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Associate Professor
Ocean Engg and Naval Architecture
Dr. Kiran Vijayan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture, IIT Kharagpur. His broad area of research is structural dynamics.
Education:
BTech Mechanical Engineering: NSS College of Engineering, Calicut University
MS Ocean Engineering: IIT Madras
PhD Department of Engineering University of Cambridge
Work Experience:
GE India : Worked on Wind turbine
Post Doc Swansea University worked on Nonlinear analysis on Engineering problems
Research interests:
Fluid structure interaction
Wind turbines
Rotordynamics
Energy harvesting
Underwater propulsion using smart structures
Vibration of complex structures
Experimental modal testing
Non-linear modal interactions during rub-impact of a rotating flexible shaft by Vijayan K., Friswell M. I., Amaroju K. Journal of Vibration and Control - (2022)
Identification of stiffness and damping of the weld in stiffened plates using model updating by Shrivastava K., Vijayan K. , Arora V. Marine Structures - (2022)
Bio-inspired aquatic propulsion using piezoelectric effect by Bhamra N. S., Vijayan K. , Nagarajan V. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures 3 1-9 (2021)
Stochastic Dynamics of veering modes in a symmetric coupled system by Likhit P., Vijayan K. Ships and Offshore Structures - (2021)
Shock transmission through universal joint of cutter suction dredger by Barik C. R., Vijayan K. , Sha O. P. Ocean Engineering Volume 233, - (2021)
Non-linear energy harvesting from coupled impacting beams. by K. Vijayan, M. I. Friswell, H. H. Khodaparast and S. Adhikari International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. Volumes 96-97 101-109 (2015)
Drillstring-Borehole Interaction: Backward Whirl Instabilities and Axial Loading by K Vijayan, N Vlajic & MI Friswell Meccanica - (2017)
Microstructural influence on damping for Friction stir welded Aluminum plates by Vijayan K., Jothi S. , Pal A. Procedia Structural Integrity - (2019)
Shock amplication, curve veering and suppression using damping by K. Vijayan, J. Woodhouse Journal of Sound and Vibration 333 (5) 1379-1389 (2014)
Shock transmission in a coupled beam system by K. Vijayan, J. Woodhouse Journal of Sound and Vibration 332 (16) 3681-3695 (2013)
Structural Health Monitoring and Shipbuilding Technology for Inland and Coastal Vessels Ministry of Shipping
Fabrication of Impact-tolerant hybrid composite for naval applications Naval Research Board
Development of Bio-Mimetic Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (BAUV) for Maritime Surveillance (Phase I) Naval Research Board (NRB)
