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Prof. Devanuri Jaya Krishna

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Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Room No: 673 +91-870-2462323 djayakrishna@nitw.ac.in Bio Sketch

    Key Notes

    • Journal(s): 63
    • Conference(s): 42
    • Book Chapter(s): 3
    • PhD: Current - 8  Awarded - 6
    • Event(s) Organized: Conference - 3  Workshop - 4  FDP - 1

    108

    PUBLICATIONS

    14

    DOCTORAL STUDENTS

    9

    PROJECTS

    4

    PATENTS

    Research Areas

    CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics)
    Desalination
    Green Hydrogen
    Phase Change Materials
    Thermal Energy Storage
    Thermal management of Li-ion batteries/Electronic components
    Utilization of Solar energy
    EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
    Degree Institute Year
    Doctor of Philosophy Indian Institute of Technology Madras 2008
    Master of Technology P. S. G. College of Technology, Anna University, India 2004
    Bachelor of Technology V. R. Siddhartha Engg. College, Nagarjuna University, India 2001
    COURSES HANDLED
    Course L-T-P Credit Degree Level
    Heat Transfer(ME1305) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Renewable Sources of Energy(ME16025) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Heat Transfer(ME253) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Thermodynamics(ME201) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Thermodynamics(ME1205) 3-1-0 4 UG
    Non-Conventional Energy Sources(ME411) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Thermal Energy Storage(ME16062) 3-0-0 3 UG, PG
    Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer(MEM01) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Alternative Sources of Energy(ME445) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Computational Fluid Dynamics(ME313) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer(ME5103) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Thermal Energy Storage(ME5176) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Thermodynamics for Electrical Engineering(ME182) 3-0-0 3 UG
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    PUBLICATIONS
    Journal(s)
    Effect of anisotropic diffusivity on the stability of rotating convection with horizontally applied magnetic field, By Krishnendu Nayak, Hari Ponnamma Rani, Yadagiri Rameshwar, Jaya Krishna Devanuri , Elsevier, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, vol.172, pp.110663 (1-18), 2026
    Buoyant Magneto-Convection in an Internally Heated Anisotropic Porous Cavity With Sinusoidal Boundary Flux, By Manisha Jangir, Poosan Muthu, Jaya Krishna Devanuri , Wiley, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, vol.98, pp.290–305, 2026
    Synergistic effects of passive and active heat transfer enhancement strategies in a confined domain, By Utkarsh Alok, Mir Rahaman , Jaya Krishna Devanuri, Elsevier, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, vol.117, Part A, pp.110060, pp: 1-18, 2026
    Optimization of lithium-ion battery pack thermal performance: A study based on electrical, design and discharge parameters, By Subhadip Mishra , Shivam Mishra , Jaya Krishna Devanuri, Elsevier, Applied Thermal Engineering, vol.260, pp.125071, pp: 1-12, 2025
    Comparative analysis of solid and perforated fins for thermal enhancement of a latent heat storage unit positioned at various inclinations, By Lokesh Kalapala, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, Taylor & Francis, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects , vol.47 (1), pp.4865–4884, 2025
    Enhanced Cooling Strategy With a Heat-Carrying Plate for Thermal Management of Pouch-Type Battery Pack, By Tahreem Husain, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, Wiley, Energy Storage , vol.7 (8) , pp.e70283, pp: 1-11, 2025
    Optimization of a hybrid latent heat storage unit based on phase change time and exergy efficiency, By Gopi Krishna Amudhalapalli, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, Inderscience Publishers, International Journal of Exergy, vol.43 (02), pp.147-162, 2024
    Weakly nonlinear analysis of rotating magneto convection with anisotropic thermal diffusivity effect, By Krishnendu Nayak, Hari Ponnamma Rani, Yadagiri Rameshwar, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, AIP Publishing, Physics of Fluids, vol.36, pp.076604, pp: 1-15, 2024
    Effect of fin configuration and orientation of latent heat storage system on the melting and solidification performance, By Gopi Krishna Amudhalapalli, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, SAGE, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, vol.238(5), pp.1747-1759, 2024
    Numerical study of melting and solidification behavior of radial and linear cascaded metal foam latent heat storage shell and tube heat exchanger, By Gopi Krishna Amudhalapalli, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, Springer, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, vol.45, pp.637 (1-18), 2023
    Prediction of transient melt fraction in metal foam - nanoparticle enhanced PCM hybrid shell and tube heat exchanger: A machine learning approach, By Gopi Krishna Amudhalapalli, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, Elsevier, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, vol.46, pp.102241(1-14), 2023
    Numerical study on latent heat storage systems with and without fins during simultaneous charging and discharging process, By Sandip Khobragade, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, SAGE, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering , vol.239 (4), pp.2026-2037, 2023
    Influence of fin configuration on the thermal performance of nanoparticle enhanced latent heat storage system, By Gopi Krishna Amudhalapalli, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, SAGE, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering , vol.237(5), pp.1767-1782, 2023
    Experimental investigation to assess the influence of inclination on thermal performance of latent heat storage system with solid and perforated fins under simultaneous charging and discharging process, By Sandip Khobragade, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, Elsevier, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, vol.41, pp.101809 pp.1-11, 2023
    Phase change material thermal response under simultaneous charging and discharging process in an annular finned storage system with orientations: An experimental study, By Sandip Khobragade, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, Elsevier, International Journal of Thermofluids, vol.17, pp.100256 pp.1-10, 2023
    Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Studies of Vertical Gas-Particle Flow Using a Variable Gas Property Two-Fluid Model, By Brundaban Patro, Kiran Kumar Kupireddi, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, Springer, Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Mechanical Engineering, vol.47 (3), pp.893-903, 2023
    Multi-criteria optimization of a PCM based heat sink - Effect of geometric parameters on operational time and melt fraction, By Thota Markandeyulu, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, K. Kiran Kumar, ASME, Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, vol.14, pp.031007 (1-9), 2022
    Thermal analysis of latent heat storage system in vertical and horizontal configurations under simultaneous charging and discharging processes, By Sandip Khobragade, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, Elsevier, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, vol.36, pp.101479 pp.1-13, 2022
    Impact of inclination on the thermal performance of shell and tube latent heat storage system under simultaneous charging and discharging: Numerical investigation, By Sandip Khobragade, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, Elsevier, Applied Thermal Engineering, vol.214, pp.118811 (1-12), 2022
    Melting and Solidification Behaviour of Some Organic Phase Change Materials Applicable to Low Temperature Heat Storage Applications , By Gaddala Uma Maheswararao, Devanuri Jaya Krishna, Bibin John, Springer, International Journal of Thermophysics, vol.43, pp.113 (1-24), 2022
    Effect of duct geometry on thermal management of PCM – Liquid hybrid PV panel, By R. Bhandari, J. Krishna Devanuri, IOPSCIENCE, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, vol.2178, pp.101049 (1-21), 2022
    Synthesis, characterization, thermophysical properties, stability and applications of nanoparticle enhanced phase change materials – A comprehensive review , By G.K. Amudhalapalli, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, Elsevier, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, vol.28, pp.101049 (1-21), 2022
    Influence of fin parameters on melting and solidification characteristics of a conical shell and tube latent heat storage unit, By Lokesh Kalapala, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, ASME, Journal of Energy Resources Technology, vol.144, pp.022002 (1-14), 2022
    Effect of orientation on thermal performance of a latent heat storage system equipped with annular fins – An experimental and numerical investigation, By Lokesh Kalapala, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, Elsevier, Applied Thermal Engineering, vol.183 (2), pp.116244 (1-14), 2021
    Energy and Exergy Analyses of Simultaneous Charging and Discharging Latent Heat Storage System at Different Inclination Angles—An Experimental Study, By Sandip Khobragade, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, ASME, Journal of Energy Resources Technology, vol.143, pp.070908 (1-9), 2021
    Computation of flow and heat transfer in horizontal gas-solid flows through an adiabatic pipe, By Brundaban Patro, K. Kiran Kumar, D. Jaya Krishna, SAGE, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, vol.235(5), pp.934-945, 2021
    Energy and exergy analyses of latent heat storage unit positioned at different orientations - An experimental study, By Lokesh Kalapala, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, Elsevier, Energy, vol.194, pp.116924 (1-14), 2020
    A Hybrid Decision-Making Method for the Selection of a PCM for Thermal Energy Storage, By Uma Maheswararao Gaddala, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, ASME, Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, vol.12, pp.041020 (1-11), 2020
    Optimization of Fin Parameters to Reduce Entropy Generation and Melting Time of a Latent Heat Storage Unit, By Lokesh Kalapala, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, ASME, Journal of Solar Energy Engineering - Including Wind Energy and Building Energy Conservation, vol.142(6), pp.061005 (1-12), 2020
    Comparison of heat transfer and pressure drop results of horizontal gas-solid flows in an adiabatic pipe using plastic, sand and glass particles, By Brundaban Patro, K. Kiran Kumar, D. Jaya Krishna, Elsevier, Powder Technology, vol.374, pp.314–322, 2020
    Heatline Visualization of Buoyancy Induced Flows for Non-Darcy Anisotropic Porous Media, By Narasimha Suri Tinnaluri, Lokesh Kalapala, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, Begell House, Special Topics & Reviews in Porous Media - An International Journal , vol.11 (4), pp.359-379, 2020
    Investigation on compatibility and thermal reliability of phase change materials for low-temperature thermal energy storage, By Jaya Krishna Devanuri, Uma Maheswararao Gaddala, Vikas Kumar, Springer, Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy , vol.9(24), pp.1-16, 2020
    Heatline visualization for thermal transport in complex solid domains with discrete heat sources at the bottom wall, By Narasimha Suri Tinnaluri, Jaya Krishna, Devanuri, IIETA, International Journal of Heat and Technology, vol.37 (1), pp.100-108, 2019
    Temperature dependent dynamics hysteresis scaling of Ba0.85Ca0.15Ti0.9–xSnxZr0.10O3 bulk ferroelectric ceramics, By Sandip Khobragade, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, Satyanarayan Patel, Taylor & Francis, Phase Transitions , vol.92 (11), pp.960-973, 2019
    An image processing algorithm to estimate the melt fraction and energy storage of a PCM enclosed in a spherical capsule, By G. Uma Maheswararao, Arpan Majumadar, Tejas Niphadkar, D. Jaya Krishna, Wiley, International Journal of Energy Research , vol.43, pp.5535–5547, 2019
    Parametric investigation to assess the melt fraction and melting time for a latent heat storage material based vertical shell and tube heat exchanger, By Lokesh Kalapala, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, Elsevier, Solar Energy, vol.193, pp.360-371, 2019
    Numerical Investigation of Hydrodynamics for a Lid Driven Non-Darcy Anisotropic Porous Cavity, By Narasimha Suri Tinnaluri, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, Begell House, Special Topics & Reviews in Porous Media - An International Journal , vol.10(4), pp.339–355, 2019
    Prediction of local heat transfer characteristics of dilute gas-solid flows through an adiabatic, horizontal pipe, By Brundaban Patroa, K. Kiran Kumara, D. Jaya Krishna, Wiley, Heat Transfer - Asian Research (Currently: Heat transfer), vol.48 (6), pp.1987-2006, 2019
    Computational fluid dynamics studies of gas-solid flows in a horizontal pipe, subjected to an adiabatic wall, using a variable gas properties Eulerian model, By Brundaban Patroa, K. Kiran Kumara, D. Jaya Krishna, De Gruyter, Chemical Product and Process Modeling (CPPM), vol.20180063, pp.1-16, 2019
    Numerical Investigation of Aerodynamic Braking for a Ground Vehicle, By Jaya Krishna Devanuri, Springer, Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series C , vol.99 (3) , pp.329-337, 2018
    Influence of operational and design parameters on the performance of a PCM based heat exchanger for thermal energy storage – A review, By Lokesh Kalapala, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, Elsevier, Journal of Energy Storage , vol.20, pp.497–519, 2018
    Operational Time and Melt Fraction based Optimization of a Phase Change Material Longitudinal Fin Heat Sink, By D. Jaya Krishna, ASME, Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, vol.10, pp.064502:1-4, 2018
    Measurement of thermophysical properties of some potential organic PCMs for low-temperature thermal energy storage systems, By G. Uma Maheswararao, D. Jaya Krishna, ISME, Journal of Thermofluids, vol.04 (02), pp.17-28, 2018
    Selection of High Temperature Heat Storage Materials for Cored Brick Heaters of Hypersonic Wind Tunnel and Scramjet Facilities, By S.Nagendra Babu, D.Jaya Krishna, D.R.Yadav, G.Amba Prasada Rao, Elsevier, Materials Today: Proceedings , vol.5 (2) Part 2, pp.7924-7929, 2018
    The Metallographic Study of Corrosion of Metals with Latent Heat Storage Materials Suitable for Solar Hot Water System, By D. Jaya Krishna, Sharabh Kochar, Taylor and Francis, Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society, vol.76 (2), pp.1-9, 2017
    Step by Step Methodology for the Assessment of Metal Corrosion Rate with PCMs Suitable for Low Temperature Heat Storage Applications, By D. Jaya Krishna, Aditya Shide, Elsevier, Materials Today: Proceedings , vol.4 (9) , pp.10039-10042, 2017
    Investigations on latent heat storage materials for solar water and space heating applications, By Pramod B. Salunkhe, D. Jaya Krishna, Elsevier, Journal of Energy Storage, vol.12, pp.243–260, 2017
    Influence of Mushy Zone Constant on Thermohydraulics of a PCM, By Mathura Kumar, D. Jaya Krishna, Elsevier, Energy Procedia (Journal discontinued), vol.109, pp.314 – 321, 2017
    On the Suitability of Phase Change Material (PCM) for Thermal Management of Electronic Components, By T. Markandeyulu, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, K. Kiran Kumar, Indian Society for Education and Environment (ISEE), Indian Journal of Science and Technology, vol.9(S1), pp.1-4, 2016
    A Collocated grid based finite volume approach for the visualization of heat transport in 2D complex geometries, By Narasimha Suri T, Jaya Krishna D, Elsevier, Procedia Engineering (Journal discontinued), vol.127, pp.79-86, 2015
    Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) Analysis of Latent Heat Storage Materials for Low Temperature (40-80oC) Solar Heating Applications, By R. Sanjay Kumar, D. Jaya Krishna, Esrsa Publication, International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology, vol.2(8), pp.429-455, 2013
    Investigation of heat storage materials for temperature range of 50oC to 100oC, By R Sanjay Kumar, D Jayakrishna, Pramod B Salunkhe, WJP, International Journal of Conceptions on Mechanical and Civil Engineering, vol.1(1), pp.53-57, 2013
    Numerical investigation of particle deposition inside aeroshielded solar cyclone reactor: A promising solution for reactor clogging, By D. Jaya Krishna, Nesrin Ozalp, Elsevier, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, vol.40, pp.198–209, 2013
    Response to the comments made by Khalid M. Saqr on our paper titled “CFD analysis on the influence of helical carving in a vortex flow solar reactor, By Jayakrishna Devanuri, Nesrin Ozalp, Elsevier, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol.36 (3), pp.2323-2326, 2011
    Residence time distribution and Flow Field Study of Aero-shielded Solar Cyclone Reactor for Emission-free Generation of Hydrogen, By Vidyasagar Shilapuram, D. Jaya Krishna, Nesrin Ozalp, Elsevier, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol.36 (21), pp.13488-13500, 2011
    Effect of camera-like aperture in quest for maintaining quasi-constant radiation inside a solar reactor, By Ozalp, N., Toyama, A., Jayakrishna, D., Rowshan, R., Al-Hamidi, Y., ASME, Journal of Mechanical Design, vol.133 (2), pp.0210021-27, 2011
    CFD Analysis on the Influence of Helical Carving in a Vortex Flow Solar Reactor, By Nesrin Ozalp, D. Jaya Krishna, Elsevier, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol.35 (12), pp.6248- 6260, 2010
    Natural convection in a Partially Heat Generating Rod Bundle inside an Enclosure, By D. Jaya Krishna, M.R. Thansekhar, S.P. Venkateshan, Tanmay Basak, Sarit K. Das, ASME, Journal of Heat Transfer, vol.132(10), pp.102501- 11, 2010
    CFD analysis of multi-phase turbulent flow in a solar reactor for emission-free generation of hydrogen, By Nesrin Ozalp, Jayakrishna Devanuri, Aidic, Chemical Engineering Transactions, vol.21, pp.1081- 1086, 2010
    Natural Convection in a Non-Darcy Anisotropic Porous Cavity with a Finite Heat Source at the Bottom Wall, By D. Jaya Krishna, Tanmay Basak, Sarit K. Das, Elsevier, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, vol.48, pp.1279- 1293, 2009
    Non-Darcy buoyancy driven flows in a fluid saturated porous medium – the use of ACFD approach, By D. Jaya Krishna, Tanmay Basak, Sarit K. Das, Springer, Heat and Mass Transfer, vol.44, pp.9, pp: 1117- 1125, 2008
    Natural Convection in a heat generating hydrodynamically and thermally Anisotropic Non-Darcy Porous medium, By D. Jaya Krishna, Tanmay Basak, Sarit K. Das, Elsevier, International Journal of heat and mass transfer, vol.51, pp.4691- 4703, 2008
    Numerical study of lid-driven flow in orthogonal and skewed porous cavity, By D. Jaya Krishna, Tanmay Basak, Sarit K. Das, Wiley, Communications in numerical methods in Engineering (Currently known as: International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering), vol.24, pp.10, pp: 815-831, 2008
    Conference(s)
    Comparative Review of Tube Arrangements in PCM-Based Shell and Tube Thermal Energy Storage System (E-209) By Dharmarapu Laxmi Prasanna , Jaya Krishna Devanuri, International Conference on Thermal Sciences and Sustainable Energy (ICTSE-2026), 2026
    Impact of Inclination Angles on Heat Sink Temperature Distribution (T-301) By Junaid Uddin Syed , Jaya Krishna D, SM Hussani, International Conference on Thermal Sciences and Sustainable Energy (ICTSE-2026), 2026
    Pattern Formation of Rotating Magnetoconvection with Anisotropic Thermal Diffusivity Effect in the Earth's Outer Core(DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu25-437) By Krishnendu Nayak, Hari Ponnamma Rani, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, Yadagiri Rameshwar, Jozef Brestenský, EGU General Assembly 2025, 2025
    Numerical Insights into PCM Melting Behaviour Induced by a Sliding Plate (169) By Kaniz Fatema Ananna, Muhammad Numan Mohiudiin, Sayed Suhaib Bukhari, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, 1st International conference on Thermofluids Engineering , INCOTHERM2025, 2025
    Thermal behavior prediction of Li-ion batteries – A study with different electrochemical models By Shivam Mishra, Subhadip Mishra, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, 14th International Conference on Renewable and Clean Energy (ICRCE 2024), 2024
    Thermal management and Pressure Drop in Pouch Lithium-Ion Batteries: A Study on Liquid Cooling Channels By Himanshu Agrawal, Utkarsh Alok, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, 11th International and 51st National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP 2024), 2024
    Modeling Thermal Hydraulics in Porous Media By Jaya Krishna Devanuri, Two-day International Conference on Novel Materials and Technologies for Energy and Environment Applications (NMTE2A-2024), 2024
    Rotating Magnetoconvection with Anisotropic Magnetic Diffusivity Weakly Nonlinear Analysis By Krishnendu Nayak, H.P. Rani, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, Y. Rameshwar, 68th Conference of Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ISTAM – 2023), 2023
    Selection of Peltier for Medical Storage - A Step by Step Methodology By Sree Vishnu Shanthanu Katakam, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, Proceedings of Virtual International Conference on Research Contributions in Mechanical Engineering (ICRCME-2022), 2022
    Effect of duct geometry on thermal management of PCM – Liquid hybrid PV panel By Radhika Bhandari, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, International Symposium on Fluids and Thermal Engineering (FLUTE - 2021), 2021
    Impact of flow direction and mass flow rate on the melting process for simultaneous charging and discharging based latent heat storage system By Sandip Khobragade, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, Proceedings of the 26thNational and 4th International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, 2021
    Heat Transport Visualization in 2-D Domains via Isotherms and Heat lines By Narasimha Suri Tinnaluri, M. R. Ch. Sastry, D. Jaya Krishna, Second International Conference on Technological Convergence in Engineering, Energy and Sustainability (ICTCEES-2020), 2020
    Computational Studies of Air-Glass Particle Flows for the prediction of Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop By Brundaban Patro, K. Kiran Kumar, D. Jaya Krishna, 2nd International Conference on New Frontiers in Chemical, Energy and Environmental Engineering (INCEEE-2019, 2019
    Corrosion rate of container materials with organic phase change materials used for solar heat storage applications By G. Uma Maheswara Rao, D.Jaya Krishna , International Conference on Advances in Minerals, Metals, Materials, Manufacturing and Modelling (ICAM5-2019), 2019
    Methodology for Selecting Thermoelectric Module for Portable Vaccine Cold Box By Banoth Srinu, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, International Conference on Advancements and Futuristic Trends in Mechanical and Materials Engineering, 2018
    Visualization of Thermal Transport in 2-D Complex Solid Geometries with Discretely Heated Bottom Wall (CJ7015) By Narasimha Suri Tinnaluri, D. Jaya Krishna, International Conference on Advanced Technology Innovation 2017 (ICATI2017), 2017
    Parametric Investigation of Thermohydraulics for a PCM based Heat Sink (IHMTC2017-15-1314) By Ranjan Prasad Diwakar, D. Jaya Krishna, 24th National and 2nd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2017), 2017
    Selection of High Temperature Heat Storage Materials for Cored brick Heaters of Hypersonic Wind Tunnel/Scramjet Testing Facilities By S. Nagendra Babu, D. Jaya Krishna, D.R. Yadav, G. Amba Prasad Rao, International Conference on Emerging trends in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering (IMME17) , 2017
    Numerical Investigation of Mixed Convection in a Lid Driven Square Cavity With and Without Fin (ISME-TE-218) By Ashish Saxena, Ng Yin Kwe Eddie, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, Jalaiah Nandanavanam, Parameshwaran Rajagopalan , 1st International and 18th ISME Conference , 2017
    Visualization of Thermal Transport in Complex Geometries with Discrete Heat Sources at Bottom and Left Walls (ISME-TE-012) By Narasimha Suri Tinnaluri, D. Jaya Krishna, 1st International and 18th ISME Conference , 2017
    Heatline Approach for Visualization of Heat Transport in 2D Complex Geometries with Discrete Heat Sources (Paper ID-220) By Narasimha Suri Tinnaluri, D. Jaya Krishna, 6thInternational and 43rd National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP 2016), 2016
    Numerical Investigation of Aerodynamics of a New Cricket Ball (Paper ID-228) By Praneet R Kuber, D. Jaya Krishna, 6th International and 43rd National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP 2016), 2016
    Influence of Mushy Zone Constant on Thermohydraulics of a PCM (Paper ID-53), By Mathura Kumar, D. Jaya Krishna, International Conference on Recent Advancement in Air-conditioning and Refrigeration: RAAR 2016, 2016
    On the Suitability of Phase Change Material (PCM) for Thermal Management of Electronic Components (Paper ID-208) By Thota Markandeyulu, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, K. Kiran Kumar, 2nd International Conference on Aerospace Electronics, Electrical, Communications & Instrumentation (ASECI 2016), 2016
    Visualization of Thermal Transport in discretely Heated 2-D Complex Solid Geometries By Narasimha Suri Tinnaluri, D. Jaya Krishna, Sixth International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation (ICCMS2016) , 2016
    Visualization of Energy Transport in 2-D Complex Solid Geometries-MODD-033 By Narasimha Suri Tinnaluri, D. Jaya Krishna, International Conference on Energy efficient Technologies for sustainability (ICEETS-16), 2016
    Analytical and Numerical Study to Assess the Solar Flux on a Heliostat based Central Receiver-MODD-027 By Manish Kumar, D. Jaya Krishna, International Conference on Energy efficient Technologies for sustainability (ICEETS-16), 2016
    Step by Step Methodology for the Assessment of Metal Corrosion Rate with PCMs Suitable for Low Temperature Heat Storage Applications : 2-IC-1865 By D. Jaya Krishna, Aditya Shide, International conference on recent Trends in Engineering and material Sciences (ICEMS-2016), 2016
    A Collocated Grid Based Finite Volume Approach for the Visualization of Heat Transport in 2D Complex Geometries By Narasimha Suri T, Jaya Krishna D, International Conference on Computational Heat and Mass Transfer (ICCHMT-2015), 2015
    The Metallographic Study of Corrosion of Metals with Latent Heat Storage Materials Suitable for Solar Hot Water System By D. Jaya Krishna, Sharabh Kochar, International Conference on Ceramic and advanced materials for Energy and environment (CAMEE-2015), 2015
    Taguchi based optimization to generate correlation via numerical analysis for natural convection in a differential heated cavity By D. Jaya Krishna, Ruturaj R Deshpande, ASME –ISHMT Conference, 2013
    Selection of Latent heat storage materials for a temperature range of 50degC to 100degC for solar water heating applications By R. Sanjay Kumar, D. Jaya Krishna, International Conference on Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, 2012
    Investigation of Heat Storage Materials for a Temperature range of 50degC to 100degC By R. Sanjay Kumar, D. Jaya Krishna, Pramod B Salunkhe, International conference on engineering, technology and management (ICETM Sep’12) , 2012
    Three Dimensional Visualization of Hydrogen and Carbon Production in a Vortex flow Solar Reactor By Abdalla Abdalla, N.Ozalp, O. Bouhali, J.K. Devanuri, Ali Sheharyar, Second Annual Undergraduate Research Conference on Applied Computing-URC2010 competition , 2010
    Effect of Camera like Aperture in Quest for Maintaining Quasi-Constant Radiation Inside a Solar Reactor: ES2010-90327 By Nesrin Ozalp, Anthony Toyama, D. Jaya Krishna, Reza Rowshan, Yasser Al-Hamidi, Proceedings of the ASME 4th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES2010 , 2010
    Numerical Study on the Thermal Interaction of Gas-Particle Transport for a Vortex Flow Solar reactor: ES2010-90325 By Nesrin Ozalp, D. Jaya Krishna, Proceedings of the ASME 4th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES2010, 2010
    Modeling of Vortex-flow Solar Reactor Via Ideal Reactors in Series Approach: ES2010-90324 By Nesrin Ozalp, Vidyasagar Shilapuram, D. Jaya Krishna, Proceedings of the ASME 4th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES2010, 2010
    Numerical Simulation of Free Convection in an Isotropic Porous Medium: Use of ACFD Approach By K. Venkat Raman, D. Jaya Krishna, S. Sundar, 19th National & 8th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference , 2008
    Buoyancy Induced Flows in a Heat Generating Anisotropic Non-Darcy Porous Medium- Use of ACFD Approach By D. Jaya Krishna, Tanmay Basak, Sarit K. Das, 44th Annual Technical Meeting, Society of Engineering Science (SES Conference) , 2007
    Anisotropy Effects on Heat and Fluid Flow for Natural Convection with a Heat Source in Fluid Saturated Porous Media By D. Jaya Krishna, Tanmay Basak, Sarit K. Das, 44th Annual Technical Meeting, Society of Engineering Science (SES Conference), 2007
    Study of Non-Orthogonal Lid Driven Porous Cavity Flows by Generalized Non-Darcy Approach By D. Jaya Krishna, Tanmay Basak, Sarit K. Das, International conferences on Recent Advances in Heat Transfer , 2006
    Influence of Inertial Effects on the Flow Inside a Lid Driven Porous Cavity By D. Jaya Krishna, Tanmay Basak, Sarit K. Das, 33rd National & 3rd International Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, 2006
    Book Chapter(s)
    Containers for Thermal Energy Storage By Salunkhe Pramod B, Jaya Krishna Devanuri in Micro-and Nano-containers for Smart Applications, Springer, e-book, 2022
    Numerical Investigation of Mixed Convection in a Lid-Driven Square Cavity With and Without Fin By Ashish Saxena, Ng Yin Kwee Eddie, Jaya Krishna Devanuri, Jalaiah Nandanavanam, Parameshwaran Rajagopalan in Mechanical Engineering for Sustainable Development State-of-the-Art Research, AAP – CRC Press: Taylor & Francis group, e-book and hardbound, 2018
    Visualization of Thermal Transport in Complex Geometries with Discrete Heat Sources at Bottom and Left Walls By Narasimha Suri Tinnaluri, Jaya Krishna Devanuri in Mechanical Engineering for Sustainable Development State-of-the-Art Research, AAP – CRC Press: Taylor & Francis group, e-book and hardbound, 2018
    Patent(s)
    A Modified Refrigeration System for Biomedical Storage (2021105617)
    A Novel Battery Pack Structure for Effective Thermal Management (202441042752)
    A Novel Bi-Axial Solar Tracker Using One Motor (4124/CHE/2015)
    A Solar Powered Cooling Chamber for Storing Farm Produce (2021105620)
    PROJECT / CONSULTANCY
    Intrinsic Convection and Magnetism inside the Earth, Planets and Fast Rotating Stars: New Similarity Criteria, Scaling Laws and Simplest models (P1750)
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    Type: SPARC Project
    Sponsor: Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration
    Project Cost (INR): 7404000
    Date of Commencement: 01-04-2024   Date of Completion: 30-09-2026
    Duration: 30 Months
    Status: Completed
    Assistance to Professional Bodies & Seminar / Symposia Scheme - International Conference on Thermal Sciences and Sustainable Energy (ICTSE-2026)
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)
    Project Cost (INR): 200000
    Date of Commencement: 23-01-2026   Date of Completion: 24-01-2026
    Duration: 1 Months
    Status: Completed
    Simulations of lithium ion battery packs for effective thermal management
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Consultancy
    Sponsor: AACCENOS SOLUTIONS PVT LTD, Chennai
    Project Cost (INR): 649000
    Date of Commencement: 27-06-2023   Date of Completion: 30-06-2024
    Duration: 13 Months
    Status: Completed
    PCM Characterization and Testing
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: DRDO – CASDIC
    Project Cost (INR): 1656000
    Date of Commencement: 27-01-2022   Date of Completion: 31-08-2023
    Duration: 20 Months
    Status: Completed
    Proof checking of HVAC Designs
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Consultancy
    Sponsor: SATYA ILLINDRA ENGINEERS
    Project Cost (INR): 41300
    Date of Commencement: 23-08-2023   Date of Completion: 31-08-2023
    Duration: 1 Months
    Status: Completed
    Internal Flow Fields Analysis of Solid Rocket Motors Before and After Sudden Opening of Thrust Termination Ports
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: DRDO – ASL (Advanced Systems Laboratory)
    Project Cost (INR): 993000
    Date of Commencement: 30-10-2019   Date of Completion: 09-12-2021
    Duration: 26 Months
    Status: Completed
    Design and Development of an Efficient and Cost Effective Solar Water Latent Heat Storage System (SB/FTP/ETA-0130/2014)
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: DST-SERB Start-Up Research Grant (Young Scientists)
    Project Cost (INR): 2981000
    Date of Commencement: 08-07-2015   Date of Completion: 12-12-2018
    Duration: 42 Months
    Status: Completed
    Investigation of Corrosion on Metals with Phase Change Materials for a 30–100 oC temperature range Solar Thermal Heat Storage Applications
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: MHRD/ NITW
    Project Cost (INR): 650000
    Date of Commencement: 24-01-2014   Date of Completion: 13-03-2015
    Duration: 14 Months
    Status: Completed
    Visualization of carbon particle tracking and hydrogen production in a vortex flow solar reactor
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: Qatar foundation and ITS Research Computing group
    Project Cost (INR): 332000
    Date of Commencement: 01-12-2009   Date of Completion: 30-04-2010
    Duration: 5 Months
    Status: Completed
    RESEARCH FELLOWS / PhD STUDENTS
    Current PhD Students
    Ali Ahmed
    Area of Research: Experimental studies to enhance Heat transfer in Pulsating heat pipes
    Amit Kumar Panihrahy
    Area of Research: Aerodynamics
    A. Narayana Teja
    Area of Research: Thermal studies on new alloy rotors for material assessment
    Dharmarapu Laxmi Prasanna
    Area of Research: Active enhancement strategies in phase change materials
    Jagadeeswara Reddy.E
    Area of Research: Thermal management of Li-ion battery pack
    Krishnendu Nayak
    Area of Research: Hydrodynamic Stability
    Sandra Sudheer Kumar
    Area of Research: Desalination
    Syed Junaid Uddin
    Area of Research: Thermal management of Electronic components
    Previous PhD Students
    Sandip Khobragade (2023)
    Area of Research: Experimental and numerical investigations of shell and tube latent heat storage system under simultaneous charging and discharging process
    A. Gopi Krishna (2023)
    Area of Research: Numerical investigation of hybrid heat transfer enhancement techniques for a shell and tube latent heat storage unit
    Lokesh Kalapala (2021)
    Area of Research: Experimental and numerical investigations of design parameters for a shell and tube latent heat storage unit
    Brundaban Patro (2021)
    Area of Research: Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Studies of Gas-Solid Flow in Adiabatic Pipes using a Variable Gas Property Two-Fluid Model
    G. Uma Maheswararao (2020)
    Area of Research: Selection of a potential organic PCM for low temperature heat storage applications
    T. Narasimha Suri (2019)
    Area of Research: Heatline Visualization of Thermal Transport in Anisotropic Porous Media using a Generalized Non – Darcy Formulation
    CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT TERM COURSE / FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME / GIAN
    International Conference on Thermal Sciences and Sustainable Energy (ICTSE-2026)
    23-Jan-2026 → 24-Jan-2026
    Event Type: Conference
    Role: Organizing Secretary
    Funding Agency: ANRF, COMSOL, ICE, ADK industries
    Indo-Danish International Conference on Wind Energy: Materials, Engineering and Policies (WEMEP2012)
    22-Nov-2012 → 23-Nov-2012
    Event Type: Conference
    Role: Organizing Secretary
    Funding Agency: Self‑sponsored
    Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering - ETME2019
    09-Jan-2019 → 10-Jan-2019
    Event Type: Conference
    Role: Convenor
    Funding Agency: Self‑sponsored
    Advances in Computational Fluid Dynamics: Methods and Applications using MATLAB and ANSYS-Fluent
    06-May-2019 → 11-May-2019
    Event Type: Faculty Development Programme
    Role: Coordinator
    Funding Agency: Electronics and ICT Academy
    Two day Workshop on Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage
    08-Dec-2022 → 09-Dec-2022
    Event Type: Workshop
    Role: Coordinator
    Funding Agency: Self‑sponsored
    Two-Day Workshop on Computational Fluid Dynamics and Research Methodology with Hands-on Training
    21-May-2024 → 22-May-2024
    Event Type: Workshop
    Role: Coordinator
    Funding Agency: Self‑sponsored
    Magnetohydrodynamics in the Light of Astrophysical Dynamos
    03-Mar-2025 → 08-Mar-2025
    Event Type: Workshop
    Role: Coordinator
    Funding Agency: SPARC
    Hybrid Two-day SPARC Workshop: Planetary Convection and Simplified Geomagnetic/Solar Dynamo
    17-Oct-2025 → 18-Oct-2025
    Event Type: Workshop
    Role: Coordinator
    Funding Agency: SPARC
    AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
    2010
    1st Prize Visualization Competition (VDC10)
    2007
    3rd prize, poster competition,Texas A&M University (TAMU), USA
    ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
    •  Member: Mechanical Engg. Department Purchase committee (Continuing from July, 2026)
    •  Chairperson: Senate Undergraduate Committee (SUGC) (Continuing from November, 2025)
    •  Chairman: Mechanical Engg. Department Purchase committee (July, 2025 - July, 2026)
    •  Chairperson: Press and Media (July, 2025 - June, 2026)
    •  Member-Campus Business Committee (August, 2023 - June, 2024)
    •  Section Head - Thermal Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering (June, 2023 - June, 2025)
    •  Associate Dean- International Relations (May, 2021 - June, 2023)
    •  Faculty Coordinator: M.Tech - Thermal Engineering (August, 2020 - July, 2022)
    •  Deputy Chief Warden- Hostels (June, 2018 - February, 2020)
    •  Member: Hostel Purchase Committe (June, 2018 - February, 2020)
    •  In-charge for the maintenance of solar water system equipment in ladies hostel area (November, 2016 - February, 2020)
    •  Warden 1.8k hostel (November, 2016 - May, 2018)
    •  Member: TEQIP CoE-Sustainable Energy Studies (November, 2014 - October, 2017)
    •  Faculty coordinator: IV/IV B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering) (May, 2014 - May, 2016)
     Last updated on July 21, 2026