Dr. Krishna V
Dean Student Affairs, Professor
- Teaching
About
Dr. V. Krishna is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Dean, Student Affairs. He has received his Ph.D. from Visveswaraya Technological University, Belgaum, India for his thesis on 'Investigations on Cryogenic Heat Exchangers'. He started his academic career in March 1993 and has over 28 years of experience in teaching, research, consultancy and administration. He is Reviewer for - Heat Transfer Engineering 1ed by Taylor and Francis, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 1ed by Elsevier etc. Dr. V. Krishna specializes in the Thermal Engineering Domain and is the Head of the Process Modelling Research Laboratory (PMR Lab) which focusses on cutting edge research in the field of process modelling and its allied areas. He has over 24 publications in peer reviewed international journals (10) and conferences (14). He has been an invited speaker and chair at numerous national and international conferences. Dr. V. Krishna was invited as Visiting Professor at Technologico de Monterrey, Mexico from 25th to 31st August 2018. He visited two of its campuses at Toluca and Puebla. During this period he took a course on 'Automobile Radiators-an Inside Story' and also presented seminars on 'Drivers for Sustainable Energy in the Automobile Industry' and 'Introduction to Internal Combustion Engine'. He has also visited a number of universities in UK in 2013, as part of a tour to look at the best practices and possible collaborations. Dr. V. Krishna is also an accomplished mridangam artiste and has accompanied most of the top musicians across the country in carnatic music concerts.
Dean, Student Affairs, Professor, PES University, 2019 - Till date
Chairperson PG studies, P E S University, Bangalore, 2017 - 2019
Chairperson & Professor, P E S University, Bangalore, 2014 - 2017
Associate Professor, PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore, 2008 - 2014
Assistant Professor, PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore, 2002 - 2008
Lecture, PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore, 1997 - 2002
Invited lectures
'Concepts of Thermodynamics' on 13th & 14th December 2011 at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Domlur 2nd Stage, Bangalore 560071
'FEM Analysis of Heat Exchangers' for M. Tech. - Thermal Engg. students at SSIT, Tumkur, on 1st March 2014
Extra & Co-Curricular Activities in Campus
Founded 'SUSAMSKRITHI' the Cultural Forum at Sir M. Visveswaraya Institute of Technology
Faculty Head of Team Haya - Racing Team of PESIT
Faculty Head of NINAADA - PESIT students' Forum for Indian Culture and Heritage
Special Interests:
Mridangam Artist of repute and regularly performing with top musicians all over the country.
Executive Director of Percussive Arts Centre (www.percussiveartscentre.com) - organization working towards promoting knowledge of percussion instruments among general public.
www.drvkrishna.in
Patent - Provisional:
[1] Krishna V, Babu Rao Ponangi, T R Seetharam, K N Seetharamu, Bharath R. Bharadwaj, Manjunath D M, Sanketh Mogeraya K, "Advanced coolants with nanoparticles", Provisional Indian Patent number 201741044247 filed on 08.12.2017.
Visiting Professor
Visiting Professor
Dr. V. Krishna was invited as Visiting Professor at Technologico de Monterrey, Mexico from 25th to 31st August 2018. He visited two of its campuses at Toluca and Puebla. During this period he took a course on 'Automobile Radiators-an Inside Story' and also gave seminar on 'Drivers for Sustainable Energy in the Automobile Industry' and 'Introduction to Internal Combustion Engine',
Engineering Thermodynamics
Principles of Energy Conversion
Mechanics of Fluids
Turbomachines
Heat & Mass Transfer
Engineering Graphics - (Common for all branches)
Modelling and Analysis of Heat Exchangers
Chief Course Instructor for courses (1) Engineering Thermodynamics (2) Mechanics of Fluids (3) Modelling and Analysis of Heat Exchangers
Domain Lead for Thermal Engineering Domain
Dean, Student Affairs and responsible for looking after (i) Student Activities - Arts, Cultural, Sports etc.; Monthly bulletin of students' activities FYI; organising of student festivals such as Aatmatrisha, Maaya, PES Debate, Samarpana, PECON - The Peoples' Conference etc., (ii) Students' welfare - physical and mental well-being (iii) all emergencies and exigencies concerning students (iv) over
Head, Process Modelling Research Laboratory (PMR Lab) which is doing cutting edge research in the area of process modelling and its allied areas.
Professor and Chairperson, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Professor and Chairperson, Department of Mechanical Engineering - Post Graduate Studies
Numerical and Experimental Analysis of Heat Exchangers
Use of Nano-fluids in Energy Applications
Cooling of Electronic Equipment
Optimisation of Winglets for Aircraft Wings
Head, Process Modelling Research Laboratory (PMR Lab) which is doing cutting edge research in the area of process modelling and its allied areas.
FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS
OPTIMIZATION OF BLENDED WINGLETS FOR A TRAPEZOIDAL WING Funding Agency: Aeronautical Research and Development Board, Government of India Period: 2 years (May 2018 - April 2020)
THERMAL DESIGN OPTIMIZATION OF PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS (PCBs) Funding Agency: ISRO, Government of India - RESPOND project Period: 2 years (September 2018 - August 2020)
CENTRE FOR ANALYSIS, DESIGN AND TESTING OF HEAT EXCHANGERS Funding Agency: Karnataka Council for Technological Upgradation, Government of Karnataka Period: 2 years (August 2018 - July 2020)
CONSULTANCY PROJECTS
THERMAL ANALYSIS OF BATTERY PACK Industry: ATI Motors Pvt. Ltd., III Floor, Century Quadra, 15th Cross, 8th Main, Malleswaram, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560003 Status: Completed
AUTOMATION OF PUPPETS Industry: Indian Musical Experience Exhibition, Opp.Wood Rose Club, Brigade Millennium Ave, JP Nagar 7th Phase, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560078 Status: Completed
THERMAL ANALYSIS OF BARREL Industry: Steer Engineering Pvt. Ltd., 4th Phase, No, 290, 4th Main Rd, Ganapathy Nagar, Phase 3, Peenya, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560058 Status: Ongoing
ADVANCED PROSTHETIC DEVICES Engineering Design Consultation Project for developing Advanced Prosthetic Devices
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Sachin, Maruti, Abhaya Simha N. R., Sushanth M. P., T. S. Prasanna Kumar, V. Krishna,"Estimation of Hardness During Heat Treatment of EN8 and C25 Steels",1st International Conference on Future Learning Aspects of Mechanical Engineering (FLAME - 2018) October 3rd - 5th , 2018, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amity School of Engineering & Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida
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Chodankar Vishnudas Alias Vipul Luvu, Aswatha, V. Krishna, K. N. Seetharamu,"Effect of Joule-Thomson pressure drop on the thermal performance of a three fluid heat exchanger with three communications, for cryogenic applications using finite element method", Fifth International Conference on Computational Methods for Thermal Problems THERMACOMP 2018, July 9-11, 2018, Indian Institute of Science, Ba
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T.S.Prasanna Kumar T.R.Seetharam V.Krishna K.N.Seethramu,"Nukiyama's Experiment Revisited", 24th National and 2nd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (ISHMTC 2017), at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, 27th - 30th December 2017
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Jyothiprakash K H Y T Krishnegowda, V Krishna, K N Seetharamu,"Performance of three fluid heat exchanger under heat in leak condition",24th National and 2nd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (ISHMTC 2017), at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, 27th - 30th December 2017
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Babu Rao Ponangi, Bharath R. B, Manjunath D M, Sanketh M K, Sumanth S, Rajendra Prasad K S V Krishna, T R Seetharam, K N Seetharamu,"CFD Analysis on Heat Transfer Performance using Carboxyl Graphene Nanofluid in Automobile Radiator", International Conference on Nanotechnology: Ideas, Innovations & Initiatives (ICN:3I-2017), at IIT Roorkee, 6th - 8th December 2017
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Babu Rao Ponangi, Sumanth S, V Krishna,,T R Seetharam, K N Seetharamu,"Performance Analysis of Automobile Radiator using Carboxyl Graphene Nanofluids", International Conference on Materials and Manufacturing Technologies (IMMT 2017), at BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus, 28th - 29th November 2017
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Babu Rao Ponangi, Sumanth S, V Krishna,T R Seetharam, K N Seetharamu,"Heat Transfer Analysis of Radiator using Graphene Oxide Nanofluids", International Conference on Materials and Manufacturing Technologies (IMMT 2017), at BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus, 28th - 29th November 2017
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Babu Rao Ponangi, Bharath R. B., Manjunath D M, Sanketh M K, Rajendra Prasad K S, S V Krishna,"CFD Analysis of Heat Transfer Performance of Graphene based Hybrid Nanofluid in Radiators",International Conference on Materials and Manufacturing Technologies (IMMT 2017), at BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus, 28th - 29th November 2017
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GD Avinash, KS Animesh, N Chiranth, V Krishna K N Seetharamu,"Effect of Axial Wall Conduction and Ambient Heat-In-Leak on the Performance of a Two-Fluid, Counter-Flow Cryogenic Heat Exchanger using Finite Element Method", HEFAT 2015, Skukuza, Kruger National Park, South Africa, 11th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics
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V.Krishna, Spoorthi S., Pradeep G. Hegde, K. N. Seetharamu,"Effect of Ambient Heat-In-Leak and Longitudinal Wall Conduction on a Three-Fluid, Parallel-Flow Cryogenic Heat Exchanger", HEFAT 2015, Skukuza, Kruger National Park, South Africa, 11th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics
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V.Krishna, Spoorthi S., Pradeep G. Hegde, K. N. Seetharamu,"Temperature Cross in Three-Fluid Heat Exchangers", 22nd National and 11th International ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference 2013
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V.Krishna, Pradeep G. Hegde, K. N. Seetharamu T. R. Seetharam, "Effect of Ambient Heat-In-Leak on a Three-Fluid Cryogenic Heat Exchanger with Two Thermal Communications", 13th UK Heat Transfer Conference, UKHTC2013, 2 - 3, September 2013, Imperial College London
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V.Krishna, Pradeep G. Hegde, K. N. Seetharamu T. R. Seetharam,"Performance evaluation of heat leak to the evaporator and effect of longitudinal heat conduction from a counter-flow cryogenic heat exchanger using finite element method", THERMACOMP 2011, 2nd International Conference on Computational Methods for Thermal Problems September 5 - 7, 2011 Dalian, China
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Fayaz Iqbal, Ashutosh Sharma, V. Krishna, S.S. Patil,"Race Car Steering System with easy Manoeuverability", "VAAHAN 2009- ' National Symposium on Recent Trends in Automotive Engg., Department of Mech. Engg. NIT, Rourkela
Vishnudas A.V.L. Chodankar, Aswatha, V. Krishna, K.N. Seetharamu, Effect of Joule-Thomson pressure drop on a cryogenic three fluid heat exchanger with two communications, Cryogenics 106 (2020) 103046, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cryogenics.2020.103046
Jyothiprakash K.H., Krishnegowda Y.T., Krishna Venkataram, K.N. Seetharamu, (2018) "Effect of ambient heat-in-leak on the performance of three-fluid cross-flow heat exchanger", International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, Vol. 28 Issue: 9, pp.2012-2035, https:// doi.org/10.1108/HFF-05-2017-0205
Sumanth S,,Babu Rao P, V Krishna,T R Seetharam, K N Seetharamu, "Effect of Carboxyl Graphene Nanofluids on Automobile Radiator Performance", Research- Wiley Publication 2018;1-15
Jyothiprakash K H Y T Krishnegowda, V Krishna, K N Seetharamu,"Effect of Heat in leak on the performance of three fluid cross flow heat exchanger", nternational Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, Vol. 28 Issue: 9, pp.2012-2035, https:// doi.org/10.1108/HFF-05-2017-0205
Veerabhadrappa Kavadiki, Gulabal Vinayakaraddy, K N Seetharamu, V. Krishna , Pradeep G Hegde,"Transient Behaviour of a Three Fluid Heat Exchanger with Three Thermal Communications under Step Change in Inlet Temperature of Fluids using Finite Element Method " Applied Thermal Engineering, 108(2016), ISS 6 pp. 1390 - 1400
Veerabhadrappa Kavadiki, Vinayakaraddy, Meghana H Chaturvedi, Krishna, Venkataram, K N Seetharamu, "Dynamic Behaviour of a Three Fluid Heat Exchanger Subjected to Step Change in Inlet Temperature of Hot and Cold Fluids", International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, Vol. 25 (2015), ISS 6 pp. 1311 - 1321
B. Parikshit, K.R. Spandana, V. Krishna, T.R. Seetharam, K.N. Seetharamu, "A Simple Method to Calculate Shell Side Fluid Pressure Drop in a Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger", International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 84 (2015) 700-712, Elsevier
V.Krishna, Spoorthi S., Pradeep G. Hegde, K. N. Seetharamu, "Effect of Ambient Heat-in-Leaks on a Three-Fluid Cryogenic Heat Exchanger with Two Thermal Communications", Computational Thermal Sciences, 6 (4): 285-300 (2014)
V.Krishna, Spoorthi S., Pradeep G. Hegde, K. N. Seetharamu," Effect of Longitudinal Wall Conduction on The Performance of a Three-Fluid Cryogenic Heat Exchanger with Three Thermal Communications", International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 62 (2013) 567-577, Elsevier
V. Krishna, Pradeep G. Hegde, N. Subramanian , K.N. Seetharamu,"Effect of ambient heat-in-leak on the performance of a three-fluid heat exchanger, for cryogenic applications, using finite element method", International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 55 (2012) 5459-5470, Elsevier.
Education
Ph.D, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum, India, 2013
M.E, Birla Institute of Technology, MESRA, RANCHI, 1993
B.E, Bangalore University, 1989