Kumaran Kadirgama

Dr. Kumaran Kadirgama


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Academic Career Length

22Years (2005-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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26 March 2023 in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
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Talal YusafTalal Yusaf
Talal Yusaf
AMAbu Shadate Faisal Mahamude
Abu Shadate Faisal Mahamude
KKKumaran Kadirgama
Kumaran Kadirgama
DRDevarajan Ramasamy
Devarajan Ramasamy
KFKaniz Farhana
Kaniz Farhana
ATAbd Rahim Abu Talib
Abd Rahim Abu Talib

1 March 2014 in Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
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AHAdnan Hussein
Adnan Hussein
RBR.A. Bakar
R.A. Bakar
Kumaran KadirgamaKumaran Kadirgama
Kumaran Kadirgama
The heat transfer enhancement for many industrial applications by adding solid nanoparticles to liquids is significant topics in the last 10 years. This article included the friction factor and forced convection heat transfer of SiO2 nanoparticle dispersed in water as a base fluid conducted in a car radiator experimentally and numerically. Four different concentrations of nanofluids in the range of 1–2.5 vol% have been used. The flowrate changed in the range of 2–8 LPM to have Reynolds number with the range 500–1750. The results showed that the friction factor decreases with an increase in flowrate and increase with increasing in volume concentration. Furthermore, the inlet temperature to the radiator has insignificantly affected to the friction factor. On the other side, Nusselt number increases with increasing in flowrate, nanofluid volume concentration and inlet temperature. Meanwhile, application of SiO2 nanofluid with low concentrations can enhance heat transfer rate up to 50% as a comparison with pure water. The simulation results compared with experimental data, and there is a good agreement. Likewise, these results compared to other investigators to be validated

1 January 2014 in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
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AHAdnan Hussein
Adnan Hussein
KSK.V. Sharma
K.V. Sharma
RBR.A. Bakar
R.A. Bakar
Kumaran KadirgamaKumaran Kadirgama
Kumaran Kadirgama

13 January 2022 in Applied Sciences
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Talal YusafTalal Yusaf
Talal Yusaf
Mohamd LaimonMohamd Laimon
Mohamd Laimon
WAWaleed Alrefae
Waleed Alrefae
Kumaran KadirgamaKumaran Kadirgama
Kumaran Kadirgama
HDhayder dhahad
hayder dhahad
Belal YousifBelal Yousif
Belal Yousif
Adoption of hydrogen energy as an alternative to fossil fuels could be a major step towards decarbonising and fulfilling the needs of the energy sector. Hydrogen can be an ideal alternative for many fields compared with other alternatives. However, there are many potential environmental challenges that are not limited to production and distribution systems, but they also focus on how hydrogen is used through fuel cells and combustion pathways. The use of hydrogen has received little attention in research and policy, which may explain the widely claimed belief that nothing but water is released as a by-product when hydrogen energy is used. We adopt systems thinking and system dynamics approaches to construct a conceptual model for hydrogen energy, with a special focus on the pathways of hydrogen use, to assess the potential unintended consequences, and possible interventions; to highlight the possible growth of hydrogen energy by 2050. The results indicate that the combustion pathway may increase the risk of the adoption of hydrogen as a combustion fuel, as it produces NOx, which is a key air pollutant that causes environmental deterioration, which may limit the application of a combustion pathway if no intervention is made. The results indicate that the potential range of global hydrogen demand is rising, ranging from 73 to 158 Mt in 2030, 73 to 300 Mt in 2040, and 73 to 568 Mt in 2050, depending on the scenario presented.

1 April 2019 in Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects
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KFK. Farhana
K. Farhana
KKK. Kadirgama
K. Kadirgama
MRM.M. Rahman
M.M. Rahman
DRDevarajan Ramasamy
Devarajan Ramasamy
M.M. NoorM.M. Noor
M.M. Noor
AMA.S.F. Mahamude
A.S.F. Mahamude

1 April 2014 in International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
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AHAdnan Hussein
Adnan Hussein
RBR.A. Bakar
R.A. Bakar
Kumaran KadirgamaKumaran Kadirgama
Kumaran Kadirgama
KSK.V. Sharma
K.V. Sharma