Arun Kamalasekaran

Research Interests:

• Reduction of metal oxide alloys using hydrogen.
• Thermal analysis and diffusion studies.
• Fluid Mechanics, especially Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD).
• CFD simulation and experimental validation of gas flow in gas atomization process.
• Techno-economic and environmental sustainablity analysis.

Education:

• Ongoing: PhD student in Materials Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Working on Direct Reduction of Alloy Metals (DRAM) under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Christopher Hulme and Prof. Pär Jönsson.
• Masters degree in Engineering Material Science, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2020
• Bachelors degree in Metallurgical Engineering, PSG College of Technology, 2013

Master Thesis:

Link: Numerical and experimental investigations of gas jet used in atomisation of metal powders

• Created a CFD model for single gas jet used in the atomization process.
• Experimentally verified the CFD model using self-built Schlieren imaging technique and performed parametric study on it.

Work Experience:

• Thesis Student|Erasteel Kloster AB, Sweden|Jan'20 - Aug'20
• Technical Supervisor|MSE Dept., KTH, Sweden|Jul'19 - Jan'20
• Summer Job Employee|Erasteel Kloster AB, Sweden|Jun'19 - Jul'19
• Junior Manager|JSW Steel, Vijayanagar Works, India|Feb'14 - Jul'18
  • Link to know details about my 4.5 years of extensive work experience at JSW Steel.

I also enjoy meeting new people and hearing new perspectives. Feel free to reach out even if you want to discuss something general about emerging technologies, film photography, boxing, fitness and film theory.