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
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.
Electrical, Control and Instrumentation system design
Power plant simulation and dynamics
Modeling of boilers
Power plant controls
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Dr. S. Dharmalingam
Mobile: 9443342066
Email: sdharma59@gmail.com
