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Centre for Clean Energy and Circular Economy (C-CECE)
Mechanical Engineering Department
National Institute of Technology Calicut
Welcome to Hydrogen Research Lab
Welcome to Hydrogen Research Lab
Hydrogen Research Lab under the Centre for Clean Energy and Circular Economy (C-CECE) at NIT Calicut, is dedicated to cutting-edge academic research and engineering developments in the field of hydrogen energy under the supervision of Dr. Vinod Kumar Sharma, Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department, NITC. Hydrogen lab is at the forefront of exploring hydrogen production, purification, storage, and its diverse applications.
About Us
About Us
Mission
Our mission is to contribute to the development of hydrogen as a key energy carrier for a sustainable and cleaner future. We aim to advance academic research and provide engineering solutions to real-world hydrogen-related challenges.
Vision
To be a leading research hub in hydrogen technologies, enabling breakthroughs in energy production, storage, and applications, while fostering innovation and collaboration.
Hydrogen Research Lab Workspace
Sievert's Apparatus
Sievert's Apparatus
Research Areas
Hydrogen Production
Exploring efficient and sustainable methods of hydrogen production from various sources to ensure a green energy future.
Hydrogen Purification
Developing advanced purification techniques to ensure the highest quality hydrogen for industrial and energy applications.
Hydrogen Storage
Focusing on innovative storage solutions, including metal hydride technology, to safely and efficiently store hydrogen for various applications.
Metal Hydrides and Applications
Investigating the use of metal hydrides in hydrogen compressors, thermochemical energy storage, and other advanced applications.
Hydrogen Embrittlement Testing
Studying the effects of hydrogen embrittlement on various materials to enhance the safety and reliability of hydrogen systems.
CO2 storage
Projects and Collaborations
Projects and Collaborations
The lab engages in numerous academic and consultancy projects, offering expertise in hydrogen technologies. Our projects cover a broad range of topics, including:
Hydrogen production and storage systems
Applications of metal hydrides
Studies on material degradation due to hydrogen exposure
We collaborate with industry partners, government agencies, and other academic institutions to bring innovative hydrogen solutions to market.
Sponsored and Consultancy Project Details
Sponsored and Consultancy Project Details
1. Title: Sorption hydrogen compressor for vehicular and power generation applications
Funding Agency: DST, Government of India
Status: Ongoing
2. Title: Sustainable Hydrogen production from wastewater through Hybrid Microbial-Photo-Electrochemical System and Purification through Metal Hydride Technology.
Funding Agency: DST, Government of India
Status: Ongoing
3. Title: Development of metal hydride based thermal energy storage system
Funding Agency: CoEIR
Status: Ongoing
4. Title: Design and development of Autoclave suitable for Hydrogen Embrittlement testing of metal samples and filter components
Funding Agency: Filt Red India Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Pune
Status: Ongoing
5. Title: Development of testing lab for high pressure hydrogen tribometer and conduct wear testing of composite samples
Funding Agency: Dover India Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore
Status: Completed
6. Title: Studies on influence of hydrogen exposure on mechanical and absorption behaviour of polymer composite
Funding Agency: Filt Red India Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Pune
Status: Completed
7. Title: Studies on influence of hydrogen exposure on mechanical and absorption behaviour of polymer composite
Funding Agency: Dover India Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore
Status: Completed
8. Title: Polymer composite testing in hydrogen environment
Funding Agency: Dover India Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore
Status: Completed
9. Title: Design, analysis and development of high-pressure chamber for chemical reaction
Funding Agency: Comfort Mech Solutions
Status: Completed
Facilities
The Hydrogen Research Lab is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for hydrogen production, purification, storage, and testing. Our lab infrastructure supports advanced research in hydrogen embrittlement and the application of metal hydrides in industrial systems.
Reactor for Metal Hydride characterization
List of Patent Published/Granted/Submitted:
1. “Metal hydride reactor for hydrogen storage and energy applications”. Application no. 202111020436 A. Intellectual Property India.
2. “Vision-based multi-object tracking and localization from autonomous aerial vehicle” Patent number: 2021106662. IP Australia.
3. “Two-stage hydrogen-based thermochemical energy storage system” Application no. 202241030330. Intellectual Property India.
4. “SOLAR ROBOT SYSTEM” Application no. 388721-001. Intellectual Property India.
5. “VoiceAlert AgriSensor: Empowering Rural Farmers with Intuitive Agricultural Updates” Application no. 202441092935 A. Intellectual Property India.
6. “A Metal Hydride-Based Reactor System with Optimized Gas Distribution for Enhanced Hydrogen Purification Application” Application no. 202441073002 A. Intellectual Property India.
List of Book Chapter Publications:
1. Manoj S. Choudhari, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Mukesh Thakur, Sanjay Gupta, and Shajiullah Naveed Syed, “Carbon Dioxide Storage and Its Energy Transformation Applications”, Energy Storage Systems: Optimization and Applications, Springer, Volume 1, Chapter 21, September 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4502-1_21, ISSN 2731-4049.
2. E. Anil Kumar, Dhananjay Mishra, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Estimation of enthalpy of formation of metal hydrides: Effect of different measurement parameters”, Advances in Energy Research, Springer, Volume 1, Chapter 27, September 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2666-4_27. ISBN 978-981-15-2666-4.
3. Vinod Kumar Sharma, Sunil Pathak, I.S.N.V.R. Prasanth, D.V. Ravishankar, M. Manzoor Hussain, Chandra Mouli Badiganti, Nagaraju Bejgam, “Influence of milling process parameters on the surface quality of GFRP composites”, Glass Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites, DE GRUYTER, Chapter 5, May 2020, https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110610147-005. ISBN: 9783110610147.
4. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Metal Hydrides”, Kirk Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. Wiley & Sons, 2018, DOI: 10.1002/0471238961.koe00039. ISBN: 9780471484943.
Publications
1. Kakumanu Suvarna Jaya Prakash, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Recent developments on metal hydride hydrogen compressors – A comprehensive review”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1037 (2025) 182505, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.182505.
2. Koushika Vadde, Kakumanu Suvarna Jaya Prakash, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Structural and thermal analyses of metal hydride reactor for non-conventional hydrogen compressor application”, (2025) Heat Transfer Engineering Journal, Accepted
3. Kondapaka Kishor Kumar, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Sharu Bhagavathi, Hillol Chakravarty, Ranjith Krishna Pai, “Experimental and theoretical studies on CO2 storage behaviour of rice husk based activated biochar and its mixture with bitumen”, (2025)Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, https://doi.org/ 10.1002/apj.70072
4. Jatoth Heeraman, Prem Kumar Chaurasiya, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Piyush Kumar Jain, Ranjith Krishna Pai, “Advancement in Double-Pipe Heat Exchanger Using Turbulators With SiO2 Nanofluids for Energy Storage”, (2025)Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1002/apj.70062
5. Kondapaka Kishor Kumar, N. M. Omal, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Sharu Bhagavathi Kandy, Ümit Ağbulut, “CO2 storage behavior of rice husk biochar–bitumen mixture at different pressures and temperatures: a detailed experimental investigation”, (2025), Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-025-14024-y
6. Sourabh Kumar Soni, Cheenepalli Nagarjuna, Man Mohan, V Jay Prakash, Sheetal Kumar Dewangan, Santosh Kumar Sharma, Shweta B. Thomas, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Benedict Thomas, “Recent Progress in Metal Matrix Hybrid Composites Fabricated via Liquid and Solid-state Processing: Fabrication Techniques, Characteristics and Future Prospects” Journal of Alloys and Compounds, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.181064.
7. Man Mohan, Mukkath Joseph Josline, Cheenepalli Nagarjuna, Sheetal Kumar Dewangan, Vinod Kumar Sharma, K. Gopi Kannan, K. Raja Rao, Jae-Hyun Lee, Kwan Lee, Byungmin Ahn, “Optimization of synthesis parameters for copper oxide-enhanced phase change material: Balancing thermal conductivity and latent heat trade-off”, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress 59 (2025) 103334.
8. Man Mohan, Vishesh Manjunath, Syed Muhammad Zain Mehdi, Sourabh Kumar Soni, Sheetal Kumar Dewangan, Hansung Lee, Abhishek Awasthi, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Abhishek Sharma, Eunhyo Song, Naesung Lee, Jaeyeong Heo, Kwan Lee, Byungmin Ahn, “Phonon-photon synergy in phase change materials through nano-engineered carbon materials for multifunctional applications”, Energy Storage Materials 76 (2025) 104142.
9. Kakumanu Suvarna Jaya Prakash, K.Kishor Kumar, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Prem Kumar Chaurasiya, Tikendra Nath Verma, Anoop Kumar Shukla, Gaurav Dwivedi, “Design and analyses of an AB5 - metal hydride based canister for hydrogen compressor application”, (2024), Process Safety and Environmental Protection, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2024.11.123.
10. Prem Kumar Chaurasiya, Jatoth Heeraman, Anoop Pratap Singh, K. Sudha Madhuri, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Numerical exploration of heat transfer and friction factor in corrugated dual-pipe heat exchangers using SiO2 and CuO nanofluids”, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress 56 (2024) 103076.
11. Badiganti Chandra Mouli, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Sanjay, Manikant Paswan, Benedict Thomas, “Performance investigations on thermochemical energy storage system using cerium, aluminium, manganese, and tin-substituted LaNi5 hydrides”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 96 (2024) 1203–12.
12. Badiganti Chandra Mouli, Manoj S. Choudhari, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Sanjay, and Manikant Paswan, “Development of a Two-Stage Hydrogen-Based Thermochemical Energy Storage System”, (2024), Energy Technology, DOI: 10.1002/ente.202301491.
13. Manoj S. Choudhari, Josy James, Man Mohan, Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, Prem Kumar Chaurasiya, “Influence of measurement parameters on hydrogen absorption properties of hydrogen storage alloys”, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2023.2227138. (Impact Factor – 3.44) ISSN: 15567230, 15567036
14. Piyush Kumar Jain, Atul Lanjewar, Prem Kumar Chaurasiya, Damodar Tiwari, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Experimental testing of solar‑based air heater roughed with discrete V‑down rib and staggered element”, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, (2023) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-25067-1.
15. Chaurasiya PK, Rajak U, Singh SK, Nath Verma T, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Kumar A, Shende V, “A review of techniques for increasing the productivity of passive solar stills”, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 52 (2022) 102033. DOI: 10.1016/j.seta.2022.102033. (Impact Factor – 5.353) ISSN: 2213-1388.
16. Manoj S. Choudhari, Prem Chaurasiya, Mukesh Thakur, Manikant Paswan, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Performance investigations of the hydrogen-based energy storage system employing high-pressure metal hydride pair”, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2021.2000070. (Impact Factor – 3.44) ISSN: 15567230, 15567036
17. Manoj S. Choudhari, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Performance investigations on hydrogen-based thermochemical energy storage system through finite volume method and thermodynamic simulation”, International Journal of Energy Research, 45 (2021) 20156-20175. DOI: 10.1002/er.7093. (Impact Factor – 5.164) ISSN:1099-114X
18. Manoj S. Choudhari, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Manikant Paswan “Metal hydrides for thermochemical energy storage applications”, International Journal of Energy Research, 45 (2021) 14465-14492. DOI: 10.1002/er.6818 (Impact Factor – 5.164) ISSN:1099-114X
19. Vinod Kumar Sharma, Satheesh A., Anil Kumar E., “Performance investigation of a two-stage sorption hydrogen compressor”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46 (2021) 17282-17294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.02.155 (Impact Factor – 5.816) ISSN: 0360-3199
20. Shajiullah Naveed Syed, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Performance comparison between H2-metal hydrides and CO2-adsorbents-based sorption refrigeration systems”, International Journal of Energy Research, 45 (2021) 7851-7869. DOI: 10.1002/er.6370 (Impact Factor – 5.164) ISSN:1099-114X
21. Sanjay Gupta, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Characterisation of La0.9Ce0.1Ni5 alloy for the development of single-stage thermally driven sorption hydrogen compressor”, International Journal of Energy Research, 45 (2021) 5710 – 5729. 10.1002@er.6195 (Impact Factor – 5.164) ISSN:1099-114X
22. Sanjay Gupta, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Performance investigation of a multi-stage sorption hydrogen compressor”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46 (2021) 1056-1075. 10.1016@j.ijhydene.2020.09.249 (Impact Factor – 5.816) ISSN: 0360-3199
23. Manoj S. Choudhari, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Thermodynamic simulation of hydrogen based thermochemical energy storage system”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46 (2021) 16440 – 16452. 10.1016@j.ijhydene.2020.09.074 (Impact Factor – 5.816) ISSN: 0360-3199
24. Sanjay Gupta, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Design and analysis of metal hydride reactor embedded with internal copper fins and external water cooling”, International Journal of Energy Research, 45 (2021) 1836-1856. 10.1002/er.5859 (Impact Factor – 5.164) ISSN:1099-114X
25. Sheetal Kumar Dewangan, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Priyanka Sahu, Vinod Kumar, “Synthesis and characterization of hydrogenated novel AlCrFeMnNiW high entropy alloy”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 45 (2020) 16984-16991. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.08.113 (Impact Factor – 5.816) ISSN: 0360-3199
26. Shajiullah Naveed Syed, Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar "Thermodynamic and heat-hydrogen transfer analyses of novel multistage hydrogen-alloy sorption heat pump", International Journal of Energy Research, 44 (2020) 2925-2940. 10.1002/er.5112 Wiley & Sons (Impact Factor – 5.164) ISSN:1099-114X
27. Man Mohan, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Performance investigation of novel multi stage multi effect sorption thermodynamic system for heating and cooling applications”, Applied Thermal Engineering, 161 (2019) 114097. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.114097 (Impact Factor – 5.259) ISSN: 1359-4311
28. Man Mohan, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Studies on thermodynamic performance of three stage sorption heat transformer”, Applied Thermal Engineering, 154 (2019) 228-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.03.080 (Impact Factor – 5.259) ISSN: 1359-4311
29. Man Mohan, Maitray Sharma, Vinod Kumar Sharma, E Anil Kumar, A Satheesh, P Muthukumar, “Performance analysis of metal hydride based simultaneous cooling and heat transformation system”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 44 (2019) 10906-10915. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.02.241 (Impact Factor – 5.816) ISSN: 0360-3199
30. I. S. N. V. R. Prashant, D. V. Ravishankar, M Manzoor Hussain, Chandra Mouli Badiganti, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Sunil Pathak, “Investigations on performance characteristics of GFRP composites in milling”, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 99 (2018) 1351-1360. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-018-2544-2 (Impact Factor – 3.226) ISSN: 0268-3768
31. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Thermodynamic simulation of hydrogen based solid sorption heat transformer”, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 125 (2018) 74-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2017.11.020 (Impact Factor – 4.08) ISSN: 1290-0729
32. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Thermodynamic analysis of novel multi stage multi effect metal hydride based thermodynamic system for simultaneous cooling heat pumping and heat transformation”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 42 (2017) 437-447. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.09.154 Elsevier (Impact Factor – 5.816) ISSN: 0360-3199
33. Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Static and dynamic measurement based thermodynamic analysis of solid sorption refrigeration system”, International Journal of Energy Research, 41 (2017) 553-564. 10.1002/er.3660 Wiley & Sons (Impact factor – 5.164) ISSN:1099-114X
34. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Metal hydrides for energy applications – Classification, PCI characterization and Simulation, International Journal of Energy Research, 41 (2017) 901-923. 10.1002/er.3668 Wiley & Sons (Impact factor – 5.164) ISSN:1099-114X
35. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, S. Srinivasa Murthy, “Influence of dynamic operating conditions on the performance of metal hydride based solid sorption cooling systems”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 40 (2015) 1108-1115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.11.084 Elsevier (Impact factor – 5.816) ISSN: 0360-3199
36. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Studies on La – based intermetallic hydrides to determine their suitability in metal hydride – based cooling systems”, Intermetallics, 57 (2014) 60-67. Elsevier (Impact factor – 3.758) ISSN: 0966-9795
37. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Effect of measurement parameters on hydrogen storage and thermodynamic properties of La – based metal hydrides”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 39 (2014) 5888-5898. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.01.174 Elsevier (Impact factor – 5.816) ISSN: 0360-3199
38. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, M. Prakash Maiya, S. Srinivasa Murthy, “Experimental and theoretical studies on static and dynamic pressure – concentration isotherms of MmNi5-xAlx (x = 0, 0.3, 0.5 and 0.8) hydrides”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 39 (2014) 18940-18951. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.09.028 Elsevier (Impact factor – 5.816) ISSN: 0360-3199
39. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Measurement and analysis of reaction kinetics of La – based hydride pairs suitable for metal hydride – based cooling systems”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 39 (2014) 19156-19168. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.09.083 Elsevier (Impact factor – 5.816) ISSN: 0360-3199
40. Shajiullah Naveed Syed, Satyasreet Jena, Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar “Performance Investigation of Multi-Stage Hydrogen-Based Sorption Heat Pump”, FME Transactions, 49 (2021) 121-127. 10.5937/fme2101121N ISSN: 2406-128X
41. Sukanta Nayak, Satyasreet Jena, Abu Sharique Shamshad Khan, Mani Kant Paswan, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Use of Corrugated pipe heat exchanger in waste heat recovery steam generators”, Materials Science and Engineering, 1123 (2021) 012037. 10.1088/1757-899X/1123/1/012037 ISSN: 17578981.
42. Shajiullah Naveed Syed, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Thermodynamic simulation of CO2 – Adsorbent based sorption refrigeration system”, FME Transactions, 48 (2020) 187-194. 10.5937/fmet2001187S ISSN: 2406-128X
43. Mohan Man, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Kumar E. Anil, Gayathri V, “Hydrogen Storage in Carbon Materials – A Review”, Energy Storage, 1 (2019) e35. https://doi.org/10.1002/est2.35. ISSN: 2578-4862
44. Choudhari Manoj, Ahuja Kunal, Thakkur Siddhant, Bardhan Subhro, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Performance investigation of metal hydride based heat transformer”, Energy Storage, 1 (2019) e56. doi.org/10.1002/est2.56. ISSN: 2578-4862
45. J. Krishna, P. S. Kishore, A. Brusly Solomon, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Experimental and numerical investigations on Al2O3 – Tricosane based heat pipe thermal energy storage”, International Journal of Engineering, 31 (2018) 980-985. 10.5829/ije.2018.31.06c.16 ISSN: 17359244, 17281431
46. Vinukonda Nagargun, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Review on contemporary trends in radiator design and testing of automobile radiator”, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, 9 (2018) 671-680.
47. Vinod Kumar Sharma, Man Mohan, B. Chandra Mouli, “Effect of intake swirl on the performance of single cylinder direct injection diesel engine”, Material Science and Engineering, 263 (2017) 1-9. doi:10.1088/1757-899X/263/6/062077 IOP Science. ISSN: 17578981.
48. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Measurement and simulation of hydrogen storage and thermodynamic properties of LaNi4.7Al0.3 hydride, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 9 (2014) 985-994. ISSN 0973-9769
List of International/National Conference Proceedings:
1. Soumen Pal, Rochak Malhotra, Om Adikrao More, Vinod Kumar Sharma and Sitaram Dash, “Design And Development Of An I-shaped UAV”, (2023), AIP Conf. Proc. 2946, 020002-1–020002-10; https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0177983.
2. Badiganti Chandra Mouli, Tino Joe Tenson, Manoj S. Choudhari, Manikant Paswan, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Recent advancements in metal hydride based thermochemical energy storage system – A short review”, Materials Today Proceedings, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.10.313. ISSN: 22147853.
3. Krishna Praneel, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Experimental Analysis of Diesel Engine Run on Biodiesel Derived from Kusum Oil”, Materials Today Proceedings, 47 (2021) 2669-2672. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.02.700. ISSN: 22147853.
4. Prashant Kumar, Ashok Darsiguta, B. Chandra Mouli, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Neeraj Sharma, Anil Singh Yadav, “Analysis of intake swirl in a compression ignition engine at different intake valve lifts”, Materials Today Proceedings, 47 (2021) 2869-2874. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.03.663. ISSN: 22147853.
5. Chandra Mouli Badiganti, L. Siva, J. Venkata Midhun, M. Srinivasulu, K. Kishore Kumar, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Effect of four-parameter power law on free vibration of functionally graded skewed elliptical shell”, AIP Conference Proceedings, 2341 (2021) 020035. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0050040 ISSN: 1551-7616.
6. R. Chandrasekaran, Saloni, Bavana Sri P.S., Vinod Kumar Sharma, Manoj Chaudhari, Man Mohan, Jogi Krishna, “Performance and emission characteristics of single cylinder diesel engine fuelled with jatropha-diesel blends”, AIP Conference Proceedings, 2341 (2021) 030002. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0050154 ISSN: 1551-7616.
7. Sanjay Kumar, Satyasreet Jena, Varun Lahoty, M.K.Paswan, B.Sharma, D.Patel, S.B.Prasad, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Experimental investigation on the effect of welding parameters of TIG welded joints using ANOVA”, Materials Today Proceedings, 22 (2020) 3181-3189. ISSN: 22147853.
8. Bhuvnesh Sharma, Man Mohan, Jigesh Yadav, M.K.Paswan, R.Chandrasekaran, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Manoj Shyamrao Choudhary, “Linear Programming Archetypal for Collective Assembly and Preventive Aliment Arrangement for Reconfigurable Accomplishment System”, Materials Today Proceedings, 22 (2020) 2058-2065. ISSN: 22147853.
9. Vinod Kumar Sharma, Man Mohan, B. Chandra Mouli, “Effect of measurement conditions on pressure-concentration isotherm and thermodynamic properties of LaNi4.6Al0.4 hydride”, Materials Today Proceedings, 5 (2018) 12103-12108. ISSN: 22147853.
10. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Thermodynamic analysis of two stage metal hydride based hydrogen compressor using static and dynamic PCI data” Proceedings of International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER2015), 15-17 December 2015, Mumbai. Materials Today Proceedings, 5 (2018) 23218-23223. ISSN: 22147853.
11. Vinod Kumar Sharma, Man Mohan, Badiganti Chandra Mouli, “Thermodynamic analysis of CO2 based solid sorption cooling system”, Proceedings in International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials (ICAFM2017), 3-5 May 2017, Adhi College, Kancheepuram, India.
12. Vinod Kumar Sharma, Man Mohan, A. Satheesh, “Thermodynamic analysis of novel three stage metal hydride based heat transformer”, Proceedings in International Conference on Trends and Advanced Research in Green Energy Technologies (ICTARGET2017), 30-31 March 2017, VIT University, Vellore, India.
13. Vinod Kumar Sharma, Man Mohan, Badiganti Chandra Mouli, “Effects of operating parameters on pressure concentration isotherm and thermodynamic properties of LaNi4.6Al0.4 hydride”, Proceedings in International Conference on Materials, Manufacturing and Modelling (ICMMM2017), 9-11 March 2017, VIT University, Vellore, India.
14. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Thermodynamic analysis of metal hydride based solid sorption cooling system using static and dynamic PCI data” Proceedings of National Conference on Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning (NCRAC2015), 28-30 October 2015, Chennai.
15. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Effect of temperature and pressure on reaction kinetics of La based metal hydrides”, Proceeding of International Conference on Polygeneration (ICP 2015), 18 – 20 Feb. 2015, Chennai.
16. Rakesh Sharma, Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Working pairs suitable for ammoniated salts based resorption cooling systems – A review”, Proceedings of International Conference on Polygeneration (ICP 2015), 18 – 20 Feb. 2015, Chennai.
17. Bhupesh Chandrakar, Vinod Kumar Sharma, “Design and optimization of slider and crank mechanism with multibody system”, Presented in International Seminar on Utilization of Non-Conventional Energy Sources for Sustainable Development of Rular Areas (paras 2015), March21-22, 2015, Bhilai, India.
18. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Measurement of static and dynamic pressure-concentration isotherms of LaNi5 based metal hydrides”, Proceedings of International Conference on Environment and Energy (ICEE 2014), 15 – 17 Dec. 2014, Hyderabad.
19. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Simulation of Pressure Concentration Isotherms of MmNi5-xAlx Hydrides”, Proceedings of The 3rd International Conference on Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Technology (ICFCHT 2011), D21, November 22-23, 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
20. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Characterization of Metal Hydrides for Hydrogen Storage and Metal Hydride Based Engineering Applications”, Proceedings of International Conference on Futuristic Trends in Materials and Energy Systems (FTME-2011), pp 141-146, December 29-30, 2011, Vijayawada, India.
21. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Carbon Nanomaterials for Hydrogen Storage”, Proceedings of 1st Winter Workshop on Engineering at Nanoscale: From Materials to Bio-Sensors, December 10-12, 2012, Indore, India.
22. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Estimation of Enthalpy of formation of Metal Hydrides- Influence of various parameters”, Proceedings of International conference on Advances in Biological Hydrogen Production and Application”, December 14-15, 2012, Hyderabad, India.
23. Vinod Kumar Sharma, E. Anil Kumar, “Evaluation of Thermal Conductivity of Metal Hydrides”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Materials (ICAM-2011), pp 299-235, December 12-16, 2011, Coimbatore, India.
Our Team
Dr. Vinod Kumar Sharma
Lab Incharge
Dr. Vinod Kumar Sharma is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology Calicut, India. His research focuses on Hydrogen Energy, CO2 Capture and Sequestration, Renewable Energy, Heat Transfer, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning, and Computational Fluid Dynamics. He earned his PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology, Indore and his M.Tech from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur.
With over 11 years of experience in energy technologies, he has guided four PhD scholars and is supervising eight more. He has completed several sponsored and consultancy projects totalling over 1 crore INR and has published more than 70 research articles in international peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, and book chapters. He also has three patents to his name.
Mr. Kakumanu Suvarna Jaya Prakash
Mr. Kakumanu Suvarna Jaya Prakash
K S Jaya Prakash is a full-time research scholar at Hydrogen Research Lab and Centre for Clean Energy and Circular Economy, at NIT Calicut, Kerala, India. He received his Master's and Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India. He is a member of the Indian Society of Technical Education (ISTE) and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Currently, he is working on the design, analyses, and performance of metal hydride–based hydrogen storage and compression systems.
Mr. Mohammed
Faheem T
Mr. Mohammed
Faheem T
Mohammed Faheem T is a dedicated researcher in Thermal Sciences, currently pursuing his Ph.D. at the National Institute of Technology Calicut. Completed both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Government Engineering College, Calicut. With prior academic experience as an Assistant Professor at KMCT College of Engineering, Mukkam, he has cultivated a strong foundation in teaching and research. His current research interests include hydrogen energy, purification techniques, and metal hydrides. Beyond his doctoral research, he actively contributes to academic activities, including coordinating laboratories and organizing International conferences. Passionate about continuous learning and academic excellence.
Mr. Josy James
Mr. Josy James
Josy James is pursuing a PhD in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology Calicut, India. His areas of research are hydrogen energy, renewable energy, heat transfer, refrigeration, and computational fluid dynamics. He has completed his MTech in Thermal Engineering from Teerthanker Mahaveer University College of Engineering, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. He has completed Bachelor of Engineering from Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekananda Technical University, Bhilai, India. He has 3 years of experience in the field of energy technology
Mr. K. Kishor Kumar
Mr. K. Kishor Kumar
K. Kishor Kumar is pursuing a PhD in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology Calicut, India. His research interests include biochar-based CO₂ adsorbents, carbon sequestration, hydrogen purification, metal hydride systems, bituminous composites, renewable energy, and computational fluid dynamics. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Kakatiya Institute of Technology & Science, Warangal, India. He has experience in teaching, research, laboratory development, curriculum design, and academic coordination. His research work focuses on the development and characterization of sustainable materials for CO₂ capture and clean-energy applications.
Mr. Hari Krishna Raj
Mr. Hari Krishna Raj
Hari Krishna Raj holds a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering and MBA in General Management, and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). He is a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) and the Indian Institute of Materials Management (IIMM).
He is currently a Senior Manager at BEML Limited, a Government of India Defence PSU, with over 14 years of experience in project management, Supply chain management, and strategic planning and engineering for defence and heavy engineering projects.
His research focuses on hydrogen embrittlement of structural materials for hydrogen energy applications, with interests in hydrogen storage and transportation, materials characterisation, fracture mechanics, and predictive modelling. His work integrates experimental investigations with engineering solutions to improve the reliability of materials for the emerging hydrogen economy.
Mr. Jinto Francis P.B.
Mr. Jinto Francis P.B.
Jinto Francis P.B. is a Ph.D. scholar in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Calicut, India. His research focuses on CO₂ adsorption, hydrogen energy, renewable energy, heat transfer, refrigeration, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD).
He completed his M.Tech. in Energy Engineering and Management from NIT Calicut and earned his Bachelor of Technology from Vidya Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), University of Calicut, India. He is also a Certified Energy Auditor accredited by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power, Government of India, and is associated with the Energy Management Centre (EMC), Kerala, under the Department of Power, Government of Kerala.
Currently, he serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Sree Rama Government Polytechnic College, Thriprayar, Thrissur, under the Department of Technical Education, Government of Kerala.
Before joining academia, he worked as an Assistant Engineer (Electrical & Mechanical) in the Military Engineer Services (MES) under the Ministry of Defence (MoD), Government of India. With over 10 years of professional experience, he has expertise in project management, electrical power generation and distribution, grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) power systems, potable water and sewage treatment plants, HVAC systems, building management systems (BMS), and energy management.
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