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Personal Details
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Name | Dr Rajat Saxena |
Designation | Assistant Professor |
Department | Mechanical, School of Technology |
Email | Rajat.Saxena@sot.pdpu.ac.in |
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Educational Qualifications
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| B.Tech. (Mechanical, Uttar Pradesh Technical University, Lucknow), 2009 |
| M.Tech. (Energy and Environment Management, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi), 2013 |
| Ph.D (Thermal Energy Storage, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi), 2019 |
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Professional Affiliation
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Awards
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• Won Best Presentation Award in New Frontiers in Energy and Environmental Sustainability (NFEES-2021), February 2021
• Runner-up Prize, International Conference NFEST-2018, Delhi Technical University, Delhi (January 2018)
• Received Early-doc fellowship at IIT Delhi, New Delhi (Post Ph.D.)
• Won First Prize (Best Poster) in Industry Day 2019 for Make in India theme at IIT Delhi, New Delhi (September 2019)
• Won Best Paper Award at 4th World Congress in International Conference on Heat Transfer & Fluid Flow, Madrid, Spain (August 2018)
• Runner-up Prize, International Conference NFEST-2018, Delhi Technical University, Delhi (January 2018) |
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Publications / Articles / Conference
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Articles/Chapters Published in the books |
| 'Cooling technologies for efficiency enhancement of solar PV panels', Elsevier, Sep 2023 |
| 'Passive thermal management of PV panels for enhanced performance using PCM', Elsevier, Sep 2023 |
| 'Novel methods for biofuel production', Springer, Sep 2022 |
| 'Study and Assessment of Solar Drying Configurations with Storage Incorporation', Springer, Sep 2022 |
| 'Phase Change Materials and Its Applications', , Apr 2021 |
| 'PCM incorporated bricks: A passive alternative for thermal regulation and energy conservation in buildings for Indian conditions', , Oct 2020 |
| 'Review on PCM application for cooling load reduction in buildings', , Jan 2020 |
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Published Papers in Journals |
| 'Experimental investigation of thermal characteristics of a 12S1P Li-ion NMC-21700 battery module under different environments for EV applications', International Journal of Thermofluids, pp. 1-15, Mar 2025, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijft.2025.101084 |
| 'Thermal analysis of high specific energy NCM-21700 Li-ion battery cell under hybrid battery thermal management system for EV applications', Journal of Energy Storage, pp. 1-12, May 2024, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.111567 |
| 'Assessment of latent energy storage systems for thermal management applications in hot and dry climatic condition', Materials Today Proceeding, pp. 1-7, Feb 2023, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.02.202 |
| 'Numerical investigation of phase change material assisted indirect solar dryer for food quality preservation', International Journal of Thermofluids, pp. 100305-24, May 2023, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijft.2023.100305 |
| 'Sensitivity analysis of water wastage in Indian households', Materials Today Proceeding, pp. 111-116, Nov 2022, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.10.144 |
| 'Numerical evaluation of phase-change material-assisted solar water heater system', International Journal of Ambient Energy, pp. 7272-7287, May 2022, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1080/01430750.2022.2063183 |
| 'Review on battery thermal management systems for energy-efficient electric vehicles', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Nov 2021 |
| 'Study on PCM Assisted Constant Temperature Water Heating System', Materials Science and Engineering: IOP , May 2021 |
| 'Nano-enhanced PCMs for low-temperature thermal energy storage systems and passive conditioning applications', Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, May 2021 |
| 'Microencapsulation of phase change material in water dispersible polymeric particles for thermoregulating rubber composites—A holistic approach', International Journal of Energy Research, Mar 2020 |
| 'Suitability Assessment and Experimental Characterization of Phase Change Materials for Energy Conservation in Indian Buildings', ASME - Journal of Solar Energy, Feb 2020 |
| 'Experimental assessment of Phase Change Material (PCM) embedded bricks for passive conditioning of buildings', Elsevier - Renewable Energy, Apr 2020 |
| 'Phase change material (PCM) incorporated bricks for energy conservation in composite climate: A sustainable building solution', Elsevier - Solar Energy, May 2019 |
| 'Quantitative Assessment of Phase Change Material Utilization for Building Cooling Load Abatement in Composite Climatic Condition', ASME - Journal of Solar Energy, Feb 2018 |
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Full Papers in Conference Proceedings |
| 'Efficiency Enhancement of PV panels with Passive Latent Energy Storage Incorporation', 3rd International Conference on Smart Technologies for Power, Energy and Control (STPEC), pp. 1-6, Feb 2024, DOI : 10.1109/STPEC59253.2023.10431085 |
| 'Experimental assessment of characterized PCMs for thermal management of buildings in tropical composite climate', Proceedings of the 4th World Congress on Mechanical, Chemical, and Material Engineering (MCM'18), Aug 2018 |
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Papers presented in Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, Symposia |
| 'Advancing Sustainability Through Recycling EV Batteries for Different Potential Applications', 1st International Symposium on “Battery Technology: Advances and Future Trends , jan 2024 |
| 'Efficiency Enhancement of PV panels with Passive Latent Energy Storage Incorporation', 2023 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Smart Technologies for Power, Energy and Control (STPEC), Dec 2023 |
| 'Environmental Aspects of Energy generation & Energy Economics: Indian Perspective', International Conference on Materials for Sustainable Energy Environment & Health (ICMSEEH-23), Dec 2023 |
| 'Green Methods for Industrial Sludge Drying', International Conference on Materials for Sustainable Energy, Environment & Health-2023, Dec 2023 |
| 'Sensitivity analysis of water wastage in Indian households', Advances in Water Treatment and Management (ICAWTM-22), Mar 2022 |
| 'Phase change materials (PCMs) utilization for thermal management and energy conservation applications', 2nd Faculty Research Review Symposium, Mar 2022 |
| 'Study on PCM Assisted Constant Temperature Water Heating System', Advances in Thermal-Fluid Engineering (ATFE 2021), Mar 2021 |
| 'Utilization of Phase Change Material (PCM) as Thermal Shield for Building Energy Conservation', 1st Faculty Research Review Symposium, Jan 2021 |
| 'Phase Change Material assisted Solar Water Heater for effective Water heating application to fight COVID-19', New Frontiers in Energy and Environmental Sustainability (NFEES-2021), Feb 2021 |
| 'Phase Change Material (PCM) incorporated bricks: A passive alternative for building energy conservation', Industry Day, Sep 2019 |
| 'Nano-enhanced PCM for low temperature thermal energy storage systems', International Conference on Thermal Engineering: Theory and Applications (ICTEA-2019), Feb 2019 |
| 'Utilization of Phase Change Material (PCM) as Thermal Shield for Building Energy Conservation ', New Frontiers in Engineering, Science and Technology (NFEST-2018), Jan 2018 |
| 'Study of Thermal Energy Storage Materials for Building Energy Conservation: Present Status', International Conference on Informatics, Management & Technology on Solar Energy: Issues & Opportunities (ICIMTSE- 2016) , Mar 2016 |
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