Dr. Sri Nithya Mahottamananda

Teaching

Educational Background

Experience

Courses Taught

• Propulsion
• Rocket propulsion
• Rockets And Missiles
• Combustion
• Gas Dynamics And Jet Propulsion
• Fluid Mechanics
• Thermodynamics
• Heat Transfer

Research

Areas of Research Interest

• Hybrid Rocket – Solid fuel combustion
• Solid fuel ducted Ramjet
• Spray and combustion

Publications (Papers Published)

Google scholar link – https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Z1PbuekAAAAJ&hl=en

Research Publication

International Journal / National Journal / International Conferences / National Conferences / Seminars / Workshops

• Mahottamananda, S. N., and P. C. Joshi. 2016. Combustion study of HTPB–sugar hybrid fuel with gaseous oxygen. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 123(3): 1927–34. doi:10.1007/s10973-015-4608-y.
• Mahottamananda, S. N., M. Rafnaz, and P. N. Kadiresh. 2018. Spray characteristics of plug type swirl injector. Advances in Science and Engineering Technology International Conferences. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. doi:10.1109/ICASET.2018.8376804.
• Mahottamananda, S. N., and P. N. Kadiresh. 2020. Mechanical Characteristics of Paraffin Wax-HTPB Based Hybrid Rocket Fuel. Proceedings of International Conference of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering 2019. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer. doi:10.1007/978-981-15-4756-0_9
• Mahottamananda S.N., Dilli Babu D.N., Kadiresh P.N. (2020) Effect of Number of Inlet Tangential Ports and Their Angle on Spray Characteristics of Plug Type Swirl Injector. Innovative Design, Analysis and Development Practices in Aerospace and Automotive Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6619-6_15
• Mahottamananda S.N., Kadiresh P.N., and Pal Y., “Regression Rate Characterization of HTPB‐Paraffin Based Solid Fuels for Hybrid Rocket,”Journal of Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics, 45, pp.1755-1763,2020. doi:10.1002/prep.202000051
• Mahottamananda S.N., Kadiresh P.N., and Pal Y., “A study on thermal stability and combustion performance of hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene-paraffin blended fuel,”Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects,2020.doi: 1080/15567036.2020.1815902
• J. Sri Nithya Mahottamananda, V. K. Dubey, and P. N. Kadiresh., “Mechanical Characteristics of Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Mixed Beeswax Fuel for Hybrid Rockets,” in Advances in Design and Thermal Systems, Singapore, 2021, pp. 389–400. doi: 10.1007/978-981-33-6428-8_31.
• V. K. Dubey, S. N. Mahottamananda, A. Khaleel, P. N. Kadiresh, and M. Thirumurugan, “Mechanical Characteristics of Paraffin Wax, Beeswax and HTPB as Rocket Propellant—A Comparative Study,” in Advances in Design and Thermal Systems, Singapore, 2021, pp. 243–252. doi: 10.1007/978-981-33-6428-8_18.
• Sri Nithya Mahottamananda Jayapal, V. K. Dubey, and P. N. Kadiresh., “Thermal stability and kinetic study of blended Beeswax-ethylene vinyl acetate-based hybrid rocket fuels,” Thermochimica Acta, vol. 702, p. 178989, Aug. 2021, doi: 10.1016/j.tca.2021.178989.
• Yash Pal, Sri Nithya Mahottamananda, Sasi Kiran Palateerdham, Sivakumar Subha, and Antonella Ingenito, “Review on the Regression Rate-Improvement Techniques and Mechanical Performance of Hybrid Rocket Fuels,” FirePhysChem, Nov. 2021

Conferences / Seminars / Short Term Courses Participated

• Participated in the AICTE Sponsored six days Short term Training programme on “Be the change-Teaching Learning Process” organized by the HR & Faculty Training Academy, BSACIST, 15th to 20th Feb, 2021
• Webinar on “Air Breathing Hypersonic Vehicle Propulsion ”organized by Patil Institute of Technology, Pimpri, Pune-411018, 4th November 2020
• Trainning program on crescent LMS for faculty members organized by BSACIST, Aug 2020
• 2nd international Conference of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, School of Aerospace Engineering, University Sains Malaysia on 20-21 NOV 2019
• Attended international workshop on “Detonation wave engines” organized by CDTS, Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science, Chennai, India on 12-13 MAR 2018.
• 11th International High Energy Materials Conference and Exhibits HEMCE 2017, Pune
• 9th International High Energy Materials Conference and Exhibits HEMCE 2014, Thiruvananthapuram.
• Faculty Development Program on ‘Fluid Mechanics’ from 27.06.2016 to 02.07.2016./organised by Department of Aerospace Engineering, BSACIST.
• FDP on “ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS” during 18 -23, JULY 2016./Department of Automobile Engineering of BSAIST.
• One week training in ‘ANSYS DESIGN MODELER MESHING AND FLUENT CONDUCTED BY AEROSPACE, May 2015. BSAIST.
• Six Day induction training programme conducted by faculty training Academy BSAIST, 13 -07, June 2014, BSAIST.
• National Seminar on Recent Advances in flow Measurements and Test Techniques On Friday, March 14, 2014, BSACIST.

Research Activities (Sponsored Research)