Department of Automobile Engineering

Research Scholars - Anna University

1. Ms. M. Uma Maheswari - 24239691158 - Jan 2024 - Course Work 

2. Mr. C. Madhanbabu - 25142691221 - Jan 2025 - Course Work

Journals Published (International)       

1. Chockalingam, M. P., Winsly, B. W., Santhappan, J. S., & SJ, S. P. (2026). Species transport modeling and tar analysis in palmyra palm fruit nutshell gasification: Performance evaluation and process optimization. Fuel, 404, 136229. (SCI:IF- 7.5)

2. Venkatachalam, R., Boopathi, M., Murugan, P. C., & Raja, K. V. (2025). Enhancing CI engine efficiency with onboard oxygen concentrator: An experimental study and RSM optimization. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 103650. (SCI:IF - 7.3)

3. Santhappan, J. S., Padmavathy, S. R., Al-Shahri, A. S. A., Chockalingam, M. P., & Glivin, G. (2025). Energy-exergy and enviro-economic analysis of water-cooled brazed plate building–integrated condenser for cooling appliances in dwellings. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-15. (SCI:IF- 4.415)

4. Padmavathy, S. R., Santhappan, J. S., Prabakaran, R., Kim, S. C., Chockalingam, M. P., & Al-Shahri, A. S. A. (2024). R290-Hydrofluoroolefin based low global warming potential refrigerant mixtures for room air conditioner: An energy, exergy, and environmental (3E) analysis. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-17. (SCI:IF- 4.415)

5. Karthi, T., Manikandan, G., Murugan, P. C., Sakthivel, S., Vinu, N., & Dineshkumar, P. (2024). Design and development of steering based adaptive headlight system (No. 2024-28-0272). SAE Technical Paper. (Scopus)

6. Winsly, B. W., Ramalingam, V. K., Santhappan, J. S., Maria, A. J., Chokkalingam, M. P., & Rajendran, V. (2025). Optimal sizing and techno-economic-environmental evaluation of biomass-solar-wind-grid hybrid energy system: A case study of an institute in South India. Energy Conversion and Management, 325, 119352. (SCI:IF-11.5)

7. Sampathkumar, V., MANOJ, S., & ANANDAKUMAB, S. Murugan, P. C.,  (2024). Production and characteristic analysis of thick solid biomass fuel from the waste of watermelon-muskmelon using ceramic powder and cassava starch as binder–ceramics in energy application. Journal of Ceramic Processing Research, 25(4), 633-642.  (SCI: IF- 0.636)

8. Murugan, P. C., Joseph Sekhar S, Beno Wincy Winsly (2024). Numerical Investigation to Predict the Impact of Pre-heated Air on the Tar Formation of Cocoa Pod Husk Gasification in a Fixed Bed Downdraft Gasifier. Energy, 132626. (SCI:IF-9.0)

9. Nithyanandhan, K., Suganeswaran, K., & Murugan, P. C. (2024). Experimental study on heat pipe evacuated tube solar collector for residential use with various condenser configurations. Energy Conversion and Management, 312, 118583. (SCI: IF-10.4)

10. Gunasekaran, A. P., Chockalingam, M. P., Santhappan, J. S., Al-Shahri, A. S. A., & Padmavathy, S. R. (2024). Performance and environmental sustainability studies on a dual-fuel IC engine working with producer gas of variable calorific values from rural biomass. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-14. (SCI:IF-5.8)

11. Winsly, B. W., Santhappan, J. S., & Chockalingam, M. P. (2024). Impact of corrugated duct and heat storage element on the performance of a low-cost solar air heater under forced air circulation: an experimental study. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-19. (SCI: IF-5.8). 

12. Padmavathy, S. R., Prabakaran, R., Chockalingam, M. P., Glivin, G., Santhappan, J. S., Selvi, B. J., ... & Manoharadas, S. (2024). Experimental investigation of biogas production by co-digestion of local vegetable market wastes. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 1-10. (SCI: IF - 4.3)

13. Wincy, W. B., Santhappan, J. S., & Murugan, P. C. (2024). Deep‐bed drying kinetics and thermodynamic parameters of high‐moisture parboiled paddy (ASD‐16) in a reversible airflow fixed bed dryer. Journal of Food Process Engineering, 47(3), e14563. (SCI: IF-5.3). 

14. Murugan, P. C., Sekhar, S. J., Glivin, G., Raveendran, P. S., Le, T. H. T., & Mathimani, T. (2024). Investigation on thermochemical co-gasification of rice husk and groundnut shell in open core gasifier for the generation of producer gas: An optimization by central composite design. Environmental Research, 242, 117741. (SCI: IF-8.30). 

15. Santhappan, J. S., Raveendran Padmavathy, S., Chockalingam, M. P., Al-Shahri, A. S. A., & Glivin, G. (2023). Performance analysis of a solar-driven domestic refrigerator working with eco-friendly refrigerants in continuous power outage areas. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 45(4), 11384-11398. (SCI: IF-4.1). 

16. Murugan P C, Arun Prasad G, Joseph Sekhar S, 2023, "Multi-response optimization on the gasification of Cocoa Pod husk and its performance in multi-fuel engine", Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-022-02553-7 (SCI: IF- 4.987).

17. Murugan, P. C., Raveendran, P. S., Sekhar, S. J., Navaneethakrishnan, P., Wincy, W. B., & Glivin, G. (2022). Investigation on the technical and economic benefits of implementing biomass gasifier in clay brick manufacturing industries. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 53, 102554 (SCI: IF- 7.632).

18. Sekhar, S. J., Raj, M. A. F., Raveendran, P. S., & Murugan, P. C. (2022). Cladding phase change materials in freezing and chilling zones of household refrigerator to improve thermal performance and environmental benefits. Journal of Energy Storage, 55, 105476. (SCI:IF-8.907)

19. Murugan P C., Navaneethakrishnan P., Saji Raveendran P., Edwin M., Beno Wincy W., Joseph Sekhar S., 2023 "Techno‑economic feasibility study on the application of downdraft gasifier in small‑scale red clay bricks industries", Applied Nano-Science, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-021-01942-0. (SCI: IF- 3.674)

20. Murugan, P. C., Raveendran, P. S., Glivin, G., Kalaiselvan, N., Sekhar, S. J., & Gayathri, S. N. (2023, May). Experimental investigation on downdraft biomass gasifier with leafy biomass available at educational institutions. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2492, No. 1). AIP Publishing. (SCOPUS)

21. Raveendran, P. S., Murugan, P. C., Glivin, G., Kalaiselvan, N., & Lakshmi, M. V. (2023, May). Energy analysis on domestic refrigerator using PCM to enhance the quality of food preservation. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2492, No. 1). AIP Publishing. (SCOPUS)

22. Krishnan, H. H., Murugan, P. C., Varughese, J. P., Mithra, N. S., Bakthavatsalam, A. K., Premalatha, M. M., ... & Glivin, G. (2023, August). Effect of solar shading device inside the cavity of double skin facade for increasing energy efficiency: An experimental study. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2520, No. 1, p. 030006). AIP Publishing LLC. (SCOPUS)

23. Murugan, P. C., Saminathan, S., Jiiva, K., & Baranidaran, D. S. (2022). Feasibility Analysis of Biogas Based Charging Station Using MATLAB Simulation (No. 2022-28-0412). SAE Technical Paper. (SCOPUS)

24. Janani, S., Rampradheep, G. S., Kulanthaivel, P., & Murugan, P. C. (2022). Eco-Efficient Concrete: A sustainable reutilization of Ceramic Tile Waste Powder (CTWP) as a partial replacement for cementitious material in a recycled fine aggregate concrete. JOURNAL OF CERAMIC PROCESSING RESEARCH, 23(6), 884-891. (SCI: IF- 0.636)

25. M. Harikaran, P. Kulanthaivel, A.R. Krishnaraja and P.C. Murugan (2022). Performance enhancement of concrete by using ceramic waste as a partial replacement for coarse aggregate. JOURNAL OF CERAMIC PROCESSING RESEARCH, 23(6), 884-891. SCI: IF- 0.636)

26. Raveendran, P. S., Karthikeyan, R., Murugan, P. C., Sanjay, S., Vivek Raj, S., Selva Kannan, N. K., & John, D. K. (2021). 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, 09544089211062782. (SCI: IF-1.620).

27. Murugan P C., Padmavathy, S. R., Nithyanandan, S., Glivin, G., Roy, B. W. W., & Santhappan, J. S. (2021). Numerical and experimental study on the effect of nozzle position and inlet air temperature in an industrial-type biomass gasifier. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 1-13. (SCI: IF-4.987).

28. Arun Prasad G, Murugan P C, Beno Wincy W, Joseph Sekhar S, 2021, "Response Surface Methodology to predict the performance and emission characteristics of the gas-diesel engine working on producer gases of non-uniform calorific values", Energy, 121225, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.121225. (SCI: IF-7.147).

29. Murugan P C., Navaneethakrishnan P., Saji Raveendran P., Edwin M., Beno Wincy W., Joseph Sekhar S., 2021 "Techno‑economic feasibility study on the application of downdraft gasifier in small‑scale red clay bricks industries", Applied Nano-Science, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-021-01942-0. (SCI: IF- 3.674)

30. Glivin, G., Kalaiselvan, N., Mariappan, V., Premalatha, M., Murugan, P.C. and Sekhar, J., 2021. "Conversion of biowaste to biogas: A review of the current status on techno-economic challenges, policies, technologies and mitigation to environmental impacts". Fuel, 302, p.121153. (SCI: IF-6.609)

31. Murugan P C. and Sekhar, S.J., 2021. "Investigation on the yield of producer gas from tamarind shell (Tamarindus Indica) as feedstock in an Imbert type biomass gasifier". Fuel, 292, p.120310. (SCI: IF-6.609)

32. Gunasekaran AP, Chockalingam MP, Padmavathy SR, Santhappan JS., 2021 "Numerical and experimental investigation on the thermochemical gasification potential of Cocoa pod husk (Theobroma Cacoa) in an open-core gasifier". Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy. 23:1603–1615 (SCIE: IF-3.636)

33. Murugan P C., Navaneethakrishnan, P. and Sekhar, S.J., 2021, "An experimental investigation on utilizing cassava stalk as biomass sources in a gasifier. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 1057, No. 1, p. 012040). IOP Publishing. (WOS)

34. Murugan P C. and Raveendran, P.S., 2021, "Experimental Studies on the Application of Biomass Gasifier for Drying Tapioca in Remote Areas".  IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 1084, No. 1, p. 012107). IOP Publishing. (WOS)

35. Raveendran, P.S. and Murugan, P.C., 2021, "Energy Conservation on Vapour Compression Refrigeration System using PCM".  IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 1084, No. 1, p. 012106). IOP Publishing. (WOS)

36. Murugan P C, Vel Kumara Samy V, Vishnu Bharathi T, SuryaPrakash M, 2020, “An Experimental and Numerical study on the Performance of Downdraft Biomass Gasifier”, International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research, Vol.9 (6), pp.408-415. (Scopus)

37. Murugan P C, Vel Kumara Samy V, Vijaya Prasath S, Vishnu Bharathi T, 2019, “Automatic Leaf Collector And Chopper For The Greenery Lawn”, International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research, Vol.8 (12), pp.3038-3041. (Scopus)

38. Murugan P C, Tamilarasu V, Tharani Dharan N.P, Sreenithiyanandan R. S, Vivek Raj S, 2019, “Automated Pottery Wheel for the Village Community to Manufacture Earthen Pots”, International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research, Vol.8 (12), pp.3042-3044. (Scopus)

39. Vijay Anand M, Vijayakumar K.C.K, Murugan P C, Bhuvanesh Kumar M, 2019, “Prevalence Of Wrist, Neck And Shoulder Pain Symptoms Among Ironing Workers In Occupational Laundry Shop”, International Journal of Scientific Technology and Research, Vol. 8(11), pp.740-744. (Scopus).

40. Arun Prasad G, Murugan P. C, Praveen P, Saji Raveendran P & Godwin Glivin, 2019, “Natural Bio-filters for Eco-friendly cleaning and enrichment of producer gas”, International Journal of Scientific Technology and ResearchVol. 8(10), pp.277-280.(Scopus).

41.  Murugan P. C, Arun Prasad G & Joseph Sekhar S, 2019, “Implementation of Species-Transport Model in Numerical Simulation to Predict the Performance of Downdraft Gasifier with Biomass Blends” Energy Research Journal, Vol. 10, pp. 36-47. (PROQUEST)

42. Murugan P. C., Joseph Sekhar S, “Species- Transport Model for the gasification of rice husk (Oryza Sativa) in a downdraft gasifier”, Computer and Electronics in Agriculture, Vol 139, pp. 33-40. June 2017. (SCIE: IF-5.565) 

43. Murugan, P.C. and Joseph Sekhar S., "Numerical simulation of imbert biomass gasifier to select the feedstock available in remote areas". Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy, 36: 708–716. 2017. (SCIE: IF-2.431)

44. Murugan P.C., Joseph Sekhar S., “Numerical studies to predict the impact of air nozzle position and inclination on the performance of downdraft gasifier”,  Journal of the Applied Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 947-955. 2017. (SCIE: IF-1.405)

45. Caroline Jeba Petricia R., Murugan P. C., Joseph Sekhar S., " Computational Modelling of Imbert Type Downdraft Biomass Gasifier using CFX", International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Volume 6 Issue 2,  514 – 519, February 2017.

46. Murugan P. C., Fathima Surumy S., Joseph Sekhar S., "Numerical Studies on the Electronic Gadgets in a Personal Computer Using CFD", International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR),Volume 5 Issue 7,  1508 - 1511, July 2016.

47. Christus Jeya Singh V, Thyagarajan K, Murugan P. C., Joseph Sekhar S, “Rubber Seed Kernel as a Substitute for wood in a biomass gasifier – An Experimental Study”, Advanced Materials Research, Vol (984-985), pp. 845-849, 2014.       

Paper Presented in International Conferences

1. P. C. Murugan, R. Caroline Jeba Petricia, V. Christus Jeya Singh, S. Joseph Sekhar., “Computational Modelling of Downdraft Gasification Technology using CFX”, International Conference on Energy Efficient Technologies for Sustainability (ICEETS 2016), April 7 & 8, 2016,       St. Xavier’s Catholic College of Engineering, Nagercoil.

2. P. C. Murugan, S. Fathima Surumy, S. Joseph Sekhar., “Numerical Studies on the Electronic Components in a Desktop Computer Using CFD”,  International Conference on Energy Efficient Technologies for Sustainability (ICEETS 2016), April 7 & 8, 2016, St. Xavier’s Catholic College of Engineering, Nagercoil.

3. Murugan P. C., Fathima Surumy S., Joseph Sekhar S.,“Computational fluid dynamics for the heat transfer studies on electronic components in a personal computer”, Indo-Brazil Bilateral International Conference on Advanced Materials and Manufacturing (ICAMM 2015), March 27 & 28, 2015, Cape Institute of Technology, Levengipuram, Tirunelveli.

4. Murugan P. C and Joseph Sekhar S.,“Numerical Studies on the performance of imbert type gasifier working with biomass sources available in rural areas”,  in an International Conference on Polygeneration, February 18-20, 2015, Anna University, Chennai.

5. V. Christus Jeya Singh, K. Thygarajan , P. C. Murugan, S. Joseph Sekhar, “Rubber Seed Kernel as a Substitute for Wood in a Biomass Gasifier - An Experimental Study”, International Conference on "Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering and Interdisciplinary Developments (ICRAMID 2014) held on March 7 & 8, 2014 at Ponjesly College of Engineering, Nagercoil

Books Published

1.   Murugan P C., Joseph Sekhar S., "Drying of Tapioca by Biomass Gasifier for Remote Areas", LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Republic of Moldova Europe, ISBN: 978-620-0-29952-9. 

2.  Murugan P C., Joseph Sekhar S., "Technical Feasibility Analysis on Biomass Gasifier in Brick Industry- An Experimental and Numerical Approach", LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Republic of Moldova Europe, ISBN: 978-620-3-92940-9. 

Book Chapter

1.   Saji Raveendran, P., Murugan, P. C., Darwin, T., Glivin, G., & Dwivedi, G. (2022). Energy Analysis of R1234yf/R134a as Replacement of R134a in a Domestic Refrigerator. In Advancement in Materials, Manufacturing and Energy Engineering, Vol. II (pp. 495-502). Springer, Singapore.

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

Patent:

1. IBAM-Mineral Water Quality Testing System: IoT-Based Automatic Mineral Water Quality Testing and Management System 

(Patent Number: 2020103845)

Course Material

1. Automotive Sensors and Controllers

3. Alternate Fuels for Automobiles

4. Autonomous Vehicles

5. Power Plant Engineering 

    FULL MODULE (PPT) 

6. 14MEE14 - Computational Fluid Dynamics

   CFD PPT

7. Heat and Mass Transfer Laboratory 

     Natural Convection on a Vertical Tube (Video Demo)

8. Unconventional Machining Processes

9. Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics

10. 20AUE11 - Vehicle Maintenance