KEC Faculty Profile

Journals Published (International)

1.  Karthikeyan.  R., Anand S A., Sakthinathan G.,  'Vegetable oils using Nano Addtives as a fuel for Automobiles - A review', Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Issue 7, 2015, ISSN: 0974-2115 Page No. 388 - 391. 

2. Karthikeyan,  R., Balaji, A., Arun, D., & Amaresh, A., 'Performance and Emission Analysis on Diesel Engine using Blended Cotton Seed Oil with     Natural Additives', Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Issue 7, 2017, ISSN: 0974-2115 Page No. 48 - 52. 

3. R.Karthikeyan, B.E. Nirmal, M. Pravin kumar, N.K. Pavithran,'Design and Fabrication of Tamarind Seed  Removal Machine, IJSTR,2019.

4. R Karthikeyan, R Bhubesh, M Ezhil kumaran, S S Deivavijay., 'Manure Removal System Using Lead Screw Mechanism', IJSTRes, Issue 7, 2020.

5. R Karthikeyan, Dr PThangavel, R Naveen,Dr P selvakumar., 'Experimental Study on Thermal Behaviour of Double Pipe Helical Flow Heat Exchanger ', IOP Publishing, 2020. 

6. R Karthikeyan, Dr PThangavel, 'Performance Analysis of Cold Energy Storage using Phase Change Material',IOP Publishing, 2020.

7. R. Karthikeyan, P. Thangavel, R.T. Raghunath, K.A. Muthu Priyan, M. Praveen Balaji, Performance analysis of greenhouse solar dryer using evacuated tubes,Materials Today: Proceedings,Volume 66, Part 3,2022,Pages 1509-1513,ISSN 2214-7853,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.06.447.

8. Raveendran PS, Karthikeyan R, Murugan PC, et al. Performance studies on vapour compression refrigeration system using PCM placed between wall and coil of the evaporator. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering. 2022;236(2):582-588. doi:10.1177/09544089211062782 .

9. Nagaraju, Animoni and Varma Sirivuri, Venkata Sai Chaitanya and Hema, P and Inukollu, Venkata Narasimha Rao and R, Vinay Raj and Karthikeyan, R., AI Based Implementation of Pioneer Structure in Industry 4.0 through Nanotechnology with Optimization Techniques (November 15, 2024). Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Optimization Techniques in the Field of Engineering (ICOFE-2024), http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5075917.

10. S Karthikeyan, J. Ajay Inbaraj, P. Thangavel, D. Deepa, N. Saravanan, & R. Karthikeyan. (2024). Selection of Containment System for Handling Cytotoxic Drugs in Pharmaceutical Industry. Educational Administration: Theory and Practice, 30(4), 6806–6811. https://doi.org/10.53555/kuey.v30i4.2101.

11. S. Karthikeyan, R. Yuvaraj, A. Prabhakaran, P. Thangavel, R. Karthikeyan, & D. Deepa. (2024). Safe Rail Lifting in Construction Industries. Educational Administration: Theory and Practice, 30(4), 6788–6794. https://doi.org/10.53555/kuey.v30i4.2098 

Paper Presented in National Conferences

1.  R. Karthikeyan, S A Anandkumar & G.Sakthinathan' Vegetable oils using Nano Addtives as a fuel for Automobiles - A review', National Conference on Recent Trends and development in sustainable Green Technologies, held at Anna University MIT Campus, Chennai, March 24 -25, 2015

2.  R. Karthikeyan,A. Balaji D. Arun & A. Amaresh,'Performance and Emission Analysis on Diesel Engine using Cotton Seed Oil with Natural Additives', National Conference for Mechanical Engineering Research Scholars MERS - 17, held at SSN College of Engineering, Chennai, March 30 -31, 2017.

Paper Presented in International Conferences

1. R. Karthikeyan., .Varun., Vairavan  .,' Enhancement of Thermal Efficiencies of Solar water using Phase Change Materials in theInternational Conference on Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering, held at Government  College of Engineering, Salem, March 2-3, 2017

2. R. Karthikeyan., .P.Thangavel  .,' Enhancement of Thermal Efficiencies of Heat Exchanger using Nano fluid', International Conference on ICAAMM 2021, held at MLR Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, August 27 &28, 2021

3. R. Karthikeyan., .K.A.Muthu Priyan, M.Praveen Balaji,T.Ragunath .,' Design and Fabrication of Greenhouse solar Dryer using Evacuated Tubes', International Conference on Technologies for Green Mobility 2021, held at Bannari Amman  Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, December 23 &24, 2021

4. R. Karthikeyan., .Tamizhan V B, S.Subhash, Sathishkumar .,' Design and Fabrication of Customized Tricycle for Corporellay Challenged People', International Conference on Technologies for Green Mobility 2021, held at Bannari Amman  Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, December 23 &24, 2021

5. R. Karthikeyan has presented a paper on the topic of 'Performance Analyais of ETSC based Greenhouse Solar dryer for drying of ivy gourd in the 2nd International Conference on Advancements in Automotive Technology (ICAAT) 2023 conducted by the Department of Automobile Engineering at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology held on 5th & 6th April 2023. 

6. R. Karthikeyan has presented a paper on the topic of 'Energy Analysis of Greenhouse Solar Dryer for Drying of Ivy Gourd' in the  International Conference on Food for The Future: Exploring Sustainable and Innovative Food Practices FEAST 2K23 , conducted by the Department of Food Technology at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology held on 20 to 21 April 2023. 

7.  R. Karthikeyan has presented a paper on the topic of 'Performance Analysis of ETSC Based Solar Dryer for Drying of Neem Leaves'in the  International Conference on Food for The Future: Exploring Sustainable and Innovative Food Practices FEAST 2K23 , conducted by the Department of Food Technology at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology held on 20 to 21 April 2023. 

8. R. Karthikeyan has presented a paper entitled 'Study of Performance and Quality Evaluation of Cabinet Based Turmeric Dryer: Simulation and Curcumin Analysis in the 5th International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME 2024), organised by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India during 20-22, March 2024.

Seminars/Worksops/FDP/STTD attended

1.  Participated in a two week  FDP course  on “Entrepreneuships” organised by TBI @ Kongu Engineering College fromMov 23 to Dec 5, 2015

2. Participated in  a one week  STTP  course  on “Recent Trends in Power Generation” organised by Pondicherry Engineering College  from May 02 to May 06, 2016

3. Participated in  two days  FDP course  on “Engineering Thermodynamics” organised by Knowledge Instutite of Technology from June 26 to June27, 2016

4. Participated in  two days SERB Sponsored National Seminar "Assimilation of Enlightened Coating Technologies for Industrial Applications" organised by Kongu Engineering College from  April 21 to April 22, 2017

5. Participated in Two days  Seminar on "Computational and Experimental Analysis for Fluid Mechanics" organised by Kongu Engineering College from September  14  to September 15, 2017.

6. Participated in Four weeks of FDP on "Teaching and Learning in General Programs (TALG)" organised by NPTEL, IISc, Bangalore from July  12019  to  August 2019.

7. Participated in five days  FDP on "Sensors Technology " organised by ATAL Academy  and Gnanamani College of Technology, Namakkal from 05-10-2020  to 09-10-2020.

8. Participated in five days  of FDP on "Waste Technology " organised by ATAL Academy  and M.G.R Educational and Research Institute from 26-10-2020  to 30-10-2020.

9. Participated in two weeks  of FDP on "Advanced materials and manufacturing Technology " organized by Eswari Engineering College from 27-09-2021  to 08-10-2021

10. Participated in seven days  of FDP on "Familiarization and Training on sophisticated Analytical and Energy Audit Instruments for Engineers " organised by NIT Tiruchirapalli from 18-10-2021  to 24-10-2021

11. Participated in seven days  of FDP on "Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technology " organized by the Department of Automobile Engineering-Eswari Engineering College from 18-27.09.2021 to 08.10.2021

12. Participated in seven days of FDP on "Mathematical Modelling and Computation in Engineering" organized by the Department of Science and Humanities at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Delhi-NCR Campus, Ghaziabad, U.P. from 24 to 30 July 2023.

13. Participated in seven days of FDP on "Recent advances in sustainable materials and developments in 3D printing Technologies" organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai from 20th May to 25 th May 2024.

14. Participated in the Faculty Development Program organized by STELLANTIS, which was held from September 23rd to September 27th, 2024.

Subjects Handled:

1. Basics of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

2. Thermal Engineering

3. Fluid mechanics and Hydraulic Machines

4. Heat and Mass transfer

5. Engineering Thermodynamics

6. Renewable Energy Sources

7. Power Plant Engineering

8. Fundamentals of Ergonomics

9. Engineering Economics and Management

10. Engineering Drawing

11. Manufacturing Technology

Lab Courses Handled

1. Basics of Civil and Mechanical Engineering Laboratory

2. Thermal Engineering Laboratory

3. Automobile Engineering and Fluid Power Laboratory

4. Heat and Mass Transfer Laboratory

5. Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines Laboratory

6. Engineering Practices Laboratory

7. CAD Laboratory

8. Material Property Testing and Manufacturing Technology Laboratory

9. Machining and Measurements Laboratory

Course Materials

1. Thermal Engineering - IC Engines

2. Air Compressors

3. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

4. Fluid Mechanics

5. Engineering Thermodynamics

6. Renewable Energy Sources

7. Manufacturing Technology

8. Heat Transfer Laboratory

9. Engineering Practices Laboratory

10. Ergonomics

11. Heat  and  Mass Transfer

12. Engineering Economics and Management 

Funded Programmes Organized (Seminar/Conference/Workshop/FDP/STTP/Other)