Publications
International Journals
Abin Roy , K.P. Venkitaraj, Pethurajan Vigneshwaran , Shaik Saboor , Erdem Cuce , Kuldeep K. Saxena, Enhanced convective heat transfer with Al2O3-water nanofluid in a PCM-based thermal energy storage system Journal of Energy Storage 97 (Part B) (2024) 112853.
Venkitaraj K. P, Aswathy Ramesh, Aswathi Elizabeth Jacob, Aneesh A, Arun B, Thermal Management of Photovoltaic Cell Using Nano Enhanced Phase Change Materials for Improved Efficiency, International Journal of Science, Technology and Innovation (IJSTI), 1 (2024) 6-12.
Anu Nair P, Venkitaraj K. P, Aswathy Ramesh, Aswathi Elizabeth Jacob, Aneesh A, Arun B, Application of Diamond Nanoparticles as a Lubricant-additive for VCR systems -An Experimental Investigation 1y, International Journal of Science, Technology and Innovation (IJSTI), 1 (2024) 13-16.
K. P. Venkitaraj, B. Praveen, Harjit Singh, S. Suresh, Low melt alloy blended polyalcohol as solid-solid phase change material for energy storage: An experimental study, Applied Thermal Engineering (2020).
K. P. Venkitaraj, S. Suresh, B. Praveen, Experimental charging and discharging performance of alumina enhanced pentaerythritol using a shell & tube TES system, Sustainable Cities and Society (2019)
K. P. Venkitaraj, S. Suresh, B. Praveen, Energy storage performance of pentaerythritol blended with indium in exhaust heat recovery application, Thermochimica Acta (2019).
K. P. Venkitaraj, S. Suresh, Experimental thermal degradation analysis of pentaerythritol with alumina nano additives for thermal energy storage application, Journal of Energy Storage, 22(2019)8–1
K. P. Venkitaraj, S. Suresh, Effects of Al2O3, CuO and TiO2 nanoparticles on thermal, phase transition and crystallization properties of solid-solid phase change material, Mechanics of Materials, 128 (2019)64-88.
K. P. Venkitaraj, S. Suresh , Arjun Venugopal, Experimental study on the thermal performance of nano enhanced pentaerythritol in IC engine exhaust heat recovery application, Applied thermal engineering, 137(2018)461-474.
K. P. Venkitaraj, S. Suresh, Experimental study on the thermal storage performance and nonisothermal crystallization kinetics of pentaerythritol blended with low melting metal, Thermochimica Acta, 662(2018)75-89.
K. P. Venkitaraj , S. Suresh, B. Praveen, Sreeju C. Nair, Experimental heat transfer analysis of macro packed neopentylglycol with CuO nano additives for building cooling applications, Journal of Energy Storage, 17(2018) 1-10.
K.P. Venkitaraj, S. Suresh, T. Alwin Mathew, B.S. Bibin, Jisa Abraham, An experimental investigation on heat transfer enhancement in the laminar flow of water/TiO2 nanofluid through a tube heat exchanger fitted with modified butterfly inserts, Heat and Mass Transfer, 54(2018) 813–829.
K. P. Venkitaraj, S. Suresh, B. Praveen, Arjun Venugopal, Sreeju C Nair, Pentaerythritol with alumina nano additives for thermal energy storage applications, Journal of Energy Storage, 13(2017)359-377.
K.P.Venkitaraj, S Suresh, Experimental study on thermal and chemical stability of pentaerythritol blended with low melting alloy as possible PCM for latent heat storage, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 88(2017) 73-87.
S. Suresh, K.P. Venkitaraj, M.S. Hameed, J. Sarangan, Turbulent Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Characteristics of Dilute Water Based Al2O3–Cu Hybrid Nanofluids, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 14(2014) 2563-2572.
S.Suresh, K.P.Venkitaraj, P.Selvakumar, M.Chandrasekar, Effect of Alumina-Cu /water hybrid nanofluid in heat transfer, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 38(2012) 54 –60.
S.Suresh, K.P.Venkitaraj, P.Selvakumar, M.Chandrasekar, A comparison of thermal characteristics of Alumina /water and CuO/water nanofluids in transition flow through a straight circular duct fitted with helical screw tape inserts, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 39 (2012) 37 -44.
S.Suresh, K.P.Venkitaraj, P.Selvakumar, Synthesis, Characterization of Alumina--Cu Nano Composite Powder, Advanced Materials Research Vols. 328-330 (2011) 1560-1567.
S.Suresh, K.P.Venkitaraj, P.Selvakumar, Comparative study on thermal performance of helical screw tape inserts in laminar flow using Alumina/ /water and CuO/water nanofluids, Superlattices and Microstructures 49 (2011) 608 –622.
S.Suresh, K.P.Venkitaraj, P.Selvakumar, Synthesis of Alumina-Cu/water hybrid nanofluids using two step method and its thermo physical properties, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 388 (2011) 41-48.
International Conferences
K. P. Venkitaraj, Jerin P Reji, Sravan C Pillai, Joel John, Munawar A K, Sujith Samuel, Experimental study of heat transfer enhancement in a circular duct using Al2O3 nanofluid and regularly spaced helical screw tape inserts, IMEC2019, NIT Trichy, 29-01 December 2019.
K. P. Venkitaraj, S. Suresh, B. S. Bibin, Jisa Abraham, DSC analysis of nano- enhanced monobasic and binary solid-solid phase change materials for thermal storage. Asian Joint Workshop on Thermophysics and Fluid Science (AJWTF 7) November 21-24, 2018, Trivandrum, India.
B.S. Bibin, K.P. Venkitaraj, Experimental study of the kinetics of thermal decomposition of nano-enhanced binary phase change material, ICAME-2018, 22-24 March 2018, Dept. of ME, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamilnadu, India.
Jisa Abraham, K.P. Venkitaraj, Study On Degradation Kinetics Of Nanoenhanced TAM PCM For Thermal Energy Storage Applications, ICAME-2018, 22-24 March 2018, Dept. of ME, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamilnadu, India.
K P Venkitaraj, Abhishek R Nair, Aravind S, Arjun P Suresh, Arun Kumar C S, Aswin G Thermal Cycling Characterization Of Neopentyl Glycol Added With Alumina Nano Additives Using DSC And TGA, ICAME-2018, 22-24 March 2018, Dept. of ME, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamilnadu, India.
K P Venkitaraj, Adarsh Murali, Akhil P Dev, Akshay K Sugathan, Asish R Daniel, Gokul M Pillai, Experimental Investigation On Thermal Energy Storage Performance Of Nano Enhanced Solid- Solid Organic PCM, ICAME-2018, 22-24 March 2018, Dept. of ME, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamilnadu, India.
K.P. Venkitaraj, S. Suresh, A Comparison of the Effect of Aluminum and Alumina Nanoparticles on Thermal Stability of Solid-Solid Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage Application, ―International Conference on Nano for Energy and Water (NEW) and Indo French Workshop on Water Networking‖, 22- 24 Feb 2017, UPES, Dehradun, India
Sanooj Siddikh, Venkitaraj K P, Natural Convection heat transfer enhancement from rectangular fin arrays with diverse geometrical perforations", 2016 International Conference on Energy-Efficient Technologies for sustainability(ICEETS), 7-8 April 2016, Nagercoil, India
Syamlal S, Venkitaraj K. P., Heat Transfer Characteristics Of Titanium Dioxide Nanofluids Through A Circular Tube With Small Pipe Inserts, Fourth International Conference on Frontiers in Nanoscience and Technology (Cochin Nano-2016), Cochin University of Science and Technology, held from February 20-23, 2016.
Alvin Mathew T, Venkitaraj K. P., Experimental Study On Convective Heat Transfer Of TiO2 Nanofluid In A Tube With Butterfly Inserts, Fourth International Conference on Frontiers in Nanoscience and Technology (Cochin Nano-2016), Cochin University of Science and Technology, held from February 20-23, 2016.
Manjunath, Venkitaraj K. P , Manjunath, Performance Enhancement Of Heat Sink With Phase Change Nano Matrix, International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, IHMTC2015 held from 17-20 December, 2015, Hoisted by LPSC, ISRO, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
Gopu R, Venkitaraj K. P, , Heat Transfer Enhancement in a Tube Heat Exchanger Using Al2O3/Water Nanofluid and Perforated Helical Screw Tape Inserts with and without Wings, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AEROSPACE AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (ICAME’15) held at Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering, Kollam from December 14-16, 2015.
Venkitaraj K. P, Numerical Optimization of heat transfer enhancement in an offset wavy channel using nanofluids ( Ther 007), International Conference on ―Advances in BioTechnology, Civil & Mechanical Sciences ( ICABCMS-15)‖ held from March 13th -14th 2015 at Selvam College of Technology, Namakkal, Tamilnadu.
Heat Transfer Enhancement in heat exchanger tube using alumina/water nanofluid and perforated helical screw tape inserts with wings ( Ther 011), International Conference on ―Advances in Bio-Technology, Civil & Mechanical Sciences ( ICABCMS-15)‖ held from March 13th -14th 2015 at Selvam College of Technology, Namakkal, Tamilnadu.
Experimental Study of heat transfer enhancement using nanofluid in c-shaped geometry ( Ther 006), International Conference on ―Advances in Bio-Technology, Civil & Mechanical Sciences ( ICABCMS-15)‖ held from March 13th -14th 2015 at Selvam College of Technology, Namakkal, Tamilnadu
A numerical study on phase change material based heat sink for portable electronic device cooling ( Ther 015), International Conference on ―Advances in Bio-Technology, Civil & Mechanical Sciences ( ICABCMS-15) held from March 13th -14th 2015 at Selvam College of Technology, Namakkal, Tamilnadu. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ADOOR FACULTY PROFILE
Praveen B, Venkitaraj K P, Experimental Investigation of heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of alumina nanofluid in a tubular flow with ring sector inserts, International Conference on ―Energy, Environment, Materials, and Safety ( ICEEMS’14)‖ held from December 10th-12th 2014 at School of Engineering, CUSAT, Kochi.
S Suresh, Venkitaraj K P, P Selvakumar, Comparative study on convective heat transfer performance of alumina/water and CuO/water nanofluids in a straight circular tube, International Conference on ―Thermal Energy and Environment — INCOTEE2011‖ organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalasalingam University, Tamilnadu, India held during March 24-26, 2011
National Conferences
K.P Venkitaraj, Albin Saju, Alan S Koshy, Anandu U R & Akshay R, Thermal Stability And Thermal Properties Of Nano-Enhanced Solid-Solid Pcm As Energy Storage Materials, NCRTMCE 2019, 29-30 April 2019,College of Engineering, Perumon, Kollam, Kerala.
Study on the Thermal conductivity of nano enhanced monobasic and binary phase change materials for thermal energy storage, NCLTME-2018, organized by Dept.of ME, NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad, April 06-08, 2018.
Thermal property measurement of pentaglycerine PCM added with TiO2 nanoparticle using temperature history method, NCLTME-2017, March 23-25 2017, NSS College of Engineering Palakkad.
Analysis of thermal characteristics of nano enhanced n-ecosane using T-history method, NCLTME-2017, March 23-25 2017, NSS College of Engineering Palakkad.
Thermal cycling characterization study of nano-enhanced neopentyl glycol using DSC and TGA, NCLTME-2017, March 23-25 2017, NSS College of Engineering Palakkad.
Thermal stability analysis of nano enhanced n-ecosane using DSC and TGA testing methods, NCLTME-2017, March 23-25 2017, NSS College of Engineering Palakkad.
Temperature history method for measuring the thermal properties of pentaerythritol PCM added with Al2O3 nano particles, NCLTME-2017, March 23-25 2017, NSS College of Engineering Palakkad.
Heat transfer and friction characteristics of metal oxide nanofluids through a circular tube with small pipe inserts, NCEL-2016, Heera College of Engineering, 12-13, February 2016
Thermal cycling characterization study of nano enhanced NPG using DSC and TGA, NCRITME2017, College of Engineering Adoor, 12-13 January 2017.
A review on thermal performances of PCM in building applications, NCRITME2017, College of Engineering Adoor, 12-13 January 2017.
A review on waste heat recovery and thermal energy storage in IC engines using PCM, NCRITME2017, College of Engineering Adoor, 12-13 January 2017.
A review on thermal performance of PCM in mobile devices, NCRITME2017, College of Engineering Adoor, 12-13 January 2017.
Natural Convection Heat Transfer Enhancement from Perforated Rectangular Fins Array, Kerala Technological Congress (KETCON-2016 Technology for Sustainability), organized by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology andEnvironment (KSCSTE), APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU), Kerala Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kanjirappally, Kerala, held from 8-9 January 2016.
An Experimental study on viscosity of titanium dioxide nanofluid, Kerala Technological Congress (KETCON-2016 Technology for Sustainability), organized by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE), APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU), Kerala Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kanjirappally, Kerala, held from 8-9 January 2016.
Numerical study on thermo-hydraulic performance of a heat exchanger tube with discrete corrugations, Kerala Technological Congress (KETCON-2016 Technology for Sustainability), organized by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE), APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU), Kerala Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kanjirappally, Kerala, held from 8-9 January 2016.
Numerical analysis on NACA 9416 as a turbine blade profile ‖ in the National Conference on Advancements in Mechanical Engineering and Nano Technology‖‖ April 4th -5th, 2014, PSN Engineering College, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu
Experimental Analysis of helically coiled heat exchanger using variable pitch‖ in the National Conference on ―Advancements in Mechanical Engineering and Nano Technology‖‖ , April 4th -5th, 2014, PSN Engineering College, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu
Investigation on heat transfer and friction factor characteristics in a tube heat exchanger under laminar flow with ring sector insert‖ in the National Conference on ―Latest Trends in Mechanical Engineering‖, March 25th -27th, 2014, NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad
Numerical Analysis on Natural convection from dual heating element in an enclosure‖, National Conference on ―Latest Trends in Mechanical Engineering‖ , March 25th - 27th, 2014 , NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad
Numerical Analysis of counter rotating fans‖, National Conference on ―Latest Trends in Mechanical Engineering‖ , March 25th -27th, 2014, NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad
Experimental Analysis of helically coiled heat exchanger using variable pitch‖, National Conference on ―Latest Trends in Mechanical Engineering‖, March 25th -27th, 2014 , NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad.
Book Chapters
K.P. Venkitaraj, S. Suresh, B.S. Bibin, Jisa Abraham (2020), ―DSC Analysis of Nanoenhanced Monobasic and Binary Solid-Solid Phase Change Materials for Thermal Storage‖ Recent Asian Research on Thermal and Fluid Sciences, Springer Nature.
Praveen Bhaskaran Pillai, S. Suresh,K.P. Venkitaraj, and Hafiz Muhammad Ali (2022), ―Phase change material application in heat sink: Microencapsulated PCM‖ Chapter 6, Phase Change Materials for Heat Transfer, Elsevier.
Praveen Bhaskaran Pillai, KP Venkitaraj, S Suresh, Hafiz Muhammad Ali, G Aswin, R Abhishek, S Aravind, Arjun P Suresh, Arun KumarApplication of a Solid–Solid Nanocomposite PCM for Thermal Management of a Solar PV Panel, Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Management and Storage , CRC Press.
Research/ Funded Projects
Funding from CERD (under Student Project Scheme), Trivandrum for the ―Thermal Management of Photovoltaic Cell using PCM for improved efficiency and Power Output‖ (U.O No. 964/2022/KTU, Thiruvananthapuram, dated 27-04-2022.
Funding from KSCSTE, Trivandrum (Student project scheme) for the project titled ― Thermal performance evaluation of microencapsulated and nano-enhanced PCM for energy storage in building applications‖ Letter no: 01175/SPS64/2019/KSCSTE dated 16.01.2020. Sanctioned amount: Rs. 10,000/-
Funding from KSCSTE, Trivandrum ( student project scheme) for the project titled ― Experimental investigation of heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of Al2O3 nanofluid in the flow through a circular tube fitted with alternate axis twisted tape inserts with triangular cuts‖ Letter no: 01453/SPS64/2019/KSCSTE dated 16.01.2020. Sanctioned amount: Rs. 10,000/-
Funding from CERD, Trivandrum (under Faculty Seed Money Project Scheme) for the project titled " Thermal Cycle Testingof Nano Enhanced Polyalcohols as Possible PCM for Latent Heat Storage" (PROCEEDINGS NO. KTU/RESEARCH 3/1199/2017 Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 19.04.2017): Sanctioned amount: Rs.2,00,000/-
Funding from TEQIP-II ( under Faculty Research Seed Money Scheme) for the project titled ―Experimental study on low melt metals and their alloys as effective additives for boosting thermal storage performance of organic PCM‖ Order No: 584/2017/TEQIP dated 04.02.2017. Sanctioned amount: Rs.1,00,000/-
Funding received from CERD, Trivandrum (under student project scheme) for the project titled ― Increasing the Efficiency of Solar Cell by Integrating PCM and Solar Selective Coating‖, sanctioned amount: Rs 50,000/-
Funding from TEQIP-II for the student project titled ―Thermal stability and heat transfer analysis of organic PCM for thermal management of mobile devices‖, order no:/2017/TEQIP dated 18-05-2017. Sanctioned amount: Rs.22,233/-
Funding received from TEQIP-II for the project titled ―Thermal performance evaluation of nano enhanced organic PCM in building application‖, order no: /2017/TEQIP dated 18-05- 2017. Sanctioned amount: Rs. 23,759/-
Funding received from TEQIP-II for the student project titled‖ Experimental study on thermal stability of organic PCM with nano additives and its application in building materials‖ Order no: 768/2017/TEQIP dated 18-05-2017. Sanctioned amount: Rs. 15,488/-
Funding received from TEQIP-II for the student project titled ― Characterization & thermal stability analysis of nano enhanced PCM for waste heat recovery‖ Order no: 767/2017/TEQIP dated 18-05-2017, Sanctioned amount: Rs. 37,924/-
Funding received from TEQIP-II for the student project titled ―Experimental investigation on latent heat thermal energy storage system using nano enhanced PCM for waste heat recovery‖, order no: 761/2017/TEQIP dated 01-06-2017. Sanctioned amount: Rs. 24,582/-
Successfully completed Project titled ―Modernization of Heat Transfer Lab" worth Rs 3,50,000/- ( F.No: 9-1/RIFD/MODROB/POLICY-1/2013-14) under AICTE MODROBS scheme