Dr. Thota S S Bhaskara Rao
Qualification : Ph.D. (NIT, Rourkela)
Designation : Asst. Professor
Email: [email protected]
Details of Educational Qualification:
| Course | Specialization | Branch | Institute / University | Year of Passing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Solar Thermal Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | National Institute of Technology, Rourkela | 2023 |
| M.Tech. | Thermal Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Gokul Group of Institutions, JNTU Kakinada | 2015 |
| B.Tech. | Mechanical Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Kakinada Institute of Technology and Sciences, JNTU Kakinada | 2013 |
Research Areas:
- Solar Thermal Engineering, Energy Storage, Solar Drying, Evacuated Tube Solar Collectors
Research Identifiers:
- Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57224955076
- Vidwan: https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/445180
- Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=1FGvG0YAAAAJ&hl=en
- h-Index (As per Scopus Data) : 05
Publications:
| S.No | Publication Affiliation | Academic Year | Author Position | Details of Research Publication | Indexing | Publication | Journal Quartile (Q1/Q2/Q3/Q4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MITS | 2025-26 | 1 | Sustainable Gossypium arboreum biodiesel production using an industrial waste heterogeneous catalyst for RCCI engine applications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-21878-7 | SCIE | Article | Q1 |
| 2 | MITS | 2025-26 | 3 | Optimized multi-body modelling of automobile drivers for analysing biodynamic responses and ride comfort under whole-body vibration. https://doi.org/10.1177/09544070251384691 | SCIE | Article | Q1 |
| 3 | MITS | 2025-26 | 5 | Multimodal fusion of ultrasound images using HXM net for breast cancer diagnosis. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-23912-0 | SCIE | Article | Q1 |
| 4 | MITS | 2025-26 | 1 | Advanced prediction and optimization of VCR engine characteristics using response surface methodology with DFA for sustainable biofuel derived from waste lemon peel. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-20103-9. | SCIE | Article | Q1 |
| 5 | MITS | 2024-25 | 1 | Sustainable, Synthesis and Advanced Optimization of Prosopis Juliflora Biomass Catalyst for Efficient Biodiesel Production and Environmental Impact Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-88355-z | SCIE | Article | Q1 |
| 6 | MITS | 2024-25 | 3 | Optimization of cashew nut shell biodiesel production with industrial waste catalysts and butanol additives for ecofriendly CRDI engine applications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-93805-9 | SCIE | Article | Q1 |
| 7 | Others | 2023-24 | 1 | Performance investigation of drying Ashwagandha roots in a forced convection-evacuated tube indirect solar dryer. https://doi:10.1177/09544089231215949 | SCI | Article | Q2 |
| 8 | Others | 2022-23 | 1 | Experimental investigation of drying neem (Azadirachta indica) in an evacuated tube solar dryer: Performance, drying kinetics and characterization. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2023.02.031 | SCI | Article | Q1 |
| 9 | Others | 2022-23 | 1 | Assessment of energy, exergy, environmental, and economic study of an evacuated tube solar dryer for drying Krishna Tulsi. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-27085-z | SCI | Article | Q1 |
| 10 | Others | 2022-23 | 1 | Solar Thermal Energy for Industrial Process Heating Applications, Chapter-4: Medicinal/Pharmaceutical Industries https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003263326 | Book Chapter | None | |
| 11 | Others | 2022-23 | 1 | Energetic and exergetic performance of an evacuated tube U-type solar collector for medium temperature industrial process air heating: An experimental study https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7047-6_3 | Scopus | Conference Proceedings | None |
| 12 | Others | 2021-22 | 1 | Solar drying of medicinal herbs: A review https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2021.05.065 | Scopus | Conference Proceedings | Q2 |
| 13 | Others | 2021-22 | 2 | Performance Enhance-ment and Exergy Analysis of Thermosyphon ETSC with TiO2 + CuO Hybrid Nanofluid. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4489-4_6 | Scopus | Conference Proceedings | None |
Patents
| S.No | Affiliation | Academic Year | Application ID | Title of the Patent | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MITS | 2024-25 | 444896-001 | Battery Operated Banana Stem Peeling Machine | Filed |
Awards/Achievements
- Best paper award for the paper titled “Bird Species Classification Using Convolutional Neural Networks and Data Augmentation” in the International conference on Interactive Design And Digital Manufacturing (ICIDDM 2K25).