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Feroz Mulani

Ph.D (Aersopace engineering) from Indian institute of space science and technology, thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. (July 2026). 

Email: feroz.mulani@gsfcuniversity.ac.in

Dr. Feroz Mulani is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, with academic, industrial, and research experience in thermal engineering, heat transfer, fluid flow, and energy systems. He holds a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Walchand Institute of Technology, Solapur, and an M.Tech. in Thermal Engineering. He completed his doctoral research at the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Trivandrum, focusing on melting dynamics and heat transfer enhancement in latent heat thermal energy storage systems using different heating-surface geometries, patterns, and orientations.

His research expertise includes experimental and numerical investigation of phase change materials (PCMs), latent heat thermal energy storage, natural convection, heat transfer enhancement, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD). He has experience in ANSYS Fluent, UDF development, numerical modelling, experimental setup development, data acquisition, and advanced post-processing techniques. His research work combines computational and experimental approaches to understand heat transfer and fluid-flow phenomena in thermal energy storage systems.

Prior to joining academia, Dr. Mulani gained industrial experience in quality engineering and design engineering, including experience with pressure-vessel design, thermal analysis, inspection, and engineering standards. He has also served as an Assistant Professor and has experience in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses, laboratory instruction, student project supervision, and academic assessment.

His current research interests include advanced thermal energy storage, phase-change heat transfer, innovative heating-surface configurations, thermal management, fire and thermal safety, CFD-based modelling, and emerging energy technologies. He is particularly interested in interdisciplinary research connecting thermal engineering, energy systems, computational modelling, and industrial safety.

M.tech (thermal engineering), Visvesaraya technological university, Belgaum, Karnataka. (2014), 8.72 CGPA.

Heat transfer, Thermodynamics and Computational fluid dynamics.

List of Publications Journals

1. Mulani F. O., Sarath, K.P. and Deepu, M., 2024. Studies on the melting dynamics of PCM in a semicircular cavity with straight and wavy heating surfaces. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 151, p.107249. 

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2024.107249

2. Mulani F.O. and Deepu, M., 2025. Effects of Rapid Boundary Heat Flux Fluctuations on Wavy Heat-Transferring Surfaces in Latent Energy Storages. Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, 17(7), p.071003.

doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4068343

3. Mulani F. O., Vijayan, A. and Deepu, M., 2026. Effect of inclination of patterned heating surface in melting dynamics and heat transfer augmentation. Journal of Energy Storage, 160, p.121924.

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2026.121924

Co-authored Journal Publications

1. K. Prince Nallathambi, Mulani Feroz Osman, M. Deepu, Numerical Investigation of melting of PCM in a square cavity with various sequential arrangements of hot and cold surfaces, Journal of Energy Storage, Volume 114, 2025. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2025.115666

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2025.115666

2. Mukhesh, R., Sarath, K.P., Osman, M.F., Deepu, M. and Manu, K.V., 2023. Asymmetric PCM melting and thermal convection in a rectangular enclosure with straight and wavy heat transfer passages, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 217, p.124625. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2023.124625

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2023.124625

3. Sarath, K.P., Osman, M.F., Mukhesh, R., Manu, K.V. and Deepu, M., 2023. A review of the recent advances in the heat transfer physics in latent heat storage systems, Thermal References | 129 Science and Engineering Progress, 42, p.101886.

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2023.101886

 

Conference Publications

1. Mulani Feroz Osman and Deepu, M., 2023, September. Thermal convection in a semicircular enclosure heated from bottom. In AIP Conference Proceedings(Vol. 2863, No. 1, p. 020024). AIP Publishing LLC.

doi:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0155368

2. Mulani Feroz Osman and Deepu, M., 2021. Numerical Study on Rayleigh–Benard Convection in aWavy Enclosure Containing CuO-Water Nanofluid. In Proceedings of the 26๐‘กโ„Ž National and 4๐‘กโ„Ž International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, IIT Madras, Chennai.

doi:10.1615/IHMTC-2021.1870

Co-authored Conference Publications

1. K. Prince Nallathambi, Mulani Feroz Osman, M. Deepu, Numerical Investigation of melting dynamics of PCM in a square cavity with various sequential arrangements of hot and cold surfaces, IAES 2024-410, International Conference on Advances in Aerospace and Energy Systems (IAES- 2024), April 4-6, 2024, LPSC Thiruvananthapuram.

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2025.115666

2. Pratyaksh.M, Mulani Feroz Osman, M. Deepu, Experimental and numerical investigations of Rayleigh-Bénard Convection in a micro-particle laden liquid, 27๐‘กโ„Ž National and 5๐‘กโ„Ž International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference – IHMTC 2023

Al-ameen educational and medical foundation's college of engineering & management studies, koregaon bhima, pune, Maharashtra

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department (February 2015 –  May 2015)

  • Taught Applied Thermodynamics.
  • Pune university theory and practical examination duties and assessment.

JSPM’s Imperial College of Engineering & Research, Pune, Maharashtra
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department (2015 – 2018)

  • Taught Thermodynamics, Basic mechanical engineering, Fluid Mechanics and Power Plant Engineering.
  • Supervised undergraduate projects and guided laboratory sessions.
  • Engaged in curriculum design, examination work, and student mentoring.

Yasshaswi skills academy, Pune

Industrial trainer (2018-2019)

  • Conducting lectures for the students enrolled under NEEM scheme.
  • Subjects taught: Engineering Meterology, management

Research Experience

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram
Research Scholar, Aerospace Engineering Department (Jan 2020 – July 2026)

  • Conducted experimental and numerical studies on PCM melting in enclosures with constant and fluctuating thermal boundary conditions.
  • Investigated effects of surface roughness, cavity inclination, and wavy heating surfaces on melting dynamics and heat transfer.
  • Developed CFD models using ANSYS Fluent to analyze natural convection, plume dynamics, and thermal stratification.
  • Contributed to multiple journal and conference publications in heat transfer and thermal energy systems.

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GATE 2012 qualified (IIT Delhi), 92.25 percentile score.