Email
hodmech.nit@navodaya.edu.in

ABOUT :

Dr. P. Rathna Kumar is the Head of the Department – Mechanical Engineering, NIT, Raichur. He worked in various positions in reputed Engineering Colleges in Tamil Nadu & Karnataka. Our department has a team of highly qualified and experienced faculty, well infra-structure and lab facilities. We are motivated & continuously to improve upon the quality of education and to maintain its position of leadership in Engineering and Technology. I am certain that our students will prove to be invaluable assets to an organisation. We always work with the motto “The Future of the World is in my Classroom Today” Come and join us, and be a successful part of our “Campus of Possibilities”.

EDUCATION :

• Ph. D. in Heat Transfer Enhancement Techniques Anna university, Chennai (2015)
• M.E. in Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, Coimbatore Institute of Technology Coimbatore (1996)
• B.E in Mechanical Engineering Government College of Engineering, Salem-11 Madras University (1994)

Shodhganga@INFLIBNET : http://hdl.handle.net/10603/141139

RESEARCH AND WORK EXPERIENCE:

    Worked as a Service Engineer in Boss Air Conditioners, Salem during   April 1994 to July 1995.

• Worked as a Service Engineer in Boss Air Conditioners, Salem during              November 1996 to September 1998.

• Worked as an Assistant Professor in Department of Mechanical                     Engineering, V.M.K.V. Engineering College, Salem during October 1998 to June 2006.

• Worked as a Head of the Department in Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nandha Engineering College, Erode from June 2006 to      April 2008

• Worked as a Vice-Principal cum HoD in Department of Mechanical Engineering in JKK Munirajah college of Technology, Gobi from    18.08.2008 to 30.04.2012.
• Worked as a Vice-Principal cum HoD in Department of Mechanical Engineering in Shree Sathyam college of Engineering & Technology, Sankari from 02.05.2012 to 29.05.2015.
• Worked as a Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering in Er.Perumal Manimekalai College of Engineering, Hosur from 22.06.2015

to 24.03.2016.

• Currently working as, a Head & Professor in Department of Mechanical

Engineering in Navodaya institute of Technology Raichur, Karnataka from 25.03.2016 to till date.

Research:   

: Guiding projects for Under Graduate and Post Graduate students in the field  of Renewable

Energy Sources, Heat  transfer and Refrigeration  system.

:  Doctorial Committee with Ph.D research work in the   field of Heat Transfer, Nanofluids and   Composite materials.

  Total experience in teaching and research – 24 yrs

• Approved Research Supervisor in Visvesvaraya Technological University, (VTU) Belgaum, and Karnataka. (ID:0817224)
• Member of Local Inquiry Committee (LIC) in VTU Belgaum, Karnataka.
• Nominated as a Research Advisory Doctorial Committee (RAC) Member for THREE research Ph.D Scholar in Vels University, Chennai.
• Thesis Evaluation for Ph.D Scholar in various Universities.(Anna university Chennai, Vels university etc.,)
• Fund Received from 43^rd Series of Student Project Programme on KSCST, Karnataka in title of “Novel Technology for Conversion of Plastic as Diesel by Pyrolysis Process” in AY 2019-20.(Ref.ID 43S_BE_0082)
• Fund Received from 44^th Series of Student Project Programme on KSCST, Karnataka in title of “Eco-Friendly Production of Jet Fuel from Waste Plastic using Pyrolysis Process” in AY 2020-21. (Ref.ID 44S_BE_2101)
• Fund Received from 45^th Series of Student Project Programme on KSCST, Karnataka in title of “Design of a unique water bottle that uses natural flax fibres and recycled high density polyethylene (HDPE) to reduce plastic waste by 30%” in AY 2021-22. (Ref.ID 45S_BE_2036)
• Fund Received from ISTE sponsored International Conference in Recent Innovation in Mechanical Artificial Intelligence & Bio-Mechanical Engineering (ICRIMAIBE-2022) in AY 2021-22.
• Certificate of Appreciation from NPTEL for being recognized as NPTEL’s brand ambassador Oct-2018.
• BEST SENIOR SCIENTIST AWARD for the Academic year 2021-22 from Navel Research Academy- Pondicherry.
• Recognized certified member of the National Training & Placement officer’s Club by Skill academy.

Patent details

Sl.No	Reference Number	Inventor (s)	Title of the Patent work	Agency	Status (Granted /Filed)
1	2021104264/ 25.08.21	Dr.P.Rathnakumar	An IOT based lithium ion battery Management for Micro Mobility.	Australian Patent	Granted
2	2021104286/ 11.05.22	Dr.P.Rathnakumar	A New approach to Eliminating Carbon Particles from Diesel Exhaust	Australian Patent	Granted
3	346733-001/ 29.12.22	Dr.P.Rathnakumar	Collapsible Metal Detector	Indian Patent	Granted

Books Published

Sl.No	Title of the Book	Publisher	Year of Publishing	ISBN Number
1	Industrial Robotics: Fundamentals,Technology, Programming and Applications	Scientific International Publishing House (SIPH)	2022	978-93-94002-14-2

 

REVIEWER & EDITORIAL BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS

 

• Heat transfer– An International Journal
• Journal of Nanofluids – An International Journal
• International Journal of Mechanical Engineering ISSN (Print): 2319-2240 –An International journal.
  • International Journal of Research in Engineering & Technology,ISSN (Print): 2347-4599 –An International journal
  • Global Research and Development Journals (GRD Journals)-An International journal
  • International Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (IASET) –An International Journal
  • International Journal of advances in Production and Mechanical Engineering (IJAPME) – An International Journal
  • International Journal of Engineering & Management Research (IJEMR)-An International Journal
  • SSRG International Journal of Mechanical Engineering (SSRG-IJME)-An International Journal
  • Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering & Sciences Publication Pvt. Ltd.-(BEIESP)
  • International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology (IJEAT) ISSN:2249-8958
  • International Journal of Environmental Research (IJER) ISSN: 1735-6865

  (Springer)

WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, ORGANIZED AND PARTICIPATED  : 30

NATIONAL CONFERENCE    :07

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE:08

 LIST OF RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS :                                                             

PAPERS PUBLISHED IN REFEREED INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS

• P. Rathnakumar, K.Mayilsamy, S.Suresh and P.Murugesan (2013),“Comparison of Heat Transfer and Friction Factor Characteristics of CNT based Nanofluids in a Circular Tube fitted With Helical Screw Inserts with Spacers”, Journal of Nanofluids 2 (4), 274-282.
• P.Rathnakumar, K.Mayilsamy, S.Suresh and P.Murugesan (2014), “Laminar heat transfer and friction factor characteristics of CNT/water nanofluids”, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 14(3), 2400-2407. (A-I)
• P. Rathnakumar, K. Mayilsamy, S. Suresh and P.Murugesan (2013), “Experiments on turbulent heat transfer and friction factor in reaction with carbon nanotube based nanofluids”, International Journal of mechanical and materials Engineering 8 (2), 116-126.
• Rathnakumar, K. Mayilsamy, S. Suresh, & P. Murugesan, (2014),      ‘Laminar heat transfer and pressure drop in tube fitted with helical louvered rod inserts using CNT/water nanofluids’, Journal of  Bionanoscience, vol. 8, no.3, pp. 160- 170.
• Rathnakumar, Suresh S, & Manjunath Basude (2016), ‘Heat transfer Enhancements for nanofluid by turbulent flow’, Indian Journal of science and Technology, vol.9, S (1), pp. 1-7.
• S Vigneshwaran, P Rathnakumar, and P Rajasekaran  (2016), ‘Study of  sliding wear rate of hot rolled steel specimen subjected to Zirconia coating of various thickness’ International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications, vol. 6, no.2, pp. 87-92.
• Shajahan Mohamed Iqbal, Chockalingam Sundar Raj, Sambandam Arul, Palanisamy Rathnakumar (2016), ‘Heat transfer intensification of Zirconia/water nanofluid’ Journal of Advances in Chemistry.vol.13, no.1, pp.5903-5909.
• Md Amanulla Farhan, Dr.P. Rathnakumar (2017), ‘Investigation of Boiler Performance in a Power Plant’ International Journal of Innovative Research in Advanced Engineering.vol.04, no.4, pp.18-23.
• Rathnakumar, S. Mohamed iqual, & S. Karthi (2017), ‘Performance studies on a vapour compression Refrigeration system using lubricating oil’, International Interdisciplinary Research Journal.vol.07, S (02), pp.628-637.
• Ramesh, Dr.P. Rathnakumar, Md Umar & Dr.M.V. Mallikarjuna (2017), ‘Static and dynamic analysis of 1kw small wind turbine blades by various materials’, Indian J. Sci. Res. Vol.17(2), pp. 161-165,
• Rathnakumar, J. Ramesh, P. Velmurgan (2017),” Design of I.C. Engine Air Cooling Fins Using FEA analysis” International Journal of Innovative Research Explorer. Vol.4(6), pp. 70-82,
• Rathnakumar, S. Mohamed Iqbal, Jee Joe Michael, S. Suresh (2018), “Study on performance enhancement factors in turbulent flow of CNT/water nanofluid through a tube fitted with helical screw louvered rod inserts” Chemical Engineering and Processing – Process Intensification (Elsevier). Volume 127, pp.103–110.(A-I)
• Md Amanulla Farhan, Dr.P.Rathnakumar (2018), ‘Investigation of Heat Transfer in Solar Air Heater Using Artificial Rib Roughness’ International journal for science and advance research in technology.vol.04, no.6, pp.1218-1221.
• P.Rathnakumar, Madan D and Ravi Kulkarni H (2019), ‘Enhancements of Thermal Performance Factor In Turbulent Flow Through a Tube Fitted with Helical Screw Louvered rod Inserts’ International Journal of Innovative Research in Advanced Engineering,vol.06,no.6,pp.24-29. (Special Issue)

• Zeeshan Ali, V.Muthuraman, P.Rathnakumar, P.Gurusamy, Madeva Nagaral  (2020), ‘Investigation on the tribological properties of copper alloy reinforced with Gr/Zro₂  Particulates by stir casting route’ Materials Today :Proceedings, Vol 33, issue 7, pp. 3449-3453 (Elsevier)
• Abdul Aziz, Dr. P. Rathnakumar (2020), “Thermal Analysis of Rectangular Fins with Different Circular Perforations to Improve In the Convection Heat Transfer” International Journal of Management, Technology And Engineering, Vol. X, Issue VIII, pp.167-174.
• Zeeshan ali, Dr. P Rathnakumar, Md Ashfaq Hussain (2020), “Investigation of chemical Properties of Pyrolysis Oil Extracted from Waste Plastics” International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology, Vol.9, Issue 11, pp.124-130.
• Ravi Kulkarni H, Dr.Dhanasekaran, Dr.P. Rathnakumar & Dr.Sivaganesh (2021), ‘Experimental study on thermal analysis of helical coil heat exchanger using Green synthesis silver nanofluid’ Materials Today : Proceedings, Vol 42, part 2, pp 1037-1042 (Elsevier) .
• Ravi Kulkarni H, Dr.P.Rathnakumar, Dr.C.Dhanasekaran, Faheem Akthar (2021), “Review on thermal analysis of helical coil heat exchanger using nanofluid” International Journal of creative Research thoughts,Vol.9,Issue 5, pp.h249-h255.
• Madan D, Rathnakumar P, Marichamy S, Vinothbabu K, Stalin B. (2021) “A Technological Assessment of the Ocean Wave Energy Converters” Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, (Springer) Vol.23, pp. 1057–1072.
• P.Rathnakumar, Priyankar D, Zeeshan ali and Madeva Nagaral (2021) “Investigation of Bio Ethanol Production from sugar cane waste in SI engine” Lecture notes in Mechanical Engineering, (Springer) Accepted paper.
• Zeeshan ali, V.Muthuraman, P.Rathnakumar, P.Gurusamy and Madeva Nagaral (2021) “Studies on Mechanical Properties of 3 wt.% of 40 and 90 micron size B4C particulates Reinforced A356 alloy composites”  Materials Today : Proceedings, , Vol 52, part 3, pp 494-499 (Elsevier).
• Zeeshan ali,Md Ashfaq Hussain, Roma, P.Rathnakumar and Madeva Nagaral (2021) “Jet fuel produced from waste plastic with graphite as a catalyst” Materials Today : Proceedings,(Elsevier) Accepted paper.
• Priyankar D,Zeeshan ali, Madeva Nagaral, P.Rathnakumar and V.Muthuraman (2021) “Microstructure and Evolution of Mechanical Properties of Cu-Sn alloy with Graphite and nano Zirconium oxide particulates” Materials Today : Proceedings,(Elsevier) Accepted paper.
• Zeeshan ali, Md Ashfaq Hussain, Roma, P.Rathnakumar and Madeva Nagaral and V.Muthuraman (2021) “Review on Hardfacing of Nickel based alloy on SS316L composites” Indian journal of Natural Sciences, Vol.12, issue 68, pp.33895-33901
• Balaraju M O, H. Ravi Kulkarni, P. Rathnakumar, Faheem Akthar (2021) “Augmentation of Heat Transfer in Shell and Coil Type Heat Exchanger Using Nano Fluid” International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol.8, issue 5,pp. 62-69.
• Anantachar M, P.Rathnakumar, Zeeshan Ali, H. Ravi Kulkarni, Md.Umar, Priyankar D and Madeva Nagaral (2021) “Smart Multi-channel Seed Counter for six row peanut and chickpea planter” Indian Journal of Natural Sciences, Vol.12, issue 69, pp.36650-36655.
• Honnappa, Faheem Akthar, P.Rathnakumar, Imran Basha,  Zeeshan Ali, Madeva Nagaral (2021)“Enhancement of heat transfer using nano-fluid in a mini radiator” Materials Today Proceedings, , Vol 52, part 3, pp 1749 -1755 (Elsevier).
• Md Aamir Sohail, Ravi Kulkarni, P.Rathanakumar, Faheem Akthar,  Zeeshan Ali, Madeva Nagaral (2021) “Investigation of Heat transfer on two adjacent narrow plates with natural convection” International Journal of Advanced research, Vol. 9(11),pp.302-312.
•  Ravi Kulkarni H, C.Dhanasekaran, P. Rathnakumar, Edwin eo Varuvel, S.Sivaganesh & M.Anantachar (2022), ‘Investigation on performance of bio synthesized copper nano fluid in helical coil and shell type heat exchanger’ Materials Today : Proceedings, Vol 52, part 3, pp 862-866 (Elsevier) .
• MV Mallikarjun, Zeeshan Ali, Md.Zain ahmed, Vishuteja kulkarni & Rathnakumar P (2022), “Green composite: A Review of adequate materials for automobile application” International Journal of Advances in Scientific Research & Engineering, Vol 08, issue 05, pp 83-89.
• Raja Shakarappa, A.Arul Peter, MV Mallikarjuna, S.Padmanabhan and P.Rathnakumar (2022), “Synthesis, Microstructure and Wear analysis of Copper alloy with alumina and Graphene as reinforcement” International Journal of Vehicle structure & systems, Vol 14 (3),pp.361-364.
• Mohamed Iqbal Shajahan, Christopher Stephen, Jee Joe Michael, M. Arulprakasajothi, P.Rathnakumar, Parthasarathy M (2023), “Heat transfer investigations of in-line conical strip inserts using MWCNT/ water nanofluid under laminar flow condition” International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Vol 183,  pp.107844.(A-I)
• Zeeshan Ali, V.Muthuraman, P Rathnakumar, P Gurusamy, Madeva Nagaral (2022), “A Review on Mechanical and Tribological properties of metal matrix composites” Global Scientific and Academic Research Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, Vol 1 (7),  pp.20-28.
• Zeeshan Ali, V.Muthuraman, P Rathnakumar, P Gurusamy, Madeva Nagaral,V.Auradi,Santhosh Krishnan (2022), “Synthesis and Mechanical Characterization of Varying sized B4C Particles Reinforced A356 Alloy Composites” Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, (Accepted) (A1)

Google scholar ID:

https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?hl=en&user=1xH_VMwAAAAJ

SEMINARS/ WORKSHOPS:

• Attended one-day National level workshop on “Cryogenics Technology and Low Temperature Application” held at St. Joseph College of Engineering Chennai
• Participated in a two weeks Faculty Development Program on “Heat and Mass Transfer” held at Park College of Engg., Coimbatore
• Participated in a two days National Workshop on “Future fuels for low emission engines” held at Annamalai university, Chidambaram
• Attended one-day National Workshop on “Recent developments in Composite materials” held at Kumuraguru college of Technology, Coimbatore
• Acted as a Jury for the State level Tamil Essay Writing competition held at Nandha Arts and Science College, Erode
• Co-ordinator for “Renewable sources of energy” club at Nandha Engineering College, Erode
• International Workshop on “Art of Journal Articles and Thesis writing” 12th August, 2013 at Erode sengunthur Engineering College, Erode
• One-day Seminar on “Recent trends in Refrigeration and Air conditioning “, 14 th October, 2011 at Anna University, Chennai
• National Seminar on “Applications of Tribological Nanofluids for current and future”, 27th and 28th March, 2012 at Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode
• One-day workshop on “Advances in Automobile industry and Technology”, 29th March, 2008 at Sudharsan Engineering College, Pudukkottai
• National level Workshop on “Blue print reading for Engineering and Manufacturing Technology”, 3rd April, 2014 at Erode Sengunthar Engineering College, Erode
• Two – week ISTE workshop on “Fluid Mechanics”, 20th to 30th May 2014 at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
• National Seminar on “Heat exchanger and its applications”, 8th & 9th November, 2012 at KSR institute for Engineering and Technology, Tiruchengode
• National level workshop on “National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL)”, 20th November, 2015 at Er. Perumal Manimekalai College of Engineering, Hosur
• Organized & Participated in a three days Faculty Development Program on “Finite Element Analysis from concept to applications” 26th 27th & 28th March 2016 at Navodaya Institute of Technology, Raichur. Karnataka
• Organized in a three days National Level workshop on “Fabrication and Testing of Composite Materials” 26th 27th & 28th Sept 2016 at Navodaya Institute of Technology, Raichur. Karnataka
• Organized in a One Day Seminar on “Recent Trends in design of Aerospace” 19th Nov 2016 at Navodaya Institute of Technology, Raichur. Karnataka
• Organized in a One Day Seminar on “‘Entrepreneurship Development Program’ 18th Feb 2017 at Navodaya Institute of Technology, Raichur. Karnataka
• Organized in a three days National Level workshop on “New Era in Manufacturing by 3D Printing Technology” 16th to 18th March 2017 at Navodaya Institute of Technology, Raichur. Karnataka
• Participated in One-day workshop on “Current Trends in Computational fluid Dynamics”, 24th March, 2017 at Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore
• Organized in a One Day Seminar on “‘Recent Exploration of an Advanced Mechanical Micromachining Technique in Nano-Technology’ 26th Aug 2017 at Navodaya Institute of Technology, Raichur. Karnataka
• Organized in a two days National Level workshop on “Applications of NDT in Mechanical Industries” 22nd & 23rd Sept 2017 at Navodaya Institute of Technology, Raichur. Karnataka
• Participated in a two days’ National workshop on “Latest trends in fabrication, Characterization & Analysis of composite materials” on 30th & 31st Jan 2018 at S.A. Engineering College, Chennai. Tamilnadu
• Organized in a two days National Level workshop on “AutoCAD 2D & 3D Modelling” 16th & 17th March 2018 at Navodaya Institute of Technology, Raichur. Karnataka
• Participated in one week Faculty Development Program (NITTTR Chennai) on “Instructional Model for Outcome based education” on 27th July – 01st August 2018 at Navodaya Institute of Technology, Raichur. Karnataka
• Participated in one day 21st ISTE State level Faculty convention-2018 on “Challenges and opportunities in Engineering Education in India” on 03rd November 2018 at Bheemanna Khandre institute of Technology (BKIT), Bhalki. Karnataka

IX. NATIONAL CONFERENCE

• Presented a paper in the National Conference on “Efficient air cooling system using Absorptive Dehumidification “held at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology,Sathiyamangalam, Tamilnadu
• Presented a paper in the National Conference on “Advances in Computing, Control,Communication, Automation and Structural Engineering” held at Al-Ameen Engineering College, Erode, and Tamilnadu
• Rathnakumar, P, Mayilsamy, K, Suresh, S & Murugesan, P 2014, ‘Experimental studies on heat transfer and friction factor characteristics in circular tube for laminar flow fitted with louvered rod inserts’, 7th National Conference on Advances and Challenges in Mechanical Engineering, ESEC, Erode, Tamilnadu
• Md. Amanulla Farhan & Dr.P. RathnaKumar, 2017, “Investigation of boiler performance in a power plant”, 3th National Conference on Recent Trends in Mechanical Engineering, Vemana Institute of Technology, Bangalore, Karnataka
• Rajashekarappa P. RathnaKumar, & Ramesh J 2018, “Synthesis & Characteristics of Eco friendly green composite material – An Experimental Analysis”, National Conference on Progresses and Research in Mechanical Engineering, (PRIME-18) SDM College of Engineering & Technology, Dharwad, Karnataka

X. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

• P. Rathnakumar, S. Suresh, & Manjunath Basude 2016, ‘Heat transfer enhancements in turbulent flow through a tube fitted with helical screw louvered rod inserts’, International Conference on Advanced Materials, Manufacturing, Management & Thermal Sciences(AMMMT-2016), Siddaganga Institute of Technology Tumkur- 572 103, Karnataka, INDIA
• P. Rathnakumar, S. Mohamed iqual, & S. Karthi 2016, ‘Performance studies on a vapour compression Refrigeration system using lubricating oil’, International Conference on Recent Innovations in Engineering & Technology (ICRIEAT-2016), Aurora’s scientific, Technological & Research academy, Hyderabad- 500 005, Telangana, INDIA
• P. Rathnakumar, J. Ramesh, P. Velmurugan & M.V. Mallikarjuna 2017, ‘Design of air cooling fins – IC Engine using FEA analysis’,International Conference on Future Technologies in Mechanical Engineering (ICFTME-2017), Malla Reddy College of Engineering, Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA
• Ramesh, Dr.P. Rathnakumar, Md Umar & Dr.M.V. Mallikarjuna 2017, ‘Static and dynamic analysis of 1kw small wind turbine blades by various materials’, International Conference on
• Recent Innovations in Engineering & Technology (ICRIEAT-2017), Aurora’s scientific, Technological & Research academy, Hyderabad- 500 005, Telangana, INDIA.

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES

• Life member LM50842 Indian Society for Technical Education, New Delhi (MISTE)
• Fellow membership F/2504/11 Indian Society of Mechanical Engineers. Chennai (ISME)
• MIE –Membership M-144177-3 Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata
• Membership 171372 International Association of Engineers, (IAENG) Hong Kong
• Senior Member category.ID is SNM10100056865 Universal Association of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineers – (UAMAE)
• Life Fellow member – ID is F3140900269 International Society for Research and Development, London (ISRD)
• Membership of the Technical Research Organisation India, Kolkata, (TROINDIA)