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Prof. Prasanth Anand Kumar Lam

PhD (IIT Madras)

Assistant Professor Gr-I

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Room No: 651B   +91-870-246
prasanth_anand@nitw.ac.in
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Research Areas

 Aerodynamics 

 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer 

 Fluid-Structure Interaction 

 Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning 

 Turbulent Flows 

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  • Additional Responsibilities
  • CFD laboratory(ME16009)
  • Computational Methods in Automobile Engineering(ME56003)
  • Refrigeration Technology(ME16021)
  • Project Work(ME499)
  • Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics(ME16024)
  • Turbulent Flows(ME16034)
  • Engineering Analysis and Simulation Laboratory(ME56008)
  • Computational Methods in Automobile Engineering(ME5502)
  • Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics(ME5162)
  • Engineering Analysis and Simulation Laboratory(ME5554)
  • Turbulent Flows(ME5167)
  • Design Thinking(ME102)
  • Advanced Fluid Dynamics(ME5101)
  • Design Studio(ME151)
  • Energy Systems Laboratory(ME5154)
  • Google Scholar ID: i_9vxoQAAAAJ&hl


  • A numerical investigation on coolant flow and heat transfer characteristics of cutting tool in spot cooled vibration assisted turning of Ti6Al4V alloy, By Gamidi Kartheek, Vamsi Krishna Pasam, and Prasanth Anand Kumar Lam, ELSEVIER, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, vol.191, pp.108394, 2023
  • Effect of right-angled ribbed geometry on the performance of a Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube: A numerical study, By Rajpal Rohan, Usama Hamid Dhopavkar, and Prasanth Anand Kumar Lam, ELSEVIER, International Journal of Refrigeration, vol.151, pp.385-396, 2023
  • Numerical analysis of uneven coating near steel strip edges in continuous hot-dip galvanizing, By Mali Chetan, Anant Kumar Rai, Navam Shrivastava and Prasanth Anand Kumar Lam, Taylor & Francis , Ironmaking & Steelmaking, vol.Volume 50, Issue 9, pp.1-14, 2023
  • A numerical investigation and design optimization of impingement cooling system with an array of air jets, By Prasanth Anand Kumar Lam and K. Arul Prakash, ELSEVIER, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol.Volume 108, pp.880-900, 2017
  • Effect of magnetic field on natural convection and entropy generation in Al2O3/water nanofluid filled enclosure with twin protruding heat source, By Prasanth Anand Kumar Lam and K. Arul Prakash, ASME , Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, vol.Volume 9(2), pp.024502: 1-12, 2017
  • Thermodynamic investigation and multi-objective optimization for jet impingement cooling system with Al2O3/water nanofluid, By Prasanth Anand Kumar Lam and K. Arul Prakash, ELSEVIER, Energy Conversion and Management, vol.111, pp.38-56, 2016
  • A numerical investigation of heat transfer and entropy generation during jet impingement cooling of protruding heat sources without and with porous medium, By Prasanth Anand Kumar Lam and K. Arul Prakash, , ELSEVIER, Energy Conversion and Management, vol.89, pp.626-643, 2015
  • A numerical study on natural convection and entropy generation in a porous enclosure with heat sources, By Prasanth Anand Kumar Lam and K. Arul Prakash, ELSEVIER, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol.69, pp.390-407, 2014

Development of in-House three-dimensional non-equilibrium solver for hypersonic flow applications

  • Role Co-Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor ARDB (DRDO)
  • Duration 36 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 7142144
  • Status Ongoing

A Novel Bio-inspired Textured Underwater Vehicle Surfaces for enhanced navigation speed and range

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor TIH IITG
  • Duration 23 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 3117408
  • Status Ongoing

Experimental analysis and development of correlations for Natural Convection heat exchangers of domestic refrigerators

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Consultancy
  • Sponsor Whirlpool Corporation
  • Duration 4 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 802400
  • Status Completed

Thermal Performance Augmentation in Complex Fluid Flow Systems Through AI and CFD

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor MHRD-NITW (Research Seed Money)
  • Duration 24 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 500000
  • Status Completed


  • Faculty Advisor (Continuing from September, 2023)
  • Professor-In-Charge, Air Conditioning (Continuing from July, 2023)