• K. Dileep, K. R. Arun, Dishnu, M. Srinivas, S. Jayaraj, Numerical studies on the effect of location and number of containers on the phase transition of PCM‑integrated evacuated tube solar water heater, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2021

•  Arun K. Raj, M. Srinivas, S. Jayaraj, Transient CFD Analysis of Macro-Encapsulated Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Containers Incorporated within Solar Air Heater, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2020

• .Lokesh Paradeshi,M. Srinivas, S. Jayaraj, Performance studies of R433A in a direct expansion solar-assisted heat pump, International Journal of Ambient Energy, 2020

• K.R. Arun, M. Srinivas, C.A. Saleel, S. Jayaraj, Influence of the location of discrete macro-encapsulated thermal energy storage on the performance of a double pass solar plate collector system, Renewable Energy, 2020

• K.R. Arun, G. Kunal, M. Srinivas, C.S. Sujith Kumar, M. Mohanraj, S. Jayaraj, Drying of untreated Musa nendra and Momordica charantia in a forced convection solar cabinet dryer with thermal storage, Energy, 2020

• A. K. Raj, C. N. Vinay, M. Srinivas, S. Jayaraj, Experimental investigation on solar thermal air heater with a combination of roughness elements for heat transfer improvement, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2021

• James, M. Mohanraj, M. Srinivas, S. Jayaraj, Thermal analysis of heat pump systems using photovoltaic‑thermal collectors: a review, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2021

• Karuthedath Dileep, Arun Raj,Divakaran Dishnu,Ahamed Saleel, Mokkala Srinivas, Simon Jayaraj, Computational Fluid Dynamic Analysis on Solar Water Heater - Role of Thermal Stratification and Mixing on Dynamic Mode of Operation, Thermal Science, 2020

• K.R. Arun, M. Srinivas, C.A. Saleel, S. Jayaraj, Active drying of unripened bananas (Musa Nendra) in a multi-tray mixed-mode solar cabinet dryer with backup energy storage, Solar Energy, 2019

• A.K. Raj, M. Srinivas, S. Jayaraj, CFD modelling of macro-encapsulated latent heat storage system used for solar heating applications, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2019

• L. Paradeshi, M. Srinivas, S. Jayaraj, Thermodynamic analysis of a direct expansion solar-assisted heat pump system working with R290 as a drop-in substitute for R22, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2019

• A. K. Raj, G. Kunal, M. Srinivas, S. Jayaraj, Performance analysis of a double-pass solar air heater system with asymmetric channel flow passages, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2019

• L. Paradeshi, M. Srinivas, S. Jayaraj, Performance of hydrocarbon mixture in a direct expansion solar assisted heat pump system, Heat and Mass Transfer, 2019

• A.K. Raj, M. Srinivas, S. Jayaraj, A cost-effective method to improve the performance of solar air heaters using discrete macro-encapsulated PCM capsules for drying applications, Applied Thermal Engineering, 2019

• L. Paradeshi, M. Mohanraj, M. Srinivas, S. Jayaraj, Exergy analysis of direct-expansion solar-assisted heat pumps working with R22 and R433A, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2018

• Deepanraj, M. Srinivas, N. Arun, G. Sankaranarayanan & P. Abdul Salam, Comparison of jatropha and karanja biofuels on their combustion characteristics, International Journal of Green Energy, 2017

• S. Jayaraj, A. James, M. Srinivas, M. Mohanraj, Energy-Efficient Operation of PV-T Solar Collectors with Heat Pump based Water Heaters Suitable for Domestic Applications, International Journal of Mathematics and Physics, 2021

• A. James, M. Srinivas, M. Mohanraj, Arun K Raj, S. Jayaraj, Experimental studies on photovoltaic-thermal heat pump water heaters using variable frequency drive compressors, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 2021

• Lokesh Paradeshi, Srinivas Mokkala, Jayaraj Simon, Assessment of R290 as a possible alternative to R22 in Direct Expansion Solar Assisted Heat Pumps, Thermal Science, 2017

• Lokesh Paradeshi, M. Srinivas, S. Jayaraj, Parametric studies of a Simple Direct Expansion Solar Assisted Heat Pump Operating in a Hot and Humid Environment, 5th ICAER 2015, 2015

• K. Vinoth Kumar, L. Paradeshi, M. Srinivas, S. Jayaraj, Parametric Studies of a Simple Direct Expansion Solar Assisted Heat Pump Using ANN and GA, 5th ICAER 2015, 2015

• Arun K. Raj, M. Srinivas, S. Jayaraj, Parametric studies on ETC type Solar Water Heater- Three-dimensional numerical modelling and analysis, 24th National and 2nd International ISHMT-ASTFE, 2017

• Arun K. Raj,M. Srinivas, S. Jayaraj, Macro-Encapsulation of PCM Integrated with Double-Pass Solar Air Heater System, Advances in Energy Research, Vol. 2 Selected Papers from ICAER 2017, Springer, 2017

Research Interests

•  Alternative energy technology

•  Hybrid energy systems

Research Scholars

1. Lokesh Paradeshi -Analysis of Solar Assisted Heat Pump system with hydrocarbon refrigerants suitable for Heating Applications

2. K. Dileep - Investigations on the domestic solar water heaters with latent heat thermal energy storage system

3. Arun K Raj - Macro-encapsulated PCM cluster integrated air heater driven multi-tray solar dryers

4. Alosh James - Studies of solar PV-T hybrid collector heat pump-based water heaters (Ongoing)

5. Ajay Kumar P V - Hybrid solar air heaters for drying applications (Ongoing)

Course offered

UG

• ME2013D: Thermodynamics
• ME4002D: Thermal Engineering II
• ME2010D: Mechanical Engineering
• ME2015D: Environmental studies for Mechanical Engineers
• ME2004D: Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Machinery

PG

• ME6402D: Alternative Energy Technology
• ME6412D: Design and Analysis of Energy Systems
• ME6422D: Energy and Environment

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