DEPARTMENTS
Dr. Arun P.
Dr. Arun P.

Associate Professor

Office Address:

Mechanical Engineering Department, NIT Calicut

Contact no:

+91-495-2286424

Email ID:

arun.p@nitc.ac.in

Home Address:

  • Ph.D. (Energy Science and Engineering), IIT Bombay, 2009. Guided by Prof. Santanu Bandyopadhyay, Prof. Rangan Banerjee

  • M.Tech (Mechanical Engineering with specialisation in Energy Management), NIT Calicut, 2004.

  • B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering), NSS College of Engineering Palakkad (Affiliated to University of Calicut), 2002.

  • Educational Qualifications

    • Ph.D. (Energy Science and Engineering), IIT Bombay, 2009. Guided by Prof. Santanu Bandyopadhyay, Prof. Rangan Banerjee

    • M.Tech (Mechanical Engineering with specialisation in Energy Management), NIT Calicut, 2004.

    • B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering), NSS College of Engineering Palakkad (Affiliated to University of Calicut), 2002.

    Journals

    Peer Reviewed Journals:

    • J George, Arun  P, Muraleedharan C, Region Specific Biomass Feedstock Selection for Gasification using Multi-attribute Decision Making Techniques, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, Available online, July 2020.
    • P Suraj, J George, Arun  P, Muraleedharan C, Theoretical and experimental feasibility study of groundnut shell gasification in a fluidized bed gasifier, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, Available online, January 2020.
    • Shaiju M R, Arun P, S Jayaraj, Artificial Neural Network based process history data model for gas turbine compressor systems, International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering, Vol. 8, Issue 4, 5069-5077, 2019.
    • J George, Arun  P, Muraleedharan C, Experimental investigation on co-gasification of coffee husk and sawdust in a bubbling fluidised bed gasifier, Journal of the Energy Institute, Available online, October 2018.
    • J George, Arun  P, Muraleedharan C, Assessment of Producer Gas Composition in Air Gasification of Biomass using Artificial Neural Network Model, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 43(20), 9558-9568, 2018.
    • J George, P Arun, C Muraleedharan, Effect of Operating Parameters in Air-Steam Gasification, Journal of Advanced Engineering Research 4(2), 89-93, 2017.
    • Rupesh S, Muraleedharan C, Arun P, ASPEN plus modelling of air-steam gasification of biomass with sorbent enabled CO2 capture, Resource-Efficient Technologies 2 (2), 94-103, 2016.
    • Rupesh S, Muraleedharan C, Arun P, Energy and exergy analysis of syngas production from different biomasses through air-steam gasification, Frontiers in Energy, 1-13, 2016.
    • Suhaile P M, Rupesh S, Muraleedharan C, Arun P, Numerical Analysis on the Dynamic Behaviour of Fluidized Bed Reactor,Applied Mechanics and Materials 813, 718-722, 2015.
    • Arun P, Optimum Design of Biomass Gasifier Integrated Hybrid Energy Systems, International Journal of Renewable Energy Research, 5(3), 891-895, 2015.
    • Rupesh S, Muraleedharan C., and  Arun P, A Comparative Study on Gaseous Fuel Generation Capability of Biomass Materials by Thermo-chemical Gasification using Stoichiometric Quasi-steady-state Model, International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering, 6(4), 375-384.
    • Sreejith C.C., Muraleedharan C., and  Arun P, Air-steam Gasification of Biomass in Fluidized Bed with CO2 Absorption: A Kinetic Model for Performance Prediction, Fuel Processing Technology, 130, 197-207, 2015.
    • Rupesh S, Muraleedharan C., and  Arun P, Analysis of Hydrogen Generation through Thermochemical Gasification of Coconut Shell Using Thermodynamic Equilibrium Model Considering Char and Tar, ISRN Journal, Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 654946, 2014.
    • Sreejith C.C., Navaneeth H., Muraleedharan C., and  Arun P, Allothermal Air–steam Gasification of Biomass with CO2 (carbon dioxide) Sorption: Performance Prediction based on a Chemical Kinetic Model, Energy, 69(1), 399-408, 2014.
    • Prem Sagar Naik and Arun P., Energy and Exergy Analysis of a Plane Reflector Integrated Photovoltaic-Thermal Water Heating System, ISRN Journal of Renewable Energy, Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 180618, 2014. 
    • Shihabudheen M. and Arun P., Performance Evaluation of a Hybrid Photovoltaic-Thermal Water Heating System, International Journal of Green Energy, 11(9), 969-986, 2014.
    • Sreejith C.C., Muraleedharan C., and  Arun P.,Performance prediction of steam gasification of wood using an ASPEN PLUS thermodynamic equilibrium model, International Journal of Sustainable Energy, (Published online, January 2013), 33(2), 416-434, 2014.
    • Sreejith C.C., Muraleedharan C., and  Arun P.,Performance prediction of fluidised bed gasification of biomass using experimental data-based simulation models, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 3(4), 283-304, 2013.
    • Arun Venu A.K. and Arun P., Simulation Studies on Porous Medium Integrated Dual Purpose Solar Collector, International Journal of Renewable Energy Research, 3(1), 114-120, 2013.
    • Sreejith C.C., Muraleedharan C., and  Arun P., Life cycle assessment of producer gas derived from coconut shell and its comparison with coal gas: an Indian perspective,  International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering, 4:8, February 2013.
    • Sreejith C.C., Muraleedharan C., and  Arun P., Thermo-chemical analysis of biomass gasification by Gibbs free energy minimization model-Part: II (Optimization of biomass feed and steam to biomass ratio), International Journal of Green Energy, 10(6), 610-639, 2013.
    • Sreejith C.C., Muraleedharan C., and Arun P., Energy and exergy analysis of steam gasification of biomass materials: a comparative study, International Journal of Ambient Energy, 34(1), 35-52, 2013.
    • Sreejith C. C., Arun P., and Muraleedharan C., Thermo-chemical analysis of biomass gasification by Gibbs free energy minimization model-Part: I (Optimization of pressure and temperature), International Journal of Green Energy, 10(3), 231-256, 2013. 
    • Sreejith C.C., Muraleedharan C., and  Arun P., Equilibrium modeling and regression analysis of biomass gasification, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 4, 063124, 2012.  
    • Arun P., R. Banerjee, and S. Bandyopadhyay, Optimum Design of Diesel Generator Integrated Photovoltaic-Battery System, Energy and Fuels, 24 (12), 6565-6575, 2010.
    • Arun P., R. Banerjee, and S. Bandyopadhyay, Optimum Design of Battery Integrated Diesel Generator Systems Incorporating Demand Uncertainty, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 48(10), 4908-4916, 2009.
    • Arun P., R. Banerjee, and S. Bandyopadhyay, Optimum Sizing of Photovoltaic Battery Systems Incorporating Uncertainty Through Design-Space Approach, Solar Energy, 83(7), 1013-1025, 2009.
    • Arun P., R. Banerjee, and S. Bandyopadhyay, Optimum Sizing of Battery Integrated Diesel Generator for Remote Electrification through Design-Space Approach, Energy, 33(7), 1155-1168, 2008.
    • A. Roy, Arun P., and S. Bandyopadhyay, Design and Optimization of Renewable Energy Based Isolated Power Systems, SESI Journal, 17(1-2), 54-69, 2007.
    • Arun P., R. Banerjee, and S. Bandyopadhyay, Sizing Curve for Design of Isolated Power Systems, Energy for Sustainable Development, 11(4), 21-28, 2007.

    Conferences

     

    • Arun P, Sizing Curve for Isolated Photovoltaic-Battery Systems using Artificial Neural Networks, 2nd International Conference on Green Energy and Applications, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 24-26 March, 2018.
    • Krishnaraj P P, Arun P, Performance Evaluation of an Improved Dual Purpose Solar Collector, 6th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER-2017), IIT Bombay, 12-14 December 2017.
    • Joel G, Arun P, Muraleedharan C, Experimental investigation on the feasibility of sugarcane bagasse for gasification, 6th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER-2017), IIT Bombay, 12-14 December 2017.
    • Joel G, Arun P, Muraleedharan C, Experimental investigation on biomass gasification of groundnut shell in fluidised bed gasifier, 25th National Conference on Internal Combustion Engines and Combustion, NIT Surathkal, 15-17 December 2017.
    • Joel G, Arun P, Muraleedharan C, Experimental investigations on air gasification of coffee husk, 24th National and 2nd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2017), BITS Pilani Hyderabad, 27-30 December 2017.
    • George J, Arun P, Muraleedharan C, Stoichiometric Equilibrium Model Based Assessment of Hydrogen Generation through Biomass Gasification, Procedia Technology 25, 982-989, 2016. Conference: RAEREST 2016, April 22-23, SJCET Palai.
    • Anil M, Rupesh S, Muraleedharan C, Arun P, Performance Evaluation of Fluidised Bed Biomass Gasifier Using CFD, Energy Procedia 90, 154-162, 2016. Conference: 5th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER) 2015, December 15-17, IIT Bombay.
    • Shaiju M R, Arun P and Jayaraj S, Health Assessment of Gas Turbine Compressor using Process History Based Modelling Approach, Proceedings of the ASME 2015 Gas Turbine India Conference GTINDIA2015, December 2-3, 2015, Hyderabad.
    • Shaiju M R, Arun P and Jayaraj S, Health Assessment of Gas Turbine Inlet Air Filter System using Artificial Neural Network Model, International Conference on Energy, Environment, Materials and Safety (ICEEMS 2014), December 10-12, 2014, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi.
    • Sajith U  K, Rupesh S, Muraleedharan C. and Arun P., Characterization of Biomass for Gasification, Proceedings of the National Conference on Latest Trends in Mechanical Engineering, March 25-27, 2014, NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad.
    • Sujith K and Arun P.,  Multi-objective Optimization of Fuel Cell Integrated Hybrid Energy Systems, Proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Trends in Mechanical Engineering and Interdisciplinary Developments (ICRAMID 2014), March 7-8, 2014, Ponjesly College of Engineering, Nagercoil.
    • Rony Johnson, S Jayaraj, P Arun, Thermodynamic and Environmental Comparison of Solar Integration Technologies to a Dual Pressure Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plant, Indian Power Stations 2014, February 13-15, 2014, NTPC New Delhi.
    • Sreejith C. C., Arun P., and Muraleedharan C., Biomass gasification- Optimization of working conditions of gasifier, Proceedings of the National Conference on Emerging Trends in Industrial Engineering & Management (ETRIM-‘11), July 11-12, 2011, National Institute of Technology Calicut.
    • Sreejith C. C., Arun P., and  Muraleedharan C., Thermochemical Steam gasification of Biomass- Theoretical Analysis of SynGas”, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME-2011), June 06-08, 2011, S.V. National Institute of Technology, Surat.
    • Arun P., Optimum Sizing of Micro-hydro based Hybrid Energy Systems for Remote Electrification through Design Space Approach, Proceedings of the International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE 2010), Singapore, April 21-23, 2010.
    • Arun P., Photovoltaic Battery System Design Space for a Remote Indian Location, Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME 2009), Surat, 26-30, August 3-5, 2009.
    • Arun P., R. Banerjee, and S. Bandyopadhyay, Sizing Curve for Design of Isolated Power Systems, Proceedings of the 1st National Conference on Advances in Energy Research (AER 2006), Mumbai, 239-244, December 4-5, 2006.
    • S. Jayaraj, K. Padmakumari, E. Sreevalsan, and Arun P, Wind Speed and Power Prediction using Artificial Neural Networks, Proceedings of the European Wind Energy Conference 2004, London, UK, November 22-25, 2004. 
    • Conferences:
    • Arun P, Sizing Curve for Isolated Photovoltaic-Battery Systems using Artificial Neural Networks, 2nd International Conference on Green Energy and Applications, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 24-26 March, 2018.
    • Krishnaraj P P, Arun P, Performance Evaluation of an Improved Dual Purpose Solar Collector, 6th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER-2017), IIT Bombay, 12-14 December 2017.
    • Joel G, Arun P, Muraleedharan C, Experimental investigation on the feasibility of sugarcane bagasse for gasification, 6th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER-2017), IIT Bombay, 12-14 December 2017.
    • Joel G, Arun P, Muraleedharan C, Experimental investigation on biomass gasification of groundnut shell in fluidised bed gasifier, 25th National Conference on Internal Combustion Engines and Combustion, NIT Surathkal, 15-17 December 2017.
    • Joel G, Arun P, Muraleedharan C, Experimental investigations on air gasification of coffee husk, 24th National and 2nd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2017), BITS Pilani Hyderabad, 27-30 December 2017.
    • George J, Arun P, Muraleedharan C, Stoichiometric Equilibrium Model Based Assessment of Hydrogen Generation through Biomass Gasification, Procedia Technology 25, 982-989, 2016. Conference: RAEREST 2016, April 22-23, SJCET Palai.
    • Anil M, Rupesh S, Muraleedharan C, Arun P, Performance Evaluation of Fluidised Bed Biomass Gasifier Using CFD, Energy Procedia 90, 154-162, 2016. Conference: 5th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER) 2015, December 15-17, IIT Bombay.
    • Shaiju M R, Arun P and Jayaraj S, Health Assessment of Gas Turbine Compressor using Process History Based Modelling Approach, Proceedings of the ASME 2015 Gas Turbine India Conference GTINDIA2015, December 2-3, 2015, Hyderabad.
    • Shaiju M R, Arun P and Jayaraj S, Health Assessment of Gas Turbine Inlet Air Filter System using Artificial Neural Network Model, International Conference on Energy, Environment, Materials and Safety (ICEEMS 2014), December 10-12, 2014, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi.
    • Sajith U  K, Rupesh S, Muraleedharan C. and Arun P., Characterization of Biomass for Gasification, Proceedings of the National Conference on Latest Trends in Mechanical Engineering, March 25-27, 2014, NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad.
    • Sujith K and Arun P.,  Multi-objective Optimization of Fuel Cell Integrated Hybrid Energy Systems, Proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Trends in Mechanical Engineering and Interdisciplinary Developments (ICRAMID 2014), March 7-8, 2014, Ponjesly College of Engineering, Nagercoil.
    • Rony Johnson, S Jayaraj, P Arun, Thermodynamic and Environmental Comparison of Solar Integration Technologies to a Dual Pressure Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plant, Indian Power Stations 2014, February 13-15, 2014, NTPC New Delhi.
    • Sreejith C. C., Arun P., and Muraleedharan C., Biomass gasification- Optimization of working conditions of gasifier, Proceedings of the National Conference on Emerging Trends in Industrial Engineering & Management (ETRIM-‘11), July 11-12, 2011, National Institute of Technology Calicut.
    • Sreejith C. C., Arun P., and  Muraleedharan C., Thermochemical Steam gasification of Biomass- Theoretical Analysis of SynGas”, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME-2011), June 06-08, 2011, S.V. National Institute of Technology, Surat.
    • Arun P., Optimum Sizing of Micro-hydro based Hybrid Energy Systems for Remote Electrification through Design Space Approach, Proceedings of the International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE 2010), Singapore, April 21-23, 2010.
    • Arun P., Photovoltaic Battery System Design Space for a Remote Indian Location, Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME 2009), Surat, 26-30, August 3-5, 2009.
    • Arun P., R. Banerjee, and S. Bandyopadhyay, Sizing Curve for Design of Isolated Power Systems, Proceedings of the 1st National Conference on Advances in Energy Research (AER 2006), Mumbai, 239-244, December 4-5, 2006.
    • S. Jayaraj, K. Padmakumari, E. Sreevalsan, and Arun P, Wind Speed and Power Prediction using Artificial Neural Networks, Proceedings of the European Wind Energy Conference 2004, London, UK, November 22-25, 2004. 

    Professional Experience

    • December 2007-June 2010, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, NIT Surat (Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat)

    • July 2004-December 2007, Teaching Assistant, Department of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay (As a full time Ph.D student)

    Research Interests And Students

    Research Interests

    • Mathematical modeling and optimal thermal design of various energy systems
    • Energy management in thermal systems
    • Renewable energy utilisation

    Research Scholars

    • Shaiju M R, Performance Analysis and Diagnosis of Industrial Gas Turbine Systems using ANN, 2021, joint supervision with Dr. S Jayaraj
    • Joel George, Investigations on Valorisation of Ligno-cellulosic Biomass through Fluidised Bed Gasification, 2019, joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan 
    • Rupesh S, Theoretical Prediction of Behaviour of Steam Injected Air Gasification of Biomass, 2017, joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan
    • Sreejith C C,  Modelling and Analysis of Steam Assisted Air Gasification of Biomass, 2014, joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan

    Post Graduate Students 

    • Ramakant Singh, Co-gasification of Biomass with Steam as a Gasifying Agent, (M.Tech. Thermal Sciences, 2022), joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan
    • Abdul Azeez K T, Catalytic Tar Reduction in Fluidised Bed Gasification of Biomass, (M.Tech. Thermal Sciences, 2022), joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan
    • Apoorve Tyagi, Design, Fabrication and Analysis of Plane Reflector Integrated Solar Dryer, (M.Tech. Energy Engineering and Management, 2022)
    • Anurag Ranjan, Thermal Analysis of Intercooler Integrated Liquid Cooled Battery Thermal Management System, (M.Tech. Energy Engineering and Management, 2022)
    • Gayatri K K, Study on the Effect of Design and Assembly Parameters of Modern Diesel Injectors on their Performance, (M.Tech. Thermal Sciences, 2021), joint supervision with Mr. Jayesh Gudekar, Cummins Technologies India (Project undertaken at industry)
    • Aditya S Kolekar, Equilibrium Modelling Based Performance Prediction of Sewage Sludge Gasification, (M.Tech. Thermal Sciences, 2021), joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan
    • Rahul Kanaje, Design, Analysis and Testing of a Modified Solar Air Heater Based Drying Chamber for Efficient Drying of Sewage Sludge, (M.Tech. Energy Engineering and Management, 2021)
    • L Karunakarareddy, Analysis of pyrolysis kinetics and pyrolysis decomposition of Sapindus Mukorossi (soap nut), (M.Tech. Energy Engineering and Management, 2021), joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan
    • Krishna Kumar, Analysis of Packed Bed Thermocline Integrated Solar Thermal Power Plant, (M.Tech. Energy Engineering and Management, 2019)
    • Nadeem Abdul Hameed, Analysis of Bubbling Fluidized Bed Biomass Gasification using CFD, (M.Tech. Energy Engineering and Management, 2019), joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan
    • Akshat Srivatsav, Dynamic Model of a Downdraft Gasifier using Heat and Mass Transfer Coupled with Reaction Kinetics, (M.Tech. Thermal Sciences, 2019), joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan
    • Mrinal Purushothaman, Aspen plus Modelling and Experimental Validation of Air Steam gasification in Fluidized Bed Reactor, (M.Tech. Thermal Sciences, 2019), joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan 
    • Midhun Koshy Thomas, Simulation and Life Cycle Assessment of Methanol Synthesis from Biomass Through Gasification Route, (M.Tech. Energy Engineering and Management, 2019), joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan 
    • Suraj P, Design and Numerical Analysis of Circulating Fluidized Bed Gasifier, (M.Tech. Energy Engineering and Management, 2019), joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan
    • Nandan Sarkar, Performance Characteristics of Nanofluid based Direct Absorption Parabolic Trough Solar Collector, (M.Tech. Thermal Sciences, 2018), joint supervision with Dr. Shijo Thomas
    • Amal Mohan, Theoretical and Experimental Investigations on Co-gasification in a Downdraft Gasifier, (M.Tech. Energy Engineering and Management, 2018), joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan
    • Melbin Benny, Experimental Analysis and Modelling of Biomass Gasification, (M.Tech. Energy Engineering and Management, 2018), joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan
    • Chawane Prajwal Dineshrao, Experimental Investigation of Tar in Biomass Gasification in Fluidised Bed Gasifier, (M.Tech. Energy Engineering and Management, 2018), joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan
    • Kumar Abhishek, Studies on Solar Thermal Integration in Gas Turbine Power Plants, (M.Tech. Thermal Sciences, 2017)
    • Elvis Shaji, Optimisation of Dual Purpose Solar Collector, (M.Tech. Energy Engineering and Management, 2017)
    • Pradyumna Maharana, Experimental Study on Enhanced Hydrogen Generation in a Bubbling Fluidized Bed Gasifier, (M.Tech. Thermal Sciences, 2017), joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan
    • Sarvjeet Singh Tomar, Catalytic Reduction of Tar and its Analysis in Biomass Gasification, (M.Tech. Energy Engineering and Management, 2017), joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan
    • Harshal Siddharth Talaskar, Optimization of Performance Parameters in Biomass Gasification for Fluidized Bed Gasifier using Aspen Plus (M.Tech. Energy Engineering and Management, 2017), joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan
    • Krishnaraj P P, Performance Evaluation of an Improved Dual Purpose Solar Collector, (M.Tech Thermal Sciences, 2016).
    • Anoop M Alexander, Studies on Solar Energy Integration in Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plants, (M.Tech Thermal Sciences, 2016), joint supervision with Dr. S Jayaraj 
    • Basil Issac Mathew, Kinetic Modelling and Experimental Analysis on Biomass Gasification with Carbon dioxide Absorption, (M.Tech Energy Engineering and Management, 2016), joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan
    • Akhil V, Analysis on Nitrogen Removal in Fluidised Bed Air-steam Gasification of Biomass, (M.Tech Energy Engineering and Management, 2016), joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan
    • Ashkar Shamsu V, Theoretical and Experimental Analysis on Tar Reduction in Air-steam Gasification of Biomass, (M.Tech Energy Engineering and Management, 2016), joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan
    • Akash Kumar Agrawal, Exergy Analysis of Fluidised Bed Air-steam Gasification of Biomass, (M.Tech Thermal Sciences, 2016), joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan
    • Ajith A R, Modelling of Bubbling Fluidised Bed Air-steam Biomass Gasification, (M.Tech Thermal Sciences, 2016), joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan
    • Sudeepthi A, Investigations on the Performance of an Improved Solar Still, (M.Tech, Thermal Sciences, 2015)
    • Anil M, Analysis of Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer in Fluidised Bed Biomass Gasifier using CFD, (M.Tech Energy Engineering and Management, 2015), joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan 
    • Arun K Mohandas, Mathematical Modelling and Aspen Plus Simulation of Biomass Gasification, (M.Tech Energy Engineering and Management, 2015), joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan 
    • Ojus Mohan, Theoretical and Experimental Analysis on Carbon dioxide Removal in Biomass Gasification, (M.Tech Thermal Sciences, 2015), joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan
    • Anoop P, Theoretical and Experimental Investigation on Fluidised Bed Biomass Gasification with Tar Removal, (M.Tech Thermal Sciences, 2015), joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan
    • Suhaile P M, CFD Analysis of Fluidised Bed Biomass Gaification (M.Tech Thermal Sciences, 2015), joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan
    • Shivam Dixit, A Systematic Methodology to Implement Electronic Control on CI Engine (M.Tech Thermal Sciences, 2014), joint supervision with Mr. A M Sreenath 
    • Sujith K, Multi-objective Optimization of Hybrid Energy Systems, (M.Tech Energy Engineering and Management, 2014)
    • Sajith U K, Experimental Studies on Gasification of Rice Husk in a Bubbling Fluidised Bed Gasifier (M.Tech Energy Engineering and Management, 2014), joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan
    • Zayad Abdulla O,  Experimental Studies on Modified Fluidized Bed Biomass Gasifier, (M.Tech Energy Engineering and Management, 2013), joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan
    • Arun K, Studies on a Flat Plate Collector Integrated Double Slope Solar Still (M.Tech Energy Engineering and Management, 2013), joint supervision with Dr. C Muraleedharan
    • Prem Sagar Naik, Energy and Exergy Analysis of Liquid Flat Plate Photovoltaic Thermal Collector (M.Tech Thermal Sciences, 2013)
    • Arun Venu A K, Experimental and Simulation Studies on Porous Medium Incorporated Solar Air Heating Systems (M.Tech Thermal Sciences, 2012)
    • Firose P P, Modelling and Optimisation of Fuel Cell Integrated Hybrid Energy System (M.Tech Energy Engineering and Management, 2012), joint supervision with Dr. S Ashok
    • Shihabudheen M, Mathematical Modelling and Experimental Studies on Hybrid Photovoltaic Thermal Water Heating System (M.Tech Energy Engineering and Management, 2012) 

    Under Graduate Students

    • Aravindh M, Balamuralikrishna P, Gibin George, Tanuj Parikh, Optimization of Convective Drying of Sewage Sludge and Process Study on Gasification, (B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, 2021)
    • Alex Thomas, D R Sai Gowtham, G Raghuveer Reddy, J Raja Tarun, Thermo-electric Cooler Based Battery Thermal Management System for Electric Vehicle, (B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, 2020)
    • Abaad Jubin A J, Amit Rajak, Arjun V V, Bishr Bin Ali, Mohammed Faris T, Design, Fabrication and Performance Analysis Of Solar Dryer With Multipass V Corrugated Collector And Latent
      Heat Energy Storage, (B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, 2019)
    • Arun Kumar Bharti, Arun Kumar Prasad, Bhupendra Dewangan, Maurya Vishal Virendra, Saugat Dey, Upendra Kumar, Design, Fabrication and Testing of a Low Cost Hank Dyeing Machine, (B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, 2017), Joint supervision with Mr. A M Sreenath
    • G Krishna Vamsy, Ashwin Kumar Nair, C.V.N.A.S. Sunil Kumar, B Krishna Sai, Aravind S, Numerical Simulation of Cavitation and Super Cavitation, (B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, 2017), Joint supervision with Mr. A M Sreenath
    • Hemanth P, Sreedhar D, Srikanth C R, Rohith Y, Manoj S B, Design, Analysis, Fabrication and Testing of a Novel Guide Vane Integrated H-Rotor Darrieus Wind Turbine (B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, 2016)
    • Balu  A, N Sooraj, Pranav R, Shrijishnu E G, Sibin K V, Vishnu S, Design, Analysis, Fabrication and Testing of Savonius Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, 2012)
    • B Ganesh, Nathaniel K, Rajesh K, Saikat G, Shivam G, Studies on Savonius Wind Turbine (B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, 2011)

    Professional Activities

    Reviewer for Journals

    • Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects
    • International Journal of Green Energy
    • Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy
    • Energy
    • International Journal of Thermal Sciences
    • International Journal of Renewable Energy Research
    • Process Safety and Environmental Protection
    • Bioresource Technology
    • Measurement
    • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
    • Journal of the Energy Institute
    • Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability
    • Applied Energy
    • Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series C
    • International Journal of Ambient Energy
    • Solar Energy
    • International Journal of Energy Research

    Membership in Professional Societies

    • Institution of Engineers (India)
    • American Society of Mechanical Engineers
    • International Solar Energy Society

    Lectures in Faculty Development Programmes/Short Term Training Programmes/Conference

    • 'Design and Analysis of Renewable Energy Conversion Systems', Workshop on Energy Systems Modelling, (June 26-30, 2023), Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Calicut.
    • 'Design and Optimization of Energy Systems', KTU-sponsored FDP on "Renewable and Green Energy Strategies for Sustainable Development (24/04/2023 to 28/04/2023), Jawaharlal College of Engineering & Technology, Lakkidi, Palakkad.
    • 'Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass for the Production of Biofuels', KTU sponsored Online Interdisciplinary Faculty Development Program on Green Energy: Conservation and Management (June 23-25, 2021), MGM College of Engineering and Technology, Ernakulam
    • 'Renewable Energy Technologies- A Key Climate Change Solution', Workshop on Research Avenues in Building Climate Change Resilience with Engineering Knowledge (January 2, 2020), Govt. College of Engineering Kannur
    • 'Design of Energy Systems', Advances in Green Energy Technologies (December 16-21, 2019), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Govt. Engineering College, Thrissur
    • 'Advances in Solar Thermal Systems', Recent Advances in Solar Systems (July 8-12, 2019), Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Calicut
    • 'Design of Energy Systems', National Seminar on Innovations in Engineering and Technology (January 10,11, 2019), Govt. Polytechnic College Palakkad
    • 'Solar Thermal Applications',Advanced Techniques in Energy and Wastewater Treatment (July 2-7, 2018), Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Calicut
    • 'Design of Hybrid Energy Systems', AICTE Sponsored Short Term Course on Recent Trends in utilization of Renewable and Sustainable Energy in Engineering Applications, (February 6-11, 2017), Department of Mechanical Engineering, TKM College of Engineering, Kollam
    • 'Biomass Gasification', 'Design and Analysis of Hybrid Systems',GIAN course on Advances in Renewable Energy Technologies, (January 2-13, 2017), Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Calicut.
    • 'Design and Analysis of Energy Systems', State of the Art of Solar Energy Technologies' (February 22-26, 2016), Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering Adoor
    • 'Fundamentals of Solar Energy Utilization', 'Design and Analysis of Energy Systems: Hybrid Systems for Remote Electrification', Solar Energy Utilization (May 5-16, 2015), Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Calicut
    • 'Solar Thermal Systems', Capacity Building Training Program for ANERT Personnel, (February 26-28, 2015), Mananthavady, Wayanad, Kerala
    • 'Energy Management in Thermal Systems', National Workshop on Industrial Energy Audit, (September 11-12 , 2014), Department of Electrical Engineering, NIT Calicut
    • 'Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass', Emerging Trends in Chemical and Environmental Engineering (June 29-July 5, 2014), Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Calicut
    • 'Design and Analysis of Energy Systems', Modern Trends in Energy, Environment and Green Technologies (April 21-25, 2014), Division of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, CUSAT
    • 'Design of Energy Systems', Changing Scenario in Energy and Environment (December 9-13, 2013), Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Calicut
    • 'Thermodynamics of Gasification', Biofuels: Prospects and Challenges (July 1-5, 2013), Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Calicut.
    • 'Design of Energy Systems', Recent Advances in Alternative Energy Technologies (November 5-11, 2012), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology Kottayam
    • 'Design of Hybrid Energy Systems', Advances in Hybrid Energy Systems (June 26-July 5, 2011), Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Calicut.

    Faculty Development Programmes/Short Term Training Programmes Organized

    • Biofuels       : Prospects and Challenges (July 1-5, 2013), [along with Dr. C Muraleedharan]
    • Coordinator : for ISTE workshop on Solar Photovoltaics: Fundamentals, Technologies and Applications (under the National Mission on Education through ICT, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and IIT Bombay, December 12 to 22, 2011) at NITC Remote Centre 

    Under Graduate

    • ME 2001: Mechanics of Fluids
    • ME 2004: Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Machinery
    • ME 2014: Thermodynamics
    • ME 2016: Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
    • ME 3002: Principles of Heat Transfer
    • ME 3011: Gas Dynamics
    • ME 4026D: Renewable Energy Systems
    • (Earlier version: ME4026/MEU321 Unconventional Energy Systems)

    Post Graduate

    • ME 6402: Renewable Energy Technology
    • ME 6413D: Industrial Energy Conservation
    • (Earlier version: Energy Conservation in Thermal Systems)
    • ME 6423: Energy Policies for Sustainable Development
    • ME 6491: Computational Laboratory

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