Staff profile

Dr. Shivaprasad KV has been working in the Department of Engineering at Durham University, since November 2019. Previously, he worked as a research associate at the Sir Joseph Swan Centre for Energy Research, Newcastle University. He worked as an assistant professor at Dilla University, Ethiopia, for 2 years and 4 months, and at Bearys Institute of Technology, Mangalore, India, for 2 years. He has 6 years of teaching experience and 4 years of research experience.

Shivaprasad’s research interests focus on engine combustion, decarbonisation of energy, energy storage, gasification, and the hydrogen economy. His knowledge of electrolysis-enabled hydrogen generation and combining renewable energy production with existing power systems would contribute to the local government's commitment towards net zero emissions and its vision to become a global leader in hydrogen. His active involvement in research has not only led to numerous publications but has also shaped the development of the field.  He has authored or co-authored over 20 international journal publications, 9 international conference proceedings, and two book chapters.

Research Interests

• Engines and Combustion
• Hydrogen Energy
• Energy Conversion Technology
• Energy Storage System
• Combined Heat and Power Systems
• Gasification

Education

• PhD in Mechanical Engineering (2015), National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Karnataka, India.
• M.Tech in Energy System Engineering (2009), Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum, Karnataka, India
• B.E in Mechanical Engineering (2006), Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum, India

Work Experience

Research 

• Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Sir Joseph Swan Centre for Energy Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK 

Teaching

• Assistant Professor, School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, Dilla University, Ethiopia
• Asso. Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bearys Institute of Technology, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
• Assistant Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
• Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bearys Institute of Technology, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
• Lecturer, SNS Polytechnic, Bajpe Mangalore, Karnataka, India

Membership of Societies

• Life member- The Combustion Institute (LMC-1382)
• Member- UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Community (UKCCSRC)

External Links

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Research Grants [selected]

1. Shivaprasad K V(PI), D Roy, Y Wang, H Bao, A P Roskilly. “An optimisation study on the use of a novel syngas tuner for the sustainable production of ground and air transport liquid fuels (SYNTUNE)”, £82,501.69; 2024 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)-IAA and HGL, UK. 
2. Shunmin Zhu, Shivaprasad K V(Co-I), Ugochukwu Ngwaka, A P Roskilly. “On-board Cold Energy Recovery System For Liquid Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trucks”, £25000; 2024 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)-IAA and H2CHP Ltd, UK.
3. L. Xing, S. Roy (Co-I), Shivaprasad K V(Co-I); “Distributed green hydrogen for building heating and cooling decarbonisation”; £49,903; 2022; Flexi Grant, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), UK.

Publications [selected]

1. KV Shivaprasad, Jonathan Heslop, Dibyendu Roy, Abdullah Malik, Anthony Paul Roskilly, Huashan Bao. 2024. “Hydrogen-Rich Syngas Production through Sewage Sludge Pyrolysis: A Comprehensive Experimental Investigation and Performance Optimization using statistical analysis”. Process safety and Environmental Protection. 187. 270-278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2024.04.071
2. Jia, B., Smallbone, A., Mikalsen, R., Shivaprasad, K. V., Roy, S., & Roskilly, A. P. (2019). “Performance Analysis of a Flexi-Fuel Turbine-Combined Free-Piston Engine Generator”, Energies, 12(14), 2657. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12142657
3. Smallbone, A., Hanipah, M.R., Jia, B., Scott, T., Heslop, J., Towell, B., Lawrence, C., Roy, S., Shivaprasad, K.V. and Roskilly, A.P., 2020. Realization of a Novel Free-Piston Engine Generator for Hybrid-Electric Vehicle Applications. Energy & Fuels, 34(10), pp.12926-12939. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c01647
4. Ugochukwu Ngwaka, Andrew Smallbone, Boru Jia, Christopher Lawrence, Ben Towell, Sumit Roy, Shivaprasad KV, Anthony Paul Roskilly., “Evaluation of performance characteristics of a novel hydrogen-fuelled free-piston engine generator”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Elsevier https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.02.072
5. Smallbone, A. J., S. Roy, K. V. Shivaprasad, B. Jia, and A. P. Roskilly. "The development and testing of a free-piston engine generator for hybrid electric vehicle applications." In Internal Combustion Engines and Powertrain Systems for Future Transport 2019: Proceedings of the International Conference on Internal Combustion Engines and Powertrain Systems for Future Transport,(ICEPSFT 2019), December 11-12, 2019, Birmingham, UK, p. 45. CRC Press, 2020. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-edit/10.1201/9781003023982-5/development-testing-free-piston-engine-generator-hybrid-electric-vehicle-applications-smallbone-roy-shivaprasad-jia-roskilly
6. Giampieri, A., Roy, S. Shivaprasad, K.V., Smallbone, A. J. and Roskilly, A. P. (2022). An integrated smart thermo-chemical energy network. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 168: 112869. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112869

• Engines and Combustion
• Hydrogen Energy
• Energy Conversion Technology
• Energy Storage System
• Combined Heat and Power Systems
• Gasification

Journal Article

• Lamani, V. T., Shivaprasad, K. V., Roy, D., Yadav, A. K., & Kumar, G. N. (2024). Computational fluid dynamic analysis of the effect of inlet valve closing timing on common rail diesel engines fueled with butanol–diesel blends. Frontiers in Energy Research, 12, 1447307. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2024.1447307
• Shivaprasad, K. V., Heslop, J., Roy, D., Malik, A., Wang, Y., Roskilly, A. P., & Bao, H. (2024). Hydrogen rich syngas production through sewage sludge pyrolysis: A comprehensive experimental investigation and performance optimisation using statistical analysis. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 187, 270-278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2024.04.071
• Giampieri, A., Roy, S., Shivaprasad, K., Smallbone, A., & Roskilly, A. (2022). An integrated smart thermo-chemical energy network. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 168, Article 112869. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112869
• Ngwaka, U., Smallbone, A., Jia, B., Lawrence, C., Towell, B., Roy, S., Kv, S., & Roskilly, A. P. (2021). Evaluation of performance characteristics of a novel hydrogen-fuelled free-piston engine generator. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46(66), 33314-33324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.02.072
• Smallbone, A., Hanipah, M. R., Jia, B., Scott, T., Heslop, J., Towell, B., Lawrence, C., Roy, S., Vijayalakshmi, S. K., & Roskilly, A. P. (2020). Realization of a novel free-piston engine generator for hybrid electric-vehicle applications. Energy and Fuels, 34(10), 12926-12939. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c01647
• Jia, B., Smallbone, A., Mikalsen, R., Shivaprasad, K. V., Roy, S., & Roskilly, A. P. (2019). Performance Analysis of a Flexi-Fuel Turbine-Combined Free-Piston Engine Generator. Energies, 12(14), Article 2657. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12142657