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Dr. Y. Raja Sekhar is currently working as Associate Professor in the Department of Thermal and Energy Engineering at VIT University, Vellore Campus. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) in 2002; Master’s and Ph.D degree in Energy Systems from the same institute during 2005 and 2017, respectively.

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Employment (4)

Vellore Institute of Technology University: Vellore, Tamil Nadu, IN

2021-01-07 to present | Associate Professor Senior (School of Mechanical Engineering)
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Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University: Hyderabad, Telangana, IN

2006-07-02 to present | Research Scholar (Centre for Energy Studies)
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Vellore Institute of Technology University: Vellore, Tamil Nadu, IN

2018-07-01 to 2021-01-06 | Associate Professor (Department of Thermal and Energy Engineering)
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VIT University: Vellore, Tamil Nadu, IN

2013-01-04 to 2018-06-30 | Assistant Professor (Sr.) (Department of Thermal and Energy Engineering)
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Education and qualifications (2)

JNTU College of Engineering: Hyderabad, Telangana, IN

2003-06-01 to 2005-10-10 | M.Tech Energy Systems (Centre for Energy Studies)
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Sri Kalahasteeswara Institute of Technology: Srikalahasti, Andhra Pradesh, IN

1998-06-01 to 2002-04-30 | B.Tech Mechanical Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)
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Professional activities (2)

Solar Energy Society of India: New Delhi, New Delhi, IN

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Indian Society for Heat and Mass Transfer: Chennai, Tamilnadu, IN

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Works (50)

Solar flat plate collectors with internally grooved absorber tubes for enhanced efficiency: Application of eXplainable artificial intelligence using cooperative game theory-based Shapley values

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
2025-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Y. Raja Sekhar; L. Chilambarasan; K.V. Sharma; Praveen Kumar Kanti; Prabhakar Sharma; Prabhu Paramsivam; Seshathiri Dhanasekaran
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Fabrication of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells using natural flower dye extracts: A study on performance analysis and solar dye degradation

Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects
2024-12-31 | Journal article
Contributors: Giphin George; Raja Sekhar Yendaluru; Anu Mary Ealias
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Undergraduates’ process safety knowledge development with virtual reality game

Interactive Learning Environments
2024-07-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Salwa Sofri; D. M. Reddy Prasad; Mohammad Hazwan Azri; Y. Raja Sekhar
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Local centric energy estimate model for clean and affordable power generation in a solar integrated passenger vehicle

Renewable Energy
2024-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Nitin Ralph Pochont; Raja Sekhar Y
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Exergo-Economic and CO2 Emission Analysis of Bi-Symmetrical Web Flow Photovoltaic-Thermal System under Diurnal Conditions

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME
2023 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85141683498

Part of ISSN: 15288994 01950738
Contributors: Tirupati Rao, V.; Raja Sekhar, Y.
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Performance Optimization of Chiller Used for Commercial Building Air-Conditioning

Green Energy and Technology
2023 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-85138491317

Part of ISSN: 18653537 18653529
Contributors: Azeem, A.; Chiranjeevi, C.; Sekhar, Y.R.; Natarajan, M.; Srinivas, T.
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Recent trends in photovoltaic technologies for sustainable transportation in passenger vehicles – A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
2023-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Nitin Ralph Pochont; Raja Sekhar Y
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Hybrid Photovoltaic/Thermal (PVT) Collector Systems With Different Absorber Configurations For Thermal Management – A Review

Energy & Environment
2023-05 | Journal article
Contributors: V. Tirupati Rao; Y. Raja Sekhar
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Comparative analysis on embodied energy and CO<sub>2</sub> emissions for stand-alone crystalline silicon photovoltaic thermal (PVT) systems for tropical climatic regions of India

Sustainable Cities and Society
2022 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85121966525

Part of ISSN: 22106707
Contributors: Tirupati Rao, V.; Raja Sekhar, Y.
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Concentrated Solar Flux Assessment of Water Lens Collector

Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
2022 | Book
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2-s2.0-85118152836

Part of ISSN: 21954364 21954356
Contributors: Natarajan, M.; Sekhar, Y.R.; Chiranjeevi, C.; Srinivas, T.; Bicer, Y.
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Influence of particle size on thermal conductivity and dynamic viscosity of water-based Indian coal fly ash nanofluid

Heat Transfer
2022 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85114351122

Part of ISSN: 26884542 26884534
Contributors: Kanti, P.; Sharma, K.V.; Raja Sekhar, Y.
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Thermal analysis of hybrid photovoltaic-thermal water collector modified with latent heat thermal energy storage and two side serpentine absorber design

Journal of Energy Storage
2022 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85140928719

Part of ISSN: 2352152X
Contributors: Rao, V.T.; Sekhar, Y.R.; Pandey, A.K.; Said, Z.; Prasad, D.M.R.; Hossain, M.S.; Selvaraj, J.
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Numerical Simulation of Nitrogen-Doped Titanium Dioxide as an Inorganic Hole Transport Layer in Mixed Halide Perovskite Structures Using SCAPS 1-D

Inorganics
2022-12-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Nitin Ralph Pochont; Yendaluru Raja Sekhar
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Nitrogen-Doped Titanium Dioxide as a Hole Transport Layer for High-Efficiency Formamidinium Perovskite Solar Cells

Molecules
2022-11-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Nitin Ralph Pochont; Yendaluru Raja Sekhar; Kuraganti Vasu; Rajan Jose
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Life Cycle Analysis of Thin-Film Photovoltaic Thermal Systems for Different Tropical Regions

Sustainability
2022-10-31 | Journal article
Contributors: V. Tirupati Rao; Y. Raja Sekhar; Hari Mahesh; Anantha Krishnan Muraleedharan; Derik Charles; N. I. Aljuraide; Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud Ibrahim; Mahmoud Helal; Ahmed M. Galal; Rokayya Sami et al.
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Semantic Approach for Evaluation of Energy Storage Technologies under Fuzzy Environment

Advances in Fuzzy Systems
2022-08-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Dega Nagaraju; C. Chiranjeevi; Y. Rajasekhar; Senthil Kumaran Selvaraj; Utkarsh Chadha; R. Nagalakshmi; Velmurugan Paramasivam; Bekir Sahin
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Exergy Studies on a Hybrid Desalination and Cooling Plant

Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
2021 | Book
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2-s2.0-85103434701

Part of ISSN: 21954364 21954356
Contributors: Chiranjeevi, C.; Raja Sekhar, Y.; Natarajan, M.; Srinivas, T.; Hashemian, M.; Aditya, V.
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Experimental study on drying kinetics for Zingiber Officinale using solar tunnel dryer with thermal energy storage

Solar Energy
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85112525284

Part of ISSN: 0038092X
Contributors: Raja Sekhar, Y.; Pandey, A.K.; Mahbubul, I.M.; Ram Sai Avinash, G.; Venkat, V.; Pochont, N.R.
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Experimental Study on Vertical Axis Wind Turbine to Harness Wind Power from Rapidly Moving Railway Locomotives

Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
2021 | Book
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2-s2.0-85103439702

Part of ISSN: 21954364 21954356
Contributors: Raja Sekhar, Y.; Natarajan, M.; Chiranjeevi, C.; Sukanta, R.; Yugandhar, P.
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Heat transfer, energy, and exergy efficiency enhancement of nanodiamond/water nanofluids circulate in a flat plate solar collector

Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85102624038

Part of ISSN: 10655131
Contributors: Sundar, L.S.; Ramana, E.V.; Said, Z.; Sekhar, Y.R.; Chandra Mouli, K.V.V.; Sousa, A.C.M.
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Steam generation for process applications using solar water heating enabled by nanofluids

Solar Water Heating: Fundamentals and Applications
2021 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-85107524267

Contributors: Sekhar, Y.R.; Porpatham, E.; Rouboa, A.; Bouziane, K.; Sharma, K.V.; Mahbubul, I.M.; Singh, A.
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Design and Analysis of a Solar-Powered Electric Vehicle Charging Station for Indian Cities

World Electric Vehicle Journal
2021-08-25 | Journal article
Contributors: Aanya Singh; Shubham Sanjay Shaha; Nikhil P G; Yendaluru Raja Sekhar; Shaik Saboor; Aritra Ghosh
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Energy analysis and water conservation measures by water audit at thermal power stations

Sustainable Water Resources Management
2021-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Manne Nandini; Yendaluru Raja Sekhar; Ganumukkala Subramanyam
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Experimental and numerical study of a falling film heat exchanger used in a vapour absorption refrigeration system

Materials Today: Proceedings
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85112677645

Part of ISSN: 22147853
Contributors: Ravi, A.; Chiranjeevi, C.; Srinivas, T.; Thundil Karuppa Raj, R.; Raja Sekhar, Y.; Natarajan, M.; Thu, A.M.
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Experimental investigations on the performance of solar photovoltaic system for different industrial weather conditions with dust accumulation

Materials Today: Proceedings
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85112701677

Part of ISSN: 22147853
Contributors: Joshi, A.; Chiranjeevi, C.; Srinivas, T.; Raja Sekhar, Y.; Natarajan, M.; San, N.A.
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Influence of nanofluid properties on turbulent forced convection heat transfer in different base liquids

Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85083798874

Part of ISBN:

10991476 01704214

Contributors: Sharma, K.V.; Kumar Vandrangi, S.; Snoussi, L.; Raja Sekhar, Y.; Sadeghzadeh, M.; Ahmadi, M.H.
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Performance optimization of a heat pump for high temperature application

Materials Today: Proceedings
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85112722039

Part of ISSN: 22147853
Contributors: Malavika, S.; Chiranjeevi, C.; Raja Sekhar, Y.; Srinivas, T.; Natarajan, M.; Pa Pa Myo, W.; Singh, A.
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Remediation of Lead and Nickel Contaminated Soil Using Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron (nZVI) Particles Synthesized Using Green Leaves: First Results

Processes
2020-11-13 | Journal article
Contributors: Nimita Francy; Subramanian Shanthakumar; Fulvia Chiampo; Yendaluru Raja Sekhar
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Techno‐economic feasibility analysis of integrating grid‐tied solar PV plant in a wind farm at Harapanahalli, India

Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy
2020-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Raja Sekhar Yendaluru; Gautham Karthikeyan; Aishwarya Jaishankar; Sarath Babu
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Exergy analysis of a flat plate solar collector with grooved absorber tube configuration using aqueous ZnO-ethylene glycol

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85060076561

Part of ISBN:

15288986 01996231

Contributors: Kashyap, Y.; Singh, A.; Sekhar, Y.R.
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Experimental studies on solar flat plate collector with internally grooved tubes using aqueous ethylene glycol

Applied Solar Energy (English translation of Geliotekhnika)
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85032297810

Part of ISBN:

19349424 0003701X

Contributors: Upadhyay, V.; Rashmi; Himanshu Khadloya, P.; Raja Sekhar, Y.; D Sai Anoop Reddy, A.; Reddy, B.
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Improvement in material properties of thermal energy stor age medium with nanostructured materials

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology - Asia
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85028975179

Contributors: Reddy, D.A.; Sekhar Y, R.; Sharma, K.V.
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Multiphase numerical analysis of heat pipe with different working fluids for solar applications

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
2017 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85037813884

Part of ISBN:

1757899X 17578981

Contributors: Aswath, S.; Netaji Naidu, V.H.; Padmanathan, P.; Raja Sekhar, Y.
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Nanofluids for Enhanced Solar Thermal Energy Conversion

Transparent Ceramics
2017 | Journal article
Contributors: Sreenivasan, Vivek; Sekhar, Y. Raja; Sharma, K. V.
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Performance studies on solar collector with grooved absorber tube configuration using aqueous ZnO–ethylene glycol nanofluids

Applied Solar Energy (English translation of Geliotekhnika)
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85032298997

Part of ISBN:

19349424 0003701X

Contributors: Niranjan, G.; Chilambarasan, L.; Raja Sekhar, Y.; Vikranthreddy, D.
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Performance simulation of a grid connected photovoltaic power system using TRNSYS 17

IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering
2017-12-04 | Journal article
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An experimental study on performance and emissions of a direct ignition diesel engine with crude pongamia, pongamia methyl ester and diethyl ether blended with diesel

International Journal of Renewable Energy Research
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85018754525

Part of ISBN:

13090127

Contributors: Samuel, K.J.; Raj, R.T.K.; Sreenivasulu, N.; Rajasekhar, Y.; Edison, G.; Arun Saco, S.
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Experimental investigation on engine performance and emission characteristics using pongamia - Orange oil blends

International Journal of Renewable Energy Research
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84962749872

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13090127

Contributors: Sreenivasulu, N.; Govindarajulu, K.; John Samuel, K.; Rajasekhar, Y.; Edison, G.; Thundil Karuppa Raj, R.
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Experimental Investigation on Engine Performance and Emission Characteristics using Pongamia – Orange Oil Blends

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL of RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH
2016-02-24 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1309-0127
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Study of viscosity and specific heat capacity characteristics of water-based Al<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf>nanofluids at low particle concentrations

Journal of Experimental Nanoscience
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84907890467

Contributors: Sekhar, Y.R.; Sharma, K.V.
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Heat transfer and fluid flow analysis of flat surface with artificially roughened square transverse wire rib for application in solar air heater

ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84901193017

Contributors: Thundil Karupaaraj, R.; Raja Sekhar, Y.; Edison, G.; Sai Praneeth, B.; Elango, T.
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Numerical simulation of heat transfer characteristics in the absorber tube of parabolic trough collector with internal flow obstructions

ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84901223971

Contributors: Natarajan, M.; Thundil Karuppa Raj, R.; Raja Sekhar, Y.; Srinivas, T.; Gupta, P.
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Heat transfer enhancement with Al<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> nanofluids and twisted tapes in a pipe for solar thermal applications

Procedia Engineering
2013 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84891791946

Contributors: Sekhar, Y.R.; Sharma, K.V.; Karupparaj, R.T.; Chiranjeevi, C.
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New correlations for estimation of monthly average daily solar radiation on a horizontal surface using meteorological data

International Journal of Ambient Energy
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84887978479

Contributors: Raja Sekhar, Y.; Sharma, K.V.; Rao, A.V.M.S.
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Corrosion studies on silver coated second surface mirror reflectors for parabolic trough collectors

Journal of Corrosion Science and Engineering
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84859525177

Contributors: Raja Sekhar, Y.; Angel Jeba, S.; Premjit Daniel, J.
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Experimental investigations on thermal conductivity of water and Al <inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> nanofluids at low concentrations

International Journal of Nanoparticles
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84867882822

Contributors: Sekhar, Y.R.; Sharma, K.V.; Naik, M.T.; Sundar, L.S.
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Evaluation of heat loss coefficients in solar flat plate collectors

Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-77953743637

Contributors: Sekhar, Y.R.; Sharma, K.V.; Rao, M.B.
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Turbulent forced convection of Al<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> nanofluid in a circular tube with tape inserts at low volume concentration

International Journal of Nano and Biomaterials
2009 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-73949085708

Contributors: Syam Sundar, L.; Sharma, K.V.; Raja Sekhar, Y.; Dharma Rao, V.; Subramanyam, T.; Ramana Rao, J.V.
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Experimental Analysis of fluid flow and heat transfer in a finned tube thermosyphon system

International journal of Applied Engineering Research
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Nanofluid heat transfer under mixed convection flow in a tube for solar thermal energy applications

Environmental Science and Pollution research
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Peer review (15 reviews for 8 publications/grants)

Review activity for Advanced optical materials (1)
Review activity for Applied sciences. (1)
Review activity for Case studies in thermal engineering. (2)
Review activity for Energies. (1)
Review activity for Indian chemical engineer. (1)
Review activity for International journal of hydrogen energy. (1)
Review activity for Solar energy. (3)
Review activity for Sustainable water resources management. (5)