Thermal Engineering Research Group

Innovative use of Phase Change Materials(PCM) for cooling

Funding Agency:Ministry of Macro, small and Medium Enterprise, Government of India

Principle Investigator: Dr. Basant Singh Sikarwar
Value:Rs.5,10,450
Duration:18 Months
Period:Jan 2017 to July 2018
Value:Rs.5,10,450
Status:Sanctioned

Dropwise condensation of Vapor from moist air on mesh like structures

Funding Agency:Department of Science and Technology, Gov. of India.
Principal Investigator:Dr. Basant Singh Sikarwar
Duration:3 Years
Period:July 2016 to June 2019
Value:49 Lakhs
Status:Sanctioned

• Recent Development in Two Phase Flow: Boiling and Condensation
• Energy Harvesting
• Energy Storage
• Microfluidics
• Modelling of Blood Flow in Cerebral Aneurysm
• Multi Transport Phenomena with Application of Biodiagnostic and Forensics
• Dropwise-Condensation
• Modelling and Simulation
• Development of CFD Solver
• Nucleate Pool boiling
• Slurry Flow
• Innovative Heat Exchanger
• Innovative Air Conditioner
• Thermal Energy Storage
• Renewable Energy
• Heat and fluid flow through micro-channels
• Flow in rotor stator system
• Research in fluid valves
• Reliability analysis of Water Distribution system
• Analysis of water distribution system under transient condition
• HVAC Energy Management and Conservation in Buildings
• Indoor Air Quality Management in HVAC units
• Heat Transfer Enhancement in Double Pipe Heat Exchanger.
• Energy and exergy analysis of devices (applicable in thermal industries).
• Augmentation of Heat Transfer in Solar water heater.
• Fabrication of Heat Exchanger utilizing Active Technique for heat transfer enhancement
• Design and Fabrication of Natural Water Cooler
• Fabrication of Dehumidifier by using Desiccant material
• Empirical Models for water flowing through porous media

We have strong relation with industries. The list of a few industries is given below:

• Minda Corporation
• Sun Steering
• Creative Tools
• Sanden Vikas
• Advance Valves
• Dynamic Industries

We are planning to take up industry projects in a big way in near future. We want to add value to industries by providing world class engineering solution.

1. Innovative use of Phase Change Materials(PCM) for cooling
2. Dropwise condensation of Vapor from moist air on mesh like structures
3. Energy Generation Through Non-Convention Method of Osmosis
4. Reliability based analysis of water distribution system under transient condition
5. Probabilistic and fuzzy based analysis of pipe networks under transients condition
6. Low cost Domestic Water filter made of local materials
7. Solving the 3D young Laplace equation
8. Heat and fluid flow analysis, of different heat exchangers.
9. Detailed analysis of supplementary fired heat recovery steam generator.
10. Analysis of major components of combined cycle power plants.
11. Analysis of tri-generation systems.
12. Waste heat recovery from various thermal systems.
13. Detailed analysis of IGCC power plants.
14. Optimum utilization of conventional sources of energy.

National Seminar on “Gas Turbine Technology” by ASME Amity Students on 11.07.2016

The seminar aimed to provide a common platform for the industry personnel and academicians to share knowledge on recent developments and future prospects of Gas Turbine Technology.

Addressing the gathering, Prof.(Dr.) Ravi Prakash-Dean, Advisor – Engineering, Design and Research,Amity University said that Gas Turbine Technology has vast application in the industry and therefore itis important for students and industry to become abreast with the latest developments in Gas Turbine Technology. He emphasized that the national Seminar will cover a vast array of topics including Design of Gas Turbines, Applications of Gas Turbine Technology, Heat transfer aspect for Gas Turbines and mathematical modeling and simulation for Gas Turbines which will benefit students as well as industry professionals.

Mr. Madhukar Sharma- President, ASME, introduced ASME IGTI and gave an overview of Gas Turbine technology in India. He appraised the gathering with the mission of ASME to serve diverse global communities by advancing, disseminating and applying engineering knowledge for improving the quality of life. He emphasized that Gas Turbine Technology is a challenging field in India. Lot of parts and techniques used in assimilation of Gas Turbines are imported whereas the aim should be to design completely indigenous Gas Turbines.

Mr. S.K. Singh, Additional General Manager, NTPC outlined the fundamental concepts of Gas Turbines, their history, typical Gas Turbine characteristics and thermodynamics used in Gas Turbines. He explained that Gas Turbines have three major components- a Compressor, Combustor and Turbine which work together to produce energy, extensively used in Power plants, Aircrafts, Trains, Ships, Generators and even Tanks. He stressed that development aim in Gas Turbines is to increase efficiency and cut down emissions. He remarked that Gas Turbine Technology has wide applications since it is efficient, quick start, environment friendly and has massive thrust. There are lot of opportunities existing in Gas Turbine Technology including design and engineering of Turbines, Operations, Maintenance and Manufacturing of Gas Turbines, which offer wide scope to the budding engineers.

Prof. (Dr.) Abhay Bansal, Joint acting head, Amity School of Engineering and Technology & Amity School of Engineering, stressed that industry interaction is extremely important along with classroom teaching and can be facilitated through Seminars and Conferences. He called upon the students to make the most of the deliberations and presentations which would bring out knowledge that is not there in books. He emphasized that seminars like this in making the students industry ready. Sharing his views on “Aerodynamics for Blades”, Mr. Ashish, LM Power, outlined the importance of heat transfer aspects, Optimization of Metallurgy and Aero Dynamics, Turbine Blades and Vanes cooling, Techniques of Turbine cooling and the Damage caused to Blades and Vanes due to creep hot corrosion. Mr. Mohan Sunder Raman, Manager & Section head, Siemens Power Engineering Ltd.Shared his thoughts and experiences in the field of Mechanical Design aspects of Gas turbines. He outlined the recent developments and challenges faced in his organization.

Mr. Madhukar Sharma, President ASME, sharing his views with the students of Amity

Mr. SK Singh addressing the gathering

Workshop on Sustainable Energy Practices for Existing Facilities held in Amity University by Association of Energy Engineers Delhi and Amity Student Chapter

The Association of Energy Engineers , Delhi chapter had organized a workshop on Sustainable energy practices for existing facilities, at department of Mechanical Engineering, Amity School Of Engineering and Technology, AMITY UNIVERSITY ,NOIDA , on 22nd December,2016. The event was a collective effort of the student members of AEE Delhi chapter and the Senior members of AEE Delhi.

The event was a huge success as many students put forward their interest to participate in the workshop to enhance their knowledge and skills regarding the need for sustainable development in the country. Around sixty five students made up for President AEE-Delhi), Mr.S.S. Maan( Vice President AEE DELHI) and Mr.Atar Singh(Energy consultant) helped in development the workshop which turned out to be a great successful event. Senior members of AEE DELHI; Mr.Dilip Singh (President AEE-Delhi), Mr.R.K. Yadav( Vice of the knowledge of the students about the need of sustainable energy and also ways to counter the evils that are degrading our environment and biosphere.

Mr. SS Maan, Green Building Ratings

Mr. US Jadon, Energy Efficiency for HVAC

Topics Presented:

• Opportunities in the emerging sector of EVs for facilities.
• Opportunities for engineers in power industry
• Green building ratings for existing facilities.
• Energy Efficiency Technologies for existing facilities.
• Solar energy packages for building energy optimization.
• Training for employment enhancement of Engg. Graduate.
• Energy efficiency interventions for HVAC system

3. Workshop on "Air-Conditioning Sizing and Calculations”, at Amity University Noida on Jan 12, 2017 by Dr. Abhishek Asthana, Reader, Department of Engineering and Mathematics, Sheffield Hallam University.

4. Workshop on “Functioning of Air-Conditioning Equipment's on 28th Jan, 2016 by ASHRAE

Speakers:

• Mr. Manu Bindra (President, Inshu Auto Pvt. Ltd, Faridabad).
• Prof. U.S.Jadon (ASHRAE, students chair, New Delhi).

Mr. Manu Bindra

Prof. U S Jadon

5. ASHRAE Inter University Quiz at Amity University:

Students from various institutions participated in the Quiz

6. Amity Summer School (Training and workshop) on Computational Fluid Dynamics 20th June 2016 - 5th July 2016:

To impart fundamental knowledge of Computational Fluid Dynamics to students, Department of Mechanical (Amity School of Engineering and Technology) commenced with the First Amity Summer School on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Training and Workshop at University Campus, Noida.

The aim of the Amity Summer School is to provide a platform to students for understanding CFD with well-planned tutorials of commercial software ANSYS and Tec-Plot by industry experts and academicians. The participants will also be given training towards research and publishing of research papers. More than 100 students of B.Tech/B.E; M.Tech/M.E and Ph. D. Research scholars of different domains of engineering including Mechanical, Civil, Aerospace, Automobile and Biotech from various colleges and Universities across India participated in the Amity Summer School.

CFD Book release Ceremony & Prize Distribution

2016

1. Kolbasov, P. Comiskey, R. P. Sahu1, S. Sinha Ray, A. L. Yarin, B. S. Sikarwar, D. Attinger, “Blood Rheology in Shear and Uniaxial Elongation” Rheological Acta (Springer), 2016.
2. Sikarwar, B. S., Roy, M., Ranjan, P., Goyal, A., “Automatic Disease Screening Method using Image Processing for Dried Blood”, Journal of Medical Engineering & Technology (Taylor and Francis), vol, (40-3), 1-10, 2016.
3. Sikarwar, B.S., and Daoud, A. A, Modeling Dropwise Condensation Underneath Unidirectional Wettability Graded Surfaces, ArXiv preprint arXiv:1603.04669, 2016
4. Sikarwar B.S, Roy, M., Ranjan, P., Goyal, A., “Imaging Based Method for Precursors of Impending Disease from Blood Traces, Advance Intelligent & Computing System”, Springer, ICDECT-2016, vol-487(1), pp. 411-424. http://www.springer.com/in/book/9789811016776
5. Roy, M., Sikarwar, B.S., Prakash, R., Ranjan, P., Goyal, A., “Parametric Study of Ball and Socket Joint for Bio-Mimicking Exoskeleton”. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Science Index, Medical and Health Sciences, vol. 2(12), 2016.
6. K. Dhurandher,R.Kumar, A. Dhiman, A. Gupta, P. Sharma, “An experimental study of vertical centerline temperature and velocity profile of buoyant plume in cubical compartment”, J. Braz. Soc. Mech. Sci. & Eng,2016.
7. K. Dhurandher, R. Kumar, A. Dhiman, A. Gupta, P. Sharma, “An experimental study of vertical centerline temperature and velocity profile of buoyant plume in cubical compartment, J. Braz. Soc. Mech. Sci. & Eng, 2016.
8. Singh, A., ` Closed Form Solution for Outflow between Corotating Disks', ASME J. Fluids Eng., 138(2016), pp. 051203-1- 051203-8
9. Singh, A. and Tyagi, R.K.,''Turbulent Sink Flow between Two Disks,'' J. of Advances and Applications in Fluid Mechanics, 19(2016) pp. 367-377.
10. Singh, A., ` Turbulent Outflow between stationary disks', accepted in NCFMFP to be held in NIT Allahabad, 2016
11. Tyagi R.K, Singh, A., Turbulent Sink Flow Between two Disc. Advances and Applications in Fluid Mechanics., Vol.19, No.2, pp.367-377, 2016.
12. Singh, A., ` Turbulent Outflow between stationary disks', accepted in NCFMFP to be held in NIT Allahabad, 2016
13. M, Singh. O, 2016,“Exergy based parametric evaluation of Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG)”, Heat Transfer -Asian Research, Article first published online: 2 July 2014, DOI:?10.1002/htj.21148,Volume 45, Issue 1, Pages 1–14, Wiley.
14. M, Singh. O,25 January 2016,“Exergy Analysis Of Dual Pressure HRSG for Different Dead States and Varying Steam Generation States in Gas/Steam Combined Cycle Power Plant”, Applied Thermal Energy,93, 614–622,Elsevier. [ISSN No. 1309-4311] impact factor-3.043
15. M, Singh. O, 2016,“Thermodynamic Impact Analysis of Parametric Variations in Dual Pressure HRSG for Gas/Steam Combined Cycle Power Plants”,ISST Journal ofMechanical Engineering (IJME).
16. Kushal Kamboj, Gurpreet Singh, Rohit Sharma, Dilbagh Panchal, Jaspreet Hira, “Heat Transfer Augmentation In Double Pipe Heat Exchanger by Using Mechanical Tabulators”, International Journal of heat and mass transfer, doi:10.1007/s00231-016-1838-x. (Impact factor 1.044), 2016

2015

1. Sikarwar, B. S., Shukla, R. K., & Sharma, S. K., “Experimental study for investigating the mechanism of heat transfer near the critical heat flux in nucleate pool boiling”, International Journal of Engineering-Transactions B: Applications, 28(8), 1241-1250, 2015.
2. Sumit Sharma, Ajay Sharma and Megha Sharma, “Gas Turbines- Current Scenario & Future Prospects in India”, International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, vol 6(8), pp. 867-876, Aug ‘2015.
3. M, Singh. O, 2015,“Investigation for performance enhancement of dual pressure HRSG in gas/steam combined cycle power plants”, International Journal of Ambient Energy, Taylor & Francis DOI: 10.1080/01430750.2015.1100680.
4. Sikarwar, B. S., Roy, M., Ranjan., Goyal, A., “Automatic Pattern Recognition for Detection of Disease from Blood Drop Stain obtained with Microfluidic Device.” Advance Intelligent& Computing System, Springer, vol-425, pp 655-667, 2015.
5. S. Sikarwar, R.K. Shukla, S.K. Sharma, “Experimental Study for Investigating the Mechanism of Heat Transfer near the Critical Heat Flux in Nucleate Pool Boiling”, International Journal of Engineering, vol.28, No.8, pp. 1241-1250, Sept.’2015.
6. S. Sikarwar, S. Khandekar, K. Muralidhar, “Dropwise Condensation of Metal Vapors Underneath Inclined Substrates”, Interfacial Phenomena and Heat Transfer, Vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 85-113, June’2015
7. JaspreetHira,S.K.Mangal, A.Manna, “Fabrication of Hybrid Mg/(Al2O3p+SiCp+ Grp) Metal Matrix Composite on Developed Gas Injection Liquid Stir Casting Setup”, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, vol. 40,no.9 ,pp 2729-2738, Sept’2015

2014

1. Rana G. R., Sikarwar B. S., Khandekar S., Panigrahi P. K.,“Hydrodynamics of a Confined Meniscus in a Square Capillary Tube at Low Capillary Numbers”, Frontiers in Heat Pipes, Vol. 5 (1), 148-149, 2014. DOI:5098/fhp.5.7
2. Ayushman Srivastav, A K Patil, Gopal Nandan, “Investigation of heat transfer and friction in rib roughened fin under forced convection,” International Journal of Advanced Technology & Engineering Research, Vol 4, 2014
3. A Yadav, G Kumar, ABO Soboyejo, RS Gaur, S Tiwari, “Empirical models for change in pH and temperature within gravity-based reactor columns”, Desalination & Water Treatment, vol. 55, (12), 2014.
4. M, Singh. O, 2014,“Parametric evaluation of Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG)”, Heat Transfer -Asian Research, DOI:?10.1002/htj.21106,Volume 43, Issue 8, Pages 691–705, Wiley.

2013

1. Sikarwar, B. S., Khandekar S. and Muralidhar K., “Effect of drop shape on heat transfer during dropwise condensation underneath inclined surfaces”, “Interfacial Phenomena and Heat Transfer”, Vol.1(4), pp. 339-356, 2013.
2. Sikarwar, B. S., Khandekar S. and Muralidhar K., “Mathematical modeling of dropwise condensation on textured surfaces”, Sadhana, Special Issue: Multi-phase flows with Phase-change, Springer 38 (6), pp. 1135–1171, 2013.
3. Sikarwar B. S., Khandekar S. and Muralidhar K., “Simulation of flow and heat transfer inside a liquid drop sliding underneath a hydrophobic surface”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 57 (2), pp. 786-811, 2013. DOI:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2012.10.066

2012

1. Sikarwar B. S., Khandekar S., Agrawal S., Kumar S. and Muralidhar K., “Dropwise condensation studies on multiple scales”, Heat Transfer Engineering, Special Issue: Advances in Heat Transfer, Taylor and Francis, Vol. 33 (3/4), pp. 301-341 2012.
2. Gopal Nandan, P K Sahoo, R Kumar, B Chatterjee, D Mukhopadhyay, H G Lele, Study of Ballooning of a Completely Voided Pressure Tube of Indian PHWR Under Heatup Condition. Nuclear Engineering and Design. Vol. 243, February 2012, pp. 301–310. (IF=0.765)
3. M, Singh. O, 2012, “Thermodynamic Evaluation of WHRB for its Optimum performance in Combined Cycle Power Plants”, IOSR Journal of Engineering, 2(1), 11-19.

2011

1. Sikarwar B. S., Battoo N. K., Khandekar S. and Muralidhar K., “Dropwise condensation underneath chemically textured surfaces: simulation and experiments”, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 133(2), pp. 021501 (1-15), 2011.
2. M, Singh. O,5 March 2017,“Exergy Analysis of the Dual Pressure HRSG for Varying Physical Parameters”, Applied Thermal Energy,114, 993-1001, Elsevier. [ISSN No. 1309-4311] Impact factor-3.043

2017

1. Roy, M., Sikarwar, B. S., Ranjan, P., Bhandwal, M., “Modelling of Blood Flow in CerebralAneurysm Before and After Treatment” 2nd International Conference On Medical & Health Science -ICHMS 2017, Singapore
2. Preparation of Co3O4-H2O nanofluid and application to CR-60 Concentrating Solar Collector, TVR Sekhar, Ravi Prakash, Gopal Nandan, and M Muthuraman, 3 rd International Conference on “Bioenergy, Environment & Sustainable Technologies – BEST 2017", January 23-25, 2017.
3. TVR Sekhar, Gopal Nandan, Ravi Prakash, Marisamy Muthuraman, modelling a Renewable Energy Collector and Prediction in Different Flow Regimes Using CFD, International Conferences on Material Processing and Characterization, GRIET, Hyderabad (Elsevier conference, Scopus Indexed), 17-19 March 2017. Accepted.
4. Tanmay Agrawal, Rahul Ajitkumar, Ravi Prakash, Gopal Nandan, Sodium Silicide As A Hydrogen Source For Portable Energy Devices: A Review, International Conferences on Material Processing and Characterization, GRIET, Hyderabad (Elsevier conference, Scopus Indexed), 17-19 March 2017, Accepted.
5. Jatin Vadhera, Amandeep Sura, Gopal Nandan, Gaurav Dwivedi, Study of Phase Change materials and its domestic application, International Conferences on Material Processing and Characterization, GRIET, Hyderabad (Elsevier Conference, Scopus Indexed), 17-19 March 2017, Accepted
6. Tanmay Jain, Gursahib Singh, Gaurav Dwivedi, Gopal Nandan, Study of emission parameter of biodiesel from non-edible oil sources, International Conferences on Material Processing and Characterization, GRIET, Hyderabad (Elsevier conference, Scopus Indexed), 17-19 March 2017, Accepted
7. S. Sikarwar and Gajendra singh, Investigation of Thermal Energy Storage in Form of Latent Heatof Phase Change Material Proceedings of the 6th International and 43rdNational Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power December 15-17, 2016, MNNITA, Allahabad, U.P., India.
8. Roy, M., Sikarwar, B. S., Ranjan, P., Bhandwal, M., “Computational Modelling of Cardiovascular Stenosis” Proceedings of International Conference on Advance in Science Management and Engineering (ICASME2017), Chennai.
9. Gupta, N, Sikarwar, B. S., Bhandwal, M., Modelling and Simulation of Brake Disc for Thermal Analysis, Proceedings of International Conference on Advance in Science Management and Engineering (ICASME2017), Chennai
10. Bhasin, M., Bhandwal, M., Sikarwar, B. S., Spark Ignition Engine Emission Characteristics by Using Blend of Ethanol and Gasoline, Proceedings of International Conference on Advance in Science Management and Engineering (ICASME2017), Chennai
11. TVR Sekhar, Gopal Nandan, Ravi Prakash, Marisamy Muthuraman, Investigations on Viscosity and Thermal Conductivity of Cobalt oxide- water Nano fluid, International Conferences on Material Processing and Characterization, GRIET, Hyderabad (Elsevier conference, Scopus Indexed), 17-19 March 2017, Accepted.

2016

1. Roy, M., Sikarwar, B., Ranjan, P., Modelling of Blood Flow in Cerebral Aneurysm Before and After Treatment, 2nd India International Science Festival, National Physical Laboratory, Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, 2016
2. Roy, M., Sikarwar, B., Ranjan, P Properties of Blood Based Tuberculosis Detection Technique in National Symposium of Tuberculosis Challenges in Treatment, World TB Day-2016, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi
3. Sanjeev Kumar, Gopal Nandan, Gyanendra Kumar Singh, Numerical Study Of Natural Convection And Radiative Heat Transfer Of Heated Inner Cylinder Placed Inside A Isothermally Cooled Circular Enclosure, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Manufacturing Excellence (MANFEX- 2016) conference to be held in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India, during 17&18 March, 2016, pp.179-183.
4. . Sanjeev Kumar, Gopal Nandan, G K Singh, Numerical Study of Natural Convection and Radiative Heat Transfer of Heated Inner Cylinder Placed Inside an Isothermally Cooled Circular Enclosure, Third International Conference on Manufacturing Excellence-MANFEX 2016, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida. Pp. 179-183, March 17–18, 2016, ISBN: 978-93-84935-85-6.
5. Vijay Kumar, Gopal Nandan, Ramakant Shrivastava, Energy Saving using Phase Change Material in Refrigerating system, Third International Conference on Manufacturing Excellence-MANFEX 2016, Amity University, Noida, pp. 184-190, March 17–18, 2016,
6. Kailash Singh Rawat, H. C. Thakur, Gopal Nandan, CFD Analysis of a Pentagonal Rib over Absorber Plate of a Solar Air Heater, Third International Conference on Manufacturing Excellence-MANFEX 2016, Amity University, Noida, pp 191-196, March 17–18, 2016,
7. TVR Sekhar, Gopal Nandan, Ravi Prakash, Arun K Tiwari, An Overview on Parabolic Trough Solar Collectors, Third International Conference on Manufacturing Excellence-MANFEX 2016, Amity University, Noida, pp 203-212, March 17–18, 2016.
8. Anamika, H C Thakur, Gopal Nandan, A Review on Solar Air Heater Performance Using Different Artificial Roughened Rib, International Conference Emerging Development in Engineering and Technology (ICEDET-2016), Shivalik College of Engineering, Dehradun, 11-12 November 2016.
9. Sanjeev Kumar Sharma & Navneet Kumar“Numerical Simulation of Hydraulic Conveying through pipeline,” International Conference on Sustainable Development Through Research in Engineering and Management (SRDEM-16) at YMCA University of Science and Technology, Faridabad, December 26-27, 2016.
10. Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, “Review on Performance and Emission Analysis of Hydrogen Blended Compressed Natural Gas in a bi-fuel Engine,” 3^rd International Conference on Manufacturing Excellence (MANFEX 2016) at Amity University, Noida, pp. 137-143, March 17-18, 2016.
11. M, Singh. O, 2016,“Exergy Based Parametric Analysis of Dual Pressure HRSG in Gas/Steam Combined Cycle Power Plant”, InternationalSymposium of Fusion of Science and Technology, January18-22, DTU, Delhi.
12. AakashVarshney,MuditJain,ParasAroraandMeetaSharma, 2016,“Design, Analysis and Fabrication of Go-Kart”,International conference on Manufacturing Excellence, MANFEX-2016, March 17-18, Amity University,Noida.
13. PrateekSharma,MeetaSharma, 2016, “Improving Efficiency of a Wire Harness Assembly Line Using Lean Manufacturing Concepts”,National Conference on Mechanical Engineering – Ideas, Innovations & Initiatives, (NCMEI3-2016), 16-17 April, AMU, Aligarh.
14. PrateekSharma,MeetaSharma, 2016,“Improving assembly line efficiency and output using assembly line balancing and reducing non-value added activities”,1st International Conference on Modern Research in Aerospace Engineering, on 22-23 September at Amity University, Uttar Pradesh [IBSN:978-93-86238-03-0].

2015

1. Sikarwar, B. S., Singh, P. L. Sharma, S. K., Muralidhar K., and Khandekar, S., “Atomistic Modeling of Condensation of Water Vapor”, Proceeding of 60th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium (DAESSPS-2015) December 21-25, 2015.
2. Roy M., Sikarwar, B. S., Goyal A., “Design and Fabrication of Micro-Fluidic Device for Measuring Surface Tension of Biological Fluids”, Proceeding of the India International Science Festival –Young Scientists’ Meet, Department of Science and Technology, government of India –Dec 4-8, 2015.
3. Sikarwar, B. S., Sharma, S.K., Shukla, R.K., and Ranjan P., “Parametric study of sessile drop evaporation at atmospheric condition”, Proceedings of the 17th ISME Conference, ISME-17, October 3-4, 2015, IIT Delhi, India.
4. S. Sikarwar, Sanjeev Sharma, S“Parametric study of Sessile Drop Evaporation at atmosphericcondition,” 17th ISME Conference on advances in Mechanical Engineering, IIT Delhi, 3-4 October 2015.

2014

1. Arpa Ghosh, Basant S. Sikarwar, and Daniel Attinger, “Microfluidic Measurements of Physical Properties of Blood for Forensic Studies”, ASME 12th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels, Chicago Illinois, USA, August 3-7, 2014, Paper number: FEDSM2014-22181.
2. Basant S. Sikarwar, Arpa Ghosh, and Daniel Attinger, “Simple, Low Cost Microfluidic Measurements of Physical Properties of Blood for Forensic Studies”, ASME 12th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels, Chicago Illinois, USA, August 3-7, 2014, Paper number: FEDSM2014-22182.
3. Daniel Attinger, Basant S. Sikarwar and Frankiewicz Chirstophe “On the Importance of Drop Impact Studies in Forensic Applications”, ASME 2014, 4th joint US-European Fluids Engineering Division Summer meeting, Chicago Illinois, USA, August 3-7, 2014, Paper number: FEDSM2014-22097.
4. Basant Singh Sikarwar, K. Muralidhar, Sameer Khandekar, “Effect of increasing hydrophobicity on heat transfer during dropwise condensation”, ninth international conference on two-phase system for ground and space applications Baltimore, Maryland USA, September 3-5, 2104.
5. Sharma, M, Singh. O, 2014,“Major thermodynamic considerations for HRSG in gas/steam combined cycle power plants”, 30th National Seminar on Green Technology in Power Sector, September 27-28, MMMUT, Gorakhpur

2013

1. Srinivasan V., Sikarwar B. S., Khandekar S., “Experimental and simulation study of motion of an isolated liquid plug inside a dry circular capillary”, 4th ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer International Conference (MNHMT - 13) Hong Kong, China, December 11-14, 2013.
2. Sikarwar B. S., Muralidhar K. and Khandekar S, Recent developments in modeling of dropwise condensation”, 17th International Heat Pipe Conference (17th IHPC) Kanpur, India, October 13-17, 2013.
3. Sikarwar B. S., Muralidhar K. and Khandekar S., “Dropwise patterns of water and metal vapor on inclined and graded surfaces”, 8th International Topical Team Workshop on Two-phase systems for ground and space application, Bremen, Germany, September 16-19, 2013.
4. Sikarwar B. S., Muralidhar K. and Khandekar S., “Effect of drop shape on heat transfer during dropwise condensation underneath inclined surfaces”, Proc. 4th Asian Symposium on Computational Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow, (Paper No. ASCHT0040-T02-1-A), Hong Kong, June 3-6, 2013.
5. Megha Sharma “Simulation of Solar Absorption Cooling System for Domestic Application” International Conference on Manufacturing Excellence, MANFEX Proceedings, Amity University, 2013.
6. Megha Sharma “Job-Shop Scheduling to Minimize Total Tardiness in e-Manufacturing Environment using Genetic Algorithm” International Conference on Manufacturing Excellence, MANFEX Proceedings, Amity University, 2013.

2012

1. Sikarwar B. S., Khandekar S. and Muralidhar K., “Coalescence of pendant droplets on an inclined super-hydrophobic substrate”, 7th International Symposium on Multiphase Flow, Heat Mass Transfer and Energy Conversion (Paper No. MF-45), Xian, China, October 26-30, 2012.
2. Sikarwar B. S., Khandekar S. and Muralidhar K., “Effect of surface hydrophobicity on heat transfer during dropwise condensation: A numerically study”, ECI 8th International Conference on Boiling and Condensation Heat Transfer, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 3-7 June 2012 Lausanne, Switzerland.
3. Megha Sharma “Development & Test of Low Cost Catalytic Converter from ZnO/ CoO in form of Pellet for Petrol Fuel Engine” International Conference on Manufacturing Excellence (MANFEX- 2012), Amity University, 2012, p. 79-83.

2011

1. Sikarwar B. S., Khandekar S. and Muralidhar K., “Dropwise condensation on horizontal substrates with and without a wettability gradient”, VIII Minsk Refrigerators, Power Sources Minsk, Belarus, September 12-15, 2011.
2. Sikarwar B. S., Khandekar S. and Muralidhar K., “Simulation of dropwise condensation underneath a chemical textured substrate with a wettability gradient”, Proc. 21th National and 10th International ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, December 27-30, 2011. IIT Madras Chennai, India.
3. . Sikarwar B. S., Khandekar S. and Muralidhar K., “Dropwise condensation of liquid metal vapor underneath a Flat Inclined Substrate”, 7th International Conference on Computational Heat and Mass Transfer, Istanbul, Turkey, July 18-22, 2011.

2010

1. Sikarwar B. S., Muralidhar K. and Khandekar S., “Flow and thermal fields in a pendant droplet moving on a lyophobic surface”, Proc. 14th International Heat Transfer Conference (No. IHTC14- 22520), August 8-13, Washington DC, USA, 2010.
2. Sikarwar B. S., Muralidhar K. and Khandekar S., “Flow and heat transfer in a pendant liquid drop sliding on an inclined plane”, Proc. 20th National and 9th International ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, pp. 1322-1329, Mumbai, India, January 4-6, 2010.
3. Battoo N. K., Sikarwar B. S., Khandekar S. and Muralidhar K., “Mathematical simulation of dropwise condensation exposed to vapor flux”, Proc. 20th National and 9th International ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, pp. 1330-1336, Mumbai, India, January 4-6, 2010.
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