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Dr. P. Krishnankutty

Emeritus Professor


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Department of Ship Technology

Dr. P. Krishnankutty

Field Of Special Interest

Ship Hydrodynamics
Manoeuvring and Controlla
Biomimetic Propulsion of
Ocean-Wave Structure Inte
High Speed Vessel Hydrody
Ship Motion and Human Com

Experience

Lecturer in Naval Architecture

Department of Ship Technology, CUSAT (1981-1991)

Reader

Department of Ship Technology, CUSAT (1991-1996)

Professor

Department of Ship Technology, CUSAT (1996-2006)

Associate Professor

Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras (2006-2010)

Professor

Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras (2010-2019)

Senior Professor (Professor with Higher Academic Grade - HAG)

Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras (Jul 2019- Jun 2022)

Emeritus Professor

Department of Ship Technology, CUSAT (Jul 2022 - present)

Education

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech)

Naval Architecture & Shipbuilding from Cochin University, 1981

Master of Engineering (M.E)

Ocean Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey, USA, 1988

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Marine Hydrodynamics, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, 1994

Research Fellow

Post-Doctoral Research at Glasgow University, Scotland, UK (2001-2003) in the area of ship hydrodynamic interaction, HSV Wave Wash and Motion Comfort supported by European Union.

Publications

International Journals

  1. Suneela, J., Krishnankutty, P. and Anantha Subramanian, V. (2021) “Hydrodynamic Performance of Planing Craft with Interceptor-Flap Hybrid Combination”, Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy, Jul 2021; https://doi.org/10.1007/s40722-021-00211-0

  2.  Akhil Balagopalan and P Krishnakutty (2021) “Manoeuvring prediction of container ship in Shallow Water Using Numerical Planar Motion Mechanism’’ Ship Technology Research (Schiffstechnik), 16 Feb 2021, DOI: 10.1080/09377255.2021.1883799.

  3. Mannam N P B, Alam M M and Krishnankutty P, “Review of Biomimetic Flexible Foil Propulsion System on Different Planetary Bodies”, Jl Results of Engineering, Elsevier, Vol.8, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2020.100183.

  4. Kunal N. Tiwari, Akhil Balagopalan and Parameswaran Krishnankutty (2020) “Experimental Investigation on the Effects of Froude Number on Manoeuvring Characteristic of a Research Vessel”, Ships and Offshore Structures”, DOI:10.1080/17445302.2020.1816764.

  5. Kunal Tiwari , Hariharan Kallath , Rameesha TV and P. Krishnankutty, (2020) “Prediction of a Research Vessel Manoeuvring Using Numerical PMM and Free Running Tests”, Oceans System Engineering 10(3), 333{357. DOI: 10.12989/OSE.2020.10.3.333 (Jul 2020).

  6. Anties K M , P. Ananthakrishnan and P. Krishnankutty (2020). “Ship Hull Wake Effect on the Hydrodynamic Performance of a Heave-Pitch Combined Oscillating Fin”, Jl of Ships and Offshore Structures, Vol.17, pp1-11, 2020.

  7. Suneela, J., Krishnankutty, P. and Anantha Subramanian, V. (2020) “Numerical Investigation on the Hydrodynamic Performance of High Speed Planing Hull with Transom Interceptor”, Ships and Offshore Structures, DOI: 10.1080/ 17445302. 2020.1738134

  8. Praveen PC, Krishnankutty P, Manu Korulla (2020) Study on the Maneuvering Characteristics of Axisymmetric Underwater Vehicles with Different Slenderness and Control Fin Aspect Ratios. Ocean Engineering, 201, 107034.

  9. Akhil Balagopalan, Kunal Tiwari, Rameesha T V and P Krishnakutty (2019) “Maneuvering prediction of container ship using numerical PMM and experimental validation using free running model tests’’ Ships and Offshore Structures, DOI: 10.1080/17445302.2019. 1688921.

  10. Rameesha, T.V and Krishnankutty, P. (2019) “Numerical Study on the Manoeuvring of a Container Ship in Regular Waves”, Jl. of Ships and Offshore Structures, Vol14 (2), pp141-152;

  11. Rameesha, T.V and Krishnankutty, P. (2018) “Numerical Investigation on the Influence of Froude Number on the Maneuvering Characteristics of a Containership”, Journal of International Shipbuilding Progress, Vol.65 No.2,pp149-185.

  12. Naga Praveen Babu Mannam and Krishnankutty,P. (2018) “Hydrodynamic Study of Flapping Foil Propulsion System Fitted to Surface and Underwater Vehicles”, Journal of Ships and Offshore Structures, Issue 6, Vol.13, 2018; DOI: 10.1080/17445302.20181433771

  13. Praveen, P.C., Krishnankutty, P. and Panigrahi, P.K., (2018) “Effect of Slenderness Ratio of an Underwater Axisymmetric Body on the Hydrodynamic Forces in Oblique Flows”, Journal of Ships and Offshore Structures, Vol.13 No.3, pp256-264.

  14. Ayyankar, V B S, Krishnankutty, P., Korulla, M. and Panigrahi, P.K.,(2018) “Stability Analysis of a Postively Buoyant Underwater Vehicle in Vertical Plane for a Level Flight at Varying Buoyancy, BG Position and Speeds, “Journal of Ocean Engineering, Vol.148, pp331-348.

  15. Mannam, N.P.B., Krishnankutty, P., Harikrishnan, V and Richards, C.S., (2017) “Experimental and Numerical Study of Penguin Mode Flapping Foil Propulsion System for Ships”, Journal of Bionic Engineering Journal of Bionic Engineering, Vol.14, pp770-780.

  16. Sunny Kumar,P., Vendhan, C.P, and Krishnankutty,P. (2017) “A Study of Finite Element Model for Nonlinear Water Wave-Body Interaction using the Fully Nonlinear Potential Flow Theory”, Journal of Ships and Offshore Structures, Vol. 12. No.2, 276-289..

  17. Mannam, N.P.B, Krishnankutty, P. and Mallikarjuna, J.M. (2016) “Hydrodynamic Study of Freely Swimming Shark Fish Propulsion using 2D Particle Image Velocimetry for Marine vehicles”, Journal of Robotics and Biomimetics, 2016;3:3. doi:10.1186/s40638-016-0036-0.

  18. Shenoi, R., Krishnankutty, P. and Panneer Selvam, R. (2016) “ Study of Maneuverability of Container Ship with Non-Linear and Roll-Coupled Effects by Numerical Simulations Using RANSE Based Solver”, Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (Transactions of the ASME), Vol.138, Paper No.041801, Aug 2016.

  19. Rajita R.S., Krishnankutty, P. and Panneer Selvam, R. (2014) “Study of Maneuverability of Container Ship by Static and Dynamic Simulations using RANSE based Solver”, Jl. Ships and Offshore Structures, Vol.11 No.3, 316-334 (DOI: 10.1080/ 17445302.2014.987439).

  20. Praveen, P.C. and Krishnankutty, P. (2013)"Study on the Effect of Body Length on the Hydrodynamic Performance of an Axi-Symmetric Underwater Vehicle",Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Science (IJMS).

  21. Ankush, K. and Krishnankutty, P. (2012) "Design Options for Dynamic Captive Ship Model Test Facility", International Journal of Innovative Research and Develpoment(IJIRD), Vol 1 Issue 10 Dec. 2012, 248-263

  22. Aswathy Senan and P.Krishnankutty, (2012) “A study on nonlinear wave forces and motion responses of a tri-hull carrier vessel”, Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment, 226(1), 3-14, 2012

  23. Sheeja, J and Krishnankutty, P., (2010) “Estimation of Sway Velocity-Dependent Hydrodynamic Derivatives in Surface Ship Maneuvering Using RANSE based CFD”, International Journal of Ocean and Climate Systems, Vol.1 No.3&4, 167-178

  24. B.Krishna* and P.Krishnankutty., (2009) “Experimental and Numerical Study on Trim and Sinkage of a High Speed Catamaran Vessel in Shallow Waterways”, International Shipbuilding Progress, Volume 56, Number 3&4, pp159-176.

  25. K.S.Varyani and P.Krishnankutty (2009) “Stopping manoeuvre of high speed vessels fitted with screw and waterjet propulsion”, Journal of Marine Engineering & Technology (IMarEST, UK),No.13, Jan 2009, pp11-19

  26. Varyani,K.S., Krishnankutty, P., (2006) “Influence of Mooring Rope Characteristics on the Horizontal Drift Oscillation of a Moored Ship”, International Shipbuilding Progress, 2006 , Volume 53, Number 1, pp55-71.

  27. Varyani,K.S., Krishnankutty, P., (2006) “Modification of Ship Hydrodynamic Interaction Forces and Moment by Underwater Ship Geometry”, Ocean Engineering, 2006, 33, 1090-1104

  28. Varyani,K.S, Thavalingam, A. and Krishnankutty, P. (2004) “New Generic Mathematical Model to Predict Hydrodynamic Interaction Effects for Overtaking Manoeuvres in Simulators”, Journal of Marine Science and Technology, Japan, Vol.9, No.1, 2004, pp24-31, ISSN 0948-4280

  29. Krishnankutty,P. and Varyani, K.S. (2004) “Force on the Mooring Lines of a Ship due to the Hydrodynamic Interaction Effects of a Passing Ship”, International Shipbuilding Progress, Vol. 51, No. 1, 2004, pp33-57

  30. Varyani,K.S, McGregor,R, Krishnankutty, P and Thavalingam, A. (2002) “New Empirical and Generic Models to Predict Interaction Forces for Several Ships in Encounter and Overtaking Manoeuvres in a Channel”, International Shipbuilding Progress, Vol. 42, No. 4,2002, pp237-262

  31. Krishnankutty,P. and Vendhan,C.P. (1995) “Analysis of Diffraction-Radiation Problem of a Twin-Hull Barge System”, International Shipbuilding Progress (The Netherlands), Vol. 42, No. 432, Dec 1995, pp357-379

  32. Krishnankutty,P. and Vendhan,C.P. (1995) “Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis of Diffraction-Radiation Problem of Hydrodynamically Compact Structures”, Marine Structures (UK) Vol.8, 1995,pp 525-542

  33. Ignatius,K.K.V. and Krishnankutty,P. (1992) “Ship Data Model Using Cell Network”, Computer Applications in the Automation of Shipyard Operations and Ship Design(ICCAS), VII, IFIP Transactions B-5,pp331-341, North Holland, Amsterdam, 1992.

International Conferences/Reports

  1. Jesswin George, Abhishek Raj and P.Krishnankutty (2021), “A Numerical Study on the Effect of Water Depth on Ship Manoeuvring Hydrodynamic Derivatives”, International Conference on Ship and Offshore Technology, Surabaya, Indonesia,19-20 November.

  2. Jesswin George and P.Krishnankutty (2021), “A Numerical Study on Ship-Ship Hydrodynamic Interaction During Encounter Case in Shallow Water Condition”, 3rd International Conference on Smart & Green Technology for Shipping and Maritime Industries, Glasgow, UK, 21-22 Oct 2021.

  3. Aboobacker Shamjad and P.Krishnankutty (2021), “Numerical Estimation of Hydrodynamic Coefficients and Stability Check of Manned Submersible by Captive Model Tests”, 3rd International Conference on Smart & Green Technology for Shipping and Maritime Industries, Glasgow, UK, 21-22 Oct 2021.

  4. Suneela Jangam, Krishnankutty.P, Anantha Subramanian.V, (2020) “Free surface water wave for the flow near transom of high speed planing hull with interceptor in calm water and waves”, IEEE Oceans 2020, Singapore, 06-09 April.

  5. Akhil Balagopalan and P Krishnakutty (2020) “Numerical Study on the Effect of Water Depth on Maneuvering Perofrmance of a Container Ship”, Proceedings of the ASME 39 th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2020), Fort Lauderdale, Florida 10 Jun – 03 Jul.

  6. Awanish Chandra Dubey, V. Anantha Subramanian and P. Krishnankutty, (2020) “Autonomous Ship: Manoeuvring and Control in Laboratory Environment”, RINA International Conference on Autonomous Ships, London, 01-02 April. (online in Jul 2020).

  7. Martin, A.K., Naga Praveen Babu M and Krishnankutty,P. (2019), “Biomimetic Propulsion Systems and Their Applications to Marine Vehicles”, International Conference on Coastal and Inland water Systems (CIS 2019), Bhubaneswar, India, 16&17 December 2019

  8. Krishnankutty, P. . (2019). Biomimetic Propulsion Systems for Marine Vehicles. 5 th International Conference on Ocean Engineering (ICOE 2019), Mauritius.

  9. Tiwari, K. N. and Krishnankutty, P. (2019). Comparison of PID and LQR controllers for Dynamic Positioning of An Oceanographic Research Vessel. 5 th International Conference on Ocean Engineering (ICOE 2019), Mauritius.

  10. Martin, A.K., Krishnankutty,P. and Ananthakrishnan, P. (2019) “Hydrodynamic Study on the Performance Evaluation of Flapping Foils in Open Water and Behind Ship in Calm Water Condition”, International Conference on Ships and Offshore Structures, 4 - 8 November 2019
Onboard Carnival Liberty Passenger Cruise Ship from Port Canaveral to the Bahamas and back, USA

  11. Martin, A.K., Krishnankutty,P. and Ananthakrishnan, P. (2019) “Effect of Depth of Submergence on the Hydrodynamic Performance of a Foil”, 2nd lnternational Conference on Smart & Green Technology for Shipping and Maritime lndustries (lncluding Ballast Water Management)' on the 11-12 July 2019, Glasgow, UK

  12. Akhil Balagopalan and Krishnankutty P. Numerical study on the effect of water depth on the turning manoeuver of a container ship. 5th International Conference on Ship Manoeuvring in Shallow and Confined Water (MASHCON), GhentBelgium from May 19-23, 2019. 

  13. Akhil Balagopalan and Krishnankutty P (2018) Manoeuvring prediction of a container ship using numerical Planar Motion Mechanism test, RINA International Conference on Computational and Experimental Marine Hydrodynamics (MARHY2018), IIT Madras, India Martin, A.K., Alok, B.K, Krishnankutty,P. and Ananthakrishnan, P. (2018) “Hydrodynamic

  14. Performance of Rigid and Flexible Flapping Foils at Different Operating Conditions”, International Conference on Computational and Experimental Marine Hydrodynamics (MARHY2018), November 26&27, Chennai, India.

  15. Tiwari, K., Hariharan, K. and Krishnankutty,P.. (2018) “Maneuvering Prediction of an Oceanographic Research Vessel Using Numerical Horizontal Planar Motion Mechanism Test”, International Conference on Computational and Experimental Marine Hydrodynamics (MARHY2018), November 26&27, Chennai, India.

  16. Krishnankutty, P., MNP Babu and Martin, A.K (2018) “Energy Efficient and Eco-Friendly Flapping Foil Propulsion System for Marine Vehicles” Keynote Address in the International Maritime Seminar, Kochi, 3&4 Aug

  17. Anties K.Martin, Alok,B.K., P.Krishnankutty and P.Ananthakrishnan, (2018) “Hydrodynamic Study on the Performance Evaluation of Flapping Foils in Open Water Condition”, International Conference in Ocean Engineering (ICOE), IIT Madras, Chennai, India, 18-21 February

  18. Akhil Balagopalan and P.Krishnankutty, (2018) “Numerical Study of Water Depth Effects on the Sway Velocity and Rudder Derivatives of a Container Ship in Maoeuvring”, International Conference in Ocean Engineering (ICOE), IIT Madras, Chennai, India, 18-21 February.

  19. Rameesha, T.V and Krishnankutty,P. (2018) “Numerical Study on the Influence of Head Wave on the Hydrodynamic Derivatives of a Containership”, International Conference in Ocean Engineering (ICOE), IIT Madras, Chennai, India, 18-21 February.

  20. Suneela Jangam, Ananthasubramanian, V and Krishnankutty, P. (2018) “Computational Study on the Hydrodynamic Effects of Interceptors Fitted to the Transom of Planing Vessels”, International Conference in Ocean Engineering (ICOE), IIT Madras, Chennai, India, 18-21 February.

  21. Shenoi, R.R., Krishnankutty, P. and Selvam, R.P., (2017) “Sensitivity Analysis of Hydrodynamic Derivatives on Ship Maneuverability”, Proc. Intnl Conf on Ship and Offshore Technology, Dec 7-8, IIT Kharagpur, India.

  22. Balagopalan, A., Tiwari, K.N. and Krishnankutty, P., (2017) “ HPMM Incorporated to the Existing Towing Carriage for Ship Manoeuvring Studies”, Proc. Intnl Conf on Ship and Offshore Technology, Dec 7-8, IIT Kharagpur, India.

  23. Kunal Tiwari and Krishnankutty, P., (2017) “Dynamic Positioning of Ships Using Fuzzy Logic Controller”, Proceedings of the ASME 36 th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2017), Trondheim, Norway, 25-30 June.

  24. Sunny Kumar,P., Vendhan, C.P, and Krishnankutty,P. (2017) “Study of Nonlinear Water Wave Diffraction Around Group of Cylinders Using Finite Element Based MEL Model”, Proceedings of the ASME 36 th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2017), Trondheim, Norway, 25-30 June.

  25. Anties Martin and P.Krishnankutty, (2017) “Study on the Hydrodynamic Efficiency of Flexible Flapping Foils at Different Operating Parameters”, Proceedings of the ASME 36 th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2017), Trondheim, Norway, 25-30 June.

  26. Sunny Kumar,P., Vendhan, C.P. and Krishnankutty, P (2016) “Study of a Free Surface Smoothing Strategy in a Finite Element Based MEL Model for Nonlinear Water Waves”, International Conference on Computational and Experimental Marine Hydrodynamics (MARHY2016), November 24-25, Chennai, India.

  27. Mannam, N. P.B . and Krishnankutty, P. (2016) “Hydrodynamic Study of Thunniform Bio-inspired Fish Propulsion for Remotely Operated Surface Ships”, International Conference on Computational and Experimental Marine Hydrodynamics (MARHY2016), November 24-25, Chennai, India.

  28. Hariharan, K. and Krishnankutty,P., (2016) “Water Column Oscillations in FLNG Turret Moonpool and Annular Space During Free Oscillation and Head Wave Conditions”, International Conference on Computational and Experimental Marine Hydrodynamics (MARHY2016), November 24-25, Chennai, India.

  29. Sai Sanjit, G. and Krishnankutty, P., (2016) “Numerical Study of Propeller Effect on the Hydrodynamic Derivatives in Maneuvering of a Container Ship”, International Conference on Computational and Experimental Marine Hydrodynamics (MARHY2016), November 24-25, Chennai, India.

  30. Sunny Kumar,P., Krishnankutty, P. and Vendhan, C.P, (2016) “A Study of Adams- Bashforth Method in the Finite Element Based Model for Nonlinear Water Waves”, Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE 2016), November 11-17, Phoenix, AZ, USA.

  31. Mannam, N.P.B, Martin, A.K. and Krishnankutty, P. (2016) "Environment friendly bioinspired flapping foil propulsion system for marine vehicles”, 22 nd International Interdisciplinary Conference on the Environment, June 28-30, Austin, Texas, USA (Feb 2016).

  32. Rameesha T.V. and Krishnankutty, P. (2016) “Numerical Study on the Maneuvering of a Ship in Waves based on Unified State Space Model”, Proceedings of the ASME 35 th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2016), Busan, South Korea, 19-24 June.

  33. Harikrishnan V. and Krishnankutty, P. (2016) “Computational Fluid Dynamics Study of a Flexible Flapping Hydrofoil Propulsor”, Proceedings of the ASME 35 th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2016), Busan, South Korea, 19-24 June.

  34. Rameesha T.V. and Krishnankutty, P. (2016) “Numerical Investigation on the Influence of Froude Number on the Hydrodynamic Derivatives of a Container Ship”, Proceedings of the ASME 35 th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2016), Busan, South Korea, 19-24 June.

  35. Krishnankutty, P. (2016) “Technological Innovations for Sustainable Developments in Marine Transport System”, Keynote Address in the International Conference on ‘”Towards a Sustainable Blue Economy: Production, Strategies – (TaSBE- 2016)”, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Kochi; 4-6 February.

  36. Krishnankutty, P. (2016) “Energy Efficient and Environment Friendly Marine Vehicles”, Keynote Address in the 2nd International Conference on Emerging Trends In Engineering & Management-2016 (ICETEM’16), Sree Narayana Gurukulam College of Engineering, Kochi; 12&13, January.

  37. Tiwari, K.N, Waghmare, L.M., and Krishnankutty, P. (2016) “Single Input Fuzzy Logic Controller tuning for Steering Control Autonomous Underwater Vehicle: Genetic Algorithm Approach”, Indian Control Conference (ICC), Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad,
    January 4-6. Hyderabad, India.

  38. Hariharan, K. and Krishnankutty, P.(2015) ”Water Column Movement Characteristics in FLNG Turret Moonpool and Annular Space During Free Oscillation and Tow Conditions”, Proceedings of the 4 th InternationalConference on Ship and Offshore Technology, ICSOT 2015, December 10 - 11, 2015, IIT Kharagpur, India.

  39. Mannam, N.P.B. and Krishnankutty, P. (2015) "Enhancement of Stealth Characteristics of Marine Vehicles Using Biological Propulsion Systems", under Oceanography theme for NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) Science & Applications Workshop, Space Application Centre, Ahmadabad, India, 19-20 November,

  40. Mannam, N.P.B. and Krishnankutty, P. (2015) “Computational Study of Chrysopelea Paradisi Flying Snake Body Cross-Section Shape for Unmanned Airborne Vehicles”, International Conference on Computing in Mechanical Engineering (ICCME’15), SCMS School of Engineering and Technology, Kochi, 10-13 Aug 2015 and also in Research Publishing (RPS), Singapore.

  41. Krishnankutty, P. (2015) “Bio-Inspired Propulsion Systems for Marine Vehicles” Keynote Address in the International Conference on Computing in Mechanical Engineering (ICCME’15), SCMS School of Engineering and Technology, Kochi, 10-13 Aug.

  42. Shenoi, R., Krishnankutty, P. and Panneer Selvam, R. (2015) “Sensitivity Study of Hydrodynamic Derivative Variations on the Maneuverability Prediction of a Container Ship”, Proceedings of the ASME 2015 34 th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2015), Saint Johns, Canada, June 08-13 May 31 – June 05

  43. Mannam, N.P.B. and Krishnankutty, P. (2015) “Numerical Study on Fish Tail Shaped Rudder for Improved Ship Maneuvering”, Proceedings of the ASME 2015 34 th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2015), Saint Johns, Canada, June 08-13 May 31 – June 05.

  44. Roni Francis, Sudarsan, K., Krishnankutty, P. and Anantha Subramanian, V. (2014) “Numerical and Experimental Determination of Velocity Dependant Hydrodynamic Derivatives of an Underwater Towed Body”. International Conference on Computational and Experimental Marine Hydrodynamics, 3-4 Dec. Kulshrestha, A. and Krishnankutty, P. (2014) “Estimating Manoeuvring Coefficients of a

  45. Container Ship in Shallow Water Using CFD”, International Conference on Computational and Experimental Marine Hydrodynamics, 3-4 Dec.

  46. Praveen, K. and Krishnankutty, P. (2014) “Numerical Study of Self-Propulsion and Manoeuvring Characteristics of 90t AHTS Vessel”, International Conference on Computational and Experimental Marine Hydrodynamics, 3-4 Dec.

  47. Praveen, P.C., Krishnankutty, P. and Panigrahi, P.K (2014) “Investigation On The Effect Of Fineness Ratio On The Hydrodynamic Forces On An Axisymmetric Underwater Body At Inclined Flow”, International Conference on Computational and Experimental Marine Hydrodynamics, 3-4 Dec.

  48. Naga Praveen Babu, M. and Krishnankutty, P (2014) “Experimental and Computational Study of Lift - Based Flapping Foil Propulsion for Ships”, International Conference on Computational and Experimental Marine Hydrodynamics, 3-4 Dec.

  49. Naga Praveen Babu, M., Krishnankutty, P. and Mallikarjuna, J.M (2014) “Experimental Study of Flapping foil Propulsion System for Ships and Underwater Vehicles and PIV Study of Caudal Fin Propulsors”, Oceanic Engineering Society IEEE AUV 2014 Conference, Oxford, USA, October.

  50. Krishnankutty, P., Anantha Subramanian, V., Roni Francis, Prabhasudan Nair, P. and Sudarsan, K. (2014) “Experimental and Numerical Studies on an Underwater Towed Body”, Proceedings of the ASME 2014 33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2014), San Francisco, CA. June 08-13, 2014

  51. Naga Praveen Babu, M. and Krishnankutty, P., (2013) “Bio-Mimetic Flapping Foil Propulsion System for Manned Submersibles”, UTW 13: Underwater Technology 2013, 21 st October, NIOT Chennai, India

  52. R Rajita Shenoi, P Krishnankutty, R Panneer Selvam and A Kulshrestha (2013) “Prediction of Manoeuvring Coefficients of a Container Ship by Numerically Simulating HPMM Using RANSE Based Solver”, 3 rd International Conference on Ship Manoeuvring in Shallow and Confined Water, Ghent, Belgium, June 03-06.

  53. Praveen, P.C. and Krishnankutty, P. (2012) "Study on the Effect of Body Length on the Hydrodynamic Performance of an Axi-Symmetric Underwater Vehicle", 4th International Conference on Underwater System Technology, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, December 4-6.

  54. Krishnankutty, P. (2012) “Surface Ship Maneuvering, Underwater Towed Bodies and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles", Lecture delivered in the Workshop on AUVs in Ocean Observation Systems at Shah Alam, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 04 December 2012.

  55. Ankush, K. and Krishnankutty, P. (2012) "Design Options for Dynamic Captive Ship Model Test Facility", International Conference on Technology of the Sea (Tech SAMUDRA 2012), Visakhapatnam, India, 6-8 December.

  56. Roni Francis, K.Sudarsan, P.Krishnankutty, V Anantha Subramanian, (2012) "Design and Analysis of a Towed Submersible System", International Conference on Technology of the Sea (Tech SAMUDRA 2012), Visakhapatnam, India, 6-8 December.

  57. VBS Ayyangar, P Krishnankuttyy, Manu Korulla_,PK Panigrahi, (2012) “Hydrodynamic Design of a Flat Fish Autonomous Underwater Vehicle”, International Conference on Civil, Offshore & Environmental Engineering (ICCOEE2012), Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia, June.

  58. Aswathy Senan and P.Krishnankutty, (2012) “Numerical Estimation of Nonlinear Wave Forces on a Multi-Hull Barge Using Finite Element Method”, Proceedings of the ASME 31 st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE2012, July1-6.

  59. Aswathy Senan and P.Krishnankutty, (2012) “Estimation of Second-order Wave Forces on Marine Structures Using Finite Element Method”, Eighth International Conference on Coastal and Port Engineering in Developing Countries (PIANC-COPEDEC VIII), IIT Madras, India, 20-24 February.

  60. MD.Kareem Khan and P. Krishnankutty, (2010) “Hydrodynamic Performance Evaluation of Hull - Waterjet System Using CFD and Experiment”, Seventh International Conference on High Performance Marine Vehicles (HIPER’10), Melbourne, Florida, USA, Oct 13-15.

  61.  Aswathy Senan, P.Krishnankutty and V.Anantha Subramanian, (2010) “Experimental and Numerical Study of Motion Chracteristics of an Equi-Hull Trimaran”, Proc. Ninth International Conference on Hydro-Science Engineering (ICHE 2010), IIT Madras, India, 2-5 Aug.

  62. Sheeja Janardhanan and Krishnankutty P., (2010) “Operational Risks on the Controllability of a Vessel in Harbour Environment Due to Shallow Water Effects”, 17th Congress of the Asia and Pacific Division of the International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research(IAHR-APD) and 7th International Urban Watershed Management Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 21- 24 February.

  63. Sheeja Janardhanan and P. Krishnankutty, (2009) “Prediction of Ship Manoeuvring Hydrodynamic Coefficients Using Numerical Towing Tank Model Tests”, 12th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium (NuTTS 2009), Cortona, Tuscany, Italy, 4-6 October.

  64. Sheeja Janardhanan and P. Krishnankutty, (2009) “Numerical Estimation of Sway Velocity-Dependent Non-Linear Hydrodynamic Derivatives in Surface Ship Maneuvering”,International Conference in Ocean Engineering (ICOE 2009) – Feb 1-5, IIT Madras, India

  65. Baireddy Krishna and P.Krishnankutty, (2009) ”Study on the Grounding Chances of a High Speed Mono-Hull Vessel Form in Shallow Waters”, International Conference in Ocean Engineering (ICOE 2009) – Feb 1-5, IIT Madras, India

  66. P.Krishnankutty & Sheeja Janardhanan, (2007) “A Passing Ship Induced Hydrodynamic Interaction Forces on a Ship Moored in a Harbour and the Influence of Mooring Rope Material on its Subsequent Drift Movements”, International Conference on Infrastructure Development in the Ports & Shipping Sector and its Management (IDPM)” held on 18-20 Jan, Chennai

  67. Krishnankutty, P., Varyani, K.S. and Krishnan, D.K. (2006) “Wave Wash Generated by a High Speed Catamaran Ferry in Deep and Shallow Waterways”, International Conference on Marine Hydrodynamics (MAHY-2006), NSTL, Visakhapatnam.

  68. Krishnankutty, P. and Krishnan, D.K. (2006) “A Study to Identify the Restrictions Required on a Tanker Operating in Cochin Harbour to Save it from Grounding due to Squat”, International Conference on Marine Hydrodynamics (MAHY-2006), NSTL, Visakhapatnam.

  69. Varyani,K.S., Krishnankutty, P., Day, A.H, Guevel, M., Vega, J. and Annasanta, (2004) “Report on Passenger Comfort on High Speed Vessels”, Report No GRD2/200/30303-SPIN-HSV/4.3, Jan, European Commission.

  70. Krishnankutty, P. and Varyani, K.S. (2003) “Ship Form Effects on the Forces and Moment on a Stationary Ship Induced by a Passing Ship”, 6 th IFAC Conference on Manoeuvring and Control of Marine Crafts (MCMC’2003), Spain, 17-19 Sep.

  71. Varyani, K.S. Krishnankutty, P. and McGregor, R.C. (2003) “Effect of Rudder Size and Location on the Turning Performance of a High Speed Swath Ferry”, 6 th IFAC Conference on Manoeuvring and Control of Marine Crafts (MCMC’2003), Spain, 17-19 Sep.

  72. Varyani, K.S. Krishnankutty, P. and Vantorre, M. (2003) “Prediction of Load on Mooring Ropes of a Container Ship due to the Forces Induced by a Passing Bulk Carrier”, International conference on Marine Simulation and Ship Maneuverability (MARSIM’03), Kanazawa, Japan, 25-28 Aug.

  73. Day, A.H., Baltrop, N.D., Varyani,K.S and Krishnankutty, P. (2003) “Report on Route Planning and Environmental Problems Resulting from Fast Vessel Operations”, Report No GRD2/200/30303-SPIN-HSV/4.2B, Dec, European Commission.

  74. Varyani,K.S and Krishnankutty, P. (2003) “Report on High Speed Vessels Manoeuvrability”, Report No GRD2/200/30303-SPIN-HSV/4.2A, Oct, European Commission.

  75. Varyani,K.S. and Krishnankutty, P. (2002) “Hydrodynamic Interaction Between Two Ships”, Report No G3RD-CT-2000-0491/TOHPIC/1.3.08.02, May, European Commission.

  76. Varyani,K.S. and Krishnankutty, P. (2002) “Squat Effects on Vessels in Restricted Waterways”, Report No G3RD-CT-2000-00491/TOHPIC/1.3.08.01, Feb, European Commission.

  77. Varyani,K.S. and Krishnankutty, P. (2002) “Wave Wash of INCAT96 in Barcelona”, Report No G3RD-CT-2000-00491/TOHPIC/1.2.08.03, Jan, European Commission.

  78. Varyani,K.S. and Krishnankutty, P. (2002) “Wave Wash of NGV Liamone in Nice Port” , Report No G3RD-CT-2000-00491/TOHPIC/1.2.08.02, Jan, European Commission.

  79. Varyani,K.S. and Krishnankutty, P. (2002) “Wave Wash of Stena Explorer in Dublin Bay”, Report No G3RD-CT-2000-00491/TOHPIC/1.2.08.01, Jan, European Commission.

  80. Varyani,K.S, Krishnankutty, P and McGregor,R. (2002) “Report on Current High Speed Vessels”, Report No GRD2/200/30303-SPIN-HSV/4.1, Sep, European Commission.

  81. Krishnankutty, P., Pradeep, K.R. and Anilkumar, K.A. (2000) “Second-Order Wave Force Estimation Using Three-Dimensional FEM”, International Conference on Ship and Marine Technology (SMART 2000), Cochin, Dec, pp165-172

  82. Arun,U and Krishnankutty,P. (2000) “Integration of Graphical Pre- and Post-Processors for Effective Utilisation and Representation of Diffraction Problem Solutions”, International Conference on Ship and Marine Technology (SMART 2000), Cochin, Dec, pp139-148

  83. Baiju,M.V, Chandramohan, P.V and Krishnankutty,P. (2000) “Analysis and Design of Floating Dock”, International Conference on Ship and Marine Technology (SMART 2000), Cochin, Dec, pp21-34

  84. Krishnankutty,P. and Vendhan,C.P. (1991) “Estimation of Wave Diffraction Effects Around Inclined Cylinders Using 3D-FEM”, Seventh International Conference on Computer Applications in the Automation of Shipyard Operations and Ship Design (ICCAS), Brazil,
    1991

National Journals

  1. Praveen, P.C. and Krishnankutty, P. (2013) "Study on the Effect of Body Length on the Hydrodynamic Performance of an Axi-Symmetric Underwater Vehicle",Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Science (IJMS) August.

  2. Sheeja Janardhanan and Krishnankutty,P. (2008) “Numerical Estimation of Hydrodynamic Derivatives and Simulation of Trajectory of a Surface Ship”, Jl. Shipstechnic, Vol.25, pp14-23.

  3. Krishnankutty,P. (2004) “Forces Between Ships During Mid-Sea Replenishment and Harbour Transit”, Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India), Vol.84, January.

  4. Krishnankutty,P. and Varyani, K.S. (2003) “Development and Growth Potential of High Speed Vessels”, Shipstechnic, Cochin.

  5. Krishnankutty, P., Praveen, P.P. and Rajesh, S.R. (2002) “Second-Order Mean and Oscillatory Wave Forces on Offshore Structures”, Shipstechnic, Vol. XVIII, Cochin.

  6. Rajasenan, D and Krishnankutty, P. (1998) “The Economic Impact of Liberalisation on the Fishing Industry of India”, Shipstechnic, Vol. XIV, Cochin.

  7. Krishnankutty,P. (1994) “Hydrodynamic Interaction Forces on Ships in Two-Way Traffic”, Shipstechnic, Cochin.

  8. Krishnankutty,P. (1991) “Estimation of Hydrodynamic Interaction Between Moored and Passing ships”, Shipstechnic.

  9. Krishnankutty,P. (1981) “Ferro-Cement Applications in Shipbuilding”, Shipstechnic,Cochin.

National Conferences

  1. Subramanian,V.A. and Krishnankutty,P. (2008) “Academia, Research And Industry Interaction For Design Improvements In Shipbuilding”, World Shipping Forum 2008 (Institution of Marine Engineers), Chennai during 31 Jan to 2 Feb.

  2. Sheeja Janardhanan and P. Krishnankutty, (2007) “Motion Analysis Of A Discus Buoy In Free-Floating And Moored Conditions”, Fourth Indian National Conference on Harbour and Ocean Engineering, 12-14 Dec.

  3. Krishnankutty,P. (1997) “Hydrodynamic Interaction Forces on a Moored Ship Induced by a Passing Ship”, Marine Symposium, May, Bangalore, India

  4. Krishnankutty,P. (1997) “Numerical Estimation of Motion Acceleration Derivatives of Submerged Bodies”, Conference on Ship and Ocean Technology, March, IIT Kharagpur

  5. Krishnankutty,P. (1996) “FEM Applications in Marine Hydrodynamics”, 41st Congress of Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Dec, CUSAT (Invited Talk)

  6. Krishnankutty,P. (1995) “Effectiveness of a Hierarchy of Radiation Boundary Dampers in Ocean Wave-Structure Interaction Problems”, National Symposium on the Analysis and Design of Ships and Offshore Structures, Dec, CUSAT

  7. Krishnankutty,P. and Vendhan, C.P. (1992) “Computation of Hydrodynamic Coefficients of a Tension Leg Platform”, Symposium on Ocean Technology, Aug., NIO, Goa, India

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Role Project Funding Agency
Principal Investigator Development of Bio-Mimetic Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (BAUV) for Maritime Surveillance (Phase I) Naval Research Board
Coordinator Design Review of Barge Mounted OSD Erection for Mumbai Trans Harbour Link Larsen & Toubro
Coordinator Hydrodynamic (CFD) Analysis of a Fast Patrol Vessel Mazagon Docks
Coordinator Bare hull resistance estimation for NGMV vessel Mazagon Docks
Coordinator Resistance, Propulsion and seakeeping model tests for a FBOP Hull Cochin Shipyard
Coordinator CFD Analysis for FPV Hull Form Goa Shipyard
Coordinator Hydrostatic and hydrodynamic analysis of manned submersible Natl Instt of Ocean Tech, Chennai
Coordinator Resistance and Powering Estimation of Pollution Control Vessel Goa Shipyard
Coordinator Study of Hydrodynamic Effects of Shallow Bulbous Dome for a Research Vessel Naval Physical & Oceanol Lab
Coordinator Astern pull force estimation of a FPSO Triune Eng Serv Pvt Ltd
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