Late Prof. Y. V. C. Rao
Professor (1964-2004), Deceased in 2008

Education

B.Tech., Andhra University,Vishakapatnam, 1964.

M.Tech., IIT Kanpur, 1966.

Ph.D., IIT Kanpur, 1972.

Address for Communication

Mrs. Y. V. Ramana 3-23/1, Kamala Nilayam Adarsh Nagar, Old Dairy Farm Vishakhapatnam - 530040, AP

Research Interest

Estimation of thermodynamic properties

Prediction of vapor liquid equilibria data for multi-component systems.

Estimation of vibration to vibration and vibration to translation energy transfer rates in polyatomic molecules.

Awards and Honors

Fulbright Visting Research Scholar, Columbia Univeristy, New York, 1977-78.

Fellow, Institution of Engineers (India).

Fellow, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Selected Publications

J.l. Ahl, R.K. Bohn, K.H. Casleton, Y.V.C. Rao and G.W. Fynn, “A Complete Energy Transfer Map for COF2", J.Chem.Phys., 78, 3899 (1983).

Y.V.C. Rao and B.V. Mallu, “Vibrational Relaxation Times in Polyatomic Gas Mixtures: On the Validity of Linear Mixture Rule", Chem.Phys., 74, 43 (1983).

Y.V.C. Rao and Rahul Basu, “Vapor-Liquid Equilibria for 2 Propanol-Toluene System at 760 and 550 Torr", J.Chem.Eng.,Data, 35, 361 (1990).

B.V. Mallu and Y.V.C. Rao, “ Excess Volume of Isobutanol with Toluene or o-Xylene at 303.15 and 308.15 K",J.Chem.Eng.Data, 35, 444 (1990).

A. Sircar, K. Lalita Sarkar and Y.V.C. Rao, “Failure of Linear Mixture Rule in Vibrational Relaxzation in CO2-C4H4S Mixtures", J.Chem.Phys. 104,10061 (1996).