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Nanofluids, Heat Transfer, Electrohydrodynamics, Phase-Change
India

Biography

Dr. Deepak Selvakumar is a Research Scientist in Department of Nuclear Engineering in Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Indore in 2018. After his Ph.D., he worked as a Research Associate and Assistant Professor in Harbin Institute of Technology, China through International Talent Introduction Fellowship (March 2019 – Feb 2021). Later, he worked as a researcher in Indian Institute of Technology Madras through Institute Post- Doctoral Fellowship (Feb – July 2021). He worked in Chung-Ang university, Seoul as a Research Assistant Professor from July 2021 to October 2022. He works on numerical modelling of complex fluid dynamics and heat transfer problems such as electrohydrodynamics, phase-change and particle-fluid interaction, etc. His current research topics include phase-change heat transfer, energy straoge and electrohydrodynamic flows.

Activities

Employment (7)

Khalifa University of Science and Technology: Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, AE

2022-10-17 to present | Research Scientist (Nuclear Engineering)
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Chung-Ang University: Seoul, Seoul, KR

2021-07-19 to 2022-10-14 | Research Professor (School of Mechanical Engineering)
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Indian Institute of Technology Madras: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN

2021-02-05 to 2021-07-14 | Institute Post-Doctoral Fellow (Department of Applied Mechanics)
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Harbin Institute of Technology: Harbin, Heilongjiang, CN

2019-12-01 to 2021-02-28 | Assistant Professor (School of Energy Science and Engineering)
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Harbin Institute of Technology: Harbin, Heilongjiang, CN

2019-03-01 to 2019-11-30 | Post Docotral Research Associate (School of Energy Science and Engineering)
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Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University: Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, IN

2017-08-17 to 2018-08-04 | Assistant Professor (Sr.Gr) (Department of Mechanical Engineering)
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SASTRA University: Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, IN

2012-07-07 to 2013-12-17 | Assistant Professor II (School of Mechanical Engineering)
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Education and qualifications (3)

Indian Institute of Technology Indore: Indore, Madhya Pradesh, IN

2014-01-02 to 2017-05-31 | Ph.D (Mechanical Engineering)
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Anna University Chennai: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN

2010-07-20 to 2012-04-31 | Master of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)
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KLN College of Engineering: Madurai, Tamil Nadu, IN

2006-07-25 to 2010-05-25 | Bachelor of Engineering (Automobile Engineering)
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Professional activities (7)

INDIAN SOCIETY FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION: NEW DELHI, NEW DELHI, IN

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IIT Madras: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN

2021-02-05 | Institute Post-Doctoral Fellowship
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Harbin Institute of Technology: Harbin, HEILONGJIANG, CN

2019-12-30 | YOUNG FOREIGN TALENT AWARD (SCHOOL OF ENERGY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING)
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National Post- Doctoral Council of China : BEIJING, BEIJING, CN

2019-01-01 | International Postdoctoral Exchange Fellowship - Talent-Introduction Program
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Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR): NEW DELHI, NEW DELHI, IN

2017-04 | TRAVEL GRANT
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International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICNAN ‟16): VELLORE, TAMILNADU, IN

2016-04 | YOUNG RESEARCHER AWARD
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Ministry of Human Resources and Development (MHRD): NEW DELHI, NEW DELHI, IN

2014-01 | TEACHING ASSISTANT FELLOWSHIP
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Funding (1)

A thermo-magnetic cooling technology using magnetic nanofluids

2020-01 to 2020-12 | Grant
National Natural Science Foundation of China (BEIJING, BEIJING, CN)
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51950410594

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Works (35)

Velocity field measurement and heat transfer characteristics of the melting process under constant heat flux

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
2024-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Boyu Li; R.Deepak Selvakumar; Ahmed K. Alkaabi; Jian Wu
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Design and performance evaluation of a novel electrohydrodynamically enhanced PCM heat sink

Journal of Energy Storage
2024-07 | Journal article
Contributors: R. Deepak Selvakumar; Ahmed K. Alkaabi
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Numerical analysis of electrothermoconvection of a dielectric nanofluid in a heated cavity

Physica Scripta
2024-06-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Pengfei Yang; Yuxing Peng; Deepak Selvakumar Ramachandran; Ahmed K. Alkaabi; Jian Wu
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Electrohydrodynamic acceleration of charging process in a latent heat thermal energy storage module

Applied Thermal Engineering
2024-04 | Journal article
Contributors: R. Deepak Selvakumar; Jian Wu; Ahmed K. Alkaabi
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Effect of electrode configuration on minichannel heat sink with EHD vortex generators

Applied Thermal Engineering
2024-02 | Journal article
Contributors: R. Vishnu; R. Deepak Selvakumar; S. Vengadesan
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Onset of Rayleigh-Bénard convection in dielectric liquids with electric conduction

Physical Review Fluids
2024-01-16 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Yuxing Peng; Deepak Selvakumar Ramachandran; jian wu
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Enhanced heat transfer in a microchannel with pseudo-roughness induced by Onsager-Wien effect

Applied Thermal Engineering
2023 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85165001560

Part of ISSN: 13594311
Contributors: Deepak Selvakumar, R.; Kong, D.; Kyun Lee, H.; Kharangate, C.R.; Ryu, J.; Lee, H.
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Deepak Selvakumar Ramachandran via Scopus - Elsevier

Role of dielectric force and solid extraction in electrohydrodynamic flow assisted melting

Journal of Energy Storage
2023 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85173248975

Part of ISSN: 2352152X
Contributors: Selvakumar, R.D.; Alkaabi, A.K.; Ryu, J.; Lee, H.
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Deepak Selvakumar Ramachandran via Scopus - Elsevier

Active vortex generation and enhanced heat transfer in a 3D minichannel by Onsager–Wien effect

Applied Thermal Engineering
2023-10 | Journal article
Contributors: R. Vishnu; R. Deepak Selvakumar; Ahmed K. Alkaabi; S. Vengadesan
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Melting performance enhancement in a thermal energy storage unit using active vortex generation by electric field

Journal of Energy Storage
2023-09 | Journal article
Contributors: R. Deepak Selvakumar; Jian Wu; Imran Afgan; Yulong Ding; Ahmed K. Alkaabi
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Melting behavior of an organic phase change material in a square thermal energy storage capsule with an array of wire electrodes

Applied Thermal Engineering
2023-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1359-4311
Contributors: R. Deepak Selvakumar; Jian Wu; Yulong Ding; Ahmed K. Alkaabi
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Thermal boundary layer depletion in minichannels by electrohydrodynamic conduction pumping

Applied Thermal Engineering
2023-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1359-4311
Contributors: R. Deepak Selvakumar; Hyoungsoon Lee
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Electrohydrodynamic Conduction Pumping Driven Flow and Heat Transfer in a Flexible Minichannel

Volume 8: Fluids Engineering; Heat Transfer and Thermal Engineering
2022-10-30 | Conference paper
Contributors: Deepak Selvakumar Ramachandran; Hyoungsoon Lee
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Solid-liquid phase change subjected to unipolar charge injection from a circular wire electrode

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
2022-09-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0017-9310
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Bouncing modes and heat transfer of a dielectric droplet in the presence of an external electric field

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
2022-08 | Journal article | Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft
Part of ISSN: 0017-9310
Contributors: Deepak Selvakumar Ramachandran
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Combined effects of buoyancy and electric forces on non-isothermal melting of a dielectric phase change material

International Journal of Multiphase Flow
2022-06-26 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0301-9322
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Heat transfer intensification by EHD conduction pumping for electronic cooling applications

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow
2022-03-14 | Journal article
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Electro-thermo-convection in a differentially heated square cavity under arbitrary unipolar injection of ions

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow
2021 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85102029389

Part of ISSN: 0142727X
Contributors: Selvakumar, R.D.; Wu, J.; Huang, J.; Traoré, P.
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Deepak Selvakumar Ramachandran via Scopus - Elsevier

Numerical analysis of electrohydrodynamic instability in dielectric-liquid-gas flows subjected to unipolar injection

Physical Review E
2021 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85122412132

Part of ISSN: 24700053 24700045
Contributors: Liu, Q.; Pérez, A.T.; Selvakumar, R.D.; Yang, P.; Wu, J.
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Numerical investigation of instability and transition to chaos in electro-convection of dielectric liquids between concentric cylinders

Physics of Fluids
2021 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85104811077

Part of ISSN: 10897666 10706631
Contributors: Huang, J.; Wang, Q.; Guan, Y.; Du, Z.; Deepak Selvakumar, R.; Wu, J.
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Numerical investigation on electrohydrodynamic conduction pumping with an external flow

Physics of Fluids
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85121494694

Part of ISSN: 10897666 10706631
Contributors: Du, Z.; Huang, J.; Liu, Q.; Deepak Selvakumar, R.; Wu, J.
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Numerical modeling of solid-liquid phase change under the influence an external electric field

International Journal of Multiphase Flow
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85098888291

Part of ISSN: 03019322
Contributors: Selvakumar, R.D.; Qiang, L.; Kang, L.; Traoré, P.; Wu, J.
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Deepak Selvakumar Ramachandran via Scopus - Elsevier

Comparison of pressure drop and heat transfer performance for liquid metal cooled mini-channel with different coolants and heat sink materials

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
2020-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1388-6150
Part of ISSN: 1588-2926
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Numerical investigation of injection-induced electro-convection in a dielectric liquid between two eccentric cylinders

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow
2020-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0142-727X
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Numerical investigation of laminar flow and heat transfer in a liquid metal cooled mini-channel heat sink

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
2020-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0017-9310
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Heat transfer performance of Al 2 O 3 − ([C4mim][NT f2]) nano-suspension in a 2 − D channel for application in a flat plate solar collector

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
2019-12-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1757-899X
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Heat transfer performance of nano-suspension of Al 2 O 3 in ([C4mim][NT f2]) ionic liquid around a circular cylinder

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
2019-12-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1757-899X
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A comprehensive model for effective density of nanofluids based on particle clustering and interfacial layer formation

Journal of Molecular Liquids
2019-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0167-7322
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Effective viscosity of nanofluids — A modified Krieger–Dougherty model based on particle size distribution (PSD) analysis

Journal of Molecular Liquids
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84995904576

Contributors: Deepak Selvakumar, R.; Dhinakaran, S.
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Deepak Selvakumar Ramachandran via Scopus - Elsevier

Heat transfer and particle migration in nanofluid flow around a circular bluff body using a two-way coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian approach

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
2017 | Journal article
Contributors: R. Deepak Selvakumar; S. Dhinakaran
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Discrete Phase Modeling of Nanofluid Flow around a Circular Bluff Body

World Congress on Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer
2017-04 | Conference abstract
Part of ISSN: 2371-5316
Contributors: R. Deepak Selvakumar; S. Dhinakaran
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A multi-level homogenization model for thermal conductivity of nanofluids based on particle size distribution (PSD) analysis

Powder Technology
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84974633332

Contributors: Deepak Selvakumar, R.; Dhinakaran, S.
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Nanofluid flow and heat transfer around a circular cylinder: A study on effects of uncertainties in effective properties

Journal of Molecular Liquids
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84984827795

Contributors: Deepak Selvakumar, R.; Dhinakaran, S.
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Unpredictable Nature of Nanofluid Flow: A Study on Effects of Uncertainties in Effective Viscosity

Procedia Technology
2016 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2212-0173
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Deepak Selvakumar Ramachandran

Forced convective heat transfer of nanofluids around a circular bluff body with the effects of slip velocity using a multi-phase mixture model

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
2016-11 | Journal article
Contributors: R. Deepak Selvakumar; S. Dhinakaran
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Peer review (7 reviews for 3 publications/grants)

Review activity for Applied sciences. (1)
Review activity for Energies. (4)
Review activity for Fluids. (2)