| Courses taught/ teaching - Thermodynamics
- Fluid mechanics
- Heat transfer
- Refrigeration and air conditioning
- Prime movers and fluid machinery
- Power plant engineering
- Measurement techniques
- Workshop practice
- Engineering materials
- Mechanics of solids
- Renewable energy
- Energy systems engineering
- Wind energy
- Energy Management etc.
Projects/First degree theses/ Higher degree dissertations guided/guiding · More than 60 projects/theses/Dissertations covering various areas of research viz. Energy efficiency in process industries, application of multi – criteria analyses based decision making models using fuzzy logic principles, use of geographic information systems for the estimation of energy demand for solar energy utilization, techno – economic analysis of solar hot water systems; Heat transfer; Refrigeration and air conditioning; Web based survey and analysis of survey data; Automation of Practice school division of BITS, Pilani; Software developmental projects for computerization of various activities of Academic Registration and Counselling Division (ARCD) of BITS, Pilani – Hyderabad Campus (please see “Academic administration activities” for more details). · First-degree thesis in the area of modifications of heat and momentum transfer analyses of liquid flat plate collectors. · Higher Degree dissertation in the area of automation of Practice School Division. Specific accomplishments/Distinctions · Rated as one of the excellent teachers of Thermal Engineering courses at BITS, Pilani, Dubai and Hyderabad Campuses · Delivered a lecture on Thermodynamics in the presence of Dr. Abdul Kalam, Ex- President of Republic of India during his visit to BITS, Pilani Dubai campus | Lab establishment activities | | As a faculty member of Thermal Engineering, established · three laboratories viz. Transport Phenomena, Prime Movers & Fluid Machines and Renewable energy laboratories at BITS, Pilani – Hyderabad Campus. · two laboratories viz. Transport Phenomena and Prime Movers & Fluid Machines at BITS Pilani Dubai campus starting from the identification of vendors to inspection to the commissioning of the equipment. · different thermal engineering/energy related equipment for Thermal engineering laboratories at BITS, Pilani Equipment procured include various equipment to study thermo-physical properties of materials, convective heat and mass transport equipment, heat exchange equipment, various fluid flow measuring devices, various types of Internal combustion engines, turbines, compressors, pumps etc. along with test rigs and data acquisition systems. | |