Srinath Ekkad
Department Head
- Phone: (919) 515-2368
- Email: sekkad@ncsu.edu
- Office: Engineering Building III (EB3) 3114
I arrived in NC State September 2017 as Department Head. I was previously Rolls-Royce Professor for Aerospace Systems at Virginia where I was also the Associate VP for Research Programs and Director for the Rolls-Royce University Technology Center for Advanced System Diagnostics. My background is in the fundamental thermal-fluid science with emphasis on experimental methods. My area of application expertise is in gas turbine and thermal management of systems. I have worked extensively on various projects dealing with cooling and heat transfer technology relating to turbine engines, automotive systems, energy harvesting, power plant systems.
In my free-time, I play tennis, ping pong, and sometimes golf, and hang out with my family. We go on hikes a lot especially in the Appalachian mountains. We hope to discover NC trails and hikes soon.
Publications
- Characteristics of Hydrogen-Piloted, Premixed Ammonia/Air Flames in a Swirl-Stabilized Gas Turbine Can Combustor: A Numerical Study
- Chaudhury, M. D., & Ekkad, S. V. (2026, January 8), AIAA SCITECH 2026 Forum, Vol. 1. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2026-0748
- Experimental And Numerical Evaluation of Oblique Angle and Secondary Channel Width on Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop of Oblique Microchannels
- Panse, S. S., & Ekkad, S. V. (2026, February 13), ASME Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 2. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4071115
- In Memoriam: Professor Raj M. Manglik (September 30, 1953–August 22, 2025)
- Jog, M. A., Boetcher, S. K. S., Ekkad, S. V., Ayyaswamy, P. S., Sadhal, S. S., Maulbetsch, J. S., & Sohal, M. S. (2026, February 6), Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, Vol. 2. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4071055
- Numerical Study of Premixed NH3 Flames in a Microscale Swirl Burner With an H2 Pilot Flame at Increased Pressures
- Phengsomphone, A., Sahoo, A., Chaudhury, M. D., Ekkad, S. V., & Narayanaswamy, V. (2026, January 8), AIAA SCITECH 2026 Forum, Vol. 1. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2026-2180
- Combustion Characteristics of Premixed Ammonia/Methane/Air Blends as an Alternative Fuel in a Swirl-Stabilized Gas Turbine Can Combustor Sustained Using a Pilot Flame
- Das Chaudhury, M., Sahoo, A., Ekkad, S. V., & Narayanaswamy, V. (2025), Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Part A: Sustainable and Renewable Energy, 1(4). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4067957
- Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Analysis in a Square Ribbed Channel at High Reynolds Numbers for Gas Turbine Blade Cooling: A Numerical Approach
- Pandya, N., & Ekkad, S. V. (2025, May 30), Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, Vol. 17. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4068804
- 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, 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, M., Iyer, G. S., & Ekkad, S. V. (2023, August 5), ASME Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 145. 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
- A new technique using background oriented schlieren for temperature reconstruction of an axisymmetric open reactive flow
- Wahls, B. H., & Ekkad, S. V. (2022, February 3), Measurement Science and Technology, Vol. 33. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/ac51a5
