Curriculum Vitae

DR. MAHENDRA VARMAN A/L MUNUSAMY

Senior Lecturer
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Faculty of Engineering
  • 0379675228

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • COMBUSTION AND FUEL ENGINEERING
    Biomass and Biofuel

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • DESc(Kyoto)(2011), (Energy Science)
    Kyoto University, Japan
  • MEngSc(UM)(2005), (Sains Kejuruteraan)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • BEng(Hons)(UM)(2001), (Mechanical)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, MALAYSIA (IEM), GRADUATE MEMBER
     (National)
  • MALAYSIAN TRIBOLOGY SOCIETY, LIFE MEMBER
     (National)
  • LEMBAGA JURUTERA MALAYSIA, GRADUATE ENGINEER
     (National)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Ramasamy, N., Abul Kalam, M., Varman, M., & Teoh, Y. H. (2021). Comparative Studies of Piston Crown Coating with YSZ and Al2O3 center dot SiO2 on Engine out Responses Using Conventional Diesel and Palm Oil Biodiesel. Coatings, 11(8), 19. doi: 10.3390/coatings11080885
  2. Ramasamy, N., Kalam, M. A., Varman, M., & Teoh, Y. H. (2021). Effect of Thermal Barrier Coating on the Performance and Emissions of Diesel Engine Operated with Conventional Diesel and Palm Oil Biodiesel. Coatings, 11(6), 14. doi: 10.3390/coatings11060692
Scopus
  1. Zahid R., Bhutta M.U., Mufti R.A., Abdullah M.U., Masjuki H.H., Varman M., Kalam M.A., Ali M.A., Aslam J., Akhtar K. (2021). Friction and wear performance evaluation of bio-lubricants and DLC coatings on cam/tappet interface of internal combustion engines, Materials. 14(23). doi:10.3390/ma14237206
Others
  1. K. Hasni, A. Nabi, M. Varman and Z. Ilham (2018). Preparation of Biodiesel from Hibiscus sabdariffa Seeds Oil using Calcium Oxide Catalyst from Waste Egg Shells. Journal of the Society of Automotive Engineers Malaysia, 2(2), 177-183.
  2. Gulzar M., Masjuki H.H., Kalam M.A., Varman M., Zulkifli N.W.M., Mufti R.A., Zahid R., Yunus R. 2017. Dispersion Stability and Tribological Characteristics of TiO2/SiO2 Nanocomposite-Enriched Biobased Lubricant. Tribology Transactions
  3. Hasni, K., Ilham, Z., Mohamad, J. & Varman, M. (2017). Brucea javanica seeds as source of potential natural antioxidants to improve biodiesel thermal and oxidative stability. Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, 13(3), 207-212. http://dx.doi.org/10.11113/mjfas.v13n3.555
  4. Gulzar, M., Masjuki, H. H., Kalam, M. A., Varman, M., Zulkifli, N. W. M., Mufti, R. A., Zahid, R. 2016. Tribological performance of nanoparticles as lubricating oil additives. Journal of Nanoparticle Research
  5. Gulzar, M., Masjuki, H. H., Varman, M., Kalam, M. A., Mufti, R. A., Zulkifli, N. W. M., Yunus, R., Zahid, R. 2015. Improving the AW/EP ability of chemically modified palm oil by adding CuO and MoS2 nanoparticles. Tribology International
  6. M. J. Abedin, H. H. Masjuki, M. A. Kalam, M. Varman, M. I. Arbab, I. M. Rizwanul Fattah and B.M.Masum. Experimental Investigation of a Multicylinder Unmodified Diesel Engine Performance, Emission, and Heat Loss Characteristics Using Different Biodiesel Blends: Rollout of B10 in Malaysia. The Scientific World Journal Volume 2014: 1-9
  7. A.M. Liaquat, H.H. Masjuki, M.A. Kalam, M. Varman, M.A. Hazrat, M. Shahabuddin and M. Mofijur. Effect of Coconut Biodiesel Blended Fuels on Engine Performance and Emission Characteristics. Procedia Engineering 56 (2013): 583-590
  8. Liaquat, A.M., Masjuki, H.H., Kalam, M.A., Varman, M., Hazrat, M.A., Shahabuddin, M., Mofijur, M. 2012. Application of blend fuels in a diesel engine. Energy Procedia Volume 14, 2012, Pages 1124-1133.
Article in Proceeding
  1. M. Varman, A. Arslan, H.H. Masjuki, M.A. Kalam, N.W.M. Zulkifli. "Evaluation of Tribological Performance of Hydrogenated DLC by Surface Texturing in the Presence of Palm Based TMP Ester at Different Temperatures" The Academic Research Community publication; Vol 2, issue #4 (2018): Second Proceedings of Al Azhar s 14th International Conference On: Engineering, Architecture and Technology; p. 473-478.
  2. C.M. Choy, M. Varman, H.H. Masjuki. (2017, November 9-11). Investigation of Engine Emission with Diesel - Palm Biodiesel - Antioxidant Blend. Paper presented at the 10th AUN/SEED-Net Regional Conference on Energy Engineering (RCEneE2017), Yangon, Myanmar, pp. 459-464. Organized by Yangon Technological University, AUN/SEED-Net, JICA and University of Yangon.
  3. M. I. Arbab, H. H. Masjuki, M. Varman, M. A. Kalam, H. Sajjad and S. Imtenan. 2014. Experimental Investigation of Fuel Properties and Engine Performance Characteristics of a Diesel Engine Fueled by Optimum Blend of Palm and Coconut Biodiesel Under Turbocharged and Non-Turbocharged Conditions. 4th International Conference on Environment Science and Engineering (ICESE 2014), April 24-26, 2014, Erzurum, Turkey, pp. 55-59. http://www.ipcbee.com/vol68/011-ICESE2014-E3006.pdf
  4. A. M. Liaquat, H. H. Masjuki, M. A. Kalam, M. M. K. Bhuiya and M. Varman. 2012. Influence of Coconut Biodiesel and Waste Cooking Oil Blended Fuels on Engine Performance and Emission Characteristics. ASME 2012 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, September 23 26, 2012 pp. 1-8.
  5. A.M. Liaquat, H.H. Masjuki, M.A. Kalam, M. Varman. 2012. Impact of biodiesel on injector deposit formation. Proceeding of The 5th Regional Conference on New and Renewable Energy -RCNRE 2012-, Hanoi, Vietnam. pp. 99-109.
  6. M. Husnawan, H.H. Masjuki, T.M.I. Mahlia, M.G. Saifullah and M. Varman. 2005. The Effect of Oxidized and Non-Oxidized Palm Oil Methyl Ester (POME) on the Stability Properties during Time of Storage. The 18th Internal Combustion Engine Symposium, Jeju, South Korea, pp. 1-4.
  7. M.U. Aslam, H.H. Masjuki, M.A. Kalam, H. Abdesselam, M. Varman, T.M.I. Mahlia and M.A. Amalina. 2005. The Performance of A Spark-Ignition Engine Fuelled with Natural Gas and Gasoline. ATCi 2005, Conference on Automotive Technology, Dec 6-8, 2005, Putrajaya, Malaysia, pp. 1-8.

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2011 - 2015, High Impact Research (HIR)
    Clean diesel technology for military and civilian transport vehicles (HIR grant, RM 5.50mil.) ( Consultant)

PAPER PRESENTED

ORAL PRESENTER
  1. Effect of DEE as an Oxygenated Additive on Palm Biodiesel-Diesel Blend in the Context of Combustion and Bmission Characteristics on a Medium Duty Diesel Engine, 4th International Conference on Environmental, Energy and Biotechnology (IPCBEE 2015)  (International) (24 Apr 2015 - 25 Apr 2015)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
PhD/ Doctoral
  1. (2015) EVALUATION OF PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES, FATTY ACID COMPOSITIONS AND BIODIESEL CHARACTERISTICS OF Brucea javanica AND Hibiscus sabdariffa SEED OILS AS SUSTAINABLE BIOFUEL, KHALILULLAH
Master
  1. (2013) BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM Hibiscus sabdariffa SEED AND Anacardium occidentale NUT SHELL AS POTENTIAL NATURAL ANTIOXIDANT FOR BIODIESEL, MOHAMAD HABID BIN HASAN
  2. (2012) Influence of Gas-to-liquid fuel in the combined blends of Biodiesel-Diesel, SAJJAD HOSSAIN
  3. (2012) Experimental Evaluation of oxygenated additives on improving biodiesel-diesel blends fuelling diesel engines, IMTENAN SAYEED
  4. (2011) Optimization of fuel properties and engine performance of Jatropha, Palm and coconut biodiesel blends, Md. Arbab Iqbal