Dr. Suresh
Babu Sadineni
Assistant Research Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Phone: (702) 895 3422
Fax: (702) 895 3936
E-mail: ssb@egr.unlv.edu
EDUCATION
q Ph.D., in Mechanical Engineering,
Dissertation: “Transient Behavior of
a Nuclear Reactor Coupled to an Accelerator.” Funded by U.S Department of
Energy (DOE)
q M.S., in Mechanical Engineering,
Thesis: “Benchmarking of
Photo-Neutron Production of MCNPX Simulations with Experimental Results.”
Funded by U.S Department of Energy (DOE)
q B.E., in Mechanical Engineering,
Project:
“Stress Analysis of a Pressure Vessel.”
q Diploma in Automobile Engineering, State
Board of Technical Education and Training,
AREAS OF INTEREST
q Thermal Engineering Heat Transfer
Solar Energy
Hydrogen Production and Distribution
q Nuclear Engineering Nuclear Waste Management
Nuclear Reactor Analysis
Particle Accelerators
Radiation Dose Measurement
COURSES TAUGHT
q Heat Transfer I- MEG 314 (Spring 2008) – Independently developed the course syllabus and taught.
q Engineering Thermodynamics I – MEG 311 (Fall 2007) (Substituted the professor)
q Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering – MEG 455/655 (Fall 2005) (Substituted the Professor)
q Thermal Engineering Lab- MEG 315L (Spring 2002)
q Automatic Controls Lab - MEG 421L (Fall 2001)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Research
q
Assistant
Research Proffesor, Department
of Mechanical Engineering,
Working on various energy research projects
with a concentration on solar energy. Also, actively involved developing the
proposal ideas and writing the grant proposals.
The current research projects included the shading analysis of the solar
collector in a solar field and passive cooling methods for buildings. The passive cooling methods included a cool
tower, solar chimney and nocturnal cooling.
q
Post-Doctoral
Researcher, Center for Energy Research(CER), Department of Mechanical
Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), October 2005-Feraury 2008
Different kinds of heat transfer problems associated with the generation of hydrogen and utilization are under investigation. 1. The CER, is developing a hydrogen filling station at the Las Vegas Valley Water District (LVVWD) in collaboration with Proton Energy Systems Inc., Department of Energy (DOE) and LVVWD. An electrolyzer is a component of this project which makes hydrogen from water through electrolysis. Pure water needed for the electrolyzer is conventionally obtained from a water purifying system consisting of a de-ionizer (DI). The proposed project consists of a DI system which rejects 8 l/h while using 1 l/h. Water is a precious commodity and recovering a significant portion of the rejected water is an important aspect of this project. A solar still can be used for this purpose. A weir type solar still was designed, constructed and tested. 2. Cooling system of an electrolyzer is analyzed. The cooling system removes the heat generated in the Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) stack due to the electrolysis process. An optimum cooling system was obtained to improve the performance of the electrolyzer was obtained. 3. Cooling system of a fuel cell vehicle was analyzed to avoid possible freezing of cooling water in the system especially in the fuel cell at freezing ambient temperatures. 4. Heat sink for the Photo Voltaic (PV) panels, installed at UNLV, is analyzed to improve their efficiency to produce more electricity from the solar energy.
Installed data acquisition system and currently monitoring the performance of the hydrogen filling station. Various sensors were installed at the station to monitor different parameters of the station and the data is collected with an onsite logger. The collected data is downloaded and stored in computers at UNLV. The data is then plotted and displayed for monitoring.
q
Summer
Intern,
Worked with linear electron accelerators with beam energies up to 22 MeV. Experiments were carried out to measure the neutron production when a high-energy electron beam hits a high-Z material target. Different high-Z material targets such as tungsten, lead etc. were tested for neutron production from the electron beam. Worked with different kinds of radiation detectors and instrumentation.
q
Graduate
Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Spring 2002-Summer
2005
Concentrated on the methods for the safe disposal of high level radioactive nuclear waste. Transmutation of nuclear waste in the neutron environment was considered as one of the best options. Monte-Carlo N-Particle transport code (MCNPX) was used to predict the neutron production when a high-energy particle beam hits the target. MCNPX predictions were verified against the experimental results.
Transmutation can take place in a subcritical nuclear reactor coupled to an accelerator. It is important to understand the dynamics of a reactor coupled to an accelerator. A simulation code (ADSTRANS), which can predict the transient behavior of an accelerator driven nuclear reactor. ADSTRANS coupled MCNPX to a separate finite difference code that solved the transient neutron transport equation.
Teaching
q
Graduate
Teaching Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, UNLV, Fall
2001-Spring2002
Independently instructed automatic controls laboratory MEG 421L for undergraduate mechanical engineering students in Fall 2001 and graded automatic controls class homework, MEG 421, as well.
Independently instructed thermal engineering lab MEG 315L for undergraduate mechanical engineering students in Spring 2002 and graded MEG 415 class homework as well.
q
Instructor,
Fall 2005
Lectured to the Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering, MEG 455/655 class in the absence of professor.
q
Instructor,
Industrial Training Institute,
Developed the course material and taught both theory and labs for the students of automobile specialization.
Industrial
q
Quality
Control Engineer, SamKrg Pistons and Rings Limited,
Different kinds of internal combustion engine pistons (two, four wheeler vehicles of different manufacturers) were inspected in the production line (batch production) and before the final dispatch. Since pistons are exposed to very high temperatures combined with compressive and tensile stresses, their dimensional accuracy (i.e inner, outer diameters, angle of ring groves etc.) is very important to obtain the optimum performance of the engines. Hence, care should be taken at every step of manufacturing and final dispatch. Used different kinds of measuring instruments ranging from simple calipers, slip gauges to profile projectors.
q
Insurance
Surveyor and Loss Assessor, Insurance Regulatory
Inspected the motor vehicles involved in accidents, break down machinery and accidental property damages at the request of the insurance companies as a licensed surveyor. Reported description of the loss and the estimated repair/replacement costs for the insurance companies in settling the claims with the insured parties. Acquired knowledge of motor transport industry and consumer relationship.
Leadership/Extra Curricular Activities
q President of American Nuclear Society,
Student Chapter, UNLV, 2004-2005
As the president of the organization, organized several trips including field trips to the Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant in Arizona, the Yucca Mountain project (the proposed nuclear waste storage facility), and a social trip to the Grand Canyon for the members of the organization.
q Director, American Nuclear Society, Student
Chapter, UNLV, 2003-2004.
Coordinated the UNLV student group’s participating in the student conferences. Also promoted the nuclear programs of UNLV at those conferences. Organized bi-weekly seminars in the university and coordinated with the local and national organizations.
PUBLICATIONS
q S. B. Sadineni, R. Hurt, R. F. Boehm,
“Spacing Optimization of an Inclined Solar Collector Field.” Submitted to
ES2008-54067, ASME, Energy Sustainability 2008,
q M.
R. Campbell, R. Hurt, S.B. Sadineni,
R. F. Boehm, “A Solar Powered Hydrogen Generation and Filling Station.” ASES
2008, Solar 2008,
q S. B. Sadineni, R. Hurt, C. Halford , R. F. Boehm. “Theory and Experimental Results for Solar Still Operation.” Energy, 2008, Vol. 33, pp.71-88.
q S. B. Sadineni, R.
Hurt, C. Halford , R. F Boehm. “Reclaiming Electrolysis Reject Water
with a Solar Still.” ES2007-36001, ASME, Energy Sustainability 2007,
q S. B. Sadineni,
“Transient Behavior of an
Accelerator-Driven Nuclear Reactor, Designed for the Transmutation of Nuclear
Waste.” 2005 ANS Student Conference,
q S. B. Sadineni, W. G. Culbreth and F.
Harmon, “Benchmarking Photo-Neutron Predictions from MCNPX.” ANS 2004 Annual
Meeting – 50th Anniversary,
q S. B. Sadineni, W. G. Culbreth and F.
Harmon, “Photo-Neutron Production for
Accelerator-Driven Subcritical Systems.” ANS 2004 Annual Meeting – 50th
Anniversary,
q
S. B. Sadineni,
“Bench Marking Photo-Neutron Production of MCNPX.” 2004 ANS Student Conference,
q M. A. Reda, J. F. Harmon, and S. B. Sadineni, “A Photo-neutron Source
for Bulk Material Studies.” 2003
q M. A. Reda, J.F. Harmon, and S. B. Sadineni, “Properties
of Photo-Neutron Sources for Accelerator Driven Sub-Critical Systems.” 2003 ANS Annual meeting, “The Nuclear
Technology Expansion – Unlimited opportunities”,
q M. A. Reda, J. F. Harmon, and S. B. Sadineni, “A
Photo-neutron Source for a Sub- Critical Nuclear Reactor Program.”17Th
International Conference on the Application of Accelerators research and
Industry,
q Presented
a paper at the ES2007-36001, ASME, Energy Sustainability 2007,
q Presented on ongoing research at the Graduate and Professional Students Association (GPSA) Meeting, UNLV, Spring 2005
q Presented
on current research at the Madras Nuclear Power Station,
q Presented
a paper at the 2005 ANS Student Conference,
q Presented a paper at the ANS 2004 Annual Meeting – 50th Anniversary, Pittsburgh (USA), June 13-17, 2004
q Presented
a paper at the 2004 ANS Student Conference,
q
Monte
Carlo N-Particle Transport code (MCNPX), (extensively used in the nuclear
industry for particle transport)
q Programming Languages: ANSI C, C++, FORTRAN
q Operating Systems: WINDOWS, DOS, UNIX and
LINUX
q Mathematical Analysis Packages: MATLAB,
MATHCAD
q Mechanical Analysis Packages: AUTOCAD,
SOLIDWORKS
RELATED COURSE WORK
Engineering Mathematics-I,II&III, Partial Differential Equations, Conduction Heat Transfer, Convection Heat Transfer, Radiation Heat Transfer, Advanced Thermodynamics, Advanced Fluid Mechanics-II, Fundamental Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Reactor Analysis, Advanced Radiation Detection Measurements and Applications, Advanced Topics in Accelerators, Radiation Dosimetry, Mechanical Metallurgy, Introduction to Composite Materials, Design Techniques in Engineering.
ACADEMIC HONORS
q Biography
has been accepted for publication in Who’sWho in
q Biography published in the Dean’s List, 2003-2004, 2004-2005 for the academic achievement
q Biography
published in the Chancellor’s List, 2004-2005 for the academic achievement
AFFILIATIONS
q President
of American Nuclear Society-Student Chapter,
q Member of American Nuclear Society (ANS)
q Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
q Member of Indian Student Association, UNLV