Kalyan K. Srinivasan

Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department
Mail Stop 9552, 210 Carpenter Building
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Telephone: (662) 325-6710
Fax: (662) 325-7223
E-mail: srinivasan@me.msstate.edu

EDUCATION | EXPERIENCE | SPECIALTY | RESEARCH | PUBLICATIONS | AWARDS AND HONORS

EDUCATION

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

EXPERIENCE RECORD

• Aug. 2006 - present, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
• Aug. 2005 - Dec. 2005: Corporate Intern Engineer, Global Engine Division, North America (GED-NA) Caterpillar, Inc. USA
• Aug. 1999 - Aug. 2005: Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant, University of Alabama
• Aug. 1998 - Jul. 1999: Graduate Engineer Trainee, MICO-Bosch, Bangalore, India.

SPECIALTY AREAS

Bio-Derived Fuels Combustion and Emissions, Advanced Low Temperature Combustion, First and Second Law Analysis of Combustion Processes, Exhaust Waste-energy Recover Technologies

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Research and development of novel low temperature combustion concepts to minimize pollution formation and increase thermal efficiency of internal combustion engines for transportation
• Developing sustainable energy solutions, particularly with small-scale decentralized power generation through distributed generation techniques such as Micro CHP
• Development of phenomenological thermodynamics-based computer simulations to evaluate advanced internal combustion engine concepts
• Development of Laser-based diagnostics to measure temperature and species in open flames and internal combustion engines
• Combined first and second law analyses to design/analyze bottoming thermodynamic cycles to recover exhaust waste heat from internal combustion engines (both stationary and automotive)
• Investigation of exergy destruction in combustion processes using thermodynamics-based models

PUBLICATIONS

Peer-reviewed Journal

1. Cho, H, Krishnan, S. R., Luck, R., and Srinivasan, K. K. “Comprehensive uncertainty analysis of a Wiebe function-based combustion model for pilot-ignited natural gas engines,” accepted for publication in Journal of Automobile Engineering
2. Harrod, J. C., Mago, P. J., and Srinivasan, K. K. “First and Second Law Analysis of a Stirling Engine with Imperfect Regeneration and Dead Volume,” accepted for publication in Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science
3. Srinivasan, K. K., Mago, P. J., Zdaniuk, G. J., Chamra, L. M., and Midkiff, K. C., 2008 “Improving the Efficiency of the Advanced Injection Low Pilot Ignited Natural Gas Engine Using Organic Rankine Cycles,” Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Trans. ASME, vol.130, doi 10.1115/1.2906123.
4. Mago, P.J., Srinivasan, K., Chamra, L.M., and Somayaji, C.,2008, “An Examination of Exergy Destruction in Organic Rankine Cycles,” International Journal of Energy Research, In Press, DOI: 10.1002/er.1406
5. Mago, P.J., Chamra, L.M., Srinivasan, K., and Somayaji, C., 2008, “An Examination of Regenerative Rankine Cycles Using Dry Fluids.” Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 28, No. 8-9, pp. 998-1007. 
6. K.K. Srinivasan, S. R. Krishnan, Y. Qi., H. Yang, K. C. Midkiff, 2007 "Analysis of diesel pilot-ignited natural gas low-temperature combustion with hot exhaust gas recirculation," Combustion Science and Technology, 179(9), 1737-1776.
7. Y. Qi., K. K. Srinivasan, S. R. Krishnan, H. Yang, K. C. Midkiff, 2007 "Effect of hot EGR on the performance and emissions of an advanced injection low pilot-ignited natural gas engine," International Journal of Engine Research, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 289-305
8. H. Yang, S. R. Krishnan, K. K. Srinivasan, K. C. Midkiff, 2006, "Sensitivity Analysis of NOx Formation from Micro-pilot Ignited Natural Gas Engines," ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 129 (1), pp. 261-270
9. K. K. Srinivasan, S. R. Krishnan, K. C. Midkiff, 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.
10. K. K. Srinivasan, S. R. Krishnan, S. Singh, K. C. Midkiff, S. R. Bell, W. Gong, S. B. Fiveland, and M. Willi, 2006, “The Advanced Low Pilot Ignited Natural Gas Engine – A Combustion Analysis,” Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 128, Issue 1., pp. 213-218
11. S. R. Krishnan, K. K. Srinivasan, S. Singh, S. R. Bell, K. C. Midkiff, W. Gong, S. B. Fiveland, M. Willi, 2004, “Strategies for Reduced NOx Emissions in Pilot-Ignited Natural Gas Engines,” Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 126, Issue 3, pp.665-671
12. S. Singh, S. R. Krishnan, K. K. Srinivasan, K. C. Midkiff, and S. R. Bell, 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, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp.329-348

AWARDS AND HONORS

1. Best Paper Award for the outstanding paper in the track Energy Systems Miniaturization, Micro and Nano Scale Energy Transport at the ASME Energy Sustainability 2007 conference for the paper titled, “Improving the Efficiency of the Advanced injection Low Pilot Ignited Natural Gas Engine Using Organic Rankine Cycles.”
2. “The University of Alabama Award for Best Dissertation by a Doctoral Student,” 2007-2008
3. "The University of Alabama Award for Excellence in Research by a Doctoral Student," 2005-2006.
4. "Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student of the Year," by the Alabama Society of Professional Engineers (ASPE).
5. “Voice of the customer” certificate of appreciation to recognize innovation and initiative in modeling solutions for the 2007 program.  Award conferred on 14th Nov. 2005 at Tech Center (TC-L) Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL
6. “Professional character” certificate of appreciation to acknowledge the contribution in meeting the goals of GED-NA. Award conferred on 9th Sept. 2005 at Tech Center (TC-L) Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL

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