Dr. Duraisamy Senthil Kumar
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Dr. Duraisamy Senthil Kumar

Professor
Sona College of Technology, India


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India

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Biography

Dr. Senthil Kumar is currently working as Professor at Sona College of Technology, India. He completed his PhD in 2010 from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttrakhand, India in “Study of double diffusive mixed convection problems”. His prior work experience includes Professor and Head, Kamban Engineering College. His area of expertise are thermodynamics, Heat and mass transfer, Fluid mechanics, Computational fluid dynamics, Thermal Engineering, IC Engines, Engineering mechanics, Engineering graphics, Finite element method, FORTRAN 77, FORTRAN 90 and C. His research interests includes Experimental study, Mathematical modelling and simulation of dropwise condensation on super hydrophobic surfaces, Experimental study of pool boiling heat transfer on superphilic surfaces, Vaporization study of liquid bio-fuel droplet at high temperature and high pressure for spray combustion, Flow visualization studies, Finite element techniques to solve heat transfer problems, Alternative fuels, Emission reduction techniques, Numerical study of heat and moisture transport through unsaturated porous media and Numerical study of double diffusive mixed convection problems pertinent to simulation of CVD process, cooling tower and nuclear waste disposal. He published 11 Articles in International and National Journals. He attended 9 International and National Conferences as one of the presenter.

Area of Interest:

Physics
100%
Heat and Mass Transfer
62%
Computational Fluid Dynamics
90%
Porous Material
75%
Hydrogen Storage
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
10
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. Kumar, D.S., K. Murugesan and H.R. Thomas, 2011. Effect of the aspect ratio of a heated block on the interaction between inertial and thermosolutal buoyancy forces in a lid-driven cavity. Numer. Heat Transfer, Part A, 60: 604-628.
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  2. Kumar, D.S., K. Murugesan and A. Gupta, 2010. Numerical study of double diffusive natural convection in a rectangular cavity with discrete heat sources using velocity-vorticity equations. Proceedings of the 20th National and 9th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, January 4-6, 2010, IIT Bombay, Mumbai -.
  3. Kumar, D.S., K. Murugesan and A. Gupta, 2010. Numerical analysis of interaction between inertial and thermosolutal buoyancy forces on convective heat transfer in a lid-driven cavity. J. Heat Transfer, 132: 1-11.
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  4. Kumar, D.S., K. Murugesan and A. Gupta, 2010. Effect of thermo-solutal stratification on recirculation flow patterns in a backward-facing step channel flow. Int. J. Numer. Methods Fluids, 64: 163-186.
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  5. Kumar, D.S., K. Murugesan and A. Gupta, 2009. Thermosolutal buoyancy induced mixed convection in a backward-facing step channel using velocity-vorticity formulation. Numer. Heat Transfer-Part A, 56: 604-640.
  6. Kumar, D.S., K. Murugesan and H.R. Thomas, 2008. Numerical simulation of double diffusive mixed convection in a Lid-driven square cavity using velocity-vorticity formulation. Numer. Heat Transfer-Part A Appli., 54: 837-865.
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  7. Kumar, D.S., K. Murugesan and A. Gupta, 2008. Parametric study on convective drying of a rectangular brick using finite element method and mass lumping technique. Proceedings of the 19th National and 8th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, January 3-5, 2008, JNTU Hyderabad, India -.
  8. Kumar, D.S., K. Murugesan and A. Gupta, 2008. Numerical analysis of laminar double diffusive mixed convection over a backward facing step using velocity-vorticity form of Navier-Stokes equations. Proceedings of the 35th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, December 10-12, 2008, PESIT Bangalore, India -.
  9. Kumar, D.S., K. Murugesan and A. Gupta, 2008. Analysis of fluid flow in a lid-driven square cavity with a step blockage using global matrix-free finite element algorithm, Proceedings of the Int. Conference on Intelligence systems for Rural development, August 28-30, 2008, AEC Tiruvannamalai, India -.
  10. Kumar, D.S., P.L. Krishna and K. Murugesan, 2007. Global matrix-free finite element algorithm for solution of velocity-vorticity form of navier-stokes equations: Applications to flow and heat transfer studies in a square cavity with square blockage. Proceedings of the 2007 FEF Int, Conference, Sanda Fe, March, 26-28, 2007 New Mexico, USA, -.