Vinod Srinivasan

Vinod Srinivasan
Richard and Barbara Nelson Assistant Professor, Mechanical EngineeringContact
Mechanical Engineering Room 229 111 Church Street SEMinneapolis, MN 55455
Education
Ph.D. 2007, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota
M.S. 2000, Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota
B. Tech 1998, Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay
Professional Background
University of Minnesota, 2016-present
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 2013-2015
General Electric Global Research, 2012
Post-doc, University of California-Berkeley, 2008-2011
Scientific & Professional Societies
- American Physical Society (APS)
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Biography
Vinod Srinivasan is interested in fluid and heat transport phenomena, particularly as applied to renewable energy systems. He is interested in novel ways to integrate research into teaching, as well as fostering diversity and inclusivity into the undergraduate research experience.
Lab
Multiphase Transport Phenomena Laboratory - ME 473
ME Research Areas
Fluid Mechanics
Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer
ME Impact Areas
Energy Transition
Environment & Sustainability
- Boiling and evaporation heat transfer
- Flow instabilities and shear flow control
- Liquid atomization
- Heat transfer in particulate flows
- Gas turbine heat transfer
Honors and Awards
- Best Paper Award - Indian Ceramics Society
Selected Publications
- Nampoothiri, K. N., Seshasayee, M. S., Srinivasan, V., Bobji, M. S., & Sen, P. (2018). Direct heating of aqueous droplets using high frequency voltage signals on an EWOD platform. Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, 273, 862–872.
- Pal, A, E. Joseph, V. Vadakkumbatt, N. Yadav, V. Srinivasan, H. J. Maris, and A. Ghosh, 2017. Collapse of Vapor-Filled Bubbles in Liquid Helium. Journal of Low Temperature Physics 188, (3-4) : 101-111.
- Khivsara, S., V. Srinivasan, and P. Dutta, 2016. Radiative heating of supercritical carbon dioxide flowing through tubes. Applied Thermal Engineering, 109, pp. 871-877.
- Sarkar, D., A. Jain, R. J. Goldstein and V. Srinivasan, 2016. A general approach to corrections for lateral conduction error in steady-state heat transfer measurements. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 109, pp. 413-423.
- Chen, R.K., M.C. Lu, V. Srinivasan*, Z. Wang, H.H. Cho and A. Majumdar, 2009. Nanowires for enhanced boiling heat transfer. Nano Letters, 9( 2), pp. 548-553.