Dr. M. MOHANRAJ, M.E., Ph.D.
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology,
Coimbatore-641032. India
Cell No.: +919486411896 E. Mail: [email protected]
DETAILED RESUME
Education
• Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Mechanical Engineering for the thesis titled
"Investigations on direct expansion solar assisted heat pumps working with
R22 and its alternatives" from National Institute of Technology, Calicut during the
year October 2009.
• Master of Engineering (M.E) in Mechanical Engineering (Specialization:
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning) from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
(Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore) during the year February 2001
with first class.
• Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) in Mechanical Engineering from University of
Madras, Chennai (K.S.R. College of Technology, Thiruchengode) during the year
April 1999 with first class.
• Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (D.M.E) from Board of Technical Education,
Tamil Nadu-Chennai (Nachimuthu Polytechnic College, Pollachi) during the year
April 1996 with first class and distinction.
Experience
• Visiting researcher to Al Farabi Kazak National University, Almaty, Republic of
Kazakhstan during June 2nd to June 24th 2016.
• Visiting faculty to Al Farabi Kazak National University, Almaty, Republic of
Kazakhstan to carry out the collaborative research entitled “Development, testing
and standardization of two stage solar assisted cascade heat pumps for
space heating applications”. Involved as a technical expert for development,
testing and refrigerant selection (during October 2015-December 2015 (3 months).
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• Working as a Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Hindusthan College of
Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore from July 2013 to till date.
• Worked as a Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Info Institute of
Engineering, Coimbatore from January 2013 to June 2013.
• Worked as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical
Engineering, Info Institute of Engineering, Coimbatore, India, from January
2011 to December 2012.
• Worked as Faculty in Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Higher College of Technology, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman from November
2009 to December 2010.
• Worked as an Assistant Professor (Selection Grade) in Department of
Mechanical Engineering, Karunya University, Coimbatore. India from July
2009-October 2009.
• Part time research scholar at National Institute of Technology, Calicut, India
from June 2005- June 2009.
• Worked as Senior Lecturer in Department of Mechanical Engineering at
Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology, Pollachi, India from
August 2007- June 2009.
• Worked as a Lecturer in Department of Mechanical Engineering at
Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology, Pollachi, India from July
2001- July 2007.
• Worked as a Lecturer in Department of Mechanical Engineering (Refrigeration
and Air conditioning) at Nachimuthu Polytechnic College, Pollachi, India from
June 2000 – May 2001.
Research Interest
• Refrigeration and Air conditioning: Environment friendly alternative refrigerants,
Phase change cooling systems for refrigerators, coolers and air conditioning
systems, Evaporative coolers for industries, Reliability of refrigerant compressors
working under retrofitted conditions, Wear studies in refrigerant compressors,
Renewable energy integration with heat pumps, Design modifications in evaporator
of solar assisted heat pumps, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) analysis of
refrigeration and air conditioning systems etc.
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• Renewable Energy Utilization: Photovoltaic heat sinks, Renewable energy water
pumping systems, Photovoltaic heat pumps, Photovoltaic-thermal hybrid
evaporators, Forced convection solar driers, Solar air heaters using heat storage
materials and pin-fins, Solar heat pumps using latent heat storage, Thermal energy
storage in solar stills. Regeneration type heat pumps etc.
• Heat Transfer: Two phase flow of refrigerants in heat exchangers, Modeling of
Heat Exchangers, Fins etc.
• Automobile Engineering: Transport refrigeration and air conditioning systems
using phase change materials, alternative refrigerants for automobile refrigeration
and air conditioning units etc.
• Engineering Materials: Characterization of thermal properties, mechanical
properties, development of new materials for electrical motors and pumps etc.
Subjects handled
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Heat and Mass Transfer, Gas dynamics and Jet
propulsion, Engineering Thermodynamics, Thermal Engineering, Automobile
Engineering, Fluid Mechanics and Machinery, Renewable Energy Sources, Power
Plant Engineering, Manufacturing Technology, Strength of Materials, Engineering
Mechanics, Metrology and Measurements, Automotive Petrol Engines, Internal
Combustion Engines, Engineering Graphics, Principles of Management.
Innovative teaching methods practiced
• Heat and Mass transfer,
• Refrigeration and Air conditioning,
• Engineering Thermodynamics,
• Automobile Engineering,
• Thermal Engineering.
Publications
International Journals
1. M. Mohanraj, S. Jayaraj, C. Muraleedharan: (2007). Improved energy efficiency of
R134a domestic refrigerator retrofitted with hydrocarbon mixture (HC290/HC600a)
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as drop in substitute, International Journal of Energy for Sustainable
Development. Vol. 11 (4) 28-34. (Elsevier Publishers). (Cited by 21).
2. M. Mohanraj, P. Chandrasekar: (2008). Drying of Copra in a Forced Convection
Solar Drier, International Journal of Biosystems Engineering. Vol. 99 (4) 604-
607. (Elsevier Publishers). (Cited by 36).
3. M. Mohanraj, P. Chandrasekar, V.V. Sreenarayanan: (2008). Performance of heat
pump drier for copra drying. Proceedings of Mechanical Engineering Part-A
Journal of Power and Energy. Vol. 222 (3) 283-287. (Sage publishers) (Cited by
5).
4. M. Mohanraj, S. Jayaraj, C. Muraleedharan: (2008). Comparative assessment of
environment-friendly alternatives to R134a in domestic refrigerators. International
Journal of Energy Efficiency. Vol. 1 (2) 188-198. (Springer Publishers) (Cited by
26).
5. M. Mohanraj, P. Chandrasekar: (2008). Comparison of drying characteristics and
quality of copra obtained in a forced convection solar drier and sun drying. Journal
of Scientific and Industrial Research. Vol. 67 (5) 381-385. (Cited by 14).
6. M. Mohanraj, S. Jayaraj, C. Muraleedharan: (2008). Modeling of a direct expansion
solar assisted heat pump using artificial neural networks. International Journal of
Green Energy. Vol. 5 (6) 520-532. (Taylor Francis Publishers) (Cited by 21).
7. M. Mohanraj, S. Jayaraj, C. Muraleedharan: (2009). Environment friendly
alternatives to halogenated refrigerants – A review. International Journal Green
House Gas Emission and Control. Vol. 3 (1) 108-119. (Elsevier Publishers).
(Cited by 128).
8. M. Mohanraj, P. Chandrasekar: (2009). Performance of a solar drier with and
without heat storage material for copra drying. “Special issue on Recent trends in
solar energy technology" International Journal of Global Energy Issues. Vol. 32
(2) 112-121. (Inderscience Publishers). (Cited by 9).
9. M. Mohanraj, S. Jayaraj, C. Muraleedharan, P. Chandrasekar: (2009).
Experimental investigation of R290/R600a mixture as an alternative to R134a in a
domestic refrigerator. International Journal of Thermal sciences. Vol. 48 (5)
1021-1027. (Elsevier Publishers). (Cited by 78).
10. M. Mohanraj, S. Jayaraj, C. Muraleedharan: (2009). Performance prediction of a
direct expansion solar assisted heat pump using artificial neural networks,
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International Journal of Applied Energy, Vol. 86 (9) 1442-1449. (Elsevier
Publishers). (Cited by 46).
11. M. Mohanraj, S. Jayaraj, C. Muraleedharan: (2009). Exergy analysis of direct
expansion solar assisted heat pumps using artificial neural networks. International
Journal of Energy Research, Vol. 33 (11) 1005-1020. (John Wiely Publishers).
(Cited by 21).
12. M. Mohanraj, P. Chandrasekar: (2009) Performance of a forced convection solar
drier integrated with gravel as heat storage materials for chili drying. Journal of
Engineering Science and Technology. Vol. 4 (3) 328-338. (Cited by 58).
13. M. Mohanraj, S. Jayaraj, C. Muraleedharan: (2009). A comparison of performance
of a direct expansion solar assisted heat pump using R22 and mixture of R407C-
Liquified petroleum gas, Proceedings of Mechanical Engineering Part-A
Journal of Power and Energy. Vol. 223 (7) 821-833. Sage publishers (Cited by 7).
14. M. Mohanraj, S. Jayaraj C. Muraleedharan: (2010). Exergy assessment of a direct
expansion solar assisted heat pump working with R22 and R407C/LPG mixture,
International Journal of Green Energy Vol. 7 (1) 65-83. (Taylor Francis
Publishers). (Cited by 21).
15. M. Mohanraj, C. Muraleedharan, S. Jayaraj: (2011). A review on recent
developments in new refrigerant mixtures for vapour compression based
refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump units. International Journal of
Energy Research Vol. 35 (8) 647-669. (John Wiely Publishers). (Cited by 43).
16. M. Mohanraj, S. Jayaraj C. Muraleedharan: (2012). Applications of artificial neural
networks for refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump systems- A review.
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Vol. 16 (2) 1340–1358. (Elsevier
Publishers). (Cited by 92).
17. P.T. Saravanakumar, K. Maiylsamy, M. Mohanraj: (2012). Numerical study and
thermal performance of the flat plate solar air heaters with and without thermal
storage. ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 7 (4) 467-
471 (Cited by 1).
18. N. Lakshmanan, K. Saravanan, M. Mohanraj: (2012). Failure analysis of bearings
in oil free reciprocating compressors. European Journal of Scientific Research.
Vol. 77 (1) 27-36.
19. M. Selvakumar, P. Chandrasekar, P. Chandramohan, M. Mohanraj: (2012).
Characterization of Titanium -Titanium Boride composites processed by powder
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metallurgy techniques. Materials Characterization Vol. 73 (1) 43-51. (Elsevier
Publishers). (Cited by 11).
20. C. Gopal, M. Mohanraj, P. Chandramohan, P. Chandrasekar: (2013). Renewable
Energy source water pumping systems- A literature review. Renewable and
Sustainable Energy Reviews Vol. 25 (1) 351-370. (Elsevier Publishers) (Cited by
46).
21. M. Mohanraj: (2013). Energy performance assessment of R134a and R430A as
an alternative in domestic refrigerators, Energy for Sustainable Development
Vol. 17 (3) 471-476. (Elsevier Publishers) (Cited by 11).
22. D. Philip Selvaraj, P. Chandramohan, M. Mohanraj, and P.K. Rajesh: (2013).
Experimental Investigation on surface roughness, cutting force and tool wear of
duplex stainless steel in end milling using Taguchi method. International Review
of Mechanical Engineering. Vol. 7 (6) 1133-1141. (Cited by 5).
23. D. Philip Selvaraj, P. Chandramohan, M. Mohanraj. (2014). Optimization of
surface roughness, cutting force and tool wear of nitrogen alloyed duplex stainless
steel in a dry turning process using Taguchi method. Measurement, Vol. 49 (3)
205–215. (Elsevier Publishers) (Cited by 33).
24. N. Suguna Ramu, P. Senthilkumar, M. Mohanraj. (2014). Energy performance
assessment of R32/R125/R600a as possible alternatives to R22 in compression
based refrigeration systems. International Journal of Mechanical and
Mechantronics Engineering Vol. 14 (2) 12-22.
25. M. Selvakumar, P. Chandrasekar, B. Ravisankar, M. Mohanraj, (2014) Synthesis
and characterization of titanium-titanium boride composites processes through
vacuum sintering. Applied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 592, 765-769.
26. N. Suguna Ramu, P.Senthilkumar, M. Mohanraj, Exergy performance assessment
of a residential air conditioner working with R22 and R32/R125/R600a mixture as
an alternative. Advanced Materials Research Vols. 984-985 (2014) pp 1108-
1114.
27. M. Mohanraj. (2014). Performance of a solar-ambient source hybrid heat pump
drier for copra drying under hot-humid weather conditions. Energy for Sustainable
Development Vol. 23 165-169. (Elesvier Publishers) (Cited by 2).
28. N. Gunasekar, M. Mohanraj, V. Velmurugan. (2014) Energy analysis of a solar
photovoltaic-thermal hybrid heat pump under hot humid climates. International
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Journal of Applied Engineerig Research Vol. 9 29311-29327 (Research India
Publishers).
29. M. Selvakumar, P. Chandrasekar, B. Ravisankar, J. N. Balaraju, M. Mohanraj,
(2015) Mechanical properties of titanium -titanium boride composites – An
evaluation perspective. Journal of Powder Metallurgy and Metal Ceramics Vol.
53, 557-567. (Springer Publishers).
30. M. Mohanraj, S. Jayaraj C. Muraleedharan: (2015). Applications of artificial neural
networks for thermal analysis of heat exchanger- A review, International Journal
of Thermal Sciences Vol. 90, 150-172. (Elesvier Publishers) (Cited by 11).
31. M. Selvakumar, P. Chandrasekar, M. Mohanraj, B. Ravisankar, J.N. Balaraju.
(2015). Role of powder metallurgical processing and TiB reinforcement on
mechanical response of Ti-TiB composites, Materials Letters Vol. 144, 58-61.
(Elesvier Publishers) (Cited by 2).
32. N Suguna Ramu, P Senthilkumar, M Mohanraj, (2015) Experimental
investigations on a residential air conditioner working with R22 and
R32/R125/R600a mixture as an alternative. International Journal of Applied
Engineering Research 10 (2), 2933-2951.
33. M. Selvakumar, P. Chandrasekar, M. Mohanraj, B. Ravishankar. (2015).
Estimation of distinctive mechanical properties of spark plasma sintered Ti-TiB
composites through nano-indentation techniques. International Journal of
Materials Research (Accepted for Publication).
34. N. Gunasekar, M. Mohanraj, V. Velmurugan. (2015). Artificial neural network
modeling of a photovoltaic-thermal evaporator of a solar assisted heat pumps.
Energy- An International Journal (Accepted for Publication). Elsevier publishers.
35. M. Mohanraj, N. Gunasekar, V. Velmurugan. (2016). Comparison of energy
performance of heat pumps using a photovoltaic-thermal evaporator with circular
and triangular tube configurations. Building Simulation- An International
Journal (Springer Publishers).
36. V.S. Saravanan, P. Chandramohan, M. Mohanraj, J. Shan (2016). A study on
relationship between castings geomentric modulus and feeding distance of ductile
iron bar shaped castings. International Journal of Metal castings (Accepted for
publication- Springer Publishers).
37. R. Arulkumar, B. Ganesh Babu, M. Mohanraj. Thermodynamic performance of a
forced convection solar air heaters using packed bed solar air heaters packed with
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latent heat storage materials. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
(Accepted for Publication).
National Journals / Magazines
38. P. Chandrasekar, S. Ayyappan, M. Mohanraj. (2004). “Utilization of biomass in a
lithium bromide absorption air conditioning systems. Indian Journal of
Environmental Protection. Vol. 24 (8) 620-625.
39. M. Mohanraj. (2011). Assessment of R430A as an alternative to R134a in small
capacity refrigeration systems. Cooling India Magazine. Vol. 7 (5) 82-85.
40. M. Mohanraj. (2013). Performance of a portable solar assisted heat pump water
heater. Cooling India Magazine Vol. 9 (2) 62-65.
Conferences
41. P. Chandrasekar, S. Ayyappan, M. Mohanraj. (2004). “Rural sustainability using
Municipal solid waste – A case study“ International Conference on Energy,
Power, and Information Technology conducted by Institution of Electric energy
(U.K) Calcutta Branch. India.
42. M. Mohanraj, Calvin. S. King, N. Lakshmanan. (2004). “Green house gas reduction
in vapor absorption refrigeration system powerd by solar energy” National
Conference on Environment Management, NIT-Trichy India.
43. M. Mohanraj, C. Muraleedharan, S. Jayaraj. (2006). Natural Refrigerants as the
Substitute for CFC/HFC Refrigerants in Vapor Compression Refrigeration Units: A
Review, 3rd International Conference on Refrigeration and Air conditioning.
Korea pp. 374-378. (Cited by 5)
44. M. Mohanraj, S. Jayaraj, C. Muraleedharan. (2006). Improved energy efficiency of
R134a domestic refrigerator retrofitted with hydrocarbon mixture (HC290/HC600a)
as drop in substitute. National Conference on Advances in Energy research,
IIT-Mumbai, India. This paper was selected for publication in Energy for
Sustainable Development.
45. M. Mohanraj, S. Jayaraj, C. Muraleedharan. (2008). Thermodynamic analysis of a
direct expansion solar assisted heat pump using glazed collector. Asian
Conference on Renewable Energy. IIT-New Delhi. India.
46. M. Mohanraj, S. Jayaraj, C. Muraleedharan. (2008) Performance of solar assisted
heat pump water heater for residential water heating applications. National
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Conference on Energy, Economy and Environment. NIT-Calicut India. (Cited by
2).
47. M. Mohanraj, (2008). Performance of a R134a domestic refrigerator working with
hydrocarbon mixture as an alternative. International Conference on Recent
Trends in Mechanical Engineering. MCET, Pollachi. India.
48. M. Mohanraj. P. Chandrasekar, (2009). Performance of a forced convection solar
drier integrated with heat storage materials for pineapple drying. International
Conference of Solar Energy. Thailand.
49. M. Mohanraj, C. Muraleedharan, S. Jayaraj. (2009). Comparative assessment of
R407C/LPG mixture as an alternative to R22 in a solar assisted heat pump.
National Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning. IIT-Chennai, India.
50. M. Selvakumar, P. Chandrasekar, P.Chandramohan, M. Mohanraj, (2013).
Estimation of fracture toughness, indentation creep and contact stiffness of Spark
Plasma Sintered Ti-TiB composites through Nano-indentation technique. 4th
International Conference on Recent Advances in Composite Materials
(ICRACM-2013) Conducted by IIT Varanasi, India.
51. M. Selvakumar, P. Chandrasekar, P.Chandramohan, M. Mohanraj, (2014).
Mechanical properties of Ti-TiB composites processed through spark plasma
sintering. 1st International Conference on Interdisciplinary research in
Engineering, Science and Technology, Coimbatore. India.
52. M. Selvakumar, P. Chandrasekar, M. Mohanraj, B. Ravishankar. (2015).
Estimation of distinctive mechanical properties of spark plasma sintered Ti-TiB
composites through nano-indentation techniques. International Conference on
Materials and Design, Conducted by NIT- Trichy and the paper was selected for
publication in International Journal of Materials Research.
53. N. Gunasekar, M. Mohanraj, V. Velmurugan, Parameteric analysis of a solar
photovoltaic-thermal hybrid heat pump under hot humid climates. International
Conference to Renewable and Sustainable Environment, Pollachi. India.
54. A. Abdurashid, M. Mohanraj, Yerzhan Belyayev, S. Jayaraj, A. Kaltayev.
Numerical modleing of photovoltaic-thermal evaporator for heat pumps. XV
International Scientific Conference on Renewable Energy and Innovative
Technologies, Smolyan, Bulgaria. June 2016
55. Yessen Shakir, M. Mohanraj, Yerzhan Belyayev, S. Jayaraj, A. Kaltayev.
Numerical simulation of a heat pump assited regenerative solar still for cold
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climates of Kazakhstan. XV International Scientific Conference on Renewable
Energy and Innovative Technologies, Smolyan, Bulgaria. June 2016
56. Dinmukhambet Baimbyetov, M. Mohanraj, Yerzhan Belyayev, S. Jayaraj, A.
Kaltayev. Numerical simulation of R290 as possible alternative to R22 in direct
expansion solar assisted heat pumps. XV International Scientific Conference on
Renewable Energy and Innovative Technologies, Smolyan, Bulgaria. June
2016.
Total No. of citations: around 740, h index papers: 15, I index papers: 19
Citations h-index i-10 indexGoogle scholar 780 15 19Scopus 550 12 13Web of science 350 10 13
Recognition as a reviewer (for 31 International Journals & 1 International funding
agency)
• International Journal of Energy Research (John Wiley),
• International Journal of Energy (Elsevier),
• International Journal of Applied Energy (Elsevier),
• International Journal of Measurements (Elsevier),
• International Journal of Thermal Sciences (Elsevier),
• Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (Elsevier),
• Energy Conversion and Management (Elsevier),
• International Journal of Refrigeration (Elsevier),
• Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments (Elsevier),
• Chemical Engineering Research and Design (Elsevier)
• Applied Thermal Engineering (Elsevier)
• Energy and Buildings (Elsevier)
• Vacuum (Elsevier)
• Experimental Thermal Sciences (Elesevier)
• International Journal of Energy Sources (Part-A), (Taylor and Francis),
• International Journal of Green Energy (Taylor and Francis),
• Heat Transfer Engineering (Taylor and Francis),
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• International Journal of Energy Efficiency (Springer),
• International Journal of Neural Computing (Springer),
• Journal of renewable, Wind, Water, and Solar (Springer),
• Environmental Science Group (Springer),
• Journal of Institution of Engineers (Series C) Mechanical Engineering (Springer
publishers).
• Fortntues in Energy (Springer Publishers),
• Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering (Springer Publishers),
• Indian Journal of Engineering and Material sciences (CSIR),
• International Journal of Global warming (Inderscience publishers),
• International Journal of Exergy (Inderscience publishers),
• Thermal Sciences Scientific Journal,
• International Journal of Environmental Engineering and Management,
• Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (American Institute of Physics),
• Part-A Journal of Power and Energy (Sage publishers).
• Part D, Journal of Automobile Engineering (Sage Publishers),
• Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR),
• Journal of Engineering Science and Technology (Taylors University Journal).
• Journal of Food Science and Technology (Springer Publishers)
• For reviewing research proposals for Centre for Science and Technology
Evaluation. Honorarium of Indian Rupees (INR) Seventy two thousand was
received for review work during the year January 2012. Also honorarium of
One lakh seventy thousand rupees was received during the year December
2014 from Republic of Kazakasthan.
Editorial board member
•Editorial board member of Journal of Technological Innovations in Renewable Energy.
Guest lecturers delivered
1. Delivered invited lecture on “Processes Engineering” for Oil and Gas Post
Graduate Diploma Students sponsored by Cameron Industries at Kumaraguru
College of Technology, Coimbatore.
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2. Delivered an invited lecture on “Phase change heat transfer” in a Anna University
sponsored faculty development programme on Heat and Mass Transfer held at
Info Institute of Engineering, Coimbatore during May 2015.
3. Delivered and invited lecture on “Environment friendly working fluids for Solar
assisted heat pumps” in a Faculty development programme on Solar Energy
Utilization held at National Institute of Technology, Calicut during May 2015.
4. Delivered and invited lecture on “Renewable Energy Source heat pumps – An
outlook” in a Faculty development programme on Solar Energy Utilization held at
National Institute of Technology, Calicut during May 2015.
5. Delivered and invited lecture on “Solar assisted heat pumps for desalination
and drying applications” in a Faculty development programme on Solar Energy
Utilization held at National Institute of Technology, Calicut during May 2015.
6. Delivered and invited lecture on “Solar air heaters using pin-fins packed with
latent heat storage materials” in a Faculty development programme on Solar
Energy Utilization held at National Institute of Technology, Calicut during May
2015.
7. Delivered and invited lecture on “Solar photovoltaic-thermal heat pumps” in a
Faculty development programme on Solar Energy Utilization held at National
Institute of Technology, Calicut during May 2015.
8. Delivered an invited lecture on “Phase change heat transfer and heat
exchangers” in a Anna University sponsored faculty development programme on
Heat and Mass Transfer held at Akshya College of Engineering and Technology,
Coimbatore during May 2015.
9. Delivered invited lecture on “Modeling of heat exchangers” in a University Grant
Commission (UGC) Sponsored Faculty development programe on Heat Transfer
held at Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore during the month of
December 2013.
10. Delivered an invited lecture on “Alternatives to R134a for domestic
refrigerators” in a one day seminar on Advances in Refrigeration and Air
conditioning held at Karunya University, Coimbatore during the month of
September 2013.
11. Delivered an invited lecture on "Phase change heat transfer and heat
exchangers" in a curriculum based faculty development program on Heat and
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Mass Transfer held at KPR Institute of Technology, Coimbatore during the month of
December 2012.
12. Special Lecturer on "New developments in Refrigeration and Air conditioning"
in a National level Technical meet held at Info Institute of Engineering, Coimbatore
during the month of September 2012.
13. Keynote address on "Thermodynamic performance prediction of solar assisted
heat pumps by using artificial neural networks" in National Conference on
Latest Trends and Innovations in Mechanical Engineering at Info Institute of
Engineering, Coimbatore during the month March 2012.
14. Invited Lecturer on Hybrid renewable energy source for compression based
heat pumps. All India Council for Technical Education – Staff Training and
Development Program on Hybrid Energy Systems at National Institute of
Technology Calicut, June 2011-July 2011.
15. Invited Lecturer on Exergy analysis of thermal systems- A case study with
direct expansion solar assisted heat pump working with R22 and its
alternatives. All India Council for Technical Education – Staff Training and
Development Program on Optimum Energy Utilization in Thermal Systems at
National Institute of Technology Calicut, May 2009.
16. Delivered a guest lecture on “Recent developments in environment friendly
refrigerant mixtures” at Nachimuthu Polytechnic College, Pollachi. January 2009.
Books/Lab Manuals/Lecture notes
1. Textbook on Gas dynamics and Jet propulsion for B.E Mechanical engineering
students (Internal circulation only).
2. Text book on Engineering Thermodynamics for B.E Mechanical engineering
students. (Internal circulation only)
3. Thermal Engineering, Heat Transfer, Manufacturing Technology and Fluid
Mechanics and Machinery lab manuals (Internal circulation only in Mahalingam
College of Engineering and Technology and Info Institute of Engineering).
4. Class Lecture notes on Refrigeration and Air conditioning Fundamentals,
Controls and Equipments, HVAC and Plumbing (Internal Circulation only in
Higher College of Technology, Muscat).
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Recognition as a research supervisor
• Recognized as a research supervisor in Anna University, Chennai, Ref. No.
21.02.29.
Research Supervision
Ph. D research completed
1. Comprehensive investigations of titanium-titanium boride composites
processed through powder metallurgical techniques. (M. Selvakumar - Viva
completed –As a co supervisor)
2. Investigations on direct expansion solar photovoltaic assisted heat pump
working with two different evaporator configurations (N. Gunasekaran- Viva
completed - As a co supervisor).
Ph. D research under progress
3. Investigations on ductile iron metal castings (Mr. V.S. Saravanan, as a supervisor,
work in progress).
4. Investigations on solar photovoltaic-wind hybrid water pumping systems for irrigation
applications. (Mr. C. Gopal- As a Co supervisor, Work in progress).
5. Investigations on hollow squeeze castings (Mr. K. Chandrasekar- As a supervisor,
Course work completed).
6. Studies on phase change cooling systems integrated with small capacity residential
air conditioners (Mr. C. Sathyanarayanan- Course work completed - As a
supervisor).
7. Development and characterization of nano-composites for thermal applications.
(K.L. Senthilkumar- As a supervisor, Course work completed).
8. Investigations on forced convection solar drier integrated with pin-fins. (Mr. I.M.
Karthikeyan- As a supervisor, Courser work completed).
9. Investigations on polymer nano composites (Saravanan- Courser work completed).
10. Investigations on performance improvements in automobile air conditioners. (Mr.
Andrew Pon Abraham, as a supervisor, Pursuing course work).
11. Implementation of Quality Management Systems in Foundries (M.S-By research –
R. Gunasekar).
Technical Consultancy
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1. Provided an idea of cascade solar assisted heat pump for space heating
applications in extremely cold climates. Also provided an idea of auto cascade heat
pump for space heating applications for extremely cold climates.
2. Provide research consultancy to Rapid Collaborate (Research consultant) for the
research work titled “Influence of refrigerant R134a/R1234yf properties on
cooling performance of automobile HVAC evaporators”.
3. Provided technical consultancy to EKKI pumps for “Improving the stiffness of the
multi stage submersible pump shaft to avoid shaft deflection”.
4. Provided research consultancy and reviewing research proposals for Centre for
Science and Technology Evaluation, Republic of Kazakhstan.
Grant received
• Received Rupees of Four Lakhs seventy five thousand from All
India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi for establishing
Industry Institute Partnership Cell (IIPC) at Info Institute of Engineering Coimbatore.
(As a Principal Coordinator).
• Received grant from Department of Science and Technology,
(DST) for the collaborative research project with National Institute of Technology,
Calicut titled “Development, testing and standardization of solar photovoltaic-
thermal heat pump water heater”. (As Co Principal Investigator). Cost of the
Project: Rs. 38 Lakhs).
Research activities
1. Testing with hydrocarbon mixtures as alternatives to halogenated refrigerants in
domestic refrigerators (completed- Self funded).
2. Development and testing of a solar drier integrated with heat storage materials
(completed - Self funded).
3. Development and testing of solar heat pump drier (completed- Self funded).
4. Studies on R22 alternatives in solar assisted heat pumps (Ph.D research).
5. Studies on solar air heaters with heat storage materials (completed- Self funded).
6. Integration of air curtains in domestic refrigerators (completed- Self funded).
7. Testing of heat pump assisted regenerative solar stills (Completed- Self funded).
8. Testing of solar air heaters using pin-fin absorber plate (Completed- Self funded).
9. Testing of heat pumps using PV-T evaporators (Completed- Self funded).
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10. Testing of heat pump assisted regenerative solar stills with latent heat storage
materials (Completed- Self funded).
11. Testing of phase change cooling coil for domestic air conditioners (In progress).
12. Development and testing of solar-wind hybrid water pumping system (In progress).
13. Development and testing of a solar assisted cascade heat pump for space heating
applications (In progress- International Collaboration Project).
14. Development of direct expansion solar assisted heat pumps using PCM based
evaporator collectors (In progress).
Ph. D research work
Investigations on direct expansion solar assisted heat pump working with R22 and its
alternatives
Research and Development contributions
1.Developed a heat pump drier for processing food crops.
2.Developed portable solar assisted heat pump water heater.
3. Developed a phase change cooling coil for residential air conditioners.
4. Identify a refrigerant mixture for R22 based water cooled chillers and heat pumps.
5. Developed direct expansion solar-photovoltaic heat pump using triangular tubes for
enhancing its performance. (Ph. D research work)
6. Developed conventional solar still using sensible heat storage materials.
7. Developed solar still integrated with heat pumps.
8. Developed solar air heater integrated with pin-fins (Ph.D research work).
9. Developed of heat pump assisted solar still integrated with heat storage materials.
10. Developed a novel solar heat pump integrated with PCM heat storage materials.
11. Developed a micro-channel evaporator for direct expansion solar assisted heat
pumps.
12. Developed a packed bed collector-evaporator for direct expansion solar assisted
heat pumps.
13. Developed phase change heat storage for hot water storage.
14. Developed a two stage solar assisted heat pumps for space heating applications in
severe cold climates (Almaty- Republic of Kazakhstan).
Programs organized
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1. Conducted internships in the field of Refrigeration and Air conditioning for
M. Tech and Ph. D students at Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology,
Coimbatore.
2. Organized seven days curriculum based faculty development and training
programme on Thermal Engineering (Sponsored by Anna University, Chennai) at
Hindusthan College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore on December
10.12.2014-16.12.2014.
3. Organized one day National Conference on Latest Trends and Innovations in
Mechanical Engineering at Info Institute of Engineering, Coimbatore on March 25-
2013 (As a Co convener).
4. Organized Two days National Conference on Latest Trends and Innovations in
Mechanical Engineering at Info Institute of Engineering, Coimbatore on March 15-
16, 2012 (As a Co convener).
5. Organized One day Faculty development program on Scientific Teaching at
Info Institute of Engineering, Coimbatore. (March 2011).
6. Conducted Two days National Conference on Latest Trends in Mechanical
Engineering at Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology, Pollachi on
April 1-2 2005. (As a convener).
7. Involved as a committee member in STTP organized by Department of Mechanical
Engineering, Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology, Pollachi on
Role of refrigeration in Low temperature applications with special emphasis
on food and medicine preservation.
8. Involved as department committee member for the students Technical
symposium conducted every year at Mahalingam College of Engineering and
Technology, Pollachi.
Academic responsibilities
1. Developing a Solar Energy lab at Hindusthan College of Engineering and
Technology, Coimbatore (Under progress).
2. Developed and organized a one month course on “HVAC systems design” at Al
Farabi Kazak National University, Almaty. Republic of Kazakhstan.
3. Developed and organized a one month course on “Refrigerants selection for
solar assisted heat pump systems” at Al Farabi Kazak National University,
Almaty. Republic of Kazakhstan.
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4. Developed and organized a one month course on “Thermodynamics and Heat
Transfer- Basics” at Al Farabi Kazak National University, Almaty. Republic of
Kazakhstan.
5. Developed curriculum for Diploma in Refrigeration and Air conditioning Course
to Nachimuthu Polytechnic College (Autonomous Institution Affiliated to Board of
Technical Education. Tamil Nadu) and also to the Polytechnics affiliated Directorate
of Technical Education (DOTE), Tamil Nadu.
6. Established Industry Institute Partnership Cell (IIPC) at Info Institute of
Engineering, Coimbatore through All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
funding. Reference No. RIFD/IIPC (3)/2011-12 dated 10th January 2012.
7. Chaired the technical sessions in National and International Conferences.
8. Acting as Head for Department of Mechanical Engineering at Info Institute of
Engineering Coimbatore from June 2011 to May 2013.
9. Acted as an examiner for Anna University theory and practical examinations.
10. Acted as Doctoral committee member for research scholars of Anna University,
Coimbatore and Chennai.
11. Supervising research scholars under Anna University, Chennai.
12. Established the Mechanical Engineering labs such as Fluid Mechanics and
Machinery, Heat and Mass Transfer, Internal Combustion Engines, Thermal
Engineering, Refrigeration and Air conditioning lab during my teaching profession
at Mahalingam College of Engg. and Tech. Pollachi and in Info Institute of Engg.
Coimbatore.
13. Acted as a department association in charge and conducted number of guest
lectures at Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology, Pollachi.
14. Acted as time table in charge for Mechanical Engineering department at
Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology, Pollachi.
15. Acted as a Program coordinator (B.E Mechanical), Faculty advisor, Students
Project coordinator for under graduate students at Mahalingam College of
Engineering and Technology, Pollachi and in Info Institute of Engineering,
Coimbatore.
Conferences/ Workshops/ Training Programs Participated
1. Participated in Faculty Development Programme on Scientific Teaching at Info
Institute of Engineering, Coimbatore November 2012.
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2. Participated, delivered a keynote address and chaired a Technical Session in Int.
Conf. at Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Chennai April 2012.
3. Participated in Wipro Mission 10X Staff development program at PSG College of
Technology, Coimbatore March 2011.
4. Participated and presented a paper in Nat. Conf. on Refrigeration and Air
conditioning at IIT- Chennai January 2009.
5. Participated and presented a paper in Int. Conf. on Recent Trends in Materials and
Mechanical Engineering at MCET-Pollachi, December 2008.
6. Participated and presented a paper in Nat. Conf. in Energy, Economy and
Environment at NIT- Calicut February 2008.
7. Participated and presented a paper in Nat. Conf. on advances in energy research
held at IIT- Bombay December 2006.
8. Attended four course works (Conduction Heat Transfer, Micro and Nano-Scale
Heat Transfer, Alternative Energy Utilization, Energy Engineering and Management
systems) as part of Ph. D research programme at National Institute of Technology,
Calicut during July 2005- November 2005.
9. Participated in STTP on Faculty development program conducted by Mahalingam
College of Engineering and Technology, Pollachi during the year 2004.
10. Participated in STTP on Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Management
conducted by Nachimuthu Polytechnic Pollachi during the year 2003.
Major Under Graduate Level projects supervised:
1. Heat transfer analysis of radial fins (2002).
2. Comparative study on various fuels used in absorption refrigeration system (2003).
3. Design of cascade refrigeration system working with R134a and R22 (2004).
4. Heat transfer modeling of refrigerators fitted with hot wall condensers (2005).
5. Performance studies on ambient source heat pump drier for copra drying (2007).
6. Studies on R290/R600a as an alternative to R134a based domestic refrigerators
(2007).
7. Studies on heat pump water heater for domestic water heating (2007).
8. Modeling of heat pumps using Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) (2008).
9. Experimental investigation of a solar assisted heat pump drier (2008).
10. Performance of a solar air heater integrated with heat storage materials (2008).
11. Development of cylindrical solar water heater using heat storage materials (2008).
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12. Performance studies on solar drier using heat storage materials (2009).
13. Use of air curtains in domestic refrigerators: An experimental study (2009).
14. Modeling of solar assisted heat pump drier using artificial neural networks (2009).
15. Development of phase change cooling system for residential air conditioners
(2013).
16. Experimental studies on air conditioners working with R22 and its alternatives
(2013).
17. Investigators on solar stills integrated with heat enhancing materials (2014).
18. Development of a solar assisted heat pump integrated solar still (2014).
19. Performance of a forced convection solar air heaters using heat storage materials
(2014).
20. Investigations on heat pump assisted solar stills (2015).
21. Design and development of a solar assisted heat pump water heater (2015).
22. Performance of solar stills using pin-fin based heat storage materials (2015)
23. Development of a direct expansion solar assisted heat pump using micro-channel
solar collector-evaporator (2016).
24. Development and testing of packed bed solar collector-evaporator using latent heat
storage materials (2016).
25. Investigations on heat pump assisted regenerative solar still using heat storage
materials (2016).
Membership in professional bodies
• Life member in Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE).
Computer knowledge
• Packages: AutoCAD, Mechanical desk top (Inventor), M.S Office, REFPROP.
Personal information
Date of birth : 15.2.1977
Nationality : Indian
Languages known : English, Tamil
Marital status : Married
Passport details : H1970209, Expiry date: 08.02.2019.
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Confirm that above cited information’s are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Pollachi
13.06.2016
Yours sincerely,
Dr. M. Mohanraj
References:
Dr. S. Jayaraj, Ph. D.
Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
National Institute of Technology, Calicut. INDIA.
Dr. C. Muraleedharan, Ph. D.
Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
National Institute of Technology, Calicut. INDIA.
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