Refereed Research Journals
1. Balasubramanian, K. R., R. John Peter, and R. Ajith Krishnan. "Recent hypotheses on the parameters of microchannel flow boiling: a comprehensive overview." Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 26, no. 10 (2022): 1-23.
2. Peter, R. John, K. R. Balasubramanian, and K. Ravi Kumar. "Comparative study on the thermal performance of microencapsulated phase change material slurry in tortuous geometry microchannel heat sink." Applied Thermal Engineering (2022): 119328.
3. Jinshah, B. S., K. R. Balasubramanian, Kottala Ravikumar, and S. Divakar. "A dual-mode novel Parabolic Trough Collector for process heating applications in small scale industries–Thermo-hydraulic and performance investigation." Applied Thermal Engineering (2022): 119287.
4. KR Balasubramanian, John Peter R, Jinshah BS. “Experimental investigation on paraffin encapsulated with Silica and Titanium shell in the straight and re-entrant microchannel heat sinks”. Heat and Mass Transfer (2022)
5. BS Jinshah, KR Balasubramanian, K Ravikumar, S Divakar, “A dual-mode novel Parabolic Trough Collector for process heating applications in small scale industries—Thermo-hydraulic and performance investigation”. ." Applied Thermal Engineering (2022)
6. Kumar, K. Ravi, K. R. Balasubramanian, G. Pramod Kumar, C. Bharat Kumar, and Murali Mohan Cheepu. "Experimental Investigation of Nano-encapsulated Molten Salt for Medium-Temperature Thermal Storage Systems and Modeling of Neural Networks." International Journal of Thermophysics, 43, no. 9 (2022): 1-30.
7. Balasubramanian, Karuppudayar Ramaraj, Kottala Ravi Kumar, Sakthivel Puvaneswaran Sathiya Prabhakaran, Basheer Sheeba Jinshah, and Nalluri Abhishek. "Thermal degradation studies and hybrid neural network modelling of eutectic phase change material composites." International Journal of Energy Research, (2022).
8. A Tamil Chandran, T Suthakar, KR Balasubramanian, S Rammohan. “Flow Estimation by Flow Induced Vibration of Bluff Bodies” Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics (2022)
9. KR, Balasubramanian, and Jacob Chandapillai. "Numerical prediction of the drag coefficient of bluff bodies in three-dimensional pipe flow." Journal of Computational & Applied Research in Mechanical Engineering (JCARME) 12, no. 1 (2022): 13-29.
10. Balasubramanian, K. R., B. S. Jinshah, Kottala Ravikumar, and S. Divakar. "Thermal and hydraulic characteristics of a parabolic trough collector based on an open natural circulation loop: The effect of fluctuations in solar irradiance." Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments 52 (2022): 102290.
11. Tamil Chandran, A., T. Suthakar, K. R. Balasubramanian, and S. Rammohan. "Flow Estimation by Flow Induced Vibration of Bluff Bodies." Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics 15, no. 5 (2022): 1465-1476.
12. Marimuthu, S., K. R. Balasubramanian, and J. Chandradass. Optimization and Analysis of Temperature Distribution in Monel-Copper Joints in Rotary Friction Welding. No. 2022-26-0005. SAE Technical Paper, 2022.
13. Marimuthu, S., K. R. Balasubramanian, D. Santhosh Kumar, and J. Chandradass. "MECHANICAL AND MICROSTRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF FRICTION WELDED DISSIMILAR MONEL AND COPPER JOINTS BY VARYING THE WELDING PARAMETER." Journal of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy 57, no. 5 (2022): 1071-1079.
14. Ravi Kumar, Kottala, K. R. Balasubramanian, B. S. Jinshah, and Nalluri Abhishek. "Experimental analysis and neural network model of MWCNTs enhanced phase change materials." International Journal of Thermophysics 43, no. 1 (2022): 1-31.
15. Sankar, G., K. R. Balasubramanian, Chandra Sekhar Dhannina, and D. Santhosh Kumar. "Numerical simulation of the influence of furnace geometry on its performance in a tangentially fired pulverised-coal supercritical boiler." Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics, an International Journal 22, no. 1 (2022): 51-64.
16. Ravi Kumar Kottala; Balasubramanian Karuppudayar Ramaraj; Jinshah B S; Muthya Goud Vempally; Maheswari Lakshmanan, Experimental investigation and neural network modeling of binary eutectic/ expanded graphite composites for medium temperature thermal energy storage, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, (2022), DOI: 10.1080/15567036.2022.2043490
17. Jinshah B S; Balasubramanian Karuppudayar Ramaraj; Ravi Kumar Kottala; Sivapirakasam S P, A complete numerical model for low temperature composite form-stable phase change material slab based on dynamically simplified temperature transforming method, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, (2022), DOI: 10.1080/15567036.2021.1944403
18. B.S.Jinshah, K.R.Balasubramanian, Ravikumar Kottala, S.Divakar, Influence of power step on the behavior of an Open Natural Circulation Loop as applied to a Parabolic Trough Collector, Renewable Energy, Volume 181, January 2022, Pages 1046-1061
19. Sathyamurthy, Vikesh, Sankar Gopalan, Sivan Suresh, Balasubramanian Karuppudayar Ramaraj, and Santhosh Kumar Deenadayalan. "Comparative Study of Various Approaches in Analysis of TGA Data of Devolatilization of High Ash Indian Coal, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects (2021): 1-15. doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2020.1871447
20. BS Jinshah, RK Kottala, KR Balasubramanian, A Francis
“Experimental analysis of phase change material integrated single phase natural circulation loop” Materials Today: Proceedings, (2021)
21. A Tamil Chandran, T Suthakar, KR Balasubramanian, S Rammohan “Modal Analysis of Pipe Line Under Fluid-Structure Interaction by Simulation and Experiment”
Materials, Design, and Manufacturing for Sustainable Environment, (2021)
22. A Tamil Chandran, T Suthakar, KR Balasubramanian, S Rammohan “Flow Estimation Using Cross-Flow-Induced Vibration’ Materials, Design, and Manufacturing for Sustainable Environment (2021)
23. S Marimuthu, KR Balasubramanian, TTM Kannan, “Evaluation of Tensile Strength of Friction Welded Monel and ETP Copper Dissimilar Joints”
Advances in Industrial Automation and Smart Manufacturing, (2021)
24. R Anandakumar, KR Balasubramanian, SP Sivapirakasam, K Gopanna “Design and development of tube edge preparation stand” Materials Today: Proceedings (2021)
25. G Jeyabalaganesh, SP Sivapirakasam, KR Balasubramanian, SL Aravind “Evaluation on substitution of conventional azide based fuel materials with an alternate one in an airbag system–A review” Materials Today: Proceedings (2021)
26. R Shankar, KR Balasubramanian, SP Sivapirakasam “Hot corrosion behavior of nanostructured and conventional HVOF Cr3C2NiCrBSi coatings on superalloy” Materials Today: Proceedings (2021)
27. RKR Kannan, SP Sivapirakasam, BR Vishnu, M Rahul “A novel activated flux coating method for reducing fumes at breathing zone concentration (BZC) for the stellite hardfacing process” Materials Today: Proceedings (2021)
28. M Rahul, SP Sivapirakasam, BR Vishnu, KR Balasubramanian, S Mohan
“Health issue owing to exposure with welding fumes and their control strategies at the source–A review” Materials Today: Proceedings (2021)
29. K Premkumar, KR Balasubramanian, SP Sivapirakasam, R Shankar
“Oxidation resistance of Ni-Cr-TiO2 powder HVOF coating on carbon steel at elevated temperature” Materials Today: Proceedings (2021)
30. R Shankar, KR Balasubramanian, SP Sivapirakasam, K Ravikumar
“ANN and RSM models approach for optimization of HVOF coating”
Materials Today: Proceedings (2021)
31. D Dinagaran, KR Balasubramanian, SP Sivapirakasam “Behavior Based Safety Approach to Improve Workplace Safety in Multistory Building Construction”
Advanced Science, Engineering and Medicine (2021)
32. Gopalan, Sankar, Balasubramanian Karuppudayar Ramaraj, Sivaram Pramod Boppudi, and Santhosh Kumar Deenadayalan. "Performance prediction of the tangentially fired pulverised-Coal boiler furnace using a mathematical model and its validation." Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, (2021): 1-21. doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2020.1859016
33. S.Marimuthu, K. R. Balasubramanian, T.T.M.Kannan, Mechanical and surface morphology study of Monel – Copper joint by rotary friction welding, Materials Today: Proceedings, Volume 37, Part 2, 2021, Pages 419-424, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.05.401
34. G Sankar, CS Dhannina, K. R .Balasubramanian, Numerical simulation of the heat transfer and NOX emissions in a 660 MW tangentially fired pulverised-coal supercritical boiler. Heat Mass Transfer, (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00231-020-02884-z.
35. R Anandakumar, K. R. Balasubramanian, S P Sivapirakasam and Kuruva Gopanna, Postural discomfort analysis of EOT crane operators, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 912 (2020) 062019, IOP Publishing
doi:10.1088/1757-899X/912/6/062019
36. Senthil Kumar Marudaipillai, Balasubramanian Karuppudayar Ramaraj, Ravi Kumar Kottala & Maheswari Lakshmanan (2020) Experimental study on thermal management and performance improvement of solar PV panel cooling using form stable phase change material, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, DOI: 10.1080/15567036.2020.1806409
37. Aravind S.L, S.P.Sivapirakasam, K.R.Balasubramanian, M.Surianarayanan, Thermo-kinetic studies on azodicarbonamide/potassium periodate airbag gas generants, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Volume 144, December 2020, Pages 15-22, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2020.06.050
38. Aravind Surendran Lathika, Sivapirakasam Suthangathan Paramashivan, Balasubramanian Karuppudaiyar Ramaraj, Surianarayanan Mahadevan, Impact of fuel/oxidizer ratio of NaN3 and KNO3 airbag gas generants on toxic emission and performance, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Volume 133, January 2020, Pages 348-357, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2019.11.015
39. M Senthilkumar, K. R. Balasubramanian, Ravi Kumar Kottala, SP Sivapirakasam, L Maheswari, Characterization of form-stable phase-change material for solar photovoltaic cooling, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, (2020). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-020-09521-1.
40. L Maheswari, N Sivakumaran, K. R. Balasubramanian, G Saravana Ilango, A unique control strategy to improve the life cycle of the battery and to reduce the thermal runaway for electric vehicle applications. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-020-09673-0.
41. BS Jinshah, K. R. Balasubramanian, Thermo-mathematical model for parabolic trough collector using a complete radiation heat transfer model–A new approach, Solar Energy, (2020) 197, 58-72
42. K. R. Balasubramanian, R. Ajith Krishnan, S. Suresh, An experimental investigation on the effect of gravitational orientation on flow boiling performance in different channel sizes ranges from minichannels to microchannels, Heat and Mass Transfer, (2020). 56, pages1391–1420.
43. Dinagaran D, Balasubramanian K. R., Sivapirakasam S. P., and Kuruva Gopanna, Behavior Based Safety Approach to Improving Workplace Safety in Heavy Equipment Manufacturing Industry, International Journal of Human Factors and Engineering, (2019) Vol.6 No.3, pp.249 – 272.
44. Dinagaran D, Balasubramanian K. R., Sivapirakasam S. P., and Gopanna, K, (2019) ‘Discomfort and Postural Analysis of Flux Cored Arc Welding Machine Operators’, Journal of Ergonomics Studies and Research, Vol. 1, p.103
45. Anand S. Senthil Kumar M. Balasubramanian K. R. Ajith Krishnan R. Maheswari L. An Experimental Study on Thermal Management of Concentrated Photovoltaic Cell Using Loop Heat Pipe and Heat Sink", Heat Transfer - Asian Research, Volume 48, Issue 6, pp. 2456-2477, 2019.
46. S.P. Sivapirakasam, K. Harisivasri Phanindra, Mahadevan Surianarayanan, K.R. Balasubramanian, Influence of Different In-Process and Building Materials with Varying Hardness on Impact Sensitivity of the Matchhead Composition, Materials Science Forum, Vol. 969, pp. 41-47, 2019.
47. R. Shankar, K.R. Balasubramanian, S.P. Sivapirakasam, Experimental Study of High Velocity Oxygen Fuel Sprayed Cr3C2- Ni-Cr-B-Si Coatings on Inconel 718 Using Design of Experiments, Materials Science Forum, Vol. 969, pp. 48-54, 2019.
48. S.P. Sivapirakasham, K. Harisivasri Phanindra, Mahadevan Surianarayanan, K.R. Balasubramanian, Influence of Temperature on Impact Sensitivity of Match head Composition while in Contact with Different Process Materials, Materials Science Forum, Vol. 969, pp. 55-61, 2019.
49. K. Harisivasri Phanindra, S.P. Sivapirakasham, K.R. Balasubramanian, Mahadevan Surianarayanan, "Thermal and Impact Sensitivity of Pyrotechnic Compositions Containing the Potassium Perchlorate, Aluminium and Graphite", Materials Science Forum, Vol. 969, pp. 146-151, 2019
50. Harisivasri Phanindra K, Sivapirakasam S P, Pramod Soni, Surianarayanan M, Balasubramanian K R, Thermal reaction studies and prediction of stoichiometry of pyrotechnic compositions using DSC and XRD methods, Thermochimica Acta, Volume 675, May 2019, Pages 100-106.
51. N. Korra, V. Maduraimuthu, M. Vasudevan, and K. R. Balasubramanian, "Effect of Welding Processes on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Duplex Stainless Steel Weld Joints," Materials Performance and Characterization, 8, no. 4 (2019): 690-706. https://doi.org/10.1520/MPC20180069
52. K. Premkumar and K. R. Balasubramanian, Evaluation of cyclic oxidation behavior and mechanical properties of nanocrystalline composite HVOF coatings on SA 210 grade C material, Engineering Failure Analysis, Volume 97, March 2019, Pages 635-644.
53. G. Sankar, D. Santhosh Kumar, K. R. Balasubramanian, COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF PULVERIZED COAL FIRED BOILERS - A REVIEW ON THE CURRENT POSITION, FUEL, Volume 236, January 2019, Pages 643-665.
54. K. R. Balasubramanian, R. Ajith Krishnan, S. Suresh, “Spatial orientation effects on flow boiling performances in open microchannels heat sink configuration under a wide range of mass fluxes” Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Volume 99, December 2018, Pages 392-406.
55. Balasubramanian. K. R, Krishnan, R. Ajith and Suresh. S "Transient Flow Boiling Performance and Critical Heat Flux Evaluation of Al2O3-Water Nano fluid in Parallel Microchannels" Journal of Nano fluids, Vol 7, No. 6, Dec 2018, 1035-1044 (10).
56. K. R. Balasubramanian, S. P. Sivapirakasam and Vamshi Krishna, Fatigue Evaluation in Manual Handling Using Surface EMG and Ergonomic Design of Trolley, Ergonomics International Journal, 2018, 2(3): 000145.
57. K. C. Ganesh, M. Vasudevan, K. R. Balasubramanian, P. Vasantharaja, and
N. Chandrasekhar, Thermo-Mechanical Analysis of Activated Tungsten Inert Gas Welding (A-TIG) of Type 316LN Stainless Steel Thin Plates, Materials Performance and Characterization, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2018, pp. 160-177.
58. K. Premkumar and K. R. Balasubramanian, Investigation of Erosion Behaviour on Nanocrystalline Composite Thermal Spray Coating under Hot Air Jet Condition, “Journal of Adv Research in Dynamical & Control Systems, Vol. 10, Issue 04, 2018, pp 1061-1071.
59. K. Premkumar and K. R. Balasubramanian, Investigations on Hot Corrosion Behaviour of HVOF Sprayed Nanocrystalline Cr3C2-Ni-Cr Coating On Boiler Material at Elevated Temperature, “Journal of Adv Research in Dynamical & Control Systems, Vol. 10, issue 04, 2018, pp 1072-1082.
60. Krishnan, R. Ajith, K. R. Balasubramanian, and S. Suresh. "Experimental investigation of the effect of heat sink orientation on subcooled flow boiling performance in a rectangular microgap channel" International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Volume 120, May 2018, Pages 1341-1357.
61. R. Ajith Krishnan, K.R. Balasubramanian, , S. Suresh, “The effect of heating area orientation on flow boiling performance in microchannels heat sink under subcooled condition” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Volume 110, July 2017, Pages 276–293
62. Harikrishnan S. Pillai, K. R. Balasubramanian, P. S. Seshadri, Effect On Performance Of Utility Boiler With Variation In Fuel Properties, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 2016, Vol. 11, No. 6 pp 3786-3790.
63. Sankar G, Chandrasekhara Rao A, Seshadri P S and K.R.Balasubramanian, Techniques for measurement of heat flux in furnace waterwalls of boilers and prediction of heat flux - A review, Applied Thermal Engineering, 2016, 103 1470–1479.
64. Sankar G, Chandrasekhara Rao A, Kartikeyan V R, Seshadri P S, Balasubramanian K R, A New Method for Prediction of Local Heat Flux on Membrane Waterwall
with Rifled Tubes of Subcritical Boilers, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 2016 , Vol. 11, No. 2 pp. 1273-1281.
65. Ganesh, K. C., K. R. Balasubramanian, M. Vasudevan, P. Vasantharaja and N. Chandrasekhar. Effect of multipass TIG and activated TIG welding process on the thermo-mechanical behavior of 316LN stainless steel weld joints. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 2016, 47(2), pp. 1347-1362.
66. Nanda Naik Korra, M. Vasudevan and K. R. Balasubramanian, Optimization of A-TIG welding of Duplex Stainless Steel Alloy 2205 based on Response Surface Methodology and Experimental Validation, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, Volume: 230 issue: 4, pages: 837-846, August 2016.
DOI: 10.1177/1464420715585878
67. P. Dinesh Babu, G. Buvanashekaran and K. R. Balasubramanian, The Elevated Temperature Wear Analysis of Laser Surface – Hardened EN25 Steel Using Response Surface Methodology, Tribology Transactions, 2015, Vol.58:4, pp. 602-615.
68. K.C. Ganesh, M. Vasudevan, K.R. Balasubramanian, N. Chandrasekhar,
S. Mahadevan, P. Vasantharaja, T. Jayakumar, Modeling, Prediction and Validation of Thermal Cycles, Residual Stresses and Distortion in type 316 LN Stainless Steel Weld Joint made by TIG Welding Process, Procedia Engineering, 2014,Volume 86, pp 767–774.
69. Nanda Naik Korra, M. Vasudevan and K. R. Balasubramanian, Multi-objective optimization of activated tungsten inert gas welding of duplex stainless steel using response surface methodology, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2015, Volume 77, Issue 1-4, pp 67-81.
70. K. R. Balasubramanian, S. P. Sivapirakasam, J. Mathew, Analysis of chemical degradative effects on low voltage PVC insulation using DSC , Applied Mechanics and Materials, 2014 , Vol. 592-594, pp. 2475 -2480.
71. K. R. Balasubramanian, S. P. Sivapirakasam, N.N. Korra, K. Kumar Dhruw, Study of posture and discomfort in handling machines in manufacturing industry, Applied Mechanics and Materials, 2014 , Vol. 592-594, pp. 2552-2556.
72. K. R. Balasubramanian, T. Suthakar, K. Sankaranarayanasamy, G. Buvanashekaran, Numerical studies on heat transfer and fluid flow during laser welding of thin sheet, Applied Mechanics and Materials, 2014 , Vol. 592-594, pp. 571-578.
73. K.N. Naik, K. R. Balasubramanian, M. Vasudevan, Finite element simulation of A-TIG welding of duplex stainless steel 2205 using SYSWELD, Applied Mechanics and Materials, 2014 , Vol. 592-594, pp. 374-379.
74. M Jaganmohan Rao, S. P. Sivapirakasham, K.R. Balasubramanian, K. Sreenath, Investigation of Whole body vibration on Urban Midi Bus, Applied Mechanics and Materials, 2014 , Vol. 592-594, pp. 2066-2070.
75. Nanda Naik Korra, K. R. Balasubramanian and M. Vasudevan, Optimization of activated tungsten inert gas welding of super duplex alloy 2507 based on experimental results, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 2015, Vol. 229(8), pp. 1407–1417.
76. K. C. Ganesh , M. Vasudevan , K. R. Balasubramanian, N. Chandrasekhar and P. Vasantharaja, Thermo - Mechanical Analysis of TIG Welding of AISI 316LN Stainless Steel, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 2014, Vol. 29, pp. 903–909.
77. P. Dinesh Babu, G. Buvanashekaran and K. R. Balasubramanian, Numerical analysis and experimental validation of hardness and microstructural changes during laser transformation hardening of low alloy steel plates, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L, Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, Vol. 228(3) 217–230. 2014.
78. G. R. Kannan, K. R. Balasubramanian and R. Anand, Artificial Neural Network Approach To Study The Effect Of Injection Pressure and Timing On Diesel Engine Performance Fueled With Biodiesel, International Journal of Automotive Technology, Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 507−519, 2013.
79. P. Dinesh Babu, G. Buvanashekaran and K.R. Balasubramanian, Dry sliding wear of laser hardened low alloy steel at room and elevated temperatures Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, 227 (10) pp. 1138–1149, 2013.
80. P. Dinesh Babu & G. Buvanashekaran & K. R. Balasubramanian, Experimental investigation of laser transformation hardening of low alloy steel using response surface methodology, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol.67: pp. 1883–1897, 2013.
81. Purushothaman Dinesh Babu, Gengusamynaidu Buvanashekaran, Karupuudaiyar R. Balasubramanian, Experimental Studies on the Microstructure and Hardness of Laser Transformation Hardening of Low alloy Steel, Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 36, No. 3, 2012, pp. 241- 258.
82. K. R. Balasubramanian, Suthakar T, Sankaranarayanasamy K, Buvanashekaran G, Studies on Weld Shape Formation and Marangoni Convection in Nd:Yag Laser Welding, International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 5, Nos. 3/4, 2012, pp.226 - 246.
83. K. R. Balasubramanian, T. Suthakar, K. Sankaranarayanasamy and G. Buvanashekaran, ‘Finite Element Analysis of Heat Distribution in Laser Beam Welding of AISI 304 Stainless Steel Sheet’, International Journal of Manufacturing Research, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp 42–58, 2012.
84. Nanda Naik Korra, K.R. Balasubramanian, Parametric Optimization of TIG Welding on 316L Austenitic Stainless Steel by Grey-Based Taguchi Method, Advanced Materials Research, Vols. 383-390, pp 4667-4671, 2012.
85. M. Shahul Hameed, S. P. Sivapirakasam, K.R. Balasubramanian, R. Nagalakshmi, Investigations on fume formation rate in shielded metal arc welding process using different electrodes, Advanced Materials Research, Vols. 383-390, pp 4672-4677, 2012.
86. K. R. Balasubramanian, T. Suthakar, K. Sankaranarayanasamy and G. Buvanashekaran, Laser Welding Simulations of Stainless Steel Joints using Finite Element Analysis, Advanced Materials Research, Vols. 383-390, pp 6225-6230, 2012.
87. T. Suthakar, K. Sankaranarayanasamy, K. R. Balasubramanian, G. Buvanashekaran and K. Krishna murthy, Effect of Peclet Number on the Thermo Capillary Convection and Molten Pool Shape Formation during Laser Welding Using CFD, Advanced Materials Research, Vols. 383-390, pp 6231-6235, 2012.
88. C. Anand Chairman, S. P. Kumaresh Babu, Muthukannan DuraiSelvam, K. R. Balasubramanian, ‘Investigation on two-body abrasive wear behavior of titanium carbide filled glass fabric-epoxy composites- a Box-Behnken approach’, International Journal of Engineering, Science and Technology, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 119-129, 2011.
89. Dinesh Babu, P., Balasubramanian, K.R. and Buvanashekaran, G., “Laser surface hardening: a review” International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 131–151, 2011.
90. P. Dinesh Babu and K.R. Balasubramanian, Influence of Quenching Medium on Microstructure, Hardness and Elevated Temperature Sliding Wear of 45C8 Steel, CiiT International Journal of Automation and Autonomous System, July 2011.
91. G.R.Kannan, K.R.Balasubramanian, S.P.Sivapirakasam, R.Anand, Studies on biodiesel production and its effect on DI diesel engine performance, emission and combustion characteristics, International Journal of Ambient Energy, 1-15, Taylor & Francis Publication, 2011.
92. S.P. Sivapirakasam, Jose Mathew, K. R. Balasubramanian & M. Surianarayanan, Optimization of Machining Parameters and Environmental Emission of Electric Discharge Machining Process using Grey Relational Analysis, International Journal of Materials, Manufacturing and Optimization (IJMMO), pp: 27-32, Vol.2, No.1, 2011.
93. M. Mohamedmusthafa, S. P. Sivapirakasam, M. Udayakumar, and K.R. Balasubramanian, ‘Effects of Al2O3 Coating on Diesel Engine Performance, Combustion, and Emission Characteristics Fueled by Pongamia Methyl Ester and Its Blends with Diesel’, AIChE - Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy Journal, (Article in Press).
94. K.R.Balasubramanian, G. Buvanashekaran, K. Sankaranarayanasamy, ‘Modeling of laser beam welding of stainless steel sheet butt joint using neural networks’, CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, Vol. 3, No.1, pp. 80-84, (2010).
95. K.R. Balasubramanian, K. Sankaranarayanasamy, T. Suthakar, S.P. Sivapirakasam and G. Buvanashekaran, ‘Mathematical modelling and optimisation of laser welding of butt joints’, International Journal of Computational Materials Science and Surface Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 321-335, (2010).
96. R. Nagalakshmi, S. P. Sivapirakasam, K.R.Balasubramanian and P.V.N. Maheswara Rao, ‘A Model for Prediction of Fume Formation Rate in Gas Metal Arc Welding’ WRI JOURNAL, Volume 31 No.2, pp 14-21, (2010).
97. K.R.Balasubramanian, G. Buvanashekaran, K. Sankaranarayanasamy, ‘Effect of Process Parameters on Weld Profile and Solidification Structure for Laser Joining of Austenitic Stainless Steel Sheets’ Journal on Manufacturing Engineering, Issue 4, pp 30-34, (2008).
98. K.R. Balasubramanian, N. Siva Shanmugam, G. Buvanashekaran and K. Sankaranarayanasamy, ‘Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Laser Beam Welding of AISI 304 Stainless Steel Sheet’ Advances in Production Engineering & Management Journal, Vol 3, No. 2, pp 93-105, (2008).
99. K.R.Balasubramanian, G. Buvanashekaran, K. Sankaranarayanasamy, ‘Mathematical and ANN modeling of Nd:YAG laser welding of thin SS sheets’ Journal on Manufacturing Engineering, Issue 2, pp 56-60, (2007).
100. K.R. Balasubramanian, K. Sankaranarayanasamy, G. Buvanashekaran ‘Analysis of Laser welding parameters using artificial neural network’ International Journal for the Joining of Materials, Volume 18 No. 3/4, pp 99-104, (2006).
101. G. Buvanashekaran, K.R. Balasubramanian, and K. Sankaranarayanasamy ‘Characterization of process parameters for Laser welding of stainless steel’ WRI JOURNAL, Volume 27 No.2, pp 14-21, (2006).
Conferences/Workshops/Symposia Proceedings
1. K. Premkumar and K. R. Balasubramanian, “Oxidation Resistance Of HVOF Ni-Cr-TiO2 Powder Coating on Steel at Higher Temperature”, International Conference on Recent Innovations in Production Engineering (RIPE 2017), held at Anna University (MIT campus), Chennai, 24 -25 March, 2017.
2. K. Premkumar and K. R. Balasubramanian, “High Temperature Cyclic Oxidation Behavior of HVOF Sprayed Cr3C2-20%TiO2 Coatings on Boiler Steel”, International Conference on Recent Innovations in Production Engineering (RIPE 2017), held at Anna University (MIT campus), Chennai, 24 -25 March, 2017.
3. Ajith Krishnan. R, K. R. Balasubramanian, S. Suresh. Transient flow boiling performance of Al2O3-Water nanofluid in parallel microchannels." International conference on Nano for Energy and Water, NEW 2017, University of Petroleum and Energy studies, Dehradun, Feb 2017- ISBN: 978-81-928068-4-6 (Conference)
4. International Conference on Energy, Material & Nanotechnology Meeting on Microfluidics and Nanofluidics – 2016, Dubai –UAE, 03-10 April, 2016
5. K.C.Ganesh, M.Vasudevan, K.R.Balasubramanian, P.Vasantharaja, Conductive mode heat transfer analysis of TIG and activated-TIG welding process for various depth-to-width ratio of weld bead profile in type 316LN stainless steel, International Conference on Advances in Materials, Manufacturing and Applications, April 9-11, 2015 - NIT, Trichy.
6. Ganesh, K. C., M. Vasudevan, K. R. Balasubramanian, N. Chandrasekhar, S. Mahadevan, P. Vasantharaja and T. Jayakumar (2014) Modeling, Prediction and Validation of Thermal Cycles, Residual Stresses and Distortion in type 316 LN Stainless Steel Weld Joint made by TIG Welding Process. International Conference on Structural Integrity, IGCAR, Kalpakkam, India.
7. K. R. Balasubramanian, attended one week coordinator's workshop on Fluid Mechanics conducted by IIT Kharagpur during 11th March to 15th March, 2014.
8. Participated in the 28th Indian Engineering Congress, Organized by Institution of Engineers (India) at Chennai during 20th to 22nd December 2013.
9. K. R. Balasubramanian, S. Suresh and S. P. Sivapirakasam, Heat Transfer Enhancement Using Nanofluid In A Serpentine Passage, International Conference on Advance Research in Mechanical, Aeronautical And Civil, Sep 7, 2013 Pattaya, Thailand. pp. 65-69.
10. S. P. Sivapirakasam, Sreejith Mohan, K. R. Balasubramanian, M. Surianarayanan, Respirable fume analysis during the flux cored arc welding of 316L(N) Austenitic stainless steel, International Conference on Advance Research in Mechanical, Aeronautical And Civil, Sep 7, 2013 Pattaya, Thailand. pp.70-74.
11. S. P. Sivapirakasam, R. Anand, G. R. Kannan and K. R. Balasubramanian, Optimization of Biodiesel Production Using RSM and Study of Combustion Characteristics on DI Diesel Engine, ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition Volume 6: Energy, Parts A and B, Houston, Texas, USA, November 9–15, 2012
12. T. Suthakar, K. R. Balasubramanian and K. Sankaranarayanasamy, Multi Objective Optimization of Laser Welding Process Parameters by Desirability Approach of Design of Experiments, ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Volume 3: Design, Materials and Manufacturing, Parts A, B, and C, Houston, Texas, USA, November 9–15, 2012.
13. K. R. Balasubramanian, R. Anand, B. Venkatesh, G. R. Kannan, and S. P. Sivapirakasam, Study on Performance and Emission Characteristics of DI Diesel Engine Fuelled With Deccan Hemp Methyl Ester, ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition Volume 6: Energy, Parts A and B, Houston, Texas, USA, November 9–15, 2012
14. K. R. Balasubramanian, G. R. Kannan and R. Anand ‘Effect of Preheated Waste Cooking Oil on the Performance and Emissions in a DI Diesel Engine’, Paper Id.20100438. PetroTech-2010, 9th International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, New Delhi. October 31 – November 3, 2010.
15. K. R. Balasubramanian, T. Suthakar, K. Sankaranarayanasamy, G. Buvanashekaran, S.P. Sivapirakasam and Dileep Reddy K, ‘Analysis of Heat Transfer During the Laser beam welding of AISI 304 Stainless Steel using CFD’, International Welding Symposium (IWS 2k10), pp 391-399, Bombay Exhibition Centre –Mumbai, 10-12 February 2010.
16. S. P. Sivapirakasam, R. Naga Lakshmi, K. R. Balasubramanian and P.V. N. Maheswara Rao, ‘Assessment of welding fumes using ventilation parameters during GMAW welding Process’, International Welding Symposium (IWS 2k10), pp 463-471, Bombay Exhibition Centre –Mumbai, 10-12 February 2010.
17. Jose Mathew, S.P. Sivapirakasam, K. R. Balasubramanian and K. Renjith, ‘Analysis of Total Aerosal Emission from electrical Discharge Machining Process’, pp 1024-1028, Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, August 3-5, 2009, S.V. National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat, India.
18. K. R. Balasubramanian, N. Siva Shanmugam, G. Buvanashekaran and K. Sankaranarayanasamy, ‘Finite element simulation for Laser Beam Welding of Austenitic Stainless Steel Sheet’, International Welding Symposium (IWS 2k8), paper no. 58, pp 1-10, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, 13th -15th, February 2008.
19. K. R. Balasubramanian, K. Sankaranarayanasamy and G. Buvanashekaran, ‘The Use of Nd:YAG Lasers in Future Automobile Applications’ National Conference on "Emerging Trends in Automobile Technology" SEDAN 2007, Bharathidasan Institute of Technology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 8th & 9th February 2007.
20. K. R. Balasubramanian, K. Sankaranarayanasamy and G. Buvanashekaran, ‘Modeling Of CW Nd:Yag Laser Welding Of Stainless Steel Using ANN’, Proceedings of the National Conference on FACTORY AUTOMATION, ROBOTICS AND SOFT COMPUTING, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, pp 211-216. 18th & 19th January 2007.
21. K. R. Balasubramanian, K. Sankaranarayanasamy, G. Buvanashekaran, and G. Balaji, ‘Effect of Laser Welding Parameters on Bead Profile of Austenitic Stainless Steel’, Proceedings of the International conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, ICAME 2006, SRM University, Chennai, India, pp 235 – 239,14th -16th December 2006.
22. K. Sankaranarayanasamy, K. R. Balasubramanian, V. Ravikumar, ‘Thermal Analysis of the influence of an annular fin with different profiles in a ceramic tube of heat transfer equipment’, Proceedings of the ISTE Sponsored National Conference On Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering, NCRAME-06, Rayat Institute of Engineering & Information Technology, Nawanshahr, Punjab, pp 18-27, September 8-9, 2006.
23. K. R. Balasubramanian, G. Buvanashekaran and K. Sankaranarayanasamy, ’Comparison Of Multiple Regression Analysis And Artificial Neural Network For Modeling Of Nd:Yag Laser Cladding’ Proceedings of the International Conference on Modeling and Simulation 2006, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Paper No.152. 3rd -5th April 2006.
Books & Monographs
Edited a book on “Additive manufacturing applications for metals and composites” (2020) published by IGI Global, USA, ISBN: 9781799840541.
Guest Editor of "Dynamics of Machines and Mechanisms, Industrial Research" published in the Journal "Applied Mechanics and Materials" ISBN-13: 978-3-03835-163-4, The Proceedings of International Mechanical Engineering Congress (IMEC) 2014.
Editor of the Proceedings of International Mechanical Engineering Congress (IMEC) 2014, "Advances in Mechanical Engineering", Published by Knowledge Curve, Chennai, ISBN 978-93-84389-01-7.
Chapter Contributions
1. Tamil Chandran, A., Suthakar, T., Balasubramanian, K.R., Rammohan, S., Chandapillai, J., Modal Analysis of Pipe Line Under Fluid-Structure Interaction by Simulation and Experiment, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 2021, pp. 599–624.
2. Tamil Chandran, A., Suthakar, T., Balasubramanian, K.R., Rammohan, S., Chandapillai, J., Flow Estimation Using Cross-Flow-Induced Vibration, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 2021, pp. 625–651.
3. Marimuthu S., Balasubramanian K.R., Kannan T.T.M. (2021) Evaluation of Tensile Strength of Friction Welded Monel and ETP Copper Dissimilar Joints. In: Arockiarajan A., Duraiselvam M., Raju R. (eds) Advances in Industrial Automation and Smart Manufacturing. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4739-3_45
4. Authored a chapter “Introduction to Additive Manufacturing” in the book “Additive manufacturing applications for metals and composites” (2020) published by IGI Global, USA, edited by K. R. Balasubramanian and V. Senthilkumar, pp.1-24.
5. Authored a chapter “Additive Manufacturing of Multi-Material and Composite Parts” in the book “Additive manufacturing applications for metals and composites” (2020) published by IGI Global, USA, edited by K. R. Balasubramanian and V. Senthilkumar, pp.127-146.
6. Dinagaran D., Balasubramanian K.R., Sivapirakasam S.P., Gopanna K. (2020) Workplace Safety Improvement Through Quality Control Circle Approach in Heavy Engineering Industry. In: Kumar H., Jain P. (eds) Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1071-7_16
7. Authored a chapter "Laser Transformation Hardening of Steel" in the book "Manufacturing Engineering" published by Nova Science Publishers, Inc, edited by Prof. J. Paulo Davim, University of Aveiro, Portugal (2015) ISBN: 9781634633789, pp.213-240.
8. Authored a chapter “Modeling and Simulation of Laser Welding” in the book ‘Lasers in manufacturing' published by ISTE-Wiley, U.K edited by Prof. J. Paulo Davim, University of Aveiro, Portugal. ISBN: 9781848213692. pp. 203-246.
