Bio-data

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, September 2021

Anna University/Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Chennai/Coimbatore, India

Dissertation: “Self-Excited Vibration Analysis of a Rotor Air-Ring Bearing via a Two-Degrees of Freedom Approach”

This research explores externally pressurized air-ring bearings and is an extension of the M.E. thesis work. Dr. Muruganandam has been single-mindedly working on this research for the past 18 years with the long-term objective of designing and fabricating a prototype air-ring bearing suitable for micro gas turbine applications. In the Ph.D. research, computations were performed using ANSYS software in a parallel solver having sixteen processes with the memory shared between the processes on a single machine (Intel Xeon CPU E5-2683-v4 with 2.10 GHz).

Master of Engineering in Thermal Engineering, first class, May 2005

Anna University/Government College Technology, Coimbatore, India

Thesis: “Design and Analysis of Air Bearing for High-Speed Biogas Fired Micro Turbine Generator”

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, first class, May 1998

Manonmaniam Sundaranar University/National Engineering College, Tamil Nadu, India

Industrial Experience

Engineer, 11th January 1999 to 30th April 2003

INDWELL Constructions Limited, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh

Responsibilities:

- To supervise erection, commissioning, and overhauling activities in thermal power plant turbo generator and auxiliaries for the clients of INDWELL Constructions Limited

Accomplishments:

- Worked in four projects of INDWELL Constructions Limited’s major clients

11th January 1999 to 08th October 2000

Client: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (Northern Region)

Customer: Vindyachal Super Thermal Power Station 

(Erection of power plant units VII & VIII of 500 MW each, Stage II)

National Thermal Power Corporation, Sidhi District, Madhya Pradesh

Responsibilities: Commissioning activities on the steam turbine, generator, and auxiliaries

10th October 2000 to 10th June 2002

Client: Power Plant Performance Improvement Limited (Joint Venture of BHEL and Siemens AG)

Customer: Durgapur Project Limited, Durgapur, West Bengal

(Renovation, Upgradation, Modernization and Life Extension of Power Plant Units of 30 MW (02 Nos.) and 77 MW (03 Nos.))

Responsibilities: Erection and overhauling activities on boiler feed pumps, condensate extraction pumps, condenser cooling water pumps, assembly activities on high pressure boiler feed water heaters and evaluation of thermal power plant performance 

15th June 2002 to 30th January 2003

Client: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (Southern Region)

Customer: Raichur Thermal Power Project 

(Erection of Unit VII, 210 MW)

Karnataka Power Corporation Limited, Raichur, Karnataka

Responsibilities: Supervising turbo generator cycle piping and its associated hangers erection

1st February 2003 to 30th April 2003

Client: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited 

Customer: Chattish Garh State Electricity Board (Overhauling)

Jaminipali, Korba, Chattish Garh

Responsibilities: Supervising turbo generator and auxiliaries overhauling

Teaching Experience

Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, India, August 2012 – August 2022

Assistant Professor | Department of Mechanical Engineering

Instructed Master of Engineering programme courses in the disciplines of Chemical Engineering and Heat Power Engineering. Instructed Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Technology programme courses in all engineering disciplines. Supervised master- and undergraduate-level research projects in mechanical engineering.

 Master of Engineering courses:

● Compressible Flow • Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning System and Design • Total Quality Management

Bachelor of Engineering courses:

● Gas Dynamics and Jet Propulsion • Engineering Thermodynamics • Thermal Engineering

● Heat Transfer • IC Engines: Combustion and Pollution • Automobile Engineering • Fluid Mechanics and Machinery

● Basic Mechanical Engineering • Engineering Graphics • Total Quality Management • Mechanics of Machines

Contributions:

● Assisted in developing the Mechanical Engineering programme syllabus and the course syllabi for the Basics of Thermodynamics, Compressible Flow, and Tribology courses.

● Compiled the Workshop Practice Manual for first-year Mechanical Engineering students.

● Helped prepare the Self-Assessment Report for a component of the Mechanical Engineering and Heat Power Engineering programmes.

● Tracked and maintained the research project activities of Ph.D. scholars.

● Supervised four mechanical engineering research projects and three heat power engineering research projects.

PARK College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, India, June 2011 – August 2012

Assistant Professor | Department of Aeronautical Engineering

Instructed Bachelor of Engineering programme courses in the disciplines of Aeronautical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.

Bachelor of Engineering courses:

● Heat Transfer • Solid Mechanics • Thermal Engineering

SASTRA University, Tamil Nadu, India, June 2006 – May 2011

Assistant Professor II | Department of Mechanical Engineering

Instructed Bachelor of Engineering programme courses in the disciplines of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.

Bachelor of Engineering courses:

● Gas Dynamics and Jet Propulsion • Engineering Thermodynamics • Heat Transfer

● Turbo-Machines • Aerodynamics • Advanced Fluid Mechanics

● Industrial Tribology • Design for Manufacture • Engineering Management

● Metrology, Measurements, and Computer-Aided Inspection • Quality Engineering • Industrial Engineering

Contributions:

● Compiled the Heat Transfer Laboratory Manual.

PSN College of Engineering and Technology, Tamil Nadu, India, July 2005 – June 2006

Lecturer | Department of Marine Engineering 

Contributions:

● Compiled the Marine Machinery Design Data Book.