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Key Notes
- Journal(s): 12
- Conference(s): 3
- Book Chapter(s): 5
- PhD: Current - 3 Awarded - 7
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PUBLICATIONS10
DOCTORAL STUDENTS5
PROJECTSResearch Areas
Biological Wastewater Treatment
CFD
Fluidized bed bioreactors
Fluidized bed Bioreactors
Heat Transfer using Nanofluids
Spout-fluid beds
EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
| Degree | Institute | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Doctor of Philosophy | NIT Warangal | 2006 |
| Master of Technology | IIT Kanpur | 1992 |
| Bachelor of Technology | NIT (REC) Warangal | 1990 |
COURSES HANDLED
| Course | L-T-P | Credit | Degree Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heat Transfer(CH252) | 3-0-0 | 3 | UG |
| Heat Transfer(CH1207) | 3-0-0 | 3 | UG |
| Chemical Reaction Engineering-I(CH205) | 3-0-0 | 3 | UG |
| Engineering Optimization(CH16024) | 3-0-0 | 3 | UG, PG |
| Energy, Water and Food Nexus(CH5362) | 3-0-0 | 3 | PG |
| Modelling and Simulation of Wastewater Treatment Processes(CH5165) | 3-0-0 | 3 | PG |
| Engineering Optimization(CH5103) | 3-0-0 | 3 | PG |
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PUBLICATIONS
Journal(s)
Computational Study on Effect of Geometric Shape of Flow Channel and Oscillatory Gas Supply on Hot Spot Mitigation in PEM Fuel cell with a 3D Model of Reconstructed Gas Diffusion Layer,
By Ramakant Gadhewal, Venkata Suresh Patnaikuni * , Venu Vinod Ananthula,
Eksevier,
International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer,
vol.,
pp.,
2025
Ultra high-rate performance LiFePO4 cathode material for Next Generation Fast charging Li-ion Batteries,
By Anandan Srinivasan; Ch. Gowthami; A. Venu Vinod; Manorama Pandey; Hemant Kumar; R. Vijay,
Elsevier,
Journal of Power Sources,
vol.,
pp.,
2025
CFD Simulation of hot spot in PEM fuel cell with diverging and converging flow channels,
By Ramakant Gadhewal, Venu Vinod Ananthula, Venkata Suresh Patnaikuni,
Elsevier,
Materials Today: Proceedings,
vol.72,
pp.410 - 416,
2023
Enhanced stability and high-yield LiFePO4/C derived from low-cost iron precursors for high-energy Li-ion batteries, ,
By Gowthami Chandra, Shreyas J. Kashyap, Sudhakara Sarma Sreedhara, Sarada V. Bulusu, Venu Vinod Ananthula, Vijay R., Tata N. Rao, Anandan Srinivasan ,
Elsevier,
Journal of Energy Storage,
vol.72,
pp.,
2023
Hotspot identification in PEM fuel cell and its purging strategies,
By Ramakant Gadhewal, Sunil Kumar Thamida, Venu Vinod Ananthula, Venkata Suresh Patnaikuni,
Springer,
Chemical Papers,
vol.76,
pp.1199–1211,
2022
Low temperature Heat transfer in plate heat exchanger using Ethylene Glycol-Water based Al2O3 Nanofluid,
By K.M. Yashawantha, A. Venu Vinod,
Springer,
International Journal of Thermophysics,
vol.42:90,
pp.,
2021
ANFIS modelling of effective thermal conductivity of Ethylene Glycol and Water nanofluids for low temperature heat transfer application,
By K.M. Yashawantha, A. Venu Vinod,
Elsevier,
Thermal Science and Engineering Progress,
vol.21,
pp.,
2021
ANN Modelling and Experimental Investigation on Effective Thermal Conductivity of Ethylene Glycol:Water Nanofluids,
By K.M. Yashawantha, A. Venu Vinod,
Springer,
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry,
vol.145,
pp.609-630,
2020
Heat Transfer Enhancement using Non-Newtonian Nanofluids in a Shell and Helical Coil Heat Exchanger,
By Anil Kumar Naik B; Venu Vinod Ananthula, ,
Elsevier,
Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science,
vol.90,
pp.132-142,
2018
Heat Transfer Intensification in a Shell and Helical Coil Heat Exchanger using Water-based Nanofluids,
By T. Srinivas, A. Venu Vinod,
Elsevier,
Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification,
vol.102,
pp.1-8,
2016
Performance of an agitated helical coil heat exchanger using Al2O3/water nanofluid,
By T. Srinivas, A. Venu Vinod, , , 51, ,
Elsevier,
Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science,
vol.51,
pp.77-83,
2013
Mass Transfer Correlation for Phenol Biodegradation in a Fluidized Bed Bioreactor,
By A.Venu Vinod and G.Venkat Reddy,
Elsevier,
Journal of Hazardous Materials,
vol. B136,
pp.727-734,
2006
Conference(s)
Intensification of Natural Convection using non-Newtonian Nanofluids in Unsteady State Condition
By Anil Kumar Naik, A. Venu Vinod,
International Conference on Advanced Energy Materials,
2024
The effect of hydrophobization and IR opacification on thermal insulation performance of silica aerogel-Eglass fiber composites utilizing the ASTM C335 test technique
By Keerthi Sanghamitra Kollipara, Yamini Ananthan, Sudha Murali Krishna, A. Venu Vinod, Neha Hebalkar,
International Conference on New Frontiers in Chemical, Energy and Environmental Engineering,
2023
Stability and Thermal Conductivityh of non-Newtonian Nanofluids
By Anil Kumar Naik, A Venu Vinod,
International Conference on New Frontiers in Chemical, Energy and Environmental Engineering,
2023
Book Chapter(s)
Stability and Thermal Conductivity of Ethylene Glycol and Water Nanofluid Containing Graphite Nanoparticles
By Kyathanahalli Marigowda Yashawantha, Gaurav Gurjar, A.Venu Vinod in
Advances in Sustainability sci. & technol., Innovations in Sustainable Energy and Technology,
Springer Nature,
Book Series / Proceedings,
2020
CFD Simulation of Heat Transfer Using Nanofluids in Microchannel Having Dimples and Protrusions
By Rahul Kunnath, K. Neelima chowdary and A. Venu Vinod in
Recent Advances in Chemical Engineering,
Springer Science +Business Media Singapore ,
Book Series / Proceedings,
2016
CFD Studies on Pressure Drop for Low Reynolds Fluid Flows Across Orifïce in Similarly Shaped Microchannel
By G. Bhuvaneswari, Haritha Madhava Reddy and Venu Vinod Ananthula in
Recent Advances in Chemical Engineering,
Springer Science +Business Media Singapore ,
Book Series / Proceedings,
2016
Natural Convection Heat Transfer Enhancement in Shell and Coil Heat Exchanger using CuO/Water Nanofluid
By T. Srinivas and A. Venu Vinod in
Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering: Trends and Developments,
CRS Press, Taylor & Francis Group,
Book Series / Proceedings,
2015
Mixing of Binary Mixture in a Spout-Fluid Bed
By B. Sujan Kumar and A. Venu Vinod in
Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering: Trends and Developments,
CRS Press, Taylor & Francis Group,
Book Series / Proceedings,
2015
Educational Package
MHRD project on Curriculum Design and Development for 'Fluid & Particle Mechanics" as a part of "Developing suitable pedagogical methods for various classes, intellectual calibers and research in e-learning" under National Mission project on education through ICT. Coordinated by IIT Kharagpur.
By A. Venu Vinod (Principal Investigator)
A. Sarath Babu (Co-Investigator)
RC Sastry (Co-Investigator),
2012
PROJECT / CONSULTANCY
Development and scale up of the Continuous Production process for the Ni-rich lithium nickel Cobalt Manganese Oxide Materials (NMC / NCM)
Role:
Co-Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: ANRF
Project Cost (INR): 6300000
Date of Commencement: 01-07-2025
Duration: 59 Months
Status: Ongoing
Type: Research
Sponsor: ANRF
Project Cost (INR): 6300000
Date of Commencement: 01-07-2025
Duration: 59 Months
Status: Ongoing
Heat Transfer Enhancement in Plate-Fin Exchanger using Nanorefrigerants
Role:
Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: Aeronautics Research & Development Board (ARDB)
Project Cost (INR): 3154000
Date of Commencement: 30-06-2017 Date of Completion: 02-11-2020
Duration: 41 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: Aeronautics Research & Development Board (ARDB)
Project Cost (INR): 3154000
Date of Commencement: 30-06-2017 Date of Completion: 02-11-2020
Duration: 41 Months
Status: Completed
Investigation of hydrodynamics of surface aeration tanks and validation of CFD models using Radioactive Particle Tracking (RPT) Technique
Role:
Co-Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: BOARD OF RESEARCH IN NUCLEAR SCIENCES (BRNS)
Project Cost (INR): 2600000
Date of Commencement: 23-05-2014 Date of Completion: 22-01-2019
Duration: 56 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: BOARD OF RESEARCH IN NUCLEAR SCIENCES (BRNS)
Project Cost (INR): 2600000
Date of Commencement: 23-05-2014 Date of Completion: 22-01-2019
Duration: 56 Months
Status: Completed
Curriculum Design and Development for 'Fluid & Particle Mechanics" as a part of "Developing suitable pedagogical methods for various classes, intellectual calibers and research in e-learning" under National Mission project on education through ICT
Role:
Principal Investigator
Type: Consultancy
Sponsor: MoE (MRD)
Project Cost (INR): 800000
Date of Commencement: 01-07-2009 Date of Completion: 01-12-2012
Duration: 41 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Consultancy
Sponsor: MoE (MRD)
Project Cost (INR): 800000
Date of Commencement: 01-07-2009 Date of Completion: 01-12-2012
Duration: 41 Months
Status: Completed
Modeling and Simulation of Fluidized Bed Bioreactors
Role:
Co-Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: Department of Biotechnology
Project Cost (INR): 1230000
Date of Commencement: 23-10-1998 Date of Completion: 22-04-2001
Duration: 30 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: Department of Biotechnology
Project Cost (INR): 1230000
Date of Commencement: 23-10-1998 Date of Completion: 22-04-2001
Duration: 30 Months
Status: Completed
RESEARCH FELLOWS / PhD STUDENTS
Current PhD Students
Chandra Gowthami
Area of Research:
Electrode Materials for Li-Ion Batteries
Keerthi Sangamitra Kollipara
Area of Research:
Thermal Insulation Metrials
Vaishnavi Srinivasagopal
Area of Research:
Wastewater Treatment
Previous PhD Students
Yashawantha K M
(2023)
Area of Research:
Heat Transfer Enhancement using nanofluids
Ramakant Gadhewal
(2022)
Area of Research:
CFD, Hot Spot Identification and Mitigation PEM Fuel Cell
Patil Harshal Somnath
(2020)
Area of Research:
CFD, Hydrodynamics-Stirred Tank Radioactive ParticleTracking
B Anil Kumar Naik
(2018)
Area of Research:
Heat Transfer enhancement using non-Newtonian nanofluids
B. Sujan Kumar
(2015)
Area of Research:
Characteristics of Fluidized, Spouted and Spout-Fluid Beds
T. Srinivas
(2015)
Area of Research:
Heat Transfer Enhancement-Coil Heat Exchanger nanofluids
R. Naveen Kumar
(2012)
Area of Research:
Biodegradation-Phenolic Wastewater-Bubble Column Bioreactor
CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
2023
Emerging Leadership in Teaching Award
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Chairperson, Ranking Committee (Continuing from July, 2025)
- Dean, Faculty Welfare (July, 2023 - July, 2025)
- Coordinator, MERITE (March, 2023 - June, 2023)
- Faculty Advisor, Spring Spree (March, 2022 - February, 2023)
- Coordinator, TEQIP (August, 2020 - October, 2022)
- Chief Warden (May, 2018 - May, 2020)
- Associate Dean (Admissions) (November, 2014 - November, 2016)
- Head, Department of Chemical Engineering (December, 2013 - November, 2014)
- Head, Department of Biotechnology (July, 2012 - January, 2013)
- Head, Department of Biotechnology (July, 2011 - December, 2011)
- Head, Department of Chemical Engineering (February, 2009 - July, 2011)
- Faculty Incharge Alumni Affairs (August, 2008 - April, 2011)
Last updated on November 28, 2025