Education
2010 Ph.D Faculty of Process & Systems Engineering
Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany
2006 M.Tech Engineering Mechanics (Solid Mechanics)
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India
2001 B.E Mechanical Engineering
Maduari Kamaraj University, PSNA CET, Dindigul, India
Work Experiences
From 2018 June Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
2012 – 2018 Senior Researcher (Group leader, Lecturer)
Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany
2010 – 2012 Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship
Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany
2006 – 2007 Project Officer in Solid Mechanics Group
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India
2001 – 2004 Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering
Anna University, P.S.Y. Engg.College, India
Research Interests
• Modeling and simulation of industrial processes
• Solidification of metals – Micro-structure development, Thermodynamics of phases
• Finite element modeling and analysis
• Thermal stresses during heat treatment of metals
• Peridynamics - Heat transfer, hot cracks
• Constitutive modeling of solid and mushy state of metals – Creep, Viscoplasticity
• Casting defects – Hot tearing, Segregation, Porosity
Publications
Refereed International Journals
12. G.A.Kulkarni, A.K. Nallathambi, E. Specht, 2019. Eulerian steady state solution of boiling curve for impinging water jet on moving hot metal plate, Heat and Mass Transfer.11. P.K. Penumakala, A.K. Nallathambi, E. Specht, U. Urlau,, D. Hamilton, C. Dykes, 2019. Feasibility Study of Continuous Casting of Steel Billets in Twin-Belt Caster, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 50 (1), pp 42–51.
10. P.K. Penumakala, A.K. Nallathambi, E. Specht, U. Urlau,, D. Hamilton, C. Dykes, 2018. Influence of process parameters on solidification length of twin-belt continuous casting, Applied Thermal Engineering, 134, 275-286.
9. P.K. Penumakala, A.K. Nallathambi, E. Specht, U. Urlau, P. Unifantowicz, 2015. Theoretical estimation of solidification and compensation lengths in continuous casting, Applied Thermal Engineering, (84), 286-291.
8. P. Pavan Kumar, A.K. Nallathambi, E. Specht, A. Bertram, 2012. Mechanical behaviour of mushy zone in DC casting using a viscoplastic material model, Technischemechanik 32(2), 342-357.
7. A.K. Nallathambi, M.Tyagi, E.Specht, A.Bertram, 2011.Thermomechanical analysis of direct chill casting using finite element method, Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals (TIIM), Vol.64, Issue 1-2, pp.13-19.
6. A.K. Nallathambi, Y. Kaymak, E.Specht, A.Bertram, 2010. Sensitivity of material properties on distortion and residual stresses during metal quenching processes, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 210 (2), pp. 204-211.
5. A.K. Nallathambi, C.Laskhmana Rao, Sivakumar M Srinivasan, 2010. Large deflection of constant curvature curved beams under follower load, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Vol.52, Issue 3, pp.440-445.
4. A.K. Nallathambi, E.Specht, A.Bertram, 2009. Computational Aspects of Temperature based Finite Element Technique for phase-change heat conduction problem, Computational Materials Science, 47 (2), pp. 332-341.
3. A.K. Nallathambi, E.Specht, 2009. Estimation of heat flux in array of jets quenching using experimental and inverse finite element method, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 209 (12-13), pp. 5325-5332.
2. A.K.Nallathambi, S. Doraisamy , A.S. Chandrasekar, Sivakumar M Srinivasan, 2009. A 3- species model for Shape Memory Alloys, International Journal of Structural Changes in Solid Mechanics and Applications, Vol.1, No.1, pp.149-170.
1. A. K. Nallathambi, Y.Kaymak, E.Specht, A.Bertram, 2009. Optimum Strategies to Reduce Residual Stresses and Distortion during the Metal Quenching Process, Journal of ASTM International, 6 (4). doi: 10.1520/JAI101806.
Book Chapter
A.K.Nallathambi, Y. Kaymak, E.Specht, A.Bertram, 2008. Distortion and Residual Stresses during Metal Quenching Process, Book Chapter : Micro-Macro-Interactions in Structured Media and Particle Systems, Editors: Albrecht Bertram and Juergen Tomas, Springer-Verlag, pp 145-157, doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-85715-0_12.
Contact Details
Dr.-Ing. Ashok Kumar Nallathambi,
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
Tiruchirappalli - 620 015.
Tamil Nadu, INDIA.
Phone: +91 95003 10739
Email: nashok@nitt.edu,
ashok.kumar.nallathambi@gmail.com