International Conferences / Workshops

  1. Sayantan Jana, Muthukumar P (2022). Hydrogen Desorption Studies on Embedded Cooling Tube type Metal Hydride Reactor Designed for Fuel Cell Application. Presented at ICRE 2022 – 2nd International Conference on Renewable Energy, Feb 25-27, 2022, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302004, India, ICRE2022-05171.
  2. Alok Kumar, Muthukumar P (2022), Bed Poisoning Characteristics of CO2 Impurity on the La0.9Ce0.1Ni5 based Hydrogen Purification System. Presented at ICRE 2022 – 2nd International Conference on Renewable Energy, Feb 25-27, 2022, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302004, India, ICRE2022-05175.
  3. Pratibha Maurya, Muthukumar P and R. Anandalakshmi (2022). A comparative analysis of porous radiant burner cookstove on indoor air quality with available household cookstove. Presented at ICRE 2022 – 2nd International Conference on Renewable Energy, Feb 25-27, 2022, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302004, India, ICRE2022-0258.
  4. Sofia Rani Shaik, Muthukumar P, Pratul Chandra Kalita (2022). Life Cycle Assessment of Biogas Operated Porous Radiant Burner and Conventional Burner for Cooking Applications. Presented at ICRE 2022 – 2nd International Conference on Renewable Energy, Feb 25-27, 2022, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302004, India, ICRE2022-07279.
  5. Abhishek Parida, Muthukumar P (2022). Reactor design and numerical study on metal hydride based finned reactor configurations for hydrogen compression application. Presented at ICRE 2022 – 2nd International Conference on Renewable Energy, Feb 25-27, 2022, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302004, India, ICRE2022-05205.
  6. Mrinal Bhowmik, Siddharth Rath, Muthukumar P and R. Anandalakshmi (2022). Thermodynamic modelling of hybrid desiccant dehumidification and vapor absorption system for building and industrial applications. Presented at NCRAC 2022 – 7th National and 1st International Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Feb 24-26, 2022, IIT Guwahati, India, NCRAC2022-54.
  7. Sayantan Jana, Ila Abhay Kulkarni, Muthukumar P (2022). Performance tests on an open-cycle compressor driven metal hydride based cooling system. Presented at NCRAC 2022 – 7th National and 1st International Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Feb 24-26, 2022, IIT Guwahati, India, NCRAC2022-70.
  8. Mahesh Mahajan, Mrinal Bhowmik, and Muthukumar P (2022). Performance investigation of packed bed desiccant dehumidification system operating with aqueous lithium chloride. Presented at NCRAC 2022 – 7th National and 1st International Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Feb 24-26, 2022, IIT Guwahati, India, NCRAC2022-71.
  9. Mrinal Bhowmik, Karanjeet Gohain, andMuthukumar P (2022). Performance investigation of an adiabatic structured packed-bed dehumidifier with different aqueous desiccants at different flow configurations. Presented at NCRAC 2022 – 7th National and 1st International Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Feb 24-26, 2022, IIT Guwahati, India, NCRAC2022-72.
  10. Shubham P, Muthukumar P, AK Soti (2022). Thermodynamic Analysis of metal hydride based Compression driven system for simultaneous thermal energy storage and cooling applications. Presented at NCRAC 2022 – 7th National and 1st International Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Feb 24-26, 2022, IIT Guwahati, India, NCRAC2022-80.
  11. J. Sunku Prasad, Muthukumar P (2022). Analysis of tubular reactors for sorption based thermal energy storage, heating, and cooling systems. Presented at NCRAC 2022 – 7th National and 1st International Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Feb 24-26, 2022, IIT Guwahati, India, NCRAC2022-082.
  12. Juri Sonowal, Mahesh Mahajan, Muthukumar P, R. Anandalakshmi (2022) Performance analysis of liquid desiccant dehumidifier system for various packing density. Presented at NCRAC 2022 – 7th National and 1st International Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Feb 24-26, 2022, IIT Guwahati, India, NCRAC2022-84.
  13. Juri Sonowal, Muthukumar P, Anandalakshmi R (2021), Comparative Study of Different Tube Geometry of Evacuated Tube Solar Collector. Proceedings of the 26th National and 4th International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference December 17-20, 2021, IIT Madras, Chennai-600036, Tamil Nadu, India, IHMTC2021–641.
  14. Abhishek Parida, Muthukumar P (2021), Comparative Study of Different Tube Geometry of Evacuated Tube Solar Collector. Proceedings of the 26th National and 4th International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference December 17-20, 2021, IIT Madras, Chennai-600036, Tamil Nadu, India, IHMTC2021–545.
  15. Umapathi N, Gurpreet Singh Sodhi, Suraj Arun Tat, Muthukumar P (2021). Numerical Study on Optimisation of the Discharging Characteristics of Three-PCM Cascaded Latent Heat Storage System with Non-uniform Fin Distribution. Proceedings of the 26th National and 4th International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference December 17-20, 2021, IIT Madras, Chennai-600036, Tamil Nadu, India, IHMTC2021–318.
  16. Gurpreet Singh Sodhi, Suraj Arun Tat, Umapathi N, Muthukumar P (2021). Performance Investigations of the Energy Discharge Characteristics of High-temperature Phase Change Material CapsuleS. Proceedings of the 26th National and 4th International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference December 17-20, 2021, IIT Madras, Chennai-600036, Tamil Nadu, India, IHMTC2021–317.
  17. Suraj Arun Tat, Gurpreet Singh Sodhi, Umapathi N, Muthukumar P (2021). Numerical investigation of a multi tube combined latent and sensible heat thermal energy storage system. Proceedings of the 26th National and 4th International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference December 17-20, 2021, IIT Madras, Chennai-600036, Tamil Nadu, India, IHMTC2021–316.
  18. Nayanita K, Srinivasan G, Sureandhar G and Muthukumar P (2021) Numerical Analysis of Drying Kinetics of Spherical Products in a Solar Dryer. Proceedings of the 26th National and 4th International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference December 17-20, 2021, IIT Madras, Chennai-600036, Tamil Nadu, India, IHMTC2021–315.
  19. Sunku Prasad J, Parashar Shubham, Muthukumar P (2021) Experimental investigation on annular porous metal hydride reactor filled with La0.7Ce0.1Ca0.3Ni5. Accepted for presentation at ICP 2021 - International Conference on Polygeneration, 4-6 Oct 2021.
  20. Sureandhar G, K Nayanita, Srinivasan G, Muthukumar P (2021) Selection of Solar Dryers for Winter Drying of Agricultural Products. Accepted for presentation at ICP 2021 - International Conference on Polygeneration, 4-6 Oct 2021.
  21. Mrinal Bhowmik, Juri Sonowal, Anandalakshmi R, Muthukumar P (2020) Experimental Investigation on a Solar Assisted Liquid Desiccant Regeneration in Humid Subtropical Regions. Accepted for presentation at ICP 2021 - International Conference on Polygeneration, 4-6 Oct 2021
  22. Karthik, Aswin, Muthukumar P (2021) Numerical study on heat transfer augmentation techniques in concrete storage module for solar-thermal applications. Accepted for presentation at ICP 2021 - International Conference on Polygeneration, 4-6 Oct 2021.
  23. Arun, Tat Suraj; Sodhi Gurpreet Singh, Muthukumar P (2021) Numerical investigations on the thermal performance of combined latent and sensible heat thermal energy storage system. Accepted for presentation at ICP 2021 - International Conference on Polygeneration, 4-6 Oct 2021.
  24. Alok Kumar, Nithin N. Raju, Muthukumar P (2021) Experimental Investigation on the Poisoning Characteristics of Gaseous Impurity in La0.9Ce0.1Ni5 based Hydrogen Storage and Purification system. Accepted for presentation at ICP 2021 - International Conference on Polygeneration, 4-6 Oct 2021.
  25. Sayantan Jana, Nithin Narmada R, Muthukumar P (2021) Experimental studies on Embedded Cooling Tube Metal Hydride Reactor for Heating and Cooling Applications, Accepted for presentation at ICP 2021 - International Conference on Polygeneration, 4-6 Oct 2021.
  26. Vishnu Kumar, Gurpreet Singh Sodhi, Tat Suraj Arun, Muthukumar P (2020). Numerical Investigation of a multi-tube conical shell and tube based Latent Heat Energy Storage system, Presented at Innovations in Sustainable Energy and Technology (ISET India 2020), Bangalore, 3-5th December 2020.
  27. Gurpreet Singh Sodhi, Vigneshwaran K, Vishnu Kumar, Muthukumar P (2020). Effect of Longitudinal Fin Configuration on the Charging and Discharging Characteristics of a Horizontal Cylindrical Latent Heat Storage System. Presented at Innovations in Sustainable Energy and Technology (ISET India 2020), Bangalore, 3-5th December 2020.
  28. Arun Kumar M, Lav K Kaushik, Sangjukta Devi and Muthukumar P (2020). Biogas cook-stove with a novel porous radiant burner- An alternate for LPG cookstoves in rural and semi-urban Indian households, Presented at Innovations in Sustainable Energy and Technology (ISET India 2020), Bangalore, 3-5th December 2020.
  29. Viswanth R, Senthil S, Senthilmurugan S, Muthukumar P, Sanjaykumar G, Suresh J (2020), “Real-Time Evaluation of Structural Integrity of Tubulars in Directional Wellbores”, ASME-OMAE-2020, Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE-2020, Virtual Conference.
  30. Sayantan Jana, J. Sunku Prasad, and Muthukumar P(2020), Design and numerical modelling of a compact metal hydride-hydrogen storage reactor, Presented at Hydrogen Power Theoretical & Engineering Solutions International Symposium (HYPOTHESIS XV), 3-5 June, South Africa.
  31. Sureandhar G, Srinivasan G, Muthukumar P, Senthilmurugan S (2020) Performance evaluation of solar air heater having arc-shaped wire rib with varying roughness height on absorber plate. Presented at International Conference on Innovations in Thermo-Fluid Engineering and Sciences [ICITFES-2020], February 10-12, 2020 at National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, India.
  32. Lakshmi DVN, Muthukumar P (2020) Energy and Environmental Analyses of Active Solar Dryer for Medicinal Herbs Drying. Presented at International Conference on Innovations in Thermo-Fluid Engineering and Sciences [ICITFES-2020], February 10-12, 2020 at National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, India.
  33. Sunku Prasad J, Sayantan Jana, Viswa I, Muthukumar P (2020) Experimental Investigation on Absorption and Desorption characteristics of La0.9Ce0.1Ni5 alloy for Hydrogen Storage Application. Presented at International Conference on Innovations in Thermo-Fluid Engineering and Sciences [ICITFES-2020], February 10-12, 2020 at National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, India.
  34. Alok Kumar, Nithin N. Raju, Muthukumar P(2020) Parametric Studies on MmNi4.7Fe0.3 based Reactor with Embedded Cooling Tubes for Hydrogen Storage and Cooling Application. Presented at International Conference on Innovations in Thermo-Fluid Engineering and Sciences [ICITFES-2020], February 10-12, 2020 at National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, India.
  35. Sangjukta Devi, Niranjan Sahoo, Muthukumar P(2020) Effect of Combustion Zone Material on the Thermal Performance of Biogas Fuelled Porous Media Burner: Experimental Studies. Presented at International Conference on Innovations in Thermo-Fluid Engineering and Sciences [ICITFES-2020], February 10-12, 2020 at National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, India.
  36. Mrinal Bhowmik, Anandalakshmi R, Muthukumar P (2020). Modelling and Multi-Objective Optimization of Performance Parameters for Counter Flow Dehumidifier. Presented at International Conference on Innovations in Thermo-Fluid Engineering and Sciences [ICITFES-2020], February 10-12, 2020 at National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, India.
  37. Arun Kumar M. Lav K Kaushik, Muthukumar P (2020) Critical Analysis on Unstable Operation of a Self -aspirated Cook-stove with Porous Radiant Burner. Presented at International Conference on Innovations in Thermo-Fluid Engineering and Sciences [ICITFES-2020], February 10-12, 2020 at National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, India.
  38. Pratibha Maurya, Arun Kumar M. Lav K Kaushik, Muthukumar P, Anandalakshmi R (2020). Comparative Performance Assessments of Canister based Methanol Cook-stove with Kerosene Wick Cook-stove for Domestic Cooking Application. Presented at International Conference on Innovations in Thermo-Fluid Engineering and Sciences [ICITFES-2020], February 10-12, 2020 at National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, India.
  39. Partha Pratim Kemprai, Ranganayakulu C, Muthukumar P (2019) Numerical and Experimental Investigation in Compact Heat Exchanger Surfaces with Wavy Fins. Presented a 25th National and 3rd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2019), December 28-31, 2019, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee.
  40. Lav K. Kaushik, Gyan S. Sinha, Muthukumar P (2019) Assessment of Waste Cooking Oil Combustion in a Porous Kerosene Pressure Cook-stove (PKPCs). Presented a 25th National and 3rd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2019), December 28-31, 2019, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee.
  41. Mrinal Bhowmik, M. Joshi, R. Anandalakshmi, Muthukumar P (2019) Performance Investigations on Twist Tape Based U-Tube Solar Evacuated Tube Collector for Humid Subtropical Region. Presented a 25th National and 3rd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2019), December 28-31, 2019, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee.
  42. Kiran Naik K, Muthukumar P, Mrinal Bhowmi (2019) Performance Assessment and Comparison of Desiccant Coated Heat Exchanger Type and Desiccant Wheel Type Dehumidification systems. . Presented a 25th National and 3rd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2019), December 28-31, 2019, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee.
  43. Jasinta Poonam Ekka, Krishnendu Bala, Muthukumar P (2019) Drying Kinetics of Yellow Turmeric in a Solar Dryer with and without Solar Air Collector under Forced Circulation. Presented a 25th National and 3rd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2019), December 28-31, 2019, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee.
  44. Sangjukta Devi, Niranjan Sahoo, Muthukumar P (2019) Impact of preheat zone properties on the flammability limits of crude biogas combustion in a two-layer porous radiant burner. Presented at International Conference On Thermo-Fluids And Energy Systems, 27-28th December 2019, Bangalore, India.
  45. Sangjukta Devi, Niranjan Sahoo, Muthukumar P (2019) Experimental analysis of biogas combustion with different foam materials in a porous media burner. Presented at ASME 2019 Gas Turbine India GTIndia2019, December 5-6, 2019, IIT Madras, Chennai, India.
  46. Kaushik L K, Arun Kumar M. Muthukumar P (2019) Performance Analysis of a Bio-gas operated Porous Radiant Burner for Domestic Cooking Application. Presented at 11th International Exergy, Energy and Environment Symposium (IEEES-11), July 14-18, 2019, Chennai, India.
  47. Kiran Naik B and Muthukumar P (2019) Parametric Studies and Performance Investigation on Novel Multipurpose Liquid Desiccant Drying/Desalination System. Presented at International Conference on Polygeneration (ICP-2019), May 15-17, Kyushu University, Japan.
  48. Mrinal BhowmiK, Kiran Naik B, Anandalakshmi R,Muthukumar P (2019). Experimental Investigations of the Dehumidifier Performance Evaluation using Aqueous LiBr-HCOOK Blends. Presented at International Conference on Polygeneration (ICP-2019), May 15-17, Kyushu University, Japan.
  49. Sunku Prasad J, Sayantan Jana, Muthukumar P(2019). Thermodynamic Studies on Metal Hydride based Tri-generation System for Cooling, Thermal Storage and Thermal Upgradation. Presented at International Conference on Polygeneration (ICP-2019), May 15-17, Kyushu University, Japan.
  50. Vigneshwaran K, Gurpreet Singh Sodhi, Muthukumar P, Senthilmurugan S (2019). Concrete based Sensible Heat Storage System: Experimental Investigations. Presented at International Conference on Polygeneration (ICP-2019), May 15-17, Kyushu University, Japan.
  51. Desai F J Atayo A, Muthukumar P, Rahman MM (2019). Experimental Studies on Endothermic Reversible Reaction of Salts for Cooling. Presented at International Conference on Polygeneration (ICP-2019), May 15-17, Kyushu University, Japan.
  52. Jasinta Poonam Ekka, Muthukumar P (2019). Determination of Heat Transfer Coefficient and Drying Kinetics of Red chilli Dried in a Mixed Mode Forced Convection Solar dryer. Presented at International Conference on Polygeneration (ICP-2019), May 15-17, Kyushu University, Japan.
  53. D.V.N. Lakshmi, Muthukumar P (2019), Design and development of mixed mode forced convection solar dryer for drying of curcuma zeodaria, Presented at 12th International Conference on Thermal Engineering: Theory and Applications, February 23-26, 2019, Gandhinagar, India.
  54. Kiran Naik B and Muthukumar P (2019), Energy Exergy and Entransy Analyses of an Air Cooled Condenser Employed in a Vapour Compression Chiller. Presented at 12th International Conference on Thermal Engineering: Theory and Applications, February 23-26, 2019, Gandhinagar, India.
  55. Sunku Prasad J, Saurabh Dongare, Anandalakshmi R, Muthukumar P (2019). Numerical Investigation of PCM based Heat Sinks under Constant and Variable Heat Load Conditions. Presented at 12th International Conference on Thermal Engineering: Theory and Applications, February 23-26, 2019, Gandhinagar, India.
  56. Lakshmi DVN, Apurba Layek, Muthukumar P(2018). Evaluation of Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient of Herbs Dried in a Mixed Mode Solar Dryer. Presented at ICUE 2018 on: Green Energy for Sustainable Development, Phuket, Thailand, 24-26 Oct 2018.
  57. Kaushik L K, Muthukumar P (2018) Experimental Analysis of a Porous Radiant Pressurized Cook Stove by Using a Blend of Waste Cooking Oil (WCO) and Kerosene. Presented at ICUE 2018 on: Green Energy for Sustainable Development, Phuket, Thailand, 24-26 Oct 2018
  58. Nithin Narmada Raju, Alok Kumar, Malleswararao K, Muthukumar P (2018) Parametric Studies on LaNi4.7Al0.3 based Hydrogen Storage Reactor with Embedded Cooling Tubes, Article in Press, Energy Procedia.
  59. Lav Kumar Kaushik, Muthukumar P (2018) Performance Assessment of a Porous Radiant Cook Stove Fueled with Blend of Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO) and Kerosene, Article in Press, Energy Procedia.
  60. Sangjukta Devi, Niranjan Sahoo, Muthukumar P (2018), Combustion of biogas in Porous Radiant Burner: Low emission combustion, Article in Press, Energy Procedia.
  61. Gurpreet Singh Sodhi, Vigneshwaran K, Abhishek Kumar Jaiswal, Muthukumar P (2018) Assessment of Heat Transfer Characteristics of a Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage System: Multi Tube Design. Article in Press, Energy Procedia.
  62. Vigneshwaran K, Gurpreet Singh Sodhi, Muthukumar P, Arvind VK, Balamurugan G, Sriram S, Senthilmurugan S (2018), Experimental investigation of a Cast-Steel based Thermal Energy Storage System, Article in Press, Energy Procedia.
  63. Nithin N. Raju,Muthukumar P, K. Malleswararao, Determination of Absorption Conditions for LaNi4.7Al0.3 Based Hydrogen Storage Device: A Numerical Investigation, 5th International Conference on Computation Methods for Thermal Problems (Thermacomp 2018), Bangalore, India, 2018.
  64. Kiran Naik B and Muthukumar P, Novel Approach for Predicting the Performance of the Evacuated U – Tube Solar Collector Integrated with Parabolic Reflector. 5th International Conference on Computational Methods for Thermal Problems (THERMACOMP – 2018), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, July 9-11, 2018.
  65. Gurpreet Singh Sodhi, Muthukumar P (2018). Effect of eccentricity on the charging of a multi tube Latent Heat Storage System. Presented at 5th International Conference on Computational Methods for Thermal Problems(THERMACOMP – 2018). IISc Bangalore - 9-11 July, 2018.
  66. Mrinal Bhowmik,Muthukumar P, R Anandalakshmi “Numerical Study on Dehumidification Performance of a Cross-Flow Liquid Desiccant Adiabatic Dehumidifier with Various Halide Salt desiccants” 5th International Conference on Computational Methods for Thermal Problems, IISc Bangalore, India.
  67. Lakshmi DVN, Apurba Layek, Muthukumar, P (2018). Drying of moringa olefera leaves in mixed mode and indirect forced convection solar dryers. Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges (SEEC-2018) 01 – 03, January, 2018, IISc Bangalore.
  68. Kaushik L K, Deb S, Muthukumar P (2018) Life cycle and techno-economic assessments of domestic and commercial LPG cook-stove with porous radiant burner, Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges (SEEC-2018) 01 – 03, January, 2018, IISc Bangalore.
  69. Vigneshwaran K, Chilaka RCR, Muthukumar P, Senthilmurugan S. Sensible Heat Based Thermal Energy Storage System: Modelling and Parametric Investigations. Proceedings of the 24th National and 2nd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer conference (IHMTC-2017), BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, December 27-30, 2017.
  70. Mishra NK, Panigrahy S, Sharma S, Muthukumar P, Mishra SC. Effects of flame speeds on radiant efficiency and CO emissions of porous medium burner. Proceedings of the 24th National and 2nd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer conference (IHMTC -2017), BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, December 27-30, 2017.
  71. Jasinta PE, Lakshmi DVN, Yashwant K, Muthukumar, P (2017). Drying characteristic of mixed mode type solar dryer using forced convection and thermal storage for ginger, Proceedings of the 24th National and 2nd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer conference (IHMTC -2017), BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, December 27-30, 2017.
  72. Lakshmi DVN, Muthukumar P, Apurba Layek, Abhimanyu KS, Sushoban D (2017). Performance analysis of double pass counter flow solar air heater for drying application, Proceedings of the 24th National and 2nd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer conference (IHMTC -2017), BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, December 27-30, 2017.
  73. Kaushik L K, Deb S, Muthukumar P (2017). Assessment of energy saving potential in self aspirated LPG stove with porous radiant burner, Proceedings of the 24th National and 2nd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer conference (IHMTC -2017), BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, December 27-30, 2017.
  74. Niyas H, Muthukumar P (2017). Appropriate sizing prediction and performance evaluation of the shell-and-tube latent heat storage unit, Proceedings of the 24th National and 2nd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer conference (IHMTC -2017), BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, December 27-30, 2017.
  75. Lakshmi DVN, Apurba Layek, Muthukumar, P (2017). Performance analysis of a mixed mode forced convection solar dryer with and without thermal energy storage heat exchanger, Proceedings of the International Conference on Mechanical Materials and Renewable Energy, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim,8-10th Dec 2017.
  76. Kaushik L K, Deb S, Muthukumar P. Energy Saving and Techno-economic Assessment of Self Aspirated Domestic LPG Stove with Porous Radiant Burner, Presented at International Conference on Mechanical Materials and Renewable Energy, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim,8-10th Dec 2017.
  77. Kiran Naik B, Choudharya V, Muthukumar P, Somayaji, C (2016). Performance Assessment of a Counter Flow Cooling Tower – Unique Approach. Presented at International Conference on Recent Advancement in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, RAAR 2016, 10-12 November 2016, Bhubaneswar, India.
  78. Kiran Naik B, Muthukumar P (2016). Empirical correlation based models for estimation of air cooled and water cooled condenser’s performance. Presented at International Conference on Recent Advancement in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, RAAR 2016, 10-12 November 2016, Bhubaneswar, India.
  79. Lakshmia DVN, Apurba Layek, Muthukumar, P (2016). Performance Analysis of Trapezoidal Corrugated Solar Air Heater with Sensible Heat Storage Material. Presented at International Conference on Recent Advancement in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, RAAR 2016, 10-12 November 2016, Bhubaneswar, India.
  80. Lakshmia DVN, Apurba Layek, Muthukumar, P (2016)Nucleation Enhancement Studies on Aqueous Salt Solutions.Presented at International Conference on Recent Advancement in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, RAAR 2016, 10-12 November 2016, Bhubaneswar, India.
  81. Rabha D K, MuthukumarP, Somayaji C (2015). Design and Analytical Study of a Solar Dryer Integrated with Shell and Tube Paraffin Based Latent Heat Storage for Drying Green Chilli. Presented at 23rd National and 1st International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Trivandrum, Kerala, 17 – 20th Dec. 2015.
  82. Kiran Naik B, Muthukumar P, Somayaji C (2015). Thermodynamic Analysis of Liquid Desiccant Dehumidification System- A Novel Approach. Presented at 23rd National and 1st International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Trivandrum, Kerala, 17 – 20th Dec. 2015.
  83. Niyas H, Muthukumar P (2015). Comparison of Thermal Storage Characteristics of Phase Change Materials Encapsulated in Different Capsule Configurations. Presented at 23rd National and 1st International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Trivandrum, Kerala, 17 – 20th Dec. 2015.
  84. Panigrahy S, Mishra NK, Muthukumar P, Mishra SC (2015). Analysis of LPG Combustion in a Domestic Cooking Stove with a Porous Radiant Burner. Presented at 23rd National and 1st International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Trivandrum, Kerala, 17 – 20th Dec. 2015.
  85. Panigrahy S, Sinha GS, Muthukumar P, Mishra SC Analysis of Combustion of Premixed Kerosene-air Mixture in a Cooking Stove with a Porous Matrix. Presented at 23rd National and 1st International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Trivandrum, Kerala, 17 – 20th Dec. 2015.
  86. Kiran Naika B, Varshney A, Muthukumar P, Somayaji C (2015). Modelling and Performance Analysis of U Type Evacuated Tube Solar Collector Using Different Working Fluids. Presented at 5th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research, IIT Bombay 15-17th Dec. 2015.
  87. Kiran Naika B, Ankit Sonia, Amit kumar, Muthukumar P , Somayaji C (2015). Coupled Heat and Mass Transfer Analysis of an Adiabatic Dehumidifier – Unique Approach. Presented at 5th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research, IIT Bombay 15-17th Dec. 2015.
  88. Kiran Naik B, Amit Kumar, Ankit Soni, Muthukumar P, Somayaji C. Coupled Heat and Mass Transfer analysis of an Adiabatic Regenerator – Unique Approach, Presented at ICAME 2015, TKM College of Engineering, Kerala, 14-16th December 2015.
  89. Niyas H, Muthukumar P (2015). Novel Encapsulation Technique to Upscale Latent Heat Storage Capacity in Steam Accumulators. Presented at ISES Solar World Congress 2015,Daegu, Korea, 8-12th Nov. 2015.
  90. Niyas H, Muthukumar P (2015). Novel Fin for Effective Heat Transfer in Shell-And-Tube Latent Heat Storage System. Presented at ISES Solar World Congress 2015,Daegu, Korea, 8-12th Nov. 2015.
  91. Muthukumar P, Anbarasu S (2015). Development of Fast Reaction Metal Hydride Reactors for Hydrogen Storage and Thermal Management Applications. Presented at 6th World Hydrogen Technologies Convention, Sydney, Australia, 11 – 14th Oct. 2015.
  92. Hakeem Niyas, Tanvir E Alam, Muthukumar P, Jaspreet Dhau, Goswami DY (2015). Performance Investigation of Packed Bed Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems, Presented at International Conference on Polygeneration (ICP 2015), Chennai, 18-20th Feb. 2015.
  93. Rao CHC, Muthukumar P, Somayaji CM (2015). Performance Comparison of Sensible Heat Storage Beds for Solar Thermal Power Plant Applications. Presented at International Conference on Polygeneration (ICP 2015), Chennai, 18-20th Feb. 2015.
  94. Muthukumar P, Selvan VP, Manojkumar SP, Imran M (2015). Performance Tests on Compressor-Driven Metal Hydride Based Cooling System. Presented at International Conference on Polygeneration (ICP 2015), Chennai, 18-20th Feb. 2015.
  95. Hakeem Niyas,Shukla AK,MuthukumarP (2014). Thermal characterization of phase change materials used for thermal energy storage in solar thermal power plants, Presented at 23rd International Conference on Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials, IIT Roorkee, India, 5-7th December 2014.
  96. Mishra, NK, Muthukumar P, Mishra SC (2013).Temperature Measurement in Double Layer Porous Burner For Medium - Scale LPG Cooking Applications. Presented at 22th National and 11th International ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Paper ID: HMTC1300100, IIT Kharagpur, India, 28-31 December
  97. Likhendra Prasad, Muthukumar P (2013). Performance Investigation of Lab-Scale Sensible Heat Storage System. Presented at 22th National and 11th International ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Paper ID: HMTC1300054, IIT Kharagpur, India, 28-31 December 28-31.
  98. Anbarasu S., Muthukumar P, Mishra SC (2013).Thermal Modeling of Mg2Ni based Solid State Hydrogen Storage Reactor during Desorption of Hydrogen. Presented at 22th National and 11th International ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Paper ID: HMTC13 00109, IIT Kharagpur, India, 28-31 December.
  99. Naik BK, Muthukumar P (2013). Performance Investigations of a Cross-Flow Induced Draft Cooling Tower employed in a water cooled condenser of 900 TR A/C plant. Presented at International Conference on Emerging Trends in Renewable Energy (ICETRE-2013), Bhubaneswar, 27-28th December.
  100. Hakeem Niyas, Muthukumar P (2013). Performance Analysis of Latent Heat Storage System. Presented at International Conference on Emerging Trends in Renewable Energy (ICETRE-2013), Bhubaneswar, 27-28th December.
  101. Likhendra Prasad, Hakeem Niyas, Muthukumar P (2013). Performance Analysis of High Temperature Sensible Heat Storage System during Charging and Discharging Cycles. Presented at IVth International Conference on Advances in Energy Research Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai (ICAER 2013), 10 - 12th December.
  102. Mishra, NK, Muthukumar P, Mishra SC (2013). Performance Tests on Medium-Scale Porous Radiant Burners for LPG Cooking Applications. Presented at International Conference on Energy Resources and Technologies for Sustainable Development (ICERTSD 2013), Howrah, West Bengal, India 7-9 February.
  103. Muthukumar P, Shyamkumar PI, Mishra SC (2013). Performance Improvements in LPG Domestic Cooking Stove with a Porous Radiant Burner. Presented at Int. Conferene on Bioenergy, Environment and Sustainable Technologies, Arunai Engg College, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India 27-30 January.
  104. Satya Sekhar B and Muthukumar P (2012). Performance Studies on a Double-Stage Metal Hydride based Hydrogen Compressor, presented at 21st International symposium on Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials (PFAM-21), IIT Guwahati, India 10-13th December.
  105. Anbarasu S, Muthukumar P and Mishra SC (2012). Tests on LmNi5 Based Solid-State Hydrogen Storage Container, presented at Int Conference on Recent Advances in Material Science, Bangalore, India, 6-8th November.
  106. Suresh P, Satya Sekhar B, Muthukumar P, Mishra SC (2012). Three dimensional numerical investigation of hydrogen-absorption process in metal hydride container, Presented at 9th Int National Conference in Flow Dynamics, Sendai, Japan, 19th - 21st September.
  107. Satya SekharB, Muthukumar P (2012). Thermal modelling of a double-stage metal hydride based heat transformer, Presented at 9th Int National Conference in Flow Dynamics, Sendai, Japan,19th - 21st September.
  108. Satya SekharB, Muthukumar P (2011). Heat and mass transfer studies on metal hydride based heat transformer, Presented at 21st National & 10th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, IIT Madras, India, 27-30 December.
  109. Anbarasu S, MuthukumarP, Mishra SC(2011). Numerical heat and mass transfer analysis of a hydriding process in Mg2Ni based hydrogen storage reactor with volumetric radiation, Presented at 21st National & 10th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, IIT Madras, India, 27-30 December.
  110. Satya SekharB, Muthukumar P and Tiwari VK (2011). Experimental studies on a double-stage metal hydride based Hydrogen compressor, Presented at 21st National & 10th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, IIT Madras, India, 27-30 December.
  111. Satya Sekhar B, Muthukumar P (2011). Performance analysis of a metal hydride heat transformer for waste heat recovery, Presented at 3rd International Conference on Advances in Energy Research, IIT Mumbai, India, 9 - 11 December.
  112. Satya Sekhar B, Muthukumar P, Suresh P (2011). Performance tests on metal hydride based hydrogen storage devices,Presented at 3rd International Conference on Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Technology (ICFCHT 2011), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 22-23 November.
  113. Golia A, Sahu PK, Sen A K, Muthukumar P (2011). Investigations of a micro-mixer with and without indentations along the mixing channel, Presented at ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition IMECE2011, Denver, Colorado, USA, 11-17November.
  114. Ashish Kumar, Bhushan Maskay, Muthukumar P and SomayajiC (2011). Influence of feedwater heater mass flow rates on the energy and exergy efficiencies of 210 MW coal fired power plant, Presented at International Congress On Renewable Energy [ICORE-2011], Tezpur University, Assam, 2-4 November.
  115. Anbarasu S, MuthukumarP Mishra SC (2011). Parametric Studies on a Mg2Ni Based Hydrogen Storage Reactor, Presented at International Conference on Thermal Energy and Environment (INCOTEE 2011), Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Foundation, Krishnankovil, Tamil Nadu, 26-27 March.
  116. Muthukumar P, Tiwari VK (2011)Computational Study on Two-stage Metal Hydride Based Hydrogen Compressor. Presented at International Conference on Thermal Energy and Environment (INCOTEE 2011),Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Foundation, Krishnankovil, Tamil Nadu, 26-27 March.
  117. Muthukumar P, Patel K, Sachan P, Singhal N (2011). Computational study on metal hydride based three-stage hydrogen compressor. Presented at International Conference on Renewable Energy, ICRE -2011, Jaipur, 17-21 January.
  118. Sekhar BS, MuthukumarP, Saikia R (2011). Tests on a Metal Hydride Based Thermal Energy Storage System, Presented at International Conference on Renewable Energy, ICRE -2011, Jaipur, 17-21 January.
  119. MuthukumarP, Shyamkumar PI (2011). Development of a novel porous radiant burner for LPG cooking applications, Presented at International Conference on Renewable Energy, ICRE -2011, Jaipur, 17-21 January.
  120. Satheesh A, MuthukumarP (2010).Feasibility study on cross van’t Hoff line concept for single-stage metal hydride heat pump. Presented at International Symposium on Innovative Materials for Processes in Energy Systems 2010 - For Fuel Cells, Heat Pumps and Sorption Systems, Singapore, 30th November - 01 December.
  121. Satheesh A, Muthukumar P, Dewan A (2010). Performance Analysis of Metal Hydride based Cooling Systems. Presented at 20th National and 9th International ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Mumbai, India, 4-6 January.
  122. Pantangi, V K, Mishra SC, MuthukumarP, Reddy R (2010). Experimental Study on Performance Improvement of a Domestic LPG Cooking Stove Using Porous Inert Media. Presented at 20thNational and 9th International ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Mumbai, India, 4-6 January.
  123. Satheesh A, Muthukumar P (2009). Operation and Performance Investigation of a Double-Stage Double-effect Metal Hydride Heat Pump. Presented at ISOHIM2009 3rd International Symposium on Hydrogen in Matter, IIT Madras, India, 13-16 December.
  124. Pantangi VK, Mishra SC, Muthukumar P, Durst F (2009). Experimental Investigations of New Combinational Burner for Domestic Cooking Application. Presented at International Conference on Advances in Energy Research 2009, IIT Bombay, Mumbai. 9-11 December.
  125. Satheesh A, Muthukumar P, Dewan A, Groll M (2009). Performance Investigation of a Double Stage Double Effect Metal Hydride Heating and Cooling System. Presented at World Hydrogen Energy Convection at New Delhi, 26-28 August.
  126. Muthukumar P (2009). Applications of metal hydrides: A review. Presented at International Conference on Energy Engineering (ICEE-2009), Pondicherry Engg College, Puduchery, 7– 9 January.
  127. Satheesh A, Muthukumar P, Linder M, Mertz R, Laurien E (2009). Reaction kinetics studies on LmNi4.91Sn0.15 hydride.Presented atHydrogen and Hydrogen Storage - Methods and Materials" H3-2009, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 3 - 6 January.
  128. Ramana VS, Muthukumar P (2008).Studies on Coupled Heat and Mass Transfer in Metal Hydride Beds for Hydrogen Storage Applications. Presented atHEAT 2008, Fifth International Conference on Transport Phenomena in Multiphase Systems, Bialystok, Poland, 30 June – 3 July 3.
  129. Lakshmi DVN, Muthukumar P (2008). Thermodynamic analysis of sorption cascade cycle for continuous cold production. Presented at Centenary – International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (IC-ICAME), IISc Bangalore, India, 2-4 July.
  130. Satheesh A, MuthukumarP, Dewan A (2008). Numerical Investigation of Coupled Heat and Mass Transfer During Desorption of Hydrogen in Metal Hydride Beds. Presented at Centenary – International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (IC-ICAME), IISc Bangalore, 2-4 July.
  131. Muthukumar P, Leeju CJ (2008).Development of a K-type Thermocouple for Transient Temperature Measurement in Pressurized Porous Medium. Presented at International conference on Frontiers in Design and Manufacturing Engineering, Karunya University, Coimbatore,1-2 February.
  132. Madhavakrishna U, MuthukumarP, Dewan A (2008). Computational Study of Coupled Two-Dimensional Heat and Mass Transfer in a Metal Hydride Based Hydrogen Storage. Presented at 19th National & 8th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Hyderabad, 3-5 January.
  133. Harish A, Muthukumar P, Mishra S.C (2008). Study on Coupled Heat and Mass Transfer in MmNi4.6Fe0.4 based Hydrogen Storage Device. Presented at 19th National & 8th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Hyderabad, 3-5 January.
  134. Muthukumar P, Umekar MM (2007). Coupled Heat and Mass Studies in Metal Hydride Beds for Hydrogen Storage Applications. Presented at International Conference on Modeling and Simulation (Emerging Methods towards Frontier Technologies) CITICOMS – 2007, Coimbatore, 27-29 August.
  135. Madhavakrishna U, MuthukumarP, Dewan A (2006). Numerical Investigation of Coupled Heat and Mass Transfer in Metal Hydride Based Hydrogen Storage Device. Presented at 2nd International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation, IIT Guwahati, 8-10 December.
  136. Umekar, MM, MuthukumarP, Das MK (2006). Numerical analysis and parametric studies on a metal hydride based hydrogen storage device. Presented at 2nd International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation, IIT Guwahati, 8-10 December.
  137. Muthukumar P,Maiya MP, Murthy SS (2006). Performance tests on a thermally operated hydrogen compressor. Presented at International Workshop on Hydrogen Energy (Production, Storage and Application), University of Rajasthan, Jaipure, 5-9 November.
  138. Muthukumar P,Maiya MP, Murthy SS (2006). Comparison of hydrogen storage performance of metal hydrides, Presented at Eightieth National Heat and Mass Transfer Conference and seventh ISHMT /ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conf., Guwahti, 4-6,January.
  139. Muthukumar P, Maiya MP, Murthy SS (2005). Studies on thermal compression of hydrogen using metal hydrides, IIT M – ISRO Joint Workshop on Technologies for Utilization of Hydrogen Energy for Ground based Applications, IIT Madras, India, 8th February.
  140. Muthukumar P, Maiya MP, Murthy SS (2005). Studies on hydrogen storage using metal hydrides, IIT M – ISRO Joint Workshop on Technologies for Utilization of Hydrogen Energy for Ground based Applications, IIT Madras, India, 8th February..
  141. Muthukumar P, Maiya MP, Murthy SS (2005). Cyclic performance of a metal hydride based Single stage hydrogen compressor, International Hydrogen Energy Congress & Exhibition, Istanbul, Turkey, 13-15 July.
  142. Muthukumar P,Maiya MP, Murthy SS (2005). Tests on Mechanically Alloyed Mg2Ni for Hydrogen Storage, International Conference on Solid State Hydrogen Storage-Materials and Applications, Hyderabad, India, 31 January – 1 February.
  143. Muthukumar P, Maiya MP, Murthy SS (2004). Studies on metal hydride based hydrogen compressor, Proc. Indo-Belarus Joint Workshop on “Advances in Sorption based Thermal Devices” Minsk, Belarus, pp.5-25, 2-3 November.
  144. Muthukumar P, Maiya MP, Murthy S (2004). Solid state storage of hydrogen in metal hydrides: Thermodynamics, Heat and mass transfer aspects, Proc. Indo-Belarus Joint Workshop on “Advances in Sorption based Thermal Devices” Minsk, Belarus, pp.34-54, 2-3 November.
  145. Muthukumar P, Maiya MP, Murthy SS (2004). Comparison of some Metal hydrides for hydrogen storage, Presented at Eighth Arab International Solar Energy Conference & Regional World Renewable Energy Conference, Baharain, 8-10 March.
  146. Muthukumar P, Maiya MP, Murthy SS (2003). Parametric studies on a hydride based thermal storage system, Presented at Twenty first IIR International Congress of Refrigeration, Washington, USA, No. ICR0098. 17-22 August.
  147. Muthukumar P, Abraham K, Prasad UAR, Maiya MP, Murthy SS (2003). Screening of Metal Hydrides for Engineering Applications, Presented at Sixteenth International Conference on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Copenhagen, Denmark, pp.93-100, 30 June – 2 July.
  148. Muthukumar P, Maiya MP, Murthy SS (2002). Influence of metal hydride bed heat and mass transfer on the performance of single stage hydrogen compressor, Presented at Sixteenth National Heat and Mass Transfer Conference and Fifth ISHMT /ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conf., Kolkota, pp.875-880, 3-4 January.

National Conferences / Workshops

  1. Chilaka RCR, Prasad L, Muthukumar P, Somayaji CM (2015). Performance Investigation of Lab scale Sensible Heat Storage System, Presented at National Conference on Solar Thermal Energy Technologies (NCSTET), IIT Jodpur, 26-28th Feb 2015.
  2. Kiran Naik B, Choudhary VK, Muthukumar P, Somayaji C (2015).Performance Assessment Of A Cross Flow Cooling Tower – A Simplified Approach. Presented at 4th National Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (NCRAC-2015), Chennai, 28 – 30th October 2015.
  3. Patel PK., B. Satya Sekhar, Muthukumar P (2013). Feasibility Study On Compressor-Driven Metal Hydride Based Cooling System, Presented at 3rd National Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (NCRAC-2013) IIT Madras, Chennai, 12-14th December.
  4. Muthukumar P, Kishore N, Shankar P (2011). Effects of static electric discharge and surface indents on nucleation of aqueous salt solutions, Presented at National Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (NCRAC-2011) IIT Madras, Chennai, 21-23 July.
  5. Muthukumar P (2011).Development of high efficient porous radiant burner for domestic cooking applications. Presented at National Conference on “Innovations in Mechanical, Mechatronics and Building sciences, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Tamil Nadu, 29 – 30 April.
  6. Muthukumar P (2010).Metal hydride based thermal machines. Presented at National Seminar on Renewable Energy Technology: Issues and Prospects (RETIP-2010), North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology, Arunachal Pradesh, 24-25 September.
  7. Sekhar BS, MuthukumarP (2010). Performance Studies on Metal Hydride Based Thermal Energy Storage System. Presented at National Seminar on Renewable Energy Technology: Issues and Prospects (RETIP-2010), North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology, Arunachal Pradesh, 24-25 September.
  8. Satheesh A, MuthukumarP, Dewan A (2009). Modelling of metal hydride based cooling system, Presented at National Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (NCRAC 2009), IIT Madras, Chennai, 08-10 January.
  9. Muthukumar P (2006).Metal Hydrogen Systems – A Future Energy Carrier. Presented at 22nd National Convention of Mechanical Engineers on Energy Technologies-Strategies for Optimal Utilization of Natural Resources, The Institution of Engineers (India), Guwahati, Assam 9 - 10 September.