List of Current  Research Scholars
S.No	Name of the guide/s	Name of the Candidate	Topic of Research	Status
1	Dr. K. Annamalai	Paul James Thadhani	Experimental investigation of modified single cylinder DI diesel engine and its emission control strategy	Confirmation
2	Dr. K. Annamalai	P Jagan	Performance assessment of single cylinder diesel engine fueled by third generation bio fuel.	Confirmation
3	Dr. K. Annamalai	Arivarasan N	The Effect of graphen oxide nano particle in engine performance, emission and combustion parameter in a conventional diesel engine.	Confirmation
4	Dr. K. Annamalai	Balaguru M	Numerical and experiment analysis of aerodynamics	Course work
5	Dr. K. Annamalai	Arivazhagan C	Experiment and numerical investigation of droplet condensation heat transfer coefficient on super hydrophobic metal surface	Course work
6	Dr. K. Annamalai	Narasimharaju S J	Development and characterization of natural fiber and filler material reinforced PLA composites.	Course work
7	Dr. K. Annamalai	Ramakrishnan S	Experimental investigation of a low viscous algae-based bio fuels in reactivity controlled compression engine	Course work
8	Dr. K. Annamalai	Elayaraja R	Effect of air assisted direct mixture injection on engine performance and emission characteristics on 2W gasoline engine	Course work
9	Dr. K. Annamalai	Nagarajan C	Performance investigation of single cylinder SI engine with four valve cylinder head with suction control inlet systems	Course work
10	Dr.K .Arunachalam	Rajmohan B	Fabrication and Suitability Analysis of Natural Fibres Reinforced Bio-Hybrid Composites for Automobile Interior Applications	Thesis Submitted
11	Dr.K .Arunachalam	Arockia Suthan S	DESIGN, SIMULATION AND VALIDATION OF CONTROLLER FOR SEMI-ACTIVE SUSPENSION SYSTEM	Thesis Submitted
12	Dr.K .Arunachalam	Sunil S	Improving fuel economy of an intercity bus through aerodynamic design optimization.	Confirmation
13	Dr.K .Arunachalam	Vivek Aravind B	Design and Development of Special Tools for Automobiles	Confirmation
14	Dr.K .Arunachalam	Krishna Kumar T S	MODELLING AND SIMULATION OF SEMI ACTVE SUSPENSION SYSTEM	Confirmation
15	Dr.K .Arunachalam	Sundarapandian G	FABRICATION, EXPERIMENTAL TESTING AND ANALYSIS OF ECO - FRIENDLY COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS	Confirmation
16	Dr.K .Arunachalam	Abhirup Chakraborty A	Effect of Multiaxial Loading on Fatigue Behaviors of Structural Parts of a Tractor	Confirmation
17	Dr.K .Arunachalam	Vasanthan B	DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT OF POWERTRAIN TO ENHANCE THE RANGE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE	Course Work
18	Dr.M.Senthilkumar	Pradeep R	Investigation on the influence of different Gaseous fuels on improving Engines behaviour of a Biofuel based Diesel Engine	Confirmation
19	Dr.M.Senthilkumar	Muniyappan M	Investigation on Optimization of Operating Parameters of a Gasoline direct Injection Engine for performance improvement and Emission Reduction	Course work
20	S Arul Selvam	Elayaraja P	Performance Analysis of CI Engine using Bio diesel- Ethanol Blend	Course work
21	Dr.P.Senthil Kumar	V.Amarnath	Feasibility study of CO2 capture in automobile engines	Confirmation
22	Dr.P.Senthil Kumar	K.Mohanraj	Effect of thermal barrier coating on performance and emission characteristics of direct injection CI engine with ethanol as a fuel	Confirmation
23	Dr.P.Senthil Kumar	P.Chinnadurai	Thermal analysis of high temperature automotive engine component materials	Confirmation
24	Dr.P.Senthil Kumar	Gidda Venkateswara Rao	Study of Reducing Co2 Emissions from Automobile Exhaust using Algae Absorption Chamber	Course work

 

 

 

 

PhD awarded for the past five years ( 2017-2022)
S.No	Name of the PhD scholar	Name of the guide/s	Title of the thesis	Date of PhD awarded
1	Arul K	Dr.M.Senthilkumar	Investigation on Extending Knock Limit In Hydrogen Fuelled Diesel Engine Using Vegetable Oil As Base Fuel	29-11-2022
2	Jayanth joseph. A	Dr.P.Senthil Kumar	Experimental Investigation and Control of NOx  Emissions in Diesel Engine using Selective Catalytic Reduction Technique	30-09-2022
3	Pradeep P	Dr.M.Senthilkumar	Experimental Investigations on the effect of Different Nanofluids on Engine Combustion Behaviour of a Biofuel based Diesel Engine	17-06-2022
4	Arularasu S	Dr. K .Annamalai	An experimental study of Enzymatic Lipase Immobilized Nano catalyst synthesized Citrullus Colocynthis bio diesel on a single cylinder diesel engine	07-04-2022
5	Karthic S V	Dr.M.Senthilkumar	Experimental Investigations on Extending Knock Limiting Combustion of a Dual Fuel Engine when using Hydrogen and LPG as primary fuels	06-01-2022
6	Barathi Raja K	Dr. G. Devaradjane	Experimental Investigations to Enhance the Automotive Gearbox Sychronizer Life and Gear Shift	28-07-2021
7	Krishnamoorthy R	Dr. K .Annamalai	Experimental investigation on A plant based biofuel in a single cylinder diesel engine	19-03-2021
8	Arivazhagan A	Dr.K .Arunachalam	Investigation on Ride comfort behavior adopting driver and Passenger biomechanics in Active Suspension System	08-01-2021
9	Sivakumar E R	Dr.P.Senthil Kumar	Effect of Nano powder coating for IC engine components	04-09-2020
10	Elumalai P V	Dr. K .Annamalai	Experimental investigation on a low Heat Rejection Engine operated with a promising Biofuel Emulsion	28-08-2020
11	Mebin Samuel P	Dr. G. Devaradjane	Experimental and Theoretical Exploration on the Utization of Low Viscous Pinus Biofuel influenced by Nano Additive in a CRDI Engine	10-08-2020
12	Jenoris Muthya S	Dr.P.Senthil Kumar	Effect of reduction catalyst for the control of oxides of nitrogen in bio-diesel fuelled diesel engine	02-03-2020
13	Rajesh R	Dr.P.Senthil Kumar	Effective utilization of exhaust heat for running vapour absorption refrigeration system to improve the overall efficiency of automotive engine	29-01-2020
14	Nataraj G	Dr.M.Senthilkumar	Investigations on the Effect of Diluents Addition on Engine’s Behaviour of a Biofuel based Diesel Engine under Oxygen Enriched Combustion	10-01-2020
15	Vigneswaran R	Dr. K .Annamalai	Performance and Emission characteristics of a DI Diesel engine using Diesel/Water emulsion and additive	06-01-2020
16	Lindesan S	Dr. K .Annamalai	An Experimental Investigative analysis on a novel Garcinia Gummi Gutta biodiesel in a single cylinder direct injection diesel engine	02-05-2019
17	Shankar G	Dr. G. Devaradjane	Theoretical Analysis And Experimental Optimization Of Aerodynamic Characteristics Of Different Passenger Car Bodies By Implementing Vortex Generators	04-01-2019
18	Arulselvan S	Dr.M.Senthilkumar	Experimental Investigation On The Influence Of Different High Octane Fuels On Engine Behaviour Of A Mahua Oil Based Dual Fuel Engine	17-12-2018
19	Selvaraj M	Dr.P.Senthil Kumar	Investigation on Performance , Combustion and emission characteristics of Pongamia water emulsion in Single cylinder four stroke diesel engine	29-09-2018
20	Anand Kumar G	Dr. G. Devaradjane	Optimization of Electronic Fuel Injection System for improved Performance and Emission in Bio diesel operated Diesel Engine	25-01-2018
21	Karthikeyan S	Dr. K .Annamalai	Experimental investigation on turbocharged DI diesel engine with appropriate exhaust after treatment system	22-01-2018
22	Sasikumar N	Dr.M.Senthilkumar	Investigations On Ethanol Injection And Oxygen Enrichment Techniques On Engine’S Behaviour Of A Waste Cooking Oil Based Dual Fuel Engine	08-01-2018
23	Nithiyanandam T	Dr.P.Senthil Kumar	Theoretical and experimental investigation of coating thickness on biodiesel fuelled low heat rejection diesel engine	05-12-2017
24	Dhinesh B	Dr. K .Annamalai	Experimental Investigation on a Diesel Engine Operated with Cymbopogon Flexuosous biofuel	02-11-2017
25	Mohankumar S	Dr.P.Senthil Kumar	Experimental investigation and controlling of diesel particulate matter using electrostatic precipitator	13-10-2017
26	Parathasarathy M	Dr. K .Annamalai	Experimental investigations on a compression ignition engine operated with various biodiesel and Gaseous Fuels	08-06-2017

 

 

The Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu has announced under the Rule 110 of TamilNadu Legislative Assembly during August 2016, for the establishment of Centre of Excellence for Automobile Technology (CEAT) to involve on developing a vehicle with low fuel consumption and low carbon-di-oxide emission at MIT Campus, Anna University at a cost of Rs.50.00 crore. A new building of 2700Sq.Mt area was constructed for CEAT which consists of 9 laboratories in thrust area of Automobile Engineering.

As Government of Tamil Nadu share, Rs 10 Crore has been released to Anna University, Chennai to establish the Centre. In order to achieve the objectives, the faculty members are divided into four teams namely GDI Engine team, CO₂ Capture & Separation Team, Fuel cell team and Electric Vehicle Team.

S.No	Name of the Principal Investigator/ Co Investigator (if applicable)	Title	Name of the Funding agency	Funds (INR in Crores)	Duration of the project
1	Dr M. Senthil Kumar /Mr P.Elayaraja /Mr R.Sakthivel /Mr M.Muniyappan	Establishment of an Advanced GDI Engine Technology for Hybrid Vehicles	Government of Tamilnadu	3.1	2019-2023
2	Dr P.Senthil Kumar /Mr S.Mariappa / Mr A.Jayanth Joseph/ Mr M.Balaguru	Carbon Di-Oxide Capture from Vehicles and its Utilization (CCVU)	Government of Tamilnadu	2.2	2019-2023
3	Dr K.Annamalai / Dr G.Anand Kumar / Mr S.Vinoth Kumar / Mr P.Jagan / Mr S.Devanand	Development of Environmental Friendly Fuel Cell - IC Engine - Hybrid Propulsion System for Automobile Applications	Government of Tamilnadu	1.1	2019-2023
4	Dr K.Arunachalam / Dr S.Arul Selvan / Mr B.Vasanthan / Mr S.Sunil  / Mr S.Arun Prasad / Dr Sangeeth Sahaya jeyangel / Mr E.Joshua Paul	Product development and Validation systems for e-Vehicle and Intelligent mobility	Government of Tamilnadu	3.6	2019-2023