
Lt. Dr. Vishnu Sankar
M.Tech.(Thermal Engineering), B. Tech. (Mechanical Engineering), Ph.D..
Asst Professor
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Lt. Dr. Vishnu Sankar completed his Ph.D. in Thermal Engineering (2023) from CUSAT, M.Tech in Thermal Engineering (2015) with 3rd Rank in aggregate from CUSAT University and B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering (2013) with 7th Rank in aggregate from CUSAT University. Dr. Vishnu, who began his teaching career in 2015 at Holy Kings is currently working as Assistant Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology, Kakkanad from June 2016. He is an approved Research Guide for Doctoral Studies at APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University. Lt. Dr. Vishnu Sankar successfully completed three months Pre-Commissioned Course (PRCN) training conducted from 29th July 2024 to 9th October 2024 @ Officers Training Academy, Kamptee, Nagpur, India and commissioned as Associate NCC Officer with a rank of Lieutenant in the Army wing. Dr. Vishnu Sankar won Gold Medal (First Prize) in Inter COMPANY CHAMPIONSHIP @ Officers Training Academy, Kamptee. He Judged CBSE Regional level Science Exhibition 2016, SAE Mahindra AWIM 2019 JET TOY Competition, Crossroads-15, Crossroads-17 and Crossroads-19. He has published and presented several research papers in the various national and international journals, conferences and seminars, besides having been part of the various funded research projects. He also have 4 granted Patents to his credit. He has more than 213 Google Scholar citations with h-index 7, Research Interest Score of 105.8 and ResearchGate Score of 12.03. He won the "Best Student Award" of Chinmaya Vidyalaya for academic year 2008-2009. He is a Life Member of The Institution Of Engineers India (IEI), The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) & Indian Society For Technical Education (ISTE). He is one among the ASNT International LEVEL 2 Certified Mechanical Engineer in Ultrasonic Testing, Magnetic Particle Testing, Liquid Penetrant Testing, Radiographic Testing and Radiographic Film Interpretation. He is also one among the National Council for Technology and Training (NACTET) Certified Professional in QA/QC Engineering, Piping Inspection, Project Management, Welding and Oil & Gas. His Area of Research interest includes Coatings in I.C Engines, Biodiesel production & testing in I.C Engines, Thermodynamics and Thermal Engineering. He is also one among the few candidates who qualified NPTEL Online Certification course on THERMODYNAMICS by IIT Kharagpur with Elite category certificate, Latex Online Certification course offered by the Spoken Tutorial Project by IIT Bombay, ASME Online course on Standards & Certification and online certification courses offered by Coursera. He was the QUIZ MASTER of AavISHKAR 2KI6 all kerala school quiz competition and other 54 Techno quiz competitions.
RSET Unique Id: | 31794 | |
Area of Interest: | COATINGS IN I.C ENGINES, BIODIESEL PRODUCTION AND TESTING IN I.C ENGINES, THERMODYNAMICS AND THERMAL ENGINEERING. | |
Memberships(If Any) | THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS INDIA (IEI) & INDIAN SOCIETY FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION (ISTE)Life Member. | |
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Sl No | Year | Stream | Sem | Branch | Subject |
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1 | 2025 | B.Tech. | S8 | ME-B | PROJECT WORK PHASE 2 |
2 | 2025 | B.Tech. | S6 | ME-A | NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING |
3 | 2024 | B.Tech. | S6 | ME-A | NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING |
4 | 2024 | B.Tech. | S4 | ME-A | FLUID MECHANICS AND HYDRAULIC MACHINES LAB- B1 |
5 | 2024 | B.Tech. | S4 | ME-A | FLUID MECHANICS AND HYDRAULIC MACHINES LAB -B2 |
6 | 2023 | B.Tech. | S8 | ME-B | PROJECT PHASE II |
7 | 2023 | B.Tech. | S7 | ME-B | PROJECT PHASE I |
8 | 2023 | B.Tech. | S5 | ME-B | THERMAL ENGINEERING LAB-I-B1 |
9 | 2023 | B.Tech. | S5 | ME-B | THERMAL ENGINEERING LAB-I-B2 |
10 | 2023 | B.Tech. | S3 | ME-B | DESIGN AND ENGINEERING |
11 | 2023 | B.Tech. | S3 | ME-A | DESIGN AND ENGINEERING |
12 | 2023 | B.Tech. | S2 | CS-A | BASICS OF CIVIL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING |
13 | 2023 | B.Tech. | S1 | ME-B | INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING |
14 | 2022 | B.Tech. | S8 | ME-A | INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING |
15 | 2022 | B.Tech. | S7 | ME-B | PROJECT PHASE I-B1 |
16 | 2022 | B.Tech. | S3 | ME-B | DESIGN AND ENGINEERING |
17 | 2022 | B.Tech. | S3 | ME-A | DESIGN AND ENGINEERING |
18 | 2021 | B.Tech. | S8 | ME-A | PROJECT |
19 | 2021 | B.Tech. | S6 | ME-A | ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY |
20 | 2021 | B.Tech. | S3 | ME-B | DESIGN & ENGINEERING |
21 | 2021 | B.Tech. | S3 | ME-A | DESIGN & ENGINEERING |
Year | Title of the Paper-Conference/Journal Details |
2024 | Graphene quantum dot nano particle as an additive in biodiesel blend and the performance and emission characteristic studies of a diesel engine AIP Conference Proceedings |
2022 | Intelligent robot for defect detection and rectification IEEE Explore |
2021 | Multi‐fuel performance and emission characteristics of an optimized Thermal barrier coated diesel engine Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy |
2021 | Design and fabrication of multi utility unmanned robot IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering |
2021 | Design of 3D volumetric display Journal of Physics: Conference Series |
2021 | Conversion of Two-Stroke Vehicle to an Electric Vehicle Journal of Physics: Conference Series |
2021 | Conversion of internal combustion engine car to semi-autonomous electric car Journal of Physics: Conference Series |
2020 | Optimization of thermal barrier coatings in a single cylinder diesel engine using thermal analysis and genetic algorithm Journal of Physics: Conference Series |
2020 | Optimization of biodiesel production by transesterification of palm oil and evaluation of biodiesel quality Materials today: proceedings |
2020 | Design and Analysis of Fire Fighting Drone Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Advances in Electrical and Computer Technologies |
2020 | Experimental Investigation of an Attachment to Self-Propel a Manual Conventional Wheelchair IEEE Explore |
2020 | Fabrication and testing of a gamma type stirling engine Materials today: proceedings |
2020 | Design and fabrication of foldable electric bicycle Materials today: proceedings |
2020 | Fuzzy Logic Based Optimization Method for Mechanical Systems and its Application International Journal of Mathematics and Computer Science |
2019 | Combined effects of thermal barrier coating and blending of diesel fuel with biodiesel in diesel engines Materials Today: Proceedings |
2019 | Detachable Module for Semi-automating a Conventional Wheelchair Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Science |
2019 | Brainwave-Assisted Drive for Electric Vehicles Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Science |
2019 | Gasification of Sawdust in Bubbling Fluidised Bed Gasifier Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Science |
2019 | Optimized Thermal Barrier Coating for Gas Turbine Blades Materials Today: Proceedings |
2017 | Effect of Magnetic Field to Reduce Emissions and Improve Combustion Performance in a Spark- Ignition Engine Lecture Notes on Multidisciplinary Industrial Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Science |
2015 | Performance and Emission characteristics of a Diesel engine running on Biodiesel International journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology |
2014 | Thermal Barrier Coatings Material selection, Method of preparation and Applications-Reviews International journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research |
2014 | Review on Adaptive Cruise Control in Automobiles International journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research |
Year | Date of Publication | Title of the Book | Published By | Edition |
2020 | 27-Feb-2021 | Design and Analysis of Fire Fighting Drone | Advances in Electrical and Computer Technologies, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Springer, Singapore | 711 |
2018 | 25/02/2019 | Comparison of 6 phase and 3 phase Induction Motor for electric vehicle propulsion as an improvement towards sustainable transportation | Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Science, Springer Nature | 1 |
2018 | 25/02/2019 | Comparative Study on the effect of False Ceiling Materials on the Room Temperature | Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Science, Springer Nature | 1 |
2018 | 25/02/2019 | Design and Fabrication of Wheeled Inverted Pendulum Human Transporter | Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Science, Springer Nature | 1 |