Sundar Rajan Krishnan

Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department
Mail Stop 9552, 210 Carpenter Building
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Telephone: (662) 325-1544
Fax: (662) 325-7223
E-mail: krishnan@me.msstate.edu

EDUCATION | EXPERIENCE | SPECIALTY | RESEARCH | PUBLICATIONS

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Alabama, 2005
• M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Alabama, 2001
• B.E., Mechanical Engineering, Bharathidasan University, India, 1998

EXPERIENCE RECORD

• 2008-Present, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
• 2005-2008, Postdoctoral Appointee, Center for Transportation Research, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL

SPECIALTY AREAS

Internal Combustion Engines, Novel Combustion Concepts, Alternative Fuels, and Combustion Modeling

RESEARCH SUMMARY

Dr. Krishnan’s research is focused on experimental and computational investigations of advanced low temperature combustion concepts for improving fuel efficiencies and power densities of future IC engines, while simultaneously reducing pollutant emissions.  Of particular interest from an energy sustainability perspective are novel combustion strategies that enable successful engine operation with renewable alternative fuels.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Development of advanced low-temperature engine combustion strategies for future stationary and transportation engines
• Experimental investigation of performance and emissions of IC engines operating on renewable (e.g., biodiesel, ethanol, etc.) and non-renewable (e.g., natural gas, propane, etc.) alternative fuels
• Phenomenological, quasi-dimensional modeling of combustion and pollutant formation in IC engines
• Thermodynamic simulation of combustion irreversibilities
• Chemical kinetic modeling of engine autoignition processes
• Harnessing exhaust thermal energy for fuel economy improvements in stationary IC engines

PUBLICATIONS

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

1. Srinivasan, K. K., Krishnan, S. R., Qi, Y, Yang, H, and Midkiff, K. C. (2007).  Analysis of diesel pilot-ignited natural gas low-temperature combustion with hot exhaust gas recirculation.  Combustion Science and Technology, 179(9), 1737-1776.
2. Qi, Y., Srinivasan, K. K., Krishnan, S. R., Yang, H., and Midkiff, K. C. (2007).  Effect of hot exhaust gas recirculation on the performance and emissions of an advanced injection low pilot-ignited natural gas engine.  International Journal of Engine Research, 8(3), 289-303.
3. Yang, H., Krishnan, S. R., Srinivasan, K. K., and Midkiff, K. C. (2007).  Sensitivity analysis of NOx formation kinetics in pilot ignited natural gas engines.  Trans. ASME: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 129(1), 261-270.
4. Srinivasan, K. K., Krishnan, S. R., and Midkiff, K. C. (2006)  Improving low load combustion, stability and emissions in pilot-ignited natural gas engines.  Proc. Instn. Mech. Engrs.: Journal of Automobile Engineering, Part D, 220(2), 229-239.
5. Srinivasan, K. K., Krishnan, S. R., Singh, S., Midkiff, K. C., Bell, S. R., Gong, W., Fiveland, S. B., and Willi, M. (2006).  The advanced low pilot-ignited natural gas engine – a combustion analysis.  Trans. ASME: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 128(1), 213-218.
6. Krishnan, S. R., Srinivasan, K. K., Singh, S., Midkiff, K. C., Bell, S. R., Gong, W., Fiveland, S. B., and Willi, M. (2004).  Strategies for reduced NOx emissions in pilot-ignited natural gas engines.  Trans. ASME: Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 126(3), 665-671.
7. Singh, S., Krishnan, S. R., Srinivasan, K. K., Midkiff, K. C., and Bell, S. R. (2004).  Effect of pilot injection timing, pilot quantity, and intake charge conditions on performance and NOx emissions for an advanced low-pilot-ignited natural gas engine.  International Journal of Engine Research, 5(4), 329-348.

Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers

1. S. R. Krishnan, K. K. Srinivasan, and K. C. Midkiff, 2007, “Phenomenological modeling of low-temperature advanced low pilot-ignited natural gas combustion,” Paper Number 2007-01-0942 presented at the SAE World Congress, Detroit, MI, April 16-19, 2007.
2. H. Yang, S. R. Krishnan, K. K. Srinivasan, K. C. Midkiff, 2004, “Sensitivity Analysis of NOx Formation from Micro-pilot Ignited Natural Gas Engines,” Paper No. ICEF2004-851, Proc. of ICEF 2004 – Fall Technical Conference of the ASME IC Engines Division, Long Beach, CA.
3. K. K. Srinivasan, S. R. Krishnan, S. Singh, K. C. Midkiff, S. R. Bell, W. Gong, S. Fiveland, and M. Willi, 2003, “The Advanced Low Pilot Ignition Natural Gas Engine – A Low NOx Alternative to the Diesel Engine,” Paper No. IJPGC2003-40098, Proceedings of International Joint Power Generation Conference (IJPGC) 2003, Jun 16-19, Atlanta, GA.
4. K. K. Srinivasan, S. R. Krishnan, S. Singh, K. C. Midkiff, S. R. Bell, W. Gong, S. B. Fiveland, and M. Willi, 2003, “The Advanced Low Pilot Ignited Natural Gas Engine – A Combustion Analysis,” Paper No. ICEF2003-714, Proc. of ICEF2003 – Fall Technical Conference of the ASME IC Engines Division, Blythe, N. X., ed., ICE-Vol. 40, pp. 129-135, Sept. 7-10, Erie, PA.
5. S. R. Krishnan, K. K. Srinivasan, S. Singh, S. R. Bell, K. C. Midkiff, W. Gong, S. Fiveland, M. Willi, 2002, “Strategies for Reduced NOx Emissions in Pilot Ignited Natural Gas Engines,” Paper No. ICEF2002-518,  Proc. of the ASME IC Engines Div. - Fall Technical Conference 2002, Wong, V., ed., ICE-Vol. 39, pp. 361-368, Sept. 8-11, New Orleans, LA.

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