| Email: sreekanth_sun@yahoo.com; manavalla.sreekanth@vit.ac.in; Scopus ID: 23668981100 Skype ID: sreekanth_manavalla Mobile: +91- 96770 51829 |
| OBJECTIVE | To be an excellent academic with good research acumen and will to learn |
| SUMMARY | · Graduation, Post Graduation and PhD in Mechanical Engineering |
| · 19+ years of Teaching Experience | |
| · 4 years of Industrial Experience | |
| · 46 Papers published in Scientific Journals | |
| · 6 Papers presented in Conferences
· Worked for ABET Accreditation for Mechanical Engg. |
| AREAS OF RESEARCH | · Fluidized Bed Combustion of Wood: Thermo-Physical Behaviour, Experiments and Modelling |
| · Exergy Analysis of Thermal Power Plants, Process Plants, sCO2 power plants | |
| · Thermal management in electric vehicles | |
| · Solar Thermal Applications | |
| · Turbomachines |
PROJECTS COMPLETED
| S. No | Title | Company |
| 1 | Design, Fabrication and Testing of Regenerative Flow Compressor | Valeo India Pvt. Ltd. Chennai |
| 2 | Simulation of cogeneration systems using Cycle-Tempo | Maxwatt Turbomachines, Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru |
| 3 | Simulation and Analysis of Furnaces | Vibromech India Pvt. Ltd |
| 4 | Innovative Method for Zero Emissions in Diesel Engine | Iniciotek, Chennai |
CORPORATE TRAINING
| S. No | Title | Company |
| 1 | Simulation of Super-critical thermal power plant using Cycle-Tempo | Kalki Communications Ltd, Bengaluru |
| 2 | Simulation of thermal energy systems using Cycle-Tempo | Maxwatt Turbomachines, Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru |
PUBLICATIONS
| International Journals | S. No | Details | |
| 1 | Raval F, Sudhakar DR, Manavalla S, Feroskhan M. Energy, Exergy, and Exergoeconomic (3E) Analysis of Dual Reheat Recompression sCO2 Brayton Cycle. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering. 2025 Aug 18:1-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-025-10549-4 | ||
| 2 | Prasshanth CV, Samavedam AS, Sreekanth M, Tamilselvan P, Khan TY, Feroskhan M. Influence of Carbon Dioxide Addition on Hydrogen-Enriched Diesel-WPO Blends in CI Engines. Results in Engineering. 2025 Aug 16:106787. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2025.104870 | ||
| 3 | R Manimaran, CV Prasshanth, Aditya Sai Samavedam, TM Yunus Khan, Naif Almakayeel, Sreekanth Manavalla, M Feroskhan, “Investigating ternary biogas-hydrogen-diethyl ether blends for emission reduction and performance enhancement in CI engines: A Taguchi approach”, 26, Results in Engineering | ||
| 4 | Aditya Sai Samavedam, CV Prasshanth, Manavalla Sreekanth, TM Yunus Khan, Naif Almakayeel, M Feroskhan, “Exergetic investigation of the influence of injector location in HCCI engines utilizing DEE as pilot fuel and biogas as primary fuel”, Vol 10, Issue 18, Helion. | ||
| 5 | Selvana J, Manavalla S. An Innovative and Reliable Hybrid Cooling Method for Electric Vehicle Motors. Transactions A: Basics. 2024 Jul 1;37(07):1263. | ||
| 6 | Palanivelrajan AR, Manimaran R, Manavalla S, Khan TY, Almakayeel N, Feroskhan M. Performance and emission characteristics of biogas fuelled dual fuel engine with waste plastic oil as secondary fuel. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering. 2024 May 1;57:104337. | ||
| 7 | Manavalla S, Daniel J, Ramasamy S, Yunus Khan TM, Baig RU, Almakayeel N, Voddin Tirumalapur BK. System Design, Optimization and 2nd Law Analysis of a 100 MWe Double Reheat s-CO2 Power Plant at Full Load and Part Loads. Sustainability. 2023 Oct 10;15(20):14677. | ||
| 8 | Mishra N, Mitra S, Thapliyal A, Mahajan A, Khan TY, Manavalla S, Baig RU, Janvekar AA. Exploring the Effects of DEE Pilot Injection on a Biogas-Fueled HCCI Engine at Different Injection Locations. Sustainability. 2023 Jul 7;15(13):10713. | ||
| 9 | Sreekanth M, Feroskhan M, Daniel J, Gobinath N. Heat load estimation and thermodynamic analysis of the thermal management of an electric car. Materials Today: Proceedings. 2023 Feb 8. | ||
| 10 | Feroskhan M, Ismail S, Natarajan G, Manavalla S, Khan TY, Khadar SD, Ali MA. A Comprehensive Study of the Effects of Various Operating Parameters on a Biogas-Diesel Dual Fuel Engine. Sustainability. 2023 Jan 9;15(2):1232. | ||
| 11 | Chaudhary A, Panchal SH, Surana A, Sreekanth M, Ismail S, Feroskhan M. Performance, emission and combustion characteristics of various biodiesel blends. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 2022 Feb;147(3):2455-79. | ||
| 12 | Kshatriya, Anmol Singh, Prabhatkumar Tiwari, Sreekanth M, T. M. Yunus Khan, Shaik Dawood Abdul Khadar, Mohamed Mansour, and Feroskhan M. 2022. “Investigations into the Combined Effect of Mahua Biodiesel Blends and Biogas in a Dual Fuel Engine” Energies 15, no. 6: 2057. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15062057 | ||
| 13 | Chauhan K, Daniel J, Manavalla S, Jayaraju P. Design and Experimental Studies of a Funnel Solar Cooker with Phase Change Material. Energies. 2022 Dec 3;15(23):9182. | ||
| 14 | Selvan J, Manavalla S. Numerical Analysis of E-Machine Cooling Using Phase Change Material. Energies. 2022 Aug 2;15(15):5594. | ||
| 15 | Regression-Analysis-Based Empirical Correlations to Design Regenerative Flow Machines, M Feroskhan, M Sreekanth, K Karunamurthy… – Energies, 2022 | ||
| 16 | Kshatriya, A.S., Tiwari, P., Sreekanth, M., …Mansour, M., Feroskhan, M, Investigations into the Combined Effect of Mahua Biodiesel Blends and Biogas in a Dual Fuel Engine. Energies, 15(6), 2057, 2022. | ||
| 17 | Jayakumar S, Sreekanth M, A novel cooling method for electric vehicle motors – a CFD study, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, December 2021, 6(3), pp: 7-14. | ||
| 18 | Suresh Kumar R, Senthil Kumar S, Murugan K, Guruprasad B, Manavalla S, Madhu S, Hariprabhu M, Balamuralitharan S, Venkatesa Prabhu S. Optimization of CNC end milling process parameters of low-carbon mold steel using response surface methodology and grey relational analysis. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering. 2021 Aug 14;2021:1-1. | ||
| 19 | Mohankumar M, Praveen Kumar S, Guruprasad B, Manavalla S, Isaac JoshuaRamesh Lalvani JS, Somasundaram PL, Tamilarasu P, Tanwar PS. XRD peak profile analysis of SiC reinforced Al2O3 ceramic composite synthesized by electrical resistance heating and microwave sintering: a comparison. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering. 2021 Aug 3;2021:1-7. | ||
| 19 | Sreekanth M, Sivakumar R, Sai Santosh Pavan Kumar M, Karunamurthy K, Shyam Kumar MB, Harish R. Regenerative flow pumps, blowers and compressors–A review. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy. 2021 Dec;235(8):1992-2013. | ||
| 20 | Feroskhan M, Sreekanth M, Ismail S. Exergy analysis of a biogas-diesel fuelled dual fuel engine. International Journal of Exergy. 2021;36(2-4):264-79. | ||
| 21 | Vishnu Rajeev, M. Sreekanth, M. Feroskhan, Joseph Daniel, 3-E Analysis of a 3´500 MW coal fired thermal power plant using alternative coals species, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2021, 1128(1), 012038. | ||
| 22 | Venkitesh K.S., Joseph Daniel, Sreekanth M, Thermodynamic Assessment of a Gas Turbine System Combined with a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Powered by Synthetic Gas from Municipal Solid Waste, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2021, 1128(1), 012036. | ||
| 23 | M. Sreekanth, M. Feroskhan, A Review of the Exergy Analysis of Thermal Management Systems in Electric Vehicles, International Journal of Engineering Technologies and Management Research, 2021, 8(4), 40-45. | ||
| 24 | Venkitesh K.S., Joseph Daniel, Sreekanth M, Thermodynamic investigation of a SOFC- Steam turbine hybrid system powered by Synthetic gas from Municipal Solid Waste, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2021, 1065(1), 012025 | ||
| 25 | Chaudhary A, Panchal SH, Surana A, Sreekanth M, Ismail S, Feroskhan M. Performance, emission and combustion characteristics of various biodiesel blends. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 2021 Feb 25:1-25. | ||
| 26 | Numerical investigation of fluid flow and heat transfer in an electrical machine cooling system using nanofluids. Jayakumar S, Sreekanth M. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 2020 Oct 1 (Vol. 573, No. 1, p. 012015). IOP Publishing. | ||
| 27 | Experimental Investigation of Sensible Thermal Storage Systems in Building Pillars, Giri Goutham, Purusharth Mair, Sreekanth M, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL AND PRODUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 10(3), June 2020, 6953-6962. | ||
| 28 | Energy and Exergy Analysis of a 3´500 MW Coal Fired Thermal Power Plant using Cycle-Tempo, Vishnu Rajeev, Sreekanth M, Feroskhan M, Joseph Daniel, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL AND PRODUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 10(3), June 2020, 3861-3870. | ||
| 29 | Exergy Analysis and Optimization of Gasifier-Solid Oxide Fuel Cell-Gas Turbine Hybrid System, Nandwana D, Raj A, Kadkade TD, Sreekanth M. INTERNATIONAL ENERGY JOURNAL. 2019, 19(4), 233-242. | ||
| 30 | Venkitesh K.S., Daniel J, Manavalla S. Thermodynamic Analysis of Hybrid-SOFC Gas Turbine Powered by Syngas from Municipal Solid Waste. International Journal of Mechanics and Design. 2019 Jul 18;5(1):51-9. | ||
| 31 | Thermodynamic Study of a 250 MWe Combined Cycle Power Plant at Full Load and Part Load Conditions, Sai Kishore l, Mohanaditya Reddi, Joseph Daniel and M. Sreekanth, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, 2018, 9(4), 870-877. | ||
| 32 | Development and Testing of a Solar Cooker with Thermal Energy Storage System, S. Mallikarjuna Reddy, V. Sandeep, M. Sreekanth, Joseph Daniel, International Energy Journal, 2017, 17(4), 185-192 | ||
| 33 | Heat Transfer Enhancement in a Smart Phone, K. Abinav, P. Palani Rajeshwar, Jerry S Punnoose, Joseph Daniel, M. Sreekanth, International Journal Of Engineering Research And Applications, 2017, 9(4), 12-23. | ||
| 34 | Exergy in Hybrid Gas Turbines-A Review, M. Sreekanth, Joseph Daniel, Indian Journal Of Science And Technology, 2016, 9(40), 1-10. | ||
| 35 | Measurement of Drying Rates in a Domestic Scale Fluidized Bed Dryer, D. Abhiram, M. Mithun Kumar, G. Siva Santosh Kumar, and M. Sreekanth, International Journal Of Innovation And Scientific Research, 2016, 25(2), 383-389. | ||
| 36 | Design, Fabrication and Testing of a Low Cost Vertical Axis Wind Mill for Low End Power Generation, Sumedha Singh Rathore, Rushabh Dalmia, Karan Tamakuwala, M. Sreekanth, International Research Journal Of Engineering And Technology, 2016, 3(5), 1524-1528. | ||
| 37 | Implementing Results of Exergy Analysis in Steam Turbine Power Plants, M. Sreekanth, Joseph Daniel, International Journal Of Applied Engineering Research, 2015, 10(12), 32113-32123. | ||
| 38 | Devolatilization of Wood in Fluidized Beds-A Review of Research on Experiments and Modelling, M. Sreekanth, Joseph Daniel, and V. Karthikeyan, International Journal Of Innovation And Scientific Research, 2015, 14(2), 178-187.
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| 39 | Primary Fragmentation of Wood in a Fluidized Bed Combustor-An Experimental Investigation, M. Sreekanth, International Journal Of Innovation And Scientific Research, 2014, 9(2), 502-510.
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| 40 | Design and Development of Fluidized Bed Dryer for Domestic Purposes
H.G. Varghese, M.S. Ahamed, M. Sreekanth, International Journal Of Innovation And Scientific Research, 2014, 4(2), 153-157.
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| 41 | Measurement of Devolatilization Time and Transient Shrinkage of a Cylindrical Wood Particle in a Bubbling Fluidized Bed Combustor.
M. Sreekanth, International Journal of Mechnanical Engineering and Technology, 2013, 4(3), 244-258.
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| 42 | Mass Loss and Apparent Kinetics of a Thermally Thick Wood Particle Devolatilizing in a Bubbling Fluidized Bed Combustor.
M. Sreekanth and Ajit Kumar Kolar, Fuel, 2010, 89(5), 1050-1055.
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| 43 | Transient thermal behaviour and stress development within a cylindrical wooden disk during drying in a fluidized bed dryer.
M. Sreekanth and Ajit Kumar Kolar, Drying Technology, 2009, 27(3), 344-358.
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| 44 | Progress of conversion in a shrinking wet cylindrical wood particle pyrolyzing in a hot fluidized bed.
M. Sreekanth and Ajit Kumar Kolar, Journal Of Analytical & Applied Pyrolysis, 2009, 84(1), 53-67.
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| 45 | A semi-analytical model to predict primary fragmentation of wood in a bubbling fluidized bed combustor.
M. Sreekanth, Ajit Kumar Kolar and Bo Leckner, Journal Of Analytical & Applied Pyrolysis, 2008, 83, 88-100.
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| 46 | Estimation of wood char size at the end of devolatilization in a bubbling fluidized bed combustor.
M. Sreekanth, R. Renu Kumar, Ajit Kumar Kolar, and Bo Leckner, Fuel, 2008, 87, 3393-3402.
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| 47 | Transient thermal behaviour of a cylindrical wood particle during devolatilization in a bubbling fluidized bed.
M. Sreekanth, Ajit Kumar Kolar and Bo Leckner, Fuel Processing Technology, 2008, 89, 838-850.
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| 48 | Stresses in a cylindrical wood particle undergoing devolatilization in a hot bubbling fluidized bed.
M. Sreekanth, B.V.S.S.S. Prasad, Ajit Kumar Kolar, Henrik Thunman and Bo Leckner, Energy & Fuels, 2008, 22(3), 1549-1559.
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| 49 | Modelling and experimental investigation of devolatilizing wood in a fluidized bed combustor.
M. Sreekanth, D. Ruben Sudhakar, B.V.S.S.S. Prasad, Ajit Kumar Kolar and Bo Leckner, Fuel, 2008, 87(12), 2698-2712.
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| Conferences | 1 | Effect of shape and size of wood on primary fragmentation in a laboratory scale fluidized bed combustor, Paper No. 97, 19th Intl. Conference on Fluidized Bed Combustion, May 2006, Vienna, Austria. Published by Rutzky Druck, St. Poelten, Austria.
M. Sreekanth, Ajit Kumar Kolar and Bo Leckner.
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| 2 | Transient thermal behaviour of a wood particle during devolatilization in a bubbling fluidized bed.
19th National & 8th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, JNTU, Hyderabad, Jan. 2008. M. Sreekanth and Ajit Kumar Kolar
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| 3 | Energy and Exergy Analysis in Process Plants: A Comprehensive Survey.
National Conference on Smart Energy Systems for Sustainable Development, VIT Chennai, March 3-4, 2017 Ch. Ramanjaneyulu, M. Sreekanth |
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| 4 | Thermal and Stress Behaviour of Devolatilizing Cylindrical Wood Particle in Fluidized Bed Combustor
National Conference on Smart Energy Systems for Sustainable Development, VIT Chennai, March 3-4, 2017 V. Ram Karthikeyan, M. Sreekanth |
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2nd International Mechanical Engineering Congress (IMEC 2019), 29th Nov to 1st Dec 2019, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu. |
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| Other Publications | 1 | Papers in Indo-Swedish Workshop on ‘Biofuel Conversion’ held every year in December at IIT Madras from 2003 to 2005. | |
| 2 | A presentation of my research at Chalmers University of Technology, Goteborg, Sweden in June 2004. | ||
| Book Chapters | 1 | Energy and Exergy Analysis and Optimization of a 1 Ton Templifier used as a Heat Pump for Waste Heat Recovery, Sreekanth M, Feroskhan M, Govindarajan L, Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology 2020, Mangalam Publications, Delhi, pp. 96-105. | |
| 2 | Influence of Nanoparticle Addition in Biodiesel Blends on Performance and Emission Characteristics of CI Engines – A Review. Abhishek Krishna Swamy, Sharmila Parashar, Poonam Kolape, Venugopal T, Sreekanth M and Feroskhan M, Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology 2020, Mangalam Publications, Delhi, pp. 168-184. | ||
| 3 | Sreekanth M, Feroskhan M. A Comprehensive Thermodynamic Evaluation of a Geothermal Power Plant Coupled with Organic Rankine Cycles at Full and Part Loads. InMaterials, Design and Manufacturing for Sustainable Environment: Select Proceedings of ICMDMSE 2022 2022 Sep 29 (pp. 641-655). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. | ||
| 4 | Kishorre Annanth V, Abinash M, Sreekanth M, Feroskhan M. Experimental Investigation on the Effect of DEE Addition in a Biogas-Biodiesel and Biogas-Diesel Fueled Dual-Fuel Engine. InMaterials, Design and Manufacturing for Sustainable Environment: Select Proceedings of ICMDMSE 2022 2022 Sep 29 (pp. 627-639). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. | ||
| Patent (US) | 1 | Jaji Vijayaraman, R Sivakumar, M Feroskhan, M Sreekanth,” Device for treating exhaust gases from a vehicle and a method to operate the same”, Patent No. 12305554, Application No. 18422157. | |
| SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS
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Established Fluid Mechanics Lab and Fuels and Lubricants Lab and managed Turbomachines Lab |
| Conducted special classes on Auto CAD and Mechanical Desktop and also designed the course work, tutorials and tests | |
| Developed a 3-D transient CFD model of an inclined flat plate collector using FLUENT | |
| Modelled the solar radiation falling and illumination available on building facades using Solar Load Model in Fluent |
| COURSES TAUGHT | 1. Thermodynamics |
| 2. Power Plant Engineering | |
| 3. Heat Transfer | |
| 4. Fuels and Combustion | |
| 5. Renewable Energy Sources | |
| 6. Turbomachines | |
| 7. Chemical Process Calculations | |
| 8. Fluid Mechanics | |
| 9. Engineering Mechanics | |
| LABORATORIES
HANDLED |
1. Turbomachines Lab |
| 2. Fluid Mechanics Lab | |
| 3. Fuels and Lubricants Lab | |
| 4. Workshop | |
| UNDERGRADUATE PROJECTS SUPERVISED CONVERTED TO PUBLICATIONS | 1. Design and Fabrication of Fluidized bed dryer
2. Fabrication and Testing of Vertical Axis Wind Mill 3. Measurement of Drying Rates in a Fluidized Bed Dryer 4. Heat Transfer Enhancement in a Smart Phone 5. Design and Development of Fluidized Bed Dryer for Domestic Purposes 6. Thermodynamic Analysis of Combined Cycle Power Plant |
| RECENT ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS HELD | 1. Deputy Director, eVIT-RC, VIT Chennai
2. In-charge of Hardware Projects course 3. Chief Evaluator of the Department 4. In-charge of Capstone Project |
TRAINING UNDERWENT
| Title | Location | Duration |
| Engineering Projects in Community Services | VIT University, Vellore, India | 22nd July to 24th July, 2015 |
| FLUENT Introductory Training
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By Fluid Codes Ltd., UK, at CSEM-UAE, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates | 17th to 20th August 2008
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| Diploma in Advanced Mechanical CADD | CADD GRAFX, Visakhapatnam, India | January 2001 to March 2001 |
| Technical Teachers Induction Training Programme
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Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada, India | 22nd May to 9th June 2000
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| EXTRA CURRICULAR | Conducted a 2 day hands on training programme titled “Simulation of Conventional and Innovative Refrigeration Systems using Cycle-Tempo” from 4-5th January 2020 at VIT Chennai. |
| Conducted a 2 day hands on training programme titled “Thermal System Simulation and Optimization using Cycle-Tempo” on 9-10th August 2019. | |
| Organized a 1 day National Workshop titled “Unexplored areas in Combustion and Research Opportunities” on 31st October 2018. | |
| Conducted a One Day National Seminar on “Energy Auditing and Conservation in Industries” on 8th August 2014 at VIT University Chennai | |
| Conducted a one day national seminar on “Emerging Trends and Research Avenues in Solar, Wind and Biomass Technologies” on 4th May 2013 at VIT University Chennai | |
| Actively participated in the conduct of four Indo-Swedish Workshops on Biofuel Conversion at IIT Madras from 2003 to 2006 and was responsible for bringing out the proceedings, budget estimation and accounts | |
| Actively participated in the conduct of a short term training programme on ‘Advanced Energy Technologies’ held at IIT Madras in December 2004 | |
| Prepared End of Semester Report at International Maritime College Oman |
| COMPUTING SKILLS | Familiar in using Cycle-Tempo, FLUENT, GAMBIT, MATLAB, MS Office, Axum, Datafit. |
