PRAGNAN LAD

Silver Medal -Thermodynamics NPTEL-IITM NPTEL-SWAYM Oct 2022

Best Paper Award ICSECT- International Conference Sep 2022 Drinking hot water is good habit for keeping our body healthy, hydrated and to protect from harmful microorganisms which remains in normal drinking water. As per WHO, the heating the drinking water at 55 ⁰C temperature, can potentially kill harmful organisms remains inside it. The present research article focuses onsustaining hot water temperature nearly 55 ⁰C, with incorporation of Phase Change Material (PCM) within the solar water heating system for domestic applications and applications… Show more Drinking hot water is good habit for keeping our body healthy, hydrated and to protect from harmful microorganisms which remains in normal drinking water. As per WHO, the heating the drinking water at 55 ⁰C temperature, can potentially kill harmful organisms remains inside it. The present research article focuses onsustaining hot water temperature nearly 55 ⁰C, with incorporation of Phase Change Material (PCM) within the solar water heating system for domestic applications and applications in hospitals. Detailed performance estimation for PCM integrated solar water heater, has been carried out. The melting behaviour of PCM integrated within copper tube in two distinct configurations without fin (case-1) and crossed fin (Case-2) is carried out by CFD analysis. The results show that without fin configuration can meet the thermal requirement of hot water sufficiently during off-sunshine hours and is suggested for implementation. Show less

Best Research Paper - (NFEES- National Conferance) NFEES Conference-PDEU Feb 2021 Paper Title : PCM Assisted Solar Water Heater for efficient Water Heating Application to fight COVID-19