Himabindu M.
Principal Research Scientist (PRS)
PhD, CEG, Anna University, Chennai, 2010
ME, CEG, Anna University, Chennai, 2001
BTech, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, 1999
himabindu@iisc.ac.in
+91 80-2293 2961
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Research Interests
Well-to-Wheel analysis of automotive fuels
Bioenergy – Alternative fuels – Methanol, Ammonia, and Hydrogen
Plasma-assisted combustion-Nanosecond pulse discharge Plasma
Thermochemical CO2 hydrogenation to Methanol
Bioenergy – Alternative fuels – Methanol, Ammonia, and Hydrogen
Plasma-assisted combustion-Nanosecond pulse discharge Plasma
Thermochemical CO2 hydrogenation to Methanol
Waste heat recovery systems – Thermoelectric generators
Selected Recent Publications
- Raviteja S., Lokesh Kumar, Himabindu M., Transient analysis and optimization of thermoelectric generators for waste heat recovery from automotive engine exhaust, ASME Jol of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4070599
- Yash Nandola, Uttam Krishna, Santanu Pramanik, M. Himabindu, R.V. Ravikrishna, Impact of electrification on two-wheelers in India from the perspective of well-to-wheel energy efficiency and CO2 emissions, Energy, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2025.135911
- Yash Nandola, Uttam Krishna, Santanu Pramanik, M. Himabindu, R.V. Ravikrishna., Well-to-Wheel Analysis of Energy Efficiency & CO2 emissions for Hybrids & EVs in India: Current Trends & Forecasting for 2030, Energy 2025 , https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2025.139427
- Yadul Sethi, Charlie Oommen, Himabindu M, Experimental Investigations of Dimethyl Ether Production from Syngas in a Slurry reactor, ACS Omega, 2025,10,28043−28054
- Prasad Boggavarapu, Ashwin B.M., Avaneesh Athreya V., Raviteja S., Himabindu M., and Ravikrishna R.V., Performance and Emission Characteristics of Methanol and Methanol-blended Gasoline fuels in a High Compression Ratio SI Engine, Applied Thermal Engineering, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.128703
Sponsored Projects
- Experimental studies with NH3/Air pre-mixtures using Plasma ignition in a CVCC. CSIR-ASPIRE (2024-2026)
- Hydrogenation of carbon dioxide (CO2) into methanol and DME-A potential alternative fuel for domestic and transport applications. ANRF (2022-2025)