• Thermal Engineering
• Fluid Mechanics
• Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
• Heat Transfer and Energy Systems
• Wind-Generated Waves
• Non-linear Waves
• Permanent Address: SS Nivas Mele Chundavila Olathanni Neyyattinkara PO 695121
• Hobbies: Reading books, playing badminton, listening to music

• Soman, Sachu S., and Santosh Kumar Singh. “Study of evolving young wind waves under steady wind forcing.” Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering147, no. 5 (2025).
• Soman, S.S. and Singh, S.K., 2025. “Experimental and numerical study on short gravity waves in wind wave tank.” Ocean Engineering, 340, p.122376.
• Soman, S. S., & Singh, S. K. (2025). “Flow Characterization Over Square Rib.”International Journal of Current Engineering and Scientific Research, 12(6), 26-35.
• Gupta, R., Soman, S.S., Duth, P.S., and Singh, S.K., 2026. Flow characteristics over an open rectangular cavity at high Reynolds number. Engineering Research Express, 8(3), p.035501.

• Received the A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Research Award during National Science Day 2026 at SRM Institute of Science and Technology.
• Received the Best Paper Award at the 6th International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME 2026), organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, for the paper titled “Influence of Bluff Body Geometry on Turbulent Wake Characteristics”.

Certifications

• Participated in the Workshop on “Meta-Analysis using R”, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, 2024
• Attended the Workshop on “ANSYS CFD Applications”, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, 2024
• Short Term Training Programme on “Smart Materials, Automation and its Future Impact on Humans (SAFIH 2020)”
• Completed the online course “CFD Simulation Through a Centrifugal Pump” offered and authorized by the Coursera Project Network.
• Completed the online course‘Finite Element Analysis Convergence and Mesh Independence’offered and authorized by the Coursera Project Network.
• Completed the online course“FEM- Linear, Non-Linear Analysis and Post-Processing” offered and authorized by the Coursera Project Network.
• Completed the online course“Computational Fluid Mechanics-Air flow Around a Spoilers” offered and authorized by the Coursera Project Network.
• Automobile Instructor

NET ITI, Nedumangadu
November 17, 2018 – June 11, 2019

• Trained students on core automotive and mechanical engineering concepts.
• Conducted hands-on practical sessions and evaluated student performance.

Projects & Research

• Design and Analysis of Centrifugal Pump Impeller for Performance Enhancement
• Conducted simulation and analysis using ANSYS CFD. Investigated parameters like pressure distribution, static head pressure, and efficiency.
• ‘Numerical Simulation of Flow Characteristics in a Rectangular Cavity’ in ANSYS CFD.
• Comprehensive Characterization of Chemically Treated Prop Root Fibers from Fragrant Screw Pine as Novel Bio-reinforcement in Polymer Composite
• Numerical Simulation of Flow Characteristics over a Wall-Mounted Bluff Body Using ANSYS CFD.
• Study on Wind-Generated Waves in Laboratory Experiments and Numerical Modeling Using the Zakharov Equation.
• Numerical Study of Battery Thermal Management Using Different Phase Change Materials (PCMs) in ANSYS CFD.
• Numerical Analysis of Cooling Tower Efficiency Enhancement Using PCM-Embedded Heat Exchanger Systems.

Conferences and Presentations

• Participated and presented a paper entitled “Study of evolving regular water waves under steady wind forcing”at the “5^th International Conferenceon AdvancesinMechanical Engineering (ICAME 2024)”, organised by the Department ofMechanical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India, during 20-22 March 2024.
• Participated and presented the paper titled “Spatial Evolution of young wind waves” in the “InternationalConference on Advances in Management, Energy, Engineering andTechnology (ICAMEET 2024)”, organized by Lourdes Matha College of Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, during 13 -14 June 2024.
• Participated and presented a technical paper titled “Numerical Simulation of Flow Characteristics in a Rectangular Cavity” in the “International Conference on Advances in Aerospace Technologies (ICAAsT 2024)” organized by the Department of Aerospace Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur – 603203, Tamil Nadu, from 4^th to 6^th December 2024.
• Participated and presented a technical paper titled “Development of High-Performance Automotive Composite Using Chemically Treated Natural Fiber” in the “3^rd International Conference on Recent and Advanced Composite Material (ICRACM-2025)” organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur – 603203, Tamil Nadu, from 26^th to 28^th Feb-2025.
• Participated and presented a technical paper titled “Combined experimental and numerical study on wind-generated waves” 7^thInternational Conference on Ocean Engineering (ICOE 2025), organized by theICSR, IIT Madras, Chennai, India on September 14-18, 2025.
• Participated and presented a technical paper titled “Finite Difference Modeling of Two-Dimensional Heat Conduction: A Comparison of FTCS, BTCS, Crank–Nicolson, and ADI Methods” at the AICTE-sponsored Two-Day International Conference on Green Technology for Energy Storage Materials (ICTESM 2026), organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sree Buddha College of Engineering, Pattoor, on January 22–23, 2026.
• Participated and presented a research paper titled “Numerical Investigation of Thermal Management in a 21700 Cylindrical Lithium-Ion Battery Using Phase Change Material” as co-author at the AICTE Sponsored Two-Day International Conference on Green Technology for Energy Storage Materials (ICTESM 2026), organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sree Buddha College of Engineering, Pattoor, on January 22–23, 2026.
• Participated and presented a research paper titled “Influence of Bluff Body Geometry on Turbulent Wake Characteristics” as co-author at the 6th International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME 2026), organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India, in association with the University of Split, Croatia, during March 18–20, 2026.
• Participated and presented a research paper titled “Flow Characteristics over a Semi-Submerged Rectangle Cylinder” as co-author at the 6th International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME 2026), organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India, in association with the University of Split, Croatia, during March 18–20, 2026.
• Participated and presented a research paper titled “Numerical Investigation of Cooling Tower Performance Enhancement Using a PCM-Embedded Heat Exchanger” as co-author at the 6th International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME 2026), organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India, in association with the University of Split, Croatia, during March 18–20, 2026.

Skills

• Technical Skills: AutoCAD, ANSYS CFD, Microsoft Office.