Srinath Ekkad
Professor and Department Head
- Phone: 919-515-2368
- Email: sekkad@ncsu.edu
- Office: Engineering Building III (EB3) 3114
- Website: https://www.mae.ncsu.edu/people/sekkad/
Dr. Srinath Ekkad arrived in NC State September 2017 as Department Head. He was previously the Rolls-Royce Professor for Aerospace Systems at Virginia where he was also the Associate VP for Research Programs and Director for the Rolls-Royce University Technology Center for Advanced System Diagnostics. His background is in fundamental thermal-fluid science with an emphasis on experimental methods. My
In his free time, Dr. Ekkad plays tennis, ping pong, and sometimes golf, and hangs out with his family. They go on hikes a lot, especially in the Appalachian mountains. He and his family hope to discover NC trails and hikes soon.
Research Interests
Dr. Ekkad’s area of application expertise is in gas turbine and thermal management of systems. He has worked extensively on various projects on cooling and heat transfer technology relating to turbine engines, automotive systems, energy harvesting, and power plant systems.
Publications
- Characteristics of Premixed Ammonia/Methane/Air Blends as an Alternative Fuel in a Swirl-Stabilized Gas Turbine Combustor Under Varying Pilot Percentage
- Chaudhury, M. D., Sahoo, A., Vinod, K. N., Fisher, W., Ekkad, S. V., Narayanaswamy, V., & Fang, T. (2024), JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 146(11). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4065923
- Effects of Variable Pressure Outlets for Array Jet Impingement Cooling With a Bidirectional Exit Air Scheme
- Bonds Jr, M., Iyer, G. S., & Ekkad, S. V. (2023), ASME JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER, 145(11). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4063106
- Numerical study of heat transfer enhancement over a rotating surface. Part I: Effect of pin-fin shapes
- Bhansali, P. S., & Ekkad, S. V. (2023), Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, 5, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/10407782.2023.2209696
- Recent advancements in single-phase liquid-based heat transfer in microchannels
- Ekkad, S. V., & Singh, P. (2023), In J. P. Abraham, J. M. Gorman, & W. J. Minkowycz (Eds.), Advances in Heat Transfer (Vol. 55, pp. 239–293). https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.aiht.2022.12.001
- A new technique using background oriented schlieren for temperature reconstruction of an axisymmetric open reactive flow
- Wahls, B. H., & Ekkad, S. V. (2022), MEASUREMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 33(5). https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/ac51a5
- Effect of Spanwise Hole-to-Hole Spacing on Overall Cooling Effectiveness of Effusion Cooled Combustor Liners for a Swirl-Stabilized Can Combustor
- Ahmed, S., Wahls, B. H., Ekkad, S. V., Lee, H., & Ho, Y.-H. (2022), Journal of Turbomachinery, 144(7). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4054442
- Temperature reconstruction of an axisymmetric enclosed reactive flow using simultaneous background oriented schlieren and infrared thermography
- Wahls, B. H., & Ekkad, S. V. (2022), MEASUREMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 33(11). https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/ac83e2
- A Modern Review on Jet Impingement Heat Transfer Methods
- Ekkad, S. V., & Singh, P. (2021), Journal of Heat Transfer, 143(6). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4049496
- A numerical parametric study to enhance thermal hydraulic performance of a novel alternating offset oblique microchannel
- Panse, S. S., & Ekkad, S. V. (2021), Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, 79(7), 489–512. https://doi.org/10.1080/10407782.2021.1872259
- Characterization of Transient Wall Heat Load for a Low NOx Lean Premixed Swirl Stabilized Can Combustor Under Reacting Conditions
- Ramakrishnan, K. R., Ahmed, S., & Ekkad, S. V. (2021), Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4051375
