Guna Muthuvairavan

Articulate teaching professional with extensive academic experience and focus on positively contributing to department success. Proven skill in curriculum and course development. Dedicated to building morale and creativity among students.

• ANSYS Fluent
• Comsol Multiphysics
• Python
• Origin
• Drawio
• MS office

• Solar dryer
• Solar desalination
• Solar thermal collectors
• Thermal energy storage
• Melting and solidification of PCM
• Heat transfer

Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=OF3ybZ4AAAAJ&hl=en

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1376-2923

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guna-muthuvairavan-300a941b7/

Scopus author ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57315326900

• Guna Muthuvairavan, Sendhil Kumar Natarajan, Experimental study on drying kinetics and thermal modeling of drying Kohlrabi under different solar drying methods. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress (IF: 5.1), Volume 44, 2023, 102074, ISSN 2451-9049, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2023.102074. Best quartile: Q1
• Muthuvairavan, G., & Natarajan, S. K. (2024). Experimental study on moisture diffusivity, activation energy, and mathematical modeling of drying kohlrabi under different solar drying methods. Journal of Food Process Engineering (IF: 2.7), 47(5), e14652. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpe.14652.Best quartile: Q2
• Saranya Manikandan, Guna Muthuvairavan, Mahendran Samykano, Sendhil Kumar Natarajan, Numerical simulation of various PCM container configurations for solar dryer application, Journal of Energy Storage (IF: 8.9), Volume 86, Part B, 2024, 111294, ISSN 2352-152X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.111294. Best quartile: Q1
• K, A. S., Muthuvairavan, G., & Natarajan, S. K. (2023). Numerical investigation of modified conical cavity receiver with different heat transfer fluids. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects (IF: 2.9) , 45(3), 6964–6980. https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2023.2218833. Best quartile: Q1
• Aman Yadav, Mahendran Samykano, Adarsh Kumar Pandey, Sendhil Kumar Natarajan, Gopi Vasudevan, Guna Muthuvairavan, Subbarama Kousik Suraparaju. Sustainable Phase Change Material Developments for Thermally Comfortable Smart Buildings: A Critical Review. 2024. Process Safety and Environmental Protection (IF: 6.9). Best quartile: Q1

• Natarajan, S.K., Muthuvairavan, G., Suraparaju, S.K. et al. Innovative Insights into Solar Drying of Kola Fish: Mechanisms, Modeling, and Optimization. Appl. Sol. Energy (Scopus indexed) 59, 887–902 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0003701X23601369
• Muthuvairavan, G., Soma Sundaram, S., Palani, P.K. (2022). Exergy Analysis of R1234yf and R1234ze as an Alternative to R134a in a Domestic Refrigeration System. In: Natarajan, S.K., Prakash, R., Sankaranarayanasamy, K. (eds) Recent Advances in Manufacturing, Automation, Design and Energy Technologies. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4222-7_106

• Muthuvairavan G, Natarajan SK. Large-scale solar desalination system. In: A. T.V, V. Selvaraj, M. M. M, editors. In: Solar Thermal Conversion Technologies for Industrial Process Heating. 1st ed. Boca Raton: Taylor & Francis; 2023. pp. 169-199. DOI: 10.1201/9781003263326-9
• Muthuvairavan, G., Manikandan, S., Elangovan, E., & Natarajan, S. K. (2023). Assessment of solar dryer performance for drying different food materials: A comprehensive review. In S. Bhattacharyya (Ed.), Drying science and technology. IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.112945

• Guna Muthuvairavan, Arjun Singh Kopalakrishnaswami, Venkatesan G, Sendhil Kumar Natarajan. Modelling and Simulation of Solar Compound Parabolic Concentrator Integrated Low-Temperature Thermal Desalination System. 2024, ASME-Journal of Solar Energy Engineering (IF: 2.3). Best quartile: Q2
• Sendhil Kumar Natarajan, Subbarama Kousik Suraparaju, Guna Muthuvairavan, Mahendran Samykano, Elavarasan Elangovan, Experimental Analysis and Development of Novel Drying Kinetics Model for Drying Grapes in a Double Slope Solar Dryer. 2024. Renewable Energy. Best quartile: Q1
• Gopi Vasudevan, Guna Muthuvairavan, Subbarama Kousik Suraparaju et al. Exploring the Role of Phase Change Materials in Low-Temperature Solar Thermal Applications: An Extensive Overview with challenges and opportunities, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25 August 2023, PREPRINT (Version 1) available at Research Square [https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3185862/v1]

• Presented research work titled “Experimental analysis and development of novel drying kinetics model for drying grapes in a double slope solar dryer” in International Conference on Advances in Renewable and Green Energy Technology-2023 (ICARGET-2023) authored by Sendhil Kumar Natarajan, Subbarama Kousik Suraparaju, Guna Muthuvairavan, Elavarasan Elangovan, and Mahendran Samykano, held on 7th & 8th December 2023 at Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur.
• Presented research work titled “Effect of different solar drying methods on the physio-chemical characteristics of red banana : An experimental study” in the International Conference on Advances in Renewable and Green Energy Technology-2023 (ICARGET-2023) authored by Elavarasan Elangovan, Guna Muthuvairavan, and Sendhil Kumar Natarajan, held on 7th & 8th December 2023 at Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur.

• Refrigeration and Air-conditioning
• Heat and Mass Transfer
• Engineering Thermodynamics
• Thermal Engineering
• Fluid Mechanics
• Engineering Graphics
• Engineering Mechanics
• Introduction to Mechatronics
• Basics of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

• Fluid Mechanics and Machinery
• Heat Transfer
• Energy Engineering
• Thermal Engineering
• Mechanical Workshop

• Qualified three times in all India-level Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) Mechanical Paper (GAT2014, GATE2016 & GATE2020).

• Received a national fellowship for M.E from MHRD for GATE qualification.
• Performed 8-hour weekly Teaching Assistant duties during M.E.
• Assisted undergraduate laboratory and theory classes.
• Helped with technical writing and experiments for PhD scholars.
• Assisted in writing research proposals during my PhD for various organizations (DST SERB, MNRE, WTC, IndoDanish, ASEAN).
• Supervised B.Tech projects and internships during PhD.
• Actively participated in departmental and institute technical activities.
• Organized workshops, conferences, and events during B.Tech, M.Tech, and PhD.
• Part of the organizing committee for ICoFT 2020, 2021, 2022, and ENT 2022 international conferences.
• Managed EasyChair platform for international conference, participant communication, and event logistics.

• Tamil
• English
• Telugu