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Dr. FAVAS T K

Assistant Professor

Department of Ship Technology

Cochin University of Science and Technology
Kochi - 682022, Kerala, India

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favastk@cusat.ac.in



BRIEF BIO
Dr. Favas.T.K has been working as Assistant Professor at Department of Ship Technology of Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) since 2020. Prior to joining CUSAT, he worked as Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at MES College of Engineering Kuttippuram and as an Ad-hoc Faculty at National Institute of Technology Calicut. He also served as Assistant Engineer in Kerala Water Authority. After completing B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Government Engineering College Thrissur in 2002, he completed M.Tech in Industrial Refrigeration and Cryogenic Engineering from TKM College of Engineering Kollam with Second Rank under University of Kerala in 2004. He obtained PhD in Mechanical Engineering from National Institute of Technology Calicut in 2018. He has more than 25 publications in refereed journals, national and international conferences. He has delivered more than 20 expert talks on different domains of science, technology and research at institutions in and around Kerala

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Entropy Generation, Forced Convection, Numerical Heat Transfer

RESEARCH PROFILES
Scopus : https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57200297412
Google Scholar : https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=HhRqxxYAAAAJ&hl=en

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS (RECENT) [TOTAL PUBLICATIONS : 4]
  • Effect of variable thermal conductivity on entropy generation in a plate with internal energy generation, MATEC Web of Conferences, Vol. 144, 2018

  • The effect of non-uniform energy generation on entropy generation in a plate being cooled in a fluid medium, Heat and Mass Transfer Research Journal, The Canadian Science and Research Group Vol. 1, 2017

  • Minimization of entropy generation in a plate with non-uniform energy generation, Indian Journal of Engineering, Discovery Publications Vol. 13, 2016

  • Development of an orifice pulse tube refrigerator, Indian Journal of Cryogenics, Indian Cryogenics Council Vol. 30, 2005

  • CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS (RECENT) [TOTAL PUBLICATIONS : 21]
  • Role of Computational Fluid Dynamics in Wetland Studies, National Conference on Reviving Wetlands, 2023

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics in Marine Energy Systems and Ocean Conservation - A Review, International Maritime Conference on Marine Conservation & Sustainability : Celebrating 50 Years of MARPOL, 2023

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics : Engineering to Medicine, International Symposium on Collaborating Pathways: Uniting Disciplines for Novel Research, 2023

  • Computational Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in the Safety of Engineering Systems, 2nd Virtual International Conference on Advanced Technologies and Research in Mechanical Engineering, 2022

  • Heat Transfer Investigations in Thermal Protective Clothing - A Review, 2nd Virtual International Conference on Advanced Technologies and Research in Mechanical Engineering, 2022

  • The effect of coolant Prandtl number on hot spots in plate type fuel element of a nuclear research reactor, International Conference on Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (ICAME'21), 2021

  • A review of the Computational Fluid Dynamics investigations on fire safety in ships, International Conference on Advances in Naval and Ocean Engineering, Vol. 1 , 1, 2021

  • Computational heat transfer in marine applications - a review, International Conference on Advances in Naval and Ocean Engineering, Vol. 1 , 1, 2021

  • Effect of variable thermal conductivity on heat transfer characteristics of a nuclear fuel element, Fifth International Conference on Computational Methods for Thermal Problems, 2018

  • Effect of coolant Prandtl number on thermal performance characteristics of and entropy generation rates in an energy generating plate, International Conference on Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow, 2018

  • BOOKS PUBLISHED
  • Dr. FAVAS T K, Dr Deepa G Nair, Proceedings of the Golden Jubilee International Conference on Sustainable Technology and Innovation for Industry 4.0, Directorate of Public Relations and Publications, CUSAT, 2022 , ISBN : 978-81-954804-2-5

  • Dr. FAVAS T K, Dr Beena Mary John, Dr Satheesh Babu P K, Proceedings of International Conference on Advances in Naval & Ocean Engineering, Chess Educational Publishers, Chennai, 2021 , ISBN : 978-81-952577-5-1

  • Dr. FAVAS T K, Dr Rajesh P Nair, Dr Satheesh Babu P K, Proceedings of Second International Conference on Advances in Naval and Ocean Engineering (iCANOE 23), Directorate of Public Relations and Publications, Cochin University of Science and Technology, 2023 , ISBN : 9788196633776

  • AWARDS AND HONOURS
  • Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing from National Institute of Technology Calicut, in the year 2020

  • Certificate of Appreciation for Valuable Contributions in Reviewing Paper for ICFEST 2020 from Yenepoya Institute of Technology, Moodbidri, Mangaluru, in the year 2020

  • Reviewer Certificate - NCRAMET 19 from Yenepoya Institute of Technology, Moodbidri, Mangaluru, in the year 2019

  • Beloved Alumnus for excellent achievement from Vidya College of Excellence, Kondotty, in the year 2021

  • Joint Convenor from International Conference on Advances in Naval and Ocean Engineering, in the year 2021

  • Reviewer from International Conference on Advances in Naval and Ocean Engineering, in the year 2021

  • Co-chair for technical session - Hydrodynamics from International Conference on Advances in Naval and Ocean Engineering, in the year 2021

  • Outstanding service and contributions during NAAC Accreditation Process 2022 from Cochin University of Science and Technology, in the year 2022

  • Resource Person for Technical Session on Computational Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer-Mathematical Formulation to Coding from National Seminar on Foundations of Computational Fluid Dynamics for Marine Technology held at CUSAT, in the year 2023

  • Best Paper Award from International Maritime Conference on Marine Conservation & Sustainability : Celebrating 50 Years of MRPOL organized by School of Legal Studies of CUSAT, in the year 2023