Mr. A. Varunkumar

Teaching

Educational Background

Work Experience

Lecture courses

• Basic Engineering Mechanics
• Solid Mechanics
• Fluid Mechanics and Machinery
• Machine Design
• Dynamics of Machinery
• Finite Element Analysis

Research

Areas of Research Interest

• Materials Joining Processes
• Solid State Welding
• Metallurgical and Mechanical Behaviour of Weldments
• Additive Manufacturing
• Ceramics
• Laser Cladding
• Vibrational Characteristics of Weldments
• Welding Simulations

Publications

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

International Journals / Proceedings:

• Effect of Welding Parameters on Metallurgical Properties of Friction Stir Welded Aluminium Alloy 6063-O, Journal of Applied Sciences,2012.
  DOI: 10.3923/jas.2012.1255.1264
• Numerical Analysis of Flow Stress and Temperature Distribution of Friction Stir Welded Aluminium Alloy 6063-O, IOSRD International Journal of Engineering, 2014.
• Influence of Process Parameters on Aluminium Alloy 6061-O joints by Friction Stir Welding Process, Bonfring International Journal of Engineering and Management Science, 2015.
  DOI: 10.9756/BIJIEMS.8065
• Grey Relational Analysis and Taguchi Method for the Parametric Optimization of Single Pass Friction Stir Welded Aluminium Alloy 7075-T6 Joints, Applied Mechanics and Materials, 2016.
  DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.852.331
• Metallurgical and Wear Behaviour of Stellite 6 Reinforced Stainless Steel 316 joints by Nd-YAG Laser Welding Process, SAE Technical Papers, SAE International, 2019.
  DOI: 10.4271/2019-28-0147
• Advances in Laser Welding of Stainless Steel Alloys, SAE Technical Papers, SAE International, 2019.
  DOI: 10.4271/2019-28-0056
• Influence of SiC Powders on Aluminium Alloy 7075 – T6 joints by Friction Stir Welding Process, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science & Engineering, 2019.
  DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/577/1/012003
• Nd:YAG Laser Welding of Stainless Steel 304: The Effects of Al₂O₃ Micro Particles Addition, SAE Technical Papers, SAE International, 2020.
  DOI: 10.4271/2020-28-0418
• Free Vibrational Characteristics of Dual Side Nd: YAG Laser Welded Stainless Steel 304 joints Reinforced with Al₂O₃Micro Powder Particles, SAE Technical Papers, SAE International, 2020.
  DOI: 10.4271/2020-28-0393
• Drag Optimization of Multi-Axle Commercial Vehicle Model Using Ansys Fluent, SAE Technical Papers, SAE International, 2020.
  DOI: 10.4271/2020-28-0494
• Free Vibration Study of Nd-YAG Laser Welded Stainless Steel 316 joints Reinforced with Stellite Powder, Materials Today Proceedings: Elsevier, 2020.
  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.01.430
• Temperature Distribution Study of Friction Stir Welded Aluminium Alloy 7075 – T6 joints Reinforced with SiC Powders, Materials Today Proceedings: Elsevier, 2020.
  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.01.426
• Correlation between Material Properties and Free Vibration Characteristics of TIG and Laser Welded Stainless Steel 304 reinforced with Al2O3 microparticles, Engineering Science & Technology, an International Journal, Elsevier, 2021.
  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jestch.2021.01.017
• Joining of Ceramic to Metal by Friction Welding Process: A Review, Proceedings of the Instituition of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, SAGE Publications, 2021 (Accepted for publication).

International Conferences

• Microstructural Evolution of Friction Stir Welded Aluminium Alloy 6063-O “Second International Conference on Advances in Mechanical, Manufacturing and Building Sciences” 09-11 January 2012 held at VIT University, Vellore.
• Effect of Welding Parameters on Metallurgical Properties of Friction Stir Welded Aluminium Alloy 6063-O in “International Conference on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems” 17th & 18th Feb 2012 held at SASTRA University, Thanjavur.
• Mechanical and Metallurgical Properties of Friction Stir Welded Aluminium Alloy 6061-Oin “International conference on Advances in Materials, Manufacturing and Applications” April 9th to 11th 2015 held at NIT Trichy.
• Grey Relational Analysis and Taguchi Method for the Parametric Optimization of Single Pass Friction Stir Welded Aluminium Alloy 7075-T6 Jointsin “International Conference on Mechanical Engineering Design” April 25th to 26th 2016 held at SSN College of Engineering, Chennai.
• Influence of SiC Powders on AA 7075 – T6 joints by Friction Stir Welding Process “International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Applications” August 16th to 18th 2018 held at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru.
• Participated in “One Day Conference on Future of Advanced Manufacturing”, conducted by Deakin University – IIT Madras Centre of Excellence in Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, IIT Madras Reasearch Park, Chennai, 15th March 2019.
• Temperature Distribution Study of Friction Stir Welded AA Alloy 7075 – T6 joints Reinforced with SiC “International Conference on Materials, Manuafcaturing and Modelling” March 29th to 31st 2019 held at VIT (Deemed to be University), Vellore.
• Free Vibration Study of Nd-YAG Laser Welded Stainless Steel 316 joints Reinforced with Stellite Powder “International Conference on Materials, Manuafcaturing and Modelling” March 29th to 31st 2019 held at VIT (Deemed to be University), Vellore.

National Conference

• Numerical Analysis of Flow Stress and Temperature Distribution of Friction Stir Welded Aluminium Alloy 6063-O” in “4th National Conference on Advances and Innovations in Civil & Mechanical Engineering” August 23rd 2014 held at Vel Tech High Tech Dr. Rangarajan Dr. Sakunthala Engineering College, Chennai.

Reviewer in International Journal

• SAE Technical Papers – SAE, United States of America.
• Engineering Science and Technology an International Journal – Elsevier.
• International Journal of Science and Technology – Sciencia Iranica.
• World Journal of Engineering – Emerald.

International / National Level summit / Workshop / Seminar:

Workshop Organizer

• Organized a two day workshop on “Tracor Design” during February 15th& 16th, 2020 at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology. Supported by SAE India Southern Section

Conference Organizer

• Organizer for International Conference on Advances in Design, Materias, Manufacturing and Surface Engneering for Mobility (ADMMS 2018), SAE India Southern Section, Chennai & SAE International, USA.
• Organizer for International Conference on Advances in Design, Materias, Manufacturing and Surface Engneering for Mobility (ADMMS 2019), SAE India Southern Section, Chennai & SAE International, USA.
• Organizer for International Conference on Advances in Design, Materias, Manufacturing and Surface Engneering for Mobility (ADMMS 2020), SAE India Southern Section, Chennai & SAE International, USA.

Conference Session Chair

• Session Chair at ADMMS 2018, Manufacturing Session, SAE India Southern Section, Chennai & SAE International, USA.

Workshops Participated / Attended

• Attended a five day induction training programme for faculty sponsored by “Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology & NCSTC Delhi”, B. S. Abdur Rahman University, Chennai (June 2011).
• Attended a five day workshop on “Engineering Graphics” organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, B. S. Abdur Rahman University, Chennai (July 2011).
• Gone through a two day course on “Welding Technology and Inspection” conducted by Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Madras (March 2012).
• Gone through a two day course on “Materials Selection and Testing of Materials” conducted by Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Madras(October 2012).
• Attended a one day workshop on “Thermal Spraying and Cladding” conducted by Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Madras (October 2013).
• Attended one day workshop on “Quality Assurance in Academic and Sponsored Research” conducted by B. S Abdur Rahman University, Chennai (March 2015).
• NRB Research Dissemination Workshop on “Friction Stir Processing of Aluminium Alloys and Composites” conducted by Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Madras (March 2015).
• Gone through a three day course on “Welding Technology, Metallurgy and Quality Assurance” conducted by IIW India and AWS India Section (June 2015).

Extension

Additional Responsibilities:

• Professional Welding Lab In-Charge
• Department Library In-Charge
• Class Advisor, Third Year Mechanical A section
• Lead faculty of aSOP, conducted by SAE India Southern Section.
• Volunteer in TDC (Tractor Design Competition) 2019 conducted by SAE India Southern Section, Chennai.
• Champion TDC (Tractor Design Competition) 2020 conducted by SAE India Southern Section, Chennai.