Research Group

Prof. Morapakala Srinivas

Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Fluid and Thermal Engineering

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Hyderabad Campus
Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal
Dist.-Medchal-500 078
Telangana, India

morasrini@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in

+91 40 66303511

+91 9010202827

🎓 Ph.D. Supervision

🧑‍🎓 Graduated:

Sravya (2023): Multi-Criteria Evaluation for Non-Centrifugal Sugar Industry

🧑‍🔬 Ongoing:

4 Ph.D. students under supervision/co-supervision
Names and Research Topics
- Prudhvi Sunkara
- Raj Di Dey
- Shine Jude Hamilton
- Ulagnathan

Peer review activities

· No of papers reviewed for international journals: more than 30

· Recipient of “certificate of outstanding contribution in reviewing” from Elsevier

Ph. D theses examined

1. Experimental investigations of heat transfer improvement in tractor radiator with metal oxide form of nano fluid. R. Ravisankar, Supervisor; VSK Venkatachalapathy, Department of mechanical engineering, Pondicherry engineering college, Puducherry, Oct 2018.

2. Studies on the enhancement of productivity in double slope solar still. S. Karthikeyan, Supervisor; N. Alagumurthi, Department of mechanical engineering, Pondicherry engineering college, Puducherry, September, 2018.

Collaborations

🔗 Collaborations of Prof. Morapakala Srinivas

“Building sustainable solutions through interdisciplinary and global collaboration.”

🏛️ Academic Collaborations

Collaborator / Institution	Area of Collaboration	Outcome / Contribution
Dr. S.P. Raj, BITS Pilani	Solar thermal and jaggery process energy optimization	Co-authored journal papers and project STEEJ
Dr. T.S. O'Donovan, Heriot-Watt University, UK	Solar process engineering, NCS systems	Co-authored publications in Energy Engineering & Renewable Tech
Dr. K.S. Reddy, IIT Madras	Hybrid energy systems, MCE methodologies	Joint publications on sustainability
Dr. L.F. Marie, Cranfield University	Solar freeze concentration for NCS	International collaborative research output
Dr. S. Koley, BITS Pilani – Hyderabad	Wave energy and patent collaboration	Joint SOLWAVE development, 2 patents filed
Dr. B. Sravya, BITS Pilani – Hyderabad	Non-centrifugal sugar (NCS) process R&D	PhD supervision and co-authored publications

🧪 Institutional/Project-Based Collaborations

Project	Partner Institution	Role
STEEJ – Sustainable Tech for Jaggery	Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)	Principal Investigator
SOLWAVE – Hybrid Solar-Wave Harvester	BITS Pilani CDRF, Goa Campus	Co-Principal Investigator
4E Heat Recovery	Aditya Birla Science and Technology Ltd.	Principal Investigator

🏭 Industry Engagement

Industry Partner	Nature of Collaboration	Purpose
Aditya Birla Science and Technology Ltd.	Sponsored Research	Heat recovery in aluminum smelting
Local MSMEs (Jaggery units, Telangana)	Field Deployment	Applied energy audits and system design
Rural Agricultural Clusters	Process Optimization	Sustainable energy integration for food/agri sector

🌐 Potential for Future Collaboration

Prof. Srinivas is actively seeking interdisciplinary partnerships in:

Energy-Water-Food Nexus
Smart Rural Technologies
Industrial Waste Heat Recovery
Hybrid Renewable Systems (Solar + Ocean Energy)

Interested collaborators and institutions may contact at:
📧 morasrini@hyderabad.bits-pilani.ac.in

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