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Email: agnibis@mech.nits.ac.in
Date of Joining: 07/11/2012
Academic/Industrial Experience: 16+ years
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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS (FULL DETAILS )
- B. E.
- M.Tech
- Ph.D.
AREA OF INTEREST AND SPECIALIZATION (INCLUDING RESEARCH AREA)
- Renewable Energy Technologies
- Energy Conversion
- Heat Transfer
- CFD
SHORT BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Dr. Agnimitra Biswas did his B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Regional Engineering College Silchar in 2001, M.Tech in Thermal Engineering from National Institute of Technology Silchar in 2007, and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from NIT Silchar in 2010. Presently he is working as an Associate Professor in ME Department, NIT Silchar since August 2022. He has more than 16 years of teaching and research experiences. His current research areas include vertical axis wind turbines, micro hydro-turbines, hybrid renewable energy systems, and solar thermal energy and solar passive systems. He has published more than 100 research papers till date in various referred national/international journals and conferences and has 2 patents to his credit. He is an associate member of The Institution of Engineers (India). He was the principal investigator of Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) sponsored solar regional test center at NIT Silchar. He had won Best Research award in Wind Energy for 2021, conferred by IREDA-NIWE, and an Outstanding Reviewer Award 2021, Conferred by International Journal of Green Energy. He is currently an Associate Editor in the section Wind Energy of Frontiers in Energy Research journal.
PATENT(S)
1. Title: A system for investigating the performance of two-bladed double stage Savonius-akin hydrokinetic turbine at low flow velocity conditions. German Patent Application number- 202023101859. Name of the Inventors- Agnimitra Biswas, Kanak Chandra Sarma, Biswajit Nath, Rahul Dev Misra. Status- Granted.
2. Title: A triple-bladed dual-stage Savonius-alike hydrokinetic turbine system. Indian Patent Application number- 202331055032 A. Name of the Inventors- Kanak Chandra Sarma, Agnimitra Biswas, Biswajit Nath, Rahul Dev Misra. Status- Granted (Patent no. 546316).
3. Title: Jet Impingement Nozzle-Array Solar Air Heating System. Indian Design Patent Application number- 411006-001. Name of the Inventors- Supreme Das, Agnimitra Biswas, Biplab Das. Status- Filed.
4. Title: Jet Impingement Technique-Based Solar-Thermal Air Collector System for Energy and Exergy Analysis and A Method Thereof. South African Patent Application number- 2024/02815. Name of the Inventors- Supreme Das, Agnimitra Biswas, Biplab Das. Status- Filed.
EDITORSHIP
Associate Editor, Frontiers in Energy Research (Q2 journal)
Editor, ICRAME 2024 Springer Book Proceedings
INVITED TALKS
1. Small Wind Turbines: Design, Development and Testing (Online AICTE – ISTE Refresher Program, Phase-I); Tile of presentation: ‘Aerodynamics of unsymmetric blade H-Darrieus vertical axis wind turbine in low wind speed condition’, organized by Department of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, KJ’s Educational Institute Trinity College of Engineering and Research, Pune, 31-3-2021 to 6-4-2021.
2. Small Wind Turbines: Design, Development and Testing (Online AICTE – ISTE Refresher Program, Phase-II); Tile of presentation: ‘Blade Aerodynamics for VAWT’’, organized by Department of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, KJ’s Educational Institute Trinity College of Engineering and Research, Pune, 28-4-2021 to 4-5-2021.
3. Small Wind Turbines: Design, Development and Testing (Online AICTE – ISTE Refresher Program, Phase-III); Tile of presentation: ‘Blade Aerodynamics for VAWT’’, organized by Department of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, KJ’s Educational Institute Trinity College of Engineering and Research, Pune, 19-5-2021 to 25-5-2021.
4. Title of Presentation: ‘Aerodynamics and flow physics of vertical axis wind turbines under low wind speed conditions‘ at Five-day online Faculty Development Programme on Non-Conventional Energy from 14th to 18th November 2022, Organized by Dr. B.C. Roy Engineering College, Durgapur, WB.
5. Title of Presentation: ‘Development and utilization of Renewable Resources and entrepreneurship opportunities‘ at Five-day workshop on ‘Development and utilization of renewable resources for Industry 4.0′ held in March 2023 , Organized by Department of Mechanical Engg., NIT Silchar in collaboration with IIC, NIT Silchar.
6. Title of Presentation: ‘Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems-Its recent developments‘ at Five-days Symposium on ‘Recent Trends in Renewable Energy Systems (RTRES-2023)’ in July 2023, Organized by Deptt. of E & I, NIT Silchar in association with the SERB and C-DAC.
7. Title of Presentation: ‘Green Energy for Sustainable Development Involving Paradigm of Various Renewables‘ at Five-days Workshop on ‘The Future of Green Energy: Emerging Trends and Technologies’ in August 2024, Organized by Deptt. of Mechanical Engg., NIT Mizoram.
SPONSORED RESEARCH PROJECTS
- Establishment of Regional Test Center (RTC) – Cum Technology Back Up Unit for Solar Thermal Devices at ME Department, NIT Silchar (Assam)- Completed (PI).
- Design and development of a hybrid photo voltaic thermal (PVT) system for rural application- Completed (Co-PI).
- Development and testing of hybrid solar photovoltaic thermal (PVT) air system for the composite environment of North-East India for tea drying applications- Completed (Co-PI).
- Harvesting Pico-scale water power using zero-head modified Savonius water turbine-Ongoing (PI).
- Development of visible active multiphasic titania-metal oxide nano heterojunction photo catalyst with enhanced green hydrogen production capacity and test its utility in an indigenously fabricated prototype solar photocatalytic reactor for large scale applications-Ongoing (Co-PI).
- Design, Development, and Testing of Sediment Erosion- Resistive Micro Hydro Turbine for off-grid application (TIH/TD/0417) -Ongoing (Co-PI).
- Development of smart solar photovoltaic system having encapsulated phase change material with artificial intelligence based real-time condition monitoring- Ongoing (Co-PI).
BOOKS/ BOOK CHAPTERS
- Jagadish, Biswas A. Modeling and Optimization of Solar Thermal Systems: Emerging Research and Opportunities. ISBN10: 1799835235, DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3523-3. Publisher- IGI Global, Nov 2020.
- Jagadish, Biswas A., Gupta R. Modeling and optimization of performance of a straight bladed H-Darrieus Vertical axis wind turbine in low wind speed condition: A hybrid Multiple-criteria decision-making approach. In: Elsevier Book ”Renewable Energy systems: Modelling, optimization and control “. ISBN: 978-0-12-820004-9, p. 427-443 (2021).
- Gupta R. & Biswas A. Comparative Performance of a 3-bladed Airfoil Chord H-Darrieus & a 3-bladed Straight Chord H-Darrieus Turbines using CFD. In: CFD Modeling in Development of Renewable Energy Applications, Publisher: International Energy and Environment Foundation (IEEF), 2011, pp 301-16. ISBN-13: 978-1466231313.
- Biswas A. & Gupta R. Aluminium-Silica Gel Metal Matrix Composite. Publisher: Lambert Academic Publishing, March 2013. ISBN- 978-3-659-33206-7.
- Weerasekera N.D. & Biswas A. Thermo-electric Generator based Waste Heat Recovery System. Publisher: Lambert Academic Publishing, May 2016. ISBN- 978-3-659-87416-1.
- Biswas A., Jagadish, & Gupta R. A hybrid MCDM method for optimization of VAWT performance parameters. In book: Advanced Multi-Criteria Decision Making for Addressing Complex Sustainability Issues. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8579-4.ch011, January 2019, Publisher: IGI Global.
- A. Maisanam, B. Podder, K.K. Sharma, A. Biswas. Solar Resource Assessment Using GHI Measurements at a Site in Northeast India. In- Advances in Mechanical Engineering, p. 1253-1265. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0124-1_111, January 2020, Publisher: Springer, Singapore.
- Roy S., Das B., Biswas A., Debnath B.K. (2020) Computational Analysis of Sensible Energy Storage for Low-Temperature Application. In: Biswal B., Sarkar B., Mahanta P. (eds) Advances in Mechanical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0124-1_116.
- Roy S., Das B., Biswas A., Debnath B.K. (2020) Computational Analysis of Sensible Energy Storage for Low-Temperature Application. In: Biswal B., Sarkar B., Mahanta P. (eds) Advances in Mechanical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0124-1_116.
- H.M.S.M. Mazarbhuiya, Biswas A., Sharma K.K (2020). Performance Improvement of Turbine Blade Using Flow Control Techniques: A Review. K. M. Pandey et al. (eds.), Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7711-6_1, pp 823-828 (Scopus indexed). Publisher- Springer.
- Kumar Y., Sengupta A.R., Biswas A., H.M.S.M. Mazarbhuiya, Gupta R (2020). CFD Analysis of the Performance of an H-Darrieus Wind Turbine Having Cavity Blades. K. M. Pandey et al. (eds.), Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7711-6, pp 711-719 (Scopus indexed). Publisher- Springer.
- M. Ansari, P.K. Meher, A. Bisoi, and A. Biswas (2021), A Review: High Amplitude Vibration and Jump Phenomena Attenuation Methods in Different Dynamic Systems. Sudarshan et al. (eds.), Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3266-3 , pp 361-374 (Scopus indexed). Publisher- Springer.
- M. A. K. Singh and A. Biswas (2021), Comparative Analysis of Hybrid Renewable Energy System Using Homer: A Case Study of Silchar, India. Sudarshan et al. (eds.), Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3266-3 , pp 509-522 (Scopus indexed). Publisher- Springer.
SUBJECTS TAUGHT (INCLUDING SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING)
- Turbo Machinery
- Solar Energy
- Energy Science and Technology
- Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
- CFD
- Applied Thermodynamics
- Fluid Mechanics-I
MEMBER
1. Associate Member of Institution of Engineers India (IEI)- Membership ID: AM0952322
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
1. Best Research award in Wind Energy for 2021, conferred by IREDA-NIWE.
2. Outstanding Reviewer Award 2021, Conferred by International Journal of Green Energy.
3. Reviewer Recognition Certificate each from Applied Energy and Energy Conversion and Management Journal for reviewing hundred plus scientific papers till Jan 2024.
4. ‘Bright Institute Award’ in Spoken Tutorial for outstanding contribution in organizing training and spreading awareness on FLOSS/MOOCS from Eastern Region, conferred by the Spoken Tutorial Project of IIT Bombay (Contributed as a Institute Coordinator).
5. Recipient of Special Merit Scholarship 1995-96.
6. Recipient of National Scholarship 1995-96.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
- Dean, Alumni Relations (i/c) (4 Jan 2022 till today)
- Associate Dean, Alumni Relations (5 Oct 2020 till date)
- Head of the Department, Mechanical Engineering Deptt. (1 Oct 2018-5 Oct 2020)
- Principal Investigator Cum Supervisor of Regional Test Center for Solar Thermal Devices, Mechanical Engineering Deptt. (March 2012-March 2018)
INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS
- Sarma K.C, Nath B., Biswas A., Misra R.D. Study of stage gap for a two-bladed two-stage Savonius-like-hydrokinetic turbine performance involving end plates and overlapping. Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics (SCIE) – accepted.
- Chanda Prayag Raj, Biswas A. Carving a niche in building energy using vernacular house with passive wall materials- a multi-criteria decision-making framework. Energy 312 (2024) 133539 (SCIE). doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2024.133539.
- Sarma K.C., Biswas A., Nath B., Misra R.D. Experimental study of the effect of gap between the stages of a double-stage Savonius Hydrokinetic turbine with end plates and blade overlapping at low water currents. Energy Sources Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects (SCI). Doi: 10.1080/15567036.2024.2386092.
- Ansari M.A., Bisoi A., Biswas A. Physical and Dynamic Characterization of Biodegradable Oil-Based Magnetorheological Fluid. Applied Physics A (SCIE) 130, 758 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-024-07916-7.
- Nath Biswajit, Biswas A., Das Biplab, Misra R.D. Design, optimization, and analysis of a modified Savonius hydro-kinetic turbine (MSHT) with curved winglet and straight blade. Energy Conversion and Management 314 (2024) 118699 (SCIE).
- Soumith V., Biswas A., Nath S. Optimal selection of a sustainable passive heat transfer enhancement technique for circular pipe heat exchanger using MCDM framework. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (SCIE). DOI : 10.1007/s13369-024-09289-8.
- Ansari M.A., Sarmah P., Meher P.K., Bisoi A., Biswas A. Investigations of sustainable biodegradable oil-based magnetorheological fluid dampers for vibration attenuation of a rotor dynamic system, Physica Status Solidi A: Applications and Materials Science (SCIE). http://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.202400111.
- Bhaumick A., Sengupta A.R., Biswas A., Das D.H. Performance of Compound Parabolic Collector integrated Organic Rankine Cycle under low mass flow rates for clean energy. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (SCIE). DOI : 10.1007/s13762-024-05605-9.
- Kumar A., Biswas A., Podder B, Das S. Energy and exergy analysis of a solar flat plate collector based water heater- a comparison of the effect of absorber size. EAI Transaction on Energy Web (Scopus). DOI: 10.4108/ew.1350.
- Sarma K.C., Biswas A., Nath B., Misra R.D. Effect of overlapping and space between stages of a three-bladed double-stage Savonius hydrokinetic turbine for low flow speed perennial river application. Energy Sources Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects (SCI). Doi- 10.1080/15567036.2023.2295521.
- Das Supreme, Biswas A., Das Biplab. Machine learning based modeling using ANN for performance prediction of a solar air heater design with jet impingement. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress 46 (2023) 102225 (SCIE).
- Chanda Prayag Raj, Podder B., Biswas A., Sengupta A.R. Advancement in Solar Assisted Drying Technologies: A Comprehensive review post 2017. Journal of Stored Products Research 104 (2023) 102190 (SCIE).
- Mazarbhuiya H.M.S.M, Sengupta A.R, Biswas A., Sharma K.K. Wind tunnel investigation of blade pitch effect for performance improvement of an asymmetric bladed H-Darrieus VAWT under low wind speed condition. International Journal of Ambient Energy (Scopus). https://doi.org/10.1080/01430750.2023.2277300.
- Sarma K.C., Nath B., Biswas A., Misra R.D. Design and performance investigation of a triple blade dual stage Savonius-alike hydrokinetic turbine from low flow stream reserves. Energy Sources Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects (SCI). Doi 10.1080/15567036.2023.2268572.
- Singh A.P., Gupta A., Biswas A., Das Biplab. Experimental study of a novel photovoltaic-thermal-thermoelectric generator based solar dryer for grapes drying. International Journal of Green Energy (SCIE), https://doi.org/10.1080/15435075.2023.2244046.
- Das Supreme, Biswas A., Das Biplab. Energy and exergy analysis of a solar-thermal hot air collector design utilizing a novel jet impingement technique: An experimental study. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (SCI). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-023-12398-5.
- Gupta Ankur, Das Biplab, Biswas A., Mondol J.D. Assessment of performance and quality parameters for drying neem leaves in novel photovoltaic-thermal solar dryer. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress (SCIE) 43 (2023) 101989.
- Ranjan A, Podder B., Das Biplab, Biswas A. CFD investigation of an innovative photovoltaic thermal collector with spiral shaped absorber using bifluid coolant. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (SCIE). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-023-05088-0.
- Ansari M.A., Meher P.K., Bisoi A., Biswas A. Augmentation of damping force by modifying the geometrical shape of the MR damper. Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering (SCIE). DOI: 10.1007/s40430-023-04243-5.
- Nath B., Podder B., Nath S., Biswas A. Performance analysis of an all glass evacuated tube solar collector with an innovative heat exchanger design using TiO2-H2O nanofluids- an experimental study. Energy Sources Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects (SCI). Doi- 10.1080/15567036.2023.2179700.
- Roy S., Das Biplab, Biswas A. Effect of leading-edge protrusion shapes for passive flow control measure on wind turbine blades. Ocean Engineering 269 (2023) 113688 (SCI).
- Thota R., Biswas A., Das Biplab, Sengupta A.R. Experimental investigation of solar evacuated tube collector with multi-walled carbon nanotube-water based nanofluid. Energy Sources Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects (SCI), https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2023.2174620.
- Gupta S.K., Chanda P.R., Biswas A. 2E, energy and environment performance of an optimized vernacular house for passive cooling– case of north-east India. Building and Environment (SCI). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109909.
- Das S., Biswas A., Das Biplab. Numerical investigation on the effect of geometric and flow parameters on heat transfer enhancement of a novel jet impingement solar air heater design with conical protruded nozzles. Applied Thermal Engineering (SCIE). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2022.119583, 2022.
- Basumatary M., Biswas A., Misra R.D. CFD Study of a Combined Lift and Drag based novel Savonius Vertical Axis Water Turbine. Journal of Marine Science and Technology (SCIE). DOI : 10.1007/s00773-022-00907-4.
- Gaurav Chakraborty, S Aktarul Alam Laskar, Biswas A., Kanak Chandra Sarma, Biswajit Nath. A Study on Hybrid Renewable Energy System for Electrification in a Remote Area of Bogamati, Assam. Research Inventy: International Journal of Engineering and Science, Vol.13, Issue 5 (May. 2023), PP 136-151.
- Sudhir Kumar Gupta, Biswas A., S. Aktarul Alam Laskar. A comprehensive review on passive building designs retrofitting solar energy. Research Inventy: International Journal of Engineering and Science, Vol.13, Issue 5 (May. 2023), PP 119-135.
- Weerasekera N., Cao S., Biswas A. Issues in Resolution and Build Size Scaling of Additive Manufacturing Technologies. Open Science Journal, Vol 7, No.1, 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.23954/osj.v7i1.3092.
- Weerasekera N., Martil R., Shingdan D.R., Weerasekera N., Biswas A., Cao S. Contaminant Crossover in Residential Energy Recovery Ventilators: Mass Spectrometric Analysis and Introducing Remediation Measures. RA Journal of Applied Research, Volume: 08 Issue: 05, p. 422-430, May 2022.
- Mark H., Weerasekera N., Biswas A., Cao S. Wind Turbine Systematic Wake to Wake Analysis: Quantification of Turbulence and Statistical Analysis for Optimal Wind Farm Design. Journal of Energy Research and Reviews, 11(3): 1-12, 2022.
- Roy S., Biswas A., Das Biplab, Reddy B.V. Flow control of a wind-turbine airfoil with a leading-edge spherical dimple. Int. Journal of Green Energy (SCIE). https://doi.org/10.1080/15435075.2022.2050376.
- Gupta A., Das Biplab, Biswas A., Mondol J.D. Sustainability and 4E analysis of novel solar photovoltaic-thermal solar dryer under forced and natural convection drying. Renewable Energy 188 (2022) 1008-1021 (SCIE).
- Sarma K.C., Biswas A. Misra R.D. Experimental investigation of a two-bladed double stage Savonius-akin hydrokinetic turbine at low flow velocity conditions,. Renewable Energy 187 (2022) 958-973 (SCIE), doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2022.02.011.
- Sengupta, A.R., Kumar Y., Biswas, A., Gupta R. Performance investigation of cavity shaped blade on H-Darrieus wind turbine in built environmental condition. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects (SCI), doi: 10.1080/15567036.2022.2038311.
- Podder B., Das S., Biswas A. Numerical analysis of a small sized water based solar photovoltaic-thermal collector . Int. Journal of Green Energy (SCIE). DOI: 10.1080/15435075.2021.2023881.
- Gupta Ankur, Biswas A., Das Biplab, Reddy B.V. Development and testing of novel photovoltaic-thermal collector-based solar dryer for green tea drying application. Solar Energy 231 (2022) 1072–1091 (SCIE).
- Kumar Sanjeet., Das Supreme., Biswas A., Das Biplab. CFD study of an innovative solar photo-voltaic thermal collector (PVTC) for simultaneous generation of electricity and hot air. Int. Journal of Power and Energy Systems (ESCI / Scopus), Vol. 42, No. 10, 2022, DOI: 10.2316/J.2022.203-0383.
- Das Supreme, Biswas A., Das Biplab. Numerical analysis of a solar air heating collector with jet impingement- comparison of performance between jet designs. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering-Transactions of the ASME (SCIE), 144(1): 011001(2022). doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4051478
- Das, M., Singh M.A., Biswas A. Techno-commercial study of a solar hybrid renewable energy generator with an initial sizing strategy for a radio-broadcasting station. Journal of Energy Resources Technology-Transactions of the ASME (SCIE), 144(6): 061304 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052620
- Sengupta, A.R., Biswas, A. and Gupta, R. Aerodynamic analysis of cambered EN0005 blade H-Darrieus rotor in low wind velocity environment using CFD. Journal of Wind and Structures (SCIE) Vol. 33, No. 6 (2021), p. 471-480.
- Roy Sujit, Das Biplab, Biswas A. A comprehensive review of the application of bio-inspired tubercles on the horizontal axis wind turbine blade, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (SCIE). Doi: 10.1007/s13762-021-03784-3.
- Podder B., Biswas A., Saha S. Multi-objective optimization of a small sized solar PV-T water collector using controlled elitist NSGA-II coupled with TOPSIS. Solar Energy 230 (2021) 688–702 (SCIE).
- Gupta Ankur, Das Biplab, Biswas A., Mondol J.D. An environmental and economic evaluation of solar photovoltaic thermal dryer. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-021-03739-8 (SCIE)
- Singh M.A., Biswas A., Sharma K.K. Integrated socio-environmental and techno-economic factors for designing and sizing of a sustainable hybrid renewable energy system. Energy Conversion and Management 247 (2021) 114709 (SCIE)
- Gupta Ankur, Das Biplab, Biswas A. Performance analysis of stand-alone solar photovoltaic thermal dryer for drying of green chili in hot-humid weather conditions of North-East India. Journal of Food Process Engineering (2021). https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpe.13701.(SCIE)
- Rengma T.S., Sengupta A.R., Basumatary M., Biswas A., Bhanja D. Performance analysis of a two bladed Savonius water turbine cluster for river-stream application at low water speed. J Braz. Soc. Mech. Sci. Eng. (SCIE), 43, (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40430-021-02982-x
- Basumatary M., Biswas A., Misra R.D. Experimental verification of improved performance of Savonius turbine with a combined lift and drag based blade profile for ultra-low head river application. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments 44 (2021) 100999 (SCIE).
- Bhuyan, A. Biswas. Comparative investigation of Savonius and hybrid H-Savonius wind rotor- an energy and exergy analysis. EAI Endorsed Transactions on Energy Web (Scopus). Doi: 10.4108/eai.25-9-2020.166362
- Mazarbhuiya H.M.S.M, Biswas A., Sharma K.K. Effect of blade attachments on the performance of an asymmetric blade H-Darrieus turbine at low wind speed. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects (SCI). https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2020.1826601
- Mazarbhuiya, H.M.S.M., Biswas, A. & Sharma, K.K. Low wind speed aerodynamics of asymmetric blade H-Darrieus wind turbine-its desired blade pitch for performance improvement in the built environment. J Braz. Soc. Mech. Sci. Eng. (SCIE) 42, 326 (2020).
- Singh M.A., Biswas A., Sharma K.K. An innovative framework for electrical energy storage system selection for remote area electrification with renewable energy system: case of a remote village in India. Journal of Renewable & Sustainable Energy (SCIE),12, 024101 (2020). DOI 10.1063/1.5126690
- Mazarbhuiya H.M.S.M, Biswas A., Sharma K.K. A 2D Numerical simulation of blade twist effect on the aerodynamic performance of an asymmetric blade vertical axis wind turbine in low wind speed. EAI Transactions on Energy Web (Scopus) 2020. doi: 10.4108/eai.13-7-2018.162828
- Mazarbhuiya H.M.S.M, Biswas A., Sharma K.K. Blade thickness effect on the aerodynamic performance of an asymmetric NACA six series blade vertical axis wind turbine in low wind speed. International Journal of Green Energy (SCIE), Vol 17, Issue 2, pp. 171-179, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1080/15435075.2020.1712214
- Pushan S.D., Biswas A. CFD Analysis for Tea Withering with and without Effect of Solar Radiation. International Journal of Research in Engineering, Science and Management, 3(3) (2020) 500-503.
- Basumatary M., Biswas A., Misra R.D. Detailed hydrodynamic study for performance improvement of an innovative combined lift and drag (CLD) based modified Savonius hydrokinetic turbine. Journal of Energy Resources Technology-Transactions of the ASME (SCIE), 2020, Vol 142(8): 081301 (12 pages). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4045924.
- Singh M.A., Podder B., Biswas A., Sharma K.K. Site specific tailoring of an optimal design of renewable energy system for remote water supply station. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 36 (2019) 100558-18 (SCIE).
- Sengupta A.R., Gupta R., Biswas A. Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Stove Systems for Cooking and Drying of Muga Silk. Emerging Science Journal (Scopus), Vol. 3, No. 5, p.285-295, October, 2019.
- Podder B., Biswas A. Performance Investigation of an Innovative Design of a Single Glazed Solar PV/T Water Collector for the Climatic Condition of a Site in North East India: An Experimental Study. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects (SCI). https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2019.1677809
- Thakur N. Biswas A., Kumar Y., Basumatary M. CFD analysis of performance improvement of the Savonius water turbine by using an impinging jet duct design. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering 27 (2019) 794–801 (SCIE).
- Podder B., Biswas A. Experimental Analysis of the Performance of a Solar Photovoltaic-thermal (PV/T) Water Collector with a Modified Absorber Design for the Climatic Condition of Assam, India. Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research, Vol 78, July 2019, pp. 437-441 (SCIE).
- Sengupta A.R., Biswas A., Gupta R. Comparison of low wind speed aerodynamics of unsymmetrical blade H-Darrieus rotors- blade camber and curvature signatures for performance improvement. Renewable Energy 139 (2019) 1412-1427 (SCIE). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.03.054.
- Das M., Maisanam Singh A., Biswas A. Techno economic optimization of an off-grid hybrid renewable energy system using metaheuristic optimization approaches- case of a radio transmitter station in India. Energy Conversion and Management, 185 (2019) 339–352 (SCI).
- Biswas A. & Gupta R. Prediction of Performance for Savonius-Darrieus Wind Rotor by Hybrid Neuro-Fuzzy Controller. Journal of Urban & Environmental Engineering (Scopus), Vol. 12, No.1, p. 93-101, 2018.
- Basumatary M., Biswas A., Misra R.D. CFD Analysis of an Innovative Combined Lift and Drag (CLD) based Modified Savonius Water Turbine. Energy Conversion and Management 174 (2018) 72–87 (SCI).
- Mazarbhuiya H.M.S.M, Biswas A., Sharma K.K. Performance Investigations of modified asymmetric blade H-Darrieus VAWT rotors. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (SCIE) 10, 033302 (2018).
- Sengupta, A.R., Biswas, A. and Gupta, R. Investigations of H-Darrieus rotors for different blade parameters at low wind speeds. Journal of Wind and Structures (SCIE), Vol 25, No. 6 (2017) 551-567.
- Sengupta, A.R., Biswas, A. and Gupta, R. The aerodynamics of high solidity unsymmetrical and symmetrical blade H-Darrieus rotors in low wind speed condition. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (SCIE) 9, 043307 (2017). Publisher: American Institute of Physics (AIP).
- Sengupta, A.R., Biswas, A. and Gupta, R. Vertical Axis Wind Turbines in the Built Environment- A Review. ISESCO journal of Science and Technology, Vol 12, No. 22, pp 11-16, 2016.
- Sengupta, A.R., Biswas, A. and Gupta, R. “An Analysis of Wind Energy Potential of Silchar (Assam, India) by using different models ”, International Journal of Engineering and Management Sciences, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 100-107, 2016.
- Basumatary M., Biswas A. Numerical Simulation of Two-Bladed Savonius Water Turbine with Deflector. International Journal of Renewable Energy Technology, Vol 7, No. 4, pp 383-402, 2016.
- Kumar A. Biswas A. Techno-Economic Optimization of a Stand-alone PV-Battery Renewable Energy system for low load factor situation- a comparison between optimization algorithms. IJE Transactions A: Basics (Scopus), Vol 30, No. 10, 2017, pp 1417-1426.
- Kumar A., Biswas A. Techno-Economic Optimization of Stand-alone PV/PHS/Battery systems for very low load situation. Publisher: IJRER Press, Journal of Renewable Energy Research (Scopus), Vol 7, No. 2, 2017, pp 844-856, Citations: 1.
- Sengupta A.R., Biswas A., Gupta R. Studies of some symmetrical and unsymmetrical blade H-Darrieus rotors with respect to starting characteristics, dynamic performances and flow physics in low wind streams. Publisher: Elsevier, Renewable Energy 93 (2016) 536-547 (SCIE), Citations: 12.
- Borthakur M.P., Biswas A. A novel least square based meshfree framework for two dimensional incompressible flows. Publisher: Elsevier, Computers & Fluids 130 (2016) 37-48 (SCI), Impact factor: 1.876.
- Sengupta, A.R., Biswas, A. and Gupta, R., “A statistical analysis of Wind energy potential of Agartala (Tripura, India) based on different models- a case study”, International Journal of Advanced Information Science and Technology, Vol. 44, No. 44, pp. 94-101, 2015.
- Roy B., Shovan S., Balmiki R.D., Das, S., Kataky, K.P., Biswas A. Parametric study of parabolic trough collector- a case study for Silchar, India. ISESCO journal of Science and Technology, Vol 12, No. 21, pp 24-29, 2016.
- Sinha A., Biswas A., Sharma K.K. Comparison of efficiency of a solar driven Carnot engine under maximum power and power density conditions. Publisher: JUEE press, Journal of Urban & Environmental Engineering (Scopus), Vol.8, No. 2, p.225-231, 2015. Doi: 10.4090/juee.2014.v8n2.225231.
- Gangwar S., Bhanja D., Biswas A. Cost, reliability and stability of a stand-alone hybrid renewable energy system – a case study on a lecture building with low load factor. Publisher: American Institute of Physics (AIP), Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (SCIE) 7, 013109-13 (2015), Citations: 5. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4906916.
- Singh M.A., Biswas A., Misra R.D. Investigation of self-starting and solidity on the performance of a three S1210 bladed H-type Darrieus rotor. Renewable Energy 76 (2015) 381-387. Publisher: Elsevier (SCIE),DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.11.027. Citations: 21.
- Saini P., Bhanja D., Nath S., Biswas A. Energy and exergy analysis of flat plate collector solar water heater. Publisher: ICPSR, ISESCO Journal of Science and Technology, Vol 11, No. 20, pp 2-8, 2015.
- Kumar A., Biswas A., Sahoo S.S. Feasibility study of residential-scale stand-alone renewable energy systems (PV /BAT and PV/FC/BAT) in Silchar, Assam. International Journal of Science, Technology & Management. Volume No 04, Special Issue No. 01, March 2015.
- Saini P., Biswas A., Bhanja D. Performance evaluation and simulation of solar panel, wind mill, fuel cell hybrid system for small scale energy harvesting. Publisher: Journal of Clean Energy Technologies, Vol. 3, No. 6, pp 417-421, November 2015.
- Ghosh A., Biswas A., Sharma K.K., Gupta R. Computational Analysis of flow physics of a combined three bladed Darrieus Savonius wind rotor. Publisher: Elsevier, Journal of Energy Institute (SCIE), Vol 88 (4), pp 425-437, November 2015. Citations: 9.
- Bhuyan S. & Biswas A. Investigations of self-starting and performances of simple H and hybrid H-Savonius vertical axis wind rotors. Publisher: Elsevier, Journal of Energy Conversion & Management, Vol. 87, pp. 859-867, 2014 (SCIE), Impact Factor: 4.38,. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2014.07.056.
- Biswas A. & Gupta R. Unsteady Aerodynamics of a twist bladed H-Darrieus rotor in Low Reynolds number flow. Publisher: American Institute of Physics (AIP), Journal of Renewable & Sustainable Energy (SCIE), Vol 6, Issue 3, pp 033108-12, 2014, Citations: 3. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4878995.
- Biswas A., Sarkar S. & Gupta R. Application of ANN for performance evaluation of vertical axis wind turbine rotor (Scopus). Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Journal of Ambient Energy (Scopus), Vol. 37, No. 2, 2016, pp 209-218, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01430750.2014.915889.
- Sarma N.K., Biswas A., Misra R.D. Experimental and computational evaluation of Savonius hydrokinetic turbine for low velocity condition with comparison to Savonius wind turbine at the same input power. Publisher: Elsevier, Journal of Energy Conversion & Management, Vol. 83, July 2014, pp. 88–98, (SCIE), Citations: 32. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2014.03.070.
- Sharma K.K., Gupta R., Biswas A. Performance measurement of a two-stage two-bladed Savonius rotor. Publisher: IJRER Press, Journal of Renewable Energy Research, Vol.4, No.1, pp 115-121, 2014 (Scopus) Citations: 11.
- Vatsayan U, Pandey K.M. & Biswas A. Effects of Heat Treatment on Materials Used In Automobiles: A Case Study. Publisher: IOSR, IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE), e-ISSN: 2278-1684, p-ISSN: 2320-334X, Volume 11, Issue 5, Ver. I (Sep- Oct. 2014), pp 90-95.
- Sharma K.K., Biswas A., Gupta R. Performance measurement of a three-bladed combined Darrieus-Savonius rotor. Publisher: IJRER Press, Journal of Renewable Energy Research (Scopus), Vol 3, No. 4, pp 885-891, 2013, Citations:28
- Sinha A., Biswas A., Sharma K.K. On Performance Study of Solar Driven Heat Engine with Consideration to Internal Irreversibility and Power Density. Publisher: IJRER Press, Journal of Renewable Energy Research, Vol 3, No. 3, pp 509-513, 2013 (Scopus).
- Gupta R. and Biswas A. Flow Physics of 3-bladed Straight Chord H-Darrieus Wind Turbine. Publisher: JUEE Press, Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering (Scopus), Vol. 7(1), pp.151-156, May-June 2013, DOI: 10.4090/juee.2013.v7n1.151156.
- Ghosh A., Gupta R., Sinha A., Biswas A., Sharma K.K. Some Aspects of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) – A Review. Publisher: ICPSR, ISESCO Journal of Science and Technology, Vol 9, No. 16, pp 68-73, November 2013.
- Gupta R. & Biswas A. CFD Analysis of Flow Physics and Aerodynamic Performance of a Combined Three-bucket Savonius and Three-bladed Darrieus Turbine. International Journal of Green Energy, 8 (2): 209-233, 2011.
- Biswas A. and Gupta R. CFD Analysis of a Twisted Two-Bladed Airfoil Shaped H-Darrieus Turbine. Publisher: ICPSR, ISESCO Science and Technology Vision, Vol 7, No. 11, pp. 52-63, 2011.
- Gupta R. and Biswas A. Comparative study of the performances of twisted two-bladed & three-bladed airfoil shaped H-Darrieus turbines by computational and experimental methods. Publisher: Inderscience, Int. Journal of Renewable Energy Technology, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 425-445, 2011.
- Gupta, R. & Biswas, A. CFD Analysis of a Twisted Three-Bladed H-Darrieus Rotor. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy 2(4) 043111-043126, 2010.
- Biswas A. and Gupta R. An Artificial Neural Network Based Methodology for the Prediction of Power & Torque Coefficients of a Two Bladed Airfoil Shaped H-Rotor. Publisher: Bentham Science, Open Renewable Energy Journal, Vol 2, pp 43-51, 2009
- Debnath B.K., Biswas A. & Gupta R. Computational fluid dynamics analysis of a combined three-bucket Savonius and three-bladed Darrieus rotor at various overlap conditions. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Vol1, pp 033110-13, 2009 (SCIE).
- Gupta R. and Biswas A. Performance Measurement of a twisted three-bladed airfoil-shaped H-rotor. Publisher: Inderscience, Int. Journal of Renewable Energy Technology, Vol. 1, No.3, pp 279-300, 2010.
- Gupta R., Roy S. and Biswas A. Computational Fluid Dynamics analysis of a twisted airfoil shaped two-bladed H-Darrieus rotor made from Fibreglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP). Publisher: IEEF, International Journal of Energy and Environment, Volume 1, Issue 6, pp.953-968, 2010.
- Biswas A., Pandey K.M., Sinha A.. Investigation of design parameters on the performance of a solar driven Carnot heat engine. Publisher: ICPSR, ISESCO Journal of Science & Technology, Vol. 10, No. 17, May 2014, pp 32-38.
- Gupta R., Biswas A, Sharma K.K. Comparative study of three-bucket Savonius rotor with combined three-bucket-Savonius-three-bladed-Darrieus rotor, Journal of Renewable Energy (SCIE), Vol. 33, pp 1974-1981, 2008.
- Gupta R. and Biswas A. Wind Data Analysis of Silchar (Assam) by Rayleigh’s and Weibull Methods. Publisher: Academic Journals, Journal of Mechanical Engineering Research, Vol. 2, No.1, pp. 010–024, 2010
- Biswas A Sharma K.K. and Gupta R. Experimental Investigation of Overlap and Blockage Effects on Three-Bucket Savonius Rotors. Wind Engg., Volume 31, No. 5, pp. 363-368,2007 (Scopus).
- Biswas A., Pandey K.M. & Deb R. Performance analysis of solar driven heat engine with internal irreversibilities under maximum power & power density conditions. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences (Scopus), Vol.1, No. 3, 2006.
- Biswas A & Sharma K.K. An experimental investigation on the fabrication and testing of mechanical properties of Al- silica gel metal matrix composite. Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 22: 489–491, 2007 (SCIE).
NATIONAL JOURNALS
- Roy S., Das B., Biswas A, Debnath B.K.. Energy and Exergy Analysis of a Concrete Based Thermal Energy Storage System. Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India): Series-C (Scopus), 2020. DOI- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40032-020-00564-9
- Majumder R., Jagadish, Biswas A. Experimental investigation of performance of an unglazed rectangular duct solar flat plate absorber using tracer dye method. Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India): Series-C (Scopus), 101(1):105-114, 2020
- Sharma K.K., Biswas A., Gupta R. Flow Physics Analysis around three-bladed Savonius wind rotor. Indian Journal of Engineering, Vol 11, No. 25, pp 6-17, 2014.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
- Mali, M., Siram, O., Biswas, A., and Das, B., 2024, “Thermal Coating in Hydrokinetic Turbines to Reduce Sediment Erosion: A Review.” International Conference on Advancement in Thermal-Spray, 17-20th July, 2024, IIT Patna.
- Das Supreme, Biswas A., Das Biplab. Numerical investigation on the thermal performance of solar air heater with jet impingement on absorber plate through tapered nozzles. 9th International and 49th National Conference of FMFP (FMFP-2022), Dec 14-16, 2022, IIT Roorkee.
- Soumith V., Nath S., Biswas A. Determining Best Passive heat transfer enhancement technique in Circular pipe Heat Exchangers with MCDM technique. 9th International and 49th National Conference of FMFP (FMFP-2022), Dec 14-16, 2022, IIT Roorkee.
- Kumar S., Sharma K.K., Biswas A., Sinha N., Chopde D. Parametric study of the performance of a parabolic trough collector with absorber surface coating for the meteorological conditions of North-East. International conference on Smart Technologies for Energy, Environment & Sustainable Development (ICSTEESD-20), 04-05 December 2020, G H Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur, India.
- Sarma N.K., Biswas A., Misra R.D. Comparative Assessment of Savonius Water Turbine With Conventional Savonius Wind Turbine. Proceedings of the ASME 2019 Gas Turbine India GTIndia2019, December 5-6, 2019, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Paper No. GTINDIA2019- 2459.
- Karmakar A., Biswas A., Philip J.T., Kuriachen B. Estimation of Heat Loss Factor with the Tilt Angle in a Solar Thermal Flat-Plate Collector. Proceedings of the Int. Conf. on Green Buildings & Sustainable Engineering (GBSE 2018). DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-1202-1_6, January 2019
- Das M., Singh M.A., Biswas A., Sharma K.K. Design and analysis of hybrid renewable energy system: A review. AIP Conference Proceedings 1998, 020007 (2018); doi: 10.1063/1.5049103.
- Mazarbhuiya H.M.S.M., Biswas A., and Das Biplab, (2016). Performance characteristics of simple H-Darrieus vertical axis wind rotor. Published in the conference proceedings ICEMS-2016, Jaipur, India. ISBN: 978935254230.
- Singh M.A, Biswas A. Sharma K.K. Solar Power Potential of North-East India- A Case Study for Silchar. AIP Conference Proceeding & Proceeding of International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, Materials and Applied Science (ICEEMAS), p 7-12, 22nd & 23rd December 2017, Secunderabad, Telangana, India. AIP Conference Proceedings 1952, 020002 (2018); doi: 10.1063/1.5031964 (Scopus).
- Mazarbhuiya H.M.S.M, Biswas A., Sharma K.K. Performance Prediction of Asymmetrical Bladed H-Darrieus VAWT rotors in Low Wind Speed Conditions using CFD. AIP Conference Proceeding & Proceeding of International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, Materials and Applied Science (ICEEMAS), p 282-285, 22nd & 23rd December 2017, Secunderabad, Telangana, India. AIP Conference Proceedings 1952, 020040 (2018); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5032002 (Scopus).
- Basumatary M., Biswas A., Misra R.D. Computational Study on Development of Modified Vertical Axis Water Turbine” AIP-ICRTES Conference, 10th &11th Feb 2018 Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India (accepted).
- Basumatary M., Biswas A., Misra R.D. Performance Investigations on modified Vertical Axis Water Turbine: Combination of Lift and Drag. AIP Conference Proceeding & Proceeding of International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, Materials and Applied Science (ICEEMAS), p 392-397, 22nd & 23rd December 2017, Secunderabad, Telangana, India. AIP Conference Proceedings 1952, 020054 (2018); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5032016 (Scopus).
- Sengupta A.R., Biswas A., Gupta R. Experimental analysis of a high solidity cambered blade H-rotor in low wind streams. 6th International and 43rd National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP-2016), 15-17 December 2016, NIT Allahabad, India
- Pushan S., Biswas A. CFD analysis of tea withering with and without effect of solar radiation. 6th International and 43rd National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP-2016), 15-17 December 2016, NIT Allahabad, India.
- Singh M.A, Biswas A. Sharma K.K. Solar Power Potential of North-East India- A Case Study for Silchar. AIP Conference Proceeding & Proceeding of International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, Materials and Applied Science (ICEEMAS), p 7-12, 22nd & 23rd December 2017, Secunderabad, Telangana, India.
- Mazarbhuiya H.M.S.M, Biswas A., Sharma K.K. Performance Prediction of Asymmetrical Bladed H-Darrieus VAWT rotors in Low Wind Speed Conditions using CFD. AIP Conference Proceeding & Proceeding of International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, Materials and Applied Science (ICEEMAS), p 282-285, 22nd & 23rd December 2017, Secunderabad, Telangana, India.
- Basumatary M., Biswas A., Misra R.D. Performance Investigations on modified Vertical Axis Water Turbine: Combination of Lift and Drag. AIP Conference Proceeding & Proceeding of International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, Materials and Applied Science (ICEEMAS), p 392-397, 22nd & 23rd December 2017, Secunderabad, Telangana, India
- Sengupta A.R., Biswas A., Gupta R. Experimental analysis of a high solidity cambered blade H-rotor in low wind streams. 6th International and 43rd National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP-2016), 15-17 December 2016, NIT Allahabad, India
- Sarma, N.K., Biswas, A. and Misra, R.D., “Experimental and CFD analyses of two bladed Savonius water turbine under low velocity conditions”. In: Proceedings ASME 2014 Power Conference, Baltimore, USA, July 28-31, 2014, Paper No. Power 2014-32232. Vol 2, pp. V002T10A009; 10 pages; doi: 10.1115/POWER2014-32232. ISBN: 978-079184609-4.
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
- Das Supreme, Biswas A., Das Biplab. Numerical investigation on the thermal performance of solar air heater with jet impingement on absorber plate through tapered nozzles. 49th National and 9th International Conference of FMFP (FMFP-2022), Dec 14-16, 2022, IIT Roorkee.
- Soumith V., Nath S., Biswas A. Determining Best Passive heat transfer enhancement technique in Circular pipe Heat Exchangers with MCDM technique. 49th National and 9th International Conference of FMFP (FMFP-2022), Dec 14-16, 2022, IIT Roorkee.
- Sarma N.K., Biswas A., Misra R.D. Comparative Assessment of Savonius Water Turbine With Conventional Savonius Wind Turbine. Proceedings of the ASME 2019 Gas Turbine India GTIndia2019, December 5-6, 2019, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Paper No. GTINDIA2019- 2459.
- Sarma N.K., Biswas A., Misra R.D. Comparative Assessment of Savonius Water Turbine With Conventional Savonius Wind Turbine. Proceedings of the ASME 2019 Gas Turbine India GTIndia2019, December 5-6, 2019, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Paper No. GTINDIA2019- 2459.
- Dutta D., Podder B., Biswas A. Solar Energy Potential of Silchar, Assam, India-A Resource Assessment. Advances in Optical Science and Engineering, Springer Proceedings in Physics 166, DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-2367-2_16.
WORKSHOP/CONFERENCE ORGANIZED
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Convener, 1st International Conference on Recent Advancement of Mechanical Engineering (ICRAME-2020), held on 07-09, February, 2020, at NIT Silchar.
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Joint Coordinator, IIC sponsored Short Term Course “Energy Conservation for Sustainable Society: Innovation and Entrepreneurial Opportunity” from 27th Feb– 4th March 2022, at NIT Silchar.
- Joint Coordinator, IIC and ICC sponsored one day webinar on ‘Innovation in the field of Manufacturing Industry and Manufacturing Processes Functions, Roles and Responsibilities, Machining Process, Heat Treatments and Grinding’, held on 26th November, 2021, at ME Deptt., NIT Silchar.
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Joint Coordinator, TEQIP sponsored Short Term Course “Frontiers in Solar Technologies” under TEQIP – III from 24th – 28th September 2018, at NIT Silchar.
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Joint Coordinator, TEQIP sponsored Short Term Course “Computational Technologies ” under TEQIP – III from 16th – 20th August, 2018 at NIT Silchar.
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Joint Coordinator, TEQIP sponsored Short Term Course “Computational Mechanics and Modeling” under TEQIP – II from 12th – 16th November, 2016 at NIT Silchar.
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Joint Coordinator, TEQIP sponsored Short Term Course “Advances in Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics” under TEQIP – II from 7th – 11th November, 2016 at NIT Silchar.
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One day workshop on “Manufacturing solar water heating system and solar photovoltaic system” sponsored by NIT Silchar, held on 5th May 2016.
- One day workshop on “Awareness and technical discussion on solar thermal systems” sponsored by Solar RTC project of NIT Silchar, held on 29th November 2015.
PHD SCHOLARS
Sl. No. | Name of the Scholar | Status | Research Area | Supervision |
1. | Anal Ranjan Sengupta (2016) | Awarded | Vertical axis wind turbine in low wind speed application. | Main |
2. | Hussain Mahamed Sahed Mostafa Mazarbhuiya (2020) | Awarded | Asymmetric blade vertical axis wind turbine in low wind speed application. | Main |
3. | Ms Mithinga Basumatary (2020) | Awarded | Combined lift and drag based Savonius water turbine | Main |
4. | Maisanam Anil Kr. Singh (2021) | Awarded | Hybrid renewable energy system (HRES) for remote area electrification | Main |
5. | Bishal Podder (2021) | Awarded | Solar Photovoltaic/Thermal Water Collector with a Modified Absorber Design | Main |
6. | Ankur Gupta (2022) | Awarded | Development and experimental investigations for performance evaluation of photovoltaic thermal (PVT) solar dryer | Co-Supervisor |
7. | Sujit Roy (2023) | Awarded | Aerodynamic Performance Analysis of a HAWT with and without Leading-Edge Tubercles on Airfoil Blades | Co-Supervisor |
8. | Supreme Das (2024) | Awarded | Performance assessment of a novel solar air heating system utilizing a nozzle-array jet impingement technique: Design, analysis and predictive modelling | Main |
9. | Kanak Chandra Sarma (2024) | Awarded | Performance Improvement of Ultra-low head Two-stage Savonius Water Turbine using Experimental Approaches | Main |
10. | Md. Anis Ansari (2024) | Submitted | Fabrication and study of magneto-rheological fluid damper for vibration attenuation in rotor dynamic systems |
Co-Supervisor |
M.TECH. SCHOLARS
Roll Number | Name | Year | Project Title |
2226404 | Kalpaayan Bhattacharjee | 2024 | Solar Resource Prediction using data driven meta models |
2126403 | Satyam Gupta | 2023 | Design and performance optimization of a Combined Darrieus-Savonius wind turbine |
2026415 | Raju Thota | 2022 | Experimental Performance of Evacuated Tube Solar Collector using Nanofluid |
2026409 | Sudhir Kr. Gupta | 2022 | Design and optimization of an energy-efficient 1BHK vernacular house in Assam with passive cooling strategies |
1926407 | Alok Ranjan | 2021 | CFD Simulation of PVT Air Collector with Spiral Shaped Absorber and Bifluid Coolant |
1926417 | Ajay Pratap Singh | 2021 | Performance Investigation of a Novel Photovoltaic-Thermoelectric Generator based Indirect Cabinet type Solar Dryer for Grapes Drying |
1822201 | Govinda Koli | 2020 | Stress Analysis of Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Blade |
1822113 | Voddepalli Soumith | 2020 | Numerical Analysis of Heat Transfer In Helically Grooved Tubes |
1822105 | Prayag Raj Chanda | 2020 | Greenhouse Solar Dryer for Paddy Drying |
1722103 | Ramdev Sah | 2019 |
Exergy and Energy Analysis of Micro Gas Turbine Integrated with Solar Based
Compressed Air Energy Storage
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1722115 | Yogesh Kumar | 2019 |
Experimental and Numerical Investigations of The Effect of Cavity Airfoil on the Performance of H-Darrieus VAWT
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1622101 | Ankur Srivastav | 2018 |
Experimental and Computational Analysis of Solar drying of tea leaves using PV-T module
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1622103 | Monotosh Das | 2018 | Techno-economic optimization of some Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems for meeting energy demand of a radio transmitter station |
1622115 | Sanjeet Kumar | 2018 | Design and thermal analysis of an innovative photo-voltaic thermal collector (PVTC) system for the meteorological condition of North-East |
1522115 | Ajitabh Bhaumick | 2017 | Performance Improvement of an Organic Rankine Cycle with low grade thermal energy input from a Compound Parabolic Collector |
1522104 | Thochi Seb Rengma | 2017 | Experimental and Computational Investigation of Cluster Savonius Water Turbines and its comparison with a single Savonius Water Turbine |
1522108 | Shyamal Das | 2017 | Emergy analysis of biodiesel production in India from different edible and non-edible oils |
1422113 | Narendra Thakur | 2016 | Numerical Study of Two Bladed Savonius Water Turbine with Ducted Impinging Jet |
1422121 | Sunay Dev Pushan | 2016 | CFD Analysis for Tea Leaves Withering using Solar Thermal Radiation |
1422122 | Kan Deka | 2016 | CFD Modeling of Immobilized Photocatalytic Reactor for Waste Water Treatment |
1322112 | Bishal Podder | 2015 | Analytical and Experimental Studies of a Flat Plate Collector for Solar Water Heating System |
1322113 | Mithinga Basumatary | 2015 | Numerical Simulation of Two-Bladed Savonius Water Turbine with Deflector |
1222111 | Manash Pratim Borthakur | 2014 | Development of mesh free solver for two dimensional incompressible flows |
1222120 | Sachin Gangwar | 2014 | Optimal sizing and techno economic evaluation of a standalone hybrid renewable energy system for production building of ME Deptt., NIT Silchar |
1222107 | Shikha Bhuyan | 2014 | Experimental investigation of H-type & hybrid H-Savonius vertical axis wind rotors |
1122104 | Neelam Kumar Sarma | 2013 | Experimental and Computational Investigation of Savonius Water Turbines |
1122121 | Anil Kumar Singh Maisanam | 2013 | Computational and Experimental Investigation of Self Starting and Performance of a New VAWT |