Faculty Profile

About

To be a part of a reputed organization with a highly motivated work culture, that is professionally satisfying and promises bright growth prospects and to deliver to the best of my knowledge to the organization

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy - Mechanical Engineering Science- Design
  VTU, Belagavi
  Passed Year: 2018 | Program Type: PartTime
• M.Tech - Maintenance Engineering
  S J C E, Mysuru
  Passed Year: 1998 | Program Type: FullTime
• B E - Mechanical Engineering
  JNN College of Engineering, Shimoga
  Passed Year: 1995 | Program Type: FullTime

Selected Publications

• Journal | Published On : 15-09-2024
  Supreeth Shivakumar, Thipaaiah NagaRaju, Rattehalli Ningachar Ravikumar
  Preliminary Studies on Gas Foil Thrust Bearings with Stepped Foils, Tribology Online, 2024, 19 ?, 5 ?, p. 448-453, ??? , Online ISSN 1881-2198, https://doi.org/10.2474/trol.19.448, https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/trol/19/5/19_448/_article/-char/ja, ??:
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• Journal | Published On : 25-06-2024
  Supreeth, S., Raju, T.N. & Ravikumar, R.N
  . Investigative studies on performance characteristics of aerodynamic foil thrust bearings with various foil configurations. J Braz. Soc. Mech. Sci. Eng. 46, 471 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-024-05057-9
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• Conference | Published On : 19-06-2024
  Ravikumar R N
  DESIGN , FABRICATION, AND SIMULATION OF OF HOVERCRAFT . International Conference on Advances in Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Mobility AEDMM-2024, held from 19-20, June 2024 @ Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bangalore
• Conference | Published On : 02-04-2024
  Shivaprasad, H.M., Giridhara, G., Yogaraju, R., Muddappa, P.P.Y., Kumar, R.N.R Kumar,
  Optimum Design of Intershaft Squeeze Film Damper (ISSFD) Ring for Vibration Attenuation
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• Journal | Published On : 07-12-2023
  Ravikumar R N1,a) *, Vardhaman S.Mudakappanavar2,b) ,Tataram K Chavan3,c)Rathanraj K J4,d)
  Experimental Studies on Performance of Air Foil Thrust Bearing Load Carrying Capabilities Considering Different Foil Materials
• Patents | Published On : 01-02-2023
  Ravikumar R N , Rathanraj K J, Arunkumar V
  Cascaded Air Foil thrust Bearing
• Journal | Published On : 28-12-2022
  Supreeth, S., Raju, T.N. & Ravikumar, R.N,C.R. Mahesha
  Parametric Studies on Performance of Oil-Free Thrust Foil Bearings at Lower Speeds
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• Conference | Published On : 17-12-2022
  Ravi kumar R N,Giridhara. G,Shiva Prasad H M,Arun kumar,.V
  EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON AIR FILM THICKNESS MEASUREMENT OF AIRFOIL THRUST BEARING LEADING TO PERFORMANCE EVALUATION UNDER DIFFERENT OPERATING CONDITIONS Presented at VETOMAC 2022 held at Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Nepal, on December 15-17, 2022.
• Book Chapter or Books | Published On : 14-12-2022
  R. N. Ravikumar and S. Madhu
  Vehicle to Grid Technology
• Journal | Published On : 07-11-2022
  S. Supreeth, R.N. Ravikumar, T.N. Raju, K. Dharshan,
  Foil stiffness optimization of a gas lubricated thrust foil bearing in enhancing load carrying capability, Materials Today: Proceedings,
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• Journal | Published On : 01-07-2021
  Ravikumar R N ,Rajesh G H
  The Mechanical Properties and Microstructure Behavior of Aluminium Alloys Subjected to Shock Waves,
• Conference | Published On : 07-12-2020
  Ravikumar R N1,a) *, Vardhaman S.Mudakappanavar2,b) ,Tataram K Chavan3,c)Rathanraj K J4,d)
  Experimental studies on Performance of Air foil thrust bearing load capabilities considering different foil materials” at Virtual International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering Sciences & Management (ICAMESM-2020), from 7th to9th of December 2020,DayanandaSagar College of Engineering, Bangalore.
• Journal | Published On : 01-01-2020
  1 Vardhaman S.Mudakappanavar2,Ravikumar R N ,Tataram K Chavan3
  Study Of Dry Sliding Wear Behaviour Of Eutectic Aluminium-Silicon Alloy Solidified Under The Influence Of Mechanical Mold Vibration,
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• Journal | Published On : 01-09-2019
  Nagaraja TK1*, Rathanraj KJ2, Ravikumar RN3, Arun Kumar V4
  Enhancing the load carrying capability of Airfoil thrust bearing using different configuration of foil arrangements”
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• Conference | Published On : 22-04-2016
  Ravikumar R N,Rathanraj K JandArunKumar.V
  “Comparative Experimental analysis of Load carrying capability of Air foil thrust bearing for different configuration of foil assembly”, Presented in the International conference on Recent Advancements and Effectual Researches in Engineering, Science & Technology (RAEREST 2016) held at ST.JOSEPH'S COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, PALA, Kerala, during 22-23 April 2016.
• Journal | Published On : 01-04-2016
  Ravikumar.R.N.,Rathanraj.K.J., ArunKumar. V (2016). ScienceDirect
  “Comparative Experimental analysis of Load carrying capability of Air foil thrust bearing for different configuration of foil assembly” .
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• Patents | Published On : 01-05-2015
  Ravikumar R N,Rathanraj K J and ArunKumar.V
  Cascaded Air Foil thrust Bearing ,Patent Application number 3663/CHE/2015, Date: 17/07/2015, PATENT OFFICE,INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY BUILDING, G.S.T. Road, Guindy, Chennai-600032,Tel No. (091)(044) 22502081-84 Fax No. 04422502066,E-mail: chennai-patent@nic.in,Web Site: www.ipindia.gov.in

Other Information

Guiding PhD students -02
Co-investigator, AICTE funded project
PI- VTU RGS VTU RESEARCH GRANTS SCHEME 2021 15.6 lakhs grant Year 2022

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