Dr.. D. MOHAN LAL Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Cellphone : 91-9444467284 e-Mail ID : mohanlal@annauniv.edu

Address : No. 41, New No.13, III MAIN ROAD, AGS COLONY, VELACHERY, CHENNAI-42

Present Position

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai from April-2008.

Previous Positions

Professor, , College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai from April-2008.

Assistant Professor, Anna University, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai during April-2000 and April-2008.

Lecturer Sr. Grade, Anna University, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai during January-1998 and April-2000.

Lecturer, Anna University, College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, Chennai during January-1992 and January-1998.

Previous Additional Responsibility

Head Of The Division, , Anna University, Chennai during June-2000 and August-2015.

, , Anna University, Chennai.

Degree

M.E. in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING , COLLEGE OF ENGG ,GUINDY, ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI (1989 - 1992).

B.E. in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING , GCE SALEM, MADRAS UNIVERSITY (1983 - 1987).

Research Degree

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Ph.D. in CRYOGENIC TREATMENT OF MATERIALS. from Faculty of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, COLLEGE OF ENGG., GUINDY, ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI (1992 - 1998). Title: COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATIONS ON THE EFFECT OF CRYOGENIC TREATMENT ON TOOL AND DIE STEELS.

Area of Specialisation

REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING

Membership in Professional Organization

ISHRAE, ICC

Research Guidance

Number of Ph.D Scholars Guided : 11 Number of Ph.D Scholars Guiding : 4 Number of M.S (By Research) Students Guided : 1 Number of M.E./ M.Tech. Projects Guided : 80 Number of Ph.D Scholars Guided as Joint-Supervisor : 1 Number of M.S (By Research) Students Guiding as Joint-Supervisor : 1

Papers Published in Journals

Research Papers Published in International Journals : 68 Research Papers Published in National Journals : 6

1. D. Mohan Lal, Princy L. Dorothy, Anand A. Samuel, " Microprocessor based optimised process control for an injection moulding machine", Journal of institution of engineers, pp. 9-12 (1994).

2. R.C. Mehta, P.P. Sinha, S. Asokan, D. Mohan Lal, "Phase transformation and residual stress analysis in cryotreated single point cutting tool", Journal of engineering & material science, Vol. 2, pp. 95-102 (1995).

3. D. Mohan Lal, S. Renganarayanan, A. Kalanidhi, "Effect of cryo treatment on T1 type high speed steel tool material", Journal of cryogenics, Vol. 21, pp. 41-44 (1995).

4. P. R. Kumar, S.R. Balaji, D. Mohan Lal, A.Kalanidhi, " Energy optimization studies in a dairy industry ice bank tank", International Journal of Ambient Energy , published by Taylor & Francis Group. Vol. 22, Issue 4, pp. 181-188 (2001).

5. Mohan Lal. D, Renganarayanan. S, Kalanidhi, "An experimental investigation on the mechanism of tool life improvement in cryotreated tool steels", Indian Journal of engineering and materials, Vol. 8, pp. 198-204 (2001).

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6. P.R.Kumar, D. Mohan Lal, A.Kalanidhi, "Analysis of Heat Transfer and Fluid flow in a Cryogenic Heat pipe", Journal of Energy Heat and Mass Transfer, published by Regional centre for Energy Heat and Mass Transfer . Vol. 23, Issue 1, pp. 1-21 (2001).

7. D. Mohan Lal, S.Renganarayanan, A. Kalanidhi, "Cryogenic treatment to augment wear resistance of tool and die steels", International Journal Cryogenics, published by ELSEVIER. Vol. 41, Issue 3, pp. 149-155 (2001).

8. S. Joseph Sekhar K. Senthil Kumar, D. Mohan Lal, " Ozone Friendly HFC 134a / HC Mixture Compatible with Mineral Oil in Refrigeration System Improved Energy Efficiency of a Walk in Coole", Energy Conversion & Management, published by ELSEVIER. Vol. 45, pp. 1175-1186 (2002).

9. Balaji. C, Mohan Lal. D, and Kalanidhi. A, "Computer Aided Heat Load Calculations and Coil Design for Air-conditioning Systems", The Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India), Vol. 84, pp. 45-50 (2003).

10. B. Raja, S. Joseph Sekhar, D. Mohan Lal, A. Kalanidhi, " A Numerical model for thermal mapping in a hermetically sealed reciprocating refrigerant compressor", International Journal of Refrigeration, published by ELSEVIER. Vol. 26, pp. 652-658 (2003).

11. SA Grace, C. Sharmeela, D. Mohan Lal, " Demand Controlled Systems with Fuzzy Controllers to maintain indoor air Quality – An Energy saving approach", International Journal of Ventillation, published by VEETECH Ltd. Vol. 3, Issue 1, pp. 79-86 (2003).

12. S. Joseph Sekhar, R. Russel Premnath, D. Mohan Lal, "On the performance of HFC 134a / HC600a / HC290 mixture in a CFC12 Compressor with Mineral Oil as Lubricant", An International Journal of AIRAH, published by Ecolibrium. Vol. 2, Issue 4, pp. 24-29 (2003).

13. D. Sathyanarayanan, D. Mohan. Lal , J. S. Sekhar, S. Renganarayanan, " Energy recovery effectiveness in an enthalpy wheel used in air - conditioning systems", International Journal of Ambient Energy, published by Taylor & Francis Group. Vol. 23, Issue 4, pp. 189-200 (2004).

14. S.Joseph Sekhar, D.Mohan Lal , S. Renganarayanan, " Improved Energy effici-ency for CFC Domestic Refrigerators Retrofitted With Ozone Friendly HFC134a / HC Refrigerant Mixture", International Journal of Thermal Sciences, published by ELSEVIER. Vol. 43, pp. 307-314 (2004).

15. S. Joseph Sekhar, T.Saravanaran, D.Mohan Lal, " Simulation Of An Energy Efficient HFC134a/HC600a/HC290 Refrigerant Mixture Performance In Domestic Heat And Technology", International journal of Heat and Technology, published by Edizioni ETS. Vol. 21, Issue 2, pp. 65-70 (2004).

16. Joseph sekar. S, Mohan Lal. D, "HFC 134a / HC 290 mixture a retrofit for CFC 12 system", International Journal of Refrigeration, published by ELSEVIER. Vol. 28, pp. 735-743 (2005).

17. Avinash. P, Jabaraj. D.B, Mohan Lal. D, "Beyond HCFC22 for Air conditioners- an outlook", IRHACE, pp. 22-25 (2005).

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18. Hariharan.P, R.P.Chandrasekar, A.Suresh Babu, A.Rajadurai, Mohan Lal. D, Renganarayanan. S, "Optimization of Heat Treatment parameters for Improved Wear Resistance and Impact Strength of SAE51100 Bearing Steel Using Taguchi Technique", Manufacturing Technology Today, published by sourcegroup. Vol. 15, pp. 15-19 (2006).

19. Jabaraj. D.B, Vettri Kathirvel. A, Mohan Lal. D, " Flow Characteristics of HFC407C / HC600a / HC290 Refrigerant Mixture in Adiabatic Capillary Tubes ", Applied Thermal engineering, published by ELSEVIER. Vol. 26, pp. 1621-1628 (2006).

20. P.Hariharan, G.N. Ratna Kumari, A.Suresh Babu, A.Rajadurai, D.Mohanlal, Renganarayanan. S, " Optimization of Heat Treatment Factors for Improved Wear Resistance and Impact Strength of Bearing Steel Using L16 Orthogonal Array", Journal of Manufacturing Engineering, Vol. 1, Issue 1, pp. 45-50 (2006).

21. Jabaraj. D.B, Avinash. P, Mohan Lal. D, Renganarayanan. S, " Experimental Investigation of HFC407C /HC290 / HC600a Mixture In A Window Air Conditioner ", Energy conversion and management, published by ELSEVIER. Vol. 47, pp. 2578-2590 (2006).

22. Bensely. A, Stephen Jayakumar. S, Mohan Lal. D, Nagarajan. G, Rajadurai. A, "Failure investigation of crown wheel and pinion ", Engineering Failure Analysis, published by ELSEVIER. Vol. 13, Issue 8, pp. 1285-1292 (2006).

23. Bensely. A, Prabhakaran. A, Mohan Lal. D, Nagarajan. G, "Enhancing the wear resistance of case carburised steel (En 353) by the cryogenic treatment", International Journal Cryogenics, published by ELSEVIER. Vol. 45, pp. 747-754 (2006).

24. Hariharan. P, Chandrasekar. R.P, Suresh Babu. A, Rajadurai. A, Mohan Lal. D, Renganarayanan. S, "Optimisation of Wear Resistance and Impact Strength of SAE 51100 bearing steel using Taguchi Techniques", Journal of Manufacturing Technology , (2006).

25. Jabaraj D.B., Narendran A., Mohan Lal D. and Renganarayanan S, "Evolving an Optimal Composition of HFC407C/HC600a/HC290 Mixture to Retrofit HCFC22 Window Air Conditioner", International Journal of Thermal Sciences, published by ELSEVIER. Vol. 46, pp. 276-283 (2007).

26. A. Bensely, D. Senthilkumar, D. Mohan Lal, G. Nagarajan, A. Rajadurai,, " Effect of cryogenic treatment on tensile behavior of case carburized steel-815M17 ", Materials Characterization, published by ELSEVIER. Vol. 58, Issue 5, pp. 485-491 (2007).

27. J.D. Darwin, D. Mohan Lal and G. Nagarajan, " Optimization of Cryogenic Treatment to Maximize the Wear Resistance of Chrome Silicon Spring Steel by Taguchi Method", International Journal of Materials Sciences, published by logo Science and Engineering Publishing Company. Vol. 2, pp. 17-28 (2007).

28. A.JosephVimal, A.Bensely, D.MohanLal, K.Sreenivasan, "Cryogenic Treatment improves wear Resistance of En31 bearing steel", Materials and Manufacturing Processes, published by Taylor & Francis . Vol. 23, pp. 369 - 376 (2008).

29. .D. Darwin, D.Mohan Lal and G. Nagarajan, "Optimization of cryogenic treatment to maximize the wear resistance of 18% Cr martensitic stainless steel by Taguchi method", Journal of Materials Processing Technology, published by ELSEVIER. Vol. 195, pp. 241-247 (2008).

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30. B.Raja, D.MohanLal and R.Saravanan, "Flow boiling heat transfer coefficient of R-134a/R-290/R-600a mixture smooth horizontal tube", Thermal Science, Vol. 12, pp. 33-44 (2008).

31. Herbert Raj M, Mohan Lal D, "A comparative study on the performance of a R22 window air conditioner retrofitted with R407C/R290/R600a refrigerant mixture ", International Journal of Ambient Energy, Vol. 29, pp. 207-217 (2008).

32. A. Bensely, S. Venkatesh, D. Mohan Lal, G. Nagarajan,, "Effect of cryogenic treatment on distribution of residual stress in case carburized En 353 steel", Materials Science and Engineering, published by ELSEVIER. Vol. 479, pp. 229-235 (2008).

33. Raja Balakrishnan, Joseph sekhar Santhappan,Mohan Lal Dhasan, "Heat Transfer correlation for a Refrigerant mixture in a vertical helical coil evaporator", Thermal Science, published by ELSEVIER. Vol. 13, pp. 197-206 (2009).

34. Ravikumar T.S and Mohan Lal D, "On road performance analysis of R134/R600a/R290 refrigerant mixture in an automobile air conditioning with mineral oil as lubricant”, Energy conservation and management", Energy conversion and management, published by ELSEVIER. Vol. 50, pp. 1891-1901 (2009).

35. M.Herbert Raj, D.Mohan Lal, "Experimental Investigation of Heat Transfer Coefficient of a Refrigerant Mixture in a Fin-and-Tube Evaporator", International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, published by Research india publications. Vol. 4, pp. 2051-2062 (2009).

36. A.Bensely, Pete Paulin G. Nagarajan , and D.Mohan Lal, "Dimensional Stability in Cryogenic Treatments The following article describes the results of academic and industrial research into the influence of cryogenic treatment on dimensional stability in gear", gear solutions, pp. 49-58 (2009).

37. B.Raja, D.Mohan Lal and R.Saravanan, "Flow boiling of R-134a/R-290/R-600a mixture in a 9.52 /12.7 mm smooth horizontal tube using varied heat flux method", Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 29, pp. 1778 -1785 (2009).

38. B.Raja, D.Krishna Kumar, D.MohanLal, R.Saravanan, "Influence of nucleation on flow boiling heat transfer coefficient of a refrigerant mixture under varied heat flux condition", Journal of Engineering Thermo physics, published by Springer. Vol. 18, (2009).

39. B.Raja, D.Mohan Lal and R.Saravanan, " Numerical study on flow boiling heat transfer of A refrigerant mixture in horizontal tubes under a varied heat flux boundary condition", Computational Thermal Sciences, Vol. 1, pp. 75 - 103 (2009).

40. B.Raja, D.Mohan Lal and R.Saravanan, "Flow boiling heat transfer study of R-134a/R-290/R-600a mixture in 9.52 and 12.7 mm smooth horizontal tubes: Experimental investigation", Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, published by ELSEVIER. Vol. 33, pp. 542-550 (2009).

41. B.Raja, P.Balachander, D.MohanLal, R.Saravanan, "A Comparative Study on Flow Boiling Heat Transfer Coefficient of R-134a and R-134a/R-290/R-600a Refrigerant Mixture", Heat Transfer Research, Vol. 40, pp. 571-588 (2009).

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42. A.Bensely, L. Shyamala, D. Mohan Lal, G. Nagarajan, A. Rajadurai, Krzysztof Junik, " Fatigue behaviour and fracture mechanism of cryogenically treated En353 steel ", Materials & Design, published by ELSEVIER. Vol. 30, pp. 2955-2962 (2009).

43. S.Harish, A. Bensely, D. Mohan Lal, A. Rajadurai, Gyöngyvér B. Lenkey, "Micro structural study of cryogenically treated En31 bearing steel ", Journal of Materials Processing Technology, published by ELSEVIER. Vol. 209, pp. 3351-3357 (2009).

44. B.Raja, D.Mohan Lal and R.Saravanan, "Boiling in a Stratified Two-Phase Flow - A Review", Heat Transfer Research, Vol. 40, pp. 589-612 (2009).

45. S. Harish, D. Peter Michael, A. Bensely, D. Mohan Lal, "Mechanical Property Evaluation of Natural fiber Coir Composite", Materials Characterization, pp. 44-49 (2009).

46. L. Godson Asirvatham, Nandigana V.R. Vishal, Senthil Kumar. G, D.Mohan Lal, " Experimental study on forced convective heat transfer with low volume fraction of CuO/Water nanofluid", Energies an International Journal, Vol. 2, pp. 97-119 (2009).

47. Maria Arockia Jaswin, Gobi Subbarathinam Shankar and Dhasan Mohan Lal, "Wear resistance enhancement in cryotreated En 52 and 21-4N valve steels", International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing, published by Springer. Vol. 11, pp. 97-105 (2010).

48. Ravikumar T.S and Mohan Lal D, " Modelling and simulation of evaporator used in automobile air conditioning system", international Journal of Applied Research, Vol. 5, pp. 3409-3418 (2010).

49. Arockia Jaswin, M. and Mohan Lal.D, " Optimization of the Cryogenic Treatment Process for En 52 Valve Steel using the Grey- Taguchi Method", Materials and Manufacturing Processes, published by Taylor & Francis. Vol. 25, pp. 842-850 (2010).

50. D.Peter Michael,s.Harish, A.Bensely, D.Mohan Lal, "Insulation Characteristics of Sisal, Human hair,Coir, Banana fibre composites at cryogenic temperatures", Polymers from Renewable Resources, published by smithers rapra. Vol. 1, pp. 47-56 (2010).

51. P.Elaiyiaraja,S.Harish,L.Wilson,A.Bensely,D.M.Lal, "Experimental Investigation on pressure drop and Heat transfer characteristics of copper metal foam Heat sink", Experimental Heat Transfer, published by Taylor & Francis. Vol. 23, pp. 185-195 (2010).

52. L. Godson Asirvatham, B. Raja, D.Mohan Lal and S. Wongwises, "Enhancement of heat transfer using Nanofluids – An overview", Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, published by ELSEVIER. Vol. 14, pp. 629-641 (2010).

53. M.Herbert Raj, D.Mohan Lal, " An experimental Analysis of the effect of Refrigerant Charge level and Outdoor Condition on a Window Air conditioner", Thermal Science- International Journal, published by ELSEVIER. Vol. 14, (2010).

54. M.Herbert Raj, D.Mohan Lal, "Performance evaluation of Fin-and-Tube Evaporator with R407C/R290/R600a Refrigerant Mixture ", International Journal of Ambient Energy, Vol. 31, (2010).

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55. M.Herbert Raj, D.Mohan Lal, "Boiling Heat Transfer Coefficient of R22 and an HFC/HC Refrigerant Mixture in a Fin-and-Tube Evaporator of a Window Airconditioner", Heat Transfer-Asian Research, published by Wiley publication. (2010).

56. M.Herbert Raj, D.Mohan Lal, "Simulation of Fin-and-Tube Condenser Operated with R407C/R290/R600a Refrigerant Mixture", International Journal of Simulation and Process Modeling, published by inderscience publishers. Vol. 3, pp. 189-208 (2010).

57. B.Raja ,S.J.Sekhar ,D.Mohan Lal, " Thermal-Fluid Modelling of an Air-cooled Condenser for Refrigerants", Journal of Engineering Thermophysics, published by Springer. Vol. 19, pp. 39-51 (2010).

58. Godson Asirvatham, L., Mohan Lal, D. and Wongwises, S, "Measurement of thermo-physical properties of metallic nanofluids for high temperature applications", Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering, published by Taylor & Francis. Vol. 14, pp. 152-173 (2010).

59. Godson Asirvatham. L., Raja, B., Mohan Lal, D. and Wongwises, S, "Experimental investigation on the thermal conductivity and viscosity of silver-deionized water nanofluid", Experimental Heat Transfer, published by Taylor & Francis. Vol. 23, pp. 317-332 (2010).

60. P. Balachander , B. Raja, D. Mohan Lal, " Investigation on Boiling Heat Transfer Characteristics of R404A in a 7.49-mm Smooth Horizontal Tube", Experimental Heat Transfer, published by Taylor & Francis. Vol. 24, pp. 355-369 (2011).

61. Arockia Jaswin, M. and Mohan Lal, D, "Effect of cryogenic treatment on the tensile behavior of En 52 and 21-4N Valve steels at room and elevated temperatures", Materials and Design , published by ELSEVIER. Vol. 32, pp. 2429-2437 (2011).

62. Arockia Jaswin, M. and Mohan Lal, D, " Multi Response optimisationof the deep cryogenic treatment for 21-4N valve steel", International Journal of Experimental Design and Process optimization, published by inderscience publishers. Vol. 2, pp. 357-372 (2011).

63. P. Balachander , B. Raja, D. Mohan Lal, "Evaporative Heat Transfer Characteristics of R404a and R134a under Varied Heat Flux Conditions", Experimental Heat Transfer, published by Taylor & Francis. Vol. 25, (2012).

64. R. Sri Siva, D. Mohan Lal, and M. Arockia Jaswin, "Optimization of Deep Cryogenic Treatment Process for100Cr6 Bearing Steel Using the Grey-Taguchi Method", Tribology Transactions, published by Taylor & Francis. Vol. 55, pp. 854-862 (2012).

65. R. Sri Siva, M. Arockia Jaswin, and D. Mohan Lal, " Enhancing the Wear Resistance of 100Cr6 Bearing Steel Using Cryogenic Treatment", Tribology Transactions, published by Taylor & Francis. Vol. 55, pp. 387-393 (2012).

66. R. Sri Siva, D. Mohan Lal, P.Kesavan Nair and M. Arockia Jaswin, " Influence of Cryogenic treatment on the wear characteristics of 100Cr6 Bearing steel", International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy, and Materials, published by Springer. Vol. 21, pp. 46-51 (2014).

67. Arockia Jaswin, M. and Mohan Lal, "Impact Behaviour of cryogenically treated EN-52 and 21-4N valve steels", International Journal of Mechanical, Vol. 8, (2014).

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68. Nay Win KHUN, Erjia LIU, Adrian Wei Yee TAN, D. SENTHILKUMAR , Bensely ALBERT , D. MOHAN LAL, "Effects of deep cryogenic treatment on mechanical and tribological properties of AISI D3 tool steel ", Friction, published by Springer. Vol. 3, Issue 3, pp. 234-242 (2015).

69. C. Selvam, D. Mohan Lal, Sivasankaran Harish, "Thermophysical properties of ethylene glycol-water mixture containing silver nanoparticles", Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology , published by Springer. Vol. 30, pp. 1271-1279 (2016).

70. C. Selvam, D. Mohan Lal, Sivasankaran Harish, "Thermal Conductivity Enhancement of Ethylene Glycol and Water with Graphene Nanoplatelets", Thermochimica Acta , published by Elsevier. Vol. 642, pp. 32-38 (2016).

71. A. Lalitha Saravanan, R. Sakthi Murugan, D. Mohan Lal, "Investigations on Charge Reduction Strategies to use R290 as an alternative to R22 in a Split Air Conditioner", Experimental heat transfer, published by Tailor and Francis. (2016).

72. C. Selvam, E.C. Muhammed Irshad, D. Mohan Lal, Sivasankaran Harish, "Convective heat transfer characteristics of water-ethylene glycol mixture with silver nanoparticles", Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science , published by Elsevier. Vol. 77, pp. 188-196 (2016).

73. C. Selvam, T. Balaji, D. Mohan Lal, Sivasankaran Harish, "Convective heat transfer coefficient and pressure drop of water-ethylene glycol mixture with graphene nanoplatelets", Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science , published by Elsevier. Vol. 80, pp. 67-76 (2017).

74. Srinivasagam Ramesh , B.Bhuvaneswari , G.S.Palani , D. Mohan Lal, Nagesh R. Iyer, " Effects on corrosion resistance of rebar subjected to deep Cryogenic treatment", Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology , published by Springer. (2017).

Papers Presented in Programmes

Research Papers Presented in International Programmes : 34 Research Papers Presented in National Programmes : 16

1. C. Selvam, D. Mohan Lal, L. Godson Asirvatham, "Comparison of correlation predicting thermo-physical properties of nanofluids" presented in a International level conference on Second International Workshop on Advanced Functional Nanomaterials, organised by Anna University, Chennai, India .

2. Shaji Sidney, D. Mohan Lal, "Exergy Analysis of a Solar PV Driven DC Refrigerator for Different Ambient Conditions" presented in a International level conference on International Conference on Energy Efficient Technologies for Sustainability – 2016, organised by Xavier's CATHOLIC COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, India .

3. "Cryogenic treatment for wear resistance augmentation – A quality engineering process" presented in a International level conference on International seminar on manufacturing technology , Bangalore, India .

4. on Third International Conference on Cryogenics and Refrigeration, China .

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5. "Eco-friendly and energy efficient refrigerant mixture as drop-in substitute for CFC12" presented in a International level conference on conference on New Millennium – Alternate Energy Solutions for Sustainable Development, organised by PSG Tech, Coimbatore, India .

6. "Influence of Cryogenic Treatment on Dimensional Stability of En 52 And 21-4N Valve Steels" presented in a International level conference on Proceedings of the International Conference on Digital Factory, organised by Coimbatore Institute of Technology, INDIA .

7. 27. Godson Asirvatham, L. Vino Raj, Raja, B. and Mohan Lal, D, "Effect of Cryogenic treatment on the wear resistance of valve steels at an elevated temperature" presented in a International level conference on Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Materials Processing Technology, organised by National Engineering College, Kovilpatti, India .

8. "Measuring the temperature-dependent thermal conductivity and viscosity of silver/water nanofluids" presented in a International level conference on Proceedings of the ASME 2009 2nd Micro/ Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer International Conference, Shanghai, China .

9. "Measurement of viscosity and surface tension of silver-deionized water nanofluid" presented in a International level conference on 37th National & 4th International Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, organised by IIT Madras, Chennai, India .

10. D. Mohan Lal, S. Renganarayanan, A. Kalanidhi, "National Gas Transportation National Symposium " presented in a National level conference on Natural Gas Utilisation, organised by Anna University, Chennai, India .

11. "Tool life comparison of cryotreated HSS tools with TiN coated tools – An experimental approach" presented in a National level conference on Proceedings of the sixteenth national conference on Cryogenics, organised by I.I.T., Karaghpur, India .

12. "Cryo treatment of tool steels – A review" presented in a National level conference on proceedings of workshop on industrial cryogenics, organised by I.I.T., Karaghpur, India .

13. Kalaiselvam. S, Iniyan, Mohan Lal. D , Anand A. Samuel, "Perfor-mance evaluation of vapour compression refrigeration system using LPG and R134a" presented in a National level conference on Fourteenth national convention of Mechanical Engineers, India .

14. "Cryogenic treatment to augment productivity of manufacturing processes-A value engineering concept" presented in a National level conference on Fourteenth national convention of mechanical engineers, India .

15. "Techniques to Maximise Comfort at Reduced Energy Consumption in Hotel Industry" presented in a International level conference on International Conference on Energy Technologies for Sustainable Development, organised by N.I.T, Jaipur, INDIA .

16. P. Avinash, D.B. Jabaraj, D. Mohan Lal, "Investigation on Performance of R407C in A Window Air Conditioner" presented in a National level conference on National Conference on Advances in Mech. Engg, organised by J.N.N College of Engineering, India .

17. D. Mohan Lal, S. Renganarayanan, A. Kalanidhi, "Thermo – Elasto Plastic Model for Cryogenic Treated Cutting Tool" presented in a International level conference on Proc. of II ISHMT – ASME HMT conf, Suratkal, India from 28-May-1996 to 30-May-1996.

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18. "Critical conditions for optimal exergy recovery from vapour compression refrigeration systems " presented in a International level conference on 7th International Energy Conference, Manama – Bahrain from 19-Nov-1998 to 28-Nov-1998.

19. D. Mohan Lal, S. Renganarayanan, A. Kalanidhi, "Investigations on improving the wear resistance of D3 and M2 steels through cryotreatment" presented in a International level conference on International cryogenic engineering conference, organised by IIT, Bambay, India from 21-Feb-2000 to 25-Feb-2000.

20. S. Joseph Sekhar, D. Mohan Lal , S.Renganarayanan A. Kalanidhi, "Two Dimen-sional Thermal Stress Analysis in Cryo-treated Tools" presented in a International level conference on Proc. of the 12th ISME Conference, Chennai, India from 10-Jan-2001 to 12-Jan-2001.

21. "A Finite Element Approach to Thermal and Flow Analysis in a Spiral Plate Heat Exchanger" presented in a International level conference on International Conference on Emerging Technologies in A/C and refrigeration ACRECONF, New Delhi, India from 26-Sep-2001 to 26-Sep-2001.

22. "Thermal Stress Analysis of Cryotreated Multipoint Cutting Tools – An FEM Approach" presented in a National level conference on Proc. Of 17th National Convention of Mechanical Engineers from 26-Nov-2001 to 27-Nov-2001.

23. "Augmenting Wear Resistance and Hardness of Bearing Steels Through Cryogenic Treatment" presented in a National level conference on National Conference on Advance in Manufacturing Technology, organised by Indian Institution of Engineers & NSS College of Engineering, Palghat, Kerala, India from 15-Feb-2003 to 16-Feb-2003.

24. 10. Hariharan. P, Chandrasekar. R.P, Suresh Babu. A, Rajadurai. A, Mohan Lal. D, Renganarayanan. S, "Optimisation of Wear Resistance in Bearing Steel Using Orthogonal Arrays" presented in a National level conference on National Conference on Advances in Manufacturing Technology, organised by Indian Institution of Engineers & NSS College of Engineering, India from 15-Feb-2003 to 16-Feb-2003.

25. Hariharan. P, Vasanth Kumar. P, Rajadurai. A, Mohan Lal. D, Renganarayanan. S, on Proceedings of the National Conference on Emerging Trends is Energy and Environment, organised by sairam engg. college, chennai, India from 18-Feb-2003 to 19-Feb-2003.

26. S. Joseph Sekhar, D. Mohan Lal, S.Renganarayanan, "Thermal Stress Analysis of Cryo-Treated Bearing Steel" presented in a International level conference on Fifth International Congress on Thermal Stresses, USA from 08-Jun-2003 to 11-Jun-2003.

27. P. Hariharan, S. Mohan, A. Rajadurai , D. Mohan Lal , S.Renganarayanan, "Can R407 C be Considered as a Drop in Substitute for a Window Air-Conditioner in Presence of Mineral Oil? Yes, With HC Additive" presented in a International level conference on ACRECONF, New Delhi, India from 10-Sep-2003 to 12-Sep-2003.

28. . Hariharan, V. Chandrasekaran, P. Sangeeth Kumar, S. Mohan, A. Rajadurai, D. Mohan Lal, S.Renganarayanan, "HFC134a / HC600a / HC290 - A Ozone Friendly Refrigerant Mixture Improves the Performance of CFC12 Systems" presented in a International level conference on ACRECON, New Delhi, India from 10-Sep-2003 to 12-Sep-2003.

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29. "Techniques to Maximum Comfort at Reduced Energy Consumption in a Hotel Industry" presented in a International level conference on Energy Techno-logies for Sustainable Development from 08-Oct-2003 to 10-Oct-2003.

30. "Effect of Cryogenic Treatment on Dimensional Stability of Ball Bearing" presented in a International level conference on Proceedings of International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Dhaka, Bangladesh from 26-Dec-2003 to 28-Dec-2003.

31. "Third International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing Technology" presented in a International level conference on Third International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11-May-2004 to 13-May-2004.

32. "Computational Analyses of Air Distribution in air conditioning Building for Thermal Comfort" presented in a International level conference on The fourth International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology, Lisbon, Portugal from 07-Sep-2004 to 09-Sep-2004.

33. "An Experimental Study on the Influence of Supply and Exhaust Openings For Thermal Comfort" presented in a International level conference on International Mechanical Engineering Conference, Kuwait from 05-Dec-2004 to 08-Dec-2004.

34. Hariharan. P, Sangeeth Kumar. P, Rajadurai. A, Mohan Lal. D, Renganarayanan. S, "Effect of cryogenic treatment on impact strength of case carburized steel – En 353" presented in a International level conference on International Mechanical Engineering conference, Kuwait from 05-Dec-2004 to 08-Dec-2004.

35. "Effect of Cryogenic Treatment on Corrosion Resistance of Ball Bearing Steel" presented in a International level conference on Proceedings of International Conference on Manufacturing and Management , organised by VIT, Vellore, India from 08-Dec-2004 to 10-Dec-2004.

36. B. Raja, D. Mohan Lal and R. Saravanan, "Optimisation of Wear Resistance & Impact Strength of Bearing Steel Using L16 Orthogonal Array" presented in a National level conference on Proceedings of 21st All India Manufacturing Technology, organised by VIT, Vellore, India from 20-Dec-2004 to 22-Dec-2004.

37. "Determination of Poisson’s Ratio of Cryogenically Treated Case Carburized Steel (En 353) by using Ultrasonic Technique" presented in a International level conference on Proceedings of ICOMAST2006, International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Technology, Melaka, Malaysia from 28-Aug-2006 to 30-Aug-2006.

38. "Influence of Cryogenic Treatment on the Wear Resistance of Piston Ring Materials" presented in a International level conference on Proceedings of ICOMAST2006, International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Technology, Melaka, Malaysia from 28-Aug-2006 to 30-Aug-2006.

39. 22. Arockia Jaswin M., Bakianathan M., Bensely A., Mohan Lal D, "Experimental Investigation on the Performance of Window Air-Conditioner using Water Cooled Condenser" presented in a International level conference on International Conference in Advances on Mechanical Engineering, organised by SRM University, Chennai, India from 14-Dec-2006 to 16-Dec-2006.

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40. 23. Herbert Raj M., Harish S., Nishanth Chandran R., Chandrasekar G. and Mohan Lal D. , "Numerical Simulation of R407C/R290/R600a Refrigerant Behavior in a HCFC22 Hermetic Reciprocating Compressor" presented in a International level conference on International Conference on Modeling and Simulation, Coimbatore, India from 27-Aug-2007 to 29-Aug-2007.

41. "Evaporative Heat Transfer Coefficient of a HFC/HC Refrigerant Mixture Under Varied Heat Flux Condition" presented in a National level conference on National Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, organised by IIT Madras, Chennai, India from 08-Jan-2009 to 10-Jan-2009.

42. "Investigation on Oil Return in an Evaporator Using HFC/HC Refrigerant With Mineral Oil as Lubricant" presented in a National level conference on National Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, organised by IIT Madras, Chennai, INDIA from 08-Jan-2009 to 10-Jan-2009.

43. "Performance Evaluation of Biomass Based Ammonia–Water Absorption Cooling System Using Artificial Neural Network" presented in a National level conference on National Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, organised by IIT Madras, Chennai, India from 08-Jan-2009 to 10-Jan-2009.

44. "Evaporative Heat Transfer Coefficient of a HFC/HC Refrigerant Mixture Under Varied Heat Flux Condition" presented in a National level conference on National Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, organised by IIT Madras, Chennai, India from 08-Jan-2009 to 10-Jan-2009.

45. "Overall Heat transfer Coefficient in a Fin-And-Tube Evaporator of a Window Airconditioner Using HFC/HC Refrigerant Mixture" presented in a National level conference on National Conference on Refrigeration and Airconditioning, 2009, organised by IIT Madras, Chennai, India from 09-Jan-2009 to 10-Jan-2009.

46. Herbert Raj M. and Mohan Lal D, "On the performance of R22 and A HFC/HC Refrigerant mixture over a range of charge quantity in a Window Airconditioner" presented in a International level conference on ACRECONF-2009, organised by ISHRAE Delhi Chapter International Conference, India from 20-Feb-2009 to 21-Feb-2009.

47. A. Lalitha Saravanan, D. Mohan Lal, "Experimental assessment of HC-290 as a drop-in substitute to HCFC-22 in a split air conditioner" presented in a International level conference on Proceedings of the IIR 3rd Workshop on Refrigerant Charge Reduction in Refrigerating Systems, Spain from 25-Oct-2012 to 26-Oct-2012.

48. A. Lalitha Saravanan, R. SakthiMurugan, D. Mohan Lal, "Charge reduction design strategies for propane as a refrigerant in split air conditioners" presented in a International level conference on 3rd National Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, organised by IIT Madras, India from 12-Dec-2014 to 14-Dec-2014.

49. Shaji Sidney, P. Kalidas Alias Vignesh, D. Mohan Lal, "Pull Down Characteristics of a Bottle Cooler With DC Compressor Operated Under Sunlight and Artificial Solar Simulato" presented in a International level conference on Third Southern African Solar Energy Conference, South Africa from 11-May-2015 to 13-May-2015.

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50. A. Lalitha Saravanan, D. Mohan Lal, A. Duraisamy, "Charge reduction for a R22 split air conditioner operated with R290 under DT and ETB conditions" presented in a International level conference on Proceedings of the 12th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Natural Working Fluids Conference, UK from 21-Aug-2016 to 24-Aug-2016.

Current Sponsored Projects

1. "convective heat transfer characteristics of silver/ethylene glycol nanofluids under varied heat flux conditions", funded by UGC.. Project Cost: 1079800.00.