त्वरित संपर्क
उमेश मदनन
PhD (University of Minnesota)
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
शोध करना दिलचस्पी
Buoyancy-driven convection at high Rayleigh numbers; heat and mass transfer analogies; optical techniques in thermo-fluids; single- and two-phase flows in micro- and mini-tubes; heat transfer enhancement in pool boiling; porous-media convection
Office
Faculty Building # 302,
Department of Mechanical Engineering
IIT Kanpur,
Kanpur 208016
Research Area
Energy and Environment
Fluid and Thermal Sciences
विशेषज्ञता
Thermal and Fluid Sciences
शिक्षा
Ph.D. | Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, USA (2019)
M.Tech. | Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India (2012)
B.Tech. (Honors) | Mechanical Engineering, University of Calicut, India (2007)
शिक्षण क्षेत्र
Heat and Mass Transfer
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
Convective Heat and Mass Transfer
Boiling and Condensation
Thermal Environmental Control
चयनित प्रकाशन
Book Chapters
Kumar, G. and Madanan, U.. Factors influencing heat transfer mechanism in nucleate pool boiling: a comprehensive review with state of the art and future prospects. Advances in Heat Transfer - Volume 56 (pp.435-582) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.aiht.2023.06.001)
Alam, P. and Madanan, U., 2025. Addressing the Nusselt number divergence across varied fluid–solid combinations in Darcy–Bénard convection, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 161 (p.108403) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2024.108403)
Alam, P. and Madanan, U., 2024. Effect of finite thermal conductivity bounding walls on Darcy-Bénard convection, ASME Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 146(5) (p.052701) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4064687)
Shadid, J. and Madanan, U., 2024. Tracing the Academic Lineage of Richard J. Goldstein, ASME Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 146(5) (p.050302) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4065087)
Manglik, R. M., Boetcher, S. K. S., Simon, T. W., and Madanan, U., 2024. Transformative and Innovative Advancements in Heat and Mass Transfer: A Lifetime of Path-Breaking Scholarship That Spans Gas-Turbine Cooling to Transport Processes and Critical Diagnostic Tools for Convective Heat Transfer and More, ASME Journal of Heat Mass Transfer, Vol. 146(5) (p.050301) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4065156)
Sen, N. and Madanan, U., 2023. A set of generic correlations for high-Rayleigh-number thermal convection in inclined rectangular enclosures, Progress in Nuclear Energy, Vol. 166 (p.104975) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2023.104975)
Pandey, R. and Madanan, U., 2023. Heat transfer enhancement through pitch ratio optimization of butterfly inserts in minichannel heat sinks. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, Vol. 46 (p.102262) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2023.102262)
Sudheer, A. P. and Madanan, U., 2022. Numerical investigation into heat transfer augmentation in a square minichannel heat sink using butterfly inserts. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, Vol. 36 (p.101522) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2022.101522)
Srinivasan, V., Madanan, U. and Goldstein, R. J., 2022. Turbulent Rayleigh–Bénard convection of compressed gas: effect of sidewall thermal conductance. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.182, (p.121965) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2021.121965)
Madanan, U., 2021. A step-by-step guide for high-precision thermocouple calibration. Resonance - Journal of Science Education: Indian Academy of Sciences, Vol. 26(10), pp. 1451-1463 (Link: https://www.ias.ac.in/describe/article/reso/026/10/1451-1463)
Kulkarni, K. S., Madanan, U. and Goldstein, R. J., 2020. Effect of freestream turbulence on recovery factor of a thermocouple probe and its consequences. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 152 (p.119498) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2020.119498)
Madanan, U. and Goldstein, R. J., 2020. High-Rayleigh-number thermal convection of compressed gases in inclined rectangular enclosures. Physics of Fluids, Vol. 32(1) (p.017103)
(doi:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5134820)
Madanan, U. and Goldstein, R. J., 2019. Effect of sidewall conductance on Nusselt number for Rayleigh-Bénard convection: a semi-analytical and experimental correction. Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 141(12) (p.122504) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4044659)
Goldstein, R. J., Madanan, U. and Kuehn, T. H., 2019. Simplified correlations for free convection from a horizontal isothermal cylinder. Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 161 (p.113832)
(doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.113832)
Madanan, U. and Goldstein, R. J., 2019. Experimental investigation on very-high-Rayleigh-number thermal convection in tilted rectangular enclosures. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 139 (pp.121-129)
(doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2019.05.011)
Madanan, U. and Goldstein, R. J., 2019. Thermal convection in horizontal rectangular enclosures at moderate Rayleigh numbers: effect of sidewall conductance and aspect ratio. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 136 (pp.178-185)
(doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2019.02.076)
Madanan, U., Chatterjee, D. and Das, S. K., 2018. A note on adiabatic two-phase flow maldistribution in a set of horizontal parallel minichannels with I-type and Z-type configurations. Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, Vol. 132 (pp.34-41) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cep.2018.08.008)
Madanan, U., Nayak, R., Chatterjee, D. and Das, S. K., 2018. Experimental investigation on two-phase flow maldistribution in parallel minichannels with U-type configuration. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol. 96(8) (pp.1820-1828) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/cjce.23112)
Kulkarni, K. S., Madanan, U., Simon, T. W. and Goldstein, R. J., 2018. Experimental validation of a boundary layer convective heat flux measurement technique. Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 140(7) (p.074501) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4038790)
Madanan, U., 2017. Prediction of two-phase mass split in mini tubes. Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, Vol. 120 (pp.216-219)
(doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cep.2017.07.017)
Mittal, R., Madanan, U. and Goldstein, R. J., 2017. The heat/mass transfer analogy for a backward facing step. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 113 (pp.411-422)
(doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.05.087)
Kulkarni, K. S., Madanan, U., Mittal, R. and Goldstein, R. J., 2017. Experimental validation of heat/mass transfer analogy for two-dimensional laminar and turbulent boundary layers. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 113 (pp.84-95)
(doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.05.048)
Papa, F., Madanan, U. and Goldstein, R. J., 2017. Modeling and measurements of heat/mass transfer in a linear turbine cascade. Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol. 139(9) (p.091002)
(doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4036106)
पुरस्कार एवं फैलोशिप
International Travel Support, Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (2023)
Max Planck-India Mobility Grants, Max Planck Gesellschaft (MPG), Germany (2024-26)
Short Research Travel Grant - Scientific High Level Visiting Fellowship, Institut Français India - Embassy of France in India (2022-23)
Outstanding Instructor (ME642A | Convective Heat and Mass Transfer), Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India (2020-21, 2021-22)
Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, USA (2018-19)
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Mention, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, USA (2017-18 | 2016-17)
Graduate Student Fellowship, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, USA (2014-15)
Winner of ENG@GE Robotics Competition, GE Global Learning Technology, Bengaluru, India (2014)
Prof. B. Sengupto Prize and Institute Medal, 1st rank in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India (2012)
Prof. N. Venkatarayulu Memorial Prize and Institute Medal, 1st rank in the Thermal Engineering Stream, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India (2011)
Ramanan Ramamurthy Memorial Prize and Institute Medal, 1st rank in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India (2011)
पेशेवर अनुभव
Post-doctoral Researcher | Heat Transfer Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, USA (2019)
Edison Engineer | Advanced Technology Operations, GE Power & Water, John F. Welch Technology Centre, Bengaluru, India (2012 - 2014)
Assistant Manager | Product Development, Mahindra & Mahindra Automotive Ltd, Nashik, India (2007 - 2009)
पुस्तक अध्याय
- Kumar, G. and Madanan, U.. Factors influencing heat transfer mechanism in nucleate pool boiling: a comprehensive review with state of the art and future prospects. Advances in Heat Transfer - Volume 56 (pp.435-582) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.aiht.2023.06.001)
- Goldstein, R. J. and Madanan, U., 2022. Thermal convection studies at the University of Minnesota. Advances in Heat Transfer - Volume 54 (pp.89-133) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.aiht.2022.07.004)