Dr. Piyush Sharma

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engg.): University of Rajasthan, 2008.

Master of Technology: Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, 2010.

Doctor of Philosophy: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, 2017.

WORK EXPERIENCE

7+ Years (Teaching & Research)

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

• Experimental and numerical modelling of volumetric air receivers and thermal energy storage.
• Modelling of coal combustion in drop tube furnace.
• Modelling of hydrogen combustion.

AREAS OF RESEARCH

• Experimental and numerical modelling of porous foam for high temperature applications.
• Experimental and numerical evaluation of a packed bed sensible heat thermal energy storage.

PUBLICATIONS IN REFEREED JOURNALS

• P. Sharma, R. Sarma, L. Chandra, R. Shekhar, P. S. Ghoshdastidar, 2015. Solar tower based aluminum heat treatment system: Part I. Design and evaluation of an open volumetric air receiver. Solar Energy, 111, 135 - 150.
• D. Patidar, S. Tiwari, P. Sharma, R. Pardeshi, L. Chandra, R. Shekhar, 2015. Solar convective furnace for metals processing. JOM, 67, 2696 - 2704.
• P. Sharma, R. Sarma, L. Chandra, R. Shekhar, P. S. Ghoshdastidar, 2015. On the design and evaluation of open volumetric air receiver for process heat applications. Solar Energy, 121, 41 - 55.
• P Sharma, L Chandra, P. S. Ghoshdastidar, R Shekhar, 2020. A novel approach for modelling fluid flow and heat transfer in an Open Volumetric Air Receiver using ANSYS-FLUENT. Solar Energy, 204, 246 - 255.
• P. Kumar, S. Narendran, V. M. Raaghavendhar, P. Sharma, 2022. Numerical and experimental study of heat transfer for Li-ion battery pack. Heat Transfer Research, 53(14), 9-23.
• A. Sengupta, S. K. Das, B. Nandi, P. Sharma, 2023. Characterizing pulverized coal combustion for high-ash content Indian coal. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 46(1), 244-261.
• S. Aich, B. Nandi, A. Sengupta, P. Sharma, 2024. Modeling the co-combustion of bi-fuel blends in a drop tube furnace: A numerical approach. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 238(4), 661-675.
• P. Sharma, G. Singh, R. Shekhar, L. Chandra, P. S. Ghoshdastidar, 2024. Experimental investigation of a convergent nozzle for thermal homogenization of air. International Journal of Energy for a Clean Environment (Accepted).

PAPERS PUBLISHED IN NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

• R. Sarma, P. K. Sharma, D. Kumar, L. Chandra, P. P. Kumar, R. Shekhar, 2012. On the application of heat and fluid flow for designing solar thermal sub-systems, ICORE, PDPU, Gujarat, India, 6-7th December 2012.
• P. Sharma, R. Sarma, L. Chandra, R. Shekhar, P. S. Ghoshdastidar, 2013. On the design and evaluation of open volumetric air receiver for process heat applications. Energy Procedia, 57, 2994 - 3003. ISES Solar World Congress, Cancun, Mexico, 3-7th November 2013.
• D. Patidar, S. Tiwari, P. K. Sharma, L. Chandra, R. Shekhar, 2015. Open volumetric air receiver based solar convective aluminum heat treatment furnace system. Energy Procedia, 69, 506 - 517, International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, Solar PACES 2014. Beijing, China, 16-19th September 2014.
• P. Sharma, C. Kshetrimayum, T. A. Faruqui, A. Chauhan, P. Kumar, 2020. Experimental characterization of a sensible heat thermal energy storage using pebbles for charging. IOP conference series: Material science and Engineering. 3^rd International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME 2020) 24-29^th February 2020.
• Neeraj K, Raj Kushal K, MD Amaan, K Arun, S Ramesh, Piyush Sharma, 2022. Heat transfer enhancement using copper oxide nano fluid. AICTE Sponsored International Conference on "Energy Sustainability (AICTE - ES - 2022), 20-21^st May 2022.
• Shania Zehra Naqvi, Bharat K Sinha, Archit Thakur, S. Manikandan, Piyush Sharma, 2024. Characterization of sensible heat storage materials for high temperature applications, International Conference on Fluid, Thermal and Energy Systems June 6-8, 2024, NIT Calicut, Kerala, India (Accepted)..

BOOKS/CHAPTERS PUBLISHED

• P. Sharma, L. Chandra, R. Shekhar, P. S. Ghoshdastidar, 2018, Experimental and computational investigation of heat transfer in an open volumetric air receiver for process heat application. In: Chandra L., Dixit A. (eds) Concentrated Solar Thermal Energy Technologies. Springer Proceedings in Energy. Springer, Singapore, 103-114.
• V. D. Kumar, L. Chandra, P. Sharma, R. Shekhar, 2022, Modes of operation, design, and experiments in a laboratory solar convective furnace system. REWAS 2022: Energy Technologies and CO2 Management, Vol. 2. Springer, Cham, 105-113.
• Subhajit Aich, B. K. Nandi, P. Sharma, 2024, Numerical modeling on the effect of biomass blending on high ash Indian coal. Clean Energy: Technology, Advances, and Applications, T&F (Submitted).

PAPERS PRESENTED IN CONFERENCE BUT NOT PUBLISHED

• P. Sharma, R. Sarma, L. Chandra, R. Shekhar, P. S. Ghoshdastidar, 2013. Effect of sand deposition on heat transfer in an open volumetric air receiver. SolarPACES, Las Vegas.

PROJECTS SUBMITTED TO FUNDING AGENCY

• Project title: Evaluation of porous volumetric absorbers for high temperature applications, Budget: NA, Status: Accepted for evaluation, Agency: SERB, Scheme: SIRE.
• Project title: Performance evaluation of open volumetric air receivers: Implications for power generation and metallurgical processes, Budget: 29,00,000 INR, Status: Proposal submitted, Agency: SERB, Scheme: SURE.

UG THESIS GUIDED

• Performance evaluation and characterization of thermal energy storage with different sensible heat storage materials.
• Preparation of aluminium-silicon alloys and its encapsulation.
• Experimental evaluation of a packed-bed sensible heat thermal energy storage.

INVITED LECTURE/TALK

• Lecture on “Industrial Training on Metallurgy” organized by “CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur” on 30^th September 2021.
• Lecture on “Industrial Training on Metallurgy” organized by “CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur” on 4^th October 2021.
• Lecture on “Industrial Training” organized by “CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur”, 12^th - 13^th October 2021.
• Invited talk on “Investigating Standby Characteristics of a Packed Bed Sensible Heat Thermal Energy Storage” in “2^nd International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Applications (ICANA)” at VIT-AP University, 10^th – 12^th July 2024.

FELLOWSHIP

• “Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship (I-PDF)” of “Indian Institute of Technology (Indian Schoolof Mines) Dhanbad” for a period of 3 years from 22/07/2020 to 21/07/2023.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Representative to oversee and monitor the waste management process of the institute.
• Member of the anti-ragging committee.

SHORT TERM COURSE ATTENDED

• AICTE sponsored short term course on "Advances in Experimental and Computational Fluid Mechanics" at IIT Madras from 29/10/18 to 03/11/18.
• Five days faculty development program on "Recent advances in renewable energy technologies for sustainable development" at SRM IST from 26/11/2018 to 30/11/2018.
• Five days faculty development program on "Recent advances in solar energy research" at SRM IST Chennai from 25/11/2019 to 29/11/2019.
• Nine days capacity building course on "Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Plant Technology" at NTPC NETRA from 24/02/2020 to 05/03/2020.
• Seven days online faculty development program on "Renewable Energy Sources: A way Ahead" organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, CUMMINS College of Engineering for Women Nagpur in association with ASM International Pune chapter and ISHRAE Nagpur Chapter from 15/05/2020 to 21/05/2020.