Dr. Jigar B. Sura

Designation : Assistant Professor (Regular)
Experience : 8 years

Email Id : jigarsura.aero@svitvasad.ac.in
Contact No :02692-274540-Extn: 256

Profile

Jigar Sura, Assistant Professor in Aeronautical Engineering department did his Masters in Jet propulsion and Gas turbine power plants from M S University of Baroda. He has received Ph.D. from IIT Bombay in 2017. He has more than 6 years of teaching experience and has published 7 research papers in various National and International Journals and Conference proceedings.

Specialization Areas:

Hypersonics, aerodynamics, Jet propulsion, CFD

Subject Taught (UG):

Fundamental of Aeronautics, Thermodynamics

Qualifications:

Qualification Specialization University Passing year Class
Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering IIT Bombay 2016 Distinction
M.E. Mechanical Engineering – Jet Propulsion and Gas Turbine Plants M. S. University of Baroda 2009 First
B.E. Aeronautical Engineering Gujarat University, Ahmedabad 2006 First

My Experience

  • 05-09-2022 - Till Date
  • Assistant Professor
  • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology, Vasad
  • 01-07-2017 - Till Date
  • Assistant Professor
  • Amity University
  • 01-08-2016 - Till Date
  • Assistant Professor
  • DIAT, Pune
  • 01-06-2011 - Till Date
  • Visiting Lecturer
  • I2IT, Pune
  • 01-07-2010 - Till Date
  • Teaching assistant for aerodynamic lab at Aerospace Engg. Dept.
  • IIT Bombay
  • 01-07-2009 - Till Date
  • Assistant Professor
  • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology, VAsad

Achievements

    Received best research paper award at ICTACEM-2017 organized by  IIT-Kharagpur

Research Project

Publication [Scopus] :

    1.      Sura, J., Kumar, S. and Menezes, V., “Thermal and inertial parameters of the flow field of a scramjet engine”, J Mech Sci Technol 29, 4943–4950 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-015-1042-9
     2.      Sura, J., V. Menezes, A. Kirthyvasan and V. Kulkarni. “Estimation of Skin Friction Drag on a Model in Hypersonic Shock Tunnel”, Applied Mechanics and Materials. Trans Tech Publications, Ltd., November 2012. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.232.234.

Book Chapters [Scopus] :

    1.       Kumbhare, S., Rao, H.J., Sura, J. (2022). Design of a Low-Speed Smoke Visualization Wind Tunnel. In: Chaurasiya, P.K., Singh, A., Verma, T.N., Rajak, U. (eds) Technology Innovation in Mechanical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7909-4_60
    2.       Sura, J. (2020). CFD Simulation of Hypersonic Shock Tunnel Nozzle. In: Singh, B., Roy, A., Maiti, D. (eds) Recent Advances in Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1189-9_30

Conference Paper: :

    1.      H. J. Rao, J. Sura, G. S. Krishna, “Effect of Turbulence Models on Base Drag of a Blunt Nose Body Configuration”, International Conference on Recent Advances in Computational Techniques (IC-RACT) 2022, Amity University Maharashtra, March 10-11, 2022.
    2.      S. Kumbhare, H. J. Rao and J. Sura, “Design of a Low-Speed Smoke Visualization Wind Tunnel”, Technology Innovation in Mechanical Engineering (TIME-2021), Sagar Institute of Science and Technology, Bhopal, May 10-11, 2021.
    3.      Kumbhare, S., Kundurthi, D. K., Sura, J. and Joshi, G., “Force Calibration of a Hemispherical Model Using Reddy Shock Tube”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Advances in Computational Techniques (IC-RACT) 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3703919.                                
     4.      Kothari, M., Patel, M., Desai, U. and Sura, J., “Structural Analysis of Electronic Housing Using ANSYS Workbench”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Advances in Computational Techniques (IC-RACT) 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3697354.                            
    5.      Agrawal, K., Patel, M., Shah, V. and Sura, J., “Determination of Aerodynamic Characteristics of NACA 0012 Using ANSYS for High Subsonic Flow”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Advances in Computational Techniques (IC-RACT) 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3696563.                    
     6.      Sura, J., “CFD Simulation of Hypersonic Shock Tunnel Nozzle”, 7th International Conference on Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics, 2017 (Received Best Oral Presentation Award)
    7.      Sura, J., Ramamurthy, S. and Shah, N., “Digital Simulation of Engine Operating Characteristics”, Proc. of the 3rd International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, SVNIT, Surat, January 4-6, 2010

Publication

Publication [Scopus]: :

    1.      Sura, J., Kumar, S. and Menezes, V., “Thermal and inertial parameters of the flow field of a scramjet engine”, J Mech Sci Technol 29, 4943–4950 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-015-1042-9
    2.      Sura, J., V. Menezes, A. Kirthyvasan and V. Kulkarni. “Estimation of Skin Friction Drag on a Model in Hypersonic Shock Tunnel”, Applied Mechanics and Materials. Trans Tech Publications, Ltd., November 2012. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.232.234.

Book Chapters [Scopus] :

    1.       Kumbhare, S., Rao, H.J., Sura, J. (2022). Design of a Low-Speed Smoke Visualization Wind Tunnel. In: Chaurasiya, P.K., Singh, A., Verma, T.N., Rajak, U. (eds) Technology Innovation in Mechanical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7909-4_60
    2.       Sura, J. (2020). CFD Simulation of Hypersonic Shock Tunnel Nozzle. In: Singh, B., Roy, A., Maiti, D. (eds) Recent Advances in Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1189-9_30

Conference Paper: :

    1.      H. J. Rao, J. Sura, G. S. Krishna, “Effect of Turbulence Models on Base Drag of a Blunt Nose Body Configuration”, International Conference on Recent Advances in Computational Techniques (IC-RACT) 2022, Amity University Maharashtra, March 10-11, 2022.
    2.      S. Kumbhare, H. J. Rao and J. Sura, “Design of a Low-Speed Smoke Visualization Wind Tunnel”, Technology Innovation in Mechanical Engineering (TIME-2021), Sagar Institute of Science and Technology, Bhopal, May 10-11, 2021.
    3.      Kumbhare, S., Kundurthi, D. K., Sura, J. and Joshi, G., “Force Calibration of a Hemispherical Model Using Reddy Shock Tube”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Advances in Computational Techniques (IC-RACT) 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3703919.                                 
    4.      Kothari, M., Patel, M., Desai, U. and Sura, J., “Structural Analysis of Electronic Housing Using ANSYS Workbench”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Advances in Computational Techniques (IC-RACT) 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3697354.                           
     5.      Agrawal, K., Patel, M., Shah, V. and Sura, J., “Determination of Aerodynamic Characteristics of NACA 0012 Using ANSYS for High Subsonic Flow”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Advances in Computational Techniques (IC-RACT) 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3696563.                     
    6.      Sura, J., “CFD Simulation of Hypersonic Shock Tunnel Nozzle”, 7th International Conference on Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics, 2017 (Received Best Oral Presentation Award)
    7.      Sura, J., Ramamurthy, S. and Shah, N., “Digital Simulation of Engine Operating Characteristics”, Proc. of the 3rd International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, SVNIT, Surat, January 4-6, 2010

Membership of Professional Bodies

    1.      Life Member of Society for Shock Wave Research
    2.      Associate Member of The Institution of Engineers (India) (No: AM141365-4)
    3.      Member of Aeronautical Society of India (No: G-13421)

Other Activity

    ·         Organized Industrial visit to Defence Research and Development Laboratory, Hyderabad on April 4, 2022
    ·         Short Term Training Program on LaTeX during February 21-25, 2022
    ·         Online STTP on “GNU Octave” during June 21, 2021 – June 25, 2021
     ·         Online Workshop on “Scilab” during September 27, 2021 - June 01, 2021
    ·         National Level Online Workshop on “Scilab” during April 9-10, 2021
    ·         National Level Online Workshop on LaTeX during December 18-20, 2020
    ·         Online workshop on “GNU Octave” during May 28-30, 2020