Perumal Kumar

Associate Prof. Dr. Perumal Kumar

PhD. M.Tech, B.Tech, CPEng, FHEA,  CPEng
Associate Professor
Department of Chemical and Energy Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and Science, Curtin University, Malaysia

Contact Details

Location: Skylark 3 Room 420
Telephone: +60 85 630 100 Ext: 2413
Email: p.kumar@curtin.edu.my

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kumar-Perumal
SCOPUS: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?origin=resultslist&authorId=52264173300&zone=
Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=Xdrz-RoAAAAJ
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1029-7501
WoS Researcher ID: D-2962-2015

Research Interests

• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Fluids and Thermal Engineering
• Process Intensification
• Transport Phenomena

Background

Dr. Kumar joined Curtin University Malaysia in January 2009. He obtained his Ph.D in Chemical Engineering from the prestigious University Institute of Chemical Technology (UICT, formerly UDCT) in Mumbai, India. He worked under Padma Bhushan Prof. J. B. Joshi (Former Director, UICT) and studied the flow pattern developed by different impeller designs in mixed flow reactors.

Professional Experience

• Associate Professor – Curtin University, MALAYSIA 1/2013 – Present
• Senior Lecturer – Curtin University, MALAYSIA, 1/2009 – 12/2012
• Associate Professor – VIT  University, India 08/2008 – 11/2002
• Assistant Professor – VIT  University, India 06/2002 – 07/2008
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, École Polytechnique, Montréal, CANADA, 09/1998 – 09/2000            
• Lecturer, Institute of Chemical Technology, (UICT), Mumbai, INDIA, 01/1997 – 12/1997

Appointments

• Visiting Faculty, Caledonian College of Engineering, Muscat, OMAN – 11/2008
• Associate Dean (R&D), Faculty of Engineering and Science, 2016 – Jan 2018,
• Associate Dean (T&L), Faculty of Engineering and Science, 2014 – 2015, Curtin University, Malaysia
• Course Coordinator, Chemical Engineering Program, 2013 – 2014, Curtin University, Malaysia

Professional Affiliation

• Fellow and Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng), The Institution of Engineers (Australia)
• Fellow and CEng, Institution of Engineers (India)
• Fellow, Higher Education Academy (UK)
• Associate Member, Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE, UK)
• Member Institution of Chemical Engineers (India)
• Member, HERDSA (Australia)
• Member Indian Society for Heat and Mass Transfer (ISHMT)
• Member, Malaysia Membrane Society

Professional Activities

• Reviewer, Measurement – Journal of the International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO), Chemical Engineering Research and Design
• Reviewer, Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Reviewer, Chemical Engineering Communications
• Reviewer, International Journal of Food Engineering
• Reviewer, Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering
• Reviewer, Chemical Product and Process Modelling
• Reviewer, Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology
• Reviewer, Journal of Engineering Science & Technology
• Reviewer, International Journal of Energy Technology and Policy
• Reviewer, Recent Innovations in Chemical Engineering
• Reviewer, Resource Efficient Technologies
• Reviewer, Scientia Iranica Journal
• Reviewer, Springerplus
• Reviewer, Nova Science publishers, INC, USA

Subjects Taught

• Transport Phenomena
• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Heat transfer
• Process plant Engineering
• Chemical process principles
• Chemical reaction Engineering

Supervision 

• 5 PhD (Completed) 2 PhD (Ongoing)
• 4 MPhil (Completed)
• 40 UG (Completed) 3 UG (Ongoing)

Research Opportunities 

1. Application of Field Synergy Principle for process intensification
2. Hydrodynamic cavitation in orifice and venturi meters

Publications

Refereed Journals

1. Parametric study and optimisation of hot K₂CO₃ based post‐combustion CO₂ capture from a coal‐fired power plant, Foster Kofi Ayittey, Agus Saptoro, Perumal Kumar, Mee Kee Wong, Accepted in Green House Gases Science and Technology.
2. Missing data treatment for locally weighted partial least square based modelling: A comparative study, Wan Sieng Yeo, Saptoro Agus and Kumar Perumal, Accepted in Asia Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2020
3. Process modifications for hot potassium carbonate-based CO2 capture system: a comparative study, Foster Kofi Ayittey, Christine Ann Obek, Agus Saptoro, Kumar Perumal, Mee Kee Wong, Green House Gases Science and Technology, 10(1), 130-146, 2020
4. Turbulence Characteristics behind a Flexible Vortex Generator, WSEAS TRANSACTIONS on FLUID MECHANICS, Sharul Sham Dol, Wee Siaw Khur, Chan Hiang Bin, Perumal Kumar,   E-ISSN: 2224-347X, Vol 14, 2019
5. Numerical Study of Developing Laminar Flow and Heat Transfer with ZnO-Water Nanofluid in Flattened Tubes, Mark Wing Tsan Lee  and Kumar,  Chemical Product and Process Modelling,  https://doi.org/10.1515/cppm-2019-0092, 2019
6. Tiong, A. N. T, Kumar, P., Saptoro, A., Laminar thermal-hydraulic efficiency of polyacrylamide solution in double pipe heat exchanger, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 495 (1), 012056 (Thomson Reuters’ Web of Science cited-publication), 2019.
7. Yeo, W.S., Saptoro, A., Kumar, P., 2019, Adaptive soft sensor development for non-Gaussian and nonlinear processes, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 58, 45, 20680-20691 (Thomson Reuters’ Web of Science cited-publication, 2018 Impact Factor: 3.375).
8. Mixed convection and radiation studies on thermally developing laminar flow in a horizontal square channel with variable side heated wall, Rajamohan Ganesan, Ramesh Narayanaswamy and Perumal Kumar, International Journal of Thermal Sciences 140, 298-307, 2019 (ISI Indexed)
9. Integration of numerical and physical experiments to enhance student learning experience, Kumar Perumal and Rajamohan Ganesan, Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 26, 1930 – 1938, 2018 (ISI Indexed)
10. Combined Effect of Mixed Convection and Surface Radiation Heat Transfer for Thermally Developing Flow in Vertical Channels, Heat Transfer Engineering, 39(1), 27 – 39, 2018
11. Analysis of solar water heater with parabolic dish concentrator and conical absorber, G Rajamohan, P Kumar, M Anwar and T Mohanraj, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Volume 206, conference 1 , 2017
12. The flow dynamics behind a flexible finite cylinder as a flexible agitator, T H Yong, H B Chan, S S Dol, S K Wee and P Kumar, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Volume 206, conference 1 , 2017
13. Development of adaptive soft sensor using locally weighted kernel partial least square model, Wan Sieng Yeo, Agus Saptoro, Perumal Kumar, Chemical Product and Process Modeling, Article number 20170022, Vol 12(4), 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cppm-2017-0022
14. Comparison of turbulence models for single sphere simulation study under supercritical fluid condition, Jameson Malang, P Kumar, Agus Saptoro, M.O. Tade, Chemical Product and Process Modeling, Article number 20170026, Vol 12 (4), 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cppm-2017-0026,
15. Numerical studies on the laminar thermal-hydraulic efficiency of water-based Al₂O₃ nanofluid in circular and non-circular ducts, A Tiong, P Kumar and Agus Saptoro, Chemical Product and Process Modeling, Vol 12 (4), 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cppm-2017-0019
16. Combined effect of mixed convection and surface radiation heat transfer for thermally developing flow in vertical channels, Rajamohan Ganesan, Ramesh Narayanaswamy, Kumar Perumal, Heat Transfer Engineering, 2017 (ISI Indexed)
17. The numerical Investigation on the effects of aspect ratio and cross-sectional shape on the wake structure behind a cantilever, Hiang Bin Chan, Tshun Howe Yong, Perumal Kumar, Siaw Khur Wee and Sharul Sham Dol, ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 11 (16), 9922 – 9932, 2016 (Scopus Indexed)
18. Pulasan Peel for the Removal of Reactive Orange 16,  Jagannathan Krishnan, Perumal Kumar and Jaikumar Vasudevan, Res. J. Pharm., Biol. Chem. Sci. 8, 3(S), 376 – 387, 2017
19. Thermal and physical properties of (Choline chloride + urea + L-arginine) deep eutectic solvents, Fareeda Chemat, Hirra Anjum, Azmi Md Shariff, Perumal Kumar, Thanabalan Murugesan, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 218, 301 – 308, 2016 (ISI indexed)
20. CFD modeling for the estimation of Pressure loss coefficient of pipe fittings: An Undergraduate Project, Perumal Kumar, Rajamohan Ganesan, Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 24 (2), 180 – 185, 2016 (ISI Indexed)
21. Solid holdup and circulation rate in a liquid-solid circulating fluidized bed with viscous liquid medium, Nirmala Gnanasundaram, Muruganandam Loganathan, Kumar Perumal, Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 32 (4), 849 -856, 2015 (ISI indexed)
22. Mixed Convection and Radiation Heat Transfer in a Horizontal Duct with Variable Wall Temperature, Rajamohan Ganesan, Ramesh Narayanaswamy, Kumar Perumal, Heat Transfer Engineering, 36 (4), 335-345, 2015 (ISI Indexed)
23. Experimental study on mixed convection heat transfer in a square duct with varying inclination angles, G. Rajamohan, R. Narayaswamy and P. Kumar, Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology 23 (1), 141 – 151, 2015 (Scopus Indexed)
24. Reviews on Drag Reducing Polymers, Ngieng Tze Angnes Tiong,  Perumal Kumar,  Agus Saptoro, Korean Journal Of Chemical Engineering,  32(8), 1455 – 1476, 2015 (ISI indexed)
25. Computational Fluid Dynamics based Hydrodynamics Studies in Packed Bed Columns: Current Status and Future Directions, Jameson Malang, Perumal Kumar and Agus Saptoro, J of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 13 (3), 289–303, 2015. (ISI indexed)
26. Solid holdup in liquid solid circulating fluidized bed with viscous liquid medium, Nirmala Gnanasundaram, Muruganandam Loganathan, Kumar Perumal, Alexandria Eng., J, 53, 959 – 968, 2014 (Scopus Indexed)
27. Viscosity effects on solid circulation rate in a liquid solid circulating fluidized bed, Nirmala Gnanasundaram, Muruganandam Loganathan, Kumar Perumal, J. Applied Sci. 14 (10), 1037 – 1042, 2014 (ISI Indexed)
28. CFD study of the effect of Venturi convergent and divergent angles on low pressure wet gas metering, Perumal Kumar and Sim Mei San,  Applied Sci. 14 (22), 3036 – 3045,  2014 (ISI Indexed)
29. A CFD study of the effect of Venturi geometry on high pressure wet gas metering, Kumar Perumal and Jagannathan Krishnan, Int. J Oil, Gas and Coal Technology, 6 (5), 549 – 566, 2013 (ISI)
30. A CFD study of turbulent Convective Heat Transfer Enhancement in Circular Pipe flow, P. Kumar and R. Ganesan, Int. J. Civil and Environ. Eng., 6, 385 (2012).
31. A CFD study of heat transfer enhancement in pipe flow with AL₂O₃ nanofluid, P.Kumar, Proceedings of World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, 81, 746-750, 2011
32. Study on mixed convection heat transfer in vertical ducts with radiation effects, G.Rajamohan, N.Ramesh and P.Kumar, Proceedings of World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, 81, 737-741, 2011
33. Wet gas measurement with Slotted Orifice Meter – Effect of Geometry of Slots and Pressure, P.Kumar, Chai Boon Foo and Michael Wong Ming Bing, Chemical Product and Process Modeling: Vol. 6: Iss. 1, Article 35, 2011
34. Biodiesel from pungam seed oil and its effects on engine performance with a computerized engine test rig, T. Mohan Raj, K. Murugu Mohan Kumar and Perumal Kumar, Pertanika J. Sci & Tech, 19 (1), 117-127, 2011
35. A CFD study of low pressure wet gas metering using slotted orifice meters, P. Kumar and Michael Wong Ming Bing, Journal of Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 22, 33-42, 2011
36. CFD modelling and mixing in stirred tanks, A.K. Sahu, P. Kumar, A.W. Patwardhan and J.B. Joshi, Eng. Sci, 54, 2285-2293, 1999.
37. Simulation of flow in stirred vessel with axial flow impeller: Zonal modelling and optimisation of parameters, A.K. Sahu, P. Kumar and J.B. Joshi, Eng. Chem. Res, 37, 2116-2130, 1998.
38. LDA measurements and CFD Simulations of flow generated by impellers in mechanically agitated reactors, J.B. Joshi, A.K. Sahu and P. Kumar, Sadhana, Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, 23 (Parts 5 & 6), 505-539, 1998.
39. LDA measurements of flow generated by multiple pitched blade turbine impellers, V.P. Mishra, P. Kumar and J.B. Joshi, ICheme symposium series no: 136, 465, 1993.
40. Flow generated by a disc turbine: Effect of addition of a drag reducing polymer, V.P. Mishra, P. Kumar and J.B. Joshi, Chemical Eng J., 71, 11-21, 1998.

Refereed Conference Proceedings

1. Adaptive soft sensor for chemical process data, Wan Sieng Yeo, Agus Saptoro, and Perumal Kumar, 7^th International Conference on Smart Computing & Communications (ICSCC 2019), Curtin University, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia. 28^th to 30^th June 2019
2. Turbulent Convective Heat Transfer of Supercritical Carbon dioxide in a Serpentine Vertical Mini Tube, Submitted to the 25^th National and 3^rd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2019), December 28-31, 2019, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, India
3. Standalone Process Modifications in Potassium Carbonate CO2 Capture System, Foster Kofi Ayittey, Agus Saptoro, Wong Mee Kee, Perumal Kumar, presented in the One Curtin International Postgraduate Conference, held at Curtin University Malaysia, 2018
4. PLS based non-Adaptive and LW-PLS based Adaptive Soft Sensor Development with Missing Data, Wan Sieng Yeo, Agus Saptoro, Perumal Kumar, presented in the One Curtin International Postgraduate Conference, held at Curtin University Malaysia, 2018
5. Numerical simulation of gas-solid two phase flow and ash deposition on an inline bare tube economizer, Rajesh Babu Chunchula, Perumal Kumar, Sukanta Roy, presented in the One Curtin International Postgraduate Conference, held at Curtin University Malaysia, 2018 
6. Analysis of solar water heater with parabolic dish concentrator and conical absorber, G Rajamohan, P Kumar, M Anwar and T Mohanraj, presented in the SOMChE 2016 held at Miri, Malaysia
7. The flow dynamics behind a flexible finite cylinder as a flexible agitator, T H Yong, H B Chan, S S Dol, S K Wee and P Kumar, presented in the SOMChE 2016 held at Miri, Malaysia
8. Development of adaptive soft sensor using locally weighted kernel partial least square model, Wan Sieng Yeo, Agus Saptoro, Perumal Kumar, presented in the SOMChE 2016 held at Miri, Malaysia
9. Comparison of turbulence models for single sphere simulation study under supercritical fluid condition, Jameson Malang, PKumar and Agus Saptoro, presented in the SOMChE 2016 held at Miri, Malaysia
10. Numerical studies on the laminar thermal-hydraulic efficiency of water-based Al2O3 nanofluid in circular and non-circular ducts, A Tiong, PKumar and Agus Saptoro, presented in the SOMChE 2016 held at Miri, Malaysia
11. Viscosity effects on solid circulation rate in a liquid solid circulating fluidized bed, Nirmala Gnanasundaram, Muruganandam Loganathan, Kumar Perumal, presented in the IOGSE 2013 held at Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
12. CFD study on the effect of venturi convergent and divergent angles on low pressure wet gas metering, Perumal Kumar and Sim Mei San, presented in the IOGSE 2013 held at Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
13. Combining Laboratory Experiment with Numerical Simulation in the teaching of undergraduate Computational Fluid Dynamics: a case study, Perumal Kumar, 2^nd International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference, 2013 (Accepted)
14. Use of weekly quiz a Formative Assessment in two Chemical Engineering Courses, Perumal Kumar and Lau Shiew Wei, 2^nd International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference, 2013
15. Removal of Acid Violet Dye Using Mangosteen Peel, Jagannathan Krishnan and Perumal Kumar, presented in 7^th CUTSE Conference 2012, held at Curtin University, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
16. Mixing Studies in Multi-Functional Heat Exchangers – Reactors, Perumal Kumar, Sylvia Chai Siaw Ting and Jagannathan Krishnan, presented in 7^th CUTSE Conference 2012, held at Curtin University, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
17. Optimization studies on SMX static mixer, poster presentation in CHEMCON 2011 held during Dec 27 – 29, 2011 in Bangalore, India
18. On the Complementary role of CFD Simulations in Chemical Engineering Curriculum, Kumar, Agus Saptoro and Ujjal Kumar Ghosh, Enhancing Learning: Teaching and Learning Conference Nov 25-26, 2011, held in Curtin University, Sarawak, Malaysia
19. Study on mixed convection heat transfer for hydrodynamically developed and thermally developing flow in horizontal ducts with radiation effects, G. Rajamohan, N. Ramesh and P. Kumar, 21^st National & 10^th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, December 27-30, 2011, IIT Madras, India
20. Study on mixed convection heat transfer in vertical ducts with radiation effects, G. Rajamohan, N. Ramesh and P. Kumar, International Conference on Fluids and Thermal Engineering, 2011 (ICFTE 2011), Singapore, September 28-30, 2011
21. A CFD study of heat transfer enhancement in pipe flow with AL₂O₃ nanofluid, P. Kumar, International Conference on Fluids and Thermal Engineering, 2011 (ICFTE 2011), Singapore, September 28-30, 2011
22. An Experimental Study on Mixed Convection Heat Transfer for Thermally Developing Flow in Horizontal Ducts with Radiation Effects, Rajamohan Ganesan, Ramesh Narayanaswamy, Alexander Gorin and Kumar Perumal, ASME/JSME 8^th Thermal Engineering Joint Conference held in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA from March 13-17, 2011.
23. Computational Fluid Dynamics of Mixing in Aerated Bioreactors, L.W.T. Emily, P. Kumar and Y. Samyudia, presented in ICBEC 2010, held in Hong Kong, China
24. A CFD Study of The Effect of Venturi Geometry on Wet Gas Metering, P. Kumar, presented in CHEMECA 2010 held in Adelaide, Australia
25. Heat Transfer Intensification in the Laminar Regime with Modified designs of Twisted tape Inserts – A CFD study P. Kumar and Rajamohan Ganesan, presented in CUTSE 09, held at Curtin University, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
26. CFD modeling of Cross flow membrane filtration – Integration of Filtration Model and Fluid Transport Model E.H. Khor, P. Kumar and Y. Samyudia, presented in CUTSE 09 held at Curtin University, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
27. CFD approach for nonideally mixed Bioreactor modelling, L.W.T. Emily, Kumar and Y. Samyudia, presented in CUTSE 09, held at Curtin University, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
28. Analysis of Thermal energy extraction from solar flat plate collector, Rajamohan Ganesan and P. Kumar, presented in CUTSE 09, held at Curtin University, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia
29. Hydrodynamic studies of gas–liquid flow in a Kenics static mixer using CFD, Rajarshi Chakraborti, Priodarshi Chaudhury, Ronack Somani, G.S. Nirmala and P. Kumar, presented in CHEMCON – 2008 held in Chandigarh, India
30. CFD analysis of heat transfer to laminar non-Newtonian pipe flow with and without twisted tape inserts, Vinod, B., Sathya, T., and Kumar P., presented in the Indian Chemical Engineering Congress, CHEMCON-2007 held in Kolkata, India
31. CFD modeling of hydrodynamics in a liquid solid circulating fluidized bed, Perarasu, V.T. and Kumar, P. 734 – 740, Proceedings of the 8^th International conference on circulating fluidized beds held from May 10 – 13, 2005 in China
32. Slurry Make-down in a Coaxial Mixer, Tanguy, P. and Kumar P., Mixing XVIII, North American Mixing Forum (2001) held at Pocono Manor, Pennsylvania, USA.
33. CFD modelling and mixing in stirred tanks, A.K. Sahu, P. Kumar, A.W. Patwardhan and J.B. Joshi, ISCRE 15 (1998), held at Newport Beach, CA, USA.
34. Computational fluid dynamics and Design, J.B. Joshi, R.B. Desai, A.K. Sahu, P. Kumar, D.V. Phanikumar, A.W. Patwardhan, S.S. Thakre, Ch.V. Prasad and V. Raju, International conference on mixing and crystallisation held in Malaysia, 1998.
35. LDA measurements and CFD simulations of flow generated by impellers in mechanically agitated reactors, A.K. Sahu, P. Kumar and J.B. Joshi, Proceedings of the 7^th Asian congress of fluid mechanics (1997), IIT Madras, India.
36. Reynolds Stress Measurements in Stirred Reactors, P. Kumar, A.K. Sahu and J.B. Joshi, Proceedings of the International conference on Advances in Chemical Engineering (ICAChE-96), IIT Madras, India.
37. LDA measurements of flow generated by multiple pitched blade turbine, V.P. Mishra, P. Kumar and J.B. Joshi, Proceedings of the 8^th European conference on mixing, Cambridge (UK), 465-472, 1993

Research Resource Funding

COMPETITIVE RESEARCH GRANTS