Abhilash K Tilak

About

An enthusiastic learner and passionate researcher with expertise in the domain of Fluid and Thermal Engineering. Actively involved in planning, developing, and executing methods and techniques for
the defined research program framework. Recently completed my Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with Thermal Sciences specialization from BITS Pilani, India and I have received M.Tech Degree in Mechanical Engineering with Fluid & Thermal Engineering specialization from IIT Guwahati, India, and B.E. Degree in Mechanical Engineering from C.S.V.T.U, Bhilai, India. Working as a faculty of Mechanical Engineering (Thermal specialization) for past 8.5 yrs. have worked on Thermal hydraulics, Multiphase flows and have experience with ANSYS-Fluent, Fortran 90, etc.

Employment

• Manipal Academy of Higher Education Assistant Professor
  2024 - Present
• National Institute of Technology Goa Faculty
  2023 - Present
• National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal Faculty
  2023 - 2023
• Birla Institute of Technology & Science Pilani - K K Birla Goa Campus Assistant Professor
  2016 - 2023
• Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies Lecturer
  2014 - 2016

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati M.Tech
  2012 - 2014
• Bhilai Institute of Technology B.E.
  2008 - 2012

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (14)

• Computational investigation on dynamic response of supercritical natural circulation loop under rolling motion condition
  Scientific Reports 2026 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-59622-4
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• Investigations on the thermohydraulic behavior of novel inverted T-shaped with semi-circular ends at base (ITSCEB) microchannel with a hybrid nanofluid
  Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s10973-025-14223-7
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• Effect of Aspect Ratio on Flow and Heat Transfer in Rectangular and Novel ITSCEB Microchannel Heat Sinks
  Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power: Select Proceedings of FMFP. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering 2023 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-7055-9_43
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• Experimental and computational investigations on microchannel heat sinks with novel ITSCEB cross-section
  Heat and Mass Transfer 2022 DOI: 10.1007/s00231-022-03320-0
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• INVESTIGATIONS ON THE THERMOHYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE OF NOVEL ITSCEB MICROCHANNEL HEAT SINK USING Al2O3 NANOFLUID
  Computational Thermal Sciences: An International Journal 2022 DOI: 10.1615/computthermalscien.2022041586
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• Study on Effects of Novel Cross-Sections of Microchannel Heat Sink on Thermohydraulic Performance
  Journal of Heat Transfer 2020 DOI: 10.1115/1.4046342
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• Effect of Chitosan Surfactant Concentration on the Thermal Conductivity and Viscosity of Al2O3 + CNT Hybrid Nanofluid
  Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2020 DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/1455/1/012004
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• Entropy Generation Analysis of a Microchannel Heat Sink with Al2O3 and CNT Nanofluid
  Proceeding of Proceedings of the 25th National and 3rd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2019) 2019 DOI: 10.1615/ihmtc-2019.1240
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• Comparative analysis of thermohydraulic performance of rectangular and hexagonal cross-section microchannel heat sink
  7th International and 45th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP) 2018
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• Selection of Suitable Mesh for Simulation of a Rectangular Microchannel Heat Sink with Different Fluids
  1st Symposium and Workshop for Analytical Youth on Applied Mechanics (SWAYAM 2018) 2018
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