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    Dr. Vinod Kumar sharma
    Dr. Vinod Kumar sharma

    Assistant Professor (Grade I)

    Office Address:

    Hydrogen Energy Laboratory

    Contact no:

    Email ID:

    vinodks@nitc.ac.in

    Home Address:

  • PhD in 2015 (Hydrogen Energy) - Indian Institute of Technology Indore

  • MTech in 2009 (Heat Power) - Visvesaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur

  • BE in 2007 (Mechanical) - Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur

    • Educational Qualifications

    • PhD in 2015 (Hydrogen Energy) - Indian Institute of Technology Indore

    • MTech in 2009 (Heat Power) - Visvesaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur

    • BE in 2007 (Mechanical) - Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur

    Journals

    1. Man Mohan, Sheetal Kumar Dewangan, Sourabh Kumar Soni, Vednath P. Kalband, Manoj S. Choudhari, Reliance Jain, Veerakumar Chinnasamy, Vinod Kumar Sharma, S.R. Akhil Krishnan, Byungmin Ahn, “Building thermal comfort and energy savings: A review of performance, challenges, opportunities, and recommendations in phase change material integration within building elements”, Applied Thermal Engineering, 300 (2026) 131105. (Q1)
    2. Manoj S.Choudhari, Man Mohan, Sheetal Kumar Dewangan, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Hansung Lee, Gyosik Youn, Byungmin Ahn, “ Thermodynamic Analysis and Performance Optimization of a Hybrid Solar–Thermal Energy Storage System Using Metal Hydrides and Phase-Change Material”, International Journal of Energy Research, https://doi.org/10.1155/er/1267052. (Q2)
    3. Abhranil Mitra, Sudarshan Gnanavendan, Avrok Ghosh, Akshit Shahi, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Shweta B. Thomas, Benedict Thomas, “From source to storage: An extensive review of hydrogen production, purification and storage for modern energy applications”, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 231 (2026) 116755. (Q1)
    4. Manoj S.Choudhari, Man Mohan, Sheetal Kumar Dewangan, Reliance Jain, Sourabh Kumar Soni, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Hansung Lee, Gyosik Youn, Byungmin Ahn, “Design and Thermodynamic Analysis of a Hybrid Two-Stage Solar Thermal Energy Storage System Based on Hydrogen and Phase Change Materials”, International Journal of Energy Research, https://doi.org/10.1155/er/3784099. (Q2)
    5. T. Mohammed Faheem, Vinod Kumar Sharma, A. Shaija, Bhaskar Das, Ranjith Krishna Pai, “Innovative Approach to Hydrogen Purification: A Review on the Role of Metal Hydrides”, Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1002/apj.70169. (Q2)
    6. Asif Nizam, Prem Kumar Chaurasiya, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Ranjith Krishna Pai, “A Review on Magnesium Based Metal Hydrides for Thermal Energy Storage Systems”, Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1002/apj.70161. (Q2)
    7. Kakumanu Suvarna Jaya Prakash, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Recent developments on metal hydride hydrogen compressors – A comprehensive review”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1037 (2025) 182505, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.182505. (Q1)
    8. Koushika Vadde, Kakumanu Suvarna Jaya Prakash, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Structural and thermal analyses of metal hydride reactor for non-conventional hydrogen compressor application”, (2025) Heat Transfer Engineering Journal, https://doi.org/10.1080/01457632.2025.2590948. (Q2)
    9. Kondapaka Kishor Kumar, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Sharu Bhagavathi, Hillol Chakravarty, Ranjith Krishna Pai, “Experimental and theoretical studies on CO2 storage behaviour of rice husk based activated biochar and its mixture with bitumen”, (2025) Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, https://doi.org/ 10.1002/apj.70072. (Q3)
    10. Jatoth Heeraman, Prem Kumar Chaurasiya, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Piyush Kumar Jain, Ranjith Krishna Pai, “Advancement in Double-Pipe Heat Exchanger Using Turbulators With SiO2 Nanofluids for Energy Storage”, (2025) Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1002/apj.70062. (Q3)
    11. Kondapaka Kishor Kumar, N. M. Omal, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Sharu Bhagavathi Kandy, Ümit Ağbulut, “CO2 storage behavior of rice husk biochar–bitumen mixture at different pressures and temperatures: a detailed experimental investigation”, (2025), Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-025-14024-y. (Q2)
    12. Sourabh Kumar Soni, Cheenepalli Nagarjuna, Man Mohan, V Jay Prakash, Sheetal Kumar Dewangan, Santosh Kumar Sharma, Shweta B. Thomas, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Benedict Thomas, “Recent Progress in Metal Matrix Hybrid Composites Fabricated via Liquid and Solid-state Processing: Fabrication Techniques, Characteristics and Future Prospects” Journal of Alloys and Compounds, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.181064. (Q1)
    13. Man Mohan, Mukkath Joseph Josline, Cheenepalli Nagarjuna, Sheetal Kumar Dewangan, Vinod Kumar Sharma, K. Gopi Kannan, K. Raja Rao, Jae-Hyun Lee, Kwan Lee, Byungmin Ahn, “Optimization of synthesis parameters for copper oxide-enhanced phase change material: Balancing thermal conductivity and latent heat trade-off”, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2025.103334, 59 (2025) 103334. (Q1)
    14. Man Mohan, Vishesh Manjunath, Syed Muhammad Zain Mehdi, Sourabh Kumar Soni, Sheetal Kumar Dewangan, Hansung Lee, Abhishek Awasthi, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Abhishek Sharma, Eunhyo Song, Naesung Lee, Jaeyeong Heo, Kwan Lee, Byungmin Ahn, “Phonon-photon synergy in phase change materials through nano-engineered carbon materials for multifunctional applications”, Energy Storage Materials https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ensm.2025.104142 76 (2025) 104142. (Q1)
    15. Kakumanu Suvarna Jaya Prakash, K.Kishor Kumar, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Prem Kumar Chaurasiya, Tikendra Nath Verma, Anoop Kumar Shukla, Gaurav Dwivedi, “Design and analyses of an AB5 - metal hydride based canister for hydrogen compressor application”, (2024), Process Safety and Environmental Protection, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2024.11.123. (Q1)
    16. Prem Kumar Chaurasiya, Jatoth Heeraman, Anoop Pratap Singh, K. Sudha Madhuri, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Numerical exploration of heat transfer and friction factor in corrugated dual-pipe heat exchangers using SiO2 and CuO nanofluids”, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2024.103076 56 (2024) 103076. (Q1)
    17. Badiganti Chandra Mouli, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Sanjay, Manikant Paswan, Benedict Thomas, “Performance investigations on thermochemical energy storage system using cerium, aluminium, manganese, and tin-substituted LaNi5 hydrides”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.11.354 96 (2024) 1203–12. (Q1)
    18. Badiganti Chandra Mouli, Manoj S. Choudhari, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Sanjay, and Manikant Paswan, “Development of a Two-Stage Hydrogen-Based Thermochemical Energy Storage System”, (2024), Energy Technology, DOI: 10.1002/ente.202301491. (Q2)
    19. Manoj S. Choudhari, Josy James, Man Mohan, Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, Prem Kumar Chaurasiya, “Influence of measurement parameters on hydrogen absorption properties of hydrogen storage alloys”, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2023.2227138. (Impact Factor – 3.44) ISSN: 15567230, 15567036. (Q2)
    20. Piyush Kumar Jain, Atul Lanjewar, Prem Kumar Chaurasiya, Damodar Tiwari, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Experimental testing of solar‑based air heater roughed with discrete V‑down rib and staggered element”, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, (2023) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-25067-1. (Q1)
    21. Chaurasiya PK, Rajak U, Singh SK, Nath Verma T, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Kumar A, Shende V, “A review of techniques for increasing the productivity of passive solar stills”, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 52 (2022) 102033. DOI: 10.1016/j.seta.2022.102033. (Impact Factor – 5.353) ISSN: 2213-1388. (Q1)
    22. Manoj S. Choudhari, Prem Chaurasiya, Mukesh Thakur, Manikant Paswan, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Performance investigations of the hydrogen-based energy storage system employing high-pressure metal hydride pair”, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2021.2000070. (Impact Factor – 3.44) ISSN: 15567230, 15567036. (Q2)
    23. Manoj S. Choudhari, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Performance investigations on hydrogen-based thermochemical energy storage system through finite volume method and thermodynamic simulation”, International Journal of Energy Research, 45 (2021) 20156-20175. DOI: 10.1002/er.7093. (Impact Factor – 5.164) ISSN:1099-114X. (Q1)
    24. Manoj S. Choudhari, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Manikant Paswan “Metal hydrides for thermochemical energy storage applications”, International Journal of Energy Research, 45 (2021) 14465-14492. DOI: 10.1002/er.6818 (Impact Factor – 5.164) ISSN:1099-114X. (Q1)
    25. Vinod Kumar Sharma, Satheesh A., Anil Kumar E., “Performance investigation of a two-stage sorption hydrogen compressor”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46 (2021) 17282-17294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.02.155 (Impact Factor – 5.816) ISSN: 0360-3199. (Q1)
    26. Shajiullah Naveed Syed, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Performance comparison between H2-metal hydrides and CO2-adsorbents-based sorption refrigeration systems”, International Journal of Energy Research, 45 (2021) 7851-7869. DOI: 10.1002/er.6370 (Impact Factor – 5.164) ISSN:1099-114X. (Q1)
    27. Sanjay Gupta, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Characterisation of La0.9Ce0.1Ni5 alloy for the development of single-stage thermally driven sorption hydrogen compressor”, International Journal of Energy Research, 45 (2021) 5710 – 5729. 10.1002@er.6195 (Impact Factor – 5.164) ISSN:1099-114X. (Q1)
    28. Sanjay Gupta, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Performance investigation of a multi-stage sorption hydrogen compressor”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46 (2021) 1056-1075. 10.1016@j.ijhydene.2020.09.249 (Impact Factor – 5.816) ISSN: 0360-3199. (Q1)
    29. Manoj S. Choudhari, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Thermodynamic simulation of hydrogen based thermochemical energy storage system”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46 (2021) 16440 – 16452. 10.1016@j.ijhydene.2020.09.074 (Impact Factor – 5.816) ISSN: 0360-3199. (Q1)
    30. Sanjay Gupta, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Design and analysis of metal hydride reactor embedded with internal copper fins and external water cooling”, International Journal of Energy Research, 45 (2021) 1836-1856. 10.1002/er.5859 (Impact Factor – 5.164) ISSN:1099-114X. (Q1)
    31. Sheetal Kumar Dewangan, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Priyanka Sahu, Vinod Kumar, “Synthesis and characterization of hydrogenated novel AlCrFeMnNiW high entropy alloy”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 45 (2020) 16984-16991. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.08.113 (Impact Factor – 5.816) ISSN: 0360-3199. (Q1)
    32. Shajiullah Naveed Syed, Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar "Thermodynamic and heat-hydrogen transfer analyses of novel multistage hydrogen-alloy sorption heat pump", International Journal of Energy Research, 44 (2020) 2925-2940. 10.1002/er.5112 Wiley & Sons (Impact Factor – 5.164) ISSN:1099-114X. (Q1)
    33. Man Mohan, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Performance investigation of novel multi stage multi effect sorption thermodynamic system for heating and cooling applications”, Applied Thermal Engineering, 161 (2019) 114097. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.114097 (Impact Factor – 5.259) ISSN: 1359-4311. (Q1)
    34. Man Mohan, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Studies on thermodynamic performance of three stage sorption heat transformer”, Applied Thermal Engineering, 154 (2019) 228-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.03.080 (Impact Factor – 5.259) ISSN: 1359-4311. (Q1)
    35. Man Mohan, Maitray Sharma, Vinod Kumar Sharma, E Anil Kumar, A Satheesh, P Muthukumar, “Performance analysis of metal hydride based simultaneous cooling and heat transformation system”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 44 (2019) 10906-10915. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.02.241 (Impact Factor – 5.816) ISSN: 0360-3199. (Q1)
    36. I. S. N. V. R. Prashant, D. V. Ravishankar, M Manzoor Hussain, Chandra Mouli Badiganti, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Sunil Pathak, “Investigations on performance characteristics of GFRP composites in milling”, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 99 (2018) 1351-1360. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-018-2544-2 (Impact Factor – 3.226) ISSN: 0268-3768. (Q1)
    37. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Thermodynamic simulation of hydrogen based solid sorption heat transformer”, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 125 (2018) 74-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2017.11.020 (Impact Factor – 4.08) ISSN: 1290-0729. (Q1)
    38. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Thermodynamic analysis of novel multi stage multi effect metal hydride based thermodynamic system for simultaneous cooling heat pumping and heat transformation”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 42 (2017) 437-447. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.09.154 Elsevier (Impact Factor – 5.816) ISSN: 0360-3199. (Q1)
    39. Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Static and dynamic measurement based thermodynamic analysis of solid sorption refrigeration system”, International Journal of Energy Research, 41 (2017) 553-564. 10.1002/er.3660 Wiley & Sons (Impact factor – 5.164) ISSN:1099-114X. (Q1)
    40. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Metal hydrides for energy applications – Classification, PCI characterization and Simulation, International Journal of Energy Research, 41 (2017) 901-923. 10.1002/er.3668 Wiley & Sons (Impact factor – 5.164) ISSN:1099-114X. (Q1)
    41. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, S. Srinivasa Murthy, “Influence of dynamic operating conditions on the performance of metal hydride based solid sorption cooling systems”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 40 (2015) 1108-1115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.11.084 Elsevier (Impact factor – 5.816) ISSN: 0360-3199. (Q1)
    42. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Studies on La – based intermetallic hydrides to determine their suitability in metal hydride – based cooling systems”, Intermetallics, 57 (2015) 60-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intermet.2014.10.004 Elsevier (Impact factor – 3.758) ISSN: 0966-9795. (Q1)
    43. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Effect of measurement parameters on hydrogen storage and thermodynamic properties of La – based metal hydrides”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 39 (2014) 5888-5898. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.01.174 Elsevier (Impact factor – 5.816) ISSN: 0360-3199. (Q1)
    44. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, M. Prakash Maiya, S. Srinivasa Murthy, “Experimental and theoretical studies on static and dynamic pressure – concentration isotherms of MmNi5-xAlx (x = 0, 0.3, 0.5 and 0.8) hydrides”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 39 (2014) 18940-18951. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.09.028 Elsevier (Impact factor – 5.816) ISSN: 0360-3199 (Q1)
    45. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Measurement and analysis of reaction kinetics of La – based hydride pairs suitable for metal hydride – based cooling systems”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 39 (2014) 19156-19168. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.09.083  Elsevier (Impact factor – 5.816) ISSN: 0360-3199. (Q1)
    46. Kishor Kumar Sharma, Asif Nizam, Prem Kumar Chaurasiya, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Vikas Pandey, “Predictive machine learning framework for optimizing hydrogen storage in La–Ni–Al hydrides” OPSEARCH, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12597-026-01187-x. (Scopus)
    47. Shajiullah Naveed Syed, Satyasreet Jena, Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar “Performance Investigation of Multi-Stage Hydrogen-Based Sorption Heat Pump”, FME Transactions, 49 (2021) 121-127. 10.5937/fme2101121N ISSN: 2406-128X. (Scopus)
    48. Sukanta Nayak, Satyasreet Jena, Abu Sharique Shamshad Khan, Mani Kant Paswan, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Use of Corrugated pipe heat exchanger in waste heat recovery steam generators”, Materials Science and Engineering, 1123 (2021) 012037. 10.1088/1757-899X/1123/1/012037 ISSN: 17578981. (Scopus)
    49. Shajiullah Naveed Syed, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Thermodynamic simulation of CO2 – Adsorbent based sorption refrigeration system”, FME Transactions, 48 (2020) 187-194. 10.5937/fmet2001187S ISSN: 2406-128X. (Scopus)
    50. Mohan Man, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Kumar E. Anil, Gayathri V, “Hydrogen Storage in Carbon Materials – A Review”, Energy Storage, 1 (2019) e35. https://doi.org/10.1002/est2.35. ISSN: 2578-4862. (Scopus)
    51. Choudhari Manoj, Ahuja Kunal, Thakkur Siddhant, Bardhan Subhro, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Performance investigation of metal hydride based heat transformer”, Energy Storage, 1 (2019) e56. doi.org/10.1002/est2.56. ISSN: 2578-4862. (Scopus)
    52. J. Krishna, P. S. Kishore, A. Brusly Solomon, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Experimental and numerical investigations on Al2O3 – Tricosane based heat pipe thermal energy storage”, International Journal of Engineering, 31 (2018) 980-985. 10.5829/ije.2018.31.06c.16 ISSN: 17359244, 17281431. (Scopus)
    53. Vinukonda Nagargun, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Review on contemporary trends in radiator design and testing of automobile radiator”, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, 9 (2018) 671-680.(Scopus)
    54. Vinod Kumar Sharma, Man Mohan, B. Chandra Mouli, “Effect of intake swirl on the performance of single cylinder direct injection diesel engine”, Material Science and Engineering, 263 (2017) 1-9. doi:10.1088/1757-899X/263/6/062077 IOP Science. ISSN: 17578981. (Scopus)
    55. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Measurement and simulation of hydrogen storage and thermodynamic properties of LaNi4.7Al0.3 hydride, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 9 (2014) 985-994.  ISSN 0973-9769 (Scopus)
    56. Kakumanu Suvarna Jaya Prakash, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Manoj Kumar Sharma, “Performance analysis of non-mechanical hydrogen compressor based on LaNi4.7Mn0.3 and La0.9Ce0.1Ni5 metal hydrides”, IEEE | DOI: 10.1109/SEFET65155.2025.11255150. (Scopus)
    57. Soumen Pal, Rochak Malhotra, Om Adikrao More, Vinod Kumar Sharma and Sitaram Dash, “Design And Development Of An I-shaped UAV”, (2023), AIP Conf. Proc. 2946, 020002-1–020002-10; https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0177983.
    58. Badiganti Chandra Mouli, Tino Joe Tenson, Manoj S. Choudhari, Manikant Paswan, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Recent advancements in metal hydride based thermochemical energy storage system – A short review”, Materials Today Proceedings, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.10.313. ISSN: 22147853.
    59. Krishna Praneel, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Experimental Analysis of Diesel Engine Run on Biodiesel Derived from Kusum Oil”, Materials Today Proceedings, 47 (2021) 2669-2672. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.02.700. ISSN: 22147853.
    60. Prashant Kumar, Ashok Darsiguta, B. Chandra Mouli, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Neeraj Sharma, Anil Singh Yadav, “Analysis of intake swirl in a compression ignition engine at different intake valve lifts”, Materials Today Proceedings, 47 (2021) 2869-2874. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.03.663. ISSN: 22147853.
    61. Chandra Mouli Badiganti, L. Siva, J. Venkata Midhun, M. Srinivasulu, K. Kishore Kumar, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Effect of four-parameter power law on free vibration of functionally graded skewed elliptical shell”, AIP Conference Proceedings, 2341 (2021) 020035. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0050040 ISSN: 1551-7616.
    62. R. Chandrasekaran, Saloni, Bavana Sri P.S., Vinod Kumar Sharma, Manoj Chaudhari, Man Mohan, Jogi Krishna, “Performance and emission characteristics of single cylinder diesel engine fuelled with jatropha-diesel blends”, AIP Conference Proceedings, 2341 (2021) 030002. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0050154 ISSN: 1551-7616.
    63. Sanjay Kumar, Satyasreet Jena, Varun Lahoty, M.K.Paswan, B.Sharma, D.Patel, S.B.Prasad, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Experimental investigation on the effect of welding parameters of TIG welded joints using ANOVA”, Materials Today Proceedings, 22 (2020) 3181-3189. ISSN: 22147853.
    64. Bhuvnesh Sharma, Man Mohan, Jigesh Yadav, M.K.Paswan, R.Chandrasekaran, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Manoj Shyamrao Choudhary, “Linear Programming Archetypal for Collective Assembly and Preventive Aliment Arrangement for Reconfigurable Accomplishment System”, Materials Today Proceedings, 22 (2020) 2058-2065. ISSN: 22147853.
    65. Vinod Kumar Sharma, Man Mohan, B. Chandra Mouli, “Effect of measurement conditions on pressure-concentration isotherm and thermodynamic properties of LaNi4.6Al0.4 hydride”, Materials Today Proceedings, 5 (2018) 12103-12108. ISSN: 22147853.
    66. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Thermodynamic analysis of two stage metal hydride based hydrogen compressor using static and dynamic PCI data” Proceedings of International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER2015), 15-17 December 2015, Mumbai. Materials Today Proceedings, 5 (2018) 23218-23223.  ISSN: 22147853.
    67. Vinod Kumar Sharma, Man Mohan, Badiganti Chandra Mouli, “Thermodynamic analysis of CO2 based solid sorption cooling system”, Proceedings in International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials (ICAFM2017), 3-5 May 2017, Adhi College, Kancheepuram, India.
    68. Vinod Kumar Sharma, Man Mohan, A. Satheesh, “Thermodynamic analysis of novel three stage metal hydride based heat transformer”, Proceedings in International Conference on Trends and Advanced Research in Green Energy Technologies (ICTARGET2017), 30-31 March 2017, VIT University, Vellore, India.
    69. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Thermodynamic analysis of metal hydride based solid sorption cooling system using static and dynamic PCI data” Proceedings of National Conference on Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning (NCRAC2015), 28-30 October 2015, Chennai.
    70. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Effect of temperature and pressure on reaction kinetics of La based metal hydrides”, Proceeding of International Conference on Polygeneration (ICP 2015), 18 – 20 Feb. 2015, Chennai.
    71. Rakesh Sharma, Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Working pairs suitable for ammoniated salts based resorption cooling systems – A review”, Proceedings of International Conference on Polygeneration (ICP 2015), 18 – 20 Feb. 2015, Chennai.
    72. Bhupesh Chandrakar, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Design and optimization of slider and crank mechanism with multibody system”, Presented in International Seminar on Utilization of Non-Conventional Energy Sources for Sustainable Development of Rular Areas (paras 2015), March21-22, 2015, Bhilai, India.
    73. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Measurement of static and dynamic pressure-concentration isotherms of LaNi5 based metal hydrides”, Proceedings of International Conference on Environment and Energy (ICEE 2014), 15 – 17 Dec. 2014, Hyderabad.
    74. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Simulation of Pressure Concentration Isotherms of MmNi5-xAlx Hydrides”, Proceedings of The 3rd International Conference on Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Technology (ICFCHT 2011), D21, November 22-23, 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
    75. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Characterization of Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen Storage and Metal Hydride Based Engineering Applications”, Proceedings of International Conference on Futuristic Trends in Materials and Energy Systems (FTME-2011), pp 141-146, December 29-30, 2011, Vijayawada, India.
    76. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Carbon Nanomaterials for Hydrogen Storage”, Proceedings of 1st Winter Workshop on Engineering at Nanoscale: From Materials to Bio-Sensors, December 10-12, 2012, Indore, India.
    77. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Estimation of Enthalpy of formation of Metal Hydrides- Influence of various parameters”, Proceedings of International conference on Advances in Biological Hydrogen Production and Application”, December 14-15, 2012, Hyderabad, India.
    78. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Evaluation of Thermal Conductivity of Metal Hydrides”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Materials (ICAM-2011), pp 299-235, December 12-16, 2011, Coimbatore, India.
    79. Man Mohan, Maitray Sharma, R Chandrasekaran, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Mathematical Simulation Models Comparison For Pressure Concentration Isotherm of Metal Hydrides” International Journal of Research in Advent Technology (IJRAT) Special Issue “ICADMMES 2018.
    80. Manoj S. Choudhari, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Mukesh Thakur, Sanjay Gupta, and Shajiullah Naveed Syed, “Carbon Dioxide Storage and Its Energy Transformation Applications”, Energy Storage Systems: Optimization and Applications, Springer, Volume 1, Chapter 21, September 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4502-1_21, ISSN 2731-4049.
    81. E. Anil Kumar, Dhananjay Mishra, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Estimation of enthalpy of formation of metal hydrides: Effect of different measurement parameters”, Advances in Energy Research, Springer, Volume 1, Chapter 27, September 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2666-4_27. ISBN 978-981-15-2666-4.
    82. Vinod Kumar Sharma, Sunil Pathak, I.S.N.V.R. Prasanth, D.V. Ravishankar, M. Manzoor Hussain, Chandra Mouli Badiganti, Nagaraju Bejgam, “Influence of milling process parameters on the surface quality of GFRP composites”, Glass Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites, DE GRUYTER, Chapter 5, May 2020, https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110610147-005. ISBN: 9783110610147.
    83. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Metal Hydrides”, Kirk Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. Wiley & Sons, 2018, DOI: 10.1002/0471238961.koe00039. ISBN: 9780471484943.

    Professional Experience

    • Assistant Professor, NIT Calicut (Aug 2022 - Till Date)

    • Associate Professor, VIT Vellore (May 2016 - Aug 2022)

    • Associate Professor, CCET Bhilai (Jan 2015 - April 2016)

    • Assistant Professor, MPCCET Bhilai (Sep 2009 - Jan 2011)

    1. 1

      Dr. K S Jayaprakash

      Development and performance investigations on thermally driven metal hydride-based hydrogen compressors

      Awarded

      Sep 2026

      2

      Dr. Manoj Choudhari

      Design and analysis of single- and two-stage hydrogen-based thermochemical energy storage system

      Awarded, Aug 2022

      3

      Dr. Sanjay Gupta

      Design and analysis of metal hydride reactor to investigate the performance of single- and multi-stage sorption hydrogen compressors

      Awarded, Aug 2021

      4

      Dr. Shajiullah Syed Naveed

      Performance investigations on hydrogen – metal hydride based and carbon dioxide – adsorbent based sorption refrigeration devices

      Awarded, Aug 2021

      5

      Dr. Man Mohan

      Characterisation of metal hydrides for performance investigation of sorption thermodynamic systems for heating and cooling applications

      Awarded, Jan 2020

    1. “Metal hydride reactor for hydrogen storage and energy applications”. Application no. 202111020436 A. Intelactual Property India.
    2. “Vision based multi object tracking and localization from autonomous aerial vehicle” Patent number: 2021106662. IP Australia. (Granted)
    3. “Two-stage hydrogen-based thermochemical energy storage system” Application no. 202241030330. Intelactual Property India. (Granted)
    4. “SOLAR ROBOT SYSTEM” Application no. 388721-001. Intelactual Property India.
    5. “VoiceAlert AgriSensor: Empowering Rural Farmers with Intuitive AgriculturalUpdates” Application no. 202441092935 A. Intelactual Property India.
    6. “A Metal Hydride-Based Reactor System with Optimized Gas Distribution for Enhanced Hydrogen Purification Application” Application no. 202441073002 A. Intelactual Property India.

    Research Contributions

    • Sorption hydrogen compressor for vehicular and power generation applications; Funding Agency: DST, Government of India (Completed)

    • Sustainable Hydrogen production from wastewater through Hybrid Microbial-Photo-Electrochemical System and Purification through Metal Hydride Technology;; Funding Agency: DST, Government of India (Ongoing)

    • Technology development for waste-to-energy, storage and upgradation; Funding Agency - COEIR (Ongoing)

    • Development of testing lab for high pressure hydrogen tribometer and conduct wear testing of composite samples; Funding Agency: Dover India Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore (Completed)

    • Studies on influence of hydrogen exposure on mechanical and absorption behaviour of polymer composite; Funding Agency: Filt Red India Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Pune (Completed)

    • Hydrogen Embrittlement tests on metals; Funding Agency: Dover India Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore (Completed)

    • Polymer composite testing in hydrogen environment; Funding Agency: Dover India Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore Completed)

    • Development of single-stage metal hydride compressor (SSMHC) for pressure output of >200 bar; Funding Agency - FRG-NITC (Completed)

    • Design and development of Autoclave suitable for Hydrogen Embrittlement testing of metal samples and filter components; Funding Agency: Filt Red India Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Pune (Ongoing)

    • Design, analysis and development of high-pressure chamber for chemical reaction (Completed)

    1. M. Tech Thesis (Awarded, July 2024) of Mr. JINTO FRANCIS. P. B. at NIT Calicut. Thesis Title – Design and Analyses of the Metal Hydride-based Hydrogen Purification System.
    2. M. Tech Thesis (Awarded, July 2024) of Mr. VADDE KOUSHIKA at NIT Calicut. Thesis Title – Design and Analyses of Non-Conventional Hydrogen Compressor.
    3. M. Tech Thesis (Awarded, July 2024) of Mr. OMAL N. M. at NIT Calicut. Thesis Title – Experimental and Theoretical Investigations on CO2 Adsorption Characteristics of Activated Rice Husk Biochar – Asphalt Composite.
    4. M. Tech Thesis (Awarded, June 2015) of Mr. BHUPESH CHANDRAKAR at CCET Bhilai. Thesis Title – Analysis of Slider and Crank Mechanism with Multibody Systems.

    1. Solid-state hydrogen storage and related applications like thermally-driven hydrogen compressors, metal hydride based hydrogen purification systems, thermo-chemical energy storage systems

    2. Hydrogen embrittlement tests

    3. CO2 capture and utilization

    4. Ground Source Heat Pumps

    5. AI/ML

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