Senior Scientist
| BE | 2005, Andhra University College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam |
| M Tech | 2007, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras |
| Ph D | 2013, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia |
| srinivas.padala[at]iip[dot]res[dot]in | |
| Telephone No. | +91 – 1352525885 |
| Cell No. | +91 – 9121642729 |
Research Interest
- Engine Combustion
- Alternate fuels, and interactions between fuels and engines
- Combustion Diagnostics
- Plasma Ignition
- Engine Testing for Certification
Work Experience
| Senior Scientist | Indian Institute of Petroleum, India (July 2017- till now) |
| Lead Researcher | Imagineering, Inc., Japan (Sep 2013 – June 2017) |
| Senior Engineer | General Motors, Bangalore, India (Apr 2008 – July 2009) |
Patents
- Yuji Ikeda, SrinivasPadala, Injector Unit: Twin Gasoline Injector combined with microwave discharge igniter for heavy-duty diesel engines to be converted to run on gaseous fuels; Application Number: WO2015186683,
- Yuji Ikeda, SrinivasPadala, Bubble fraction measurement method: A method to estimate the void fraction of engine oil based on laser-induced fluorescence. Application Number: JP2017122660A
Selected Publications
- Flame Size Measurements of Premixed Propane Air Mixtures ignited by Microwave Enhanced Plasma
SrinivasPadala, Atsushi Nishiyama, Yuji Ikeda
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 36(3): 4113–4119,2017 - Effects of Microwave Enhanced Plasma on Diesel Spray Combustion
SrinivasPadala, S., Minh KhoiLe, Wachi Yoshihiro, Yuji Ikeda
SAE Technical Paper 2017 01 0707, 2017, doi:10.4271/2017 01 0707 - Extension of Dilution Limit in Propane Air Mixtures Using Microwave Discharge Igniter
Srinivas Padala, Shashank Nagaraja, Yuji Ikeda, Minh Khoi Le
SAE Paper 2017 24 0148 - Ignition of Propane-Air Mixtures by Miniaturized Resonating Microwave Flat Panel Plasma Igniter
Srinivas Padala, Minh Khoi Le, Atsushi Nishiyama, Yuji Ikeda
SAE Paper 2017 24 0150 - Ethanol utilization in a diesel engine using dual fuelling technology
Srinivas Padala, Changhwan Woo, Sanghoon Kook, and Evatt R Hawkes
Fuel 109:597–607, 2013. - Imaging diagnostics of ethanol port fuel injection spray for automobile engine applications
Srinivas Padala, Minh Khoi Le, Sanghoon Kook, and Evatt R Hawkes Applied Thermal Engineering 52(1):24–37, 2013 - Effect of ethanol port fuel injector position on dual fuel combustion in an automotive size diesel engine
Srinivas Padala, Sanghoon Kook, and Evatt R Hawkes
Energy and Fuels 28 (1): 340–348, 2013 - Effect of ethanol and ambient pressure on port fuel injection sprays in an optically accessible intake chamber
Srinivas Padala, Sanghoon Kook, and Evatt R Hawkes
Atomization and Sprays 21(5)427– 445, 2011
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