Dr. AVINASH G S

Assistant Professor

Mechanical Engineering

Joined 20-07-2026

Regular

Identity Information

ID Number

0711

Date of Birth

August 15

Website Profile ID

dravinashgs0711

Contact Information

Mobile

7306305496

dravinashgs@mahagurutech.ac.in

Address

Arshalayam,
Chirayinkeezhu, Trivandrum - 695304

Professional Links

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Academic Information

Area of Interest

Fluid Mechanics, Thermal Engineering, Heat and Mass Transfer, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

Area of Specialization

Propulsion Engineering, Biofluid Dynamics, Multiphase Fluid Dynamics, Kinetic Theory of Granular Flow, Suspension Flow, Particle Migration in Microchannels

Education

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering — National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) — 2019–2025
M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering — College of Engineering Trivandrum (CET) — 2008–2010
B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering — P.A. Aziz College of Engineering — 2004–2007
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering — Government Polytechnic College, Attingal — 2001–2004

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor, Mahaguru Institute of Technology — 2026 – Present
Associate Professor & Head of the Department (HOD), Vidya Academy of Science and Technology Technical Campus — 2024 – 2026
Assistant Professor, Vidya Academy of Science and Technology Technical Campus — 2015 – 2019
Assistant Professor, Musaliar College of Engineering — 2012 – 2015
Assistant Professor, SHM Engineering College — 2010 – 2012

Professional Memberships

Life Member, Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE).

Awards & Recognition

Recipient of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) Scholarship for the Doctoral (Ph.D.) Program at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Government of India — 2019–2024.

Research & Activities

Positions Held

Valuation Camp Officer, Vidya Academy of Science and Technology Technical Campus (VASTTC) — 2015–2019.

Events Organized

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Invited Speaker/Resource Person

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Projects

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Conferences Attended

Presented a paper titled “Influence of Particle Radius on Dense Suspension Flow in Curved Channel Using Multi-Fluid VOF Model” at the 15th International Symposium on Experimental and Computational Aerothermodynamics of Internal Flows (ISAIF-15), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, India — 2023.
Presented a paper titled “Numerical Investigation on the Effect of Particle Diameter in a Dense Suspension Flow Using Multi-Fluid VOF Model” at the 9th International and 49th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India — 2022.
Presented a paper titled “Numerical Investigation on the Influence of Bulk Volume Fraction on Particle Migration Using Multi-Fluid VOF Model” at the 1st International Conference on Fluid Thermal and Energy Systems (ICFTES), National Institute of Technology (NIT) Calicut, Kerala, India — 2022.

Programs Attended

AICTE ATAL Faculty Development Program on Advanced Materials, Rare-earth & Critical Minerals — Vidya Academy of Science and Technology Technical Campus (VASTTC) — 08–13 December 2025.
AICTE ATAL Faculty Development Program on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) — LBS College of Engineering, Kasaragod — 04–08 January 2021.

Publications & Patents

Journal Publications

Published the paper “Influence of Bulk Volume Fraction on Shear-Induced Diffusion Using the Multi-Fluid Volume-of-Fluid Model” in Chemical Engineering and Technology — 2023.
Published the paper “The Mechanical Design and Fabrication of a Pneumatic Operated Deep Root Feeder and Subsurface Water Injector Towards Efficient Irrigation” in the International Journal of Research in Advent Technology — 2019.
Published the paper “Inverse Design of Airfoil Using Vortex Element Method” in the International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems — 2018.

Patents

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Book Publications

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