Dr.  Dhananjaya D. A.

Professor & Head

Contact Details

Educational Details

• Ph. D  NITK, Surathkal, Karnataka
• M. Tech Heat Power Engineering, KREC, Surathkal, Karnataka
• B.E Mechanical Engineering, KLES, Belagavi

Professional Experience

• Teaching Experience: 29
• Research Experience: 05
• Industrial Experience: 01
• Presently working as a Professor & Head at RIT, Hassan from 2010 till date
• Worked as Vice Principal, RIT, Hassan from 2010 -2022
• Worked as Professor & Head at BGSIT, B G Nagar, Mandya Dist. from 2005 – 2010
• Worked as Assistant Professor & Head, at Bahubali College of Engineering, Shravanabelagola, Hassan Dist. from 1998 -2005
• Worked as Lecture at AIT, Chikkmagalur from 1994 – 1998
• Worked as Graduating Apprentice at The Mysore Paper Mills LTD, Bharavati, Shivamogga Dist, Karnataka from  1993 – 1994

Publication Details

International Journals

• Dhananjaya D A, Narayanaswamy K M,, Ramesh D K and Manjunath N “Experimental Investigation on the Behaviors of CI Engine Fueled with DEE Aditives Blended for Chicken Fat Oil as Biodiesel” Grenze Internatinal Journal of Engineering and Technology, ISSN: 2063-5346, Issue No. 02, Vol. 09, pp. 1548-1555, June 2023. Grenze ID:01.GIJET.9.2.425.
• Dhananjaya D A, Naveen Kumar R R, Ramesh D K and D Madhu “ffect of Al₂O₃ Nano Fuel Additive on Performance and Emid\ssion Characteristics of the Dairy Scum Biodiesel Blend Fuelled Diesel Engine” Grenze Internatinal Journal of Engineering and Technology, ISSN: 2063-5346, Issue No. 02, Vol. 09, pp. 1411-1416, June 2023. Grenze ID:01.GIJET.9.2.410.
• Dhananjaya D A, Narayanaswamy K M,, Ramesh D K, Manjunath N and Chetana S Batahurki “Experimental Investigation on Emission and Combustion Characteristics of a Diesel Engine Fuel with Dee Blended Cottonseed Biodiesel” Journal on European Chemical Bulletin, ISSN: 2063-5346, Issue No. 05, Vol. 12, pp. 1650-1658, 2023.
• Dhananjaya D A, Naveen Kumar R R, Ramesh D K, D. Madhu “Effect of Al₂O₃ Additive on combustion, Emission and Performance characteristics of the dairy Scum Biodiesel Blend fuelled Diesel Engine ” Journal on European Chemical Bulletin, ISSN: 2063-5346,  Issue No. 05, Vol. 12, pp. 1641-1649, 2023.
• Dhananjaya D A, Narayanaswamy K M,, Ramesh D K and Manjunath N “Combustion Efficiency of Compression Ignition Engine Incorporated with Nanoparticle Fuel Additives for Chicken Fat Oil as a Biodiesel”  Journals on Corrosion & Protection, ISSN:1005-748X Vol. 5, Issue 1, pp. 364-372, 2023
• Dhananjaya D A, Naveen Kumar R R, D. K. Ramesh “ Effect on Combustion, Performance and Emission using Biodiesel Blends and Additives – A Review” International Journal in Recent Trends in Automation in Automobile Engineering, Vol. 03, Issue 02, 59-64, 2020.
• Dhananjaya D A, Naveen Kumar R R, D. K. Ramesh “ Experimental Study on Effect of Additives on the Performance and Emission Characteristics of Biodiesel Blend Fueled CI Engine” International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET), Vol. 06, Issue 05, pp. 59-64, May -2019.
• Dahananjaya D.A, Suchith Kumar M T “ Comparative Study of Performance Characteristics of Diesel Engine Fuelled with Calophyllu Inophyllum and Pongamia Pinta” International Journal of Engineering Researches and Management Studies, ISSN:2394-7659, pp. 62-67, March-2017.
• Dhananjaya D. A., Rajeev K. T, Chandrashekar A M “ Experimental Studies on Performance and Emission Characteristics of Fish Oil Methyl Ester and its Blends at different Injection Opening Pressures in direct injection CI Engine” International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA:2248-9922), Issue No. 4, Vol. 5, pp. 88-94, April-2015.
• Dhananjaya D. A., Rajeev K. T, A. V. Manjunatha “ An Investigation on the Performance and Emission Characteristics of Direct Injection Diesel Engine Using Milk Scum Oil as Biodiesel” International Journal for Innovative Research in Science and Technology (IJIRST:2349-6010), Issue No. 11, Vol. 1, pp. 2349-6010, April – 2015
• Dhananjaya D A, Naveena Kumar R R. Parashurama M S, “Experimental Study of Heat Transfer in a Radiator using Nanofluid”, International Journal of Engineering Development and Research (IJEDR), ISSN:2321-9939, Vol. 3, Issue 2, pp. 307-311, May – 2015
• Dhananjaya D. A., Suchith Kumar M T “Study on Effect of Injection Pressure on Performance Characteristics of Diesel Engine Using Different Blends of Biodiesel” International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Computational and Applied Sciences(IJETCAS), Issue No. 8, Vol. 5, pp. 441-444, June – 2014
• Dhananjaya D. A., Sudhir C. V, Mohanan P “Combustion Characteristics of Diesel Engine Operating on Jatropha Methyl Ester as fuel”  International Scientific Journal of Thermal Science, Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 965-977, year 2010.
• Dhananjaya D. A., Sudhir C. V, Mohanan P “Combustion and Emission Characteristics of DI Compression Ignition Engine Operated on Jatropha oil Methyl Ester With Different Injection Parameters”   International Journal of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Vol. 4, Issue. 3, pp. 220-231, November-2009
• Dhananjaya D. A. Mohanan P, Sudhir C. V. “Performance and Emission Evaluation of Diesel Engine fuelled Jatropha Oil Methyl Ester using Ceramic Coating on the Piston Head”  Journal of Middle European Construction and Design of Cars, Vol. 5, pp. 35-41, November-2008.

International  Conferences

• Dhananjaya D.A, Suchith Kumar M T “Comparative Study of Performance Characteristics of Diesel Engine Fuelled with Calophyllu Inophyllum and Pongamia Pinta” International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Sciences, ICAMS-2017, March 3^rd to 5^th, Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan, Karnataka.
• Dhananjaya D. A., Sudhir C. V, Mohanan P “Comparative Studies of Performance, Emission and Combustion Characteristics of SAE and NCE Engine Fuelled With B20 Jatropha Biodiesel”   International Conference on ‘Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering’ FIME2010, May 20^th to 22^nd, National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, Karnataka.
• Dhananjaya D. A., Sudhir C. V, Mohanan P “Combustion and Emission Characteristics of diesel, B100 and B20 fuel on a Thermal Barrier Coating on Piston Crown in CI engine at optimum IOP and IT” Proceeding of the SAE INDIA International Mobility Engg. Congress & Exposition, Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Mobility, Dcember-2009, Chennai, SAE No. 2009-28-0042.
• Dhananjaya D. A., Sudhir C. V, Mohanan P “Effect of Bio-diesel (B20) on Performance and Emissions of Optimum Injector Opening Pressure Operating at different Injection Timing of Semi-adiabatic Engine”, Proceeding of the 7^th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, pp. 113-116, May-2009, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
• Dhananjaya D. A. Mohanan P,  Sudhir C. V. “Effect of Injection Pressure and Injection timing on a Semi-adiabatic CI engine fuelled with blends of Jatropha oil Methyl Esters”, Proceeding of the SAE INDIA International Mobility Conference, pp. 483-493, January-2008, New Delhi, SAE No. 2008-28-0070.
• Dhananjaya D. A. Mohanan P “Effect of Injection Pressure on a Semi-adiabatic engine fueled with blends of Jatropha oil Methyl Esters”, Proceeding of the International Conference & XX^th  National conference on IC engine and Combustion, pp. 305-311, December- 2007, JNTU, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.

National Conferences

• Dhananjaya D A, Amith Kumar H K, Akash K, Lokhitgowda B G, Pavan Gowda H P “Regenerative Braking System”, Proceeding on national Conference on Emerging Technologies –NCETE-3023, pp. 138-141, 12^th May 2023
• Dhananjaya D A, Naveen Kumar R R, D. K. Ramesh “ Experimental Study on Effect of Additives on the Performance and Emission Characteristics of Biodiesel Blend Fueled CI Engine” National Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (AIME-19), RIT, Hassan, 17^th May -2019.
• Dhananjaya D A, Suchitkumat M T “Study of Performance, Combustion and Emission Characteristics on Diesel Engine using different Biodiesel by varying Injection Parameters, 25^th National Conference on I C Engine and Combustion, NITK, Suratkal, 15 – 17^th December, 2017.
• Dhananjaya D. A., Sudhir C. V, Mohanan P “Combustion and Emission Characteristics of a Low Heat Rejection Diesel Engine Fuelled Jatropha Biodiesel and its Blend B20 Fuel” Proceeding of the XXIth National conference on IC Engine and Combustion, pp. 201-209, December-2009, Davanagere, Karnataka, India.
• Dhananjaya D. A., Mohanan P, “Performance and Emissions Studies of Esterified Jatropha oil and its blend fueled Diesel Engine under different Injection Pressures”, Proceeding of the National Conference on Recent Trends in Mechanical Engineering Sciences, pp. 63-69, February-2008, SSIT, Tumkur, Karnataka, India.
• Dhananjaya D. A. Mohanan P, Sudhir C. V. “Performance and Emissions Evaluation of diesel engine with blends of Jatropha oil Methyl Ester and Diesel fuel under different Injection Parameters”, Proceeding of the National Conference on Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering, pp. 262-270, March-2008, Tamil Nadu, India.
• Dhananjaya D. A., A. M. Mahesh, B. Manju “Optimization of Experimental Conditions for the production of Jatropha oil as Bio-fuel by Transesterification Method”, Proceeding of the National   Conference   for  Research   Scholars,  90-93, March-2007, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India.

Roles and Responsibility

• Officiating as HOD
• Supervising of Research Scholars

Professional body membership

• Life Member, Indian Society for Technical Education.
• Fellow Member, Institute of Engineers, Kolkata.
• Life Member, Combustion Institution, India.
• Life Member, Kannada Sahithya Parishat, Karnataka.

Achievements @ University Level

• Board of Examiner (BOE), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgavi, Karnataka in the academic year 2011-12.
• Board of Examiner (BOE), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Malnad College of Engineering (Autonomous College), Hassan, Karnataka in the academic year 2011-12.
• Worked as VTU Nominee for selecting Financial Assistance for Innovative Projects of Final Year under Graduate students for the year 2021-22 organized by PES Institute of Technology and Management, Shivamoga
• Worked as VTU Nominee for selecting Financial Assistance for Innovative Projects of Final Year under Graduate students for the year 2020-21 organized by Shri Madhawa Vadiraja Institute of Technology and Management, Bantakal, Udapi on
• Worked as VTU Nominee for selecting Financial Assistance for Innovative Projects of Final Year under Graduate students for the year 2021-22 organized by Rajeev Institute of Technology, Hassan
• Worked as VTU Nominee for selecting Financial Assistance for Innovative Projects of Final Year under Graduate students for the year 2020-21 organized by Rajeev Institute of Technology, Hassan
• Best Paper Award in XXI^th National conference on IC Engine and Combustion during 10-12^th 2009 organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, BIET, Davanagere, Karnataka under the auspices of The Combustion Institute-India Section.
• Reviewer of International peer reviewed journals
• Session Chair Person for 25^th national Conference on Internal Combustion Engines and Combustion organized by NITK, Surathkal, Karnatka.
• Session Chair Person for 14^th international Conference on Advances in Computing, control and Telecommunication Technologies- ACT 2023, RIT, Hassan, Karnatka

Research & Ph. D Guidence

•  Mr. Narayana Swamy K M. submitted the thesis on “Experimental Studies on Biodiesel with Additives on Performance, Combustion and Emission Characteristics of Diesel Engine.
•  Mr. Naveenkumar R R completed the Open seminar 2 on “Experimental Studies on Effect of Additives on the Performance Emission and Combustion Characteristics of Biodiesel fueled CI Engine.

Research Area of Interest

• IC Engine with Biodiesel & additives, Semi adiabatic engine, Alternative fuels