Muninathan K

Project Works Undertaken

International / National Journals

• 1. Muninathan K., & Madhavan, V. R. (2024). Experimental and numerical analysis to enhance the thermodynamic properties and biofuel stability: Sapindus mukorossi. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 46(1), 13654–13666. https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2024.2412196 

  2. Vishnu Prasanna D, Parthiban D, Venkata Ramanan M, Rajesh D, Iyan Kumar R, Muninathan K. Performance Optimisation of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell by Modifying Anode Flow Field Design. Advanced Energy Conversion Materials [Internet]. 2024 Jun. 25 [cited 2024 Dec. 16];5(2):224-39. Available from: https://ojs.wiserpub.com/index.php/AECM/article/view/4684 

  3. Muninathan K, Venkata Ramanan M, Monish N, Baskar G. Economic analysis and TOPSIS approach to optimize the CI engine characteristics using span 80 mixed carbon nanotubes emulsified Sapindus trifoliatus (soapnut) biodiesel by artificial neural network prediction model. Appl Energy 2024;355:122309. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.APENERGY.2023.122309.

  4. Muninathan K, Venkata Ramanan M. Enhancement of Sapindus trifoliatus (soapnut) biodiesel yield, engine performance, and reduce emissions using Mg-doped CaO nanocatalyst. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy 2023;15. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0142654/2877963.

  5. Muninathan K, Venkata Ramanan M, Baskar G, Rajendran N. Biodiesel Production from Sapindus Trifoliatus oil using Mg doped CaO Heterogeneous Nanocatalyst. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects 2022;44:6099–110. https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2022.2095463.

  6. Ashok Kumar V, Muninathan K, Arivazhagan S, Monish N, Venkata Ramanan M, Seshagiri Rao V, et al. Investigations on carbonization operating conditions of ANSYS customized kiln for charcoal production from Prosopis juliflora biomass and ANN model prediction for optimized operating conditions. Fuel 2023;350:128838. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FUEL.2023.128838.

  7. V Ashok Kumar, S Arivazhagan, K Muninathan. Experimental and computational study of melting phase-change material for energy storage in shell and tube heat exchanger. J Energy Storage 2022;50:104614. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.EST.2022.104614.

  8. K. Muninathan et al 2020 IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng. 923 012067, Experimental Investigation of Eco-Friendly and Energy Efficient Auto and Allo Thermal Charcoal Kiln, doi:10.1088/1757-899X/923/1/012067.

  9. K. Muninathan, M. Venkataramanan, P. R. Daison Jacob, K. Gnanasekar and K. E. Gowtham, "Effect of Wood Size and Stacking on Pyrolysis Process using Prosopis Juliflora," 2020 International Conference on System, Computation, Automation and Networking (ICSCAN), 2020, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICSCAN49426.2020.9262352.

  10. K. Muninathan, D. V. Prasanna, N. Gowtham, B. J. Paul and K. Vikneshpriya, "Experimental and Numerical Studies on Catalytic Converter to Reduce CO2 Emissions in IC Engines," 2020 International Conference on System, Computation, Automation and Networking (ICSCAN), 2020, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/ICSCAN49426.2020.9262340.

  11. K. Muninathan, S. Arivazhagan, R. Yuvaraj, K. Madhupriya and M. Shanmathi, "CFD Analysis on Performance Improvement of Impeller Mixing Solid Waste in Anaerobic Digestion," 2020 International Conference on System, Computation, Automation and Networking (ICSCAN), 2020, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/ICSCAN49426.2020.9262450.

  12. K. Muninathan, J. J. Nesakumar, K. Vikneshpriya, V. Prashanth Anand and C. Daarthi, "Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Autothermal Portable Charcoal Kiln using Casuarina Wood," 2020 International Conference on System, Computation, Automation and Networking (ICSCAN), 2020, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/ICSCAN49426.2020.9262413.

  13. RR Thirumaniraj, K Muninathan, V Ashok Kumar, B Jerickson Paul, Rahul R Rajendran,” Experimental and Numerical Studies of Thermal Energy Storage using Paraffin Wax Phase Change Materials”. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Volume923, Issue1, Pages 012066.

  14. G Ashwin Prabhu, K Muninathan, O Lokesh Kanna, G Monish, SR Arun,” Static Analysis of Aluminum 6063 Alloy for Steering Knuckle Application in Student Formula Car”, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Volume923Issue1Pages012007. 

  15. K. Muninathan, R. R. Thirumaniraj and M. A. Suryanarayanan, "Heat Transfer Modeling and Analysis of Annular Diffuser With and Without Double Tapered Struts," 2018 IEEE International Conference on System, Computation, Automation and Networking (ICSCA), Pondicherry, 2018, pp. 1-5. doi: 10.1109/ICSCAN.2018.8541227.

  16. K. Muninathan, R. Lakshminarayanan and Binesh S. Kumar. Design, Heat Transfer Modeling and Analysis Of Environmentally Benign Charcoal Kiln, IJEP 39 (2): 173-177 (2019).

  17. K. Muninathan2* , D. Vishnu Prasanna1 , R. Sriganeshkumar2 , B. Soruban Raj2 , K. V. Yogesh2 , A. Waseem Ahamed2 , L. Sachin1 , S. Krishnan1 , Shubham Arun Parwate1 , K. Rajkumar3 , ‘Investigation Of Nitrogen Reduction In Four Stroke Petrol Engine Using Zeolites As Adsorbent’, Research Journal of Life Sciences, Bioinformatics, Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences, RJLBPCS 2019, DOI: 10.26479/2019.0502.67/E-ISSN : 2454-6348.

International / National Conferences

1. Mr. K. Muninathan Presented a paper in a IEEE International Conference on System, Computation, Automation and Networking (ICSCA) titled on “Experimental and Numerical Studies on Catalytic Converter to Reduce CO2 Emissions in IC Engines," held at Manakula Vinayagar Institute of Technology, Kalitheerthalkuppam, Pondicherry, India on 3rd and 4th July 2020.

2. Mr. K. Muninathan Presented a paper in a IEEE International Conference on System, Computation, Automation and Networking (ICSCA) titled on “ Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Autothermal Portable Charcoal Kiln using Casuarina Wood," held at Manakula Vinayagar Institute of Technology, Kalitheerthalkuppam, Pondicherry, India on 3rd and 4th July 2020.

3. Mr. K. Muninathan Presented a paper in a IEEE International Conference on System, Computation, Automation and Networking (ICSCA) titled on “ CFD Analysis on Performance Improvement of Impeller Mixing Solid Waste in Anaerobic Digestion," held at Manakula Vinayagar Institute of Technology, Kalitheerthalkuppam, Pondicherry, India on 3rd and 4th July 2020.

4. Mr. K. Muninathan Presented a paper in a IEEE International Conference on System, Computation, Automation and Networking (ICSCA) titled on “Effect of Wood Size and Stacking on Pyrolysis Process using Prosopis Juliflora," held at Manakula Vinayagar Institute of Technology, Kalitheerthalkuppam, Pondicherry, India on 3rd and 4th July 2020.

5. Mr. K. Muninathan Presented a paper in a International Conference on Technological Advancements in Materials, Design, Manufacturing and Energy Sector (ICTAMDMES’20) titled on Experimental Investigation and Optimization of Eco-Friendly and Energy Efficient Auto and Allo Thermal Charcoal Kiln held at S t. Joseph’s College of Engineering,OMR, Tamilnadu, India on 20th and 21st  Feb 2020.

6. Mr. K. Muninathan Presented a paper in a International Conference on Technological Advancements in Materials, Design, Manufacturing and Energy Sector (ICTAMDMES’20) titled on Experimental and Numerical Studies of Thermal Energy Storage Using Paraffin Wax Phase Change Materials held at S t. Joseph’s College of Engineering,OMR, Tamilnadu, India on 20th and 21st  Feb 2020.

7. Mr. K. Muninathan Presented a paper in a IEEE International Conference on System, Computation, Automation and Networking (ICSCA) titled on "Heat Transfer Modeling and Analysis of Annular Diffuser With and Without Double Tapered Struts,"   held at Manakula Vinayagar Institute of Technology, Kalitheerthalkuppam, Pondicherry, India on 6th - 7th July 2018.

8. Mr. K. Muninathan Presented a paper in a National Conference on Energy, Ecology and Environment titled on “Design, Heat Transfer Modeling and Analysis Of Environmentally Benign Charcoal Kiln” held at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, Erode, Tamilnadu, India on 2nd and 3rd Aug 2018

9. Mr. K. Muninathan Presented a paper in a National Conference on Current Research outcomes in Mechanical Engineering (NC-CROME19) titled on “Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Auto thermal Portable Charcoal Kiln” held at SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India on 15th and 16th March 2019.

10. Mr. K. Muninathan Presented a paper in a National Conference on Current Research outcomes in Mechanical Engineering (NC-CROME19) titled on “Analysis of Thermal Energy Storage Using Phase Change Materials” held at SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India on 15th and 16th March 2019.

11. Mr. K. Muninathan Presented a paper in a National Conference on Current Research outcomes in Mechanical Engineering (NC-CROME19) titled on “Experimental And Numerical Analysis Of Fixed Bed Gasifier Using Different Throat Angles” held at SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India on 15th and 16th March 2019.

12. Presented a poster entitled "Improved technologies for charcoal production and economic analysis- a review" in the National Conference on Energy and Environment at AC Tech, Anna University, Chennai (2014).

13. Presented a paper titled "Hydrogen production by using solar thermochemical techniques - a review" in the National Conference on Recent Trends in Mechanical Engineering at Magna College of Engineering (2013).

14. Presented a paper titled "Design and Development of Eco-Friendly and Energy Efficient Charcoal Kiln" in the Inter-National Conference on Advance Design and Manufacturing in Mechanical Engineering at Sethu Institute of Technology (2013).

FDP /Workshop.

• 1. Participated in National level online Faculty Development Programme on “Advanced Technologies in Automotive system - ATAS’21” held from 4th Jan - 9th Jan 2021 organised by Karpaga Vinayaga College of Engineering & Technology, Madhuranthagam (TK), Chengalpattu (DT), Tamil Nadu, India

  2. Participated in six days Faculty Development Programme on “Recent Developments In Solar Energy Recovery And Storage Technologies”, from 03.08.2020 to 08.08.2020 Organized by St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, OMR, Chennai-119.

  3. Participated in the five day Faculty Development Programme on "ME8493 - Thermal Engineering - I" organised by the Departments of Mechanical and Automobile Engineering, Arasu Engineering College, Kumbakonam during 14th to 19th December, 2020 through online pedagogy.

  4. Successfully completed NITTT online certification course, an AICTE Sponsored FDP offered by Indian HEIs and approved by UGC, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India on “Orientation Towards Technical Education and Curriculum Aspects”, a 8 week course from September 2020 to October 2020 powered by SWAYAM online courses.

  5. Successfully completed NITTT online certification course, an AICTE Sponsored FDP offered by Indian HEIs and approved by UGC, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India on “Professional Ethics & Sustainability”, a 8 week course from March 2021 to April 2021 powered by SWAYAM online courses.

  6. Successfully completed NITTT online certification course, an AICTE Sponsored FDP offered by Indian HEIs and approved by UGC, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India on “Communication Skills, Modes & Knowledge Dissemination”, a 8 week course from March 2021 to April 2021 powered by SWAYAM online courses.

  7. Successfully completed NITTT online certification course, an AICTE Sponsored FDP offered by Indian HEIs and approved by UGC, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India on “Instructional Planning and Delivery”, a 8 week course from March 2021 to April 2021 powered by SWAYAM online courses.

  8. Mr. Muninathan K attended One Week Online Faculty Development Program on “Purely Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering” organized by the Chennai Institute of Technology, Chennai held on 1st to 5th Jun 2020.

  9. Mr. Muninathan K attended Two days National Seminar on “Role of Smart Materials in Aerospace and Engineering Application” sponsored by SERB, organized by the St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, OMR, Chennai held on 16th and 17th Nov 2019.

  10. Mr. Muninathan K attended Short Term Training Program on Prospects and Challenges on “Biofuels and Bioenergy” sponsored by AICTE, organized by the St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, OMR, Chennai held on 11th to 16th Nov 2019.

  11. Mr. Muninathan K attended One day Workshop on ’Smart Energy Technologies for Buildings’, ASHRAE EDGE2019, Organized by the ASHRAE on 5th April 2019 at Hyatt Regency, Chennai.

  12. Mr. Muninathan K attended Faculty Development Program on “Analytical and Experimental Techniques in Thermal Engineering” sponsored by Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi under Continuing Education Programme in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Design at National Institute of Technology, Rourkela from 4th June to 8th June 2018.

  13. Mr. Muninathan K attended in an AICTE sponsored QIP-short-term course on “HUMAN COMFORT AND INDOOR AIR QUALITY” Organized by the Department of Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at IIT Madras from 20th November 2018 to 25th November 2018.

  14. Mr. Muninathan K attended a IIT Madras and Anna university Chennai sponsored workshop on ’Natural / CO2 Refrigeration Systems for Supermarket and Other Application’ Organized by the Department Mechanical Engineering at CEG, Anna University, Chennai on 5th Oct 2018.

  15. Mr. Muninathan K attended One day Workshop on ’Smart Energy Technologies for Buildings’, ASHRAE EDGE2019, Organized by the ASHRAE on 5th April 2019 at Hyatt Regency, Chennai.

  16. International Workshop on Renewable Energy, Climate Change and Energy Management, organised by the Institute for Energy Studies, AU. (2013).

  17. International Workshop on Alternative Energy in the perspective of Nanotechnology, organised by Department of Manufacturing Engg., CEG, Anna University (2013)

  18. Continuing Education Program on Indoor air quality & health effects at IIT Madras (2013)

  19. NPTEL online certification course funded by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India on “Energy Conservation and Waste Heat Recovery ”, 12 week course from July 2019 to Oct 2019. Conducted by Indian Institute of Technology.

  20. NPTEL online certification course funded by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India on “Aircraft Propulsion ”, 12 week course from July 2019 to Oct 2019. Conducted by Indian Institute of Technology.

  21. NPTEL online certification course funded by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India on “IC ENGINES AND GAS TURBINES”, 12 week course from January 2018 to April 2018. Conducted by Indian Institute of Technology. Type of certificate: Elite Silver.

  22. NPTEL online certification course funded by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India on “Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning ”, 8 week course from July 2018 to Sep 2018. Conducted by Indian Institute of Technology. Type of certificate: Elite Silver.

  23. Energy Audit and Proposal to Reduce Energy Consumption in Trinity Beverage at Bengalooru                                    

  24. Details Energy Audit and Proposal to Change Energy pattern & Process with and without DG Set and  Reduce Energy Consumption        in AO Smith Water Product Company at Bengalooru   

  25. Design and Development of  Eco-Friendly & Energy Efficient Charcoal Kiln. In this research work, the Allo Thermal Retort has been        tested with dense wood. particularly, the Prosopis juliflora charcoal and the results shows that it has the lowest ash content (<3%) and the          highest fixed carbon content (<70%). This kiln has been developed, constructed and tested as a pilot plant.                                          

  26. Production of Hydrogen by using Solar Thermochemical process, In this process the metal oxide was heated upto 1500 ˚C and splitted into metal and oxygen then the metal was quenched with water to form      metal oxide and the Hydrogen gas which is used for various application.                                                 

  27. Energy Audit in Jocky and Madura Garment Factory, Bengalooru                                                                                                

  28. Energy Audit in Manjoor Tea Factory, Coonoor                                                                                                                                   

  29. Numerical Analysis of Flow Characteristics in an Exhaust Annular Diffuser, Studied the effects of wakes in the performance of an exhaust annular diffuser with and without struts. Obtained 12% decrease in losses in the diffuser without struts when compared to the diffuser with struts.                                          

  30. Design and Fabrication of Low Temperature Difference Solar Powered Stirling Engine. Designed and fabricated a solar powered Stirling engine to operate at a minimum temperature difference of 14°C. Obtained stable engine rotation speeds ranging from 140 rpm to 375 rpm at 14°C to 40°C temperature difference.