Mr. ASHISHKUMAR MODI

Faculty Details


  • Designation : Assistant Professor
  • Qualification : Ph.D. (SVNIT Surat)
  • Experience : 13 Years
  • Area Of Interest : Computational Heat Transfer, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Heat Exchangers

Ashish J Modi

Educational Qualification

Sr. No

Name of the examination

Institute/University

Year of passing

Specialization

1

B.E. Mechanical

The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara

2005

Mechanical Engineering

2

M.E. Mechanical

The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara

2007

Jet Propulsion & Gas Turbine Plants

3

Ph.D.

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

2022

Mechanical Engineering / Thermal Science

Ashish J Modi

Work Experience

Sr.

Institute

Department

Designation

Period

01

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology, Vasad, Gujarat

Aeronautical Engineering

Visiting Lecturer

June 2006 to July 2007

02

Shri S’ad Vidya Mandal Institute of Technology, Bharuch, Gujarat

Mechanical Engineering

Lecturer (Designated as Assistant Professor as per VIth pay rule)

July 2007 to May 2011

03

Government Engineering College, Bhuj, Gujarat

Mechanical Engineering

Assistant Professor (GES Class-II)

May 2011 to June 2015

04

Government Engineering College, Bharuch, Gujarat

Mechanical Engineering

Assistant Professor (GES Class-II)

June 2015 to till date

Portfolios - A J Modi

Institute Level:


1. ACPC Helpcenter - Nodal Officer
2. Central NBA Committee - Member
3. Research Projects and Consultancy Cell - Member

Department Level: 

1. Co-ordinator - Timetable committee.
2. Co- coordinator - NBA committee
3. Member - GTU/DTE Inspection committee
4. Co-ordinator - NBA criterion 3

Ashish J. Modi

Publications

SCI

  1. Modi, A.J., M.K. Rathod, Experimental investigation of heat transfer enhancement and pressure drop of fin-and-circular tube heat exchangers with modified rectangular winglet vortex generator. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2022. 189: p. 122742
  2. Modi, A.J., N.A. Kalel, M.K. Rathod, Thermal performance augmentation of fin-and-tube heat exchanger using rectangular winglet vortex generators having circular punched holes. International Journal of Heat Mass Transfer, 2020. 158: p. 119724.
  3. Modi, A.J., M.K. Rathod, Comparative study of heat transfer enhancement and pressure drop for fin-and-circular tube compact heat exchangers with sinusoidal wavy and elliptical curved rectangular winglet vortex generator. International Journal of Heat Mass Transfer, 2019. 141: p. 310-326.
  4. Modi, A.J., D.C. Gosai, C.M. Solanki, Experimental Study of Effect of EGR Rates on NOX and Smoke Emission of LHR Diesel Engine Fueled with Blends of Diesel and Neem Biodiesel. Journal of The Institution of Engineers: Series C, 2018. 99(2): p. 181-195.
  5. Modi, A., D.C. Gosai, Experimental study on thermal barrier coated diesel engine performance with blends of diesel and palm biodiesel. SAE International Journal of Fuels Lubricants, 2010. 3(2): p. 246-259.

SCOPUS

  1. Modi, A.J., M.K. Rathod, Characterization of Thermal and Hydraulic Performance of Fin-and-Tube Heat Exchanger Using Rectangular Winglet Vortex Generator with Punched Hole. 2020, SAE Technical Paper 2020-01-1346.
  2. Modi, A.J., D. Patel, Experimental study on LHR diesel engine performance with blends of diesel and neem biodiesel. 2015, SAE Technical Paper 2015-26-0052.
  3. Modi, A.J., Experimental study of energy balance in thermal barrier coated diesel engine. 2012, SAE Technical Paper 2012-01-0389.

UGC CARE / OTHER JOURNALS

  1. Patel, V.U., A.J. Modi, Analysis of Microchannel Heat Sink Using CFD. International Journal of Engineering Sciences Research Technology, 2015. 4(6): p. 334-342.
  2. Gupta, B., A.J. Modi, Review of Automotive Brake Friction Materials. International Journal of Advance Engineering Research Development, 2015. 2(2): p. 218-223.
  3. Solanki C. M., Gosai D.C., Modi Ashish J, Shah Amit, Effect of EGR Rates on NOx and Smoke Emission of LHRE Diesel Engine Fueled with Blends of Diesel and Neem Biodiesel-A Review, IJSRD - International Journal for Scientific Research and Development. 2014. p. 394-398.
  4. Sarkar, S., P.P. Rathod, A. Modi, Research Paper on Modeling and Simulation of Disc Brake to Analyze Temperature Distribution using FEA. International Journal for Scientific Research Development, 2014. 2(03).
  5. Patel, D., A.J. Modi, Review Paper on Experimental Investigation on Combined Effect of Thermal Barrier Coating and of Thermal Barrier Coating and Blending on Stationary Four Stroke CI Engine Performance and Emission Characteristics Performance and Emission Characteristics. International Journal of Research in Engineering Advanced Technology, 2014. 2(1): p. 1-5.
  6. Rathod, P.P., H.D. Rathod, A.J. Modi, Effect of Different Variables on Heat Transfer Rate of Four-Stroke SI Engine Fins-Review Study. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Technology, 2013. 4(2): p. 328-333.
  7. Rathod, H., A.J. Modi, Computational Analysis of Heat Transfer Through Four Stroke SI Engine Fins. International Journal of Science Research Development, 2013. 1(3).
  8. Patel, B.M., A.J. Modi, P.P. Rathod, Analysis on Engine Cooling Water Pump of Car and Significance of its Geometry. Intl. Journal of Mechanical Engineering Technology, 2013. 4(3): p. 100-107.
  9. Patel B., A.J. Modi, CFD Analysis of CI Engine Cooling Water Pump of Car. International Journal of Science Research Development, 2013. 1(3).
  10. Patel B., A.J. Modi, Analysis of Engine Cooling Water Pump of Car & Significance of its Geometry. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Technology, 2013. 4(2): p. 100-107.
  11. Patel, V., A.J. Modi, Optimization of heat sink analysis for electronics cooling. World Journal of Science Technology, 2012. 2(4): p. 64-69.
  12. Modi, A.J., D.C. Gosai, Experimental Analysis of Performance of Thermal Barrier Coated (TBC) Diesel Engine. International Journal of Advances in Thermal Science Engineering, 2010. 1(1): p. 17-25.

CONFERENCE (National & International)

  1. Bhoya, Y. M., A.J. Modi. Performance Analysis of Scramjet Engine – A Review, pp. 99-105. in Thermal Fluid Manufacturing Science. 2012.
  2. Patel, V. U., A.J. Modi. Effect of Cooling on Performance of Electronic Heat Sinks – A Review, pp. 148-153. in Thermal Fluid Manufacturing Science. 2012.
  3. Modi, A., Kevadiya, P., Experimental Study of effect of EGR Rates on NOx and Smoke Emission of TBC Diesel Engine Fueled with Blends of Diesel and Jatropha Biodiesel, pp. 255-261. in Thermal Fluid Manufacturing Science. 2012.
  4. Kevadiya, P., A.J. Modi. Experimental Study on Emission Performance of Diesel Engine Fuelled with Blends of Diesel and Jatropha Biodiesel, pp. 262-268. in Thermal Fluid Manufacturing Science. 2012.
  5. Patel, J. K., A.J. Modi. Performance Review of Catalytic Convertor in IC Engine. in Thermal Fluid Manufacturing Science. 2012.
  6. Modi, A.J., C.S. Jadav. Structural Analysis of Different Geometry Heads for Pressure Vessel using ANSYS Multiphysics. in 5th International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME - 2011). 2011. SVNIT, SURAT.
  7. Modi, A.J., D.C. Gosai. Fatigue Analysis of Wind Turbine Blade using FE analysis. in 5th International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME - 2011). 2011. SVNIT, SURAT.
  8. Patel, A.R., K.K. Araniya, A.J. Modi. Determination of Distribution of in the mass flow rate of the coolant flowing inside each tube by means of an indirect method, in a water-to-air, tube finned type, triangular pitched, cross flow heat exchanger. in 4th International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME - 2010). 2010. SVNIT, SURAT.
  9. Modi, A.J., D.C. Gosai. Biodiesel: The Alternate of Petroleum Diesel. in 3rd International Symposium on Renewable Energy for Rural Development (ISORE - 2010). 2010. S.N. Arts, D.J. Malpani Commerce & B.N. Sarda Science College, Sangamner.
  10. Modi, A., D. Gosai. Experimental analysis of performance of bio-fuels (Jatropha & palm bio-diesel) on thermal barrier coated (TBC) diesel engine. in 3rd International conference of Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME-2010). 2010.
  11. Gajjar, V.Y., A.J. Modi. Stress analysis of a Twin tube type of an automobile shock absorber using ANSYS®. in 4th International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME - 2010). 2010. SVNIT, SURAT.
  12. Modi, A. J., Rathod, M. K., Prabhakaran P. Experimental studies on Thermal Performance of a Tube-Fin Type of Automobile Radiator. in National Conference on Advances in Fluid Flow and Thermal Sciences (AFFTS - 2008). 2008. SVNIT, SURAT.

PG Dissertation Guided

PG Dissertation Guided:

Sr.

Title

Student Name

(Program)

University / College

Year

Guide/

Co-Guide

Status

01

Determination of Mass Flow Distribution of The Coolant Flowing inside tube by Indirect method, in a water-to-air, tube finned type, triangular pitched, Heat Exchanger

K. K. Araniya

(M.E.)

 

The M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara

 

Faculty of Technology & Engineering

2010

Co-Guide

Complete

02

Experimental Study of Effect of EGR Rates on NOx and Smoke Emission of

TBC Diesel Engine Fuelled with Blends of Diesel and Jatropha Biodiesel

P.B. Kevadiya (M.E.)

100150735011

 

Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad

 

Government Engineering College, Bhuj

2012

Guide

Complete

03

CFD Analysis of Automobile Catalytic Convertor

Jigar K. Patel (M.E.)

100450721006

 

Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad

 

Shri S. V. M. Institute of Technology, Bharuch

2012

Guide

Complete

04

CFD Analysis of Heat Sink

Patel Vinod U. (M.E.)

100450721008

 

Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad

Shri S. V. M. Institute of Technology, Bharuch

2012

Guide

Complete

05

 Study and Performance Analysis of Scramjet Engine

Bhoya Y.M. (M.E.)

100450721010

 

Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad

 

Shri S. V. M. Institute of Technology, Bharuch

2012

Guide

Complete

06

Analysis of Fins in Four Stroke Petrol Ignition Engine of Varying Cross Section Using CFD

Rathod Hardik D. (M.E.)

 

 

Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad

 

Government Engineering College, Bhuj

2013

Guide

Complete

07

Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) Analysis of Water Pump used in SI Engine and CI Engine

Patel Bhavik M. (M.E.)

 

Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad

 

Government Engineering College, Bhuj

2013

Guide

Complete

08

An Empirical Study of Quality Management Practices in The Manufacturing Industry of India

Bharat G. Patel (M.B.A.)

101930178

 

Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi

 

School of Management Studies

2013

Guide

Complete

 

 

 

09

Thermal Analysis of Ventilated Disc Brake by Varying Design Parameter

Subhashish Sarkar (M.E.)

 

Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad

 

Government Engineering College, Bhuj

2014

Co-Guide

Complete

 

10

Experimental Investigation of Performance & Emission Analysis of Diesel Engine using Diesel and Butanol Blend

Neeraj Shingala (M.E.)

120150735018

Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad

 

Government Engineering College, Bhuj

2014

Guide

Complete

 

11

Experimental Investigation on Combined Effect of Thermal Barrier Coating and Blending on Stationary Four Stroke CI Engine Performance and Emission Characteristics

Dhiren Patel

(M.E.)

Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad

 

Government Engineering College, Bhuj

2014

Guide

Complete

 

12

Fabrication and Performance Improvement of Exhaust Gas Calorimeter for Diesel Engine

Hemant M. Patel (M.E.)

120450721013

Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad

 

Shri S. V. M. Institute of Technology, Bharuch

2014

Guide

Complete

 

13

Analysis and Optimization of Connecting Rod

Soni Raj Bharatbhai

(M.E.)

130850708014

Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad

 

HJD Institute of Technical Education and Research, Kera, Kutch

2015

Guide

Complete

 

14

Experimental Investigation of friction performance of automobile brake using different materials namely Alumina and Titanium

Brijendra Gupta (M.E.) 130150735001

Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad

 

Government Engineering College, Bhuj

2015

Guide

Complete

 

15

Investigation of Performance Effect of SI Engine using

Blends of Ethanol by Exergy Analysis

Kuntesh A. Mithaiwala

(M.E.)

150450711004

Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad

 

Shri S. V. M. Institute of Technology, Bharuch

2017

Co-Guide

Complete

 

16

Numerical Investigation of fin-and-tube type heat exchanger with delta winglet

Utkarsh J. Modi (M.E.)

 

Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad

 

Shroff S. R. Rotary Institute of Chemical Technology, Vataria, Ankleshwar

2018

Co-Guide

Complete

 

Ashish J. Modi

Design Patent

  1.      A. J. Modi, M. K. Rathod. Fin-and-tube heat exchanger with trapezoidal notch type vortex generator. Application No. 343882-001, Filing date: 26-05-2021, Class: 23-03-Heating Equipment, Journal No: 27/2021, Journal date: 02-07-2021. (https://ipindia.gov.in/)
  2.      A. J. Modi, M. K. Rathod. Automobile Radiator with Vortex Generator. Application No. 342547-001, Filing date: 20-04-2021, Class: 12-16, Journal No: 06/2023, Journal date: 10-02-2023. (https://ipindia.gov.in/)


Membership

1. Life Member - Indian Society for Technical Education, New Delhi - LM57347

2. Life Member - Youth Hostel Association of India - 027-GUJ42-L0119630

Ashish J Modi

STTP / FDP / Refresher Course organized / Co-ordinated:

Sr.

Programme

Duration

Role

Organizer

Funded by

01

Certificate in Finite Element Analysis using ANSYS 13.0 Workbench (15 Days)

1st-15th January, 2012

Subject Expert

ASHIMO e-Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Bharuch

ASHIMO e-Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Bharuch, India

02

Training program on ANSYS 13.0

(4 Days)

24th-25th December, 2011

& 11th-12th February, 2012

Subject Expert

Indo-German Tool Room, IGTR, Ahmedabad

Indo-German Tool Room, IGTR, Ahmedabad, India

03

Certificate in PTC Creo 2.0 (formerly known as PTC Pro/ENGINEER) (One Month)

1st-31st August, 2012

Subject Expert

ASHIMO e-Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Bharuch

ASHIMO e-Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Bharuch, India

04

Certificate in Finite Element Analysis using ANSYS 13.0 Workbench (15 Days)

15th-30th September, 2012

Subject Expert

ASHIMO e-Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Bharuch

ASHIMO e-Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Bharuch, India

05

Elements of FEM

(One week)

26th -30th July, 2021

Co-ordinator

DoME, GEC, Bharuch

ATAL Academy, AICTE, India

06

Overview of Space Science and Technology

(Online)

20th July – 7th August, 2023

Co-ordinator

GEC, Bharuch

IIRS, ISRO

 

STTP / FDP / Refresher Course attended:

Sr.

Programme

Duration

Week

Organizer

01

Advance Engineering Optimizations Through Intelligent Techniques

16th-20th June, 2008

1

DoME, SVNIT, Surat, India

02

Recent Trends in CAE 2008

30th June – 4th July, 2008

1

DoME, SVNIT, Surat, India

03

Computational Fluid Dynamics – Basics and Applications

7th-11th July, 2008

1

DoME, SVNIT, Surat, India

04

Advances in Heat Transfer in Mechanical Engineering

17th-21st November, 2008

1

DoME, PIET, Vadodara, India

05

Wind Energy

19th-23rd January, 2009

1

DoCE & DoME, SVNIT, Surat, India

06

Energy Conservation, Management and Audit

21st-25th December, 2009

1

DoME, SVNIT, Surat, India

07

Part A: Finite Element Analysis – Introduction

Part B: Advance Finite Element Analysis

9th-13th June, 2010

1

Anchor Institute Cell, SVNIT, Surat in association with ASME, New York, USA

08

Induction Training Phase-1

19th-30th August, 2013

2

NITTTR, Bhopal at NITTTR Ext. Center, Ahmedabad, India

09

Importance of CAD/CAM

18th - 22nd November, 2013

1

DoME, L. D. College of Engg., Ahmedabad

10

Karmayogi Residential Training for Quality Improvement Program in Technical Education

6th – 8th March, 2014

3 Day

Commissioner, Technical Education, Govt. of Gujarat, India

11

Advances in Automobile Engineering

4th -8th August, 2014

1

NITTTR, Bhopal, India

12

An Engineering Approach to Computational Fluid Dynamics

15th -19th December, 2014

1

DoME, SVIT, Vasad, India

13

Understanding Industrial Process, Control, Methodology and Machinery

8th -12th June, 2015

1

DoME, GEC, Bhuj, India

14

Optimization: Theory and Practice

(OptiTEP-2015)

7th – 19th December, 2015

2

VGEC, Chandkheda, India

15

Fundamentals of MATLAB

11th – 15th July, 2016

1

DoME, SVNIT, Surat, India

16

Induction Training Phase-2

19th-30th September, 2016

2

NITTTR, Bhopal at NITTTR Ext. Center, Ahmedabad, India

17

Research Documenting Tool: LATEX

24th -28th April, 2017

1

SVMIT, Bharuch, India

18

Solid Modeling using PRO-E

21st – 25th August, 2017

1

NITTTR, Bhopal, India

19

Recent Trends in IC Engine

3rd - 15th June, 2019

2

DoME, GEC, Bharuch, India

20

UDAYAM (Unlimited Digital Advanced Yearlong Academic Method of Learning) E-Content Development Course (MOOC)

28th July 2020 to 18th August, 2020

1

iHub & KCG, Gujarat, India

21

Comprehensive Online Intellectual Property Rights (MOOC)

6th July, 2020 to 14th September, 2020

2

iHub & KCG, Gujarat, India

22

Accreditation of Undergraduate Engineering Programme (MOOC)

14th September, 2020 to 14th December, 2020

2

Swayam & NITTTR, Bhopal, India

23

Elements of FEM

26th -30th July, 2021

1

DoME, GEC, Bharuch, India

24

Nanotechnology and nanosensors

29th August, 2022 to 2nd September, 2022

1

NITTTR, Bhopal, India

25

Digital Techniques for Learning Resources Development

2nd - 13th January, 2023

2

NITTTR, Bhopal, India

 

Workshop attended:

Sr.

Programme

Duration

Days

Organizer

1

Advances in Compact and Micro Heat Exchangers

7th – 8th January, 2008

2 Days

DoME, IIT, Delhi, India

2

Research and Publication

24th April, 2009

1 Day

DoME, A.D. Patel Institute of Technology, New V.V. Nagar.

3

Finite Element Analysis

11th-13th June, 2010

3 Days

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), New York, USA at SVNIT, Surat, India

4

Partial Differential Equations and Their Applications

27th – 28th August, 2011

2 Days

DoAMH, SVNIT, Surat, India

5

Design of Experiments using Taguchi Techniques

4th – 5th December, 2018

2 Days

CIPET: Institute of Plastic Technology (IPT), Ahmedabad, India

6

Multi Criteria Decision Making Workshop

23rd – 25th April, 2020

3 Days

REST Society for Research International, Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, India

7

Training Program on ANSYS Workbench & CFD

(online)

12th -17th Sep. 2019, 05th -09th Nov. 2019, 13th -17th Jan. 2020 & 16th -21st March 2020

21 Days

ARK Infosolution Pvt. Ltd.

& DoME, Madhav Institute

of Technology & Science, Gwalior, India

8

ANSYS Mechanical & ANSYS CFD

1st – 3rd July, 2020

3 Days

Khodiyar CAD Center (I) Pvt. Ltd., India

9

Five Days Training on ANSYS Multiphysics Simulations (online)

6th – 10th February, 2023

5 Days

ARK Infosolution Pvt. Ltd., India

Online Course attended:

Sr.

Programme

Duration

Week

Platform & Organizer

01

1.01x: Energy 101

16th Sept - 4th Dec, 2013

10

 

EDX & The University of Texas System, USA

02

Energy 101

13th Jan – 11th March, 2014

8

Coursera & The Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

03

Introduction to Thermodynamics

3rd Feb-29th March, 2014

8

Coursera & The University of Michigan, USA

04

Modeling and Simulation using MATLAB

April 2014 to August 2014

10

Iversity & University of Applied Sciences - Wiesbaden Rüsselsheim, Germany

05

Vehicle Dynamics I: Accelerating and Braking

April 2014 to July 2014

08

Iversity & -Univ., Univ. of Federal Armed Forces, Germany

06

RSIT – 01x: How to Survive your PhD

2nd July 2015 to 2nd December 2015

08

EDX & Australian National University, Australia


MOOC Training

Sr. No.

Title/Subject of MOOC Training Taken

Duration of Training

From

To

1.

Accreditation of Undergraduate Engineering Programmes.

14.09.2020

14.12.2020


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