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Dr. Shailesh Ravindra Nikam

Professor at K J Somaiya School of Engineering
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  • Department:
    Mechanical
  • Institute:
    K J Somaiya School of Engineering
  • Location:
    Vidyavihar - Mumbai
  • Email Address:

    shailesh.n@somaiya.edu

  • Contact Details:

    Landline No. : 912266449191

    Extension No. : 9502

  • Office Address :

    GROUND FLOOR, B-10, HYDRAULIC MACHINERY/AERODYNAMICS LABORATORY BHASKARACHARYA BUILDING, K J SOMAIYA School of Engineering, VIDYAVIHAR, MUMBAI

  • Timings For Visitors:

    Mon-Fri: 9:30 am to 5:30 pm

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Introduction

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  • Working as Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Department.
  • Completed Ph.D. from Aerospace Engineering Department, IIT Bombay, Mumbai.
  • Twenty Five years of teaching experience.
  • My research interest includes Experimental Aerodynamics, Wind Tunnel testing, jet ac, Jet and wake flow control, heat exchanger design, Cardiovascular flow, HVAC & R system design

Education

BE,Nagpur University,1998

ME,Mumbai University,2005

PhD,IIT Bombay,2016

Professional Experience

    Academic

  • Parshvanath College of Engineering, Lecturer/Assistant Professor, August 1998 - December 2012
  • K J Somaiya School of Engineering, Associate Professor, December 2017 - Present
  • K J Somaiya School of Engineering, Assistant Professor, January 2013 - November 2017
  • Non Academic

Courses/Subjects Teaching

  • CRYOGENIC ENGINEERING (CRYO)
  • REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING (RAC)
  • THERMODYNAMIC
  • PROJECT-II
  • PROJECT-I
  • FOUNDATION OF ENERGY ENGINEERING (FEE)
  • LABORATORY IV - THERMAL ENERGY LAB

Research Specialisation

  • Thermal and Fluid science
  • Jet and wake flow control
  • Aeroacoustics of high speed jet
  • Cardiovascular flow
  • Heat Exchanger Design

Consultancy Expertise

    No Information Available

Consultancy Projects

    No Information Available

Achievements, Recognitions & Awards

  • Best Technical paper award by K J Somaiya College of Engineering ISTE Chapter in year 2019

MDP / FDP

  • Organized one week ISTE/AICTE approved short term training program on “Advances in Fluid Dynamics: Experimental and Computational Approaches” at K. J. Somaiya College of Engineering during 1st to 5th January 2018.

  • attended QIP course on “Stealth Technology” at IIT Bombay, Mumbai in Nov 2019

  • attended QIP course on “Laboratory and Ergonomic Safety for Engineers” at IIT Bombay, Mumbai from 11th -15th June 2018.

  • attended AICTE-ISHRAE sponsored one week refresher course on “Refrigeration and Air Conditioning” at C. O. E. P. Pune from 26th -30th June 2017.

  • attended GIAN (Global initiative for Academic Network) course on “Acoustics and industrial Noise Control” at IIT Kharagpur from 15-19th May 2017. 

  • Organised international Conference on Technologies for Energy, Agriculture and Healthcatre on 15-16th April 2024 (ICTEAH 24) at K J Somaiya College of Engineering, Mumbai

Research Papers

Shreyas Kotian, Nachiket Dave & Shailesh Nikam.(2024).A computational study of the influence of wavy arteries and veins on hemodynamic characteristics in an unsteady state.Physics of Fluids,36(-):-.https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0232313
Shailesh Nikam.(2023).Influence of wavy artery and its geometric parameters on Hemodynamic Characteristics.Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering,52(03):1-16.https://doi.org/10.1615/CritRevBiomedEng.2023050535
Shailesh Nikam.(2021).NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF THERMOHYDRAULIC CHARACTERISTICS OF A GASKETED PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER.Computational Thermal Sciences,14(01):61-102.https://doi.org/10.1615/ComputThermalScien.2021039019
Shailesh Nikam.(2021).Correlation in the Near and Far Field of Compressible Jet to Identify Noise Source Characteristics.Flow, Turbulence and Combust,108(108):739-773.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10494-021-00299-2
Shailesh Nikam & Shailendra Sharma.(2018).Effect of a Chevron Nozzle on Noise radiation from a Compressible Jet.AIAA Journal,56(11):4361-4368.http://doi.org/10.2514/1.J056931
Shailesh Nikam & Shailendra Sharma.(2017).Effect of Chevron Nozzle Penetration on Aero-Acoustic Characteristics of Jet at M = 0.8.Fluid Dynamics Research,49(065506):1-33.https://doi.org/10.1088/1873-7005/aa8501
Shailesh Nikam.(2014).Aero-acoustic Characteristics of Compressible Jet from Chevron Nozzle.ARC-AIAA,NA(NA):1-25.https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2014-2623
Siddappa Bhusnoor & Shailesh Nikam.(0).Impact of Alternative Fuels on Socio Economic Concern: Experiments, Experiences and Inferences.Journal of Engineering Education Transformations (JEET),33(special issue):1-7.
Shailesh Nikam.(0).Assessment of Performance and Emission Characteristics of Compression Ignition Engine Using Diesel and Diesel Biodiesel Blends: Experimental and Simulation Studies with Data Analysis Techniques.Journal of Environmental Informatics Letters,10(01):40-52.
Shailesh Nikam.(0).Impact of Experiential Learning on Performance of Students and attainment of Course and Program outcome.in Journal of Engineering Education Transformations (JEET), Volume 33, Special Issue, ICTIEE 2020, January 2020,,33(NA):201-203.https://doi.org/10.16920/jeet/2020/v33i0/150145
Shailesh Nikam.(0).Journal of Engineering Education Transformations.Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research-An International Open Access Journal,4(10):67-75.

Proceedings

Shailesh Nikam & Siddhesh Bhikole.Noise Source Characteristics of Compressible Jet from non Axisymmetric Nozzles.16th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics,Bengaluru,December13-17,2019.
Kalpesh Pawar, Prathmesh Chavan & Shailesh Nikam.Effect of Chevron Nozzle Penetration on Heat Transfer Characteristics in an Impinging Jet.7th International and 45th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP),IIT Bombay, Mumbai,December10-12,2018.
Shailesh Nikam & Shailendra Sharma.Mach number effect on Aeroacoustic Characteristics of Compressible Jet due to Chevron.Symposium on Applied Aerodynamics and Design of Aerospace Vehicles (SAROD),Bengaluru,November29-01,2018.

Books

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Book chapters

Shailesh Nikam.(2021).Noise Source Characteristics of Compressible Jet from Non-axisymmetric NozzlesLecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering.363-373,
Shailesh Nikam.(2021).Mach Number Effect on Aeroacoustic Characteristics of Compressible Jet Due to ChevronDesign and Development of Aerospace Vehicles and Propulsion Systems. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering.1-13,

IPR

  • Title : COLD STORAGE SYSTEM BY SOLAR INTERVENTIONS
  • Application No : 15981/2023-CO/L
  • Author : Animesh Ghosh, Anirudh Acharya, Dhruvin Soni, Kashinath Patil, Shailesh Nikam & Snehal Chopade
  • Status : Complete Specification
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