Dr. Deepakkumar R | Engineering | Best Researcher Award

Assistant Professor | Vellore Institute of Technology | India

Dr. Deepakkumar R is a distinguished Engineering academician and researcher with expertise in Computational Fluid Dynamics, Mechanical Engineering, and Thermal Engineering. His Engineering career reflects deep engagement with teaching, research, and innovation in advanced Engineering systems such as heat exchangers, solar air heaters, hydrogen storage, and fuel cells. He has contributed significantly to Engineering research through his studies on vortex shedding, phase change materials, and multiphase flow analysis. His professional experience includes serving at leading Engineering institutions such as VIT Vellore, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, NIT Andhra Pradesh, and IIITDM Kancheepuram, where he guided numerous Engineering projects and doctoral candidates. His Engineering education spans from a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering to a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from IIITDM Kancheepuram, emphasizing Computational Engineering and simulation of fluid flows. Dr. Deepakkumar’s research skills include expertise in CFD tools like ANSYS Fluent, CATIA, Tecplot, and MATLAB, combined with experimental proficiency in wind and water tunnel analysis. His contributions to Engineering education and innovation have been recognized through multiple awards, including the “Outstanding Research Award” and “Best Research Paper Award,” underlining his excellence in Engineering research and pedagogy. His innovative work also extends to design registration in heat exchanger technology, showcasing his Engineering creativity and applied problem-solving capability. Overall, Dr. Deepakkumar R exemplifies the integration of Engineering research, teaching, and technology-driven innovation, continuously contributing to sustainable and renewable energy systems within the broader Engineering community. His Scopus profile of 184 Citations, 22 Documents, 7 h-index.

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Featured Publications

1. Deepakkumar, R., & Jayavel, S. (2017). Air side performance of finned-tube heat exchanger with combination of circular and elliptical tubes. Applied Thermal Engineering, 119, 360–372.

2. Deepakkumar, R., Jayavel, S., & Tiwari, S. (2017). Cross flow past circular cylinder with waviness in confining walls near the cylinder. Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, 10(1), 183–197.

3. Ramalingam, S., Babu, D., Deepakkumar, R., & Malinee, S. (2022). Effect of Moringa oleifera biodiesel–diesel–carbon black water emulsion blends in diesel engine characteristics. Energy Reports, 8, 9598–9609.

4. Deepakkumar, R., & Jayavel, S. (2018). Effect of local waviness in confining walls and its amplitude on vortex shedding control of the flow past a circular cylinder. Ocean Engineering, 156, 208–216.

5. Ramalingam, S., Babu, D., Santhoshkumar, A., Deepakkumar, R., & Ravikanth, D. (2022). Impact of exhaust gas recirculation and split injection strategy combustion behavior on premixed charge compression ignition engine fuelled with moringa oleifera methyl ester. Fuel, 319, 123702.