V.C. Rao Komaravolu
Principal Lecturer

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E-mail: kvcrao@mtu.edu

Office: 830 MEEM
Phone: 487-1173

Principal Lecturer

Expertise: Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Power Plant Engineering

Research Interests

Survey of heat transfer in electrical machines. Techniques of temperature measurement in rotating systems. Prediction of temperature distribution in electrical machines using network analyzer. Scale model studies of large capacity turbo-generators. Studies on sprayer performance in deaerators Estimation of heat transfer coefficients in industrial steam turbines.

Publications V. C. Rao Komaravolu, Mahadevappa, M., and Sastri, V.M.K. , "Experimental Investigation for Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in an Elliptical Duct Rotating About a Parallel Axis ," Experimental Heat Transfer, Vol. 6, No. 2, pages 97 - 109, 1993-04-00