Faculty
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Ajith Kumar R
Assistant Professor
Specialisation:Thermal Science
Room No: 11, Academic Block 1
Educational Qualifications
- Pursuing Ph.D (Kerala Technological University)
- M.Tech Thermal Science (College of Engineering, Trivandrum)
- B. Tech Mechanical Engineering (Toc H Institute of Science and Technology, Ernakulam)
Employment History
- Joined SCMS School of engineering and technology,Karukutty, Cochin on 18-07-2016
- One year teaching experience at Ahalia School of Engineering and Technology, Palakkad
Key Responsibilities Held
Responsibilities Held
- Class Co-ordinator of Mechanical Engineering (2016 admissions)
- ISHRAE Chapter Faculty Coordinator
Present Responsibilities
- Department Association Coordinator
- Website coordinator of the ME department
- Coordinator of Media Club
Teaching Interests
- Thermal Engineering
- Fluid Machinery
- Basics of Mechanical Engineering
- Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Science
Research Interests
- Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
- Hydrodynamics
- Heat transfer through porous medium
- IC Engines
Publications
- Rahul V.R and Ajith Kumar. R (2018), “Parametric Study of Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Characteristics of a Rectangular Offset Strip Fin Compact Heat Exchanger”, Chemical Engineering Transactions, SCOPUS, Volume: 71, Issue: 9, Pages: 1381 – 1386 DOI: 10.3303/CET1871231
- Presented a paper titled “Experimental And Numerical Study On Thermal Dispersion In Heat Transfer Through Porous Media” at College of Engineering, Trivandrum for National Conference on Technological Trends, September 2015
- Presented a paper titled “Study of Heat Transfer Through Porous Medium Under Low Reynolds Number”, at College of Engineering, Trivandrum for National Conference on Technological Trends, September 2015
Awards and Honours
- Principal Investigator of DRDO funded project titled “Design and Analysis of Hydrodynamic Depressor for High Speed Naval Applications” (Funding amount – Rs. 9,28,000)
- All India GATE Rank – 2940 for Mechanical Engineering paper in 2013
Technical programs attended
- Attended faculty development trainingby Misson10x, Wipro
- Attended 3 day faculty development training on “Concepts Coaching” by ICT Academy of Kerala on 2015
- Attended 16th National Conference on Technological Trends conducted at College of Engineering Trivandrum, Kerala on 2015
- Attended 15th National Conference on Technological Trends conducted at College of Engineering Trivandrum, Kerala on 2014
- Attended 5 day training at KELTRON controls, Ernakulam, Kerala on 2012
