Dr. Prabhakar Jha

EDUCATION

Ph. D., NIT Silchar

WORK EXPERIENCE

8+ Years

BIOGRAPHY

Prabhakar Jha received his B. Tech. degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2014. He got his M. Tech. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Silchar in 2016. He completed his Ph.D. from the National Institute of Technology, Silchar in 2021.

He joined the Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida in August 2018. He is presently working as an Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Design at Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida.

Before Joining JIIT Noida, he worked as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Silchar from 2016 to 2018.

His research focuses on the optimization and sustainability of renewable energy systems. His research encompasses energy and exergy generation, with a particular emphasis on enhancing efficiency through modifications to the flow channels in solar thermal collectors. Additionally, he conducts enviroeconomic analyses to evaluate the economic and environmental impacts of renewable energy technologies. His work also extends to life cycle assessments, aiming to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the long-term sustainability and performance of renewable energy systems.

INTEREST AREAS

Renewable Energy Systems, Solar Thermal Collectors, Microchannel Heat Sink, Aerodynamics of Vehicles, Nanofluid, Life Cycle Assessment, CO2 Mitigation etc.

PH.D SUPERVISION

(01 ongoing)

PUBLISHED JOURNALS

• Prabhakar Jha, Biplab Das, Rajat Gupta,Jayanta Deb Mondol, Mehdi Aliehyaei. Review of recent research on photovoltaic thermal solar collectors. Solar Energy 257 (2023) 164-195 (Elsevier, SCI, Q1, IF: 6.7). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2023.04.004
• Prabhakar Jha, Biplab Das, Rajat Gupta. Energy matrices evaluation of a conventional and modified partially covered photovoltaic thermal collector. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments 54 (2022)102610 (Elsevier, SCI, Q1, IF:7.632). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2022.102610
• Amin Shahsavar, Prabhakar Jha, Ighball Baniasad Askari. Experimental study of a nanofluid-based photovoltaic/thermal collector equipped with a grooved helical microchannel heat sink. Applied Thermal Engineering 217(2022) 119281. (Elsevier, SCI, Q1, IF: 6.465).https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2022.119281
• Prabhakar Jha, Biplab Das, Rajat Gupta. An experimental study of a photovoltaic thermal air collector (PVTAC): A comparison of a flat and wavy collector. Applied Thermal Engineering 163 (2019) 114344 (Elsevier, SCI, Q1, IF: 6.465). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.114344.
• Prabhakar Jha, Biplab Das, Rajat Gupta. Performance of air-based photovoltaic thermal collector with fully and partially covered photovoltaic module. Applied Thermal Engineering 180 (2020) 115838 (Elsevier, SCI, Q1, IF: 6.465). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.115838.
• Prabhakar Jha, Jayanta Deb Mondol, Biplab Das, Rajat Gupta. Energy metrics assessment of a photovoltaic thermal air collector (PVTAC): A comparison between flat and wavy collector. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects (2020) 1-19 (Taylor & Francis, SCI, Q2, IF: 2.3). https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2020.1809563.
• Prabhakar Jha, Biplab Das, Rajat Gupta. Energy and exergy analysis of photovoltaic thermal air collector under climatic condition of north eastern India. Energy Procedia 158 (2019) 1161–1167 (Elsevier, Scopus). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2019.01.299.
• Amin Shahsavar, Prabhakar Jha, Muslum Arici, Gholamreza Kefayati. A comparative experimental investigation of energetic and exergetic performances of water/magnetite nanofluid-based photovoltaic/ thermal system equipped with finned and unfinned collectors. Energy 220 (2021) 119714 (Elsevier, SCI, Q1, IF: 9.0).https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.119714.
• Amin Shahsavar, Prabhakar Jha, Muslum Aricic, Patrice Estelle. Experimental investigation of the usability of the rifled serpentine tube to improve energy and exergy performances of a nanofluid-based photovoltaic/thermal system. Renewable energy 170 (2021) 410-425 (Elsevier, SCI, Q1 IF: 9.0). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.01.117.
• Amin Shahsavar, Prabhakar Jha, Muslum Arıcı, Sandro Nizeti, Zhenjun Ma. Energetic and exergetic performances of a nanofluid-based photovoltaic/ thermal system equipped with a sheet-and-grooved serpentine tube collector: Indoor experimental tests. Solar Energy 225 (2021) 918–933 (Elsevier, SCI, Q1, IF: 6.7).https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2021.08.005
• Prabhakar Jha, Biplab Das, Behnaz Rezaie. Significant factors for enhancing the life cycle assessment of photovoltaic thermal air collector. Energy Equipment and Systems 7(2019)175-197 (Google scholar). https://doi.org/10.22059/EES.2019.35858.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

• Prabhakar Jha, Biplab Das, Sumita Debbarma, Rajat Gupta R. Life cycle assessment of PVT air collector with a plain absorber plate. Proceedings of SEEP 2019, UOS, Sharjah UAE (2019) 37-44.
• Prabhakar Jha, Biplab Das, Sumita Debbarma, Rajat Gupta R. Modelling of the diffuse-global solar radiation for the environment of Silchar, North East India. Proceedings of SEEP2019, UOS, Sharjah, UAE (2019) 476-480.
• Biplab Das, Behnaz Rezaie B, Prabhakar Jha, Rajat Gupta. Performance analysis of single glazed solar PVT air collector in the climatic condition of NE India. 4th International Electronic Conference on Entropy and its applications (2017) 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3390/ecea-4-05021.

RESEARCH ID'S

• ORCID ID : http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7910-1186
• Google Scholar ID: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FhyKv7cAAAAJ&hl=en
• Research Gate ID: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Prabhakar-Jha

PEER REVIEWER EXPERIENCE

• Journal of “Energy” Elsevier
• Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Springer
• Journal of “Scientific Reports - Nature”.

WORKSHOP/FDP/ WeBINERS/SHORT TERM COURSE ATTENDED

• FDP on “Enhancing Teaching & Communication Skills: Sustainable and Innovative Approaches” organized by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, JIIT Noida in association with ELTAI NCR Greater Noida Chapter, held during from 15-23 July 2024.
• FDP on “Exploring next Generation Electronics and Communication Technologies” organized by the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, JIIT Noida, held during 8^th-13^th July 2024.
• FDP on “Industry 4:0 Technological Evolution” organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Techno College of Engineering Agartala, held during 1^stto 5^th April 2024.
• FDP on “VLSI to system design: Silicon to End Application Approach” organized by ARM Education and AICTE held during 31^st July -04^th August 2023.
• Short term course on, “Energy Conservation for Sustainable Society: Innovation and Entrepreneurial Opportunity” organized by NIT Silchar, Assam held during 27^th Feb- 04^thMarch, 2022
• FDP on “Advanced computational and experimental research in physics-2021” organized by SRM institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, held during 13^th-25^th 2021
• FDP on “NBA and the processes” organized by NIT Mizoram held during 5^th -11^st February 2021
• Short-term course on “How to define Research Problems and Solving Methods in Sustainable Design, Manufacturing and Energy Engineering” organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Silchar, held during 24^th-28^th 2021
• Webinar on “NEP 2020 – Its Implications on Higher Education in India” organized by NIT Mizoram held on 25th August 2020.
• Webinar on “Indigenous Knowledge System for Sustainable Rural Development” organized by NIT Silchar, held on 11^thJuly 2020.
• FDP on “Design Aspects and Industry 4.0” organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College of Engineering & Technology, Bikaner, held during 10^th-14^th 2020.
• Webinar on “Sustainable Energy & Environmental Practices (SEEP 2020)” organized by NIT Silchar, held during 5^th-06^thJune 2020.
• Webinar on “RENEWABLE ENERGY” organized by Department of Mechanical Engineering, Francis Xavier Engineering College, Tirunelveli, held on 25th June 2020.
• Workshop on “Robotics” organized by Robosapiens Technologies Pvt. Ltd in association with E-Cell IIT-Kharagpur.
• One-week workshop on “Advanced Joining Technologies” organized by NIT Silchar.
• Five days workshop on “Advancement in Computational Fluid Dynamics” organized by NIT Silchar.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Workshop lab faculty In-charge
• Time Table Member from 2019-2023
• Institute member of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Cell
• Member of the organizing team of the ICSC 2022 and 2023
• Committee Member to develop solar lab at JIIT