VINUKUMAR KSHORT BIOSKETCH

K.Vinukumar was born in the year 07th November 1986. He has completed his post graduate in Thermal Engineering in the year 2011 from Anna University of Technology Tirunelveli. After completed his post graduate he worked as Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering department at Holycross Engineering College, Sri Mulakarai, Thoothukudi District; Tamil Nadu; India. from June 2011 to June 2012. Presently he is working as Assistant Professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Dr.Sivanthi Aditanar College of Engineering, Tiruchendur, Thoothukudi District ; Tamil Nadu; India. from 21th August 2012 to till date. He has ~2 years of experience in teaching. He is a Life Member of Indian Society for Technical Education (MISTE). His research interests include Internal Combustion Engine, Alternative fuels, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning. He has presented papers on alternative fuels in many International and National conferences and has ~2 publications in the peer-reviewed international journals and over 2 conference proceedings.

PERSONAL INFORMATIONName K.VinukumarFather’s Name N.KumaradasDate of Birth: 07-11-1986Address for Communication 1/450, John Thomas Street,

Meignanapuram, Thoothukudi District – 628 210

Phone No. 7598407598E-mail ID er.vinukumar@gmail.comWeb page address http://www.vinukumar.weebly.com

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

Degree/Level Institute/University Period Percentage

M.E. ThermalAnna University of Technology Tirunelveli,

Tirunelveli(University Departments)

2009-2011 (CGPA)8.08

B.E. MECH PET Engineering College, Vallioor.Anna University 2006-2009 71%

Diploma MECH Jeyaraj Annapakkiam CSI Polytechnic College, Nazareth (DOTE)

2003-2006 70.25%

S.S.L.C. Margoschis Higher Secondary School, Nazareth March 2003 66.20%

KNOWLEDGE OF WORKING ON PC / WORK STATION AND SOFTWARE PACKAGES: Internet MS-Office (MS Word/Excel/PPT) Auto CAD, Solid EDGE, Solid works

TEACHING EXPERIENCEWorking as Assistant Professor in Dr.Sivanthi Aditanar College of Engineering, Tiruchendur, Thoothukudi District from 21-08-2012 to till date. Worked as Lecturer in Holycross Engineering College, Sri Mulakarai, Thoothukudi District from 27-06-2011 to 27-06-2012. Total experience till date: 1year 10 months

MEMBERSHIPSLife Member of Indian Society for Technical Education (MISTE)

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTTeaching, guiding and orienting under graduate and postgraduate students in the area ofInternal Combustion Engine, Alternative fuels, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning.

SUBJECTS TAUGHT(Beginning Fall, 2011)

Subject Code/ Subject Name No. of Times Subject Taught Percentage Obtained

GE2152 Basic Civil & Mechanical Engineering 1 96%

ME 34 Fluid Mechanics and Machinery 1 93.4%

ME62 Automobile Engineering 1 93.4%

GE2111 Engineering Graphics 2

100%

94.3%

ME807 Advanced I.C. Engines 1

EE 2252 Power Plant Engineering 1

ME 2202 Engineering Thermodynamics 1

PRACTICAL HANDLEDGE2116 Engineering Practices LaboratoryME 38 Fluid Mechanics and Machinery LaboratoryME66 Thermal Engineering Laboratory II

GUIDANCEB. E. 2 guided (3 ongoing)

PROJECT CARRIED OUT Performance, Combustion and Emission Evaluation of a Diesel Engine Fueled With

Methyl Esters of Cotton Seed Oil at Central Leather Research Institute (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research) Adyar, Chennai-600 020. India from September 2010 to November 2010.

Design of Combustor Fueled With Methyl Esters of Cotton Seed Oil at Spacecraft Thruster Test Facility, Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), Mahendragiri from 3rd

January 2011 to 6th June 2011. Optimization of grinding parameters of Al/SiC composites Key way cutting attachment in lathe Radius turning attachment for lathe

No. of Published Research Papers: 4

In Referred Journals: 2 In Proc. of Conferences: 2 (International: 1 + National: 1)

LIST OF PUBLICATIONSReferred Journals:

1. Design of Combustor Fueled with Methyl Esters of Cottonseed Oil , K. Karuppasamy, K. VinuKumar, M. Jegesh David and N. Vedaraman, CiiT International Journal of Programmable Device Circuits and Systems, print: ISSN 0974 -973X & online: ISSN 0974-9624, Vol 3,No 10,pp.602-607,August 2011 (Impact Factor 0.492)

2. Experimental Evaluation on Different Viscous Fluids Spray Characteristics in Injector

Using Constant Volume Chamber, K. VinuKumar. International Organization of Scientific Research (IOSR) Journals of Civil and Mechanical Journals.

Other International Conferences / Seminars:3. “Design of Combustor Fueled with Methyl Esters of Cottonseed Oil” K. VinuKumar,

K. Karuppasamy and M. Jegesh David ,International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology, (ICAET-2011), E.G.S. Pillay Engineering College, Nagapattinam, May 27-28, 2011

Other National Conferences / Seminars:4. “Production of Biodiesel Obtained From Cottonseed Oil”, K.VinuKumar,

K.Karuppasamy and N.Vedaraman , National Conference on Recent Advances and Challenges in Mechanical Engg. (NCOMM -2011) The Rajaas Engineering College, Vadakkangulam, pp.91-93, Mar.18, 2011

ADMINISTRATIVECommittees:Department: Heat and mass transfer Lab In-charge, 2012-today, Class adviser, 2012-today. College: Member, all Committee (2012- today)

PRESENTATIONS

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Declaration:

I hereby declare that the information furnished above is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Place: Megnanapuram SIGNATURE

Date: (VINU KUMAR .K)