Dr. Rajesh Choudhary, Assistant Professor
Specialization: Thermal Engineering
Ph.D. Positions are open in the following areas:
Experimental investigation of Nanofluids in Rayleigh-Bénard Convection
Design & Development of a Novel Battery Thermal Management System
Design & Development of Solar Driven Desalination System using Nanofluids
Subjects Taught
Energy & Exergy Analysis of Turbomachinery Systems (METM-121)
Energy & Exergy Analysis of Thermal Systems (ME-324)
Energy & Environmental Engineering (CEME-106)
Energy Systems (ME-403)
Heat Transfer (ME-204)
Instrumentation & Experimental Methods (MEME-214)
Measurements & Instrumentation (ME-207)
Research Interests
Battery Thermal Management System
Hybrid nanofluids: Characterization and stability analysis of hybrid nanofluids, heat transfer enhancement using the hybrid nanofluids in the industrial applications
Ventilation systems in the buildings: Temperature-controlled air-flow ventilation system to prevent infection in the buildings
Biomedical waste management: Design and development of a hybrid Biomedical waste treatment system
Pyrolysis of plastic waste: Preparation of plastic pyrolysis fuel, and analysis of combustion performance, and emissions
Computational Fluids Dynamics
Education
Ph.D. in Thermal Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India (February 2016). Thesis Title: “Study of natural convection heat transfer in Al2O3/water nanofluids”, Supervisor: Dr. Sudhakar Subudhi, Associate Professor, IIT Roorkee.
M. Tech. in Energy Engineering & Management, Mechanical Engineering from National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala, India (June 2012). Thesis Title: “Numerical modeling of biomass gasification in a fluidized bed”, Supervisor: Dr. C. Muraleedharan, Professor, NIT Calicut.
B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from Alwar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Alwar, Rajasthan, India (July 2010).
Professional Experience
Working as Assistant Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat, Gujarat, India (12/04/2021 - Present).
Worked as Assistant Professor in School of Mechanical Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India (08/01/2018 – 03/04/2021).
Worked as Assistant Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Engineering & Technology, Alwar, Rajasthan, India (27/08/2016 – 08/12/2017).
Teaching Assistant, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR), India (Jan. 2013 – Dec. 2015).
Membership of Professional Bodies
§ Life member of National Society of Fluid Mechanics & Fluid Power (NSFMFP), IIT Bombay (National).
§ Life member of The Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata (National).
§ Life member of Indian Society of Heat & Mass Transfer (ISHMT), IIT Madras (National).
§ Member of American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning (ASHRAE) (International), Since 2018.
OPENINGS
Multiple Ph.D. Positions are available in the following areas:
Experimental investigation of Nanofluids in Rayleigh-Bénard Convection
Design & Development of a Novel Battery Thermal Management System
Design & Development of Solar Driven Desalination System using Nanofluids
Sincere and hardworking candidates send their CV by email to rchoudhary@med.svnit.ac.in.
*For PhD positions, applicants will have to qualify through the department selection process to be eligible.