Dr. Pavan Kumar P. L

Dr. Pavan Kumar P. L

Position: Assistant Professor

Educational Qualification: M.Sc., Ph.D.

Total Experience: NIL

Areas of Interest: Fluid Dynamics, Heat Transfer Analysis, Fin Structure, Numerical Methods, Analytical and Semi-Analytical Methods.

Additional qualification:

  • Qualified Karnataka State Eligibility Test (KSET) for Assistant Professor in 2025.

Google scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=FYwN-nfhwooC

Orcid ID: 0009-0009-6461-3184

Scopus ID: 58820819000

 No of workshops/FDPs/SDPs/STTPs Attended:

  1. Attended Mastering Mathematical Concepts with Python Programming, organized by the Indian Mathematics Professors Association and Infinity Research and Development Institute, Coimbatore, from 17–18 Sep 2023.
  2. Attended Advances in Fluid–Solid Interactions Using AI/ML with Special Reference to Numerical Weather Prediction and Smart Farming Using IoT (AFSI-2024) at IIT Dhanbad, from 12–16 Feb 2024.
  3. Attended the International Workshop on Numerical Methods in ODEs/PDEs and Computational Intelligence at KS Saket PG College, Ayodhya, from 18–22 Mar 2024.
  4. Attended the Unlock Data Analytics with Mathematics and Python (Online Workshop), organized by the Indian Mathematics Professors Association and Infinity Research & Development Institute, from 10–15 Jun 2024.
  5. Attended the Data Predictive Analytics and Numerical Simulations (Online Workshop), organized through the NPTEL+ Platform, IIT Dhanbad, from 1–2 Mar 2025.
  6. Attended the Computational Fluid Dynamics and its Industrial Applications (One-Day Workshop) at PES Institute of Technology & Management (PESITM), Shivamogga, on 27 Mar 2025.
  7. Attended the Mathematics for AI/ML and Data Science (12-Day Refresher Course), organized by the MMTTC Project, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, from 01–12 Dec 2025.

Conference paper presentations:

  1. Attended the CONIAPS XXVIII (ICPSSD-2022) at Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Ballari, from 21–23 Dec 2022.
  2. Presented the paper entitled “Impact of Trihybrid Nanofluid on the Transient Thermal Performance of Inclined Dovetail Fin with Emphasis on Internal Heat Generation” at the 68th Conference of the Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ISTAM-2023), held at NIT Warangal, from 7–9 Dec 2023.
  3. Presented the paper entitled “Transient Thermal Behaviour and Efficiency in Fully Wet Porous Longitudinal Fin: The Influence of Shape-Dependent Hybrid Nanofluid” at the International Conference on Advances in Applied Mathematics (ICAAM-2024), held at Tumkur University, Tumakuru, from 10–11 Jan 2024.
  4. Presented the paper entitled “Comparative Analysis of Thermal Behaviour in Functionally Graded Material Fin under Convective–Radiative Heat Transfer: Homotopy Perturbation Method” at the International Conference on Mathematical Analysis and its Applications (ICMAA-2024), held at Karnataka University, Dharwad, from 2–4 Aug 2024.
  5. Presented the paper entitled “Homotopy Analysis Method in Thermal Profiling of Porous Fin: A Comparison of Rectangular and Triangular Configurations” at the International Conference on Advanced Mathematical Applications (ICAMA-2024), held at D.R.M. Science College, Davanagere, on 22 Nov 2024.
  6. Presented the paper entitled “Comparative Analysis of Transient Thermal Behaviour and Efficiency in Longitudinal Porous Metal Fin under Dehumidification Conditions” at the International Conference on Advances in Mathematical Sciences and their Technological Applications (ICAMSTA-2025) and XXXIV Congress of APTSMS, held at the Department of Mathematics, Osmania University, Hyderabad, from 12–14 Dec 2025.

Journal Publications:

  1. Pavan Kumar, P. L., Gireesha, B. J., & Venkatesh, P. (2024). Impact of trihybrid nanofluid on the transient thermal performance of inclined dovetail fin with emphasis on internal heat generation. The European Physical Journal Plus (Springer, SCI), 139(1), 1–18. Q2, IF 2.9. doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-04848-8
  2.  Pavan Kumar, P. L., Gireesha, B. J., Venkatesh, P., & Keerthi, M. L. (2024). Transient thermal behavior and efficiency in fully wet porous longitudinal fin: The influence of shape-dependent hybrid nanofluid and internal heat generation. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications (Taylor & Francis, SCI), 1–21. Q2, IF 2.8. doi.org/10.1080/10407782.2024.2331581 
  3.  Pavan Kumar, P. L., Gireesha, B. J., & Venkatesh, P. (2024). Comparative analysis of thermal behaviour in functionally graded material fin under convective–radiative heat transfer: Homotopy perturbation method. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer (Elsevier, SCI), 155, 107560. Q1, IF 6.4. doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2024.107560
  4. Pavan Kumar, P. L., Gireesha, B. J., Venkatesh, P., & Pavithra, C. G. (2024). Thermal investigation of a moving longitudinal porous fin immersed in trihybrid nanofluid and exposed to a magnetic field: An Adomian decomposition Sumudu transform method approach. Acta Mechanica (Springer, SCI), 235(10), 6263–6285. Q1, IF 2.9. doi.org/10.1007/s00707-024-04043-5
  1. Pavan Kumar, P. L., Gireesha, B. J., & Venkatesh, P. (2024). Homotopy analysis method in thermal profiling of porous fin: A comparison of rectangular and triangular configurations. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer (Elsevier, SCI), 159, 108023. Q1, IF 6.4. doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2024.108023
  1. Pavan Kumar, P. L., Gireesha, B. J., & Venkatesh, P. (2024). Investigation of periodic heat transfer on the transient thermal characteristics of fully wet moving semi-spherical porous fin composed of functionally graded material. Physica Scripta (IOP Publishing, SCI), 99(11), 115242. Q2, IF 2.6. doi.org/10.1088/1402-4896/ad8270
  1. Pavan Kumar, P. L., Gireesha, B. J., Venkatesh, P., & Keerthi, M. L. (2025). Comparative analysis of transient thermal behaviour and efficiency in longitudinal metal porous fin with combined heat and mass transfer under dehumidification conditions. Applied Thermal Engineering (Elsevier, SCI), 260, 125069. Q1, IF 6.9. doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.125069
  1. Pavan Kumar, P. L., Gireesha, B. J., & Venkatesh, P. (2025). Dehumidification-driven efficiency and thermal performance of porous wavy metallic fin: A comparative study of copper and aluminium. Applied Thermal Engineering (Elsevier, SCI), 272, 126457. Q1, IF 6.9. doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.126457
  1. Pavan Kumar, P. L., Gireesha, B. J., & Venkatesh, P. (2024). Comparative analysis of entropy generation in fully wet porous fin with internal heat generation: Trapezoidal, rectangular, and dovetail profiles. Accepted in Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals (Taylor & Francis, SCI). Q2, IF 3.8. 
  2. Pavan Kumar, P. L., Gireesha, B. J., & Venkatesh, P. (2025). Investigation of heat transfer and efficiency in T-shaped porous fin under fully wet conditions using the semi-analytical homotopy perturbation method. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 1–23. (Springer, SCI). Q2, IF 3.1. doi.org/10.1007/s10973-025-14582-1
  1. Pavan Kumar, P. L., Gireesha, B. J., & Venkatesh, P. (2025). Enhanced thermal management and efficiency of porous wavy fin using trihybrid nanofluids: A comparative study with hybrid nanofluids and nanofluids. Thermochimica Acta, 180136. (Elsevier, SCI). Q2, IF 3.5. doi.org/10.1016/j.tca.2025.180136 
  2. Pavan Kumar, P. L., Gireesha, B. J., & Venkatesh, P. (2025). Dehumidification induced thermal behaviour and efficiency analysis of T-shaped porous metallic fin: A semi-analytical approach using Homotopy Perturbation Method. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 169, 109814. (Elsevier, SCI). Q1, IF 6.4. doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2025.109814
  3.  Pavan Kumar, P. L., Gireesha, B. J., & Venkatesh, P. (2025). Simultaneous Heat and Mass Transfer in Transient Dovetail Metallic Porous Fin made of Aluminium and Copper Metals: Analysing Efficiency and Thermal Dynamics under Dehumidification. International Journal of Refrigeration. (Elsevier, SCI). Q1, IF 3.8. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2025.12.011
  4.  Pavan Kumar, P. L., Gireesha, B. J., Venkatesh, P., & Keerthi, M. L. (2026). Study on Heat and Mass Transfer in Longitudinal Metallic Fins of Different Profiles Under Dehumidification Conditions: A Differential Transformation Method Approach. Acta Mechanica Sinica (Springer, SCI), 325738. Q1, IF 4.6. doi.org/10.1007/s10409-026-25738-x
  5.  Pavan Kumar, P. L., Gireesha, B. J., & Venkatesh, P. (2026). Ceramic-based semi-spherical porous fin under condensation condition: a transient study on thermal performance and efficiency. International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design (Springer, SCI), 325738. Q1, IF 3.6. doi.org/10.1007/s10999-026-09893-6 
  6.  Pavan Kumar, P. L., Gireesha, B. J., & Venkatesh, P. (2026). Analysis of Simultaneous Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Metallic Dovetail Fin Under Dehumidification Condition Using Differential Transformation Method. Heat Transfer (Wiley Online Library, SCI), 325738. Q2, IF 2.7. doi.org/10.1002/htj.70319

Journal Review Role

  1. Journal of King Saud University– Science (Elsevier)
  2. International Journal of Ambient Energy (Taylor and Francis)
  3. Heat Transfer (Wiley Online Library)
  4. Chemical Papers (Springer)

Lecture’s Delivered:

Delivered an invited lecture in the Prof. R. Balakrishnan Endowment Compact Course and Three Days National Level Mathematics Faculty Development Program on “MAPLE with Computational Mathematics”, organized by the Department of Mathematics, Karnatak University Dharwad, held from 29th to 31st October 2025.