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NameDr Rajat Saxena
DesignationAssistant Professor
DepartmentMechanical, School of Technology
EmailRajat.Saxena@sot.pdpu.ac.in
Educational Qualifications
  • 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
    Professional Affiliation
    Awards
    • 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)
    Publications / Articles / Conference
    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
    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
    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 : https://doi.org/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
    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