A.Swarna Kumari

Dr.A.Swarna Kumari

professor
Department:Mechanical Engineering
Qualification:Ph.D
Phone(Office):
Mobile:9948024844
Email:aruswara@yahoo.com
Date of Birth:16/07/1968
Date of Joining:07/01/1991
Subjects Taught:Engineering Drawing
Thermal Engineering I
Thermal Engineering II
Refrigeration and Air conditioning
Power Plant Engineering
Computer Aided Engineering Drawing Practice
Production Technology
Advanced Manufacturing

Research Area:IC Engines
Teaching Experience:25 years
Research Experience:13 years
Industry/Professional Experience:
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1. A. Swarna Kumari et al "Experimental investigations of diesel engine using neem oil", Journal of Engineering Research and Studies -
Vol.II/Issue IV, Dec 2011, pp 44-47.
2. A. Swarna Kumari et al "Experimental investigations of IC engine with pongamia diesel blends", International Journal of Advanced Engineering
Technology - Vol. II/Issue IV, Dec 2011, pp 54-58.
3. A. Swarna Kumari et al "Design and failure analysis of Geodesic Dome of a composite Pressure vessel" - International Journal of Engineering
Research and Technology - Vol.I/Issue 7, Sep 2012, pp 1-8.
4. A. Swarna Kumari et al "Performance characteristics for the use of blended safflower oil in diesel engine" - International Journal of Advanced
Research in Engineering Technology - Vol.4/Issue 3, Apr 2013, pp 26-32.
5. A. Swarna Kumari, Dr.Ch. Penchalayya, Dr. A. V. Sitarama Raju "Performance evaluation of diesel engine with safflower oil"- Journal of
Engineering Studies and Resarch - Vol.19, No.2, Nov 2013, pp 63-69.
6. Chaitanya, A.Swarna Kumari, "Performance and Emission characteristics of Mahua Biodiesel in a Di Diesel Engine" - International Journal of
Mechanical Engineering and Technology (IJMET) Vol. 6, Issue 11, Nov 2015, pp. 123-131.
7. R.V.S. Madhuri, A.Swarna Kumari, "Properties of vegetable oils and their influence on Performance and Exhaust Emissions of a Di- Diesel
Engine - A Review" International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology (IJMET) Vol.6, Issue 11, Nov 2015, pp. 89-101.

Workshops/Courses Attended:1. Winter school on Cogeneration and Waste heat recovery at Anna University, Madras during 5th to 18th Dec 1993.
2. Short term course on Chemical and Electrochemical energy systems at IIT, Madras during 30th May to 10th June 1994.
3. Summer school on Programming methodology-Modern trends on software at JNTU College of Engineering, Kakinada during 1st to 13th May
1995.
4. Summer school on Role of computers in instrumentation and control systems at JNTU College of Engineering, Kakinada during 15th to 27th
May 1995.
5. Short term course on Advances in finite element methods at JNTU College of Engineering, Kakinada during 3rd to 7th Jan 2005.
6. Three Day Workshop on Finite Element Analysis at AU College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam during 15 th to 17th Nov 2007.
7. SAM 2 workshop on Capacity building of women managers in higher education at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam during 3rd to 7th Nov
2008.
8. Short term course on Diesel engine management at IIT Kanpur during 18th to 22nd Mar 2009.
9. Mission 10X workshop at JNTU College of Engineering, Kakinada during 20th to 24th July 2009.
10. Two day International Workshop on Energy environment education at Civil Engg. Dept., UCEK, JNTUK, Kakinada during 8th to 9th Feb 2010.
11. Natioal Workshop and Conference on Mechanical and Marine systems design at Dept. of Marine Engg. Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
during 28th to 30th Oct 2010.
12. Workshop on Outcome based accreditation at JNTUK, Kakinada during 29th Apr 2013.
13. Traning programme on The sexual harassment of women at workplace Act, 2013 at Institute of public administration, Bangalore during
24th to 25th Feb 2014.
14. Three day workshop on Advances and Applications of CFD at JNTUK, Kakinada during 10th to 12th Apr 2014.
15.Round Table Conference of Vice-Chancellors of Technical Universities on Innovations in Engineering Education with Global Perspective A
Blended Approach, JNTUK during 22nd - 23rd September 2015.
16. UKIERI Higher Education Leadership Development Programme, Module 1, New Delhi during 8th -12th February 2016.
17. 3 day National Level Workshop on “Advanced Vibration Analysis MATLAB Hands on Sessions” , Department of Mechanical Engineering,
UCEK, JNTUK Kakinada during 3rd -5th March 2016.
18. UKIERI HE Leadership Development Programme Module 2, Birmingham, UK during 25th - 29th April 2016.
19. 2 day National Workshop on “Technological Advances In Materials and Processes” , Department of Mechanical Engineering, UCEK, JNTUK
Kakinada during 10th - 11th June 2016.
20. 2 day National Workshop on “Manufacturing of Advanced Materials”, Department of Mechanical Engineering, UCEK, JNTUK Kakinada
during 29th -30th September 2016.
Workshops/Conferences Organized:Organized AICTE-ISTE sponsored Short term training programme on Alternative fuels of IC engines and their impact on environment during 17th -21st June 2008 as Co-ordinator.
Chairperson for National level Students Symposia: TORQUE 10 & TORQUE II
Book Chapters/Books Authored:----
Conferences:1. A. Swarna Kumari et al "Dynamic Analysis of Leaf Spring of TATA 407 Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV)" - National Conference on Recent trends
in Design and Manufacturing Technologies (RTDMT 2005) -pp 92,17th & 18th Mar 2005.
2. A. Swarna Kumari et al "Transient analysis of composite laminated plates using zig-zag function" - National Conference on Composite
Component Construction. pp 155- 160, 12th & 13th Sep 2005.
3. A. Swarna Kumari et al "Stress analysis of composite laminated plates using higher order theories with and without zig-zag function" -
National Conference on Advances in CAD/CAM, JNTU Kakinada pp. 223-228, 27th & 28th Feb 2006.
4. A. Swarna Kumari et al "Convective heat transfer analysis of gas turbine blades using finite element method" - International Conference on
Computational methods in manufacturing (ICCMM 2011) IIT, Gowhathi, pp 481 - 487, 15th &16th Dec 2011.
5. A. Swarna Kumari et al "Performance characteristics for the use of blended safflower oil in diesel engine" - International Conference on
Advancements in Engineering and Management (RITS ICEAM -2013) - RITS, Hyderabad, 27th & 28th Feb 2013, pp 460-463.
6. A. Swarna Kumari, Dr.Ch. Penchalayya, Dr. A. V. Sitarama Raju "Effect of additive on performance and emission parameters of CI engine
with safflower oil' - National Conference on New Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering (NFME 2K14), UCEK, JNTUK Kakinada - 18th & 19th
July 2014.
7. A. Swarna Kumari et al "Performance and Emission Studies of a SI engine using Distilled Plastic Paralysis Oil-Petrol blends" 3rd
international conference on Mechanical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (CMECE 2016) New York, USA during Jan 7-9, 2016.
8. A. Swarna Kumari et al "Design and Analysis of profiles using MAT lab/Simulink"-National conference on Technological Advancements in
Mechanical Engineering ISBN: 978-93-85100-57-4 July 2016.
Session Chair/Keynote Speaker/Guest Lecture:-----
R&D Projects:-----
Ph.D Scholars guided:-----
PG Scholars guided :58
Memberships in Professional bodies:ISTE Life member
Positions held :Head of the Department (Sept 2009 to Feb 2012)
Co-ordinator, EOC (Nov 2011 on wards)

Honors & Awards:Executive Council Member of JNTUK
Patents :-----
Foreign Visits:Birmingham, UK