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Dr. Suresh Kannan V

Dr. Suresh Kannan V

M.E., Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Mechanical Engineering
AICTE ID: 1-10971449271
Anna University ID: 7303296
sureshkannan.mech@kitech.edu.in

Biography

Dr. Suresh Kannan V obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Anna University, Chennai, in 2021, following his completion of a Master's degree in Thermal Engineering at Anna University Tiruchirappalli in 2011, and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering at Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi in 2002. With 14 years of teaching experience and four years of industrial experience, Dr. Suresh Kannan V currently serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Kangeyam Institute of Technology. Dr. Kannan has authored 14 research articles published in SCIE journals, focusing primarily on solid desiccant systems, psychrometric processes and sustainable agriculture. He is an active member of ISTE and ISME, and he also contributes as a reviewer for several notable journals including the Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, International Transactions on Electric Energy Systems, Journal of Thermal Engineering, and International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development. Additionally, he is recognized as a Supervisor (Ref.No:4320038) for guiding Ph.D. scholars from Anna University Chennai in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.

Academic Credentials

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Degree Specialization Institute University Year of Passing
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering Coimbatore Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Anna University Chennai, Tamil Nadu 2021
M.E. Thermal Engineering Anna University Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu Anna University Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 2011
B.E. Mechanical Engineering Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu Madurai Kamaraj University Madurai, Tamil Nadu 2002

Academic & Professional Experience

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Experience / Role Type Organization Duration Total
Associate Professor Teaching Kangeyam Institute of Technology, Tirupur, Tamil Nadu Feb 2024 - Present 2 Years 6 Months
Assistant Professor Teaching Madanapalle Institute of Technology and Science, Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh Dec 2021 - May 2023 1 Year 6 Months
Assistant Professor Teaching / Research Coimbatore Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Jul 2011 - Nov 2021 10 Years 5 Months
QC In-charge Industry Hi Tech Industries, Hosur, Tamil Nadu May 2002 - May 2006 4 Years 1 Month

Areas of Expertise

Psychrometric processes Adsorption Air dehumidification Evaporative cooling Sustainable agriculture

Institutional Roles

NAAC Creterion V_Coordinator ERP Software_Convenor Academic and Administrative Audit Member

Departmental Roles

Academic Coordinator Autonomous Coordinator Test Coordinator Program Coordinator ERP Software In-charge Heat Power Laboratory In-charge Faculty Mentor (Batch: 2023-27) NBA Creterion 1_In-charge

Journal Publications

  1. S. Madhankumar, V. Suresh Kannan, Gobikrishnan Udhayakumar, Anita Kumari, Akilesh Kumar Singh, Sivaram Kotha M.N.V.S.A, “Performance and Drying Kinetics Analysis of an Indirect Solar Dryer Integrated with Sinusoidal Corrugated Collector and Thermal Energy Storage”, Solar Energy, Elsevier, 07.01.2026, Vol. 306 (114319), pp. 1-12, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2026.114319, ISSN: 1471-1257. (SCIE, Q1, IF:6.6)
  2. Suresh Kannan. V, Somasundaram.P, Lenin.V. R, Vijayan.S, Evaluation of compressed air adsorption dryer with Internal heating regeneration, External heating regeneration, and Compressed air heating regeneration modes, Journal of Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers, Transactions of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, 03.06.2025, Vol.46 (5), ISSN:0257-9731. (SCIE, Q4, IF: 0.2)
  3. Suresh Kannan Venkatachalam, Somasundaram.P, Lenin.V. R, Vijayan.S, “System evaluation of temperature swing adsorption dryer with heat regeneration modes for air dehumidification”, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, Sage Publishers, 28.07.2025, pp.1-15, https://doi.org/10.1177/095440622513517, ISSN: 0954-4062. (SCIE, Q2, IF:1.7)
  4. S. Madhankumar, Veera Reddy Aduru, Lenin V R, Suresh Kannan V, Akilesh Kumar Singh, “Analysis of thermal performance and drying kinetics of indirect solar drying under natural and forced convection”, Solar Energy, Elsevier, 08.07.2025, Vol.299, pp.113767, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2025.113767, ISSN: 1471-1257. (SCIE, Q1, IF:6.6)
  5. S. Madhankumar, V.R. Lenin, V. Suresh Kannan, Abhay Khalatkar, Akilesh Kumar Singh, “Exergy and Environmental Impact Assessment of Forced Convection Indirect Solar Drying System with Lauric Acid Thermal Energy Storage”, Journal of Energy Storage, Elsevier, 03.07.2025, ISSN: 2352-1538,Vol. 131, pp.117599, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2025.117599. (SCIE, Q1, IF:9.8)
  6. Velmurugan G, Jasgurpreet Singh Chohan, Suresh Kannan V, Prabhu Paramasivam, Siva Shankar V, Ramya Maranan Arjunan, Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from southern Eucalyptus globulus: Potent antioxidants and photcatalysts for rhodamine B dye degradation, Desalination and Water Treatment, Elsevier, 2024, Volume 320, 100687, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dwt.2024.100687, ISSN:1944-3994, ISSN Online:1944-3986. (SCIE, Q3, IF: 1.0)
  7. Suresh Kannan.V, Lenin.V.R, Vijayan.S, Matheswaran.M.M, Sowrirajan.M, Performance comparison of heat regeneration modes in adsorption dryers for ultra-low dew point compressed air production,’ Journal of the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers, Transactions of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, 2023, Vol. 44 (5), pp.473-480, ISSN: 0257-9731. (SCIE, Q4, IF: 0.2)
  8. V. Suresh Kannan, S.Vijayan, V.R.Lenin, Design and performance analysis of compressed air adsorption dryer with heatless regeneration mode, Heat and Mass Transfer, Springer publications, 2022, Vol. 58(4), pp. 631-641,2022, DOI:10.1007/s00231-021-03136-4, Print ISSN: 0947-7411, Electronic ISSN:1432-1181. (SCIE, Q2, IF:2.2)
  9. V.Suresh Kannan, T.V. Arjunan, D. Seenivasan, S.P. Anbuudayasankar, M. Arulraj, Parametric study on pressure-based packed bed adsorption system for air dehumidification, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, Sage publications, 2021, Vol.235 (5), pp:1351-1362, https://doi.org/10.1177/09544089211007318, ISSN: 0954-4089, Electronic ISSN: 2041-3009. (SCIE, Q2, IF: 2.4)
  10. V. Suresh Kannan, T.V. Arjunan, S. Vijayan, Drying characteristics of mint leaves (Mentha arvensis) dried in a solid desiccant dehumidifier system, Journal of Food Science and Technology, Springer publications, 2021, Vol. 58 (2), pp.777-786, DOI:10.1007/s13197-020-04595-z, Print ISSN: 0022-1155, Electronic ISSN: 0975-8402. (SCIE, Q2, IF: 3.1)
  11. V. Suresh Kannan, T.V. Arjunan, S.Vijayan, Experimental investigation of temperature swing adsorption system for air dehumidification, Heat and Mass Transfer, Springer publications, 2020, Vol. 56 (7), pp. 2093-2105, DOI:10.1007/s00231-020-02841-w, Print ISSN: 0947-7411, Electronic ISSN:1432-1181.(SCIE, Q2, IF: 2.2)
  12. Suresh Kannan Venkatachalam, Arjunan Thottipalayam Vellingri, Vijayan Selvaraj, Low- temperature drying characteristics of mint leaves in a continuous-dehumidified air drying system, Journal of Food Process Engineering, Wiley publications, 2020, Vol.43 (4), pp.1-15, DOI: 10.1111/jfpe.13384, Print ISSN:0145-8876, Electronic ISSN:1745-4530. (SCIE, Q2, IF: 3.0)
  13. Sureshkannan Venkatachalam, Arjunan Thottipalayam Vellingri, Optimization of process parameters of adsorption process in solid desiccant dehumidification system using genetic algorithm, Journal of Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers, Transactions of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, 2019, Volume 40 (5), pp.547-553, DOI: 10.29979/JCSME, ISSN:0257-9731. (SCIE, Q4, IF: 0.2)
  14. V. Suresh Kannan, BH.V.V.S.R.K. K Pavan, A. Athiraja, B. Babu, “A quantum annealing approach to high-dimensional feature selection: QUBO formulation for stress tolerance modeling in genomic systems”, Evolutionary Intelligence, Springer Nature, 07.08.2026, Vol. 19 (126), pp. 1-20, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12065-026-01240-0, Electronic ISSN: 1864-5917. (WoS - SCIE, Q1, IF:4.6)

National/International Conferences

  1. Suresh kannan.V (2025), presented in the International Conference on “Material Design Innovations and Energy System Optimization for Industrial Applications (ICMDESO 2025) entitled “Optimization of process parameters of temperature swing adsorption drying system for leafy vegetable drying”, conducted by Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology and sciences, Visakhapatnam, on 28th & 29th March 2025 .
  2. Suresh kannan.V (2021), ‘Research Opportunities in Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development’, an International Virtual Conference on Emerging Trends in Mechanical and Automobile Engineering (IVCETMAE-2021), Organized by JKK Munirajah College of Technology, Erode District, on 19th April 2021.
  3. V.Suresh kannan, T.V.Arjunan (2019), ‘Performance Evaluation of Temperature Swing Adsorption Dehumidification System’, International conference on Recent Trends in Engineering Technology and Management, Organised by Coimbatore Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore on 29th & 30th March 2019.
  4. Suresh kannan.V, Arjunan.T.V (2017), ‘Experimental study of the Adsorption Characterisitcs of Silica Gel Desiccant in Packed Tower Dehumidifier’, a First International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICRAMEK’17), Conducted by Government College of Engineering, Salem on 2nd & 3rd March 2017.
  5. Suresh kannan. V, Arjunan.T. V (2015), ‘Experimental investigation of desiccant packed bed for dehumidification applications,’ a Second National Conference on Advancements in Mechanical, Environmental, Safety and Health Engineering (AMESHE 2015), Conducted by Knowledge Institute of Technology, Salem on 09th May 2015.
  6. Suresh kannan. V, Arjunan.T. V (2014), ‘Studies on solar drying of agricultural products using regenerated desiccant materials,’ National Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Conducted by Coimbatore Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore on 26th March 2014.
  7. Suresh kannan. V, Arjunan.T. V (2014), ‘Design and fabrication of air dehumidifier unit for drying agricultural products,’ National Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Conducted by Coimbatore Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore on 26th March 2014.
  8. Suresh kannan. V, Arjunan.T. V (2014), ‘Design and fabrication of air dehumidifier unit for drying applications,’ National Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Conducted by Coimbatore Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore on 26th March 2014.

Patents

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Patent Title Date Reg. No. Status Level Funding
Heat pipe-Based Cooling Device for High-Performance Computing Devices 450481-001 Published National
AI-Powered Structural Health Monitoring Device 452330-001 Published National

Books Published

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Book Title Author(s) Publication Year / Month
Nanotechnology for sustainable energy storage devices in medical applications V. R. Lenin, V. Suresh Kannan , R. Muthukumaran, Ayaz Ahmad, Shubhajit Halder, Rama Krishna Yellapragada, S. Vijayalakshmi CRC Press July 2023
Technological innovations for a sustainable low-carbon capture S. Vijayan, V. Suresh Kannan , R. Prakash, M. M. Matheswaran CRC Press February 2025

Professional Membership Body

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Membership Number Membership Body Year Duration
LM94371 ISTE 2014 Life Member
SMISME20170915CIET3008 ISME 2017 Life Member

Invited Guest Lectures Delivered

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Topic Program Venue Date
Implementing Sustainable Development Goals in Greenhouse Sector One-week Faculty Development Programme on Needs and Challenges in Sustainable Energy Development Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Paavai Engineering College, Namakkal District, Tamilnadu 29.07.2021
Climate smart Agriculture Guest Lacture Department of Safety and Fire Engineering, Pavai College of Technology, Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu 25.05.2024
Desiccant based evaporative cooling system Two days State Level Faculty Development Programme Sri Ranganathar Institute of Polytechnic College, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu 24.09.2022
Desiccant Dehumidification for Agriculture Sustainability ATAL sponsored 6-days online Faculty Development Program on “Sustainable Technologies for Advancing Sustainable Development Goals Department of Mechanical Engineering, Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology & Science, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 16.12.2024
Scope of air dehumidification for sustainable agriculture Five days online Faculty Development Program on “Emerging Trends and Technologies in Agricultural Engineering Department of Agricultural Engineering, Kongunadu College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 16.05.2025
Scope for automation in desiccant based evaporative cooling system for sustainable agriculture Guest lecture Department of Safety and Fire Engineering, Pavai College of Technology, Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu 16.02.2024