▌ Dr. Vijayakumar Rajagopalan
Professor
DOE 309
vijay2028@iitm.ac.in
+91 44 22574829
Research Areas
Computational fluid dynamics applications related to ships and floating bodies, Experimental hydrodynamics for floating bodies, Development of autonomous underwater vehicle and gliders, Energy saving devices to improve propulsive efficiencies of ships, Ship – helicopter interface, Development of silent propellers
PRO Attainments
Doctor of Philosophy
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi,
Master of Technology
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi,
Bachelor of Engineering
Cochin University of Science and Technology.
2014 |
Numerical investigation of ship airwake over helodeck for different variants of hangar shapes of a generic warship. Royal Institution of Naval Architects, 2014, ISBN: 9781510811713. | :
2008 |
A wind tunnel study on the interaction of hot exhaust from the funnel with the superstructure of a naval ship. 2008, ISBN: 9781424421268. | :
2006 |
An inverse design approach for minimising wake at propeller plane using CFD. Ocean Engineering, 33 (2), pp. 119-136, 2006, ISSN: 00298018. | :
Work Experience
30 Sep 2019 - Current
Associate Professor
Department of Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036 INDIA.
Feb 2016
Assistant Professor
Department of Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036 INDIA.
Jan 2012
Commander(Indian navy)
Adjunct Faculty Naval Construction Wing IIT Delhi
Oct 2009
Commander(Indian navy)Senior manager
Naval Dockyard (Mumbai)
Feb 2006
Commander(Indian navy)
Adjunct faculty Naval construction Wing IIT Delhi
Jun 2004
Lt Commander (Deputy Director)
Directorate of Naval Design(SSG) New Delhi
Oct 1998
Lieutenant (Deputy Manager)
Naval Dockyard (Visakapatnam)