8.6 Lakhs, 2011-2013.

Funded Workshop Organized

  • Two week workshop on Fluid Mechanics sponsored by  MHRD- ISTE, of worth Rs 1.5 Lakhs,20-30 May 2014.

Publications

Publication in International Journals

  • R.Mohan, Experimental Analysis of un-uniform fin width heat sinks with base plate, Iranian Journal of Science & Technology, Transactions of Mechanical Engineering, Volume 40, Issue 3, pages 217–232, April 2014.
  • R.Mohan and Dr.P.Govindarajan, Thermal analysis of CPU with CCC and copper base plate heat sinks using CFD, International Journal of Heat Transfer—Asian Research, Volume 40, Issue 3, pages 217–232, May 2011
  • R.Mohan and Dr.P.Govindarajan, Experimental and CFD analysis of heat sinks with base plate for CPU cooling, International Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, Volume 25, Number 8, 2003-2012, 2011
  • R.Mohan and Dr.P.Govindarajan, Thermal Analysis of CPU with composite pin fin Heat Sinks, International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, September 2010
  • R.Mohan and Dr.P.Govindarajan, Thermal Analysis of CPU with Variable Heat Sink Base Plate Thickness Using CFD,  International Journal of the Computer, the Internet and Management, Vol. 18 No.1 (January-April, 2010), pp 27-36.

Publication in International Conferences

  • R.Mohan, Thermal analysis of Plate fin heat sinks with base plate for CPU cooling, ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering at Texas.
  • R.Mohan and Dr.P.Govindarajan, Thermal and Flow Analysis of CPU with composite Heat sink by using CFD at VIT University, Vellore held on December 14-16 2009.
  • R.Mohan and Dr.P.Govindarajan, Thermal and Flow Analysis of CPU with Heat sinks at College of Engineering, Trivandrum – 695016, Kerala held on January 14-16 2010.
  • R.Mohan and Dr.P.Govindarajan, Thermal Analysis of CPU with varying thickness of Heat Sink base plate using CFD at NOORUL ISLAM University, Kumaracoil, Thuckalay.
  • R.Mohan and Dr.P.Govindarajan, CFD Simulation of CPU with parallel Plate Heat sinks for variable fan distance at KALASALINGAM University, Tamil Nadu. March 2011.
  • Nucleate pool boiling thermal management systems of hydrazine reduced grahene oxide(H-rGO) nanofluids with rough surface, , Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects ,Volume 45, Issue 3, 2023
  • Design and optimization of turbonator using blade element theory, Journal of Ceramic Processing Research, 2023, vol.24, no.3, pp. 423-428
  • Parametric optimization of wear parameters on wear rate and coefficient of friction for hybrid (A356 +TiB2+ ZrO2) metal matrix composites, Journal of Ceramic Processing Research, 2022, vol.23, no.3, pp. 268-277 (10 pages)
  • Studies on diesel engine exhaust gas for retrieving the waste heat through Triple Tube Heat Exchanger (TTHE) through different tubes, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects ,Volume 44, Issue 2, 2022
  • Experimental investigation performance on variable compression ratio engine with the use of marotti bio-diesel with computational fluid dynamics modelling versus response surface methodology‟, Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology, vol. 22, issue 6, pp. 2275–2286, 2021.
  • Experimental study on heat transfer performance of variable area straight fin heat sinks with pcm, International Journal of thermal science, 2021
  • Experimental analysis of effect of base with different inner geometries filled nano pcm for the thermal performance of the plate fin heat sink, International Journal of thermal science, 2021
  • Experimental Investigation on surface roughness, Tool Wear and Cutting force in turning of hydrid(Al7075+sic+gr) Metal Matrix composite, Journal of materials research and Technology, 2020. (Impact factor 5.3)
  • Role of method of synyhesis on the size of flakes, dispersion stability and thermopysical properties of aqua based reduced graphene oxide nanofluids, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2020.
  • Experimental investigation on thermal performance of plate fin heat sinks with nano pcm, International Journal of thermal science year 2020, volume 24, issue 1, pages [437 - 446]
  • Experimental investigation on effect of modified solar collector in solar water heating system, International Journal of thermal science year 2020, volume 24, issue 1, pages [481 - 485]
  • Experimental and numerical analysis of diesel engine exhaust heat recovery using triple tube heat exchanger, International Journal of thermal science year 2020, year 2020, volume 24, issue 1, pages [525 - 531]
  • Experimental investigation in EDM by using brass electrode with inconel 4 690 materials in mixed dielectric medium, Materials Today: Proceedings (Accpeted)
  • Experimental study of heat transfer rate in stainless steel heating element using nano coating, Materials Today: Proceedings (Accpeted)
  • Experimental investigation for the optimization of the wedm process parameters to obtain the minimum surface roughness of the al 7075 aluminium alloy employed with a zinc-coated wire using RSM and GA, Materials and technology 53 (2019) 3, 349–356
  • Performance enhancement analysis of mechanical Behavior for chiral structure, Journal of the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers, Feb 2018, Vol.39, Issue No.02, 430-439
  • Experimental investigation on straight through solar salt water desalination system analysis in different PCM materials, Journal of the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers, Feb 2018, Vol.39, Issue No.02,411-423.
  • Performance Analysis Of A Solar Salt Water Desalination System For Water Purification Using Of Phase Change Materials, International Journal For Scientific And Development,2018.
  • Optimizing The Superplastic Forming Of Friction Stir Processed 7075-T651 Aluminium Through Finite Element Analysis, Journal Of Mechanical And Mechanics Engineering, 2018.
  • Experimental Investigation Of A Solar Energy Still Equipped With Thermal Storage System Using PCM, Journal Of Thermal Energy Systems,2018.
  • Optimization of variable control paramers of WEDM in aluminium alloy Al 7075 using zinc coating copper wire, Taga journal, March 2018, Vol 14, 1748-0345
  • Design And Synthesis Of Six Legged Walking Robot Using Single Degree Of Freedom Linkage, Imperial Journal Of Interdisciplinary Research, 2016.
  • Study On Double Pipe Heat Exchanger Using Different Enhancement Techniques, Imperial Journal Of Interdisciplinary Research, 2016.
  • Study On Concentric Tube Heat Exchanger With Different Nano Fluids For Enhancing The Heat Transfer: A Review, Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research (IJIR), Vol 3, 2454-1362.
  • Performance and Emission Characteristics of a Direct Injection Diesel Engine fuelled with Jatropha and Rubber Seed Oil Blends with Pure Diesel Fuel in Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol. 6, No. 9, September 2016, pp. 1477-1485.
  • Shape Orientation of Chiral Structure Honeycomb Layer in Both Compression and Tension Analysis in Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol. 6, No. 9, September 2016 pp.1624-1631.
  • Numerical Analysis of Triple Concentric Tube Heat Exchanger using Dimpled Tube Geometry in Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol. 6, No. 8, August 2016, pp. 2078-2088.
  • Experimental Analysis of Parallel Plate Heat Sinks with Base Plate for Variable Fan Distance in Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 8(17) November 2014, Pages: 466-475.
  • Experimental Analysis of un-uniform fin width heat sinks with base plate in Iranian Journal of Science & Technology, Transactions of Mechanical Engineering, Volume 40, Issue 3, pages 217–232, April 2014
  • Thermal analysis of CPU with CCC and copper base plate heat sinks using CFD in International Journal of Heat Transfer—Asian Research, Volume 40, Issue 3, pages 217–232, May 2011
  • Experimental and CFD analysis of heat sinks with base plate for CPU cooling in International Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, Volume 25, Number 8, 2003-2012, 2011.
  • Thermal Analysis of CPU with composite pin fin Heat Sinks in International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, September 2010
  • Thermal Analysis of CPU with Variable Heat Sink Base Plate Thickness
  • Using CFD in International Journal of the Computer, the Internet and Management, Vol. 18 No.1 (January-April, 2010), pp 27-36.

Publication in National Conferences

  • R.Mohan and Dr.P.Govindarajan, Thermal analysis of CPU with heat sinks held at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Erode.
  • R.Mohan and Dr.P.Govindarajan,Thermal Analysis of CPU with fins held at Nss College of Engineering, Kerala.
  • R.Mohan and Dr.P.Govindarajan, Analysis of heat sinks for CPU cooling held at Paavai Engineering College, Namakkal.
  • R.Mohan, Study of Buoyancy Driven Flow in Enclosed Furnace by Using Finite Difference Method held at Kongu College of Engineering.
  • R.Mohan, Numerical Analysis of Heat Transfer in a Square Cavity with a Fin on the Hot Wall held at Oxford Engineering College.
  • R.Mohan, Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Heat Transfer in a Square Cavity with a Fin on the Hot Wall held at Jayam College of Engineering and Technology.
  • R.Mohan, Design and Optimization of Forced Draft Fan Using Genetic Algorithm held at Jayam College of Engineering and Technology.
  • R.Mohan, Study of Experimental Use of Hydrogen and Methanol as Primary Fuels in a Dual Fuel Engine held at Saurashtra University, Rajkot

Certification
  • Certified ISO internal auditor

Department Acitivities
  • SAE Coordinator
  • Guiding UG students for Project works
  • Student Advisor
  • Lab in charge
  • A/C in charge