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Dr. Vighnesha Nayak

Associate Professor

  • B.E (VTU) - 2009
  • M.Tech  (NITK) - 2011
  • Ph.D (NITK) - 2017

    Academic Background

    Date of Join: 2018-02-07
    Email: vighneshanayak@ajiet.edu.in

    Responsibilities

    Responsibility at Department

  • Department R&D Coordinator
  • Project Committee Member
  • Class Advisor for 3rd Year Mechanical (2021-25 Batch)
  • Domain Coordinator
  • DAC and PAC Member

    • Other Responsibility

  • Co-coordinator of Industry Institute Interaction Cell @ AJIET Mangalore, 2022-23, and 2023-24.
  • Member of IIC @ AJIET Mangalore, 2022-23, and 2023-24.
  • Member of Research & Development Committee @ AJIET Mangalore, 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2023-24.
  • Member of Consultancy @ AJIET Mangalore, 2023-24.

    1. V. Nayak, A.V. Karthik, B.K. Sreejith, B.G. Prasad, & K. Sudheer Kini Performance, combustion and emission characteristics of single cylinder CI engine with WCO biodiesel and nanoparticles
    2. Nayak V., Shankar K.S., Anusha, Ashit P.M., Bhushith, Vikyath K.L. (2021) "Effect of Static Ignition Timing on the Emission and Performance Characteristics of a Four-Cylinder MPFI Engine Fueled by LPG". In: Gupta A., Mongia H., Chandna P., Sachdeva G. (eds) Advances in IC Engines and Combustion Technology. NCICEC 2019. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5996-9_17. pp 207- 237
    3. Sreejith B K, Vighnesha Nayak, "Capability of Rans Simulation to Predict Laminar Separation Bubble on the E216 Airfoil", Material Today: Proceedings (2021), 46(7), pp. 2884-2887, (Scopus Indexed). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.03.453,2021
    4. Karthik A. V. & Vighnesha Nayak "Analytical investigation on energy separation in Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube", Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals, (2021) 80(5- 6), pp. 136-154, DOI: 10.1080/10407790.2021.1969816 (Scopus and SCI Index) (IF: 1.586),2021
    5. Ramesha V., Prasad T.B. and Neelkanta L.V., "Mechanical and Wear Characteristics of ZrSiO4 Reinforced Aluminum Metal Matrix Composite"International Journal of Civil, Mechanical and Energy Science (2018): DOI: 10.24001/ijcmes
    6. "Ramesha V., Prasad T.B., Vighnesha Nayak, and Neelkanta L.V., "Experimental Investigation of Hardness and Wear Characteristics of ZrSiO4 and Graphite Reinforced Hybrid Aluminium MMC"Global Journal of Advanced Engineering Technologies and Sciences (2018): DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1412991, 5(9), pp 1-9." 2019
    1. IC Engines and Combustion
    2. Alternative Fuels
    3. Emission Control Technology
    4. Heat Transfer
    1. Best paper award for the paper titled "Cyclic variation and combustion analysis of single cylinder CI engine with cardanol biodiesel" in the 2-day International conference on "Recent Trends in Mechanical Engineering Science (RTIMES-2023)" on 26-27th May 2023 at SIT Valchil Mangaluru.
    2. 2 project is funded under 44th Series of Student Project Programme, (Biofuel/Bioenergy):2020-2021 by KSCST - Completed.
    3. 1 project is funded under 43rd Series of Student Project Programme, (Biofuel/Bioenergy):2019-2020 by KSCST - Completed.
    4. 1 Project is awarded as ""Best Project of the Year"" of 44th series SPP 2020-21.
    5. Project is funded under 47th Series of Student Project Programme, 2023-2024 by KSCST (EFFECT OF CARDANOL BLENDING ON THE PERFORMANCE, EMISSION,COMBUSTION & CYCLE TO CYCLE VARIATION CHARACTERISTICS OF SINGLE CYLINDER CI ENGINE WITH OXYGEN ENRICHMENT)
    1. LMISTE- LM
    2. LMCI- LM 1064
    1. Performance and Emission Characteristics Studies of CI Engine using Graphene and Aluminium Oxide Nano Particles Blended Dairy Waste Scum Bio Diesel and Effect of Injection Pressure and Three and Five Hole of Nozzle Combustion Process, KSCST - Govt. of Karnataka, 2018, Rs. 9000 /-
    2. Performance combustion and emission characteristics of single cylinder CI engine with WCO (Waste cooking oil) biodiesel and nanoparticles, KSCST - Govt. of Karnataka, 2020, Rs. 5000 /-
    3. MECHANICAL POCKET MANURING, KSCST - Govt. of Karnataka, 2021, Rs. 5000 /-
    4. PERFORMANCE COMBUSTION AND EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS OF A SINGLE CYLINDER CI ENGINE WITH WCO BIODIESEL AND NANOPARTICLES WITH OXYGEN ENRICHMENT PROCESS, KSCST - Govt. of Karnataka, 2021, Rs. 6000 /-

      ORGANIZED:

      1. TEQIP 1.3 Sponsored Five Day National on @ A. J. Institute of Engineering & Technology, Mangaluru, , 8th -12th July 2019
      2. International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing, Materials and Energy Engineering -2018 (Icon MMEE -2018) @ Mangalore Institute of Technology& Engineering, Moodbidri,, 2nd -3rd March 2018

        3. PARTICIPATED:

      3. 25th National Conference on IC Engines and Combustion @ NITK Surathkal, 15th to 17th December 2017
      4. 10th ASPACC-15 International Conference on Combustion held at Beijing, China @ Tsinghua University/Princeton University, July 19-22, 2015
      5. 24th National Conference on IC Engines and Combustion (NCICEC-2015) @ UPES Dehradun, Uttarkhand, 30th October to 1st November 2015.
      6. 23rd National Conference on IC Engines and Combustion (NCICEC-2013) @ SVNIT Surat, Gujarat, 13-16th December 2013
      7. Workshop on Cutting Edge Technology in Diesel Engine @ NITK Surathkal , March 19-22, 2013
      8. International Conference on Alternative Fuels for IC Engines (ICAFICE-2013) @ MNIT Jaipur, Rajasthan, 6-8th February 2013.
      9. 22nd National Conference on IC Engines and Combustion (NCICEC-XXII) @ NIT-Calicut, Kerala, 10-13 December, 2011.
      10. 8th ASPACC-10 International Conference on Combustion @ Taramati Baradari Cultural Complex, Hyderbad , December 10-13, 2010"

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