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COEP Technological University

A Unitary Public University of Government of Maharashtra
(Formerly College of Engineering Pune)

  • Prof. M. R. Nandgaonkar

    Prof. M. R. Nandgaonkar

    mrn.mech@coeptech.ac.in

    Phone: 020-2550-7900

    Education

    Ph. D. – Amravati University
    M.E (Thermal Power) – Amravati University
    B.E. (Mechanical) – Amravati University
    D.M.E. – M.S. B.T.E. Bombay
    S.S.C. – Pune Board

    Experience

    COEP Technological University, Pune – Professor in Mechanical Engineering – From 21/06/2011 to Till date.
    College of Engineering, Pune – Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering – From 01/01/2006 to 20/06/2011.
    College of Engineering, Pune – Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering – From 04/11/2003 to 31/12/2005.
    Govt. Polytechnic, Yavatmal – Selection Grade Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering – From 01/09/2002 to 03/11/2003.
    Govt. Polytechnic, Yavatmal – Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering – From 01/09/1997 to 31/08/2002.
    Govt. Polytechnic, Yavatmal – Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering – From 05/10/1995 to 31/08/1997.
    B. N. College of Engineering, Pusad – Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering – From 07/01/1991 to 04/10/1995.

    International and National Journal

    1 Combustion Analysis and Performance of Low Heat Rejection Diesel Engine with Different Thermal Insulation Coating. , SAE Paper No 2004-01-16, Jan 2004, ISBN 0768014417, 9780768014419, 59-68.
    2 Modeling of In-cabin Climate Condition and Fogging of Windshield, JSAE Journal Paper No 20071072, Origin SAE Paper No 2007-01-0767, April 2007, ISSN 0148-7191, 550-558.
    3 Application of CFD Methodology to Air Intake System of CRDI Engine, JSAE Journal Paper No 20073362, Origin SAE Paper No 2007-01-3699, August 2007, ISSN 0148-7191.
    4 Cooling System Design –APC (CRDI Engine) Using Simulation Software, JSAE Journal Paper No 20073370, Origin SAE Paper No 2007-01-3708, August 2007, ISSN 0148-7191.
    5 Application of CFD Methodology to reduce the pressure drop and water entry in the Air Intake System of Turbocharged Engine, JSAE Journal Paper No 20081642, Origin SAE Paper No 2008-01-1172, April 2008, ISSN 0148-7191.
    6 2D Numerical Simulation of Fluid Flow over a CFD Letters, International Journal, ISSN -21801363, Vol. 1 (1) July 2009, 43-49.
    7 Identification of the defects in high Speed Ball Bearing using Vibrational Analysis, International Journal on Mechanical & Automobile Engineering (IJMAE) Vol.3 No. 4, Mar-May 2009, ISSN 0974 -231X, 25- 32.
    8 A Model for Study of the Defects in Rolling Element Bearings at Higher Speed by Vibration Signature Analysis, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, Volume 56, Aug 2009, ISSN 2070-3724, 130-136.
    9 Harmonic Frequency Analysis of Multi-Cylinder Inline Diesel Engine Genset for Detecting Imbalance, International Journal on Review of Mechanical Engineering – Vol. 3 N.6, Nov 2009, ISSN 1970-8734(Impact Factor- 6.46, Scopus), 782-788.
    10 Investigation of Esterified Karanja Oil Biodiesel Fuel For Military Use on a 38.8L Diesel Engine, SAE International, 2009-01-2806, ISSN 0148-7191, Nov 2009.
    11 Detecting Power Imbalance in Multi-Cylinder Inline Diesel Engine Genset, International Journal of Electronic Science & Technology, Vol.8 No.2, China, ISSN: 1672-6464, June 2010 and (ICCAE2010) Singapore, Publication by IEEE, ISBN No. 978-1-4244-5585-0, 218-223.
    12 Cylinder Imbalance Detection of Six Cylinder DI Diesel Engine Using Pressure Variation, International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology (IJEST) Singapore, Vol. 2, no.4, April.
    13 Comparison and Evaluation of Performance, Combustion and Emissions of Diesel, Jatropha and Karanja Oil Methyl Ester Biodiesel in a Military 780 hp CIDI Engine, JSAE Journal Paper No 20107204, Original SAE International, 2010-01-2138, ISSN 0148-7191.
    14 Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Esterified Karanja Oil Biodiesel on Lubricating Oil and Wear of a 780 hp Military CIDI Engine, SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants December 2010 vol. 3 no. 2 238-245. ISSN: 1946-3952, 238-245.
    15 Performance, Emission and Pump Wear Analysis of JP-8 Fuel for Military Use on a 558 kW, CIDI Diesel Engine, SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants December 2010 vol. 3 no. 2 273-279. ISSN: 1946-3952, SAE International, 2010-01-1518, ISSN 0148-7191, 5 May 2010, 273-279.
    16 Experimental study of bearing failure analysis at higher speed by simulating local defect on its Races, International Review of Mechanical Engineering (IREME ISSN-1970-8734), Vol.5, No.3, March2011(Impact Factor- 6.46, Scopus).
    17 Response of Various Vibration Parameters to the Condition Monitoring of Ball Bearing Used in Centrifugal Pumps, SAGE Journal, Noise & Vibration Worldwide, Volume: 42 issue: 6, page(s): 34-40, June 1, 2011.
    18 Experimental approach for vibrational analysis of deep groove ball bearings with faulty outer ring, International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Science and Engineering (IJETSE ISSN 1923- 9181), Vol-4, No1, April-2011.
    19 Performance and Emission Characteristics of a 780 hp CIDI Military Diesel Engine Operated on Karanja Oil Methyl Ester Biodiesel Applying EGR with Supercharging, JSAE Journal Paper No 20110837, Original SAE International, 2011-01-0639, April 2011, ISSN 0148-7191.
    20 Wear Assessment in a Karanja Oil Methyl Ester Biodiesel Fueled 38.8 L Military CIDI Engine, JSAE Journal Paper No 20110119, Original SAE International, 2011-01-1192, April 2011ISSN 0148-7191.
    21 Study of vibration response characteristics of deep groove Ball Bearings with a localized defect on its races, Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 62, 5-6 -2011ISSN-0039-2472, 311- 317.
    22 An efficient approach for optimization of piston bowl shape, Compression Ratio and EGR for DI diesel engine, JSAE Journal Paper No 20113220, Original SAE International, 2011-24- 0013, September 2011ISSN 0148-7191.
    23 Identification and Analysis of Engine Speed and Noise in In-line Diesel Engine, Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, ( JJMIE )Volume 6, Number 1, Feb. 2012 ISSN 1995-6665 , 71-74.
    24 Design Optimization of Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger by Vibration Analysis, The Modern Mechanical Engineering (Online at Scientific Research Publishing, www.SciRP.org), USA. Doi:10.4236/mme.2011.11002 Volume 1 No. 1 August 2011, 43262.
    25 Fault Detection of Inline Reciprocating Diesel Engine: A Mass & Gas Torque Approach, Hindawi Publishing Corporation, USA. Advances in Acoustics and Vibration, ISSN (Print): 1687-6261, ISSN (Online):1687-627X, Volume 2012, Article I.D. 314706, 41185 doi:10.1155/2012/314706 Indexed in Web of Science.
    26 Power Balancing of Inline Multi-cylinder Diesel Engine, Hindawi Publishing Corporation USASAGE Journal, Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Volume 2012, Article ID 937917, Published: January 1, 2012.
    27 Simplified Combustion Pressure and NOx Prediction model for D. I. Diesel Engine, SAE 2013-26-131, SAE International, SIAT 2013, ARAI, Pune 9-11 Jan 2013, ISSN 0148-7191.
    28 Prediction and Validation of NOx in D.I. Diesel Engine”, Published in Global Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Computational Science (GJMECS)” Volume 2. No 2, Jan 2013. ISSN 2277-6664(Online):2249-3468(Print).
    29 Comparison and Evaluation of Wear, Performance and Emission of Diesel, Karanja Oil Biodiesel and JP-8 in a Military 585 kW CIDI Engine, JSAE Journal Paper No 20133392, Original SAE International, 2013-01-2658, Oct 2013. ISSN 0148-7191.
    30 Comparison and Evaluation of Engine Wear, Combustion and Emissions Performance between Diesel, Karanja and Jatropha Oil Methyl Ester Biodiesel in a 780 hp Military Diesel Engine, JSAE Journal Paper No 20141091, Original SAE International, 2014-01-1395, April 2014. ISSN 0148-7191, 10.
    31 Prediction of Soot and NOx Emissions for Common Rail Diesel Engines Operating Under Transient Conditions, International Review of Mechanical Engineering (IREME ISSN-1970-8734), Vol. 8, No. 5, September 2014. (Impact Factor- 6.46, Scopus), 884-892.
    32 Development of Oil Mist Separator and Evaluation with Oil Droplet Diameter using Multiphase Simulation for Diesel Engine, International Journal of Research in Engineering & Advanced Technology, (ISSN- 2320-8791), Vol. 2 issue 5 Oct-Nov. 2014 Impact factor 1.479.
    33 Heat Transfer Analysis of Medium Duty DI Diesel Engine, International Journal of Informative & Futuristic Research ISSN (Online): 2347-1697, Volume 2, Issue 10 June 2015, Impact factor 4.164.
    34 NOx, Soot, and Fuel Consumption Predictions under Transient Operating Cycle for Common Rail High Power Density Diesel Engines, Hindawi Publishing Corporation USA Journal of Combustion Volume March -2016, Article ID 1374768,13 pagesdoi.org/10.1155/2016/1374768.
    35 Performance, Combustion and Emission Analysis of Compression Ignition Engine Fuelled with Blends of Tyre Pyrolysis Oil, International Journal of Latest Trends in Engineering and Technology Vol. (7)Issue(4), November 2016, pp.311-317dx.doi.org/10.21172/1.74.043e-ISSN:2278-621X.
    36 Experimental Investigation of Single Cylinder Diesel Engine Using Biodiesel Ethanol Blended Fuels, International Advanced Research Journal in Science, Engineering and Technology ISSN (Online) 2393-8021ISSN (Print) 2394-1588DOI 10.17148/IARJSET.2016.31206Vol. 3, Issue 12, December 2016.
    37 CFD Analysis of Pressure Control Valve used in ABS using Fluid-Structure Interaction Technique, International Journal of Current Research Vol. 9, Issue, 06, pp.52531-52541, June, 2017ISSN: 0975-833X.
    38 Comparison and Evaluation of performance, Combustion, NOx reduction and Nanoparticle emission of Diesel, Jatropha, and Karanja oil Methyl Ester Biodiesel in a Military 38.8L CIDI Engine Applying EGR with Turbo Charging, JSAE Paper Number: 20180961 Original SAE International, 2018-01-0919, April 03, 2018. ISSN 0148-7191Doi:10.4271/2018-01-0919, 8.
    39 Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Karanja Oil Biodiesel with Cerium Oxide Nano Particle Fuel Additive on Lubricating Oil Tribology and Engine Wear in a Heavy Duty 38.8L,780 HP Military CIDI Diesel Engine, SAE International, 2018-01-1753, September 10, 2018, ISSN 0148-7191doi:10.4271/2018-01-1753.
    40 The Effect of Cerium Oxide Nano Particles Fuel Additive on Performance and Emission of Karanja Biodiesel Fueled Compression Ignition Military 585kW Heavy Duty Diesel Engine, SAE International, 2018-01-1818, September 10, 2018, ISSN 0148-7191 doi:10.4271/2018-01-1818.
    41 Design and Development of Intake Ports for 2-Valve & 4-Valve Configurations for Heavy Duty Off-Highway Diesel Engine, SAE International, 2019-28-0042, October 11, 2019, doi:10.4271/2019-28-0042.
    42 Optimization of In-Cylinder Flow and Swirl Generation Analysis for a Naturally Aspirated Diesel Genset Engine for Emission Reduction through Intake Port Design, 2019-28-0024, October 11, 2019, doi:10.4271/2019-28-0024.
    43 Review: Multipoint laser ignition system and its applications to IC engines, Optics & Laser Technology, Volume 130, May 21, 2020.
    44 Comparison and Evaluation of Engine Wear, Performance, NOx Reduction and Nano Particle Emission of Diesel, Karanja and Jatropha Oil Methyl Ester Biodiesel in a Military720 kW, heavy duty CIDI Engine Applying EGR with Turbo Charging, SAE Technical Paper, 2020-01-0618, April 14, 2020
    45 Comparison and Evaluation of Engine Wear, Performance, NOx Reduction and Nano Particle Emission of Diesel, Karanja and Jatropha Oil Methyl Ester Biodiesel in a Military720 kW, heavy duty CIDI Engine Applying EGR with Turbo Charging, SAE Technical Paper 2020-01-0618, 2020
    46 Comparison and Evaluation of Performance, Combustion and Particle Emissions of Diesel and Gasoline in a Military Heavy Duty 720 kW CIDI Engine Applying EGR, SAE Technical Paper 2020-01-2057, Sept 15, 2020.
    47 Comparison and Evaluation of Engine Wear, Performance, NOx Reduction and Nano Particle Emission of Diesel, Karanja and Jatropha Oil Methyl Ester Biodiesel in a Military720 kW, heavy duty CIDI Engine Applying EGR with Turbo Charging, SAE Technical Paper 2020-01-0618, April 14, 2020
    48 LASER-Induced flame kernel evolution with LES modeling, International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development (IJMPERD), ISSN (P): 2249-6890; ISSN (E): 2249-8001, Vol. 10, Issue 1, Feb 2020, 691–700
    49 Experimental Study of Spray Behavior and Laser Ignited Combustion Characteristics of a Gasoline-Air Mixture Using the GDI System, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 1 December 2020
    50 Numerical simulation of combustion characteristics and emission predictions of methane-air and hydrogen-air mixtures in a constant volume combustion chamber using multi-point laser-induced spark ignition, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 11 April 2021
    51 An All-Atom Simulation Study of Gas Detonation Forming Technique, Metals, April 2021
    52 Experimental Investigation of the Collective Impact of Electric Current and Ambient Temperature on the Thermal and Electrical Parameters of Lithium Iron Phosphate Cells, Energy Technology, September 2021
    53 Modeling and Validation of the Impact of Electric Current and Ambient Temperature on the Thermoelectric Performance of Lithium-Ion Batteries, Energy Technology, volume 10, issue 2 February 2022
    54 CFD Simulation of Gaseous Fuel Combustion in Constant Volume Combustion Chamber using Multi-Point Laser Ignition SAE Technical Paper 2022-28-0355, 2022,
    55Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Gasoline Fuel on Engine Performance, NOx reduction, and Engine Wear of a 38.8L Military Heavy Duty CIDI Diesel Engine Applying EGR,” SAE Technical Paper 2022-01-1027, 2022.
    56 Thermal management of catalytic converter with heat pipe embedded in thermal energy storage to reduce cold start emissions, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects volume 44, issue 4, November 2022
    57Simulation for flow across heated square cylinders, Heat Transfer, volume 52, issue 3, May 2023
    58 Effect of the spacing on forced convection heat transfer for flow around a row of heated square cylinders, Materials Today: Proceedings volume 73, 2023
    59Enhancement of catalytic converter performance to reduce cold start emissions with thermal energy storage – An experimental study, Materials Today: Proceedings volume 73, 2023
    60 Comparison and Evaluation of Engine Wear, Engine Performance, NOx Reduction and Nanoparticle Emission by using Gasoline, JP-8, Karanja Oil Methyl Ester Biodiesel, and Diesel in a Military 720 kW, Heavy-Duty CIDI Engine Applying EGR with Turbo Charging, SAE International, ISSN 01487191, DOI 10.4271/2023-01-0318, 2023.
    61 Effect of Piston Secondary Motion on Lubricating Oil Consumption, Blow-by and Friction, SAE International, ISSN 01487191, DOI 10.4271/2024-26-0259
    62 Effect of Piston Profile on Piston Motion and Liner Bore Polishing, International Journal of Automotive Technology, 2024, 25(2), pp. 225-233
    63 Energy and exergy analysis of latent heat storage with heat pipe encased in phase change material, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy (May 2024), ISSN 09576509, pp 555-568, DOI 10.1177/09576509231212245
    National Journal:
    Introducing creativity in organization culture” The Journal of Engineering Education, The Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. XVI No. 4 April 2003, 49 – 52 (4).
    2 Literature Review: Modeling of Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition combustion for future engine application, The IUP Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Vol. II, No. 4, pp. 7-27, Nov 2009, 7-27 (20).
    3 Multifuel for CRDI Diesel Engine for Military Use, EME Journal,-4.
    4 Performance and Emission Experimentation on use of Esterified Karanja oil Biodiesel Fuel on Military D50 Dozer Engine, Defense Technical Journal (Oonchisadakein),-4.
    5 Estimation of Flue Gas Temperature in various zones in a Pulverized Coal-Fired Utility Boiler, Technical Journal of The Institution of Engineers (I), Vol.36, November 2012, ISBN No. 978-81-924990-0-0, 154-160 (6).

    Book Chapters

    1. Modeling of In-cabin Climate Condition and Fogging of Windshield, SAE Book- Thermal Systems & Management Systems (SP-2132), 2007-01-0767, April 2007, ISBN 978-0-7680-1635-5.
    2. Application of CFD Methodology to reduce the pressure drop and water entry in the Air Intake System of Turbocharged Engine, SAE Book- Thermal Systems & Management Systems, (SP-2152) 2008-01-1172, April 2008, ISBN 978-0-7680-1994-0.
    3. Performance, emission and wear analysis of esterified Karanja oil biodiesel fuel for military use on a heavy-duty transport diesel engine, Published in Book New Frontiers in Biofuels Edited by P B Sharma and Naveen Kumar, Chapter No 22, January 18-19, 2010.
    4. Performance and Emission Characteristics of a 780 hp CIDI Military Diesel Engine Operated on Karanja Oil Methyl Ester Biodiesel Applying EGR with Supercharging, SAE Book- Emissions Measurement and Testing, 2011 (SP-2320), 2011-01-0639, 12 April 2011, ISBN 978-0-7680-1635-5.
    5. Mathematical Modeling of Injection and Spray Characteristics of a Diesel Engine: A Review, Book Chapter in Springer Engine Modeling and Simulation, 2022

    International and National Conferences

    1 A model for coal-water mixture combustion in diesel engine, International Conference on Challenges in Coal & Mineral Beneficiation, at Dhanbad, Jharkhand, Dec 7-8, 2001,311 -321.
    2 Role of volatiles in simulation of coal-diesel fueled engine , International Conference on Challenges in Coal & Mineral Beneficiation, at Dhanbad, Jharkhand, Dec 7-8 2001,339 – 346.
    3 Cycle Simulation of Coal-Diesel fueled Engine, XVI National Conference on I.C. Engine held at Calcutta in Jan 20-22, 2000. , 570-575.
    4 The combustion model for coal-water mixture in diesel engine, XVII National Conference on C. Engines & Combustion, at KREC Surathkal, Karnataka, Dec 18-20, 2001. , 241 – 248.
    5 Cycle Simulation of Turbocharged Low Heat Rejection Diesel Engine , National Conference on Energy and Fuel Issues of Future, at PIET, Pune, Nov 5-6, 2004 , 113-120.
    6 Cycle Simulation of Low Heat Rejection Diesel Engine , National Conference on Energy and Fuel Issues of Future, at PIET, Pune, Nov 5-6, 2004 , 121-128.
    7 The effect of insulated combustion chamber surfaces on Diesel engine performance and combustion with and without turbocharger. , Third International conf on energy research and development ICERD-3 at Sheraton Hotel in Kuwait, Nov 21-23, 2005, -6.
    8 Coatings for improving Diesel Engine performance using Turbocharger. , 5th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia July 18-20, 2005, Paper No. 22.
    9 Cooling Tower- An Energy Conservation Resource, National Conference on Recent Development in Mechanical Engineering at Noorul Islam College of Engineering, Tamilnadu March 23, 2005, TH36- 136-146 (10).
    10 Determination of Friction and Heat Transfer Coefficients in a duct off Complex Geometry using CFD , National Conference on Recent Development in Mechanical Engineering at Noorul Islam College of Engineering, Tamilnadu March 23, 2005 , TH42, 108-116 (8).
    11 Optimum Temperature of Circulating Water Through Cooling Power Plant Conserves Energy, National Conference on Energy Management in Changing Business Scenario, BITS Pilani, Oct 8-9, 2005.
    12 Energy Conservation opportunity in a Cooling Tower of Power Plant , National Conference on Development-Cum-Environment Friendly Future Industrial Fuels, of Technology, Coimbatore-06, Tamilnadu. May-19 2005.
    13 Parameter Estimation Procedure in Plate Heat Exchanger- An Approach, National Conference on Development-Cum-Environment Friendly Future Industrial Fuels, of Technology, Coimbatore-06, Tamilnadu. May-19, 2005, 64-67.
    14 Study and Development of Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) Of Municipal Solid Waste (Msw) Fired Boiler, National Conference on Application of Advanced Quality Methods in Engineering and Technology AAQMENT 2006- Erode (Tamilnadu) Feb 23-24, 2006.
    15 Performance Emission And Wear Analysis of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) For Military Use on A Heavy Duty 558 kW Diesel Engine , 21st National Conference on I.C. Engine & Combustion, Bapuji Institute of Engineering & Technology, Davangere, Dec 10-12, 2009. , 95- 102.
    16 Design Improvement and Comparative Analysis of Intake Manifold For Uniform EGR Distribution in IDI Diesel Engine , International Conference on Advances in Mechanical and Building Sciences in the 3rd Millennium, VIT, Vellore, TN, 14-16 December 2009.
    17 Prediction of Boiler Tube Failure, 3rd International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, January 4-6, 2010, S.V. N.I.T., Surat, 264-268.
    18 Torsional Frequency Analysis of Multi-Cylinder Inline Diesel Engine Generator System, ASME Press – International Conference on (MIMT 2010) in Sanya, China, January 22-24, 2010, ISBN: 9780791859544, DOI: 10.1115/1.859544. paper81, 519-524.
    19 Combustion Characterization in DI Diesel Engine Using Single zone Heat Release Modeling, National Conference on Recent Trends in I. C. Engines and Automobiles (RICA 2010), Sangamner, March 3-4, 2010.
    20 Effect of Arresters on Erosion in Economizer Zone and its Analysis, International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2010 (AMAE), ISBN: 978-1-62993-396-2, DOI: 01.UIPE.01.01.21.22, 23-27.
    21 Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Esterified Karanja Oil Biodiesel on Performance, emission and Engine Wear of a Military 160hp Turbocharged CIDI Engine. , World Congress on Engineers, International Conference of Mechanical Engineering, ICME-301, London 6-8 July 2011, ISBN: 978-988192515-2.
    22 Use of Cold Air Velocity Test (CAVT) to Locate, World Congress on Engineers, International Conference of Mechanical Engineering, ICME-214, London 6-8 July 2011, ISBN:978-988192515-2.
    23 Prediction of Flue Gases Velocity in the Utility Boiler , 11th Asian International Conference on Fluid Machinery, 11-AICFM, IIT Madras, Chennai, held on dated 21-23 November 2011.
    24 A Coupled Field Fluid Flow And Structural Analysis Of A Nozzle Used In A Supersonic Artillery Rocket , “21st National Conference on Heat and Mass Transfer at IIT Madras (ISHMT-ASME 2011) held on dated 27-30 December 2011.
    25 Power Balancing of Inline Multi-cylinder Diesel Engine, ASME 2012, International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition [IMECE], Houston, USA.
    26 Comparison and Evaluation of Performance, Emission and Wear analysis of Diesel, JP-8 and Pure Karanja biodiesel in a military 780 hp CIDI engine , ASME 2013, International Mechanical Engineering Congress& Exposition, IMECE2013, November 13-21, 2013, San Diego, California, USA. ISBN: 978-0-7918-5634-5, doi: 10.1115/IMECE2013-63244.
    27 Prediction of Combustion Pressure, NOx and Soot for D.I. Diesel Engine by Simplified Model , ASME 2013, International Mechanical Engineering Congress& Exposition, IMECE2013, November 13-21, 2013, San Diego, California, USA. ISBN: 978-0-7918-5642-0, doi: 10.1115/IMECE2013-62067.
    28 Design& Computational Validation of In-line Bare Tube Economizer for 210 MW Pulverized Coal Fired Boiler , ASME 2013, International Mechanical Engineering Congress& Exposition, IMECE2013, November 13-21, 2013, San Diego, California, USA. ISBN: 978-0-7918-5628-4, doi: 10.1115/IMECE2013-62073.
    29 Analysis in a Piston Bowl of DI Diesel Engine using CFD , Advanced Simulation Technologies Indian User Conference 2014 Pune, 12th November.
    30 Performance, combustion and emission analysis of compression ignition engine fuelled with blends of fish oil biodiesel, 1st International and 18th ISME conference on Enabling Sustainable Development in Mechanical Engineering, NIT, Warangal, 23-25 February, 2017.
    31 Comparison and Evaluation of Engine Performance, Emission, Noise and Wear of Diesel and Karanja Oil Methyl Ester Biodiesel in a 980HP Military Turbo Charged CIDI Engine , ASME 2017, International Mechanical Engineering Congress& Exposition, IMECE2017, November 3-9, 2017, Tampa, Florida, USA. ISBN: 978-0-7918-5841-7, doi: 10.1115/IMECE2017-70067.
    32 Combustion characterization of laser ignition of methane-air mixture in a constant volume combustion chamber. , 24th National and 2nd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2017), December 27-30, 2017, BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, India.
    33 Laser Ignition with Internal Combustion Engine: Review, International conference on sustainable energy and environmental challenges (SEEC-2018) Indian Institute of Science Bangalore.
    34 Review: Laser Ignition with Liquid Fuels, International conference on sustainable energy and environmental challenges (SEEC-2018) Indian Institute of Science Bangalore.
    35 Numerical Analysis of Gasoline Fuel with Laser Ignited Spark Ignition, 2nd International Conference on new frontiers in engineering , science & technology (NFEST 2019), NIT Kurukshetra.
    36 Placement of Heated Blocks Under Forced Convection for Enhanced Heat Transfer, Advances in Mechanical Engineering, pp 59-65, Part of Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering book series, June 30,2020.
    37 Review of the approaches and modeling methodology for lithium-ion battery thermal management systems in electric vehicles, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering (Springer Nature) book series, Nov 6, 2020
    38 Spray Behavior Analysis of Ethanol, Mathematical Modeling, Computational Intelligence Techniques and Renewable Energy, Proceedings of the First International Conference, MMCITRE 2020
    39Laser-Induced Spark Ignition of Methane-Air Mixtures in Constant Volume Combustion Chamber, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering (Springer Nature) book series, International Conference on Recent Advances in Materials, Manufacturing and Thermal Engineering RAMMTE, 2022
    40 Accurate velocity profile prediction in blower simulation: A methodology utilizing interpolation approach,3rd International Conference on Mathematical Modelling and Simulation in Physical Science (MMSPS 2023) SVNIT Surat, 23-24 June 2023.
    41 CFD Simulation for Hydrogen Gas Injector Orientation Optimization in Dual Fuel CRDI Engine,3rd International Conference on Intelligent Robotics,Mechatronics, and Automation Systems (IRMAS 2023), Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai association with Asia Pacific University in Technology & Innovation Malaysia 4 -5 May 2023.

    Patents

    Granted
    1. Title: AN INTAKE SYSTEM FOR A TURBOCHARGED ENGINE, Patent Application No.: 201921010780 dt. 20.03.2019.
    2. Title: WIND TURBINE SYSTEM FOR POWER GENERATION IN LOCOMOTIVES, Patent Application No.: 202221024366 dt. 25.04.2022

    Published
    3. Title: AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTING MACHINE, Patent Application No.: 202121037375 dt. 18.08.2021
    Filed

    4. Title: A BATTERY PACK WITH AN IN-BUILT REFRIGERANT BASED THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, Patent Application No.: 202221035674 dt. 22.06.2022
    5. AN APPARATUS TO DETERMINE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF VOLATILE LIQUIDSPatent Application No.: 202221042325 dt. 24.07.2022
    6. Title: A MULTIPLE DEGREES-OF-FREEDOM, TENDON-ACTUATED, ROBOTIC TENTACLE ARM SYSTEM Patent Application No.: 202321006687 dt. 02.02.2023

    Sponsored Research Projects

    1. Design and development of battery thermal management system for electric vehicles – RPS-NDF (AICTE) (2019-2022) – INR 24 Lakhs.
    2. Investigations of Laser Induced Combustion of Gaseous Fuels – RPS (AICTE) (2014-15) – INR 18.82 Lakhs.
    3. Development of Combustion Chamber – TEQIP (2013-14) – INR 1.25 Lakhs.
    4. Development of Modular Parabolic Trough Collector For Commercial & Industrial Application – RPS (AICTE) (2008-09) – INR 3.85 Lakhs.
    5. Piezoelectric pressure sensor with combustion chamber – TEQIP III – INR 3.54 Lakhs.
    6. Dyno controller – TEQIP III – INR 2.34 Lakhs.
    7. Battery Tester for battery internal resistance measurement – TEQIP III – INR 1.89 Lakhs.
    8. Investigation of combustion performance & emission characteristics of an alcohol-fueled (ethanol & methanol) CRDI diesel engine – Vasantdada Sugar Institute Fund 2022 – INR 9.88 Lakhs.
    9. Effect of Important Parameters on the Performance & Emission Characteristics of Engines Using Hydrogen as a Blend Fuel – CSR Research Fund ATA Freightline 2024 – INR 12.85 Lakhs.
    10. Effect of operating parameter on performance & emission characteristics of Diesel engine using hydrogen & other Gaseous Fuels as a Dual fuel – Vasantdada Sugar Institute Fund 2024 – INR 17 Lakhs.

    Research Activity

    1. Research Scholars completed their PhD: 10
    i. “Experimental Investigation of High Speed Bearing Using Acoustic Emission & Vibrational Analysis for Identification and Estimation of Defects”, A. A. Utpat in Pune University, on June 8th, 2012.
    ii. “Development of Methodology & Experimental Setup for Balancing of Inline Diesel Engines Vibration Analysis for Improving Performance”, S. H. Gawande in Pune University, on September 12th, 2012.
    iii. “Investigation on DI diesel engine for Military and disaster management vehicles using different alternative fuels”, Lt. Col. Anandkumar Pandey, Pune University on February 13th, 2013.
    iv. “To Develop a predictive tool for Boiler Tube Failure”, P R Dhamangaonkar in Pune University on 25th September 2013.
    v. “Development and Experimental Validation of Soot and Nox Model for DI Diesel Engine under Transient Operating Conditions”, N H Walke in S. P. Pune University on 10th April 2017.
    vi. “Investigations of laser induced combustion of gaseous mixtures”, C. D. Koshti, in S. P. Pune University on 20th December 2021.
    vii. “Investigation of Engine Intake Flow through Development of Intake Port Design for DI Diesel Engines”, SameerS Tikar in S. P. Pune University on 8th June 2022.
    viii. “Investigation of combustion characteristics of liquid fuels with laser ignition”, Ms. S. S. Patil inS. P. Pune University on 2nd August 2022.
    ix. “Enhancement of catalytic converter efficiency for IC engines using heat pipe and TES”, Ms. G. A. Pise, S. P. Pune University on 25th June 2024.
    x. “Experimental Analysis of combustion characteristics of multipoint laser ignition in constant volume chamber, Mr. P. M. Patane, S. P. Pune University on 1st July 2024.

    2. Research Scholar
    Ongoing PhD Candidates
    Registered PhD Research Scholars: 03
    i. “Design and development of Battery Thermal Management system for EVs and HEVs”, Mr. I. C. Naik, S. P. Pune University (Pre-synopsis submitted)
    ii. “Design and development of cooling system for fuel cell”. Ms. M. V. Patil, S. P. Pune University
    iii. “ Development of AI based model for vehicle performance and emission at city road drive cycle”, Ms. R. R. Gujar, S. P. Pune University

    3. Postgraduate dissertations
    1 Optimization of the cooling tower, Thermal Power Station, Parali
    2 Design and simulation of room A/C using R-104A, In house
    3 Study of firing refuse-derived fuel from municipal solid waste on the special grate, Thermax
    4 Modeling of in-cabin climate and fogging of windshields , NCL Pune
    5 Design Improvement & Comparative Analysis of Intake Manifold for Uniform EGR Distribution in IDI Diesel Engine, Tata Motors Pune
    6 Eulerian-Eulerian Modeling of Circulating Fluidized Bed using CFD Technique and its Validation, Thermax Ltd Pune
    7 Study of Boiler Tube Leakages and CFD Analysis of Reheater Tube, Thermal Power Station, Ekalare Nasik
    8 Development of Intake Manifold for EGR Distribution in Diesel Engine. , ARAI Pune
    9 Development of 4 strokes 4 cylinder Petrol Engine, Greaves Cotton Pune
    10 Computational Simulation of Air-EGR Mixing Effects on Nox Emissions in a DI-Diesel Engine, Greaves Cotton Pune
    11 Determination of Air Flow and Temperature Distribution inside Passenger Compartment by Using CFD, Tata Motors Pune
    12 CFD Analysis and Experimental Validation of 42.5 Kva Alternator, Cummins Generator
    13 Design, Analysis, and Optimization of Pump Inlet Elbows for Centrifugal Inline Pumps, WILO-Mather Platt Pumps, Pune
    14 Efficient optimization of piston bowl, Compression Ratio and EGR for DI diesel engine, Kirloskar Oil Engine Ltd Pune
    15 Prediction and Validation of NOx Emission in Di Diesel Engine, ARAI, Pune
    16 Analysis of the Effect of Combustion Chamber Geometry on Combustion Process and Emission Formation in DI Diesel Engine, ARAI, Pune
    17 Flow around Row of Four Circular Cylinders, In House
    18 Conversion of IDI VCR diesel engine to DI VCR diesel Engine, In House
    19 Vehicle engine cooling system simulation for high HP TIGER-4, Cummins India Ltd
    20 Development of a single cylinder variable compression ratio Ricardo research diesel engine from indirect injection to common rail direct injection and it’s a simulation with AVL -BOOST”. , In house
    21 Development of an Oil Mist Separation System for a 4 cylinder CRDi BS-IV Engine to reduce the Oil Carry Over, Force Motors
    22 Two Dimensional Pressure Iterative Navier Stokes Equation using Nodal Integral Method For Lid-Driven Cavity and Square Cylinder, In house
    23 Conversion Ricardo E-6 to CRDI and parametric analysis by using G T Power. , In house
    24 Numerical and experimental analysis of onion weight loss, in house
    25 Heat Transfer Analysis of medium-duty DI Diesel Engine, Kirloskar Oil Engine Ltd
    26 Analysis of Constant Volume Combustion Chamber for Mixing Of Gaseous Fuel. , In house
    27 Experimental And Numerical Modelling of Dipping-In and Dipping –Out Stages of E-coat Paint Process. , John Deere
    28 Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Pressure Control Valve Used In Antilock Braking System Using Fluid-Structure Interaction Technique. , Knorr-Bremse India Pvt.Ltd.
    29 Numerical And Experimental Analysis of Combustion of Gaseous Fuels in Constant Volume Combustion Chamber Using Laser Ignition, in house
    30 Numerical and Experimental Analysis of Laser Induced Ignition of Methane-Air Mixture in a Constant Volume Combustion Chamber. , In house
    31 Numerical investigation of mixture formation and combustion in EDI+GPI engines, in house
    32 Experimental investigation on laser-induced combustion of propane-air mixtures in a constant volume combustion chamber, in house
    33 Experimental analysis of laser-induced combustion of methane-air mixture in a constant volume combustion chamber, in house
    34 Numerical and Experimental analysis of ethanol fuel combustion in constant volume chamber, in house
    35 Numerical investigation of laser induced spark ignition and combustion characteristics in a constant volume chamber, in house
    36 Numerical analysis and experimental validation of spray behavior analysis of liquid fuel, in house
    37 Flame visualization of laser ignited liquid fuels using schliern setup, in house
    38 Heat sink design and analysis for 3kW motor controller, in house
    39 Thermal analysis of metal additive manufacturing: Modeling and simulation of Renishaw AM machine, in Renishaw
    40 Numerical simulation of gaseous fuel combustion in constant volume chamber using multipoint laser ignition, in house
    41Emission Analysis through Numerical Simulation of Three-Way Catalytic Converter with Thermal Energy Storage, in house
    42 The modelling of phase change material as a thermal management system for Li-ion battery, in house
    43 Methanol fuel utilization in dual fuel Compression Ignition (CI) Engine, in house
    44Analysis of Phase change Material used as Thermal Energy Storage Unit of Catalytic Converter, in house
    45 Characterization of laser ignition of gaseous fuel, in house
    46Thermal analysis of induction cooktop using CFD, in Whirlpool
    47Investigation on combustion performance and emission characteristics of an alcohol fuel CRDI diesel engine, in house
    48Investigation of Performance, Combustion and Emission characteristics of Hydrogen Fuel in BS6 CRDI Twin cylinder Turbocharged Engine, in house
    49Investigation of Combustion, Performance and Emission Characteristics of Gaseous Fuel (CNG) in a BS6 CRDI Twin cylinder Turbocharged Flex fuel Engine, in house

    Consultancies

    1. Boiler Tube Leakage – Rs. 10 Lakhs.
    2. Design and Development of AIR Filter Test Setup for Air Conditioner – Rs. 2.00 Lakhs.
    3. Development of Air Filter Test Rig – Rs. 20 Thousand.
    4. Design and testing of fire extinguisher setup – Rs. 10 Thousand.
    5. Calibration of Radiator Fan – Rs. 1.5 Lakhs.
    6. Design and Testing of a Fog machine – Rs. 10 Thousand.
    7. Design and Development of Gas Flow Meter Test Setup – Rs. 50 Thousand.
    8. Design of testing setup of portable water monitor – Rs. 10 Thousand.
    9. Testing of Calorific Value, Ash Content, Viscosity Pressure Gauges, Water Flowmeter – About Rs. 4 Lakhs.
    10. Approval of raw water pane water pumping machinery conceptual design – Rs. 2.065 Lakhs.
    11. Preparation of technical report for the additives in diesel generators – Rs. 0.472 Lakhs.
    12. Checking of fabrication quality of vehicle – Rs. 2.3 Lakhs.
    13. Design and preparation of specification & dimension of gas fixed cremator with estimate – Rs. 7 Lakhs.

    SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO TEACHING/ACADEMIC EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT/INSTITUTIONAL CORPORATE LIFE

    1. Joint organizing Secretary & session chair at National Conference on Energy and Fuel Issues of Future (5 Nov. 2004).
    2. Project Guide for Best project award for “Numerical Simulation and Experimental Validation of Performance of Regenerative Air Pre-heaters” at Forbes Marshall, Pune (22 Sept. 2008).
    3. Project Guide at DIPEX2003 for Prototype making competition in Refrigeration Engineering (Centrifugal Pump on/off timer) (17 Feb. 2003).
    4. Co-Principal Investigator for AICTE RPS Grant of Rs. 3.85 Lakhs for “Development of Modular Parabolic Trough Collector for Commercial and Industrial Application” (5 March 2008).
    5. Principal Investigator for AICTE RPS Grant of Rs. 18,82,353/- for “Investigation of Laser Induced Combustion of Gaseous Fuels” (19 March 2015).
    6. Principal Investigator for TEQIP-II Grant of Rs. 1.25 Lakhs for “Investigation of Laser-Induced Combustion of Gaseous Fuels” (5 Feb. 2014).
    7. Treasurer & session chair at International conference on “Advances in Machine Design and Industry Automation” (10-12 Jan. 2007).
    8. Treasurer and Session Chair at International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering at COEP (29-31 May 2013).
    9. CTA for First Year MBA/MMS/PGDBAM/PGDAM Post degree course Admissions CET (A.Y. 2011-12).
    10. Session chair & Organizing Committee Member at the 36th National Conference on “Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power” at COEP (17-19 Dec. 2009).
    11. Member of Project Review Committee (PRC) for the project “Innovative Electronic Control Systems for PNG (Pipelined Natural Gas) Fuelled Stationary Engine,” a proposal at the Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India (1 Sept. 2011).
    12. Appreciation as Organizer at the Third International Conference on Transformation in Engineering Education at COE, Pune (8-12 Jan. 2016).
    13. Nodal officer – Finance for TEQIP III (From April 2017 to Sept. 2022).
    14. Convener of ICAME 2022, International Conference & Exposition on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, COEP Pune (23-25 June 2022).
    15. BOS Member at Govt. College of Engineering Amravati, SGS Institute of Technology and Science Indore, Vishwakarma Institute of Technology Pune, Symbiosis Institute of Technology Pune (From 2019 onwards).
    16. Academic Auditor for Solapur and GCOE Karad.
    17. PhD Examiners and Progress Committee Member for Kolhapur University, Nagpur University, Symbiosis International University Pune, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad, Osmania University Hyderabad; PhD Progress Committee Member at DIAT, SIT, VIT, Sinhgad College, COEP Mechanical Department, and other departments (From 2007 onwards).
    18. Head of Mechanical Engineering Department, COEP College, COEP Tech University (From April 2019 to February 2023).
    19. Academic Council Member of COEP College and COEP University (From April 2019 onwards).
    20. National Education Policy (NEP-2020) Coordinator at COEP Tech University (From February 2023).
    21. Chairman NEP 2020 Mechanical for DTE Mumbai and Member of the Committee for NEP implementation formed by DTE Mumbai (From May 2023).