Aldin Justin Sundararaj

@karunya.edu

Assistant Professor
Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Aerospace Engineering, Fuel Technology, Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Multidisciplinary
16

Scopus Publications

147

Scholar Citations

7

Scholar h-index

5

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Experimental Investigation of Auto Ignition of Ethylene and Propulsion Grade Kerosene
    KW Kesavan M., Sundararaj A.J., Williams M., Konda S.
    Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry B 19 ((6)), 1338 - 1352 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 1
  • Jet Decay Characteristics of a Circular Convergent Nozzle for Subsonic and Sonic Mach Numbers
    N Jithin Raj, A Justin Sundararaj, T Muthumari
    International Conference on Sustainable Technologies and Advances in … , 2024
    2024.0
  • Exploring radiative forcing sensitivity to aerosol optical properties across varied geographical regions in India
    S Gautam, A Blessy, P Abhilash, A Yadav, A Justin
    Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health 17 (8), 1689-1700 , 2024
    2024.0
    Citations: 27
  • Effective Detection of Copy Move Forgery Using Surf
    RA Rakhi, AJ Sundararaj, RC Joy, JJ Winston
    2023 4th International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication … , 2023
    2023.0
  • Investigation of nozzle flow in high altitude test facility
    K Prashana ANL, AJ Sundararaj, MA Khan
    Advances in Mechanical Engineering 14 (5), 16878140211047724 , 2022
    2022.0
    Citations: 7
  • Experimental investigation of the effect of temperature on ignition of modified kerosene
    A Justin Sundararaj, KR Guna, M William
    International Journal of Engine Research 23 (3), 460-468 , 2022
    2022.0
    Citations: 10
  • Vertical profiling of atmospheric air pollutants in rural India: a case study on particulate matter (PM10/PM2. 5/PM1), carbon dioxide, and formaldehyde
    S Gautam, C Sammuel, A Bhardwaj, ZS Esfandabadi, M Santosh, ...
    Measurement 185, 110061 , 2021
    2021.0
    Citations: 43
  • Experimental investigation of effect of temperature on ignition behaviour of seeded refined kerosene
    AJ Sundararaj, BC Pillai, KR Guna
    Thermochimica Acta 683, 178469 , 2020
    2020.0
    Citations: 15
  • Thermophysical properties of refined kerosene—alumina nanofluid
    AJ Sundararaj, LG Asirvatham, BC Pillai, S Panicker
    Recent Advances in Materials, Mechanics and Management, 263-269 , 2019
    2019.0
    Citations: 2
  • Investigation of ignition delay for low molecular weight hydrocarbon fuel by using shock tube in reflected shock mode
    AJ Sundararaj, BC Pillai, KR Guna, AN Subash, AP Haran, P Kumar
    Journal of the Geological Society of India 93 (2), 218-222 , 2019
    2019.0
    Citations: 4
  • Numerical Investigation of Convective Heat Transfer of Refined Kerosene-Alumina Nanofluid Under Laminar and Turbulent Regime
    AJ Sundararaj, BC Pillai, AL Tennyson, A Edward, B Gupta
    Advanced Science Letters 24 (8), 5543-5547 , 2018
    2018.0
  • Convective heat transfer analysis of refined kerosene with alumina particles for rocketry application
    AJ Sundararaj, BC Pillai, LG Asirvatham
    Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology 32 (4), 1685-1691 , 2018
    2018.0
    Citations: 7
  • Effect of reynolds number and weber number on the estimation of droplet size for an injector
    GJ Adheena, KA Sunny, A Justin, NM Kumar
    Int. J. Mech. Eng. Technol. 9, 382-391 , 2018
    2018.0
    Citations: 7
  • Development of single and multi-jet conical nozzle based open jet facility for cold jet simulation
    KA Sunny, NM Kumar, A Justin, M Harithra
    International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Applications: ICICA … , 2017
    2017.0
    Citations: 1
  • Experimental Investigation of Thermo-Physical Properties of Al 2 O 3 Nanofluid on Commercially Available Blue Dyed Kerosene for Low Volume Concentration
    AJ Sundararaj, BC Pillai, LG Asirvatham, AN Subash, K Stephen
    Nano Hybrids and Composites 17, 156-165 , 2017
    2017.0
    Citations: 2
  • Experimental Investigation of Thermo-Physical Properties of Al2O3 Nanofluid for on Low Commercially Volume Concentration Available Blue Dyed Kerosene
    AJ Sundararaj, BC Pillai, LG Asirvatham, AN Subash, K Stephen
    Nano Hybrids and Composites Vol. 17 17, 156 , 2017
    2017.0
  • Rupture dynamics of shock-tube diaphragm
    JL Lyle, KR Guna, P Kumar, AJ Sundararaj
    2017 First International Conference on Recent Advances in Aerospace … , 2017
    2017.0
    Citations: 17
  • Effect of blast pressure on discrete models using a shock tube
    AJ Sundararaj, D Jose, A Sunny, ST John, N Kumar
    2017 First International Conference on Recent Advances in Aerospace … , 2017
    2017.0
    Citations: 3
  • Development of high altitude test facility for cold jet simulation
    A Justin, R James, S Panicker, AN Subash, S Kumar
    J. Res. Aero. M. Eng 2 (9) , 2014
    2014.0
    Citations: 1
  • Experimental and kinetic analysis of low to intermediate temperature auto-ignition of binary ethylene-acetylene blends
    K Marimuthu, AJ Sundararaj, AG Nair, M Thangapandi
    Combustion Engines , 0

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Vertical profiling of atmospheric air pollutants in rural India: a case study on particulate matter (PM10/PM2. 5/PM1), carbon dioxide, and formaldehyde
    S Gautam, C Sammuel, A Bhardwaj, ZS Esfandabadi, M Santosh, ...
    Measurement 185, 110061 , 2021
    2021.0
    Citations: 43
  • Exploring radiative forcing sensitivity to aerosol optical properties across varied geographical regions in India
    S Gautam, A Blessy, P Abhilash, A Yadav, A Justin
    Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health 17 (8), 1689-1700 , 2024
    2024.0
    Citations: 27
  • Rupture dynamics of shock-tube diaphragm
    JL Lyle, KR Guna, P Kumar, AJ Sundararaj
    2017 First International Conference on Recent Advances in Aerospace … , 2017
    2017.0
    Citations: 17
  • Experimental investigation of effect of temperature on ignition behaviour of seeded refined kerosene
    AJ Sundararaj, BC Pillai, KR Guna
    Thermochimica Acta 683, 178469 , 2020
    2020.0
    Citations: 15
  • Experimental investigation of the effect of temperature on ignition of modified kerosene
    A Justin Sundararaj, KR Guna, M William
    International Journal of Engine Research 23 (3), 460-468 , 2022
    2022.0
    Citations: 10
  • Investigation of nozzle flow in high altitude test facility
    K Prashana ANL, AJ Sundararaj, MA Khan
    Advances in Mechanical Engineering 14 (5), 16878140211047724 , 2022
    2022.0
    Citations: 7
  • Convective heat transfer analysis of refined kerosene with alumina particles for rocketry application
    AJ Sundararaj, BC Pillai, LG Asirvatham
    Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology 32 (4), 1685-1691 , 2018
    2018.0
    Citations: 7
  • Effect of reynolds number and weber number on the estimation of droplet size for an injector
    GJ Adheena, KA Sunny, A Justin, NM Kumar
    Int. J. Mech. Eng. Technol. 9, 382-391 , 2018
    2018.0
    Citations: 7
  • Investigation of ignition delay for low molecular weight hydrocarbon fuel by using shock tube in reflected shock mode
    AJ Sundararaj, BC Pillai, KR Guna, AN Subash, AP Haran, P Kumar
    Journal of the Geological Society of India 93 (2), 218-222 , 2019
    2019.0
    Citations: 4
  • Effect of blast pressure on discrete models using a shock tube
    AJ Sundararaj, D Jose, A Sunny, ST John, N Kumar
    2017 First International Conference on Recent Advances in Aerospace … , 2017
    2017.0
    Citations: 3
  • Thermophysical properties of refined kerosene—alumina nanofluid
    AJ Sundararaj, LG Asirvatham, BC Pillai, S Panicker
    Recent Advances in Materials, Mechanics and Management, 263-269 , 2019
    2019.0
    Citations: 2
  • Experimental Investigation of Thermo-Physical Properties of Al 2 O 3 Nanofluid on Commercially Available Blue Dyed Kerosene for Low Volume Concentration
    AJ Sundararaj, BC Pillai, LG Asirvatham, AN Subash, K Stephen
    Nano Hybrids and Composites 17, 156-165 , 2017
    2017.0
    Citations: 2
  • Experimental Investigation of Auto Ignition of Ethylene and Propulsion Grade Kerosene
    KW Kesavan M., Sundararaj A.J., Williams M., Konda S.
    Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry B 19 ((6)), 1338 - 1352 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 1
  • Development of single and multi-jet conical nozzle based open jet facility for cold jet simulation
    KA Sunny, NM Kumar, A Justin, M Harithra
    International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Applications: ICICA … , 2017
    2017.0
    Citations: 1
  • Development of high altitude test facility for cold jet simulation
    A Justin, R James, S Panicker, AN Subash, S Kumar
    J. Res. Aero. M. Eng 2 (9) , 2014
    2014.0
    Citations: 1
  • Jet Decay Characteristics of a Circular Convergent Nozzle for Subsonic and Sonic Mach Numbers
    N Jithin Raj, A Justin Sundararaj, T Muthumari
    International Conference on Sustainable Technologies and Advances in … , 2024
    2024.0
  • Effective Detection of Copy Move Forgery Using Surf
    RA Rakhi, AJ Sundararaj, RC Joy, JJ Winston
    2023 4th International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication … , 2023
    2023.0
  • Numerical Investigation of Convective Heat Transfer of Refined Kerosene-Alumina Nanofluid Under Laminar and Turbulent Regime
    AJ Sundararaj, BC Pillai, AL Tennyson, A Edward, B Gupta
    Advanced Science Letters 24 (8), 5543-5547 , 2018
    2018.0
  • Experimental Investigation of Thermo-Physical Properties of Al2O3 Nanofluid for on Low Commercially Volume Concentration Available Blue Dyed Kerosene
    AJ Sundararaj, BC Pillai, LG Asirvatham, AN Subash, K Stephen
    Nano Hybrids and Composites Vol. 17 17, 156 , 2017
    2017.0
  • Experimental and kinetic analysis of low to intermediate temperature auto-ignition of binary ethylene-acetylene blends
    K Marimuthu, AJ Sundararaj, AG Nair, M Thangapandi
    Combustion Engines , 0

GRANT DETAILS

a. Principal Investigator for a sponsored project titled “Flame acceleration studies of hydrocarbon fuels using a deflagration to detonation transition tube” from Defense research development Organization (DRDO) on INR: 90,30,250/- (9.03025 million) from May 2024.
b. Principal Investigator for a sponsored project titled “Investigation of Ignition delay studies of given samples” from Defense research development laboratory (DRDL) on INR: 9,88,250/- (0.988 million) from Jan 2022.
c. Principal Investigator for sponsored project titled “Experimental investigation to study the effect of blockage ratio and length/diameter ratio on a deflagration flame tube” from Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST) - Rs 7,500/- Completed in 2018
d. Principal Investigator for a sponsored project titled “Investigation of ignition delay of Isrosene using Shock Tube as a tool” from Aeronautical Research and Development Board, AR & DB (DRDO) Rs:9.26,000/- (0.926 million) Completed in 2017.
e. Received funding from BrahMos Aerospace, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Liquid Propulsion System Centre (LPSC), ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Defence Research Development Laboratory (DRDL), ISRO headquarters, Aeronautical Research and Development Board (AR&DB) to a tune of INR. 3,52,000/- (0.352 million) to conduct 4th National Symposium on Shock Waves on 25th and 26th Feb 2016.

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Worked in DJR DELUX BEARINGS LTD, Pune as a Trainee Engineer in Product Development Department