Dr. M. Ramasamy

V.R. Radhakrishnan, M. Ramasamy*, H. Zabiri, V. Do Thanh, N.M. Tahir, H. Mukhtar, M.R. Hamdi, N. Ramli, 2007. Heat Exchanger Fouling Model and Preventive Maintenance Scheduling Tool, Applied Thermal Engineering, 27, pp. 2791 – 2802.

Berihun M. Negash, Lemma D. Tufa and M. Ramasamy, 2016. Performance prediction of a reservoir under gas injection using Box-Jenkins model, Int. J. Oil, Gas and Coal Technology, 12(3) 285-301.

Z.A. Chandio, M. Ramasamy*, H. Mukhtar, 2015. Temperature effects on solubility of asphaltenes in crude oil, Chemical Engineering Research & Design, 94, 573-583.

S. Sundaramoorthy, M. Ramasamy*, 2014. Tuning Optimal PID Controllers for Desired Closed-loop Response using the Method of Moments, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 53(44), pp 17403 – 17418.

H. Zabiri, M. Ramasamy, L.D. Tufa, A. Maulud, 2013. Integrated OBF-NN Models with Enhanced Extrapolation Capability for Nonlinear Systems, Journal of Process Control, 23(10), 1562-1566.

D.T. Lemma, M. Ramasamy*, 2011. Closed-loop Identification of Systems with Uncertain Time Delays using ARX-OBF Structure, Journal of Process Control, 21(8), 1148-1154.

N. Yusoff, M. Ramasamy, S. Yusup, 2011. Taguchi’s Parametric Design Approach for the selection of Optimization Variables in a Refrigerated Gas Plant, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 89, 665-675.

D.T. Lemma, M. Ramasamy*, M. Shuhaimi, 2011. Improved Method for Development of Parsimonious Orthonormal Basis Filter Models, Journal of Process Control, 21(1), 36-45.

F. Rahman, D.B. Umesh, D. Subbarao, M. Ramasamy*, 2010. Enhancement of Entrainment Rates in Liquid-Gas Ejectors, Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, 49(10), 1128-1135.

D.T. Lemma, M. Ramasamy*, S.C. Patwardhan, M. Shuhaimi, 2010. Development of Box-Jenkins type time series models by combining conventional and orthonormal basis filter approaches, Journal of Process Control, 20 (1), 108-120.

H. Zabiri, M. Ramasamy, 2009: NLPCA as a diagnostic tool for control valve stiction, Journal of Process Control, 19 (8), 1368 – 1376.

M. Ramasamy* and S. Sundaramoorthy, 2008: PID Controller tuning for desired closed-loop responses for SISO systems using impulse response, Computers and Chemical Engineering, 32, 1773-1788.

H. Zabiri, M. Ramasamy, L.D. Tufa, 2016. A study on the closed-loop performance in extrapolated regions of operations of nonlinear systems using parallel OBF-NN models, Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan, 49(2) 176-185.

M. Ramasamy*, S.S. Narayanan, Ch.D.P. Rao, 2005: Control of ball mill grinding circuit using model predictive control scheme, Journal of Process Control, 15 (2005) 273-283.

S. S. Jeremiah, A. Narayanasamy, H. Zabiri, M. Ramasamy, 2017. Analysis of Constraint Modification in Model-based Control Valve Stiction Compensation, Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences and Engineering), 79(7), 83-89.

H. Zabiri, V. R. Radhakrishnan, M. Ramasamy, C. S. Wah, V. Do Thanh, and N. M. Ramli, 2007. Development of Heat Exchanger Fouling Model and Preventive Maintenance Diagnostic Tool, Chemical Product and Process Modeling, 2 (2), Article 10, 1-10.

Berihun M Negash, Lemma D Tufa, Ramasamy M, Mariyamni Bt Awang, 2017. System Identification Based Proxy Model of a Reservoir under Water Injection, Modeling and Simulation in Engineering, 2017(1), 1 – 10. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/7645470

A. Ahmed, A. Maulud, M. Ramasamy, M. Shuhaimi, 2017. Validation of Reacting Flow Model for RFCC Riser in Khartoum Refinery, Red Sea University Journal of Basic and Applied Science, Vol.2 Special Issue (3), 299-313.

Nooryusmiza Yusoff, Marappagounder Ramasamy, Profit Optimisation: An Integrated Approach for Scheduling and Real-time Optimization in a Refrigerated Gas Plant, ISBN: 978-3-639-27630-5, Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Muller, 2010.

Processing of heavy crude oils: Opportunities and Challenges, Ed. Ramasamy Marappa Gounder, InTechOpen Publishers, ISBN: 978-1-83968-410-4; Print ISBN: 978-1-83968-409-8; eBook (PDF) ISBN: 978-1-83968-411-1, 18 Dec 201

M. Ramasamy, E.V.S. Sampath (2017). CFD Simulations of Crude Oil Fouling on Heat Transfer Surfaces, Chapter 15 In: Computational Fluid Dynamics - Basic Instruments and Applications in Science, Ed. Adela Ionesc, InTech Publications, pp. 357 – 375. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.71886

Marappa Gounder Ramasamy and Zubair Ahmed Chandio (2016). Asphaltenes and Crude Oil Fouling, Chapter 2 in Asphaltenes: Fundamentals, Applications and Future Developments, Suzanne R Pittman (Ed.), ISBN 978-1-63485-620-1, Nova Science Publishers, pp. 35-60.

Lemma D. Tufa and M. Ramasamy (2012). System Identification Using Orthonormal Basis Filters, Frontiers in Advanced Control Systems, Ginalber Luiz de Oliveira Serra (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-51-0677-7, InTech, pp. 253-276.

Ramasamy Marappa Gounder (2019), Introductory Chapter: Heavy Crude Oil Processing - An Overview, In: Processing of heavy crude oils: Opportunities and Challenges, Ed. Ramasamy Marappa Gounder, InTechOpen Publishers, ISBN: 978-1-83968-410-4; Print ISBN: 978-1-83968-409-8; eBook (PDF) ISBN: 978-1-83968-411-1, 18 Dec 2019, pp 1 – 6.

Sean Suraj Jeremiah, Haslinda Zabiri*, Marappagounder Ramasamy, Weng Kean Teh, Bashariah Kamaruddin, Ahmad Azharuddin Azhari Mohd Amiruddin (2019). Generic framework for valve stiction detection and compensation with ANFIS-activated dual-mode MPC, Journal of Process Control, 79, 85-97.

SS Patil, UB Deshannavar, M Ramasamy, PG Hegde, 2022. Modeling and optimisation studies on the ultrasound-assisted extraction of phenolic compounds from Azadirachta indica, Chemical Engineering Communications, 209 (10), 1423-1438

NL Jian, H Zabiri, M Ramasamy, 2022. Data-Based Modeling of a Nonexplicit Two-Time Scale Process via Multiple Time-Scale Recurrent Neural Networks, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 61 (26), 9356-9365

O ur Rehman, MG Ramasamy, NEM Rozali, UB Deshannavar, 2021. Determination of Limiting Heat Flux for The Inception of Nucleate Boiling Regime for Crude Oils, Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences 85 (2) pp. 115-127.

Umesh B. Deshannavar, Ramasamy Marappagounder (2021). Revisiting threshold fouling models for crude oil fouling, Heat Transfer Engineering, 42 (17), 1489-1505

Sunita S. Patil, Umesh B. Deshannavar, M. Ramasamy, Sampath Emani, Nima Khalilpoor*, and Alibek Issakhov, 2021. Study of Extraction Kinetics of Total Polyphenols from Curry Leaves, International Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol. 2021, Article ID 9988684, 8 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/9988684

RA Patil, UB Deshannavar, M Ramasamy, S Emani, A Issakhov and Nima Khalilpoor*, 2021. Briquetting of Dry Sugarcane Leaves by Using Press Mud, Cow Dung, and Buffalo Dung as Binders, International Journal of Chemical Engineering. Vol 2021 Article ID 8608215 https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/8608215

PS Patil, UB Deshannavar*, M Ramasamy, S Emani, 2021. Production, optimization, and characterization of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)–papaya (Carica papaya) wine using Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Environmental Technology & Innovation, 21, 101290, 1-16.

Ola Karara, Sampath Emani, Ramasamy Marappa Gounder*, Maung Maung Myo Thant, Hilmi Mukhtar, Mohsen Sharifpur, Milad Sadeghzadeh, 2021. Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Convective Heat Transfer in Actively Heated Bundle-Pipe, Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 15(1), 848-864.

Muhammad Waqas Yaqub, Ramasamy Marappagounder, Risza Rusli, Reddy Prasad D. M., Rajashekhar Pendyala*, 2020. Review on gas-liquid-liquid three-phase flow patterns, pressure drop, and liquid holdup in pipelines, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 159, 505-528.

B. Kamaruddin, H. Zabiri*, A. A. A. Mohd Amiruddin, W. K. Teh, M. Ramasamy, S.S. Jeremiah (2020). A simple model-free butterfly shape-based detection (BSD) method integrated with deep learning CNN for valve stiction detection and quantification, Journal of Process Control, 87, 1-16.

K.M.S. Salvinder, H. Zabiri*, S.A. Taqvi, M. Ramasamy, F. Isa, N.E.M. Rozali, H. Suleman, A. Maulud, A.M. Shariff (2019). An overview on Control Strategies for CO2 Capture using Absorption/ Stripping System, Chemical Engineering Research & Design, 147, 319-337.

IL Lu, YS Ong, KZ KuShaari*, VL Wong, MG Ramasamy, 2022. Numerical CFD investigation of liquid-liquid two-phase flow separation in a microseparator, Separation Science and Technology, 57 (9), 1454-1470

Umesh B. Deshannavar, M. Ramasamy* (2019). A Model to Determine Maximum Heat Flux under Forced Convective Heat Transfer Regime for Crude Oil Fouling Studies, Applied Thermal Engineering, 156, 485-493.

Sampath Emani, M. Ramasamy*, Ku Zilati Ku Shaari (2019). Discrete-Phase CFD Simulations of Asphaltenes Particles Deposition from Crude oil in Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers, Applied Thermal Engineering, 149, 105-118.

H Zabiri, R Marappagounder, NM Ramli (2018). Parallel Based Support Vector Regression for Empirical Modeling of Nonlinear Chemical Process Systems, Sains Malaysiana 47 (3), 635-643.

H Zabiri, R Marappagounder, TD Lemma (2018). A Study on the Closed-Loop Performance in Extrapolated Regions of Operations of Nonlinear Systems Using Parallel OBF-NN Models, Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan 49 (2), 176-185.

Sampath Emani, Nur A. Yusoh, Ramasamy M. Gounder*, Ku Z.K Shaari, 2017. Effect of Operating Conditions on Crude Oil Fouling through CFD Simulations, Int. Journal of Heat and Technology, Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 703-713.

F Isa, H Zabiri, M Ramasamy, LD Tufa, AM Shariff, SF Saleh, 2017. Pressure modification index based on hydrodynamics and mass transfer effects for modeling of CO2 removal from natural gas via absorption at high pressures, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 56, 173-186.

Hori, Y., Yamamoto, H., Suzuki, T., Okitsu, J., Nakamura, T., Maeda, T., Matsuo, T., Bt Zabiri, H., Tufa, L.D., Marappagounder, R., 2017. Online anomaly detection of distillation tower system using adaptive resonance theory, Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan, 50 (6 Special Issue), 430-438.

Totok R. Biyanto, M. Ramasamy, Azamuddin B. Jameran, Henokh Y. Fibrianto, 2016. Thermal and hydraulic impacts consideration in refinery crude preheat train cleaning scheduling using recent stochastic optimization methods, Applied Thermal Engineering, 108, 1436-1450.

Faezah Isa, H. Zabiri, M. Ramasamy, Lemma D Tufa, Azmi Mohd Shariff, 2016. An overview on CO2 removal via absorption: Effect of elevated pressures in counter-current packed column, Journal of Natural Gas Science & Engineering, 33 (July) 666–677.

Nitin Shetty, U.B. Deshannavar, M. Ramasamy*, P. Rajashekhar, 2016. Improved threshold fouling models for crude oils, Energy, 111, 453-467.

MSc.: Fauzan Rahman, A study on the effect of nozzle type on the hydrodynamcis of ejector-induced upflow bubble column, Jun 2008.

MSc.: (Co-Supervision): Afeefah binti Fakhruldin, Upgrading of heavy naphtha to gasoline-like liquid using Fe and Zn Supported Catalysts, Feb 2021

MSc.: (Co-Supervision): Sean Suraj Jeremiah, Generic Framework for Valve Stiction Detection and Compensation with ANFIS Activated Dual –Mode MPC, Jan 2020.

MSc.: (Co-Supervision): Reem Hassan Abd Elghafoor Hassan, Dynamics of wall heated packed bed reactor, 2014

MSc.: (Co-Supervision): Norhusna Mohamad Nor, Determination of formation of fouling precursors in sweet crude oils – Mar 2011

MSc.: (Co-Supervision): Mohd Zamidi B Ahmad, Characteristics and Fouling Tendencies of Selected Malaysian Crude Oils, Mar. 2011

MSc.: Ola Karar, Expeirmental and Numerical Investigation of Natural Convection in Tube Bundle, Jul 2020

MSc.: Nitin Shetty, Modified Threshold Fouling Model for Crude Oils, 2015.

MSc.: Zubair Ahmad Chandio, Effect of bulk temperature on solubility of asphaltenes, 2014.

MSc.: Low Wai Chong, Optimization of cleaning schedule for industrial heat exchanger networks under the influence of fouling, Aug. 2011.

MSc.: Mohammad Syamzari B Rafeen, Evaluation and Modeling of Fouling Characteristics of Petroleum Crude Oils and Crude Blends, Feb. 2011

Ph.D.: Lemma Dendena Tufa, Control Relevant System Identification using Orthonormal Basis Filter Models, July 2009.

Ph.D.: (Co-Supervision) Bashariah Kamaruddin, An integrated framework for control valve stiction detection and severity quantification using butterfly shape-based method, Jul 2021

Ph.D.: (Co-Supervision) Berihun Mamo Negash, System Identification Based Proxy Modeling of a Reservoir under Secondary Recovery, 2018.

Ph.D.: (Co-Supervision) Aisha Osman Mohamed Ahmed, CFD Modeling and Simulation of an Industrial Residue Fluid Catalytic Cracking (RFCC) Riser, 2015.

Ph.D.: E. V. S. Sampath, Effect of Operating Conditions and Influencing Forces on Crude Oil Fouling in Heat Exchangers through Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations, Jan 2020.

Ph.D.: Mohamed Abdelrahim Mohamed, System Identification of Multivariable Closed-loop Systems using Iterative Leaky Least Mean Squares Approach - Oct 2016.

Ph.D.: Haslinda Zabiri, Nonlinear System Identification and Control using Parallel OBF-NN model – Oct 2013.

Ph.D.: Totok Ruki Biyanto, Optimal Cleaning Schedule for Crude Preheat Train Affected by Fouling Using Genetic Algorithm, Feb. 2013.

Ph.D.: Umesh B Deshannavar, Crude Oil Fouling on Heat Transfer Surfaces, Jan 2011.

Ph.D.: Nooryusmiza Yusoff, An Integrated Approach for Scheduling and Real-time Optimization in a Refrigerated Gas Plant, Oct. 2009.

Closed-loop Identification of Subsystem Interactions in Distributed Model Predictive Control Systems Investigators: M. Ramasamy, Lemma D. Tufa, Nooryusmiza Yusoff; Funded by : ERGS, MOHE, Malaysia Contract value: RM 50,000 Duration: Jun. 2012 – Nov. 2014

Consultancy: Evaluation of Effectiveness of commercial antifoulants in suppressing fouling formation of Pyrenees crude oil Funded by : Petronas Penapisan (Melaka) Sdn. Bhd Contract value: RM 10,800 Duration: Jan – Mar 2012

Consultancy: Plantwide Energy Audit Project for PETRONAS Chemicals Ammonia Sdn Bhd. Project Team Members: AP Dr M Ramasamy (Leader), AP Dr. Shuhaimi B Mahadzir, AP Dr Zainal Ambri B Abd Karim (ME), Dr. Lemma Dendena Tufa, Dr. Rajasekhar Pendyala, AP Dr. Syed Ihtsham Ul_Haq (ME) and Dr Aklilu Tesfamichael Baheta (ME) Phase 1: Oct – Dec 2011, RM 118,600 Phase 2: Apr – Sep 2012, RM 202,700 Phase 3: Apr 2013 – May 2014, RM 184,000

Consultancy: CFD Simulation of Washwater Pipeline System – Flow Assurance Study. Funded by: Malaysian Refining Company Sdn. Bhd., Melaka Contract Value: RM 24,440 Duration: Sep. – Oct. 2017

Consultancy: Development of Energy Monitoring System Software Tool for Olefins Plant of PETRONAS Chemicals Olefins Sdn Bhd. Project Team Members: AP Dr M Ramasamy (Leader), AP Dr. Shuhaimi B Mahadzir, AP Dr Zainal Ambri B Abd Karim (ME), Dr. Lemma Dendena Tufa, Dr. Rajasekhar Pendyala, AP Dr. Syed Ihtsham Ul_Haq (ME) and Dr Aklilu Tesfamichael Baheta (ME) Project Value: RM 453,256 18/29 Duration: Sep. 2015 – Apr. 2018

Application of nonlinear control strategies to pH system 17/29 Grant amount : Rs.500 000 Grant from: All India Council for Technical Education, India Duration : June 1998 – May 2000

Development of nonlinear model based control strategies for distillation column control Main researcher : M. Ramasamy Co-researchers : Norashid Aziz, Mohd Zailani Abu Bakar Grant amount : RM.195 000 Grant from: Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia. Duration : June 2004 – May 2006 (The project has been transferred to Co-researcher from 30.09.2005)

Development of a Soft Sensor for Inferential Control of Fatty Acid Concentration in Palm Oil Fractionation Plant Co-researcher : Haslinda Zabiri Grant amount : RM.214,996 Grant from: Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia. Duration : Dec 2006 – April 2009

Optimisation of energy recovery in crude preheat train – Development of fouling mitigation technology suite, Investigators: M. Ramasamy, Hilmi B Mukhtar, Chandra Mohan, Abdul Halim Shah Maulud, Haslinda Zabiri Funded by : Petroleum Research Fund (PRF), Malaysia Contract value: RM 5.638 Million Duration: Feb 2007 – Jan 2010

Ionic Liquid Technology Deployment Project: TAN Reduction Investigators: M. Ramasamy, Prof. Duvvuri Subbarao, Ku Zilati Ku Shaari Funded by : Petronas Research Sdn. Bhd; Contract value: RM 444,780. Type: Contract Research Duration: Jul 2010 – Nov 2011

Topic of research: A Study on Plant Technologies Related R&D Activities and Set-up in Malaysia: No. 25, Research on Applicability Evaluation of Anomaly Diagnosis System to Petrochemical Plants and Economic Benefits Hypothesis for Refinery Plants Investigators: AP Dr Haslinda Zabiri Funded by: Hitachi Ltd, Japan Fund amount: RM 125,000 Duration: Jul 2019 – Feb 2020

Development of Generalized Threshold Fouling Model for Crude Oil Fouling Investigators: M. Ramasamy, Hilmi B Mukhtar and Rajashekhar Pendyala Funded by : Y-UTP-FRG Contract value: RM 244,400 Duration: Dec. 2011 – May 2014

Zeolitic Reforming of Naphtha Funded by: UTP – Transwater Energy Sdn. Bhd, Joint Research Collaboration Duration: Jan. 2013 – Dec. 2018 Role: Principal Investigator

Development of Correlations for Heat Transfer Coefficients in Tube Bundle System for Enhancement of Flow Assurance in Pipelines Investigators: Prof. Dr. Hilmi Mukhtar, Dr. Maung Maung Myo Thant (GTS/PD&T), Nazri B Muslim (GR&T/PD&T); Funded by : Y-UTP-FRG Contract value: RM 285,000 Duration: Apr. 2016 – Mar 2019

A Study on Plant Technologies R&D Actvities and Set up in Malaysia No. 7, Anamoly Diagnosis System Research for Distillation Tower Investigators: M. Ramasamy, Lemma D Tufa, Haslinda Zabiri; Funded by : Hitachi Ltd., Japan; Contract value: RM 75,000 Duration: Oct. 2014 – Mar 2015

A Study on Plant Technologies R&D Actvities and Set up in Malaysia No. 13, Operation Efficiency Improvement Research for Distillation Tower and Relating Utilities by Anamoly Diagnosis Application Investigators: M. Ramasamy, Lemma D Tufa, Haslinda Zabiri; Funded by : Hitachi Ltd., Japan; Contract value: RM 130,000 Duration: Sep. 2015 – Mar 2016

A Study on Plant Technologies R&D Actvities and Set up in Malaysia No. 15, Operation Efficiency Improvement Research for Crude Distillation Unit by Anamoly Diagnosis Application Investigators: M. Ramasamy, Lemma D Tufa, Haslinda Zabiri; Funded by : Hitachi Ltd., Japan; Contract value: RM 150,000 Type: Contract Research Duration: Sep. 2016 – Mar 2017

A Study on Plant Technologies Related R&D Activities and Set-up in Malaysia: No. 19, Research on Applicability of Anomaly Diagnosis System to Crude Oil Distillation Plants Funded by: Hitachi Research Grant; Fund amount: RM 134,620 Duration: Jan 2017 – Mar 2018

A Study on Plant Technologies Related R&D Activities and Set-up in Malaysia: No. 22, Research on Effectiveness of Anomaly Diagnosis System in Crude Oil Distillation Plants and its Application Expansion Investigators: AP Dr Haslinda Zabiri, AP Dr Lemma D Tufa - Funded by: Hitachi Contract Research Grant; Fund amount: RM 150,000 Duration: Apr 2018 – Feb 2019

Green Applications, Under Eighth Supplemental Agreement Relating to Research Collaboration Agreement for Green Computing between Hitachi, Ltd., and ITPSB Funded by: Hitachi Ltd, Japan; Fund amount: RM 10,200 Duration: Apr 2019 – Feb 2020

Energy Manager, AEMAS, Malaysia

B.Tech. (Chemical Engineering), Madras University, 1984

M.Tech. (Chemical Engineering) - Process Simulation, Optimization and Control, IIT Khargapur, 1986

Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering), IIT Madras, 1996

M. Ramasamy, Umesh B Deshannavar, M Syamzari B Rafeen, Procedure for Experiments in a laboratory Unit for crude oil fouling in refinery preheat exchangers, A PETRONAS Trade Secret document, 2010.

Kim Heong KHOR; Anita RAMLI; Ramasamy MARAPPA GOUNDER, 2019. Zeolitic Reforming Process for Naphtha Upgrading, Patent Registration No. MyIPO PI2019004597 (Patent), Aug 2019

Ramasamy MARAPPA GOUNDER; Anita RAMLI; Kim Heong KHOR, 2020. A METHOD OF PRODUCING HYDROCARBON MIXTURES RICH IN AROMATICS – Patent Registration No. MyIPO PI2020005930 (Patent), Nov. 2020

Chartered Engineer, CEng, Engineering Council, UK (Reg. No. 656178)

Chartered Member, IChemE, UK (99908984)

Senior Professional Engineer, Engineering Council of India, India, (Reg. NO. SrPE/00340/16)

Member, American Chemical Society (ACS) (31822410)

Senior Member in American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) (9900089950)

Life Member in Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, India. (LM 12699)

Life Member in Indian Society for Technical Education, India. (LM 16855)

Registered as Graduate Engineer, Board of Engineers, Malaysia.

M Ramasamy

SCOPUS Author ID: 56435806400

ORCID Researcher ID: 0000-0003-1979-6996