PUBLICATIONS

International Journals

1. Arun, K. R., Vinay, C.N., Srinivas, M. and Jayaraj, S., 2020. Experimental investigation on solar thermal air heater with a combination of roughness elements for heat transfer improvement. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. (In Press)

2. Dileep, K., Arun, K.R., Dishnu, D., Srinivas, M. and Jayaraj, S., 2020. Numerical Studies on the effect of location and number of containers on the phase transition of PCM integrated evacuated tube solar water heater. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. (In Press)

3. James A., Mohanraj M., Srinivas M., Jayaraj S., 2020. Thermal analysis of heat pump systems using photovoltaic-thermal collectors: a review. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. (In Press)

4. Arun, K.R., Srinivas, M. and Jayaraj, S., 2020. Transient CFD analysis of macro-encapsulated latent heat thermal energy storage containers incorporated within solar air heater. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 156, pp. 119896.

5. Arun, K.R., Kunal, G., Srinivas, M., Sujith Kumar, C.S., Mohanraj, M. and Jayaraj, S., 2020. Drying of untreated Musa nendra and Momordica charantia in a forced convection solar cabinet dryer with thermal storage. Energy, 192, pp. 116697.

6. Arun, K.R., Srinivas, M., Saleel, C.A. and Jayaraj, S., 2020. Influence of the location of discrete macro-encapsulated thermal energy storage on the performance of a double pass solar plate collector system. Renewable Energy, 146, pp.675-686.

7. Dileep,K., Arun, K.R., Dishnu, D., Saleel, C.A., Srinivas, M. and Jayaraj, S., 2020.Computational fluid dynamics analysis on solar water heater: role of thermalstratification and mixing on dynamic mode of operation, Thermal Sciences, 24(2Part B), pp.1461-1472.

8. Arun, K.R., Srinivas, M., Saleel, C.A. and Jayaraj, S., 2019. Active drying of unripened bananas (Musa Nendra) in a multi-tray mixed-mode solar cabinet dryer with backup energy storage. Solar Energy, 188, pp.1002-1012.

9. Raj, A.K., Srinivas, M. and Jayaraj, S., 2019. A cost-effective method to improve the performance of solar air heaters using discrete macro-encapsulated PCM capsules for drying applications. Applied Thermal Engineering, 146, pp.910-920. 

10. Raj, A.K., Srinivas, M. and Jayaraj, S., 2019. CFD modeling of macro-encapsulated latent heat storage system used for solar heating applications. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 139, pp.88-104. 

11. Raj, A.K., Kunal, G., Srinivas, M. and Jayaraj, S., 2019. Performance analysis of a double-pass solar air heater system with asymmetric channel flow passages. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 136(1), pp.21-38.

Scopus Journals

1. Dileep, K., Dishnu, D., Arun, K.R., Srinivas, M. and Jayaraj, S., 2020, Performance Analysis of a PCM Integrated Domestic Solar Water Heater by Numerical simulations. World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development. (Accepted, Article in Press). 

Book Chapters

1. Arun, K.R., Srinivas, M. and Jayaraj, S., “Macro-encapsulation of PCM integrated with double-pass solar air heater system” in Advances in Energy Research, vol. 2. V. Ramadesigan and S. Singh, Eds. Springer Proceedings in Energy: Springer Singapore, 2020, Ch.18, 978-981-15-2662-6. 

2. Arun, K.R., Srinivas, M. and Jayaraj, S., 2017. Parametric studies on ETC solar water heater - three-dimensional numerical modeling and analysis. In ISHMT Digital Library. Begel House Inc., pp. 1357-1363. 

International Conferences

1. Arun, K. R., Vinay, C.N.,  James, A., Saleel, C.A., Badruddin, I.A., Srinivas, M., Jayaraj, S.,  Experimental Investigations on the Performance of Double-Pass Solar Air Heater  with Enhanced Roughness, International Conference on Energy and Environment (ICEE), Hindusthan College of Engineering, Coimbatore, April, 2019.

2. Dileep, K., Dishnu, D., Arun, K.R., Srinivas, M., Jayaraj, S., Numerical analysis of charging and discharging characteristics of a PCM integrated domestic solar water heater, International Conference on Energy and Environment (ICEE2019), Hindusthan College of Engineering, Coimbatore, April, 2019.

3. Kunal, G., Arun, K.R., Jayaraj, S., Thermal characteristics of double-pass solar air heaters (DPSAH) using artificial neural networks (ANN) and validated by analytical method”, 5th International Conference on Computational Methods for Thermal Problems (ThermaComp), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, July, 2018.

4. Kunal, G., Arun, K.R., Jayaraj, S., Estimation of approximate temperature distribution in annular fins of hyperbolic profile by power  series method and comparison of it with exact solution by Modified Bessel Function, 5th International Conference on Computational Methods for Thermal Problems (ThermaComp), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, July, 2018.

5. Sachan, D., Arun, K.R., Jayaraj, S., Prediction of melting and solidification characteristics of macro-encapsulated PCM capsules using OpenFOAM®, 5th International Conference on Computational Methods for Thermal Problems (ThermaComp), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, July, 2018.

6. Arun, K.R., Kunal, G., Srinivas, M., Jayaraj, S., Performance prediction of double-pass solar air heater using regression and artificial neural network (ANN) models: a comparative study, International Conference on Thermal Analysis and Energy Systems (ICTAES-2018), Hindusthan College of Engineering, Coimbatore, April, 2018.

7. Arun, K.R., Kunal, G., Srinivas, M., Jayaraj, S., Energy and exergy analysis of a multi-pass solar air heater system (MPSAH) – An Experimental Investigation and Comparison Using ANN and regression Models, International Conference on Thermal Analysis and Energy Systems (ICTAES-2018), Hindusthan College of Engineering, Coimbatore, April, 2018.

8. Kunal, G., Arun, K.R., M., Jayaraj, S., Comparison of artificial neural network and fuzzy logic for the prediction of thermal performance of double-pass solar air heater using experimental results, International Conference on Thermal Analysis and Energy Systems (ICTAES-2018), Hindusthan College of Engineering, Coimbatore, April, 2018.

9. Arun, K.R., Kunal, G., Srinivas, M., Jayaraj, S., A comparative study on curve-fitting methods used for prediction of global solar radiation, International Conference on Thermal Analysis and Energy Systems (ICTAES-2018), Hindusthan College of Engineering, Coimbatore, April, 2018.

10. Arun, K.R., Srinivas, M., Jayaraj, S.,  CFD modeling of macro-encapsulated latent heat storage system used for solar heating  applications, 1st International Conference on Energy and Environment (ICEE),National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala, March, 2018.

11. Kunal, G., Arun, K.R., Jayaraj, S., Prediction of thermal characteristics of double-pass solar air heaters (DPSAH) using artificial neural networks (ANN), 1st International Conference on Energy and Environment (ICEE), National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala, March, 2018.

12. Arun, K.R., Srinivas,M., Jayaraj,S., Macro-encapsulation of PCM integrated with counter-flow double pass solar air heater  system, 6th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER), IIT Bombay, December, 2017.

13. Arun, K.R., Dileep, K., Jayaraj S.,  Numerical investigation on buoyancy driven  flows in a non-Pressurized ETC type solar water heater used for domestic applications, 6th International 43rd National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, MNNIT, Allahabad,  December, 2016.

14. Arun, K.R., Dileep, K., Jayaraj S., Solar ETC type water heaters – an analysis based on CFD packages, International Conference on Recent Innovations in Engineering and Technology (ICRIET-16), GIET Gunupur, November, 2016. 

National Conferences

1. Dileep, K., Arun, K.R., Jayaraj, S.,  Thermal conductivity enhancement of organic PCM by integration of float stones for low temperature thermal applications, Proceedings of the 44th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, Amrita University, Amritapuri, December, 2017.

2. Arun, K.R., Srikanth, B., Srinivas, M., Jayaraj, S., A review based on recent advancements in single, double pass and artificially roughened surfaces, National Conference on Energy, Economy and Environment (ICEEE), National Institute of Technology Calicut, December, 2016.

3. Srikanth, B., Arun, K.R., Srinivas, M., Jayaraj, S., A review based on solar air heaters incorporated with thermal energy storage media used for drying applications, National Conference on Energy, Economy and Environment (EEE), National Institute of Technology Calicut, December, 2016.