Dr. Ramkumar Parthasarathy

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EPSCoR Research Focus: 
Microbial Conversion
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Presidential Professor
School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
University of Oklahoma
http://www.youtube.com/OSUBioenergy#p/u/0/yY47YePo44M
rparthasarathy@ou.edu
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Education: 
B. Tech. | Mechanical Engineering | Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India | 1984
M.S. | Mechanical Engineering | Pennsylvania State University | 1985
Ph.D. | Aerospace Engineering | The University of Michigan | 1989
Research Interests: 

Cellulosic Bioenergy Research:  Microbial Conversion

Dr. Parthasarathy's EPSCoR research focuses on the combustion characteristics of biofuels.

Teaching Responsibilities: 
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES: Introduction to Aerospace Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Aerodynamics, Compressible Fluid Flow, Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, Wind Tunnel Laboratory, Aerospace Propulsion Systems
GRADUATE COURSES: Turbulence, Fluid Dynamics, Viscous Fluid Flow, Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics, Hydrodynamic Stability
Key Publications: 
  • Love, N. D., R. N. Parthasarathy, and S. R. Gollahalli (25-28 July 2010). "Numerical Prediction of NO in Laminar Partially-Premixed Fuel-Rich Biofuel Flames." 46th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion/8th International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Nashville, TN. Paper No. AIAA-2010-6703.
  • Singh, V., S. R. Gollahalli, and R. N. Parthasarathy (25-28 July 2010). "Effects of Equivalence Ratio on Emissions and Radiation from Laminar Partially Premixed Flames of Petroleum-Biofuel Blends." 46th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion/8th International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Nashville, TN. Paper No. AIAA-2010-6706.
  • Martinez, D.M., R. N. Partharsarathy, and S. R. Gollahalli (25-28 July 2010). “Measurement of Drag Coefficients of Evaporating and Burning Liquid Biofuel Droplets.” 46th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion/8th International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Nashville, TN. Paper No. AIAA-2010-6705.
  • Barrajas, P.E., R. N. Parthasarathy, and S. R. Gollahalli (20-25 June 2010). “Combustion Characteristics of Bio-Fuels in Porous Media Burners.” Third ECI Conference on t Porous Media and Its Applications in Science and Engineering, Montecatini, Italy. Proceedings of American Physical Society, No. 1254, Editor: Kambiz Vafai, pp.163-168.
  • Dhamale, N., B. Goepfort, R. Parthasarathy, and S. R. Gollahalli (4-7 January 2010). "Combustion Properties of Turbulent Canola Methyl Ester and Diesel Flames." 48th Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Fl.. Paper No. AIAA/2010/1354.
  • Erazo Jr., J. A., R. Parthasarathy, and S. Gollahalli (2010). "Atomization and Combustion of Canola Methyl Ester Biofuel Spray." Fuel 89.12: 3735-741. SciVerse. doi: 10.1016/j/fuel2010.07.022.
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  • Habib, Z., R. Parthasarathy, and S. Gollahalli (2010). "Performance and Emission Characteristics of Biofuel in a Small-Scale Gas Turbine Engine." Journal of Applied Energy 87: 1701-709. SciVerse. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.10.024.
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  • Erazo, J. A. Jr., R. N. Parthasarathy, and S. R. Gollahalli (November 2009). "Atomization Characteristics, Global Emissions, and Temperature in BioFuel and Petroleum Fuel Spray Flames." International Mechanical Engineering Conference, Lake Buena Vista, FL. ASME Digital Library. doi: 10.1115/IMECE2008-66225. 
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  • Sequera, A. J., R. N. Parthasarathy, and S. R. Gollahalli (August 2009). “Effect of Fuel Injection Timing in the Combustion of Biofuels in a Diesel Engine." International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Denver, Colorado.
  • Love, N. D., R. N. Parthasarathy, and S. R. Gollahalli (March 2009). "Rapid Characterization of Radiation and Pollutant Emissions of Biodiesel and Hydrocarbon Liquid Fuels." Journal of Energy Resources Technology 131.1: 012202-7. ASME Digital Library. doi: 10.1115/1.3068345.
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  • Love, N. D., R. N. Parthasarathy, and S. R. Gollahalli (2009). "Effect of Iodine Number on NOx Formation in Laminar Flames of Oxygenated Biofuels." International Journal of Green Energy 6.4: 323-32. doi: 10.1080/15435070903106934
  • Carrera, J., R. N. Parthasarathy, and S. R. Gollahalli (2006). "Bubble Formation from a Free-standing Tube in Microgravity." Chemical Engineering Science 61.21: 7007-018. SciVerse. doi: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.07.021.
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