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Thrust Areas
- Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Analysis in Mechanical Systems
- Aerodynamic Analysis of Turbomachinery Flows
- Gas Turbine Heat Transfer and Cooling Technology
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Thermal Energy Storage
- Renewable Energy
- Waste to Energy
- Slurry flows
- Natural, forced & conjugate Heat Transfer
- Design & Analysis of Heat Sinks
- Heat Transfer in Nano-fluids
- Solar Thermal Applications
- Multiphase flow & Heat Transfer
- Pneumatic Transport
Faculty Individual Thrust Areas details
Research Areas:
- Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Analysis in Mechanical Systems
- Aerodynamic Analysis of Turbomachinery Flows
- Gas Turbine Heat Transfer and Cooling Technology
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
Projects Ongoing:
- To Predict the Film Effectiveness of cooled HPNGV external surface under Cascade flow conditions. Aeronautics R&D Board (ARDB), DRDO. (PI)
- To predict secondary flow losses in a gas turbine engine due to presence of film cooling holes at different locations of nozzle guide vane surface, Institute Research Grant (PI)
Projects Completed:
Nil
Publications:
Phd Students:
1. Mr. G. Babji
2. L K Reddy
3.D. Aruntej
4. Hari Chandana Botta (Sponsored)
5. Tanay(Sponsored)
6. Satya Prakash (Sponsored)
Patent:
01 no. (Accepted & published)
Research Facilities:
- Low speed cascade wind tunnel with cascade vane setup
- High speed cascade wind tunnel with cascade vane setup
Research Facilities Developed (with high quality image):
- Low speed cascade wind tunnel
- Cascade vane setup
- Heaters arrangement in the tunnel
- Coolant flow system arrangement
- Data logger unit
Research Areas:-
Multiphase flow & Heat Transfer
Slurry flow
Rhelogy of drilling fluids
Computational investigation of natural, forced and conjugate heat transfer
Electronic component cooling
Nano fluids
CFD
Projects on going:- To predict the film effectiveness of cooled HPNGV external surface under cascade flow conditions (Co-PI)
Projects completed:- Nil
Publications:-
https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=tRCQJogAAAAJ&hl=en
Phd Students:
1. Namburi Hymavathi (Institute Scholar)
2. Satya Prakash (Sponsored)
Patent: 01 no. (Accepted & published)
Research Facilities:- NA
Research Facilities developed (with high quality image):- NA
Research Areas:-
Solar Energy (Thermal and PV); Desalination; Water-Energy Nexus; Energy & Environment; Techno-Enviro-Economic Assessment of Renewable Energy Systems; Alternate Fuels.
Projects on going:-
Design, Development and Demonstration of Compound Parabolic Concentrator (CPC) Assisted Photovoltaic Module Based Novel Co-Generation System for Power and Potable Water Production (Funded by: SERB-DST-GoI)
Projects completed:- None
PhD Student : Mr. Padre Vishnu Ganapatrao (External Candidate) - Ongoing
Publications (at IIPE):-
https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=hLiwKfYAAAAJ&hl=en
Research Facilities:-
Basic Solar Energy Research Facility
Research Facilities developed (with high quality image):-
Simple Solar Desalination Experimental Setup
Research Areas:
Distributed Systems, Big Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Algorithms
Ongoing Project:
In-house ERP development
Completed Projects:
Worked on multiple projects during my 14+ years of software industry experience.
Publications:
View Google Scholar Profile
Research Facilities:
HPC Cluster
Facilities Developed (with high quality image):
None
PhD Scholars:
- L. P. Kumar (Sponsored)
- Somesh Katta (Sponsored)
- G. Prabakar Reddy (Sponsored)
- P. Chaitanya (Sponsored)
- Sanjibanee Sudha (Co-supervisor)
Research Areas:
Power Quality in Power Distribution System, Power Electronic Converter Control, Solar Photovoltaic Grid Integration, Micro Grid System
Ongoing Project:
Control of Solar PV Generation in Grid Interactive Systems with Power Quality Enhancement (IRG, IIPE)
Completed Projects:
Nil
Publications:
View Google Scholar Profile
PhD Scholars:
1. Nekkanti Sarat Chandra (21RS9002) – Regular, Sole Supervisor
2. Pagoti Reshma (22RS9004) – Regular, Co-Supervisor
3. Pandi Gurumurthy Reddy (24RS9P03) – Part Time, Sole Supervisor
Research Facilities:
Solar PV Grid Integration Lab (In Progress)
This lab facilitates experimentation on grid-integrated Solar PV with battery storage. The combination of solar power and battery storage enables energy transfer between the DC bus and the AC grid via a Voltage Source Inverter (VSI), depending on connected AC and DC loads.
Facilities Developed (with high quality image):
Nil