DEPARTMENTS
Dr. R. Prabhu Sekar
Dr. R. Prabhu Sekar

Assistant Professor

Office Address:

Assistant Professor, Ground floor- Old Library block, Mechanical Engineering Department, NIT Calicut, Kerala - 673601

Contact no:

9894986396

Home Address:

6/62A, Ammankoil Street, Navaladi, Thisaiyanvillai (Taluk) Tirunelveli dist, Tamil Nadu - 627657

  • PhD - July 2015- IIT Madras

  • M.E - June 2009- CEG, Anna University

  • B.E - April 2003- Madras University

  • Educational Qualifications

    • PhD - July 2015- IIT Madras

    • M.E - June 2009- CEG, Anna University

    • B.E - April 2003- Madras University

    Journals

    1. Raviverma and R.Prabhu Sekar, “Load share model based gear loss factor prediction in high contact ratio spur gear drive”, Part J,  Journal of Engineering Tribology; IMechE Part J. vol. 237(2023), pp.103-118.  DOI: 10.1177/13506501221107904.

    2. R.Prabhu Sekar, “Reduction of tooth wear on asymmetric spur gear through profile correction factor”, Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Taylor & Francis, Doi.org/10.1080/14484846.2022.2113619

    3. R.Prabhu Sekar, “Influence of profile correction factor on asymmetric spur gear efficiency”, Journal of  The Institution of Engineers (India): Series C, vol 103(6) (2022), pp. 1373-1387. DOI: 10.1007/s40032-022-00878-w

    4. R. Ravivarman, R. Prabhu Sekar, “Estimation of loss factor based on the load share model in improved bending strength spur gear drive system”, Journal of Engineering Tribology; IMechE Part J, vol. 235 (2020), pp. 33-45. DOI: 10.1177/1350650120945533.

    5. R.Prabhu Sekar, “A comparative study of tooth wear, mechanical power losses and efficiency in normal and high contact ratio asymmetric spur gears”, Journal of Solid Mechanics, vol. 12 (2020), pp. 148 – 164. DOI:10.22034/JSM.2019.579286.1354.

    6. R. Prabhu Sekar, “Determination of Load depended gear loss factor on asymmetric spur gear”, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Elsevier vol. 135, (2019), pp. 322-335. doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2019.02.011

    7. R.Prabhu Sekar “Performance enhancement of spur gear formed through asymmetric tooth”, Journal of Engineering Tribology, Part J, IMechE, vol. 233(9) (2019), pp.1361-1378.  DOI: 10.1177/1350650119837822.

    8. R.Prabhu Sekar and Ravivarman. R, “Influence of addendum modification factor on root stresses in normal contact ratio asymmetric spur gears”, Journal of Solid Mechanics vol. 11(1) (2019), pp.210-221. DOI:10.22034/JSM.2019.664230

    9. R. Ravivarman, K. Palaniradja, R. Prabhu Sekar, “Performance enhancement of normal contact ratio gearing system through correction factor”, Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences vol. 13 (3) (2019), pp.5242-5258.   DOI: https://doi.org/10.15282/jmes.13.3.2019.03.0429.

    10. Ravivarman R, Palaniradja K and Prabhu Sekar R, “Evolution of balanced root stress and tribological properties in high contact ratio spur gear drive”, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Elsevier, vol. 126, (2018), pp. 491-513. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2018.04.025

    11. Ravivarman, Palaniradja and Prabhu Sekar.R, “Influence of gear ratio on wear depth of nonstandard HCR spur gear drive with balanced fillet stress, Materials Today Proceedings, Elsevier, vol. 5 (2018), pp.17350-17359. doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2018.04.148

    12. Ravivarman, Palaniradja and Prabhu Sekar.R, “Gear loss factor using load distribution model for varying contact ratio in spur gear drive for improved bending strength”, Material science and Engineering, vol. 624, (2019), pp. 1-7. doi:10.1088/1757-899X/624/1/012017.

    13. R. Prabhu Sekar and Sathishkumar. R, Enhancement of Wear Resistance on Normal Contact Ratio Spur Gear Pairs through Non-Standard Gears”, Wear – Elsevier, Vol. 380-381, (2017), pp. 228-239.  doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2017.03.022

     

    14. R.Prabhu Sekar, Edvin Geo.V and Leenus Jesu Martin, A Mixed Finite Element and analytical method to predict load, mechanical power loss and improved efficiency in non-standard spur gear drives”, Journal of Engineering Tribology, Part J, IMECHE  Vol. 231,(2017), pp. 1408-1424.  DOI: 10.1177/1350650117697594

     

    15. R.Prabhu Sekar and G.Muthuveerappan, Estimation of tooth form factor for normal contact ratio asymmetric spur gears”, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Elsevier, vol. 90, (2015), pp. 187-218.doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2015.03.019

     

    16. R.Prabhu Sekar and G.Muthuveerappan, “Load sharing based maximum fillet stress analysis  of Asymmetric helical gears designed through direct design – a parametric study”,  Mechanism and Machine Theory, Elsevier, vol. 80, (2014), pp. 84-102. doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2014.04.021.

     

    17. R.Prabhu Sekar and G.Muthuveerappan, “ A Balanced Maximum Fillet Stresses on Normal Contact Ratio Spur Gears to Improve the Load Carrying Capacity through Non-Standard Gears”, Mechanics based design of structure and machines, Taylor and Francis, vol. 43, (2014), pp. 150-163.  DOI: 10.1080/15397734.2014.934833

    18. R.Prabhu Sekar and G.Muthuveerappan, “Load sharing based fillet stress analysis of involute helical gears”, Applied Mechanics and Materials, Trans Tech, vol. 465, (2014), pp. 1234-1238.  doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.465-466.1234

    19. R.Prabhu Sekar and G.Muthuveerappan, “Estimation of tooth form factor and stress correction factor for non-standard symmetric spur gears”, International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, vol. 9(2017), pp. 17-24.

    20. R. Sathishkumar, R.Prabhu Sekar and A. Arulmurug, “Estimation of wear depth on normal contact ratio spur gear”, Middle East Journal of Scientific Research, vol. 24 (2016), pp. 38-42.

    21. R.Prabhu Sekar and G.Muthuveerappan, “Effect of backup ratio and cutter tip radius on uniform bending strength design of spur gears”,Procedia Material Science Elsevier, vol. 5, (2014), pp. 1640-1649.

    22. R.Prabhu Sekar and G.Muthuveerappan, “ Effect of face contact ratio on load sharing based fillet stress in asymmetric helical gear drives”, Universal Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Horizon, vol. 2, (2014), pp. 137-141.

     

    23. R. Prabhu Sekar and R. Ravivarman, “Effect of bending and contact load behavior on non-standard internal spur gear set”, Engineering Research - Forschung im Ingenieurwesen, (22 August 2023)

    Raviverma and R.Prabhu Sekar, An investigation of the wear and efficiency of non-standard internal spur gear set. Part J, Engineering Tribology IMechE Part J. vol. 238 (1) (2023), pp.109-122    DOI. 10.1177/13506501231205172.

    Conferences

     

    1. R. Prabhu Sekar, R. Ravivarman and Gadi Anil, “Effect of Balanced sliding velocity and slide to roll ratio on surface wear in symmetric profile modified high contact ratio spur gears”, 5th International and 20th National Conference on Machines and Mechanisms, December 9-11, 2021, IIITDM Jabalpur .

     

    1. Ravivarman, R.Prabhu Sekar, Prediction of gear loss factor for high contact ratio spur gear drive with optimised root stress, 1st International conference on Future Technologies in Manufacturing, Automation, Design and Energy, December 28-30, 2020, NIT Puducherry.
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    3. Ravivarman, Palaniradja and Prabhu Sekar, Gear loss factor using load distribution model for varying contact ratio in spur gear drive for improved bending strength. International Conference on Power Transmission, July 14-16, 2019, IIT Madras, Tamil Nadu.

     

    1. Ravivarman, Palaniradja and Prabhu Sekar, Teeth Wear enhancement along the Tooth Profile of Spur Gear Drive by Balancing the Fillet Stress through Positive Correction Factor, 7th International & 28th All India Manufacturing Technology, Design and Research (AIMTDR) Conference 2018, December 13th-15th, 2018, College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, India.

     

    1. Ravivarman, Palaniradja and Prabhu Sekar, Influence of Gear Ratio on Wear Depth of Nonstandard HCR Spur Gear Drive with Balanced Fillet Stress. International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processes: Challenges and Opportunities (AMPCO-2017), November 30 – December 02, 2017, IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India.

     

    1. Ravivarman, Palaniradja and Prabhu Sekar, Effect of module on wear resistance of high contact ratio spur gears through optimized fillet stress. International Conference on Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics, December 28-30, 2017, IIT Kharagpur, India.

     

    1. Ravivarman, Palaniradja and Prabhu Sekar, A Comparative Study On Wear Depth Between NCR And HCR Spur Gear Drive For Balanced Fillet Stress. 1st International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, January 4 – 6, 2018, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.

     

    1. R.Prabhu Sekar and S.Gowri, “Development of flexible finger joint implant”, National conference on A Confluence of Design and Manufacturing Engineers, (ACDME-2009) April -11, GKM College of Engineering, Chennai.

     

    1. R.Prabhu Sekar, G.Muthuveerappan, Load Sharing Based Fillet Stress Analysis of Helical Gears with Higher Pressure Angle and Backup Ratio, 3rdInternational Conference on Material for the Future – Innovative materials, Process, Products and Applications (ICMF – 2013), Nov 6-8, Govt. Engineering College, Thrissur, Kerala.

     

    1. R.Prabhu Sekar, G.Muthuveerappan, Load sharing based fillet stress analysis of involute helical gears, 4thInternational Conference on Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering 2013 (ICME 2013), Dec 17-18, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia.

     

    1. R.Prabhu Sekar, G.Muthuveerappan, Load Sharing Based Fillet Stress Analysis of Symmetric and Asymmetric Helical Gears Designed through Direct Design, International Conference on Computer Aided Engineering (CAE 2013), Dec 19-21, IIT Madras.

     

    1. R.Prabhu Sekar, G.Muthuveerappan, Effect of Face Contact Ratio on Load Sharing Based Fillet Stress in Asymmetric Helical Gear Drives, 1st International Conference on Mechanical Engineering: Emerging Trends for Sustainability (IC MEETS 2014), Jan 29-31, MANIT Bhopal.

     

    1. R.Prabhu Sekar, G.Muthuveerappan, Effect of backup ratio and cutter tip radius on uniform bending strength design of spur gearsInternational Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering (AMME 2014), March 27-29, NIT Surathkal.

     

    1. Satheesh kumar, R.Prabhu Sekar, Arul murugu “Estimation of wear depth on Normal contact ratio spur gear”, International Conference on Recent trends in Engineering and Technology 2016, April 28-29, St. Joseph’s college of Engineering, Chennai.

     

    1. R.Prabhu Sekar, Balachandar, “Determination of wear on non-standard symmetric spur gear”, National conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering 2016, April -29, SRM University Chennai.

     

    1. R.Prabhu Sekar, G.Muthuveerappan, “Estimation of tooth form factor and stress correction factor for non-standard symmetric spur gears”, International conference on Design and Manufacturing -2016, Dec- 16-17, ICONDM2016, IIITDM, Chennai.

     

     

    Professional Experience

    • Quality Control Engineer - Auto Die Casting Company - Aug 2003-July 2006

    • Lecturer - Nanjappa Polytecnic college- July 2006- Aug 2007

    • Senior Lecturer - KCG College of Engineering & Technology -July 2009- July 2010

    • Assistant Professor (AGP -6000)- SRM Institute of Science and Technology- July 2015-April 2018

    • Assistant Professor (AGP 7000)- Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad- April 2018-Feb 2023

    • Assistant Professor (AGP 7000) - National Institute of Technology Calicut - Feb 2023 onwards

    Gear Design

    Solid Mechanics

    Finite Element Method

    Advanced Solid Mechanics

    Machine Design

    Asymmetric Gear Design

    Finite Element Analysis

    Bio-Implants

    Fatigue and Fracture

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    Sopus Id: 55995100500

    Orchid Id: 0000-0003-4506-9987

    publon Researcher Id: B-7614-2017

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