Research
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Techno-Commercial Projects
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(1)
Title: Experimental study of flow mixing in RPV Plena
Sponsoring Agency: Ministry of Defence
Period: 2023 to 2026
Role: Project Investigator
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Research Projects​
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(1)
Title: A novel hybrid solar thermal power and desalination plant for remote areas
Sponsoring Agency: Technology Mission Division, DST, New Delhi
Period: 2023 to 2026
Role: Project Investigator
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(2)
Title: Smart Apparel for desert Warfare: integration of active and passive cooling through hybrid thermal management.
Sponsoring Agency: DRDO (DIA-CoE)
Period: Sanctioned
Role: Co-Project Investigator
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(3)
Title: Oxidation, CHF, and quenching studies of Zr-4 clad material with and without coating
Sponsoring Agency: Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences - BARC
Period: 2023 to 2026
Role: Co-Project Investigator
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(4)
Title: Concept to realization: Combined thermal wave heat and mass recovery cycle based compact and efficient solar adsorption cooling/heating system
Sponsoring Agency: SERB - CRG
Period: 2023 to 2026
Role: Co-Project Investigator
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(5)
Title: A Combined Desalination and Refrigeration System based on Solar Ejector Technology: Fundamental Investigation to System Realization
Sponsoring Agency: SERB - CRG
Period: 2024 to 2027
Role: Co-Project Investigator
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(6)
Title: Performance testing of Air Cooled Condenser tube bundles along with establishing their theoretical correlations
Sponsoring Agency: Thermax SPX Energy Technologies Limited
Period: 2019 to 2020
Role: Project Investigator
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(7)
Title: Design of Ice-Freezing type Heat Exchanger and optimization of Size, Weight and Power of Heat Exchanger
Sponsoring Agency: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
Period: 2019 to 2020
Role: Project Investigator
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(8)
Title: Design of Vortex Flow Generator to Optimize the Heat Transfer Enhancement in a Straight Tube
Sponsoring Agency: SEED Grant
Period: 2019 to 2022
Role: Project Investigator
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(9)
Title: Cross Flows Flapping Jets for Supersonic Mixing Enhancement
Sponsoring Agency: Aeronautics Research Development Board - DRDO
Period: 2020 to 2023
Role: Co-Project Investigator
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(10)
Title: Design and fabrication of indigenous powder fed metal additive manufacturing machine
Sponsoring Agency: Technology Development Board, DST, New Delhi
Period: 2019 to 2022
Role: Co-Project Investigator
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(11)
Title: Film Cooling for Ejector Diffuser System in High Altitude Testing Facility
Sponsoring Agency: ISRO
Period: 2021 to 2023
Role: Co-Project Investigator
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(12)
Title: Algae-based carbon capture cells
Sponsoring Agency: CETSD – IIT Jodhpur
Period: 2021 to 2022
Role: Co-Project Investigator
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Ongoing / Future Research Work
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(1) Two-phase flow and boiling heat transfer analysis at sub-atmospheric pressure.
(2) Thermal Performance analysis of direct steam generator.
(3) Development of Wire Mesh Sensor
(4) Effect of the different geometrical and operational parameters on pool boiling.
(5) Two-phase flow and boiling heat transfer analysis during flow through micro-channels
(6) Heat transfer enhancement during internal convective flow and jet impingement.
(7) Measurement of Emissivity of the Thermal Paints and Coatings
(8) Multi-Effect Desalination System
(9) PCM Based Thermal Energy Storage
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Research Highlights
Maximum Heat Transfer during Internal Flow ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Pool Flashing During Flash Distillation
Leidenfrost effect
Pool Boiling and CHF