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Assist Prof Dr. Kousalya Mahalingam | Computational Fluid Dynamics | Best Researcher Award

Dr at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, India

Dr. M. Kousalya, Assistant Professor at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, specializes in Fluid Dynamics. With a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Bharathiar University, her research focuses on hydrodynamic stability, natural convection of nanofluids, and heat transfer in porous media. She has significant teaching experience, previously serving at Madanapalle Institute of Technology & Science. Dr. Kousalya has authored several publications in SCI/SCIE journals and has presented papers at numerous national and international conferences. She is proficient in programming with FORTRAN and MATLAB and has expertise in scientific software like Latex and MS-Word.

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🎓 Education

Ph.D. in Mathematics (2016 – 2021) Institution: Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Thesis: “Convective instability in a gravity modulated nanofluid porous medium”Supervisor: Dr. S. Saravanan. M.Phil. in Mathematics (2014 – 2016), Institution: Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Thesis: “Natural Convection in a Non-Newtonian Fluid Saturated Porous Medium” Supervisor: Dr. S. Saravanan. M.Sc. in Mathematics (2011 – 2013), Institution: Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College, Bharathiar University, Thesis: “A Study on Couette Flow”, Marks: 91%, First Class with Exemplary. B.Sc. in Mathematics (2008 – 2011), Institution: Sree Ramu College of Arts and Science, Bharathiar University, Marks: 77%, First Class

🔬 Field of Specialization

  • Fluid Dynamics

🔍 Research Interests

Hydrodynamic Stability, Natural Convection of Newtonian and non-Newtonian nanofluids, Heat transfer in porous medium

📚 Subject Interests

  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Differential Equations

👩‍🏫 Teaching Experience

Assistant Professor: Sept 2021 – Aug 2023, Madanapalle Institute of Technology & Science, Andhra Pradesh, Lecturer: June 2013 – Sept 2014, Christ The King Polytechnic College, Coimbatore

🖥️ Computational Skills

  • FORTRAN, MATLAB
  • Axum, Tecplot 360
  • Latex, MS-Word
  • Windows and Linux platforms

📝 Research Experience

Research Scholar: 2016 – 2021, Bharathiar University, University Research Fellowship: July 2017 – July 2019, Computational Assistant (UGC-SAP-DRS-III): Aug 2019 – Mar 2021

🏅 Proficiency & Training

Proficiency awards in UG and PG levels, IITM-Summer Fellowship Programme 2012

📅 Future Work

Focus on the detailed analysis of convective heat transfer of fluid/nanofluid in complex configurations, including non-uniform heating, irregular geometries, magnetic fields, and thermal radiation. Aim to describe the non-Newtonian behavior of certain fluids.

Publication:📝

    1. Title: Effects of gravity and anisotropy on the convective instability in a nanofluid porous medium
      Journal: Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
      Date: 2024-06-18
      DOI: 10.1080/10407782.2024.2365424
      Contributors: M. Kousalya, S. Saravanan
      Source: Crossref

     

    1. Title: Onset of synchronous and asynchronous convection in modulated nanofluid filled porous media
      Journal: ZAMM Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik
      Year: 2021
      DOI: 10.1002/zamm.201900317
      EID: 2-s2.0-85097090006
      ISSN: 15214001, 00442267
      Contributors: S. Saravanan, M. Kousalya
      Source: Kousalya M via Scopus – Elsevier

     

    1. Title: Thermovibrational instability in a nanofluid porous medium
      Journal: European Journal of Mechanics, B/Fluids
      Year: 2021
      DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechflu.2021.08.002
      EID: 2-s2.0-85114130487
      ISSN: 09977546
      Contributors: S. Saravanan, M. Kousalya
      Source: Kousalya M via Scopus – Elsevier

     

    1. Title: On the onset of gravity modulated filtration convection in grade fluids via Mathieu functions
      Journal: Journal of Heat Transfer
      Year: 2020
      DOI: 10.1115/1.4047265
      EID: 2-s2.0-85091499072
      ISSN: 15288943, 00221481
      Contributors: S. Saravanan, M. Kousalya
      Source: Kousalya M via Scopus – Elsevier

Kousalya Mahalingam | Computational Fluid Dynamics | Best Researcher Award

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