Dr. Vishwanath Nagarajan is a Professor in the Department of Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture, IIT Kharagpur. His broad area of research is Ship and Fluid Dynamics. He is involved in teaching the subjects of Resistance and Propulsion, Marine Design, Ship Maneuvering, Hydrodynamics Lab and Marine Design Lab. Dr. Vishwanath graduated from IIT Kharagpur, B.Tech (Naval Architecture), in 1995. After graduation, he joined as a Naval Architect in The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd., Mumbai. Here he was involved in Ship building and Ship Construction supervision work. He supervised construction of ships at Hindustan Shipyard Ltd, Cochin Shipyard Ltd and Hyundai Heavy Industries, South Korea. During this time, he got Japanese Government Scholarship (Monbukagakusho) to do Masters and PhD at Osaka University, Japan. After completing PhD, he worked for a short time as a Post Doctoral researcher in Pusan National University, South Korea. Thereafter, he joined IIT Kharagpur in 2009 as faculty. He has supervised numerous undergraduate and postgraduate research projects, besides guiding Ph. D. students. He has published several papers in peer reviewed international journals and international conferences. He is involved in several sponsored projects of Naval Research Board, Ministry of Shipping, etc. He is also involved in technical consultancy work for clients from all over India, e.g. Pipavav Shipyard (Gujarat), Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (Kolkata), Naval Science and Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam, Cyber Marine Mumbai. Dr. Vishwanath is a reviewer for internationally reputed journals like Journal of Marine Science and Technology, Ocean Engineering, JEME and Defence Science Journal. He has been invited for reviewing PhD thesis and conducting PhD viva examination. He has been in the organizing committee of several international conferences. He is the member JASNAOE. Apart from research and teaching, he is also involved in departmental and institutional activities.
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Longitudinal strength of high block coefficient merchant ships in irregular waves Chelladurai S. P., Dash A. K., Nagarajan V. , Sha O. P. By Ocean Engineering 1-40 (Accepted/In-Press)
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Model experiments with different cycloidal propeller algorithms using same electric controller Nandy S., Nagarajan V., Sha O.P. By Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment 236 436-461 (2022)
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Design of catamaran type fish feeder for aquaculture applications Prem R., Nagarajan V., Tewari V.K. By Ocean Engineering 278 - (2023)
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Steady velocity measurements in the stern wake of submarine hull form at high angles of incidence Kareem Khan M., Korulla M., Nagarajan V., Sha O.P. By Ocean Engineering 277 - (2023)
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Design optimization of an AUV for performing depth control maneuver Patil P.V., Khan M.K., Korulla M., Nagarajan V., Sha O.P. By Ocean Engineering 266 - (2022)
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Vibration analysis of cycloidal propeller blade during ship maneuvering J J. P., Dash A. K., Nagarajan V. , Sunny M. R. By Journal of Marine Science and Technology 27 1-28 (2022)
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Manoeuvring Simulations of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle using Quaternion Patil P. V., Khan M. K., Korulla M. , Nagarajan V. , Sha O. P. By Defence Science Journal 72 290-307 (2022)
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Stochastic finite element analysis of composite cycloidal propeller blade during crash-stop ship maneuver Kumar Dash A., Prabhu J., Nagarajan V. By Composite Structures 286 - (2022)
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Surface pressure measurements on a generic submarine hull form at high angles of incidence Khan M.K., Korulla M., Nagarajan V., Sha O.P. By Journal of Marine Science and Technology (Japan) 27 677-694 (2022)
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Bio-inspired aquatic propulsion using piezoelectric effect Bhamra N. S., Vijayan K. , Nagarajan V. By Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures 3 1-9 (2021)
Principal Investigator
- Centre for Inland and Coastal Maritime Technology - CICMT
- HYDRODYNAMIC DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF TRIMARAN AND DELTA HULL FORMS
- Making a Geometrically Similar Model of RoRo Veesel
- Maneuvering Studies for Inland and Coastal Vessels
- Model Manufacture, Resistance test and Reports for Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel.
- Model Manufacturing, Resistance and Self Propulsion Testing
- Model Test for Two Self Propelled Cargo Vessel for Inland Waterways Authority of India
- Model Testing of LPG Carrier
- Studies and Evaluation of Hull Forms Fitted with Podded Propulsion Systems
- Tank Testing and Final Report for 250 PAX Harbour Craft
Co-Principal Investigator
- CFD Analysis of Electric Inland Ferry GARDEN REACH SHIPBUILDERS and ENGINEERS LTD
- CFD Analysis of NGOPV Hull Goa Shipyard Limited
- Development of Bio-Mimetic Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (BAUV) for Maritime Surveillance (Phase I) Naval Research Board (NRB)
- Estimation of Ship Speed at varying Displacement for IN Ships Principal Director Naval Architecture
- Hullform Optimization studies and Powering estimation of CTS Hullform using CFD. Larsen and Toubro Limited
- Model Tests for 10T ASD TUG M/s Marintek Design & Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
- Structural Health Monitoring and Shipbuilding Technology for Inland and Coastal Vessels Ministry of Shipping
Ph. D. Students
Abbas Haider
Area of Research: Marine hydrodynamics
Ajit Kumar Mohanta
Area of Research: Marine Hydrodynamics
Diwakar Gurung
Area of Research: Underwater Robotics
Jagadale Swapnil Laxman
Area of Research: Hydrodynamics of underwater vehicle
Kareemkhan M D
Area of Research: Experimental hydrodynamics
Navinder Singh Bhamra
Area of Research: Fluid structure interaction
Rahul Kumar
Area of Research: Marine hydrodynamics
Rishikesh Ratan
Area of Research: Fish fin characteristics and kinematics
Sharat Kumar
Area of Research: Experimental marine hydrodynamics
Sree Krishna Prabu.C
Area of Research: Marine Design
MS Students
Atanu Jana
Area of Research: Flapping foil propulsion
