Prof. Dr. Chennu Ranganayakulu

Profile

Academic position	Full Professor
Research fields	Energy Process Engineering,Technical Thermodynamics
Keywords	Colburn j factor and friction factors, Boiling and condensation, Transient single-blow technique, Compact plate-fin heat exchangers, Heat transfer coefficient
Honours and awards	2021: Joined as Senior Professor in Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences (BITS) Pilani, Rajasthan, India 2016: Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineers(FNAE) 2016: Visiting Researcher to University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa 2014: Promoted to Outstanding Scientist in Aeronautical Development Agency 2013: Vice President of Indian Society of Heat and Mass Transfer(2013-2017) 2002: Sir C V Raman Young Scientist Karnataka State Award for contribution to Aerospace Engineering 1999: Aeronautical Development Agency Excellence Award for Design and Development of Environmental Control System test rig

Current contact address

Country	India
City	Pilani
Institution	Birla Institute of Technology and Science
Institute	Department of Mechanical Engineering
Homepage	https://www.bits-pilani.ac.in/pilani/publications/?faculty=chennu-ranganayakulu

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Gorenflo	Fachbereich 10, Institut für Energie und Verfahrenstechnik, Universität Paderborn, Paderborn
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Kabelac	Institut für Thermodynamik, Helmut-Schmidt-Universität / Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg, Hamburg
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Kabelac	Institut für Thermodynamik (IFT), Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Richter	Institut für Thermodynamik (IFT), Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover
Start of initial sponsorship	01/09/2001

Programme(s)

2001	Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2025	Ranganayakulu Chennu, Marcos Fuchs, Stephan Kabelac: Experimental Measurements of Fanning Friction Factors in Various Types of Additively Manufactured Compact Heat Exchangers. In: Heat Transfer Journal, 54, 2025, 2728-2740
2019	Ranganayakulu Chennu, Vasudeva Rao Veeredhi: Optimization of Aerospace Big Data including Integrated Health Monitoring with the help of Data Analytics. In: Sheryl Kruger Strydom, Moses Strydom Big Data Governance and Perspectives in Knowledge Management. IGI, Global books, 2019. 88-104
2018	Chennu Ranganayakulu, K.N Seetharamu: Compact Heat Exchangers Design, Analysis and Optimization using FEM and CFD Approach. Wiley Publications, 2018
2018	Chennu Ranganayakulu: Numerical Analysis of Compact Plate-fin Heat Exchangers for Aerospace Applications. In: International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, 2018, 395-412
2017	Chennu Ranganayakulu, Xing Luo, Stephan Kabelac: The Single-blow transient Testing technique for Offset and Wavy Fins of Compact Plate-fin heat excahngers. In: Journal of Applied thermal Engineeing, 2017, 1588-1595
2016	Chennu Ranganayakulu: Steady state and transient analysis of Compact plate fin heat exchanger fins for generation of design data using CFD. In: International J of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, 2016, 440-460
2015	Chennu Ranganaykulu, Stephan Kabelac: Boiling of R134a in a Compact Plate-fin Heat Exchanger having Offset strip fins. In: ASME- Journal of Heat Transfer, 2015, HT-14--1235
2006	Chennu Ranganayakulu & Gerhard Herres: Heat transfer from horizontal tubes in pool boiling: influence of 3-dimensional heat conduction in the wall of the evaporator tube - a finite element analysis. In: Heat and Mass Transfer Journal Springer-Verlag, 2006, 271-278
2004	Dieter GorenfloElisabeth Danger, Andrea Luke, Stephan Kotthoff, Untung Chandra & Chennu Ranganayakulu: Bubble formation with pool boiling on tubes with or without basic surface modifications for enhancement. In: Int. Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, Elservier Inc, 2004, 288-297