Funded Projects

Dr. Sujith Kumar CS

1. Development of desalination system using selectively patterned solar absorber, Directorate of Environment & Climate Change, 2020-2022.

2. Heat Transfer Enhancement and Fluid Flow Analysis using vertically Aligned CNT and Nanostructured Surface, SERB, 2012-2015.

3. Faculty Research Grant from NIT Calicut. Period: 2019-2021.

4. Solar driven co-generation of electricity and water in small, rural communities, Indo- South African Joint Research, Department of Science & Technology , 2021-2024

Dr. TJS Jothi

1. Faculty Research Grant from NIT Calicut. Period: 2011-2015.

2. DST Fast Track Project for Young Scientist. Period: 2014-2017.

Dr. A. Shaija

1. “Alternative Fuels for Automobiles” (Principal Investigator) Ministry of Human Resources development (MHRD), Government of India, of Rs. 8 lakhs, 2001-04.

2. “Experimental Investigation of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Mini Channels for cooling of Electronic Systems” (Co-investigator), FRP, CREC, 2002.

3. “Production of Bio-diesel from Chlorella pyrenoidosa and Salvinia molesta and investigation on its use in single cylinder diesel engine” (Principal Investigator) - 11 lakhs from Kerala State Council for Science, Technology & Environment (KSCSTE), Kerala, India.

4. PG student project titled ‘Design, development of the solar still integrated with a refrigerator’ funded by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology & Environment, Sasthra Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram

5. PG student project titled ‘Development of micro-emulsion from freshwater weed (Kariba weed) and indigenous algae as diesel engine fuel’ funded by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology & Environment, Sasthra Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram.

6. Research project “Tubular photobioreactor for microalgae cultivation” Rs. 5,80,000 funded by TEQIP-II.

7. PG student project titled, ‘Design, fabrication and testing of novel solar collector for daylighting and water heating’ funded by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology & Environment, Sasthra Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram.

8. PG student project titled ‘Study on the effects of nanoadditives on Avocado biodiesel in variable compression ratio engine’ funded by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology & Environment, Sasthra Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram.

9. PG student project titled 'Design and experimental analysis of triple concentric tube heat exchanger' funded by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology & Environment, Sasthra Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram.

10. Research project 'Design, fabrication and experimental analysis of concentrating PV integrated water purification system' Rs.30,000 funded by TEQIP-II.

11. Research project 'Development of a high productive solar still using refrigeration cycle' Rs.66000/- funded by KSCSTE under TDAP scheme.

12. Research project 'Design and development of a retrofittable Diesel Particulate Filter with regeneration attributes' Rs.5,50,000/- funded by KSCSTE under TDAP scheme.

Dr. Saleel Ismail