Dr. K S S Harish

 

Profile

  • Dr. K. S. S. Harish serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, India. In 2009, he obtained his B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from J N T U Kakinada. In 2011, he earned his M.Tech in Thermal Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Warangal. In 2017, he received his PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India. He engages in multiple research areas, including two-phase heat transfer, heat transfer cooling, heat exchangers, alternative refrigerants, cryogenic refrigerators utilizing mixtures of hydrocarbons, expansion capillary design, vapor compression refrigeration systems, and the properties of composite materials at low temperatures. He has published his research articles in reputed journals and has been awarded a patent for alternative refrigerants for domestic refrigerators.He has ten years of experience in Refrigeration, Heat Transfer and Cryogenics.He serves as a reviewer for several international scientific journals, including Energy, Energy & Buildings, Journal of Tribology-ASME, Science and Technology for the Built Environment, Vacuum, Sadhana, Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer, and Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. Low Temperature Lab is a research facility directed by him within the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India. He leads a group focused on research related to the flammability of eco-friendly refrigerants, heat transfer, various cooling techniques, polishing techniques with low-temperature sources, and the two-phase flow of refrigerants and their heat transfer, incorporating cutting-edge technologies. He is actively engaged in research on Joule Thomson refrigerators utilizing mixed refrigerants at cryogenic temperatures, applicable across a temperature range of 80 K to 300 K.

Awards

  • Best Faculty award (Assistant Professor-II) in recognition of the commendable performance in Teaching, Research and Institutional Development in 2020-21 at NIT Trichy

    • Achievements

  • One among the researchers who has publications in ASME and High Impact factor Journal (Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews)
  • Reviewer for ASME Journal
  • Buddy Researcher Award received by my phd student K Nagarjuna in recognition of the Outstanding performance in research for the year 2022-23 at NIT Trichy

Educational Qualification

Examination Board / University Year Division/ Grade Subjects
Ph.D IIT Madras 2017 Distinction in course work Thermal Engineering

M.Tech

 NIT Warangal 2011 Distinction Thermal Engineering
B.Tech JNTU Kakinada 2009 Distinction Mechanical Engineering

Employment Profile

Job Title Employer From To
Assistant Professor-I -AGP 8000 NIT Trichy 11/03/2024 Till Date
Assistant Professor-II -AGP 7000 NIT Trichy 21/09/2022 10/03/2024
Assistant Professor-II -AGP 6000 NIT Trichy 26/03/2018 20/09/2022
Edison Engineer General Electric, Bangalore 22/7/2011 5/12/2011

Research Interests

  • Refrigeration & Cryogenics
  • Heat Exchangers Design
  • Two Phase Heat Transfer
  • Heat Pipes
  • Alternate Refrigerants
  • VCR systems
  • Joule Thomson Refrigerators
  • Expansion capillary design
  • Materials at low temperatures & Composites

Research ID

Reviewer for International Journals

  • 1. Energy, Elsevier
  • 2. Journal of Tribology, ASME
  • 3. Energy & Buildings,Elsevier
  • 4. Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer, Begell House
  • 5. Science and Technology for the Built Environment, Taylor and Francis
  • 6. Case Studies in Thermal Engg, Elsevier
  • 7. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Springer
  • 8. Sadhana, Springer, Published by the Indian Academy of Sciences
  • 9. Journal of Composite Materials, Sage
  • 10. Journal of Materials Science, Springer
  • 11. Journal of Engineering Manufacture, Sage
  • 12. Vacuum, Elsevier

Phd Guidance

Name Research Topic Status Supervisor/Co-Supervisor
K Nagarjuna Flammability and Performance Studies of Eco-friendly Refrigerant Mixtures used in Domestic Refrigerators Completed Supervisor
A Dhanunjay Kumar Experimental Investigation on Mechanical, Tribological and Electric Discharge Machining Characteristics of AZ91 composites with Machine Learning Techniques Completed Supervisor
Vishnu Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Ongoing Supervisor
Suleman Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Ongoing Supervisor

Patents

S.no Authors Title Status
1 K S S Harish and Nagarjuna K A Method for Predicting Flammability of Ternary Refrigerant Mixture, Ternary Refrigerant Mixtures & Method Thereof Granted

PhD Thesis Examiner

  • 1. Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India
  • 2. Visvesvaraya Technological University, Jnana Sangama, Belagavi, India.
  • 3. Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vijayawada, India.

PG-UG Thesis Guidance

  • Number of PG Thesis Supervised 20
  • Number of UG Thesis Supervised 5

Courses Taught

  • Refrigeration & Air conditioning
  • Cryogenic Engineering
  • Advanced Heat Transfer
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Engineering Mechanics
  • Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
  • Fluids and Thermal Engineering

Academic Responsibilities

Role From To
Department MIS Coordinator 2018 Jan, 2024
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Lab-in charge (UG Lab) 2018 Till Date
Low Temperature Lab-in charge (Research Lab) 2020 Till Date

Contact Address 1:

Dr. K S S Harish

Assistant Professor

1st Floor, 3rd Room

Department of Mechanical Engineering

National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli.

Contact Address 2:

Dr. K S S Harish

Assistant Professor

Low Temperature Lab

Department of Mechanical Engineering

National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli.

Email  : harish@nitt.edu , harish.kruthiventi@gmail.com

Last Modified: 22-July-2024.