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Prof. G Amba Prasad Rao

PhD (National Institute of Technology Warangal)

Professor (HAG)

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Room No: 452-A +91-870-2462342
gap@nitw.ac.in
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Research Areas

 Alternative Fuels for Engines

 Battery thermal management

 Biomass gasification

 Combustion

 Emissions Control

 IC Engines

 Prime Movers for Automobiles

 Renewable Energy Sources

 Rocket Propulsion

 Simulation studies related to Engines & Batteries

  • Courses Handled
  • Research IDs
  • Selected Publications
  • Project/Consultancy
  • Current PhD Students
  • Awards and Accolades
  • Additional Responsibilities
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines Laboratory(CE234)
  • Prime Movers for Automobiles(ME56005)
  • Alternate Fuels(ME314)
  • Biofluids and Bio-heat transfer(ME16056)
  • Automotive Systems laboratory(ME56006)
  • Combustion and Emission Control(ME16042)
  • Engine Management Systems(ME5514)
  • Hybrid Electric Vehicles(ME5564)
  • Automotive Systems Laboratory(ME5553)
  • Prime Movers for Automobiles(ME5504)
  • Vehicle Testing and Instrumentation(ME5562)
  • Thermal Engineering Laboratory(ME5105)
  • Energy Systems Laboratory(ME5154)
  • ORC ID: 0000-0003-1764-3478


  • A review of integrated battery thermal management systems for lithium-ion batteries of electric vehicles, By G.Amba Prasad Rao and SR Shravan Kumar, Elsevier, e-Prime - Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Energy, vol.8, pp.100526, 2024
  • Recent progress on battery thermal management with composite phase change materials, By SR Shravan Kumar and G.Amba Prasad Rao, Wiley, Energy Storage, vol.6, pp.1-57, 2024
  • Butanol and pentanol: The promising biofuels for CI engines–A review, By Vinod Babu M, Madhu Murthy K, G. Amba Prasad Rao , Elsevier, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol.78, pp.1068, 2017
  • Experimental investigations on DI (direct injection) diesel engine operated on dual fuel mode with hydrogen and mahua oil methyl ester (MOME) as injected fuels and effects of injection opening pressure, By Ahmed Syed, Syed Azam Pasha Quadri, G. Amba Prasad Rao , Mohd Wajid , Elsevier, Applied Thermal Engineering, vol.114, pp.118, 2017
  • Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) Engines: A Review, By T. Karthikeya Sharma, G. Amba Prasad Rao & K. Madhu Murthy , Springer, Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering , vol.23, pp.623, 2016
  • Numerical Analysis of a Vortex Tube: A Review, By Karthikeya Sharma, T, Amba Prasad Rao, G. & Madhu Murthy, Springer, Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, vol.24, pp.251, 2017
  • Effective reduction of NOx emissions of a HCCI (Homogeneous charge compression ignition) engine by enhanced rate of heat transfer under varying conditions of operation, By T. Karthikeya Sharma, G. Amba Prasad Rao, K. Madhu Murthy, Elsevier, Energy, vol.93, pp.2102, 2015
  • Development of variable timing fuel injection cam for effective abatement of diesel engine emissions, By Syed Kaleemudding and G. Amba Prasad Rao, Elsevier, Applied Energy, vol.88, pp.2653, 2011
  • Numerical studies and validation of combustor and annular isolator interactions of hydrocarbon based axisymmetric dual combustion ramjet, By M. Raghavendra Rao, G. Amba Prasad Rao, B.V.N. Charyulu, Harmeet Singh, Elsevier, Aerospace Science and Technology, vol.106, pp.106185, 2020
  • Production process optimisation of Sterculia foetida methyl esters (biodiesel) using response surface methodology, By Vinod Babu Marri,Madhu Murthy Kotha & Amba Prasad Rao Gaddale, Taylor and Francis, International Journal of Ambient Energy, vol.43, pp.1837, 2020

Development of course on Internal Combustion Engines and Automobile Engineering

  • Role Principal Developer
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor NMEICT
  • Duration 27 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 7.5
  • Status Completed

Advances in IC Engines and Combustion Technology [Select Proceedings of NCICEC 2019] Editors: Ashwani K. Gupta,Hukam C. Mongia, Pankaj Chandna, Gulshan Sachdeva Pages 507-514 Springer Link-Part of the Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering book series (LNME)

  • Role Co-Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Sources, GoI
  • Duration 61 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 40
  • Status Completed

Development of Adiabatic diesel engines with biodiesel as fuel

  • Role Co-Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor MHRD
  • Duration 20 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 8
  • Status Completed

Use of Jatropha oil (Vegetable oils) as a fuel for Automobiles

  • Role Co-Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor AICTE-TAPTEC
  • Duration 33 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 5.2
  • Status Completed


Mr. K. Jayasimha Reddy

  • Area of Research: Investigations on RCCI engine with different fuels.

Mr. Shaik Mohammed Shareef

  • Area of Research: Thermal Engineering

Mr. SR Shravan Kumar

  • Area of Research: Battery Thermal Management

Mr. Vivek Kumar Mishra

  • Area of Research: Use of CNG and hydrogen in LTC mode of operation
  • Chairman-Centre for Mental Health and Wellness (Continuing from January, 2024)
  • Chairman-Academic Performance Improvement of Students (January, 2024 - June, 2024)
  • Chairman-Local Purchase Committee (October, 2023 - March, 2024)
  • Chairman-Physical Verification Coordination Team (September, 2023 - June, 2024)
  • Dean[Faculty Welfare] (August, 2020 - October, 2022)
  • Registrar-In charge [NIT Andhra Pradesh, Tadepalligudem] (September, 2018 - February, 2020)
  • Prof.In charge[Traning and Placement] NIT Andhra Pradesh (July, 2018 - June, 2020)
  • Prof.In charge [Training and Placement]NIT Warangal (May, 2016 - June, 2018)