Dr. Velugula Ravi

Assistant Professor

Dr. Ravi Velugula earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) through the Direct Ph.D. program, following a strong performance in the GATE examination. He was awarded a scholarship by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) during his doctoral studies. His research focused on the design and development of a gasoline direct-injection optical engine and the investigation of in-cylinder flow processes.

He is an expert in Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and has conducted several experiments to study in-cylinder flow fields using this technique. Dr. Velugula has also carried out thermo-mechanical stress analysis using ABAQUS. Additionally, he developed a Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD) framework for analyzing in-cylinder flow field investigations.

During his Ph.D., Dr. Velugula successfully developed an indigenously designed optical engine test platform. He developed the complete CAD model of the engine using SolidWorks, filed three patents—one of which has been granted—and published four peer-reviewed journal articles in reputed journals such as ASME, Springer Nature, and Energies. He was also actively involved in academic instruction, assisting with multiple courses and mentoring both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

His teaching interests include applied thermodynamics, heat transfer, internal combustion engines, and other courses related to thermal engineering. In addition to his core work in internal combustion engine, he has published an IEEE conference paper on battery prognostics and diagnostics using deep learning, expanding his expertise into the domain of electric mobility and machine learning.

His research interests include hybrid and electric vehicles, battery management systems, in-cylinder flow diagnostics, and E-fuels as a sustainable future for internal combustion engines.