Jayakumar Selvan

Experienced expert and team leader in the field with a successful track record of managing a team of four individuals. Specialized in aero thermal and aerodynamics, I have expertise in conducting simulations for incompressible and compressible flow, CHT simulations, and multiphase flow. Strong background in analyzing turbulent flow and heat transfer for automotive and aerospace components, including turbo machinery, thermal climate control, HVAC systems, battery thermal management, alternators, e-machines, and electrical and electronics systems for hybrid and electric vehicles.

• Valeo certified trainer in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
• Awarded key contributor of the year 2018, Valeo India
• Invention Disclosure Memo (IDM) submitted for products like HVAC, BTM, GMG & IBSG used in hybrid vehicles
• Introduced simulation methodology for aerothermal simulations and successfully correlated with test bench results
• Simulation standards and best practice methods implemented for non-standard jobs, work instruction and a check list created for more than ten non-standard simulations
• Developed new methods to match the CFD BTM with experimental results within 5%

Liquid Cooling System

• 2020P00427 FR: Adding fins and deflectors to the GMG fluid passage on the front bracket.
• 202441029078: Improving E-machine cooling by connecting the cooling channel to reduce thermal gradient between brackets and stator.

Air Flow Improvement in HVAC

• 18/06013: Quiet HVAC defrost bleeds in floor mode via the demist door trailing edge.
• 18/06014: Quiet HVAC defrost bleeds in floor mode via a metered demist/defrost separation web.

TCC Improvement in HVAC

• 202141061328: Sliding door for uniform air distribution over the heater core.

Rotor Air Cooling System

• 2021PF00019: Cylindrical fins added to the claw pole, reducing rotor assembly temperature by ~11 °C.
• 202041057563: Axial fan aligned with a duct in the front/rear alternator support for improved cooling airflow.

• An innovative and reliable hybrid cooling method for electric vehicle motors. TRANSACTIONS A: Basics.10.5829/ije.2024.37.07a.06. 12/2023
• Numerical analysis of E machine using phase change materials. Energies. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15155594.07/2022
• A novel cooling method for electric vehicle motors -a CFD study. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering.12/2021.
• Numerical investigation of fluid flow and heat transfer in an electrical machine cooling system using nanofluids. IOP Publishing. doi:10.1088/1755-1315/573/1/012015. 07/2020.