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Govindan Nagarajan

Govindan Nagarajan

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
56
Citations
11778
World Ranking
2820
National Ranking
47

Overview

Govindan Nagarajan is affiliated with Anna University, Chennai in India, with a research focus primarily within engineering and chemical engineering disciplines. Their work encompasses several specialized subfields including biomedical engineering, fluid flow and transfer processes, computational mechanics, materials chemistry, and automotive engineering.

The scientist's research engages extensively with topics related to advanced combustion engine technologies and biodiesel production and applications. Other prominent areas include catalytic processes in materials science, heat transfer and supercritical fluids, vehicle emissions and performance, thermochemical biomass conversion processes, and combustion and flame dynamics.

Govindan Nagarajan has contributed scholarly articles to multiple academic venues, with notable frequent publications in:

  • Fuel
  • Energy
  • Thermal Science
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • RSC Advances

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Govindan Nagarajan include:

  • Influence of waste vegetable oil biodiesel and hexanol on a reactivity controlled compression ignition engine combustion and emissions (2020), Energy
  • A comprehensive parametric, energy and exergy analysis for oxygenated biofuels based dual-fuel combustion in an automotive light duty diesel engine (2020), Fuel
  • An innovative method of ammonia use in a light-duty automotive diesel engine to enhance diesel combustion, performance, and emissions (2023), International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • A comparative analysis of different methods to improve the performance of rubber seed oil fuelled compression ignition engine (2020), Fuel
  • Development and validation of a reduced chemical kinetic model for used vegetable oil biodiesel/1-Hexanol blend for engine application (2020), Fuel

Nagarajan frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Notable co-authors include:

  • Justin Jacob Thomas
  • V.R. Sabu
  • Ganesh Duraisamy
  • Arun Kumar Subramani
  • G. Basrin

The scientist's research exhibits a multidisciplinary approach, synthesizing experimental, computational, and applied methodologies to explore and improve combustion engine technologies and biofuel applications. Their work addresses aspects of chemical kinetics, emissions control, energy efficiency, and thermodynamic analysis within automotive and environmental engineering contexts.

Best Publications

  • An experimental investigation of hydrogen-enriched air induction in a diesel engine system

    N. Saravanan;G. Nagarajan

  • Influence of injection timing on performance, emission and combustion characteristics of a DI diesel engine running on waste plastic oil

    M. Mani;G. Nagarajan

  • Performance, emission and combustion characteristics of a DI diesel engine using waste plastic oil

    M. Mani;C. Subash;G. Nagarajan

  • The use of tyre pyrolysis oil in diesel engines

    S. Murugan;M.C. Ramaswamy;G. Nagarajan

  • Effect of injection pressure on performance, emission and combustion characteristics of high linolenic linseed oil methyl ester in a DI diesel engine

    Sukumar Puhan;R. Jegan;K. Balasubbramanian;G. Nagarajan

  • Enhancing the wear resistance of case carburized steel (En 353) by cryogenic treatment

    A. Bensely;A. Prabhakaran;D. Mohan Lal;G. Nagarajan

  • Characterisation and effect of using waste plastic oil and diesel fuel blends in compression ignition engine

    M. Mani;G. Nagarajan;S. Sampath

  • Experimental investigation of hydrogen port fuel injection in DI diesel engine

    N. Saravanan;G. Nagarajan;C. Dhanasekaran;K.M. Kalaiselvan

  • Combustion analysis on a DI diesel engine with hydrogen in dual fuel mode

    N. Saravanan;G. Nagarajan;G. Sanjay;C. Dhanasekaran

  • Performance and emission studies on port injection of hydrogen with varied flow rates with Diesel as an ignition source

    N. Saravanan;G. Nagarajan

  • Effect of cryogenic treatment on distribution of residual stress in case carburized En 353 steel

    A. Bensely;S. Venkatesh;D. Mohan Lal;G. Nagarajan

  • An experimental investigation on hydrogen as a dual fuel for diesel engine system with exhaust gas recirculation technique

    N. Saravanan;G. Nagarajan;K.M. Kalaiselvan;C. Dhanasekaran

  • Performance, emission and combustion studies of a DI diesel engine using Distilled Tyre pyrolysis oil-diesel blends

    S. Murugan;M.C. Ramaswamy;G. Nagarajan

  • Mahua ( Madhuca indica ) seed oil: A source of renewable energy in India

    Sukumar Puhan;N. Vedaraman;B. V. Rambrahamam;G. Nagarajan

  • Effect of biodiesel unsaturated fatty acid on combustion characteristics of a DI compression ignition engine

    Sukumar Puhan;N. Saravanan;G. Nagarajan;N. Vedaraman

  • Assessment of pyrolysis oil as an energy source for diesel engines

    S. Murugan;M.C. Ramaswamy;G. Nagarajan

  • Relating the cetane number of biodiesel fuels to their fatty acid composition: A critical study

    A Gopinath;S Puhan;G Nagarajan

  • An experimental investigation on a DI diesel engine using waste plastic oil with exhaust gas recirculation

    M. Mani;G. Nagarajan;S. Sampath

  • Optimization of cryogenic treatment to maximize the wear resistance of 18% Cr martensitic stainless steel by Taguchi method

    J.D. Darwin;D. Mohan Lal;G. Nagarajan

  • Performance, emission and combustion characteristics of a compression ignition engine operating on neat orange oil

    K. Purushothaman;G. Nagarajan

Frequent Co-Authors

S. Murugan
S. Murugan National Institute of Technology Rourkela
D. Mohan Lal
D. Mohan Lal Anna University, Chennai
Mohand Tazerout
Mohand Tazerout IMT Atlantique

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