Dr. R. Rajaraman

• Heat Transfer Solidification Studies
• Phase Change Materials
• Solar Energy CFD study of flow through pipes

• Thermodynamics
• Thermal Engineering
• Internal Combustion Engines
• Heat and Mass Transfer
• Gas Dynamics and Space Propulsion
• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Engineering Graphics
• Engineering Mechanics
• Fluid Mechanics
• Strength of Materials
• Kinematics of Machinery
• Dynamics of Machinery
• Finite Element Method
• Manufacturing Technology
• Computer-Aided Manufacturing
• Non-Traditional Machining Process
• Solar Energy System
• Renewable Energy Sources

• Professor and Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science, Vadapalani, Chennai (600 026), Tamil Nadu, India, from January 2021 to till date.
• Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science, Vadapalani, Chennai (600 026), Tamil Nadu, India, from July 2017 to December 2020.
• Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, B.S. Abdur Rahman University, Vandalur, Chennai (600 048), Tamil Nadu, India, from July 2009 to June 2017.
• Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, B.S. Abdur Rahman University, Vandalur, Chennai (600 048), Tamil Nadu, India, from April 2009 to June 2009.
• Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, B.S. Abdur Rahman University, Vandalur, Chennai (600 048), Tamil Nadu, India, from January 2006 to March 2009.
• Senior Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, B.S. Abdur Rahman University, Vandalur, Chennai (600 048), Tamil Nadu, India, from September 2001 to December 2005.
• Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, B.S. Abdur Rahman University, Vandalur, Chennai (600 048), Tamil Nadu, India, from August 1996 to August 2001.
• Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, St. Peters Engineering College, Avadi, Chennai-600054, Tamil Nadu, India, from February 1996 to July 1996.
• Lecturer, Department of Automobile Engineering, Hindustan Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chennai (600016), Tamil Nadu, India, from September 1993 to May 1994.
• Assistant Engineer Trainee, Thanthai Periyar Transport Corporation Ltd., Villupuram, April 1992 to April 1993
• Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Pennalur, Sriperumpudur-602 105, Tamil Nadu, India, from September 1989 to April 1992.
• Associate Lecturer, Department of Automobile Engineering, St. Michaels Polytechnic, Chennai, Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010, Tamil Nadu, India, from July 1989 to September 1989.

International Journal:Published

• Rani, Moda Geetha, and Dr. R. Rajaraman, “Review of Phase Change Material Application in Thermal for Peer Review Management of Electric Vehicle Battery Packs,” Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, Accepted Manuscript ID: JPE-22-0556.R2 (2023).
• P. Shanmugavalli and Dr. R. Rajaraman, “Review of Stratification using Phase Change Materials for the Different Aspect Ratio of Tanks for Thermal Energy Storage Applications,” Int. J. Vehicle Structures & Systems, Volume 15, Issue-05, pp. 1–6, 2023.
• P. Shanmugavalli and Dr. R. Rajaraman, “Thermal performance enhancement methods of phase change materials for thermal energy storage systems: A review,” Materials Today Proceedings, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.08.171.
• Dr. R. Rajaraman, R.A. Arul Raja, and J. Sunil, “Experimental Investigation on the Nano-Mechanical Properties of Lubricated and Non-Lubricated AISI 1018 Mild Steel using Nano-Indentation Technique,” AIP Conference Proceedings 2385, 130024 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0070985
• R. Sathish Kumar, Dr. R. Rajaraman, V. Nadanakumar, R. Christu Paul, S. Ganesan, and Ravishankar Sathyamurthy, “Effect of Kerosene and Methanol Blending with Pongamia Pinnata Biodiesel on Diesel Engine Performance and Emission Characteristics,” IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering, April 2021, https://doi:10.1088/1757-899X/1130/1/012030.
• Dr. R. Rajaraman, R.A. Arul Raja, J. Sunil, and V. Vijayan, “Methodology to Estimate the Thermal Properties of Nano-fluids,” Materials Today: Proceedings, available on October 6, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.08.681
• Dr. R. Rajaraman, R. A. Arul Raja and J. Sunil, “Thermal Energy Dissipation Capability of Garnet Nano-fluids,” Materials Today: Proceedings, available on June 11, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.05.451.
• Mahoob, E. Afshan, A.S. Selvakumar, R. Velraj, and Dr. R. Rajaraman, “Effect of aspect ratio and dispersed PCM balls on the charging performance of a latent heat thermal storage unit for solar thermal applications”, Renewable Energy, ISSN: 0960-1481, Vol. 148, pp. 876–888, 2020
• L. Anna Gowsalya, P.D. Jeyakumar, Dr. R. Rajaraman and R. Velraj, “Estimation and Validation of Interfacial Heat Transfer Coefficient during Solidification of Spherical Shaped Aluminum Alloy (Al 6061) Casting using Inverse Control Volume Technique,” Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, ISSN: 2151-8629 DOI: 10.5098/hmt.12.21, May 2019.
• Dr. R. Rajaraman, L. Anna Gowsalya, and R. Velraj, “Interfacial Heat Transfer Coefficient Estimation during Solidification of Rectangular Aluminium Alloy Casting Using Two Different Inverse Methods,” Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, ISSN: 2151-8629, DOI: http://dx.dpi.org/10.5098/hmt.11.23, August 2018.
• S. Baskar and Dr. R. Rajaraman, “Thermal Management of Automotive Heat Exchangers Under Obstructed Cooling Airflow Paths: A Case Study,” Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Mechanical Engineering, ISSN 2228-6187; DOI 10.1007/s40997-018-0216-3, June 2018.
• A. Arockia Julias, Dr. R. Rajaraman, and Vela Murali, “Effect of fiber orientation on the delamination behavior of glass-carbon hybrid interface”, International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development, Vol. 8, Issue 3, PP: 1159-1166, June 2018.
• Mahboob, E. Afshan, Dr. R. Rajaraman, and S. Selvakumar, “Experimental Analysis on Stratification of Thermal Storage Using Phase Change Material,” International Journal of Advanced Trends in Engineering and Technology, ISSN: 2456-4664, pp. 101–106, January 2018.
• Baskar and Dr. R. Rajaraman, “Investigation on the Obstructed Airflow Over the Automotive Heat Exchanger’’, Advances and Applications in Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 257–271, March 2016.
• S. Baskar and Dr. R. Rajaraman, “Numerical Investigation on Airflow Distribution of Automotive Radiators’’, International Review of Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 417–422, July 2015.
• S. Baskar and Dr. R. Rajaraman, “Airflow Management in Automotive Engine Cooling Systems: An Overview,” in International Journal of Thermal Technologies, Vol. 5, No. 1, March 2015.
• Dr. R. Rajaraman and R. Velraj, “Comparison of interfacial heat transfer coefficient estimated by two different techniques during solidification of cylindrical aluminum alloy casting,” Heat Mass Transfer, July 2008, Vol. 44, No. 9, pp. 1025–1034.

National Journal:

• Dr. R. Rajaraman and R. Velraj, “Estimation of interfacial heat transfer coefficient by control volume technique during solidification of cylindrical aluminum alloy casting,” Manufacturing Technology Today, December 2007, Vol. 6, No. 12, pp. 19–25.
• Dr. R. Rajaraman and R. Velraj. “Numerical estimation of IHTC during solidification of rectangular aluminum alloy casting by control volume technique,” Manufacturing Technology Today, May 2009, Vol. 8, No. 5, pp. 31–38.