Varun Venkataraman

My research deals with the assessment of standard and advanced measurement techniques to better understand the thermodynamic proprieties of the pulsatile exhaust gas flow and elucidate capabilities and limitations of reduced dimensional system-level models and measurements. The goal is to contribute to a better understanding of the real boundary conditions about the turbocharger turbine stage and the exhaust after-treatment unit which could provide insight into flow and heat losses along the exhaust flow path that influence the performance of these systems. The project is performed within the research consortium CCGEx (Competence Centre for Gas Exchange) at KTH.

I was employed as a research engineer at KTH-Machine Design-Division of Internal Combustion Engines between 2017-2018 within the SUNFUELS project which dealt with understanding the influence of direct injection fuel injector nozzle geometries and injection strategies on combustion (mixture formation) of alcohol fuels in spark ignited heavy duty internal combustion engines.

I obtained my masters in Engineering Design at KTH (2015-2017) with a focus on internal combustion engines.