List of Publications : 20 articles in SCI journal + 2  chapters in book + 15 papers in conference

2026

46. Mrinal Bhowmik, Alessandro Giampieri, Zhiwei Ma and Anthony Paul Roskilly, “Investigation on thermochemical energy network for efficient waste heat recovery” Scientific Reports, Nature Portfolio, February 2026, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-39243-7. 

45. Athokpam Linthoingambi, Angom Lyndasana Devi, Laimayum Annapriya Sharma and Mrinal Bhowmik, “Performance Assessment of Photovoltaic Thermal Systems with and without Phase Change Materials in a Subtropical Climate,” International Conference on Recent Advances in Materials and Emerging Applications (RAMEA 2026), organised by NERIST, Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh, India, 6–7 April 2026.

44. Sharungbam Deepti Mangang and Mrinal Bhowmik, “Enhancing Human Thermal Comfort in Biomedical Healthcare Spaces Using Liquid Desiccant-Based Air Treatment Systems,” National Conference on MedEngage: Uniting Clinicians and Engineers for Biomedical Innovation (MedEngage: UCEBI-2026), organised by NIT Manipur and RIMS Imphal, India, 18–19 February 2026.

43. Mrinal Bhowmik, Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic–Thermal Energy Generation Device, Application Number: 487279-001; January 2026, Agency/Country: Indian Patent Office; Status: Filed; Nature of Patent: Design Patent.

2025

42. Jongsoo Jeong, Mrinal Bhowmik, Kiyoshi Saito, Ohkyung Kwon, Jinyoung Chang, “Metal-organic framework-based desiccant-coated heat and mass exchanger to engineer effective bus air conditioning systems utilising latent and sensible heat recovery”, Applied Thermal Engineering (Impact factor: 6.9), 2025, 127321, ISSN 1359-4311, June 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.127321. 

41. Mrinal Bhowmik, Alessandro Giampieri, Anthony Paul Roskilly, and Zhiwei Ma, “Feasibility of a Heat Pump-Assisted Liquid Desiccant System for Continuous Dehumidification and Regeneration in Temperate Oceanic Climatic Greenhouses”, Energy Conversion and Management, Elsevier, Volume 323, Part A, Page:119256, ISSN 0196-8904, DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2024.119256, January  2025 (Import factor: 9.9), Quartile index: Q1, Index: SCIE/ Scopus.

40. Mrinal Bhowmik, Madhujit Deb, and G. R. K. Sastry. "Performance and emission assessment of an indirect ignition diesel engine fuelled with waste plastic pyrolysis oil and ethanol blends." Frontiers in Thermal Engineering, 5: 1548806.2025, April 2025, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fther.2025.1548806    

39. Sholahudin, Nazwan Hafiz Firdaus, Mrinal Bhowmik, “Cooling Load Prediction Using Machine Learning and Weather Parameters” October 2025, AUSTENIT, 17(2), 30–37. DOI: https://doi.org/10.53893/austenit.v17i2.11332.

38. G.R.K. Sastry, Mrinal Bhowmik, Gaurav Sharma and Madhujit Deb “Fuzzy-Based Multi-Objective Optimisation for Direct In-jection Engine Using Thumba–Neem Biodiesel–Ethanol Blends” 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Power and Energy Research (ICSPER 2025), July 11-12, 2025, Organised by NIT Srinagar, India.

2024

37. Mrinal Bhowmik, Jongsoo Jeong, Kiyoshi Saito, "Heat and mass transfer analysis of desiccant-coated heat exchanger with desiccants and metal-organic framework for bus air conditioning applications", Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, Elsevier, Volume 52, July 2024, Page: 102669, ISSN 2451-9049, DOI:10.1016/j.tsep.2024.102669. (Import factor: 5.1), Quartile index: Q1, Index: SCIE/ Scopus.

36. Dibyendu Roy, Mrinal Bhowmik and Anthony Paul Roskilly, “Technoeconomic, environmental and multi criteria decision making investigations for optimisation of off-grid hybrid renewable energy system with green hydrogen production”, Journal of Cleaner Production, Elsevier, Volume 443, 2024, page: 141033, ISSN 0959-6526, DOI:10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141033. (Import factor: 11.072), Quartile index: Q1, Index: SCIE/ Scopus.

35. Mrinal Bhowmik, Alessandro Giampieri, Anthony Paul Roskilly, and Zhiwei Ma, “Performance assessment of packed bed systems for humidity control in greenhouse applications: An experimental based AI modelling approach” Green Energy and Sustainability, Pivot Science Publications, ISSN 2771-1641, Year - 2024; Volume: 4(3):0005. DOI: 10.47248/ges2404030005. Index: Google Scholar/ Scilit /Portico /Dimensions.

34. Mrinal Bhowmik, Alessandro Giampieri, Zhiwei Ma and Anthony Paul Roskilly, “R407C Refrigerant Based Ground Source Heat Pump Assisted Tube Free Air-Desiccant System for Thermo-Hygrometric Control” Pages 19 – 31, International Sorption Heat Pump Conference, ISHPC 2024, Sept. 1-5, 2024. Tsinghua University, China

33. Mrinal Bhowmik, Alessandro Giampieri, Zhiwei Ma and Anthony Paul Roskilly, “Experimental Assessment and Thermodynamic Model Development Including Dilution Enthalpy for In-Depth Air Desiccant Contact System Analysis” Pages 47 – 58, 8th National and 2nd International Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, IIT Madras, India, March 13-15, 2024.

32. Mrinal Bhowmik, Dibyendu Roy, Kumar Vijayalakshmi Shivaprasad, Anthony Paul Roskilly, “Conceptualisation of Advanced Direct Air Capture – A Perspective to Sustain Decarbonisation” Pages 414 – 425, 14th International Conference on Sustainable Waste Management and Circular Economy & IPLA Global Forum 2024, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITM), Visakhapatnam, India, November 28th- December 1st, 2024.

31. Mrinal Bhowmik, Dibyendu Roy, Kumar Vijayalakshmi Shivaprasad, Anthony Paul Roskilly, “Process Design and Analysis of a Direct Air Capture System for CO2 Removal from Ambient Air” presented at the UKCCSRC Knowledge Exchange Conference 2024, United Kingdom, 5-6th November 2024.

2023

30. Mrinal Bhowmik, Juri Sonowal, P. Muthukumar, and R. Anandalakshmi, "Experimental investigations on a solar assisted packed bed regeneration system for building air conditioning applications", Journal of Building Engineering, Elsevier, 2023,106858, Volume 74, ISSN 2352-7102, Pages: 106858, May 2023, DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2023.106858 (Import factor: 6.7), Quartile index: Q1, Index: SCIE/ Scopus

29. Mrinal Bhowmik, B. Kiran Naik, P. Muthukumar, and R. Anandalakshmi, "Performance assessment and optimization of liquid desiccant dehumidifier system using intelligent models and integration with solar dryer", Journal of Building Engineering, Elsevier, Volume 64, April 2023, ISSN 2352-7102, Pages: 105577(1-22), DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2022.105577 (Import factor: 6.7), Quartile index: Q1, Index: SCIE/ Scopus

28. Mrinal Bhowmik, Karanjeet Gohain, P. Muthukumar, and Kiyoshi Saito, "Steady-state performance assessment and geometrical optimization of packed-bed liquid desiccant air dehumidification systems", Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, Elsevier, Volume 38, February 2023, Page: 101626(1-17), ISSN 2451-9049, DOI: 10.1016/j.tsep.2022.101626. (Import factor: 5.1), Quartile index: Q1, Index: SCIE/ Scopus.

27. Juri Sonowal, Mrinal Bhowmik, P. Muthukumar, and R. Anandalakshmi, "Comparative Study of Different Tube Geometries of Evacuated Tube Solar Collector", Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, ASME, Volume 145, issue: 5, February 2023, Pages: 051009, DOI:10.1115/1.4056904 (Import factor: 2.384), Quartile index: Q2, Index: SCIE. ASME. J. Sol. Energy Eng. 

26. Mrinal Bhowmik, P. Muthukumar, and Ajay Patil "Analysis of heat transfer characteristics and optimization of U-tube based solar evacuated tube collector system with different flow conditioning inserts", Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, Elsevier, February 2023, Volume 39,  Page: 101709(1-17), ISSN 2451-9049, DOI: 10.1016/j.tsep.2023.101709. (Import factor: 5.1), Quartile index: Q1, Index: SCIE/ Scopus.

25. B. Deepanraj, A. Ashok, S.K. Gugulothu, Ragireddy Venkat Reddy, N. Senthilkumar, Zafar Said, Mrinal Bhowmik, "Enhancement of RCCI engine characteristics of Jatropha oil biodiesel as high reactivity fuel and 1-pentanol as low reactivity fuel with variable injection timing", Fuel, Elsevier, Volume 348, September 2023, Pages: 128390 , ISSN 0016-2361, DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2023.128390. (Import factor: 8.035), Quartile index: Q1, Index: SCIE.

24. Mrinal Bhowmik, Jongsoo Jeong, and Kiyoshi Saito “Performance assessment of desiccant coated heat exchangers with conventional desiccants (silica gel, zeolite) and metal-organic framework (Al-Fum MOF) for bus air conditioning applications” Pages 89 – 108, 7th International Conference on Polygeneration 26-28 July 2023, Universitas Indonesia, Kuta, Bali, Indonesia.

23. Mrinal Bhowmik, Shivaprasad Vijayalakshmi, Alessandro Giampieri, Zhiwei Ma, Anthony Paul Roskilly, “Liquid Desiccant Air Conditioning: A Pioneering Approach for Industry Waste Heat Recovery” presented at Foundation Industries sustainability consortium: TFI Network+ Conference, United Kingdom, 5-6th December 2023.

2022

22. Mrinal Bhowmik, Siddharth Rath, Richard Jayson Varela, P. Muthukumar, R. Anandalakshmi and Kiyoshi Saito "Performance assessment of integrated liquid desiccant dehumidification with vapor-compression system for energy-efficient air conditioning applications" Applied Thermal Engineering, Elsevier, Volume 216, August 2022, Pages 119118(1-19), ISSN 1359-4311, DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2022.119118  (Import factor: 6.1), Quartile index: Q1, Index: SCIE/ Scopus 

21. Mrinal Bhowmik, K. Dharmalingam, Sayan Halder, P. Muthukumar and R. Anandalakshmi, "Fabrication, Characterization and Evaluation of Desiccant Doped Hydrogel Films for Potential Air-Dehumidification Applications", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Wiley, Volume 139, ISSN: 0021-8995, Issue 6, February 2022, Pages 51607 (1-11), DOI:10.1002/app.51607 (Impact factor: 3.125), Quartile index: Q2, Index: SCI/ Scopus

20. Richard Jayson Varela, Isogai Hironori, Mrinal Bhowmik, Niccolo Giannetti, Jongsoo Jeong, and Kiyoshi Saito, "Study on surface wettability improvement of three-fluid gas-liquid contactors for humidity control air conditioners" Pages 86 – 98, Proceedings of the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning (2022.9.7-9, Okayama), Japan

19. Mahesh Mahajan, Mrinal Bhowmik and P. Muthukumar, ‘Performance predictions of packed bed liquid desiccant dehumidification system operating with lithium chloride desiccant’ Pages 41 – 53, 7th National and 1st International Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning; NCRAC 2022, 24-26 Feb 2022, IIT Guwahati and IIT Tirupati, India.

18. Mrinal Bhowmik, Karanjeet Gohain and P. Muthukumar, ‘Performance investigation of an adiabatic structured packed-bed dehumidifier with different aqueous desiccants at different flow configurations’ Pages 239 – 249, 7th National and 1st International Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning; NCRAC 2022, 24-26 Feb 2022, IIT Guwahati and IIT Tirupati, India. 

17. Mrinal Bhowmik, Siddharth Rath, P. Muthukumar and R. Anandalakshmi, ‘Thermodynamic modelling of hybrid desiccant dehumidification and vapor absorption system for building and industrial applications’ Pages 113 – 128, 7th National and 1st International Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning; NCRAC 2022, 24-26 Feb 2022, IIT Guwahati and IIT Tirupati, India.

2021

16. Mrinal Bhowmik, P. Muthukumar and R. Anandalakshmi, "Experimental study of coupled heat and mass transfer phenomena between air and desiccant in a solar-assisted thermal liquid desiccant system", International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Elsevier, Volume 162, ISSN 1290-0729, April 2021, Pages 106795(1-20), DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2020.106795. (Import factor: 4.9), Quartile index: Q1, Index: SCIE/ Scopus

15. Mrinal Bhowmik, P. Muthukumar and R. Anandalakshmi, "Experimental investigation on structured packed bed liquid desiccant dehumidifier: An optimal mixture design of experiments strategy", International Journal of Refrigeration, Elsevier, Volume 122, ISSN 0140-7007, February 2021, Pages 232-244,  DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2020.11.006 (Import factor: 3.5), Quartile index: Q1, Index: SCIE/ Scopus

14. Mrinal Bhowmik, P. Muthukumar and R. Anandalakshmi, "Modelling and Trade-Off Analysis of Performance Parameters for Counter Flow Packed Bed Liquid Desiccant Air Dehumidifier" in "Theoretical, Computational, and Experimental Solutions to Thermo-Fluid Systems", Springer, March 2021, ISSN 2195-4356, ISBN 978-981-33-4165-4, Pages 309-324, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-33-4165-4

13. Mrinal Bhowmik, Juri Sonowal, P. Muthukumar and R. Anandalakshmi, "Experimental Investigations on a Solar Assisted Packed Bed Regeneration Systems Using a Binary Desiccant Solution" 6th International Conference on Polygeneration (ICP 2021), 4 - 6 October 2021, Pages 297 – 308, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain and Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain.

2020

12. Mrinal Bhowmik, P. Muthukumar and R. Anandalakshmi, "Experimental based multi-objective optimization for structured packed bed liquid desiccant dehumidification systems", Journal of Building Engineering, Elsevier, Volume 32, ISSN 2352-7102, November 2020, Pages 101813(1-21), DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2020.101813 (Import factor: 6.7), Quartile index: Q1, Index: SCIE/ Scopus

11. Mrinal Bhowmik, R Anandalakshmi and P. Muthukumar, "Numerical investigation of performance trade-off characteristics of a packed bed dehumidifier using aqueous blends of lithium chloride and calcium chloride", Heat and Mass Transfer, Springer, Volume 56, ISSN: 0947-7411, Issue 11, July 2020, Pages 3093–3109, DOI: 10.1007/s00231-020-02893-y (Import factor: 2.325), Quartile index: Q2, Index: SCI/ Scopus

10. Mrinal Bhowmik, Sayan Haldar, K. Dharmalingam, P. Muthukumar, and R. Anandalakshmi, "Evaluation of thermo-kinetic and absorption characteristics of pure desiccants and desiccant mixtures", Materials Today: Proceedings, Elsevier, Volume 26, ISSN 2214-7853, April 2020, Pages 1967-1971, DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2020.02.430 (Cite Score: 1.8), Index: INSPEC/ Scopus.

9. Mrinal Bhowmik, Payal Banerjee and Manoj Kumar Bhowmik "A Theoretical Study of Thermal Stress for Engineering Applications" in "Applications and Techniques for Experimental Stress Analysis" IGI Global, February 2020, Pages 196-201, ISBN13: 9781799816904, ISBN10: 1799816907, EISBN13: 9781799816911, DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1690-4

8. Mrinal Bhowmik, R. Anandalakshmi and P. Muthukumar "Modelling and Multi-Objective Optimization of Performance Parameters for Counter Flow Dehumidifier" International Conference on Innovations in Thermo-Fluid Engineering and Sciences (ICITFES – 2020), 10-12 February 2020, Pages 44-58, NIT Rourkela, India

2019

7. Mrinal Bhowmik, P. Muthukumar and R. Anandalakshmi, "Experimental based multilayer perceptron approach for prediction of evacuated solar collector performance in humid subtropical regions", Renewable Energy, Elsevier, Volume 143, ISSN 0960-1481, December 2019, Pages 1566-1580,  DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2019.05.093 (Import factor: 9), Quartile index: Q1, Index: SCIE/ Scopus

6. B. Kiran Naik, Mrinal Bhowmik and P. Muthukumar, "Experimental investigation and numerical modelling on the performance assessments of evacuated U – Tube solar collector systems", Renewable Energy, Elsevier, Volume 134, ISSN 0960-1481, April 2019, Pages 1344-1361, DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2018.09.066. (Import factor: 8.634), Quartile index: Q1, Index: SCIE/ Scopus.

5. Mrinal Bhowmik, B. Kiran Naik, R. Anandalakshmi and P. Muthukumar, "Experimental Investigation of the Dehumidifier Performance Evaluation using Aqueous LiBr-HCOOK Blends", 5th International Conference on Polygeneration, ICP 2019, Pages 241-243, May 15-17,2019, Kyushu University, Japan.

4. B. Kiran Naik, P. Muthukumar and Mrinal Bhowmik "Performance Assessment and Comparison of Desiccant Coated Heat Exchanger Type and Desiccant Wheel Type Dehumidification systems" 25th National and 3rd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, IHMTC-2019, Pages 59 – 72, December 28-31, 2019, IIT Roorkee, India.

3. Mrinal Bhowmik, M. Joshi, R. Anandalakshmi and P. Muthukumar, "Performance Investigations on Twist Tape Based U-Tube Solar Evacuated Tube Collector for Humid Subtropical Region", 25th National and 3rd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, IHMTC-2019, Pages 21-33, December 28-31, 2019, IIT Roorkee, India.

2018

2. Mrinal Bhowmik, R. Anandalakshmi and P. Muthukumar, “Numerical Study on Dehumidification Performance of a Cross-Flow Liquid Desiccant Adiabatic Dehumidifier with Various Halide Salt Desiccants”, 5th International Conference on Computational Methods for Thermal Problems, ThermaComp-2018, July 9-11, 2018, Issue 223309, Pages 95 – 98, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India (Scopus indexed)

2015

1.    Mrinal Bhowmik, GRK Sastry, Madhujit Deb and Prasenjit Dutta, "Review Study of Biodiesel Properties and Engine Performance, Emission Characteristics of IDI Diesel Engine Using Different Blends of Biodiesel and Diesel Additives" International Conference on Emerging Trends in Science Technology Engineering and Management (ICETESTM-2015), October 9th-10th 2015, Pages 62-73, Malla Reddy Engineering College, India.