Dr. K.G. NITHESH

Dr. K.G. Nithesh

Ph.D (I.I.T. Madras)

Assistant Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Siddaganga Institute of Technology

Tumakuru – 572 103, Karnataka.

Contact No. : 9176485967

E-mail :nitheshkumble@gmail.com or nitheshkg@sit.ac.in

Teaching Statement

As a researcher, I have gained deep and clear knowledge of the underlying principles of my subject. While teaching, I just rearrange this knowledge in a clear and well organized manner. My teaching interests are inseparably conjoined with my research ambitions. I strongly believe that research and teaching should collaborate closely.

Professional Skills

• CAD Tools : CATIA V5 R15, ANSYS Geometry, Bladegen

• CFD Tools : Turbogrid, ANSYS Mesh, ANSYS FLUENT , ANSYS CFX

Research Interests

ORC cycles, Waste heat recovery, Renewable energy (OTEC, Geothermal), Design of power plant components like turbine and heat exchangers, Turbines for Rocket turbo-pump application, Two-phase flow heat transfer, Refrigeration and optimization.

Employment Details

• Teaching: 2 years

• Industrial: 2 years

• Research & Development (R&D): 7 years

Research Experience

Research & Development (R&D): (7 years)

• Research Scholar in Ocean Engineering Department, IIT-M. The area of research is Ocean Thermal energy conversion (OTEC) and Desalination.

• Two year of experience as a Project scientist-II in NIOT (Ministry of Earth science), INDIA. Worked for Technology development renewable ocean energy and desalination project. Team leader for 2kW OTEC Lab & Team Member of 75kW OTEC.

Administrative Experience

Test Coordinator for Mechanical Engineering Department, MVJ Bangalore

Educational Profile

• PhD in Design and optimization of OTEC turbine from Indian Institute of Technology Madras in 2017.

• M.Tech in Thermal Power Engineering from Siddaganga Institute of Technology Tumkur, affiliated to Visveswaraya Technological University, Karnataka in 2008.

• B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from National Institute of Engineering, Mysore, affiliated to Visveswaraya Technological University, Karnataka in 2004

• Intermediate at St PhilomenaCollege, Puttur, Dakshina Kannada,Karnataka in 2000

• S.S.L.C at Rosario High School, Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka in 1998

Awards and Recognition

•Young Researcher award-2017 from Institute of Ocean Energy, Saga University, Japan

•Invited Research scholar to Korea maritime university, Busan, South Korea

Conferences Organised/attended

• 5th International Symposium on Fluid Machinery and Fluids Engineering (ISFMFE 2012), Jeju,South Korea.

• 2nd International Seminar on ORC Power system (ASME-ORC 2013), Rotherdam,The Netherlands.

• European Seminar on Computation (ESCO-2016), Pilsen, Czech Republic.

• 3rd Program of International Platform on Ocean Energy For Young Researcher 2017, Japan

Short Term Training Programmes Organised/Attended

• Participated in National workshop on "computational fluid dynamics" organized by the department of mechanical engineering, MVJ college, Bangalore on 6th May 2009.

• Attended Two days workshop on "Micro and smart systems technology" from 2nd to 3rd of July 2009 in Bangalore.

• Attended the lecturer on "aero thermal design of gas turbine" organized by department of mechanical engineering PESIT Bangalore on 30th September 2009.

• Participated in "Basic Training on Star CCM+" from 21st December 2009 to 23rd December 2009 at IIT Madras.

• Participated in the NRB workshop on "Flow visualization and measurement techniques in hydrodynamics"organized by department of mechanical engineering, IISc Bangalore from August 26th to 27th 2010.

• Introductory training on "ANSYS design modeler and meshing" from 21st March to 22nd March 2011.

• Participated in Report writing workshop conducted by British Council on 21st December, 2011.

• National workshop on "turbo machinery aerodynamics" from June 21-24, 2013 at IIT Mandi.

Membership of Professional Bodies/Societies

• Life member of AMIE

• Life member of ISTE

• Life member of InDA Bombay

• Life member of FMFP

Subjects Engaged

• UG Course: Basic Thermodynamics, Applied Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Mechanics of Material, Industrial Hydraulics and Pneumatics, Foundations of Mechanical Engineering, Fluid mechanics, Turbo machinery, Fluid mechanics Lab, Energy Lab and HMT Lab

• PG Course: Thermodynamics, Theory and Design of Steam Turbine, Computational Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow

Research Publications

International/National Journal Publications (Scopus Indexed Journals)

• K.G. Nithesh, Dhiman Chatterjee, "Numerical prediction of the performance of radial inflow turbine designed for ocean thermal energy conversion system" Applied Energy, an international journal, http://doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.01.033 IMPACT Factor 7.5

• K.G. Nithesh, Dhiman Chatterjee, Cheol Oh, Young-Ho Lee, "Design and performance analysis of radial-inflow turboexpander for OTEC application" Renewable Energy, an international journal, 2016. Detailed results can be found in http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2015.07.018 IMPACT Factor 4.8

International/National Conference Proceedings

• K.G. Nithesh, Abdus Samad, "Integrated CFD-Surrogate Optimization to Enhance Efficiency of Turbine Designed for OTEC", European Seminar on Computation, Pilsen, Czech Republic, 2016.

• K.G Nithesh, "Design and Performance Analysis of OTEC Turbine", 3rdProgram of International Platform on Ocean Energy for Young Researcher 2017, Saga University, Japan

• K.G. Nithesh, Dhiman Chatterjee, Purnima Jalihal, “Design and numerical prediction of performance of a radial inflow turbine for OTEC application” 5th International Symposium on Fluid Machinery and Fluids Engineering (ISFMFE 2012), 24-27 October 2012, Jeju, Korea.

• K.G. Nithesh, Dhiman Chatterjee,"Numerical prediction of performance of 75-kWe radial turbine for OTEC application"ASME ORC 2013, 2nd international seminar on ORC Power system, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

FOREIGN ASSIGNMENTS

• Jeju, South Korea during 2012 to present paper in ISFMFE 2012.

• Busan ,South Korea during 2013 to visit Korea maritime university.

• Rotherdam, The Netherlands, during 2013 to present paper in ASME-ORC 2013.

• Pilsen, Czech Republic during 2016 to present paper in ESCO-2016.

• Saga, Japan during 2017 to present research work in 3rd Program of International Platform on Ocean Energy for Young Researcher 2017.

COMPUTER SKILLS

• CAD Tools : CATIA V5 R15, ANSYS Geometry, Bladegen

• CFD Tools : Turbogrid, ANSYS Mesh, ANSYS FLUENT , ANSYS CFX