Prakash Ramakrishnan

About

Dr. R.Prakash is Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India. His research interests are alternative fuels for internal combustion engines, emission control, and energy from waste. Currently, he is executing three DST-funded projects and under his guidance, 6 research scholars are working. He had published more than 35 research articles in International journals of repute. He has 15 years of teaching experience in Engineering. He completed in B.E Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Madras University affiliated college and completed his M.E Degree in Internal Combustion Engineering at the College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University. He had completed his Ph.D. Degree from National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha. He had attended more than 20 International conferences and delivered lectures at Reputed Engineering colleges.

Employment

• Vellore Institute of Technology Professor
  2016 - Present
• Sri Sai Ram Engineering College Assistant Professor
  2013 - 2016

Education

• National Institute of Technology Rourkela Ph.D
  2010 - 2013
• Anna University Chennai M.E
  2003 - 2005
• University of Madras B.E
  1995 - 1999

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (63)

• A review on activated carbons (AC) for CO2 capture applications: preparation, characterisation and surface modification methods
  Fuel 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2025.136521
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• Optimizing sustainable diesel engine performance and emissions using pyrolysis oil from cleome viscosa seeds with advanced machine learning models
  Results in Engineering 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.rineng.2025.108608
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• Sustainable Fuel Options: Evaluating the Performance, and Emissions of Chlorella Vulgaris Algal HTL Bio-Oil Blends in a Diesel Engine
  2026 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-95-2239-2_45
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• Sustainable bio-oil generation from Chlorella vulgaris: Catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction and predictive modeling using RSM, ANN, and machine learning
  Case Studies in Thermal Engineering 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.csite.2026.108032
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• Sustainable biofuel production through catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction of Arthrospira platensis : an integrated experimental and predictive modeling study
  Biofuels 2025 DOI: 10.1080/17597269.2025.2493414
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• Comparative analysis of particulates collected from blends of Jatropha, Calophyllum inophyllum and Microalgae biodiesel
  Multidisciplinary Science Journal 2025 DOI: 10.31893/multiscience.2025158
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• Hydrothermal liquefaction − A sustainable technique for present biofuel generation: Opportunities, challenges and future prospects
  Fuel 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2024.134141
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• Performance, emissions, and combustion analysis of catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction derived fuel from Arthrospira platensis in IC engines: A predictive approach using least squares regression modeling
  Results in Engineering 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.rineng.2025.105973
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• Prediction modeling using artificial neural network (ANN) for the performance and emission characteristics of catalytic co-pyrolytic fuel blended with diesel in a CI engine
  Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-30209-0
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• An experimental investigation in a CI engine for the performance, emission and combustion characteristics of liquid fuel produced through catalytic co-pyrolysis
  Fuel 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2024.130909
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