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Dr. Nihal

Assistant Professor

Email ID : nihaal.kmdvg@gmail.com

Vidwan ID : NIHAAL KANDAVKOVI MALLIKARJUNA

Google Scholar ID : https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=cyvaZNsAAAAJ&hl=en

Scopus ID : https://www.scopus.com/pages/authors/57219255453

Orcid ID : https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4980-8790

LinkedIn ID : Program: Mathematics

 

ACADEMIC DETAILS

  • Ph.D. in Mathematics (Fluid Mechanics)

  • M.Sc. in Mathematics

  • B.Sc (PCM)

 

AREAS OF INTEREST

  • Fluid Mechanics · Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) · Heat & Mass Transfer · Nanofluid Dynamics · Boundary Value Problems · Computational Mathematics · Stochastic Approaches · Neural Networks

 

PUBLICATION DETAILS

International Journals:

  1. Nihaal, K.M., Mahabaleshwar, U.S., Laroze, D. et al. Thermal Analysis of Casson-Based Hybrid Nanofluid Flow on a Permeable Stretching Surface with Heat Source and Sink: A New Stochastic Approach. Int J Thermophys 46, 80 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10765-025-03546-0

  2. Nihaal, K.M., Mahabaleshwar, U.S., Joo, S.W., Bognar, G.V. Bioconvection and chemical reaction impacts on Casson nanofluid flow on a thin needle: A stochastic approach. Therm. Adv., vol. 3, p. 100042 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.thradv.2025.100042

  3. Nihaal, K.M., Mahabaleshwar, U.S., Zeidan, D. et al. Impact of quadratic thermal radiation on MHD nanofluid flow across a stretching sheet with variable thickness: Xue and Yamado-Ota thermophysical model. Acta Mech. Sin. 41, 724405 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10409-024-24405-x

  4. Nihaal, K.M., Mahabaleshwar, U.S., Swaminathan, N., Bognar, G.V. Optimization of heat transfer analysis on an aggregated nanofluid flow over a thin porous needle: Sensitivity analysis approach. Int. J. Thermofluids, vol. 27, p. 101191 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijft.2025.101191

  5. Nihaal, K.M., Mahabaleshwar, U.S., Swaminathan, N. et al. Thermal transfer enhancement in a Casson-based hybrid nanofluid flow in a permeable wall jet with suction and injection. Multiscale Multidiscip. Model. Exp. Des. 8, 163 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41939-025-00749-8

  6. Nihaal, K.M., Mahabaleshwar, U.S., Swaminathan, N., Bognar, G.V. Wall Shear Stress and Heat Transfer Analysis of Hybrid Nanofluid Flow Across a Riga Parallel Plate with Non-Uniform Heat Source/Sink and Activation Energy: Sensitivity Analysis Approach. Int. J. Numer. Methods Eng. 126, e70233 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.70233

  7. Mahabaleshwar, U.S., Nihaal, K.M., Pérez, L.M., Oztop, H.F. An analysis of heat and mass transfer of ternary nanofluid flow over a Riga plate: Newtonian heating. Numer. Heat Transf. Part B Fundam. 86(2), 310–325 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1080/10407790.2023.2282165

  8. Mahabaleshwar, U.S., Nihaal, K.M., Zeidan, D. et al. Computational and artificial neural network study on ternary nanofluid flow with heat and mass transfer with MHD and mass transpiration. Neural Comput. Applic. 36, 20927–20947 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-024-10325-9

  9. Nihaal, K.M., Mahabaleshwar, U.S., Swaminathan, N., Laroze, D., Shevchuk, I.V. A Numerical Investigation of Activation Energy Impact on MHD Water-Based Fe3O4 and CoFe2O4 Flow between the Rotating Cone and Expanding Disc. Mathematics 12, 2530 (2024). https://doi.org/10.3390/math12162530

  10. Singh, D.K., Singh, O.P., Nihaal, K.M. et al. Convective structures of salt fingers at a neutrally buoyant density interface. Environ Fluid Mech 24, 1291–1322 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10652-024-09999-5

  11. Nihaal, K.M., Mahabaleshwar, U.S. Heat and mass transfer analysis of hybrid nanofluid flow over a rotating permeable cylinder: A modified Buongiorno model approach. Hybrid Adv. 6, 100243 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hybadv.2024.100243

  12. Nihaal, K.M., Mahabaleshwar, U.S., Joo, S.W. Darcy Forchheimer imposed exponential heat source-sink and activation energy with the effects of bioconvection over radially stretching disc. Sci Rep 14, 7910 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-58051-5

  13. Sneha, K.N., Mahabaleshwar, U.S., Nihaal, K.M. et al. An Magnetohydrodynamics Effect of Non-Newtonian Fluid Flows Over a Stretching/Shrinking Surface with CNT. Arab J Sci Eng 49, 11541–11552 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-023-08528-8

  14. Nihaal, K.M., Mahabaleshwar, U.S., Pérez, L.M., Cattani, P. An Impact of Induced Magnetic and Cattaneo-Christov Heat Flux Model on Nanofluid Flow across a Stretching Sheet. J. Appl. Comput. Mech. 10(3), 455–464 (2024). https://doi.org/10.22055/jacm.2024.45421.4365.

  15. K. M. Nihaal, U. S. Mahabaleshwar, S. W. Joo and G. Lorenzini, “Combined impact of joule heating, activation energy, and viscous dissipation on ternary nanofluid flow over         three different geometries,” Int. J. Comput. Methods Exp. Meas, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 251–        258, 2023. DOI: 10.18280/ijcmem.110407.

  16. Nihaal K. M, Mahabaleshwar U. S, Perez L. M, Granados-Ortiz F, Ortega-Casanova J, "Computational magnetohydrodynamics of a Fe3O4-water-based nanofluid flow over a nonlinear stretching surface with velocity and thermal wall slip under variations in the shape factor". International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, https://doi.org/10.1108/HFF-02-2025-0123 (2025).

  17. Mahabaleshwar, U.S., Bognar, G.V., Vishalakshi, A.B. K. M. Nihaal et al.  Thermal Buoyancy and Radiation Effects on Nanofluid Flow over Shrinking/Stretching Porous Surface. J. Engin. Thermophys. 34, 451–464 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1810232825020183.

  18. K. M. Nihaal, U. S. Mahabaleshwar, G. M. Sachin, S. S. Mangala, P. M. Kavana, and B. Souayeh, “Thermal Analysis in MHD Ternary Nanofluid Models,” in Advances in Computational Fluid Dynamics, CRC Press, 2025.

  19. U. S. Mahabaleshwar, K. M. Nagarathna, K. M. Nihaal, and L. M. Pérez, “Numerical Analysis of Nanofluid Flow Over Rotating Disk With Heat Source/Sink and Activation Energy.” ZAMM - Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics / Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik106, no. 5 (2026): e70467. https://doi.org/10.1002/zamm.70467.

  20. K. M. Nihaal, U. S. Mahabaleshwar, A. Chan, M. Arivanandhan, G. M. Sachin, and L. M. Pérez, “Investigation of thermal radiation and chemical reaction impacts on Carreau-Casson nanofluid flow across a stretching sheet: A solar aircraft application.” Next Nanotechnology 10 (2026): 100600.  https: //doi.org/ 10.1016/ j.nxnano. 2026.100600.

  21. K. M. Nihaal, K. Nagegowda, U. S. Mahabaleshwar, U. Guevara, and L. M. Pérez, “An irreversibility analysis of ternary hybrid nanofluid flow with thermal radiation and porous medium: A sensitivity analysis approach.” Thermal Advances (2026): 100199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.thradv.2026.100199.

 

International Conferences:

  1. Paper presented: 'An analysis of suction/injection and heat source/sink with slip effects through porous stretching surface' — MSOES 2023, Canadian University Dubai, UAE.

  2. Paper presented: 'Computational and ANN study of MHD ternary nanofluid flow with chemical reaction and heat source/sink' — ISTAM 2023, NIT Warangal, Dec 7–9, 2023.

  3. Paper presented: 'Impact of viscous dissipation on MHD Casson-Micropolar fluid flow over the stretched surface with a convective boundary condition' — ICMAA 2024, Aug 2–4, 2024.

  4. Paper presented: 'An analysis of heat and mass transfer of ternary nanofluid over a Riga plate: Newtonian heating' — ICAAM 2024, Tumkur University, Jan 10–11, 2024.

  5. Paper presented: 'Response surface methodology optimization technique for heat of hybrid nanofluid flow across parallel Riga plates with chemical reaction' — ISTAM 2024, CHRIST University, Bengaluru, Dec 19–21, 2024.

 

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL BODIES

  • Member, International Association of Engineers (IAENG)

 

HONOURS/AWARDS/ ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Seventh University Rank in M.Sc. Mathematics, Davangere University (2022)

  • Certificate of Collaboration, Regional Leading Research Center (RLRC), Yeungnam University, South Korea — Ministry of Science & IT, South Korea (2023–2024)

  • Visiting Researcher Position, Instituto de Alta Investigación (Institute for Advanced Research), Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, Chile (2025–2026)

  • Honoured on Invited Talk: 'Mathematica with Computational Mathematics' — National Level Mathematics FDP, Karnataka University Dharwad, Mar 28–30, 2026.

 

FDPS/CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/STTP/MOOC CERTIFICATION

  • Paper presented: 'An analysis of suction/injection and heat source/sink with slip effects through porous stretching surface' — MSOES 2023, Canadian University Dubai, UAE.

  • Paper presented: 'Computational and ANN study of MHD ternary nanofluid flow with chemical reaction and heat source/sink' — ISTAM 2023, NIT Warangal, Dec 7–9, 2023.

  • Paper presented: 'Impact of viscous dissipation on MHD Casson-Micropolar fluid flow over the stretched surface with a convective boundary condition' — ICMAA 2024, Aug 2–4, 2024.

  • Paper presented: 'An analysis of heat and mass transfer of ternary nanofluid over a Riga plate: Newtonian heating' — ICAAM 2024, Tumkur University, Jan 10–11, 2024.

  • Paper presented: 'Response surface methodology optimization technique for heat of hybrid nanofluid flow across parallel Riga plates with chemical reaction' — ISTAM 2024, CHRIST University, Bengaluru, Dec 19–21, 2024.

  • Invited Talk: 'Mathematica with Computational Mathematics' — National Level Mathematics FDP, Karnataka University Dharwad, Mar 28–30, 2026.

  • Invited Speaker: International Conference on Theoretical and Applied Problems of Convective Heat and Mass Transfer — Tomsk State University, Russia, Dec 17–19, 2024 and Dec 16–18, 2025.

  • Workshops: CFD Simulation using COMSOL Multiphysics (Sep 2023); Scientific Communication for Researchers, BMSCE Bengaluru; Computational Mathematics: ML Approaches, NIT Goa (Jun 2025); Literature Review & Research Gap Analysis, Chennai (Jan 2025).

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