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Staff Id : 03904
Name : Dr. R. KALAIVANAN
Designation : PROFESSOR
Department : MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Qualification : B.E.,M.E.,Ph.D.,
Specialization : Thermal Engg.
Date of Birth : 25-05-1966
Date of Joining : 23-03-1998
Present Address Contact Number E-Mail Address
9/4A1, Bole Narayana Pillai St,
Chidambaram-608 001.
9894857644rkv1966@yahoo.co.in
Research Guidance
Discipline Awarded Guidance
M.Phil./M.E./M.Sc. 1212
Ph.D. 22


Conference /Seminar / Symposia / Workshop
Conference Seminar Symposia Workshop
National International
Attended 3210-5
Conducted --1--


Research Projects
Major Projects Minor Projects Total Amount (Rs.)
Completed ---
Ongoing ---
Teaching and Research Experience Industry Experience
26 Years7 Years
Journals Conference Books Published Popular Article
National International National International
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List of Publications - International
Aravind U.P, Kalaivanan. R, Saravanan. S, "PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF SOLAR STILL WITH MODIFIED ABSORBER PLATE.", Int. Research Journal of Engineering & Technology, Volume 6, Number 6, Jun 2019, pp. 1072-1076. 2019/e-ISSN: 2395-0056, p-ISSN: 2395-0072.
I. George and R. Kalaivanan, "Analysis of thermal performance on evacuated tube solar collector without and with reflector.", Ird India, Volume 5, Number 2, Aug 2017, pp. 55-61. 2017/ISSN(online) 2347-761X.
I. George and R. Kalaivanan, "Optimization of Thermal Performance on Evacuated Tube Solar collector Water Heating System.", Int. Journal of Engineering Research and Applications, Volume 7, Number 10, Oct 2017, pp. 47-55. 2017/ ISSN: 2248-9622.
I. George and R. Kalaivanan, "Experimental Study on U- pipe Evacuated Tube Solar Collector with Reflected Shield.", Int. Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering & Technology, Volume 6, Number 11, Nov 2017, pp. 21079-21090. 2017/ISSN(online) : 2319-8853.
P. Velmurugan and R. Kalaivanan, "Energy and exergy analysis in double-pass solar air heater.", Sadhana Engineering Sciences-Indian Academy of Sciences, Volume 41, Number 3, Mar 2016, pp. 369-376. 2016/.
P. Velmurugan and R. Kalaivanan, "Energy and Exergy Analysis of Multi-Pass Flat Plate Solar Air Heater - An Analytical Approach.", International Journal of Green Energy, Volume 12, Number ISSN: 1543-5075, Dec 2015, pp. 810-820. 2015/10.1080/15435075.2014.888662.
P. Velmurugan and R. Kalaivanan, "Thermal Performance Studies on Multi-pass Flat-Plate Solar Air Heater with Longitudinal Fins: An Analytical Approach .", Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Volume 40, Number 4, Feb 2015, pp. 1141-1150. 2015/10.1007/s13369-015-1573.5.
P. Velmurugan and R. Kalaivanan, "Energy and Exergy Analysis of Solar Air Heaters with Varied Geometries .", Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Volume 40, Number 4, Apr 2015, pp. 1173-1186. 2015/10.1007/s13369-015-1612-2.
p. Velmurugan, R. Kalaivanan, "Effect of diverse stream patterns on the performance of solar air heater.", International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research, Volume 2, Number 1, Jan 2013, pp. 65-70. 2013.
R. Kalaivanan and R. Rathnasamy, "An Experimental Study on Alcohol Flow in Micro-Channels.", International Journal of Engineering and Technology, Volume 2, Number 9, Sep 2012, pp. 1593-1599. 2012.
R. Kalaivanan, "Experimental Investigation of Low Flow Rate, Low Pressure Drop and Heat Transfer in Micro-Channel.", International Journal of Engineering and Technology, Volume 2, Number 2, Feb 2012, pp. 279-283. 2012.
R. Kalaivanan and R. Rathnasamy, "Pressure Drop Measurements in Rectangular Micro-Channel Using Gas Flow..", International Journal of Modern Engineering Research, Volume 2, Number 5, Sep 2012, pp. 2964-2968. 2012.
R. Kalaivanan and R. Rathnasamy, "Experimental Investigation of Forced Convective Heat Transfer in Rectangular Micro-Channels.", Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Volume 5, Number 5, Oct 2011, pp. 383-387. 2011.
R. Kalaivanan and R. Rathnasamy, "Gas and Liquid Flow in Parallel Micro-Channels.", Journal of Applied Sciences Reasearch, Volume 6, Number 2, Mar 2010, pp. 129-138. 2010.
R. Kalaivanan and R. Rathnasamy, "Investigation of Low Density Fluid Flow Through Parallel Micro-Channels.", International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Advances in Engineering, Volume 2, Number 1, Apr 2010, pp. 33-50. 2010.
List of Conferences - National
Kalaivanan R Rathnasamy R Karthikeyan R & Sukumaran R, Experimental investigation of flow and heat transfer in micro-channel, Proceedings of the 18th National & 7th ISHMT-ASME Heat and MassTransfer Conference, Jan 4-6, 2006, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, INDIA, pp. 2494-2498. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, INDIA, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, INDIA.
Rathnasamy R Karthikeyan R & Kalaivanan R , Estimation of friction factor in circular tubes- an ideal laboratory model, 32nd National conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, Dec 15-17, 2005, Osmanabad, Maharastra, pp. 31-35. TPCT College of Engineering,Osmanabad, Maharastra, TPCT College of. Engineering, Osmanabad, Maharastra.
Kalaivanan. R , Rathnasamy. R, Liquid flow through micro-channels- An experimental investigation, 32nd National conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, Dec 15-17, 2005, Osmanabad, Maharastra, pp. 71-77. TPCT College of Engineering,Osmanabad, Maharastra, TPCT College of. Engineering, Osmanabad, Maharastra.
List of Conferences - International
G. Sreenivasulu Reddy Goda, Dr.R. Kalaivanan, Dr.R. Uday Kumar, Heat Transfer Enhancement on Shell and Coil Type of Heat Exchanger using Silicon Oxide and Copper Oxide Nano-Fluids, EMERGING TRENDS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING & INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION(ICETMEIA-2K21), Jul 30-31, 2021, NARASARAOPETA ENGINEERING COLLEGE, NARASARAOPET, pp. 1-5. NARASARAOPET, NARASARAOPETA ENGINEERING COLLEGE, NARASARAOPET.
Sreenivasulu Reddy Goda, Dr.R. Kalaivanan, Dr.R. Uday Kumar, OVERVIEW ON HEAT TRANSFER THROUGH TUBE USING INTERNAL GROOVES AND INSERTS , 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Energy Solutions for a Better Tommorrow, Jul 23-24, 2021, VIT, CHENNAI, pp. 1-9. VIT, CHENNAI, 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Energy Solutions for a Better Tommorrow.