Dr. Shukla's Profile

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About Dr. Pushpendra

Dr. Pushpendra is currently working as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), India. He has his doctorate (Ph.D.) degree in Thermal Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IIT Mandi), India, and his Master of Technology (M.Tech) degree in Hydro Power Engineering from the Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal (NIT Bhopal), India. His areas of expertise include Renewable Energy (especially Hydro & Solar), Phase Change Material (PCM), Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems, Space Heating/Cooling Solutions, etc. He had hands-on experience in both experimental testing and numerical simulation tools such as Datalogger, ANSYS Fluent, CFX, Design Modular, ICEM, CFD Post, etc.

Apart from research, he has also gained some teaching exposure as an assistant professor and teaching assistant for over ten years. He has acquired experience as a "Teaching Assistant" at IIT Mandi and NIT Bhopal for various courses in mechanical and energy engineering over the academic semesters. In addition, he was selected as an "Associate Teacher" for one of the B.Tech. core courses for a semester while at IIT Mandi. He has worked as an "Assistant Professor" at NIMS University Jaipur, Rajasthan, India for two semesters and at VNS Group of Institutions Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India for a semester before starting his Postdoc and Ph.D. respectively.

He also worked as a "Project Engineer" at IIT Mandi on a project funded by the DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India.

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Thermal-Fluids Engineering, IIT Mandi, India (2022)
Master of Technology (M.Tech.) in Hydro Power Engineering, NIT Bhopal, India (2016)
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Tech.) in Mechanical Engineering, RGPV Bhopal, India (2013)

CONTACTS

- Mobile: (+91) 9424622010 (Personal)
- E-mail: pkshukla.manit@gmail.com, pushpendra.shukla@nimsuniversity.org, pkshukla.cstaff@iitd.ac.in

View of Space Heating Experimental Setup at IIT Mandi

Implementation of Space Heating Experimental Setup at IIT Mandi

Simulations Results (ANSYS Fluent 18.1)

Liquid fraction and Temperature contours during Charging

Research Interests

Thermal-Fluids, CFD, PCM, Latent Heat Energy Storage, Renewable Energy, Solar & Hydro Energy
Experiments & Simulations

Doctorate Thesis: Solar Thermal Energy Storage using Phase Change Material for Space Heating Applications.

Selection of suitable Phase Change Materials (PCM) for solar thermal energy storage.
Experimental and Numerical investigation of Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage System.
Effect of Reynolds’ Number and Inclination angle on charging/discharging characteristics of Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage System (LHTES). (using ANSYS Fluent)
Effect of multiple partial charging/discharging for the efficient use of latent heat exchanger.
Design, fabrication, and experimentation of the solar space heating active system(s).
Study the effect of Local Heating System, on the size reduction of latent heat thermal energy storage unit.

Master's Thesis: CFD-Based Flow Analysis in Elbow Type Draft Tube for Small Hydro Plants.

The flow through the Draft Tube at different operating conditions under variable submergence levels was simulated using ANSYS CFX code.
A detailed analysis of the design parameter of the Kaplan hydro turbine with the different draft tubes was done.

Bachelor's Thesis: Heating and Cooling of Room using Geo-Thermal Energy.

The heating/cooling of the room was done by using thermal energy inside the earth's surface as the temperature inside the earth's surface is approximately the same in all the seasons.

Pushpendra Kumar Shukla, and P. Anil Kishan, (Applicant: IIT Mandi) "A Thermal Energy Storage Device and A Solar Space Heating Assembly", Indian Patent Office, Patent No: 502815 (Granted).

Jogendra Kumar, Rajneesh Kumar Singh, Pushpendra Kumar Shukla, Yadvendra Kumar Mishra, Irfan Nazir Wani, Braj Krishna, Manoj Kumar, “Propeller Fan Design for Small Aircraft”, Indian Patent Office, Design Patent No: IN405652-001. (Accepted)

Irfan Nazir Wani, Yadvendra Kumar Mishra, Nidhi Sharma, Pushpendra Kumar Shukla, Sai Shital Watile, Rajneesh Kumar Singh, Jogendra Kumar, “Unsymmetrical Aircraft Wing With Blended Winglet”, Indian Patent Office, Design Patent No: IN402131-001. (Accepted)