DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED MECHANICS
& BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Indian Institute Of Technology Madras

Satyanarayanan S

Associate Professor

Postdoc., Biological and Medical Aerosols, Dept. of Env. Sci. Rutgers University, NJ, USA (2008).

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA (2007).

M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA (2004).



B.E.,Mechanical Engineering, University of Madras (Thangavelu Engineering College), Chennai (2002) .

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 Research Interest

  • Waste heat recovery using Organic Rankine Cycles
  • Thermodynamic and economic optimization energy use in process plants
  • Aerosol technology
  • Gaseous and particulate emission monitoring systems

 Office Location

   Fluid Mechanics, Alumni Ave,
   Indian Institute Of Technology,
   Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600036
   Phone: 044 22575092
   Email: energlab121[at]gmail[.]com

 2015 - Present

  Associate Professor

  Department of Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras

 2013 - 2015

  R&D Manager

  Steam instrumentation, Forbes Marshall Technology Centre, IITMRP, Chennai

 2008 - 2013

  Lead Researcher

  Energy and Propulsion – General Electric, Global Research Centre, Bangalore

 Energy System Design

  • Design and performance analysis of a novel Transcritical Regenerative Series Two stage Organic Rankine Cycle for dual source waste heat recovery, Anandu Surendran, S Seshadri, Energy: Volume 203, 15 July 2020, 117800
  • Performance investigation of two stage Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) architectures using induction turbine layouts in dual source waste heat recovery, Anandu Surendran, S Seshadri, Energy Conversion and Management: X, 1 April 2020, 100029
  • Phase Doppler Particle Analyser (PDPA) Characterization and Modeling of Sprays from Orthogonally Interacting Water and Air Jets, AK Mallik, TP Sarma, A Roy, MV Panchagnula, S Seshadri, Journal of Flow Visualization and Image Processing 27 (2)

 Measurements

  • A polarization-resolved light scattering method for eliminating the interference of water aerosol in industrial stack PM measurement, V Dogra, S Seshadri, Aerosol Science and Technology 54 (6), 729-738
  • Effect of ambiance on the coal characterization using laser‑induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) H Rajavelu, NJ Vasa, S Seshadri, Applied Physics A 126, 395

 Course Taught (Applied Mechanics)

  • Foundations of Fluid Mechanics (AM2530)
  • Engineering Mechanics (AM1100)
  • Experimental Techniques in Fluid Mechanics (AM5018) (Introduced)
  • Design of Thermal and Fluid Systems (AM5061) formerly known as Topics in Thermal Engineering (Introduced)
  • Applied Mechanics Lab (FM part)
  • Wind Tunnel and Numerical Experiments (FM PG Lab)

 Course Taught (ID) (Introduced)

  • Energy Economics (ID5070) - Core for IDD Energy Systems
  • Innovative Entrepreneur - Part 1 (ID5101)
  • Innovative Entrepreneur - Part 2 (ID5102)