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Prof. Santanu Prasad Datta

Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Compact Heat Exchangers, Energy and Environmental Impact on Society, Evaporative Cooling, Experimental Thermo-Fluid Science, Fluid and Thermal Engineering, Hybrid Vehicle Thermal Management, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Hyderabad Campus
Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal
Dist.-Medchal-500 078
Telangana, India

Publications

Journal Publications

  1. R. Suresh, S. P. Datta. 2022. Drop-in Replacement of Conventional Automotive Refrigeration System to Hybrid-Ejector System with Environment-Friendly Refrigerants. Energy Conversion and Management, 266, 115819. (Elsevier, IF: 9.709)
  2. V. Venkateswara Rao, S. P. Datta. 2022. Experimental evaluation of energetic and exergetic enactment for exotic evaporative to expansion-type edifice-coolers. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 135, 106064. (Elsevier, IF: 5.683)
  3. K. Monika, S. P. Datta. 2022. Comparative assessment among several channel designs with constant volume for cooling of pouch-type battery module. Energy Conversion and Management, 251, 114936. (Elsevier, IF: 9.709)
  4. P. C. Meenu, C. Preetha, P. Samanta, T. Yoshida, N. English, S. P. Datta, Santanu; S. A. Singh, S. Dinda, C. Chakraborty, S. Roy, 2022. Electro-oxidation Reaction of Methanol over La2-xSrxNiO4+δ Ruddlesden-Popper oxides, ACS Applied Energy Materials, 5, 1, 503–515. (ACS, IF: 6.024)
  5. S. Kanuri, S. Dinda, S. P. Datta, S. A. Singh, C. Chakraborty, S. Roy. 2021. An Insight of CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol Synthesis: Thermodynamics, Catalysts, Operating Parameters, and Reaction Mechanism, International Journal of Energy Research, Accepted. (WILEY, IF: 5.164)
  6. V. Venkateswara Rao, S. P. Datta. 2021. Predictive assessment from ANN and MLR models to optimize the ideal evaporative/hybrid cooler based on experimental observations. Journal of Building Engineering. 44, 103256. (Elsevier, IF: 5.318)
  7. V. Venkateswara Rao, S. P. Datta. 2022. Climatic Effect on the Exergetic Performance of Conventional to Hybrid Evaporative Coolers with Varying Dead State Temperatures in India. ASME Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications. 14(5), 051001. (ASME, IF: 1.47)
  8. K. Monika, C. Chakraborty, S. Roy, Sujith R., S. P. Datta. 2021. A numerical analysis on multi-stage Tesla valve based cold plate for cooling of pouch type Li-ion batteries. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 177, 121560. (Elsevier, IF: 5.584)
  9. V. Venkateswara Rao, S. P. Datta. 2021. Comprehensive exergetic, sustainability and enviro-economic evaluation of single-stage and hybrid evaporative coolers in India. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments. 47, 101403. (Elsevier, IF: 5.353)
  10. P. C. Meenu, S. P. Datta, S. A. Singh, S. Dinda, C. Chakraborty, S. Roy. 2021. A compendium on metal organic framework materials and their derivatives as electrocatalyst for methanol oxidation reaction. Molecular Catalysis. 510, 111710. (Elsevier, IF: 5.062)
  11. K. Monika, C. Chakraborty, S. Roy, S. A. Singh, S. Dinda, S. P. Datta. 2021. An Improved Mini-Channel based Liquid Cooling Strategy of Prismatic LiFePO4 Batteries for Electric or Hybrid Vehicles. Journal of Energy Storage, 35, 102301. (Elsevier, IF: 6.583)
  12. K. Monika, C. Chakraborty, S. Roy, S. A. Singh, S. Dinda, S. P. Datta. 2021. Selection of an Ideal Coolant to Ward off the Thermal Runaway of Pouch Type Li-ion Battery Module. ASME Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage, 18(2), 020913. (ASME, IF: 2.012)
  13. K. Monika, C. Chakraborty, S. Roy, S. A. Singh, S. Dinda, S. P. Datta. 2021. Parametric investigation to optimize the thermal management of pouch type lithium-ion batteries with mini-channel cold plates. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 164, 120568. (Elsevier, IF: 5.584)
  14. P. C. Meenu, S. P. Datta, S. A. Singh, S. Dinda, C. Chakraborty, S. Roy. 2020. Polyaniline supported g-C3N4 quantum dots surpass benchmark Pt/C: Development of morphologically engineered g-C3N4 catalysts towards “metal-free” methanol electro-oxidation. Journal of Power Sources. 461, 228150. (Elsevier, IF: 9.127)
  15. V. Venkateswara Rao, S. P. Datta. 2020. A feasibility assessment of single to multi/hybrid evaporative coolers for building air-conditioning across diverse climates in India. Applied Thermal Engineering. 168, 114813. (Elsevier, IF: 5.295)
  16. S. P. Datta, P. K. Das, S. Mukhopadhyay. 2019. An optimized ANN for the performance prediction of an automotive air conditioning system. International Journal of Science and Technology for the Built Environment (earlier HVAC&R Research). 25(3), 282-296. (Taylor & Francis, IF: 1.356)
  17. C. A. Badrish, N. Kotkunde, O. Salunke, S. K. Singh, S. P. Datta. 2019. Experimental and numerical investigations of Johnson cook constitutive model for hot flow stress prediction of Inconel 625 alloy. Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on Digital Libraries. 978-1-4503-6619-9, 36-40.
  18. S. P. Datta, P. K. Das. 2017. Performance of an automotive air conditioning system with the variation of state-of-charge of the storage battery. International Journal of Refrigeration, 75, 104-116. (Elsevier, IF: 3.629)
  19. S. P. Datta, P. K. Das, S. Mukhopadhyay. 2016. Performance of a Condenser of an Automotive Air Conditioner with Maldistribution of Inlet Air— Simulation Studies and its Experimental Validation. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 98, 367-379. (Elsevier, IF: 5.584)
  20. S. P. Datta, R. K. Chandra, P. K. Das. 2015. An appraisal of system mean void fraction and its application for the moving boundary simulation of phase change heat exchangers. ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, 137(12), 121015. (ASME, IF: 2.021)
  21. S. P. Datta, P. K. Das, S. Mukhopadhyay. 2014. Obstructed airflow through the condenser of an automotive air conditioner- Effects on the condenser and the overall performance of the system. Applied Thermal Engineering, 70, 925-934. (Elsevier, IF: 5.295)
  22. S. P. Datta, P. K. Das, S. Mukhopadhyay. 2013. Performance of an off-board test rig for an automotive air conditioning system. International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration, 21(3), 1350020.
  23. B. Kundu, P. K. Mondal, S. P. Datta, S. Wongwises. 2010. Operating design conditions of a solar-powered vapor absorption cooling system with an absorber plate having different profiles: An analytical study. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 37, 1238–1245. (Elsevier, IF: 5.683)

Conference Publications

  1. K. Monika, S. P. Datta, S. Roy, C. Chakraborty, S. Dinda, S. A. Singh. 2021. Numerical analysis of spiral channelled cooling plates for thermal management of pouch battery module. 26th National and 4th International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2021), IIT Madras, India, paper no. 63.
  2.            R Suresh, S. P. Datta. 2021. A Real Gas Property-Based Thermodynamic Investigation of Ejector Based Refrigeration System for Automotive Applications. 26th National and 4th International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2021), IIT Madras, India, paper no. 66.
  3. K. Monika, S. P. Datta, S. Roy, C. Chakraborty, S. Dinda, S. A. Singh. 2020. An energy efficient thermal management strategy of prismatic Li-Ion energy storage devices of hybrid vehicles. Proceedings of the International Conference on Innovations in Thermo-Fluid Engineering and Sciences (ICITFES – 2020). NIT Rourkela, India, paper no. 13890.
  4. V. Venkateswara Rao, S. P. Datta. 2020. Experimental performance characterization of direct, indirect and multi-stage indirect/direct evaporative cooling systems in India. Proceedings of the International Conference on Innovations in Thermo-Fluid Engineering and Sciences (ICITFES – 2020). NIT Rourkela, India, paper no. 13866.
  5. S. Malani, V. Venkateswara Rao, S. P. Datta. 2019. An optimization technique to select an ideal evaporative cooling system across diverse Indian climates. 25th National and 3rd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2019), IIT Roorkee, India, paper no. IHMTC2019-RAC-544.
  6. A. R. Raool, V. Venkateswara Rao, S. P. Datta. 2019. Thermodynamic analysis of a multi-stage evaporative cooler for diverse ambient conditions using TRNSYS. 25th National and 3rd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2019), IIT Roorkee, India, paper no. IHMTC2019-RAC-547.
  7. D. Dileep, A. Saxena, S. P. Datta. 2019. Performance evaluation of a DMFC under variable current density distribution. 25th National and 3rd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2019), IIT Roorkee, India, paper no. IHMTC2019-POS-557.
  8. V. Venkateswara Rao, S. P. Datta. 2019. An exergy analysis of single to multi-stage evaporative cooling systems for different climatic conditions across India. 14th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (HEFAT- 2019), July 22-24, 2019, Wicklow, Ireland, paper no. 374.
  9. Deepak V., S. P. Datta. 2019. An energy efficient thermal management strategy of a lithium-ion battery for hybrid vehicles. 14th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (HEFAT- 2019), July 22-24, 2019, Wicklow, Ireland, paper no. 374.
  10. S. Lakhtakia, V. Sharma, A. K. Mundra, S. P. Datta, J. B. Maderpalem, M. Ramchandani, D. N. Reddy. 2019. Smart gyroscopic device to accurately estimate the volume of Pseudocyst model using EUS. Digestive Disease Week (DDW-2019), May 18-21, 2019, San Diego, California, USA.
  11. V. Venkateswara Rao, S. P. Datta. 2019. Life cycle costing (LCC) of a hybrid evaporative cooling system for a high-rise building in India. 12th International Conference on Thermal Engineering: Theory and Applications, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University Gandhinagar, India in collaboration with Ryerson University Toronto, Canada.
  12. C. A. Badrish, N. Kotkunde, O. Salunke, S. K. Singh, S. P. Datta. 2019. Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Johnson Cook Constitutive Model for Hot Flow Stress Prediction of Inconel 625 Alloy. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Computer Modeling and Simulation (ICCMS 2019, Melbourne, Australia), 36-40.
  13. Aveerup Deb, S. P. Datta. 2019. Thermodynamic Investigation with Environment Friendly Refrigerants for Ejector based Refrigeration System. 11th International Conference on Computer Modeling and Simulation (ICCMS 2019), Melbourne, Australia, paper no. CA1077.
  14. V. Pulinkuzhi, V. Thakor, S. P. Datta, P. K. Das. 2018. Estimation of refrigerant charge inventory for an automotive air conditioning system. 17th International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference at Purdue, West Lafayette, USA, paper no. 2384.
  15. V. Venkateswara Rao, S. P. Datta. 2018. The acceptability of different types of evaporative cooling system across India. 5th International High Performance Buildings Conference at Purdue, West Lafayette, USA, paper no. 3383.
  16. S. P. Datta, P. K. Das. 2018. Effect of electromagnetic field on the performance of an automotive air-conditioning system. 2018 International Conference on Advanced Control, Automation and Robotics (ICACAR-2018), Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, paper no. AR006.
  17. A. A. Bhat, A. Vats, S. P. Datta. 2018. Performance Analysis of a Four Stroke Diesel Engine Blended with Oxygenated Fuels. 2018 International Joint Conference on Material Science and Mechanical Engineering (CMSME-2018), Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, paper no. MS016.
  18. T. Vatsal, V. Pulinkuzhi, S. P. Datta. 2017. CFD model of an automotive condenser and its performance studies under restricted airflow condition. 24th National and 2nd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2017), BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, India, paper no. IHMTC2017-10-1345.
  19. S. P. Datta, P. K. Das, S. Mukhopadhyay. 2016. Impact of a 12-volt lead acid battery state-of-charge on the performance of an automotive air conditioning system. 16th International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference at Purdue, West Lafayette, USA, paper no. 1712.
  20. Thariq Ahmad. S, S. Datta, S. K. Singha, S. P. Datta, P. K. Das. 2016. A comparative study of temporal evolution of air and steam bubbles emerging out from an orifice in a quiescent water media. 9th International Conference on Multiphase Flow (ICMF 2016), Firenze, Italy, paper no. 1070.
  21. S. P. Datta, P. K. Das, S. Mukhopadhyay. 2014. Effect of refrigerant charge, compressor speed and air flow through the evaporator on the performance of an automotive air conditioning system. 15th International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference at Purdue, West Lafayette, USA, paper no. 2399.
  22. R. K. Chandra, S. P. Datta, P. K. Das. 2013. An average void fraction model for flow with phase change. Proceedings of the 22th National and 11th International ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India, paper no. HMTC1300550.
  23. S. P. Datta, P. K. Das, S. Mukhopadhyay. 2013. Performance of an automotive airconditioning test rig with restricted air flow through the condenser. Proceedings of the 22th National and 11th International ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India, paper no. HMTC1300553.
  24. S. P. Datta, P. K. Das, S. Mukhopadhyay. 2013. Moving boundary model for transient simulation of an automotive air-conditioning system and experimental validation. ASHRAE 2013 Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA, paper no. DE-13-C065.