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Dr. S. Arivazhagan M.E., Ph.D.

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St. Joseph’s Institute of Technology
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St.Joseph's Group of Institutions

June 

2024

Principal

St.Joseph’s Institute of Technology

June 2024 – onwards.

April

2014

Professor & Head – Mechanical Engineering

St. Joseph’s College of Engineering

April 2014 – May 2024

Dec

2007

Professor – Mechanical Engineering

St. Joseph’s College of Engineering

Dec 2007 – March 2014

June

1988

Assistant Professor – Mechanical Engineering

St. Joseph’s College of Engineering

June 1998 – Nov 2007

June

1996

Sr. Lecturer – Mechanical Engineering

St. Joseph’s College of Engineering

June 1996 – May 1998

June

1995

Lecturer – Mechanical Engineering

St. Joseph’s College of Engineering

June 1995 – May 1996

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  • B.E. Mechanical Engineering (1988), College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University
  • M.E. Thermal Science – R & AC (1995), College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University
  • Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering (2007), College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University
 
No. of PhD Guided

:

03 Completed; 05 On-going

Funded project details

 

 

Funded FDP organized

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Completed an AICTE funded project with a grant of Rs.11.02 Lakhs for Modernization of Internal Combustion Engines Laboratory with Latest Equipment in St. Joseph’s College of Engineering under MODROBS scheme.

Coordinated a two week Faculty Development Program titled, “Renewable Energy based Cooling Systems – Opportunities & Challenges” funded by AICTE with a grant of Rs. 6.5 Lakhs  during Nov 18 – 29 ,2013.

Coordinated an online Faculty Development Program titled, “Green Technology and Sustainability Engineering” funded by AICTE Training And Learning Academy, with a grant of Rs. 93,000 during Sep 7 – 11 , 2020.

Professional Membership

:

  • FIE  – Fellow, Institution of Engineers (India) (F-114961-6) Member, ASHRAE  – American Society for Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers) (MBR # 8396471)
  • Member, ISHRAE  – Indian Society for Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (M-10450)
  • Life Member, ISTE Indian Society for Technical Education (LM 21502)
Professional Society Responsibilities

 

  • President ISHRAE Chennai Chapter (2021-22)
  • President Elect  ISHRAE Chennai Chapter (2020-21)
  • Secretary – ISHRAE Chennai Chapter (2019-20)
  • Treasurer – ISHRAE Chennai Chapter (2012-13)
  • ChairStudents’ Activities, ISHRAE Chennai Chapter (2011-12)
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Papers Published in International Journals : 19
Publications (List of papers published in SCI Journals, in year wise descending order).
  • Gopinath D, Ganapathy Sundaram E, Thennarasu P, Arivazhagan S (2023), “Reducing gasoline engine emissions using novel bio-based oxygenates: A review”, Emergent Materials, 1-21.
  • Thennarasu P, Ganapathy Sundaram E, Gopinath D, Arivazhagan S (2023), “Performance optimization of gasoline engine fueled with ethanol/n-butanol/gasoline blends using response surface methodology”, Biofuels, 1-23.
  • Gavaskar, T., Ramanan M, V., Arun, K., Arivazhagan, S. (2023), “ The combined effect of green synthesized nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots blended jackfruit seed biodiesel and acetylene gas tested on the dual fuel engine”, Energy, Vol. 275, pp. 127296
  • V Ashok Kumar, K Muninathan, S Arivazhagan, N Monish, M Venkata Ramanan, Vaddi Seshagiri Rao, Gurunathan Baskar (2023), “Investigations on carbonization operating conditions of ANSYS customized kiln for charcoal production from Prosopis juliflora biomass and ANN model prediction for optimized operating conditions” Fuel, Vol.350, pp 128838
  • Ashok Kumar, S Arivazhagan, K Muninathan (2022), “Experimental and computational study of melting phase-change material for energy storage in shell and tube heat exchanger” Journal of Energy Storage, Vol.50, pp. 104614
  • P Thamizhvalavan, N Yuvaraj, S Arivazhagan (2022), “ Abrasive Water Jet Machining of Al6063/B4C/ZrSiO4 Hybrid Composites: a Study of Machinability and Surface Characterization Analysis” Silicon, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 1093-1121
  • Chandramohan, P, Murugesan, S. N. & Arivazhagan, S. (2021), “Experimental Investigation of Multi-Jet Air Impingement in Various Conditions and Analysis using Desirability Based Response Surface Methodology” Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics , 14(1), pp. 131–145 (Impact Factor: 1.09)
  • Leo, G.M.L., Sekar, S., Arivazhagan, S. (2020), “Experimental investigation and ANN modelling of the effects of diesel/gasoline premixing in a waste cooking oil-fuelled HCCI-DI engine” Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, doi:10.1007/s10973-020-09418-z
  • G. M. Lionus Leo, S. Sekar, S. Arivazhagan (2019) , “experimental investigation, ann modelling and topsis optimization of gasoline premixed hcci-di engine with direct injection of fecl3 nano additive blended WCO”, Transactions of FAMENA, Vol. 42 No.3
  • G. M. Lionus Leo, S. Sekar, S. Arivazhagan (2018), “Experimental investigation, optimization and ANN model prediction of a gasoline premixed waste cooking oil fueled HCCI–DI engine”, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering (2018) 40:49 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-018-0967-1
  • Thamizhvalavan P., S. Arivazhagan, N. Yuvaraj & B. Ramesh (2018), ‘Machinability study of abrasive aqua jet parameters on hybrid metal matrix composite’,Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Accepted for publication. article: https://doi.org/10.1080/10426914.2018.1544707(Impact Factor : 2.274)
  • Chandramohan, P, Murugesan, S. N. & Arivazhagan, S (2017), ‘Experimental Investigation and CFD Analysis of Influence of Swirl, Arrangement of Nozzle, Cross Section And Diameter of Jets on Heat Transfer inMulti-Jet Air Impingement Cooling’, Thermal Science ISSN: 0354-9836 Accepted for publication.https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI170620177C(Impact Factor: 1.45)
  • Chandramohan, P,Murugesan, S. N.& Arivazhagan, S (2017), ‘Heat Transfer Analysis of Flat Plate Subjected To Multi-Jet Air Impingement Using Principal Component Analysis and Computational Technique’, Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, vol. 10, no.1, pp. 293-306, ISSN : 1735- 3572 (Impact Factor: 1.09)
  • S .Gowri P. Thamizhvalavan, M. Kanthababu, S. Arivazhagan (2015), “Experimental Investigations on Material Removal Rate in Abrasive Water jet machining of Al/B4C /ZrSiO4 Hybrid Metal Matrix Composites”, Journal of Applied Sciences Research, Vol.14, No.11, pp.144-150
  • Arivazhagan S., Saravanan R. and Renganarayanan S. (2006), ‘Experimental studies on HFC based two-stage half effect vapour absorption cooling system’, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 26, No. 14-15, pp.1455-1462.
  • Arivazhagan S., Saravanan R. and Renganarayanan S. (2006), ‘Comparison of exergetic performance of HFC based single and half effect absorption cooling systems’, International Journal of Exergy, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 402-418.
  • Arivazhagan S., Murugesan S.N., Saravanan R. and Renganarayanan S., (2005), ‘Simulation studies on R134a-DMAC based half effect absorption cold storage systems’, Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 46, pp. 1703-1713.
  • Aswan Abdul Razak, Jacob George, S. Arivazhagan and N. Vinayagam (2012), “Experimental investigation and modeling of a four stroke single cylinder DI diesel engine under various injection timings” International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Vol. 4 No.08. pp. 3930-3941
  • S. Abinav Viswanath, V. Dinesh, S. Arivazhagan and N. Vinayagam, (2012) “Modeling and Analysis of Performance, Combustion and Emmission Characteristics of Jatropha Methyl Ester Blend Diesel for CI Engine with variable Compression Ratio” International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, Vol. 4 No.07, pp.3457-3471
Papers Published in International Conference : 08
  • K Muninathan, S Arivazhagan, R Yuvaraj, K Madhupriya, M Shanmathi (2020), “CFD Analysis on Performance Improvement of Impeller Mixing Solid Waste in Anaerobic Digestion”, IEEE International Conference on System, Computation, Automation and Networking (ICSCAN), pp.1-5.
  • S. Sekar, T.N.Valarmathi, S. Arivazhagan, S. N. Murugesan, ’ Optimization of Absorption Heat Transformer for Water Purification using Response Surface Methodology’, International Conference on Polygeneration, Chennai, India 2015
  • S. Arivazhagan, S. N. Murugesan, S. Sekar, ’Simulation Studies on Kalina Cycle Systems: Comparison of Performance of Environment Friendly Working Fluids with Conventional Working Fluids’, International Conference on Polygeneration, Chennai, India 2015
  • P. Chandramohan, Anish Sekar, S.Arivazhagan, S.N.Murugesan, “Analysis of Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Characteristics of Swirl and Non-Swirl Impinging Jet for Cooling of Electronic Components” 2013 International Conference on Energy Efficient Technologies for Sustainability
  • Rengasamy G., Saravanan R., Arivazhagan S., Sivakumar K. and Narendran C. (2008), “Renewable energy based 40 TR – NH3-H2O GAX operated absorption cooling system” , International Sorption Heat Pump Conference 2008, 23-26 September, 2008, Seoul, KOREA
  • Saravanan R., Arivazhagan S. and Renganarayanan S. (2007), “ Experimental studies on both single and half effect R134a-DMAC based vapour absorption cooling systems: A performance comparison”, 2nd International Conference on Solar Air-conditioning, October 18th and 19th, 2007,Tarragona, Costa Dorada, Spain.
  • Arivazhagan S., Saravanan R. and Renganarayanan S. (2005), ‘R134a-DMAC Based Half Effect Vapour Absorption Refrigeration System’, International Sorption Heat Pump Conference, June 22-24, 2005, Denver, CO, USA. Arivazhagan S., Saravanan R. and Renganarayanan S. (2003), ‘Simulation Studies on Compression Absorption Cycle using R 134a and DMAC as Working fluids for Heating Applications’, International Conference on Emerging Trends in Refrigeration and Air-conditioning, ACRECONF 2003, New Delhi, pp. 207-214.
Papers Pubished in National Conferences: 02
  • Arivazhagan S., Saravanan R. and Renganarayanan S. (2004), ‘Studies on Half Effect Solar Cooling Systems’, National Seminar on Renewable Energy. Calicut, India.
  • Arivazhagan S., Murugesan S. N. and Vemuri Laxminarayana (2001), “Shallow Solar Ponds – A Potential and Economic Means of Collecting and Storing Solar Energy”, MINAC 2001, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Ananthapur, India.
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NPTEL Courses Attended :

8 Weeks Online Certification Program on “Steam and Gas Power Turbines” from Feb – Apr 2019 – Elite (FDP)

12 Weeks Online FDP Program on “Energy Conservation and Waste Heat Recovery ” from • 12 Weeks Online FDP Program on “Energy Conservation and Waste Heat Recovery ” from July – Oct 2019 – Elite (FDP)

Faculty Development Programme Attended/ Workshops Attended :

19 (Details given in the Table below)

S No.

WORKSHOP

TOPIC

DATE

ORGANIZERS

1

ISTE Winter School

Modern trends in Food Preserving Technologies

Mar 18-29,
1996

Anna University
Chennai

2

MNES Workshop

Absorption Cooling Systems suitable for Low Grade Heat Sources

Sep 29,
2000

 I I T Madras, Chennai

3

AICTE Sponsored
Seminar

Reliability of Renewable Energy Systems with Special Reference to Wind Energy

Nov 17-18,
2000

G R T Convention Centre
[Organised by Anna University]

4

HIDECOR
Workshop

Alternative Refrigerants and Cycles

Dec 19-21,
2001

Anna University

5

RENET
Workshop

Renewable Energy Community Development & Showcase Workshop

Sep 27-28,
2006

I I T Madras, Chennai

6

Indo-German Workshop

Energy Research in India and Germany: The Challenges for the Future

20-21, June 2007

Institute for Energy Studies, Anna University, Chennai

7

National Conference

National Conference on Refrigeration and Air-conditioning

8-10 January, 2009

I I T Madras, Chennai

8

ISHRAE Seminar

BEE Energy Star Labeling and Energy Efficiency Improvements in Buildings

Nov 7, 2009

Anna University,
Chennai

9

ASHRAE
Seminar

Technical Seminar on Service related Topics

Sep 24-25,2010

G R T Convention Centre
Chennai

10

National Level Seminar

Quality Initiatives in Making Higher Education Learner Centric

Mar 30-31,2012

MOP Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai

11

ASHRAE Seminar

Seminar on Refrigeration and Cold Storage Systems

Aug 18 2012

The Rain Tree Hotels
Chennai

12

Workshop

Stress Counseling & Guidance Skills

Aug 1-2,2015

ISMA, Chennai

13

International Conference

International Conference on Polygeneration

Feb 18-20, 2015

Anna University, Chennai

14

National Conference

4th National Conference on Refrigeration and Air-conditioning

Oct 28-30, 2015

Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai

15

One Day Workshop

Intellectual Property Rights and Innovations

Oct 10, 2010

R & D Centre, St. Joseph’s College of Engineering

16

AICTE – ISHRAE Refresher Course

ISHRAE Certified Faculty in HVAC & R

Dec 04 – 08, 2017

R&AC Division, CEG, Anna University, Chennai 25

17

AICTE
Short Term Course

Human Comfort and Indoor Air Quality

Nov 20 – 25, 2019

IIT Madras, Chennai

18

National Seminar

ACRESERVE 2019 – A National Seminar on Service Related Topics in AC&Refrigeration

Dec 14, 2019

ASHRE & ISHRAE, Chennai

19

FDP

Recent Innovations and Futuristic Scope for Research in I C Engines

June 29 – 
July 03, 2020

Department of Mech Engg
St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, Chennai 119

Patent Published : 2

No. of UG Projects Guided : 36

No. of PG Projects Guided : 3