FACULTY PROFILE

Dr. Shankarmurthy H M

Dr. Shankarmurthy H M

  • Department: Mechanical Engineering
  • Designation: Associate Professor
  • Teaching Experience: 9.5 Years
  • Industry Experience: NIL
  • Research Experience: 6.0 Years
COURSES SPECIALIZATION INSTITUTION UNIVERSITY
BE Mechanical Engineering S T J I T, Ranibennuru. VTU, Belagavi.
M.Tech Thermal Power Engineering Bapuji Institute of Engineering & Technology, Davanagere. VTU, Belagavi.
Ph.D Heat Transfer VTU, Belagavi.

Membership of Professional Bodies:

Life Member of “THE INDIAN SOCIETY FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION" (ISTE) - LM97594

Life Member of “THE INDIAN SOCIETY FOR HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER" (ISHMT) - LM1329

Life Member of "INDIAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS" (ISME) - LM/SCEM/SM01321 013

Current Research

·      Experimentation on heat exchanger for heat transfer enhancement using nanofluids

·      Augmentation of heat transfer in a double pipe heat exchanger fitted with metal turbulators

·      Heat transfer investigations on Double Pipe Heat Exchanger

·      Correlations Development for Heat Transfer Studies

Awards

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Grants/ Fund

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Research Supervision

No Grants Details Found.

National Patents:

No National Patents Found.

International Patents:

No International Patents Found.

International Journals:

No. of International Journals Publications:4

[1]  Shankara Murthy H M1 and Ramakrishna N. Hegde2, “Investigations on the effect of disturbed flow using differently configured turbulators and Alumina nanofluid as a coolant in a double tube heat exchanger.” Experimental heat transfer, Taylor & Francis, 2021, doi: 10.1080/08916152.2020.1860159. ISSN: 08916152, 15210480,  Impact Factor: 4.058 (2020). (Scopus & web of science)

[2] Shankara Murthy H M1 and Ramakrishna N. Hegde2, “Investigations on thermal characteristics in a double pipe fitted with circular finned and frequently spaced helical twisted inserts and Graphene oxide nanofluid,” Springer, Heat Mass Transf. und Stoffuebertragung, 2020, doi: 10.1007/s00231-020-02890-1, ISSN: 09477411, 14321181, Impact Factor: 2.223 (2020). (Scopus)

[3]   Ramakrishna N. Hegde 1 and Shankara Murthy H M 2, “Investigations on heat transfer and friction factor characteristics of Graphene Oxide/water through A Heat Exchanger with Turbulator propeller insert,” Begel House Publications, pp. 377–382, 2020, doi: 10.1615/ihmtc-2019.640, ISBN Print: 978-1-56700-497-7, Impact Factor: 1.97 (2020). (Scopus)

[4]  Shankara Murthy H M1 and Ramakrishna N. Hegde2, “A critical review of combined augmentation techniques used for heat transfer enhancement in heat exchangers.”  International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology, ISSN: 2231-5381, pp. 268–274, 2016, Impact Factor: 2.45 (2020). (Scopus)

[5]  Shankara Murthy H M1 and Ramakrishna N. Hegde2, Combined effect of helical screw-tape and water based GO/Al2O3 nanofluids on heat transfer enhancement in a double pipe heat exchanger.” Proceedings of the 48th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power(FMFP), December 27-29, 2021, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, RJ, India, (Scopus) (Accepted).

[6]   Shankara Murthy H M1 and Ramakrishna N. Hegde2, “Heat transfer studies on double tube heat exchanger with combined effect of propeller turbulator and water-based GO/Al2O3 nanofluids.” Sadhana, Springer, 2022, doi: 10.1007/s12046-022-01913-3. ISSN: 02562499, 09737677, Impact Factor: 1.347 (2021), (Scopus & web of science), (Q2 Journal).

[7] Shankara Murthy H M1, Ramakrishna N.Hegde2, Ratan U. Gaonkar3, Niranjana Rai4, “Recent advances in the performance of wind turbines – A Critical review.” International Journal of Ambient Energy, Taylor & Francis, (Communicating), Impact Factor: 4.8 (2021), (Scopus & web of science), (Q1 Journal).

No National Journals Found.

Books

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International Conferences:

No. of International Journals Conferences:4

·  Presented a Paper titled “Investigations on heat transfer and friction factor characteristics of Graphene Oxide/water through A Heat Exchanger with Turbulator propeller insert, in a 25th National and 3rd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2019), organized by Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, India, held on 28th and 31th December 2019.

·   Presented a Paper titled Heat Transfer Augmentation of Double Tube Heat Exchanger with Twisted Tape Inserts and AL2O3/Water Nanofluid: An Experimental Study and Correlation Development”, in a 4th International Conference on Computational methods in Engineering and Health Sciences, organized by Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal,  held on 19th and 20th December 2017.

·  Presented a Paper titled “Performance Study of Stainless Steel Fin with and without CNT coating”, organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, PES College of Engineering, Mandya, held on 21st and 22nd April 2017.

·  Presented a Paper titled “Experimental Investigations on the performance of Helical Coil Heat Exchangers (HCHE) with circular fins using Aqueous solutions of ethylene Glycol”, organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, S K P Engineering College, Tiruvanamalai, Tamilnadu, held on 3rd and 4th March 2017.

·  Attended the “10th International Conference on Transformations in Engineering Education 2023 (ICTIEE 2023) - Transforming engineering education for sustainable development”, organized jointly by Indo Universal Collaboration for Engineering Education (IUCEE) Foundation and Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, Mysore held on 5th to 7th Jan, 2023.

National Conferences:

No. of National Conferences :2

·       Presented a Paper titled Combined effect of helical screw-tape and water based GO/Al2O3 nanofluids on heat transfer enhancement in a double pipe heat exchanger”, in a 48th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP), BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus, RJ, India, held on 27th to 29th December 2021.

 

·       Presented a Paper titled “A Critical Review of Combined Augmentation Techniques used for Heat Transfer Enhancement in heat exchangers”, organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Srinivas Institute of Technology, Valachil, Mangaluru held on 6th and 7th May 2016.

Workshop / Seminars

·   Participated in two week ISTE workshop on “Engineering Mechanics” conducted by Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay from 26th November to 6th December 2013.

·   Participated in two week ISTE workshop on “Fluid Mechanics” conducted by Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur from 20th to 30th May 2014.

·  Participated in one day workshop on “Recent Advances in Bio-Fuels and IC Engines” conducted by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Srinivas Institute of Technology, Valachil, Mangaluru held on 3rd December 2014.

·  Participated in Three day workshop on “Research Methodologies and Latex” conducted by NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte held on 2nd to 4th September 2015.

·  Participated in one Week Faculty Development Programme on “Heat and Mass Transfer Basics to Advanced” conducted by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Canara Engineering College, Benjanapadavu, Mangaluru from 25th to 30th January 2016.

·    Participated in Two day workshop on“Advanced Materials” conducted by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Srinivas Institute of Technology, Valachil, Mangaluru from 29th and 30th July 2016.

·  Participated in the National level ISTE Faculty Development Programme on “Writing Research Proposal” conducted by Department of Mechanical Engineering, SDM Institute of Technology, Ujire, Dharmasthala held on 5th November 2016.

·   Participated in one Week Faculty Development Programme on “Lab VIEW System Engineering Software Hands-on Training, LSET-2018” conducted by Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Srinivas Institute of Technology, Valachil, Mangaluru from 16th to 20th Jan 2018.

·   Participated in Two Day Faculty Development Programme on “Basics of CFD and Hands on Training using Ansys Fluent” conducted by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology and Management, Bantakal, Udupi from 8th and 9th June 2018.

·  Participated in Two day workshop on “Advances in Machining Processes-AIMP 2018” conducted by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Srinivas Institute of Technology, Valachil, Mangaluru from 17th and 18th August 2018.

Projects and Exhibitions

Projects Guided for UG Students

1)     Performance and Emission analysis of 4-Stroke Single Cylinder Diesel Engine using Fish Oil as an Alternative Fuel.

2)     Testing of Fuel Produced from Pyrolysis of Waste Plastics.

3)     Enhancement of Heat Transfer in Compact Shell and tube Heat Exchanger.

4)     Experimental Study on Cooling Tower to Augment Heat Transfer.

5)     Performance Study of Stainless Steel Finned with and without CNT Coating.

6)     Enhancement of Heat Transfer rate in Shell and tube Heat Exchanger using GO-Water nanofluid.

Other Activities

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