Information
Key Notes
- Journal(s): 21
- Conference(s): 2
- PhD: Current - 4 Awarded - 8
23
PUBLICATIONS12
DOCTORAL STUDENTS8
PROJECTSResearch Areas
Alternate Fuels
Flow Boiling and Two-Phase Flow
Fuel Cells
IC Engines
Micro Combustion
Renewable Sources of Energy
EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
| Degree | Institute | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Doctor of Philosophy | IIT BOMBAY, MUMBAI | 2002 |
| Master of Technology | JNTU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, ANANTAPUR | 1988 |
| Bachelor of Technology | JNTU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, KAKINADA | 1984 |
COURSES HANDLED
| Course | L-T-P | Credit | Degree Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fundamentals of Prime Movers(ME1206) | 3-1-0 | 4 | UG |
| Prime Movers for Automobiles(ME254) | 3-0-0 | 3 | UG |
| Constitution of India(IC207) | 1-0-0 | 0 | UG |
| Heat Transfer(ME253) | 3-0-0 | 3 | UG |
| Aerodynamics(ME363) | 3-0-0 | 3 | UG |
| Thermodynamics(ME201) | 3-0-0 | 3 | UG |
| Introduction to Mechanical Engineering(ME101) | 3-0-0 | 3 | UG |
| Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer(ME5103) | 3-0-0 | 3 | PG |
| Experimental Methods in Thermal Engineering(ME5104) | 3-0-0 | 3 | PG |
| Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)(ME5161) | 3-0-0 | 3 | UG, PG |
RESEARCH IDs
ORC ID
PUBLICATIONS
Journal(s)
Effect of deflector on the combustion characteristics of a micro-combustor with a centrally slotted bluff body,
By K. A. Srinivasa Raghavan, S. Srinivasa Rao and V. R. K. Raju,
ASME,
ASME - Journal of Energy Resources Technology,
vol.146(2),
pp.022303,
2024
Numerical investigation for enhancing HCCI combustion characteristics in DI-CI engine fueled with butanol/diesel blends ,
By K. Siva Prasad, S. Srinivasa Rao and V.R.K. Raju ,
Elsevier ,
Journal of Engineering Research ,
vol.,
pp.,
2023
Effect of interdigitated leaf channel design bipolar plate on the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cell,
By Srinivasa Reddy Badduri, G. Naga Srinivasulu, S. Srinivasa Rao, V. Venkateswarlu, Ch. Karunakar, K. Sridhar and A. V. S. Ramanuja Charyulu ,
Springer,
Chemical Papers,
vol.77,
pp.1095-1106,
2023
Numerical Investigation of the effect of slit width on the combustion characteristics of a micro-combustor with a centrally slotted bluff body,
By K. A. Srinivasa Raghavan, S. Srinivasa Rao and V. R. K.. Raju,
Elsevier,
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy,
vol.48(14),
pp.5696-5707,
2023
Enhancement of mixture homogeneity for DI-CI engine to achieve Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) combustion characteristics: a numerical approach ,
By K. Siva Prasad, S. Srinivasa Rao and V.R.K. Raju ,
Taylor and Francis ,
Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects ,
vol.44,
pp.4318-4333,
2022
Experimental analysis of a two-cell Passive direct methanol fuel cell stack, ,
By Muralikrishna Boni, S. Srinivasa rao, G. Nagasrinivasulu,
Springer,
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering,
vol.39,
pp.116–120,
2022
Numerical Investigation of the effect of slit profile on the combustion characteristics of a micro-combustor with a centrally slotted bluff body,
By K. A. Srinivasa Raghavan, S. Srinivasa Rao and V.R.K. Raju,
SAGE,
SAGE-Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineer, Part-E, Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering,
vol.237(3),
pp.917-927,
2022
Performance evaluation of the incorporation of different wire meshes in between perforated current collectors and Membrane electrode assembly on the Passive Direct Methanol Fuel Cell ,
By Muralikrishna Boni, S. Srinivasa rao, G. Nagasrinivasulu ,
Elseveir ,
Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ,
vol.32,
pp.360-367,
2022
Effect of exhaust gas recirculation on the performance and emission characteristics of a DI‐CI engine fueled with butanol/diesel blends ,
By K. Siva Prasad, S. Srinivasa Rao and V.R.K. Raju ,
AICHE, Wiley online Library ,
Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy,
vol.40,
pp.e13658,
2021
Effect of compression ratio and fuel injection pressure on the characteristics of a CI engine operating with butanol/diesel blends,
By K. Siva Prasad, S. Srinivasa Rao and V.R.K. Raju ,
Elsevier,
Alexandria Engineering Journal,
vol.60,
pp.1183-1197,
2021
Experimental investigations on the effect of current collector open ratio on the Performance of a Passive Direct Methanol Fuel Cell with liquid electrolyte layer ,
By Muralikrishna Boni, S. Srinivasa rao, G. Nagasrinivasulu, Sateesh kumar manupati ,
Springer,
Chemical Papers ,
vol.75,
pp.27-38,
2021
Performance and emission characteristics of a DI-CI engine operated with n-butanol/diesel blends ,
By K. Siva Prasad, S. Srinivasa Rao and V.R.K. Raju ,
Taylor and Francis ,
Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects ,
vol.46,
pp.1419-1430 ,
2020
Performance evaluation of an Air Breathing – Direct methanol fuel cell with different cathode current collectors with liquid electrolyte layer ,
By Muralikrishna Boni, S. Srinivasa Rrao and G. Nagasrinivasulu,
Wileyonlinelibrary.com,
Asia- pacific journal of chemical engineering ,
vol.15(5),
pp.2465,
2020
Parametric optimization of a direct injection‐compression ignition engine fuelled with butanol/diesel blend using response surface methodology,
By K. Siva Prasad, S. Srinivasa Rao and V.R.K. Raju ,
American Institute of Chemical Engineers, wileyonlinelibrary.com,
Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy,
vol.39,
pp.ep.13355,
2020
Influence of bio-inspired flow channel designs on the performance of a PEM fuel cell,
By Srinivasa Reddy Badduri, G. Naga Srinivasulu, S Srinivasa Rao,
Elsevier,
Chinese journal of chemical engineering,
vol.28(3),
pp.824-831,
2020
Comparative study on single-injection and pilot-injection strategies for DI CI engine fuelled with the butanol/diesel blend ,
By K. Siva Prasad, S. Srinivasa Rao and V.R.K. Raju ,
Taylor and Francis ,
International journal of Ambient energy ,
vol.41,
pp.1227-1234,
2020
Experimental analysis of PEM fuel cell performance using lung channel design bipolar plate,
By Srinivasa reddy Badduri, Golagani Naga Srinivasulu, S. Srinivasa Rao,
TAYLOR & FRANCIS,
International Journal of Green Energy,
vol.16,
pp.1591-1601,
2019
Influence of intermediate liquid electrolyte layer on the performance of passive direct methanol fuel cell,
By Muralikrishna Boni, S. Srinivasa Rao and G. Naga Srinivasulu,
Taylor& Francis Online,
International Journal of Green Energy,
vol.16(15),
pp.1475-1484,
2019
Effect of Anode Diffusion Layer thickness and porosity on the Performance of Passive Direct Methanol Fuel cell,
By Muralikrishna Boni, S. Srinivasa rao, G. Nagasrinivasulu, and Ch Venkata Narayana ,
Degruter 14(4),
Chemical Product and Process Modeling ,
vol.14(4),
pp.201900-29,
2019
Effect of n-butanol/diesel blends and piston bowl geometry on combustion and emission characteristics of CI engine,
By K. Siva Prasad, S. Srinivasa Rao, V.R.K. Raju , Prabhakara Rao Ganji,
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
Environmental Science and Pollution Research ,
vol.26,
pp.1662-1674 ,
2019
Computational fluid dynamic analysis on PEM fuel cell performance Using Bio channel,
By Srinivasa Reddy Badduri, G. Naga Srinivasulu, S Srinivasa Rao,
Trans tech Publications,
Materials science forum,ISSN:1662-9752,Vol.969,pp524-529, (Scientific.net) (SCOPUS) ,
vol.969,
pp.524-529,
2019
Conference(s)
Performance evaluation of an Air Breathing – Direct methanol fuel cell with different cathode current collectors
By MuralikrishnaBoni, S.Srinivasarao, G.Nagasrinivasulu,
2nd International Conference on New Frontiers in Chemical, Energy and Environmental Engineering (INCEEE),
2019
Performance and emission analysis of CI engine with butanol-diesel blends
By K. Siva Prasad, Adithya,
Prabhakar Rao,
Srinivasa Rao
,
2nd National Conference on Internal Combustion Engines and Combustion,
2017
PROJECT / CONSULTANCY
Design and Development of microchannel for two-phase heat transfer and pressure drop
Role:
Co-Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: DST-SERB
Project Cost (INR): 2760248
Date of Commencement: 01-04-2022 Date of Completion: 31-03-2025
Duration: 35 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: DST-SERB
Project Cost (INR): 2760248
Date of Commencement: 01-04-2022 Date of Completion: 31-03-2025
Duration: 35 Months
Status: Completed
Experimental Investigations on different Geometrical shapes of Passive Direct Methanol Fuel cell stacks for Low Power Applications
Role:
Co-Principal Investigator
Type: SPARC Project
Sponsor: Ministry of Education, GoI
Project Cost (INR): 2700000
Date of Commencement: 01-04-2019 Date of Completion: 30-09-2023
Duration: 53 Months
Status: Completed
Type: SPARC Project
Sponsor: Ministry of Education, GoI
Project Cost (INR): 2700000
Date of Commencement: 01-04-2019 Date of Completion: 30-09-2023
Duration: 53 Months
Status: Completed
Simulation and experimental evaluation of dual-fuel Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition Engine by using reactivity fuels
Role:
Co-Principal Investigator
Type: SPARC Project
Sponsor: Ministry of Education, GoI
Project Cost (INR): 2000000
Date of Commencement: 01-04-2019 Date of Completion: 30-09-2023
Duration: 53 Months
Status: Completed
Type: SPARC Project
Sponsor: Ministry of Education, GoI
Project Cost (INR): 2000000
Date of Commencement: 01-04-2019 Date of Completion: 30-09-2023
Duration: 53 Months
Status: Completed
Design and Development of Passive Direct Methanol Fuel cell integrated with liquid electrolyte for Portable Power Applications
Role:
Co-Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: DST-SERB-CRG
Project Cost (INR): 1954436
Date of Commencement: 01-04-2017 Date of Completion: 31-03-2020
Duration: 35 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: DST-SERB-CRG
Project Cost (INR): 1954436
Date of Commencement: 01-04-2017 Date of Completion: 31-03-2020
Duration: 35 Months
Status: Completed
CoE on " Sustainable Energy Studies"
Role:
Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: MHRD, GoI, TEQIP-II
Project Cost (INR): 50000000
Date of Commencement: 01-04-2013 Date of Completion: 31-03-2016
Duration: 35 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: MHRD, GoI, TEQIP-II
Project Cost (INR): 50000000
Date of Commencement: 01-04-2013 Date of Completion: 31-03-2016
Duration: 35 Months
Status: Completed
Design and Development of 100 kW Fluidized Bed Combustion Chamber for Agro Wastes
Role:
Co-Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: MHRD, GOI, NEW DELHI
Project Cost (INR): 1800000
Date of Commencement: 01-04-2005 Date of Completion: 31-03-2008
Duration: 35 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: MHRD, GOI, NEW DELHI
Project Cost (INR): 1800000
Date of Commencement: 01-04-2005 Date of Completion: 31-03-2008
Duration: 35 Months
Status: Completed
Charactrisation of TIM based Advanced Glazings for Energy Efficiency in Agriculture, Building and Industrial Sectors
Role:
Co-Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: MHRD, GoI, NEW DELHI
Project Cost (INR): 1200000
Date of Commencement: 01-04-2002 Date of Completion: 31-03-2005
Duration: 35 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: MHRD, GoI, NEW DELHI
Project Cost (INR): 1200000
Date of Commencement: 01-04-2002 Date of Completion: 31-03-2005
Duration: 35 Months
Status: Completed
Performance Evaluation of Eco- friendly Refrigerants
Role:
Principal Investigator
Type: Research
Sponsor: MHRD, GoI, NEW DELHI
Project Cost (INR): 800000
Date of Commencement: 01-04-2000 Date of Completion: 31-03-2003
Duration: 35 Months
Status: Completed
Type: Research
Sponsor: MHRD, GoI, NEW DELHI
Project Cost (INR): 800000
Date of Commencement: 01-04-2000 Date of Completion: 31-03-2003
Duration: 35 Months
Status: Completed
RESEARCH FELLOWS / PhD STUDENTS
Current PhD Students
Dharavath Lava Kishan
Area of Research:
Heat transfer in diabatic micro-channel with two-phase flow
G. N. Karthik Krishna
Area of Research:
Two-phase flow characteristics in a diabatic micro-channel
K. A. Srinivasa Raghavan
Area of Research:
Combustion characteristics in a micro-combustor with H2-Air
N. Aravindan
Area of Research:
Fire characteristics of Transformer oil
Previous PhD Students
Tarla Mallikharjuna Rao
(2023)
Area of Research:
Thermal Power Plant and Design Modifications
K. Siva PRasad
(2022)
Area of Research:
HCCI combustion of a CI engine with butanol/diesel blends
Boni Murli Krishna
(2021)
Area of Research:
Experimental work on Passive Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
B. Srinivasa Reddy
(2021)
Area of Research:
Experimental and Numerical Analysis of PEM Fuel Cell
G. Prabhakara Rao
(2018)
Area of Research:
HCCI COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS O DIESEL/BIODIESEL BLENDS
J A RANGA BABU
(2018)
Area of Research:
Nano Fluids based Solar collector
A.T.Autee
(2013)
Area of Research:
Two-Phase Pressure Drop in Adiabatic Air-Water Flow
H. M. Dharmadhikari
(2013)
Area of Research:
CI Engine performance with Biodiesel/Diesel blends
CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT TERM COURSE / FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Advisor, Quality Assurance & Academic Audit (January, 2020 - December, 2022)
- Coordinator, NIT Andhra Pradesh (July, 2017 - September, 2018)
- Additional Coordinator, NIT Andhra Pradesh (June, 2017 - June, 2017)
- Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering (November, 2016 - June, 2017)
- Dean, Students Welfare (July, 2013 - November, 2015)
- Head, Department of Biotechnolgy (January, 2013 - June, 2013)
- Professor In-charge, Training & Placement Section (July, 2010 - July, 2012)
- Coordinator, TEQIP (July, 2008 - June, 2010)
- In-charge, Motor Transport Section (July, 2004 - June, 2010)
Last updated on March 28, 2024