ACADEMIC PROFILE
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering on “Evaluation of Thermal Performance of a Shell and Tube Type Latent Heat Storage Unit” from S. V. National Institute of Technology, Surat, India in 2014.
M.E. in Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Tech.& Engg., MSU, Vadodara, India in 2003.
B.E. in Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Tech.& Engg., MSU, Vadodara, India in 2001.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Working as an Assistant Professor in Department of Mechanical, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat, India since July 2007.
Worked as Teaching Assistant in Department of Mechanical, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, The M S University of Baroda from 01-07-2003 to 19-07-2007.
Worked as Research Assistant under GEDA (Gujarat Energy Development Agency) project in Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, The M S University of Baroda for 8 months.
NO. OF EXPERT LECTURE DELIVERED
Expert lecture on Phase change materials for Solar Energy Usages and Storage, in Three Days National Level Workshop on "Recent Advances in Solar Energy Technologies" Sponsored by GUJCOST organized by Parul university, Baroda during 22-24 March, 2022
Expert Lecture on Fundamental and Challenges in PCM based Technology, in the ATL-FDP on "Essence of Multiphase Flow: Challenges and Futuristic Applications.", 20-24 December, 2021, SVNIT, Surat
Webinar talk on Thermal performance enhancement of latent heat storage system using PCM, in STTP on Recent Development in Renewable Energy at Government Engineering college, Bharuch, 9th April, 2021
Webinar talk on Recent Advancement in Latent Heat based Thermal Energy Storage System, at School of Mechanical Engineering, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, 5th June, 2020
Keynote lecture delivered on Recent Advancement in Latent Heat based Thermal Energy Storage System, International Conference on Recent Advances on Renewable Energy, RARE 2020, 7-9th February, 2020.
Lecture delivered in TEQIP III sponsored Design, Innovation and Research, Government Engineering College, Jhalawar, Rajsthan, 16th-20th July, 2019.
Lecture delivered in two days’ workshop on “Computer Aided Thermal Fluid System Analysis”, Uka Tarsadia University.
Lecture delivered on “Numerical analysis of phase change material used in solar water heater” in TEQIP-II sponsored one week STTP on Research and Development in Solar Energy Applications, BVM, V.V. Nagar, Gujarat, 19-24 December, 2016.
Lecture delivered on “Uncertainty Analysis” in TEQIP-II sponsored STTP on Design of Experiment for Process Optimization, CED, SVNIT, Surat, 9th June, 2016.
Lecture delivered on “Control Strategies with loops and while” and “Graphic Condoles” in STTP on MATLAB Fundamentals, MED, SVNIT, Surat. 2015
Lecture delivered on “Experimental Research with Error and Uncertainty Analysis’ in STTP on Design of Experiment and Artificial Neural Network, Chemical Engineering Department, SVNIT, Surat. 2015
Lecture delivered on “design of automobile radiator” in STTP on Fundamentals and Special Topics in Heat Transfer, SVNIT, Surat
Lecture delivered on “Heat transfer with phase change” in STTP on Fundamentals and Special Topics in Heat Transfer, SVNIT, Surat
Lecture delivered on “design of automobile radiator” in STTP on emerging technology in automobile engineering, Faculty of Tech & Engineering, 2013
Lecture delivered at STTP on Computational fluid dynamics – For Engineers entitled “Enthalpy Formulation for Phase Change Processes” SVNIT, 2010
Lecture delivered at workshop on Embedded System Design with DSP Implementation, Electrical department, F. T. E., MSU, Baroda, 2003
Presented Lecture Series on Behalf of Mechanical Engg. Dept., The M. S. Uni of Baroda at L&T e-Engineering Solution R&D Division, Baroda, 2005
Four Lectures delivered and organized a self-financed course Programming with MATLAB at Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Technology & Engineering, Faculty of Tech & Engineering, 2004
Four Lectures delivered in a self-financed course Programming with MATLAB at Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Tech & Engineering, 2003
INTERACTION WITH OUTSIDE WORLD
Visit to a foreign country to participate in International Conference
Presented a research paper entitled “Thermal reliability of Stearic acid as phase change material used in latent heat storage” at International conference on Advances and Trends in Engineering Materials and their Applications, Montreal, Canada, August 1-5 2011.
Presented a research paper entitled “Numerical investigation on effect of operating parameters on plate fin heat exchanger” at World Congress on Engineering (WCE), London, U.K., 4-6 July, 2012.
Presented a research paper entitled “Development of Correlation for Melting Time of Phase Change Material in Latent Heat Storage Unit” at 7th international conference on Applied Energy, Abu dhabi., UAE, 28-31 March, 2015.
Presented a research paper entitled “Constructal Enhancement of Fins Design Integrated to Phase Change Materials” at 20th International Conference on Energy Efficiency Management and Renewable Energy, Sydney, Australia, 29-30 March, 2018.