FR. C. RODRIGUES INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Dr. Nilaj N. Deshmukh

Dean (Admin & Faculty) and Professor Mechanical Engg. Department

Highest Qualification Ph. D. Aerospace (IIT Bombay)

Date of Joining 2002-07-01

Total Experience 26 Year Teaching and 2 Years Industry

Area of Specialization Combustion, Thermo-acoustic, Noise and its measurement, I.C. Engine, Heat Transfer, Virtual Instrumentation, Data Acquisition System, Data Science, Testing and Performance analysis of Measurement System, Alternative Fuels, Machine Learning and Artificial,

Email nilaj.deshmukh@fcrit.ac.in

Research (56)

Closed-Loop Active Control Method for Suppression of Thermo-Acoustic Instability with ML Application

Nilaj Deshmukh Rupali Deshmukh, Sonali Acharya, Pramod Garhwal, Disha Patil, Yashree Kadam, "Closed-Loop Active Control Method for Suppression of Thermo-Acoustic Instability with ML Application", 14th International Conference on Recent Challenges in Engineering and Technology, April 2025.

Vibration Analysis of Faults in Rotating Machineries

S. Pathan, P. Kumar, B. Mashilkar, N. Deshmukh, and A. Siddiqui, “Vibration Analysis of Faults in Rotating Machineries Design Overview of Experimental Setup,” in International Conference on Technologies for Energy, Agriculture, and Healthcare (ICTEAH 2024

Design and Development of Semi-Automated Multipurpose Electric Farming Bot

Y. Kale, C. Desai, V. Mistari, T. Sonawane, P. Kumar, and N. N. Deshmukh, “Design and Development of Semi-Automated Multipurpose Electric Farming Bot,” in 2023 5th Biennial International Conference on Nascent Technologies in Engineering (ICNTE), Jan. 2023, no. Icnte, pp. 1–6. doi: 10.1109/ICNTE56631.2023.10146704.

Suppression of Thermo-Acoustic Instabilities using Helhmoltz Resonator

N. N. Deshmukh, B. Kudachi, S. Joy, S. Phansalkar, V. Pillai, and T. Thomas, “Suppression of Thermo-Acoustic Instabilities using Helhmoltz Resonator,” 2019 International Conference on Nascent Technologies in Engineering (ICNTE). IEEE, pp. 1–6, Jan. 2019. doi: 10.1109/ICNTE44896.2019.8945994.

Identification of Chord Wise Location of Shear Web for Wind Turbine Blade

K. M. A. Rafiuddin and N. N. Deshmukh, “Identification of Chord Wise Location of Shear Web for Wind Turbine Blade,” in 2019 International Conference on Nascent Technologies in Engineering (ICNTE), Jan. 2019, pp. 1–5. doi: 10.1109/ICNTE44896.2019.8946070.

Optimization of Acoustic Wave for Process Equipment Cleaning using Design of Experiments

N. N. Deshmukh, S. J. Chauhan, and S. S. Nair, “Optimization of Acoustic Wave for Process Equipment Cleaning using Design of Experiments,” in 2019 International Conference on Nascent Technologies in Engineering (ICNTE), Jan. 2019, pp. 1–5. doi: 10.1109/ICNTE44896.2019.8945918.

Effect of excitation voltage and lead wire resistance on strain measurement

S. V. Gaikar and N. N. Deshmukh, “Effect of excitation voltage and lead wire resistance on strain measurement,” in 2nd International Conference for Convergence in Technology (I2CT), Apr. 2017, vol. 2017-Janua, pp. 747–752. doi: 10.1109/I2CT.2017.8226228.

Experimental and simulation studies for optimal position of different horn length in acoustic cleaning

N. N. Deshmukh and A. Yadav, “Experimental and simulation studies for optimal position of different horn length in acoustic cleaning,” in 2017 International Conference on Nascent Technologies in Engineering (ICNTE), Jan. 2017, pp. 1–5. doi: 10.1109/ICNTE.2017.7947913.

Review of Vegetable Oil as Alternative Fuel for Internal Combustion Engine (CI Engine)

P. Navale, D. Choudhury, V. Jadhav, A. Mishra, and N. N. Deshmukh, “Review of Vegetable Oil as Alternative Fuel for Internal Combustion Engine (CI Engine),” in NCETET-2011, 2011, pp. 1–4.

Comparative Study of Hybrid Vehicles

U. Kantute, N. N. Deshmukh, and H. Kulkarni, “Comparative Study of Hybrid Vehicles,” in International Conference on Emerging Research and Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2009, pp. 29–34.

DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF SPEED CONTROLLER AND STORAGE SYSTEM FOR WINDMILL

N. Deshmukh and P. Khaire, “DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF SPEED CONTROLLER AND STORAGE SYSTEM FOR WINDMILL,” in ICEEE-2009, 2009, pp. 1–5.

Measurements of Physical Parameters of Two Stroke Internal Combustion Engine Using Microcontroller

K. T. V Reddy, R. D. Moon, and N. N. Deshmukh, “Measurements of Physical Parameters of Two Stroke Internal Combustion Engine Using Microcontroller,” in PICA-2008, 2008, p. 6.

Continuous Temperature Monitoring System In Engineering Application Using NI Lab View

N. Venugopal, N. N. Deshmukh, and C. M. Choudhari, “Continuous Temperature Monitoring System In Engineering Application Using NI Lab View,” in “CPIE-2007", 2007, pp. 1–5.

OWER GENERATION FROM WIND TURBINES

N. N. Deshmukh, D. Yadav, and A. Vade, “POWER GENERATION FROM WIND TURBINES”.

Transient Heat Flux Measurement Sensor for High-speed Applications”, Instruments and Experimental Techniques, 2026, Vol. 69, No. 1, pp. 234–24

Pathan, S., Patil, O., Patil, K. et al. Transient Heat Flux Measurement Sensor for High-speed Applications. Instrum Exp Tech 69, 234–240 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020441226700041

Combinatorial framework for reducing tardiness in multi-machine scheduling using EDD, NEH and genetic algorithm” International Journal of Production Management and Engineering, (2026) 14(1), 84-95.

P. B. Prasad Bari, Nilaj Deshmukh, Pradeep Yadav, Prasad Karande, “Combinatorial framework for reducing tardiness in multi-machine scheduling using EDD, NEH and genetic algorithm,” Int. J. Prod. Manag. Eng., vol. 14(1), pp. 84–95, 2026, doi: doi.org/10.4995/ijpme.

Experimental and 2D CFD study of thermoacoustic instabilities

Kadam SK, Deshmukh N N. Experimental and 2D CFD study of thermoacoustic instabilities. Journal of Thermal Engineering 2026 ;12(4):1243-1257. doi: 10.47481/jten.0027.

Effect of radial jets in exhaust system of spark ignition engine – Exergy analysis

N. Deshmukh, S. Nimkar, K. Jambhale, R. Kadam, A. K. T. B, and S. Soshte, “Effect of radial jets in exhaust system of spark ignition engine – Exergy analysis,” vol. 32, no. August, pp. 486–492, 2025, doi: 10.56042/ijems.v32i04.18792.

Experimental and simulation study to evaluate effect of radial air injection on performance of motorcycle silencers

N. Nilaj N. Deshmukh, Kishor V. Mane and R. D. Reuben Pereira, Rahul Shelar, “Experimental and simulation study to evaluate effect of radial air injection on performance of motorcycle silencers,” J. Therm. Eng., vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 703–715, 2025, doi: 10.14744/thermal.0000940.

Dynamic water monitoring and management system using labview and machine learning

R. Deshmukh, R. Gomez, P. Garhwal, D. Patil, and N. Deshmukh, “Dynamic water monitoring and management system using labview and machine learning,” vol. 43, no. 5, pp. 1737–1750, 2025, doi: 10.14744/sigma.2025.00.

Investigation of Effect of Porous Material on Performance of Helmholtz Resonator

N. N. Deshmukh, A. Afzal, and A. A. Samuel, “Investigation of Effect of Porous Material on Performance of Helmholtz Resonator,” in Vibration Engineering, 2024, pp. 71–83.

Suppression of Thermo-acoustic Instability inside a Rijke Tube using an Adaptive Passive Helmholtz Resonator

N. N. Deshmukh, A. Kulkarni, and A. Ansari, “Suppression of Thermo-acoustic Instability inside a Rijke Tube using an Adaptive Passive Helmholtz Resonator,” J. Inst. Eng. Ser. C, vol. 105, pp. 731–745, 2024, doi: 10.1007/s40032-024-01050-2.

Suppression of Thermo-acoustic Instability inside a Rijke Tube using an Adaptive Passive Helmholtz Resonator

Deshmukh, N.N., Kulkarni A. , Ansari, A. , Suppression of Thermo-acoustic Instability inside a Rijke Tube using an Adaptive Passive Helmholtz Resonator. J. Inst. Eng. India Ser. C (2024).

Design and Development of Bot using Theo Jansen Mechanism

N. Deshmukh, B. Johnson, E. Fernandes, P. Gole, and J. Khan, “Design and Development of Bot using Theo Jansen Mechanism,” Indian J. Eng. Mater. Sci., vol. 31, no. December, pp. 899–908, 2024,

Control of noise and temperature using radial air injection inside engine silencer

N. N. DESHMUKH and A. WAGHMODE, “Control of noise and temperature using radial air injection inside engine silencer,” J. Therm. Eng., vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 107–115, Jan. 2023, doi: 10.18186/thermal.1243472.

Development of closed-loop active control method for suppression of thermoacoustic instability using radial air micro-jets

N. N. Deshmukh, A. Ansari, P. Kumar, A. V. George, F. J. Thomas, and M. S. George, “Development of closed-loop active control method for suppression of thermoacoustic instability using radial air micro-jets,” MethodsX, vol. 10, no. March, p. 102123, 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.mex.2023.102123.

Suppression of thermo-acoustic instabilities in horizontal Rijke tube using pulsating radial jets

N. N. Deshmukh et al., “Suppression of thermo-acoustic instabilities in horizontal Rijke tube using pulsating radial jets,” MethodsX, vol. 11, no. April, p. 102325, Dec. 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.mex.2023.102325.

Experimental method for temperature measurement on lateral planes along a Rijke tube to assess efficacy of control method

N. N. Deshmukh, S. D. Sharma, and A. Ansari, “Experimental method for temperature measurement on lateral planes along a Rijke tube to assess efficacy of control method,” MethodsX, vol. 10, no. January, p. 102170, 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.mex.2023.102170.

Effect of position of radial air injection plane on control of thermo-acoustic instability using active closed-loop method

N. N. Deshmukh, A. Ansari, P. Kumar, A. V George, F. J. Thomas, and M. S. George, “Effect of position of radial air injection plane on control of thermo-acoustic instability using active closed-loop method,” J. Vib. Control, vol. 29, no. 3–4, pp. 562–570, Feb. 2023, doi: 10.1177/10775463211050175.

Suppression of thermo-acoustic instabilities in horizontal Rijke tube using pulsating radial jets

N.N. Deshmukh, A. Ansari, A.P. Tajir, C.C. Almeida, A.S. Shetty, N.S. Danie, S.K. Kadam., “Suppression of thermo-acoustic instabilities in horizontal Rijke tube using pulsating radial jets,” MethodsX, vol. 11, no., p. 102325, Dec. 2023, https://

Effect of helmholtz resonator shape on suppression of thermo-acoustic instability

N. N. Deshmukh, A. Ansari, A. Phalak, and J. D. ‘M C. A. Mathew, “Effect of helmholtz resonator shape on suppression of thermo-acoustic instability,” Mater. Sci. Eng., vol. 1259, no. 1, pp. 1–20, Oct. 2022, doi: 10.1088/1757-899X/1259/1/012002.

Different Experimental Approaches for Characterization of Thermo-acoustic Instabilities

N. N. Deshmukh and S. D. Sharma, “Different Experimental Approaches for Characterization of Thermo-acoustic Instabilities,” J. Inst. Eng. Ser. C, vol. 102, no. 3, pp. 673–681, Jun. 2021, doi: 10.1007/s40032-021-00670-2.

Effects of Volume and Neck Length of Helmholtz Resonator on Thermo-acoustic Instability

N. N. Deshmukh, A. Ansari, S. Degwekar, R. Unnikrishnan, and B. T. Paul, “Effects of Volume and Neck Length of Helmholtz Resonator on Thermo-acoustic Instability,” 2021 Int. Conf. Nascent Technol. Eng. ICNET 2021 - Proc., no. Icnte, pp. 1–5, 2021, doi: 10.1109/ICNTE51185.2021.9487662.

Coefficient of Rayleigh Index based performance evaluation of radial micro jet injection technique for thermo-acoustic instability control

N. N. Deshmukh and S. D. Sharma, “Coefficient of Rayleigh Index based performance evaluation of radial micro jet injection technique for thermo-acoustic instability control,” Meas. J. Int. Meas. Confed., vol. 151, p. 107245, 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.measurement.2019.107245.

Design and development of thin wire sensor for transient temperature measurement

H. Prajapati and N. N. Deshmukh, “Design and development of thin wire sensor for transient temperature measurement,” Measurement, vol. 140, pp. 582–589, Jul. 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.measurement.2019.04.020.

Suppression of thermo-acoustic instability using air injection in horizontal Rijke tube

N. N. Deshmukh and S. D. Sharma, “Suppression of thermo-acoustic instability using air injection in horizontal Rijke tube,” J. Energy Inst., vol. 90, no. 3, pp. 485–495, 2017, doi: 10.1016/j.joei.2016.03.001.

Effect of crack on natural frequency for beam type of structures

S. U. Sawant, S. J. Chauhan, and N. N. Deshmukh, “Effect of crack on natural frequency for beam type of structures,” Am. Inst. Phys., vol. 1859, 2017, doi: 10.1063/1.4990209.

Experiments on heat content inside a Rijke tube with suppression of thermo-acoustics instability,

N. N. Deshmukh and S. Sharma, “Experiments on heat content inside a Rijke tube with suppression of thermo-acoustics instability,” Int. J. Spray Combust. Dyn., vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 85–101, Jun. 2017, doi: 10.1177/1756827716655007.

Design and analysis of lifting tool assemblies to lift different engine block

A. Sawant, N. N. Deshmukh, S. Chauhan, M. Dabhadkar, and R. Deore, “Design and analysis of lifting tool assemblies to lift different engine block,” Am. Inst. Phys., vol. 1859, p. 020057, 2017, doi: 10.1063/1.4990210.

Simulation and Experimental Study of Acoustic Waves for Cleaning of Soot in Process Equipments

A. Shaikh and N. N. Deshmukh, “Simulation and Experimental Study of Acoustic Waves for Cleaning of Soot in Process Equipments,” in Proceedings of the International Conference on Communication and Signal Processing 2016 (ICCASP 2016), 2017, vol. 137, pp. 242–251. doi: 10.2991/iccasp-16.2017.39.

Experimental and Simulation Study to Reduce Engine Noise

N. Vivekraj Selvaraj and N. N. Deshmukh, “Experimental and Simulation Study to Reduce Engine Noise,” Indian J. Sci. Technol., vol. 9, no. 34, pp. 1–10, Sep. 2016, doi: 10.17485/ijst/2016/v9i34/100921.

Effect of pointed and diffused air injection on premixed flame confined in a Rijke tube

N. N. Deshmukh and S. D. Sharma, “Effect of pointed and diffused air injection on premixed flame confined in a Rijke tube,” Cogent Eng., vol. 3, no. 1, p. 1156280, Dec. 2016, doi: 10.1080/23311916.2016.1156280.

Theoratical, Simulation and Experimental Analysis of Sound Frequency and Sound Pressure Level of Different Air Horn Amplifier,

A. I. Shaikh and N. N. Deshmukh, “Theoratical, Simulation and Experimental Analysis of Sound Frequency and Sound Pressure Level of Different Air Horn Amplifier,” Int. J. Eng. Res. Technol., vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 1027–1036, 2015.

Experimental and Analytical Study for Uncertainty in Strain Measurement

N. N. Deshmukh and A. A. Patange, “Experimental and Analytical Study for Uncertainty in Strain Measurement,” Int. J. Eng. Res. Technol., vol. 3, no. 01, pp. 1–5, 2015.

Data Acquisition System for I . C . Engine

U. Kantute and N. N. Deshmukh, “Data Acquisition System for I . C . Engine,” Int. J. Appl. Eng. Res. Dev., vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 1–20, 2011.

Data Acquisition System for I . C . Engine

U. Kantute and N. N. Deshmukh, “Data Acquisition System for I . C . Engine,” Int. J. Appl. Eng. Res. Dev., vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 1–20, 2011.

Vibration Measurement in an I.C. Engine Using Data Acquisition System

U. Kantute, N. N. Deshmukh, and S. H. Kulkarni, “Vibration Measurement in an I.C. Engine Using Data Acquisition System,” Int. J. Eng. Stud., vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 975–6469, 2010, [Online]. Available: http://www.ripublication.com/ijes.htm

Experimental performance analysis of single cylinder diesel engine with blends of food grain based and non-food grain based biodiesel

N. N. Deshmukh and D. N. Malkhede, “Experimental performance analysis of single cylinder diesel engine with blends of food grain based and non-food grain based biodiesel,” World Acad. Sci. Eng. Technol., vol. 36, pp. 442–445, 2009.

Fault Diagnosis in Rotating Machines Using Vibration Analysis

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-96-6613-3_2

Fault Diagnosis in Rotating Machines Using Vibration Analysis

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-96-6613-3_2

Reverse Engineering in Product Design and Manufacturing: The Way Forward

https://www.ieindia.org/webui/IEI-Publication.aspx#annual-technical-volume

Investigation of Effect of Porous Material on Performance of Helmholtz Resonator

10.1201/9781003402695-8

Reverse Engineering in Product Design and Manufacturing: The Way Forward

https://www.ieindia.org/webui/IEI-Publication.aspx#annual-technical-volume

Reverse Engineering in Product Design and Manufacturing: The Way Forward

https://www.ieindia.org/webui/IEI-Publication.aspx#annual-technical-volume

Performance and Emission Characteristics of Thermal Barrier Coating on Diesel Engine Fueled with Cottonseed Biodiesel,

B. Kudachi, N. Satpute, N. N. Deshmukh, and B. Mashilkar, “Performance and Emission Characteristics of Thermal Barrier Coating on Diesel Engine Fueled with Cottonseed Biodiesel,” in Advances in Applied Mechanical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 2020, pp. 205–213. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-1201-8_24.

Experimental and Simulation Study of Modified Acoustic Horn Design for Sonic Soot Cleaning,

N. N. Deshmukh and A. Vishwanath, “Experimental and Simulation Study of Modified Acoustic Horn Design for Sonic Soot Cleaning,” in Innovative Design and Development Practices in Aerospace and Automotive Engineering, 2017, pp. 117–134. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-1771-1_17.

Sensors Technology

"Sensors Technology" in SVERIE organized by AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy, 7-11 September 2020.

Acoustic Engineering – An effective use of sound and vibrations

"Acoustic Engineering – An effective use of sound and vibrations” organized by BATU Lonere 27-29, May 2020.

NAAC Peer Team Visit Preparation: Criteria Exhibition

NAAC Peer Team Visit Preparation: Criteria Exhibition” in VIT, Mumbai, on 12-12-2019.

Emerging Trends in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

“Emerging Trends in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning” in Fr. CRIT, Vashi, 12 – 16 November, 2007.

A modern Approach to Product Design and Development (CAD/ CAM)

A modern Approach to Product Design and Development (CAD/ CAM)”in Fr. CRIT, Vashi, 8 – 10 March, 2006.

FEM and Its Application to Non Linear Problems

FEM and Its Application to Non Linear Problems” in PREC, Kurnool, 20 – 21 January, 2006.

Fuel and Combustion Technology

Fuel and Combustion Technology” in I.I.T. Guwahati, 5 – 9, December, 2005.

Combustion- Generated Emission and its Control

Combustion- Generated Emission and its Control” in I.I.T. Kanpur, 1 – 5 March, 2004.

Thirty-ninth National Convention of Mechanical Engineers and National Seminar on “Innovations in Mechanical Engineering, Sustainable Manufacturing Technologies, Design and Energy Systems” on September 13th & 14th, 2024

IEI, PUNJAB & CHANDIGARH STATE CENTRE, Chadigarh

Online FDP Training on AI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, NLP & Chat GPT with Python

Eduxlabs in Association with Mechanica IIT Madras

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Process Equipment Cleaning: An Application of Acoustics

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A METHOD OF SUPPRESSING THERMO-ACOUSTICINSTABILITIES BY MEANS OF ACTIVE CLOSED LOOP

TOOTHPASTE REFILLER

Design and Development of Hydrogen Stove

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