G Kumaresan Editor

Dr. G. Kumaresan is presently an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, India. He received his Doctoral degree in 2015 from National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli. He has published 27 original research articles in highly reputed national and international peer-reviewed journals and also filed two patents. He completed his Master’s Degree from Government College of Technology, Coimbatore and Bachelor’s Degree from Anna University, Chennai. He is an active review member of more than 12 international journals and served as a guest editor of Elsevier – Materials Today Proceedings. He has delivered several invited talks at various engineering institutions and industries. He is handling two research projects funded by TEQIP and DST. His research interests include phase change heat transfer, heat pipes nanofluids and computational fluid dynamics.

Dr. N. Siva Shanmugam is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India. He received his Doctoral degree in 2012 from National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli. He has published numerous papers in reputed national and international peer-reviewed journals. He is actively associated with different national and international societies and academies. He has delivered several invited talks at various engineering institutions and industries situated in different parts of India such as Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh. He has completed several research & consultancy projects, further, he is handling multiple consultancy and sponsored projects for Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited (BHEL) and ISRO, Government of India. His research targets FE simulation of welding processes, ergonomics study, and biomechanics.

Dr. V. Dhinakaran is an Associate Professor at Chennai Institute of Technology, Chennai, India. He received his B.E in Mechanical Engineering from Arulmigu Kalasalingam College of Engineering in 2002, M.E from the Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Sathyabama University in 2012, and Doctoral degree in 2017 from National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli. He is heading the Centre for Applied Research in Chennai Institute of Technology. He is an active participant in academic and industrial research. He has published 52 articles in reputed national and international peer-reviewed journals. He is a life member of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), Indian Cryogenic Council (ICC) and the International Association of Engineers (IAENG). His areas of research include welding, additive manufacturing, finite element method and computational fluid dynamic