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Dr. Prabhu S.

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Coimbatore

Qualification: B.E, M.E, Ph. D.
s_prabhu1@cb.amrita.edu
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Research Interest: Battery and Fuel Cell Thermal Management, Lithium-ion and Flow batteries, Electronic Chip and Data Centre Cooling, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Micro Gas Turbines, Fuel Spray Modelling, Combustion and Emission Modelling, Hydrogen and Ammonia Combustion

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Dr. Prabhu Selvaraj is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, with over eight years of academic experience and four years of industrial experience. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, specialising in the numerical modelling of soot formation and emissions in combustion systems, and a Master’s degree in Internal Combustion Engineering. His professional experience includes working in the industrial sector, including exposure to gas turbine combustor component engineering at General Electric (GE) Aviation, where he received the Engineering Excellence Award.

His research interests encompass thermal engineering, advanced heat transfer, battery and fuel cell technologies, and computational modelling of energy systems. His current research focuses on lithium-ion and flow battery modelling, battery thermal management systems, fuel cell thermal management, electronic chip and data centre cooling, and multiphysics simulations. He is also actively involved in computational fluid dynamics (CFD), combustion modelling, fuel spray dynamics, and emission prediction, with particular emphasis on alternative fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia for sustainable energy and power generation applications.

His research approach integrates numerical modelling, computational simulations, and engineering analysis to address challenges in thermal management, energy conversion, sustainable mobility, and low-emission combustion technologies.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2026

Ultra-lean hydrogen combustion in a micro-mixing micro combustor: flame stabilization analysis

Cite this Research Publication : Sreejith Sudarsanan, Prabhu Selvaraj, Akram Mohammad, Ratna Kishore Velamati, Ultra-lean hydrogen combustion in a micro-mixing micro combustor: flame stabilization analysis, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Elsevier BV, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2026.156193

Publisher : Elsevier BV

Year : 2026

A Physics-Informed Parameter Transfer Framework Between DFN and NTGK Models for Lithium-Ion Cells

Cite this Research Publication : Biswajit Haridasan, Prabhu Selvaraj, Ratna Kishore Velamati, A Physics-Informed Parameter Transfer Framework Between DFN and NTGK Models for Lithium-Ion Cells, Energies, MDPI AG, 2026, https://doi.org/10.3390/en19102422

Publisher : MDPI AG

Year : 2025

A state-of-the-art micro-mixing micro-combustor with enhanced flame stabilization characteristics using H2-air mixtures

Cite this Research Publication : Sreejith Sudarsanan, Akram Mohammad, Prabhu Selvaraj, Khalid A. Juhany, Radi A. Alsulami, Sudarshan Kumar, Ratna Kishore Velamati, A state-of-the-art micro-mixing micro-combustor with enhanced flame stabilization characteristics using H2-air mixtures, Energy Conversion and Management: X, Elsevier BV, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecmx.2025.101001

Publisher : Elsevier BV

Year : 2025

Stability analysis of partially premixed methane-air flames in a novel micro-mixing micro-combustor

Cite this Research Publication : Sreejith Sudarsanan, Akram Mohammad, Prabhu Selvaraj, Khalid A. Juhany, Radi A. Alsulami, Sudarshan Kumar, Ratna Kishore Velamati, Stability analysis of partially premixed methane-air flames in a novel micro-mixing micro-combustor, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, Elsevier BV, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtice.2025.106219

Publisher : Elsevier BV

Year : 2024

Impact of H2 Blending of Methane on Micro-Diffusion Combustion in a Planar Micro-Combustor with Splitter

Cite this Research Publication : Sreejith Sudarsanan, Ratna Velamati, Awad Alquaity, Prabhu Selvaraj, "Impact of H2 Blending of Methane on Micro-Diffusion Combustion in a Planar Micro-Combustor with Splitter," Energies, MDPI AG, 17(4), 970, 2024, https://doi.org/10.3390/en17040970

Publisher : MDPI AG

Year : 2023

Towards the Development of Miniature Scale Liquid Fuel Combustors for Power Generation Application—A Review

Cite this Research Publication : Vinay Sankar, Sreejith Sudarsanan, Sudipto Mukhopadhyay, Prabhu Selvaraj, Aravind Balakrishnan, Ratna Kishore Velamati, Towards the Development of Miniature Scale Liquid Fuel Combustors for Power Generation Application—A Review, Energies, 16(10), 4035, MDPI AG, 2023, https://doi.org/10.3390/en16104035

Publisher : MDPI AG

Year : 2022

Modeling and Simulation of Electric Vehicle with Synchronous Reluctance Motor

Cite this Research Publication : Akash S. Prasad, T. Prabu, Prabhu Selvaraj, M. Govindaraju, Modeling and Simulation of Electric Vehicle with Synchronous Reluctance Motor, Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, Springer Nature Singapore, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0836-1_22

Publisher : Springer Nature Singapore

Year : 2020

A Computational Study on the Effect of Supercritical CO 2 in a Combustor

Cite this Research Publication : V. Nair and Prabhu S., “A Computational Study on the Effect of Supercritical CO 2 in a Combustor”, Trends in Mechanical and Biomedical Design, pp. 379–391, 2020.

Publisher : Trends in Mechanical and Biomedical Design, Springer,

Year : 2020

An analysis of soot formation pathways in laminar coflow ethylene flame at higher pressures

Cite this Research Publication : J. Guo, Prabhu S., Tang, Y., Im, H., and Raman, V., “An analysis of soot formation pathways in laminar coflow ethylene flame at higher pressures”, AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum, 2020.

Publisher : AIAA Scitech

Year : 2019

Analysis of active cooling panels in a scramjet combustor considering the thermal cracking of hydrocarbon fuel

Cite this Research Publication : P. Sreekireddy, Reddy, T. Kishen Kum, Prabhu S., Reddy, V. Mahendra, and Lee, B. Jik, “Analysis of active cooling panels in a scramjet combustor considering the thermal cracking of hydrocarbon fuel”, Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 147, pp. 231 - 241, 2019.

Publisher : Applied Thermal Engineering

Year : 2016

A computational study of ethylene–air sooting flames: Effects of large polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Cite this Research Publication : Prabhu S., Arias, P. G., Lee, B. Jik, Im, H. G., Wang, Y., Gao, Y., Park, S., S. Sarathy, M., Lu, T., and Chung, S. Ho, “A computational study of ethylene–air sooting flames: Effects of large polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons”, Combustion and Flame, vol. 163, pp. 427 - 436, 2016.

Publisher : Combustion and Flame .

Conference Proceedings

Year : 2019

Effect of soot model, moment method, and chemical kinetics on soot formation in a model aircraft combustor

Cite this Research Publication : S. T. Chong, Raman, V., Mueller, M. E., Prabhu S., and Im, H. G., “Effect of soot model, moment method, and chemical kinetics on soot formation in a model aircraft combustor”, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, vol. 37(1). pp. 1065-1074., 2019.

Publisher : Proceedings of the Combustion Institute

Conference Paper

Year : 2017

A computational study of soot formation in opposed-flow diffusion flame interacting with vortices

Cite this Research Publication : Prabhu S. and Hong G. Im, “A computational study of soot formation in opposed-flow diffusion flame interacting with vortices”, in 55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Dallas, Texas, 2017.


Publisher : 55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting,

Year : 2016

Effects of Large Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on the Soot Formation in Premixed Flames – ISF Data Comparison

Cite this Research Publication : Prabhu S., Arias, P. G., Lee, B. J., Wang, Y., Gao, Y., Park, S., Sarathy, M., Chung, S. H., Lu, T., and Im, H. G., “Effects of Large Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on the Soot Formation in Premixed Flames – ISF Data Comparison”, in 3rd International Sooting Flame (ISF) Workshop, Seoul, South Korea, 2016.

Publisher : 3rd International Sooting Flame (ISF) Workshop, Seoul, South Korea.

Year : 2015

Effects of Large Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on the Soot Formation in Ethylene-Air Nonpremixed Flames

Cite this Research Publication : Prabhu S., Arias, P. G., Wang, Y., Gao, Y., Park, S., Im, H. G., S Sarathy, M., Chung, S. - H., and Lu, T., “Effects of Large Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on the Soot Formation in Ethylene-Air Nonpremixed Flames”, in Proceedings of the European Combustion Meeting 2015, 2015.

Publisher : Proceedings of the European Combustion Meeting 2015

Year : 2014

A Numerical Study on the Sensitivity of Larger Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Nucleation Processes of Sooting Flames

Cite this Research Publication : Prabhu S., Arias, P. G., Gao, Y., Park, S., Im, H. G., Sarathy, S. M., and Lu, T., “A Numerical Study on the Sensitivity of Larger Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Nucleation Processes of Sooting Flames”, in 35th International Symposium of Combustion, Work-in-Progress Poster W4P131, San Francisco, CA., 2014.

Publisher : 35th International Symposium of Combustion, Work-in-Progress Poster W4P131

Peer-reviewed
  • Vinoth kanna I, Prabhu Selvaraj, Ratna Kishore Velamati, Thermal management innovations for solid-state batteries in electric vehicle applications: A comprehensive review of heat generation, cooling technologies, and sustainability pathways, Journal of Energy Storage, Volume 151, 2026, 120517, ISSN 2352-152X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2026.120517.

 

Teaching

Courses Taught

  • Heat Transfer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Differential Equations and Transforms
  • Data Analytics
  • Machine Learning

Doctoral advisor

S. No Roll Number Name Registration year Research Area
1 CB.EN.R4MEE25013 Vinoth Kanna I Jul-25 Battery Thermal Management

M. Tech Project Details

Year

Title

Name

Roll No

2025-26

Study of Electric Power Steering and its Impact on Vehicle Lateral Stability

Gautham Manesh

CB.EN.P2ATE24009

2024-25

Numerical Modeling and Analysis of Fuel Spray Characteristics using OpenFoam

Febin Philip Thomas

CB.EN.P2EDN23011

2024-25

Numerical study on performance and combustion characteristics of IC Engine using ammonia fuel blends

Sriraman K

CB.EN.P2ATE23007

2023-24

Thermal Runaway for Single Cell and Vent Gas Prediction for Battery Module Using GT-AUTOLION

Pranav Cherukat

CB.EN.P2ATE22001

B. Tech Project Details

Year

Title

2025-26

Numerical modeling of flow batteries to analyse its performance characteristics

2024-25

Numerical Analysis of Heat Exchanger for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell

2023-24

Numerical Analysis of Battery pack coling system for Li ion based pouch cells

2023-24

Numerical Modeling of thermal managemnet system in PEM Fuel Cell

2022-23

Numerical modelling of cavitation and spray in a fuel injector using OpenFOAM.

Invited Lectures

  • Advancements in Hydrogen and Ammonia for Green Energy Transition, September 22 to 26, 2025, at IIT Bombay, India.
  • Advanced Combustion Technologies for Hydrogen Based Fuels, March 17 to 23, 2024, at National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.
Research

Research Expertise

My research interest is to investigate the sensitivity of the soot formation rate to various chemical pathways for large polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The process involves a systematic reduction of the reaction mechanisms for efficient flame simulations, description of soot aerosol model based on statistical approaches, and high fidelity simulations of laminar and turbulent flames.

Projects Guided

  • A machine learning approach for emission prediction in a diesel engine
  • Numerical Analysis of Co Flow Jet Airfoil.
  • A computational Study on the effect of supercritical CO2 in a combustor.
  • Analysis and improve the existing reciprocating air compressor performance by DOE technique.
  • Computational analysis of biofuel spray characteristics using ignition quality tester.
  • Computational Modeling of GCI Engine Fueled With Biodiesel and Gasoline blends.
  • Analysis of thermo acoustic instabilities in gas turbine combustors using Rijke tube.
  • Artificial neural network approach in prediction of IC engine emissions
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