K Narayan Prabhu

Designation: 

Professor (HAG)

Professional Experience: 

34 years of Professional experience out of which 34 years at NITK

Contact Details

E-mail: 

knprabhu@nitk.edu.in

Academic Background

Academic Backround: 

• Ph.D (Mangalore University) 1991
• M.Tech (Process Metallurgy), Mangalore University,1987
• M.Sc. (Indl. Chemistry), University of Mysore 1985

Areas of Interest

Areas of Interest: 

Transport Phenomena in Materials Processing with special interest in solidification and quenching; Heat transfer; Lead-free solders – Wettability and Solder Joint Reliability; Nanofluids; Thermal interface and Energy Storage materials; Melt treatment of Al-Si alloys 

Journals: 

212

Significant Projects

Significant Projects: 

• DRDO Research Project (Grant No. ERIP/ER/1006009M01/1356 dt. 13.9.2011) on ‘Assessment of Solder Joint Reliability and Effect of Cooling Rate on Mechanical Properties of Lead free Solders (Rs.82 lakhs) – Completed
• DST Research Project (Grant No. SR/S3/ME/0041/2010 dated 04.05.2012) on ‘Investigation of the effect of addition of nanoparticles on wetting kinematics, kinetics and cooling severity of quench media for industrial heat treatment’ - (Rs. 30.47 lakhs) - Completed

Book Chapters: 

7

Supervision of Ph.D

Supervision of Ph.D: 

Completed: 15
Ongoing: 3

Text Books: 

3

Significant Publications

Significant Publications: 

1. Ramesh and K.N.Prabhu. Effect of Polymer Concentration on Wetting and Cooling Performance During Immersion Quenching, Metallurgical & Materials Transactions B, 2016, 47(2) 859-881

2. MrunaliSona and K.N.Prabhu, The effect of reflow time on wetting behaviour, evolution of microstructure and joint strength of Sn-2.5Ag-0.5Cu solders on copper and nickel coated copper substrates, Journal of Electronic Materials, 2016 45(7) 3744-3758

3. Sudheer R and K.N.Prabhu, A Computer Aided Cooling Curve Analysis method to study phase change materials for thermal energy storage applications, Materials and Design, 96, 2016, 198-203

4. Pranesh M Rao and K.N.Prabhu, Effect of Bath Temperature on Cooling Performance of Molten Eutectic NaNO3-KNO3 Quench Medium for Martempering of Steels, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2017, 48(10), 4895–4904

5. Vijeesh Vijayan and K. N. Prabhu, The effect of Sr modification on thermal diffusivity of Al–8Si alloy, International Journal of Cast Metals Research, Volume 31, 2018 - Issue 2, pp. 80-86.

6. Tikale and K. Narayan Prabhu, Development of low-silver content SAC0307 solder alloy with Al2O3 nanoparticles, Materials Science & Engineering A, 787 (2020) 139439

7. Samuel, A., Prabhu, K.N. Assessment of Heat Transfer Characteristics of Transesterified Waste Sunflower Cooking Oil Blends for Quench Hardening. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 31, 5485–5503 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-022-06668-w

8. Samuel, A., Rao, K.M.P. & Prabhu, K.N. A Phase Transformation Enthalpy Parameter for Modeling Quench Hardening of Steels. Metall Mater Trans A (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-023-07255-x

9. Nathan DK, Prabhu KN. Polymer/mold interfacial heat transfer during injection molding. Polym Eng Sci. 2023; 1-13. doi:10.1002/pen.26592

Funded Projects (Completed): 

10

Achievements

Achievements: 

  • National Metallurgists Day Young Metallurgists’ Award by the Ministry of Steel, Government of India, 1993
  • Career Award in Engineering & Technology, University Grants Commission, 1994
  • BOYSCAST Visiting Fellow and Post Doctoral Research Associate at the University of Birmingham (1996-1997) and UMIST, Manchester (1998-2000)
  • Sir C.V. Raman Young Scientist Award in Engineering Science 2001 by the Government of Karnataka, India, February 2003.
  • DST-The Royal Society Visiting Scientist Award at the Interdisciplinary Research Centre (IRC) in Materials Processing, University of Birmingham, UK, 2005
  • National Metallurgists Day, Metallurgist of the Year Award, Ministry of Steel, Government of India, November 2017
  • Editor's Choice Article (Residual Stress and Distortion during Quench Hardening of Steels, J. of Materi Eng and Perform https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-022-06667-x) 2022
  • IIM Distinguished Educator Award by the Indian Institute of Metals, November 2024

M.Tech Students (Completed): 

108

Remarks

R&D Projects: 

1. DST Young Scientist Project on ‘Modelling of Heat Transfer and Solidification Behaviour of Chill Cast Aluminium Alloys’ (grant no. SR/OY/E-15/93 and Sanctioned Amount: Rs 2.2 lakhs) – successfully completed 2. AICTE Thrust Area Project on Process Modelling and Automation in Metal Casting (Grant no: F.No/RD11/BOR/95/TMAT/27/REC/394 and Sanctioned Amount: Rs 8 lakhs) – successfully completed 3. UGC Career Award Project (Grant No. F.6-3/93 (SA-III) dated 1-08-1994 and Sanctioned Amount: Rs 2 lakhs) – successfully completed 4. Staff Research Project on ‘Assessment of Degree of Modification of Chill Cast Al-Si Alloys by Thermal Analysis Technique’ (Grant No: KREC/SRP/MRG- PROC/2001 and Sanctioned Amount: Rs 17500/=) – successfully completed 5. MHRD Research Project (Grant No. F.26-4/2002-TSV dt. 31.3.2003) on ‘Non-destructive microstructure control of Al-Si alloys (Rs 7 lakhs) – successfully completed 6. DRDO Research Project (Grant No. ERIP/ER/0304272/M/01 dt. 07.08.2004) on ‘Measurement of Thermal contact Conductance and Contact Angle during solidification of lead free solders against metallic substrates’ (Rs. 33.65 lakhs) – successfully completed 7. DRDO Research Project (Grant No. ERIP/ER/0504338/M01/975 dt. 6.6.2007) on ‘Measurement of heat transfer coefficients during solidification of alloy under normal gravity conditions’ (Rs.15 lakhs) - successfully completed 8. DRDO Research Project (Grant No. ERIP/ER/1006009M01/1356 dt. 13.9.2011) on ‘Assessment of Solder Joint Reliability and Effect of Cooling Rate on Mechanical Properties of Lead free Solders (Rs.82 lakhs) – successfully completed 9. DST Research Project (Grant No. SR/S3/ME/0041/2010 dated 04.05.2012) on ‘Investigation of the effect of addition of nanoparticles on wetting kinematics, kinetics and cooling severity of quench media for industrial heat treatment’ - (Rs. 30.47 lakhs) – successfully completed. 10. Industrial Consultancy Project awarded by ABB Limited, Bangalore on ‘Comparative Study of Wetting Behavior and Mechanical properties of Pb- based and Pb-free Solders for Soldering Applications at ABB Limited ‘ (Rs. 13.8 lakhs) – successfully completed, May 2017 11. SERB-TARE project (Grant No. TAR/2020/00010) on ‘The effect of interfacial heat flux during WAAM on microstructure, distortion and mechanical properties of aluminium alloys’ (Rs. 18.3 lakhs) - successfully completed, Feb. 2024

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Google Scholar link: 

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