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Thermal Systems Lab

Faculty-In-Charge

Lab Overview

Thermal Systems Lab works on advanced thermal management technologies, focusing on multiphase heat transfer devices, nanofluids and wettability alteration techniques to improve heat transfer. The lab also carries out fundamental research in the area of boiling and condensation and superhydrophilic and superhydrophobic surfaces. The insights obtained from these studies is applied in electronics cooling, atmospheric water harvesting systems and Battery Thermal Management System (BTMS) for Electric Vehicles.

Key Research Areas

  • Multi-phase heat transfer
  • Electronics cooling
  • BTMS
  • Wettability engineering

 

  • Boiling
  • Condensation
  • CFD

Significant Facilities & Special Features

  • Heat pipe thermal characterization facility
  • Viscosity measuring instrument
  • Experimentation facilities for droplet boiling, pool boiling and condensation
  • Goniometer
  • Cold storage
  • Workstation

Major Equipment

Research Funding & Grants

  • Core Research Grant SERB-DST (23.74 lakhs) 2021
  • Cross-Disciplinary Research Framework - BITS Pilani (30 lakhs) 2023
  • Additional Competitive Grant – BITS Pilani (10 lakhs) 2018

Achievements

Publications:

  • NS Mane, P Kodancha, V Hemadri, S Tripathi, “Investigation on Cooling Performance of Composite PCM and Graphite Fin for Battery Thermal Management System of Electric Vehicles” Energy Storage 6 (6), e70024 (2024)
  • P Kodancha, S Tripathi, PK Sow, V Hemadri, “Investigation of droplet boiling on superhydrophilic CuO multiscale hierarchical structured surfaces”, International Journal of Thermal Sciences 201, 109057 (2024)
  • NS Mane, V Hemadri, S Tripathi, “Exploring the role of biopolymers and surfactants on the electrical conductivity of water-based CuO, Fe3O4, and hybrid nanofluids”, Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology 45 (5), 900-908 (2024)
  • NS Mane, S Tripathi, V Hemadri, “Effect of biopolymers on stability and properties of aqueous hybrid metal oxide nanofluids in thermal applications”, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 643, 128777 (2022)

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