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Mr Raveendran Sundararajan

Mr Raveendran Sundararajan

sundarr2@lsbu.ac.uk

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I joined LSBU in 2016, where I am a Senior Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering in the School of Engineering and course director for B.Eng/M.Eng in Mechanical Engineering programmes. My previous post was as a Senior Teaching Fellow in WMG at University of Warwick where I taught and managed various courses across Mechanical and Automotive Engineering degree apprenticeship programme. During my time in Warwick I was involved in the development of degree apprenticeship course for JLR and was a Course Manager for the Applied Engineering Programme (AEP) and also contributing into PG modules delivery.

I have a broad teaching and research background and has worked on a variety of projects both in industry and academia. My industrial and academic experiences have provided me with a strong knowledge and understanding of Applied Engineering which I used to deliver the course in my specialisation of thermo-fluids as well as in more specialised areas of Mechanical Engineering. My principle research interest lies in the field of atmospheric boundary layer, Computational Fluid Dynamics modelling (CFD) of atmospheric boundary layers and also in hydrogen energy applications. One of the main factors affecting the reliability of CFD simulations for the urban environment is the Horizontal Homogeneity of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer (HHABL) profile, so I am working on investigating the preservation of HHABL profile using three different commercial CFD codes - the ANSYS Fluent, the ANSYS CFX, and the STAR-CCM+ software. I have been involved in a range of research activities from proposal/bid writing to supervising research projects and attending conference. I am actively looking for more applied research opportunities and industrial collaborations. I am also a Senior Fellow in Higher Education Academy and a registered Chartered Engineer through IMechE.

Courses taught

Mechanical Engineering - MEng / BEng (Hons)

Mechanical Engineering - MSc

B.Eng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering
1985
1989
BA Professional Studies
2007
2010
Chartered Engineer

MIMechE

2018
Senior Fellow

HEA

2016
Senior Teaching Fellow
WMG, University of Warwick

2013
2016
Education
Team Leader
Croydon College

2004
2013
Education
FunderYear wonProjectRole
2021Green Chilly - BIG Innovation VoucherPrincipal Investigator
Applied Science University2020Research Accuracy of CFD CodesPrincipal Investigator
IMechE
2018
HEA
2016
University of Bolton
External examiner

B.Eng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering

December 2023
De Montford University
External examiner

B.Eng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering Top up

December 2024

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Assessing the Horizontal Homogeneity of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer (HHABL) Profile Using Different CFD Software
Abohela, I, Aristodemou, E, Hadawey, A and Sundararajan, R (2020). Assessing the Horizontal Homogeneity of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer (HHABL) Profile Using Different CFD Software. Atmosphere. 11 (10), pp. 1138-1138. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11101138

Unwrapped food product display shelf life assessment
Hadawey, A, Tassou, SA, Chaer, I and Sundararajan, R (2017). Unwrapped food product display shelf life assessment. Energy Procedia. 123, pp. 62-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.07.233