Dr. S. Dharmalingam

EDUCATION

Ph.D.

Thesis Title: Determination of accumulation value for the evaporator system of fossil fuel boilers and a novel control system design for fuel switching

Institute: National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.

Year of Completion: 2012

M.E.

Specialization: Computer Science

Institute: National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.

Year of Completion: 1985

B.E.

Specialization: Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Institute: Government College of Engineering, Salem, INDIA

Year of Completion: 1976

POSITIONS HELD

General Manager (Quality):

Organization:Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Tiruchirapalli-14, INDIA

Period: June 2011 to

 

General Manager (WRI and R&D):

Organization: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Tiruchirapalli-14, INDIA

Period: June 2009 to June 2011

 

Additional General Manager

Organization: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Tiruchirapalli-14, INDIA

Period: June 2003 to June 2009.

More than 31 Years in the field of Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls for steam generators for power plants and industrial plants.

AREA(S) OF SPECIALISATION

 

  • Electrical, Control and Instrumentation system design

  • Power plant simulation and dynamics

PROFESSIONAL/ RESEARCH INTERESTS

 

  • Modeling of boilers

  • Power plant controls

COURSES TAUGHT

Visiting faculty to few educational institutions. Handled the following subjects:

  • Power Plant Instrumentation & Control

  • Distributed Control System

  • Safety in Thermal & Nuclear Power Plants

  • Process Control and Instrumentation

  • Applied Electronics

  • Basic electricity

  • Power Generation Systems

AWARDS

  • BHEL Excel award 2012 (gold medal, citation + Rs.40000) for best paper publication in Jan. 2013

  • Awarded third prize (US$ 1000) in the International Essay Contest 1992 organised by Asian Productivity Organisation, Japan on Cooperation and Productivity for Growth in Jan. 1993.

  • Awarded number of prizes including gold medal for Excellent academic perform­ance. Passed Bachelor's degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering with Distinction. Obtained FIRST RANK in University of Madras.

  • Republic day awards from BHEL, Trichy

  • Many awards for productivity improvement

 

PUBLICATIONS

International Journals

1. Dharmalingam, S., L. Sivakumar, T. Anandhi and M. Umapathy (2011) Improved method to mitigate the effect of coal fuel switching on Critical Process Parameters of a Steam Generator in a Thermal power plant, Proc. IMechE Vol. 225 Part A: J. Power and Energy, pp. 1026-1040. DOI: 10.1177/0957650911420016


2. Dharmalingam, S., L. Sivakumar and K.K. Anil Kumar (2010) Simplified approximations for the accumulation value and time constant for an evaporator system in drum-type boilers, Proc. IMechE Vol. 224 Part A: J. Power and Energy, pp. 59-67. DOI: 10.1243/09576509JPE795


Patents

1. Filed more than 15 patents in various fields.

 

International Conferences

1. Dharmalingam, S., L. Sivakumar and M. Umapathy, Optimising Boiler Performance for varying coals using mathematical modeling and statistical tools, HICAMS 2012, 5-7 January 2012, Tiruchirappalli, India, pp.312-317.

  1. Dharmalingam, S., L. Sivakumar and M. Umapathy, Optimising boiler performance for varying coals using mathematical modeling and embedded controller, 54th Annual ISA POWID Symposium, 6-8 June 2011, Charlotte, NC, USA.

  1. Dharmalingam, S., L. Sivakumar and M. Umapathy, Fuel switching in Thermal power plants – Impact on Critical Process Parameters of a Steam Generator, SYMOPA 2010, 18-19 December 2010, Thiruvananthapuram, India, pp. 85-91.

  1. Dharmalingam, S., L. Sivakumar and K.K. Anil Kumar, Effect of Variation in Coal Quality on Critical Process Parameters of a Steam Generator in a Thermal power plant. TIMA 2009, 5-6 January 2009, Chennai, India, pp. 257-262.

  1. Presented a paper on “Comprehensive safety Instrumentation for firing by-product gases from industrial processes in Fossil boilers” in the International Conference InstrumentAsia 97 held at Singapore from 4-6th Nov.97.

National Conferences

1. Based on the invitation from Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FICCI), presented a paper on ‘Improved method to mitigate the effect of coal fuel switching on critical process parameters of a steam generation in a thermal power plant’ in the Technical Meet on Industrial Fuel Switching held during 24-25 January 2012 at Chennai.

 MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

  • Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India). Also a Chartered Engineer of the Institution.

  • Fellow of the Computer Society of India

  • Member of National Fire Protection Association(NFPA), USA

 ACADEMIC INTERESTS

  • Visiting faculty for National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli and few other institutions.

  • Member of Board of studies representing industry for finalizing the syllabus for B.E. / M.E. courses in SASTRA, NITT, and no. of autonomous engg. colleges.

 CONTACT DETAILS

Dr. S. Dharmalingam

Mobile: 9443342066     

Email: sdharma59@gmail.com