Dr. Anuj Kumar

Dr. ANUJ KUMAR, PhD

Assistant Professor,

Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIITDM Kurnool.



Education Qualifications:

  1. Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (Specialization: Thermal Engineering), IIT Indore

  2. M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering (Specialization: Thermal Engineering), IIT (ISM) Dhanbad

  3. B. Tech in Automobile Engineering, West Bengal University of Technology

Areas of Interest/Specialization:

  • Thermal Energy storage

  • Jet Impingement Cooling

  • Phase Change Materials

  • Porous Media

  • Battery Thermal Management

  • Inverse Heat Conduction

  • Gas Turbine Blade Cooling

  • CFD


Professional / Teaching Experience:

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, IIT Bombay (March 2022 to August 2023)

  • Assistant Professor, IIITDM Kurnool (From August 2023)

Publication Profiles:

Important Research Publications (Journals):

  1. Anuj Kumar, K. Yogi, S. V. Prabhu, Experimental study on local heat transfer distribution between smooth flat plate and free surface impinging jet from a circular straight pipe nozzle, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 207 (2022) 124004 (Elsevier: IF=5.2) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2023.124004

  2. Anuj Kumar, R. Kothari, S. K. Sahu, and S. I. Kundalwal, A comparative study and optimization of phase change material based heat sinks for thermal management of electronic components, Journal of Energy Storage, 43 (2021) 103224, (Elsevier: IF=9.4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2021.103224

  3. Akshay U. Shirsat, Anuj Kumar, Athira Gopinath, P.V.P. Moorthi, Arunkumar Sridharan, Shyamprasad Karagadde, Prakash Nanthagopalan, P. K. Baburajan, S. N. Rao, Anuj Kumar Deo, S. V. Prabhu, Measurement of thermal properties of ferro siliceous sacrificial radiation shielding concrete using semi-infinite transient heat conduction model, Construction and Building Materials, 388 (2023) 131713 (Elsevier: IF=7.4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.131713 .

  4. Amrit K. Thakur, Anuj Kumar, Hyeona Park, Hyerim Kim, Mohammad S. Ahmed, Ahmed M. Saleque, Muthuraman P. Vikram, R. Saidur, Jang Y. Hwang, Composite separators, for internal thermal management in rechargeable lithium batteries: A review, Journal of Energy storage, 108872, 2023, (Elsevier: IF=9.4),  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.108873 

  5. Pradunmya Pran Dutta, Vivek Saxena, Anuj Kumar, Santosh Kumar Sahu, Investigation of finned heat sinks with PEG-6000/EG and PEG-6000/MWCNT composite phase change material for thermal management application, Journal of Energy Storage, 70 (2023) 108057, (Elsevier: IF=9.4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.108057

  6. Anuj Kumar, R. Kothari, S. K. Sahu, S. I. Kundalwal, Thermal performance of heat sink using nano-enhanced phase change material (NePCM) for cooling of electronic components, Microelectronics Reliability, 121 (2021) 114144. (Elsevier: IF=1.6), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microrel.2021.114144

  7. Anuj Kumar, R. Kothari, S. K. Sahu, and S. I. Kundalwal, M.P. Paulraj, Numerical simulation of cross plate fin heat sink filled with PCM for cooling application of portable electronic devices, International Journal of Energy Research, 46 (2021) 8666-8683 (Wiley: IF=4.67), https://doi.org/10.1002/er.6404 

  8. Anuj. Kumar, R. Kothari, S. K. Sahu, and S. I. Kundalwal, Selection of phase change material for thermal management of electronic devices using multi-attribute decision making technique, International Journal of Energy Research, 45 (2021) 2023–2042. (Wiley: IF=4.67) https://doi.org/10.1002/er.5896

  9. Anuj Kumar, R. Kothari, V. Saxena, S. K. Sahu, S. I. Kundalwal, Experimental investigation on paraffin wax based heat sinks with cross plate fin arrangement for cooling of electronic components, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 147 (2022) 9487-9504, (Taylor &Francis: IF=4. 4), https://doi.org10.1007/s10973-022-11223-9

  10. V. Saxena, R. Kothari, A. Kumar, S. K. Sahu, S. I. Kundalwal, A theoretical models for the effective thermal conductivity of open-cell coated metal foams saturated with PCM/Fluid, International Journal of Energy Research, 46 (2022) 14877-14900 (Wiley: IF=4.67) https://doi.org10.1002/er.8190. 



Important Research Publications (Book Chapters):

  1. A. Kumar, R. Kothari, P. K. Singh., M. P. Paulraj, S. K. Sahu, and S. I. Kundalwal, Numerical simulation of PCM based heat sink with plate fins for thermal management of electronic components, In: F. Cavas-Martinez, F. Chaari, F. Gherardini, M. Haddar, V. Ivanov, Y.W. Kwon, J. Trojanowska (Eds.), Lecture Series in Mechanical Engineering, Springer, Singapore, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4165-4_20 

  2. M.P. Paulraj, A.K. Sharma, A. Kumar and S. K. Sahu, Experimental Investigation of Heat Transfer Enhancement on Impinging Jet Cooling Using Surface Laser Treatment, In: T. Prabu, P. Viswanathan, A. Agrawal, J. Banerjee, (Eds.), Lecture Series in Mechanical Engineering, Springer, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0698-4_62


Important Research Publications (Conferences):

  1. A. Kumar, R. Kothari, S. K. Sahu, S. I. Kundalwal, and A. Sharma, Investigation of phase change material integrated with high thermal conductive carbon foam inside heat sinks for thermal management of electronic components, Proceedings of the ASME 2021 Power Conference (POWER2021-65569), Anaheim, CA, USA, July 18-22, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1115/POWER2021-65569 (Winner of Qualified Student Award by ASME)

  2. A. Kumar, K. Yogi, A.U. Shirsat, and S.V. Prabhu, Measurement of Thermophysical Properties of Heavy Density Concrete Using Inverse Solution for One-Dimensional Heat Conduction, Proceedings of the 9th World Congress on Mechanical, Chemical, and Material Engineering (MCM'23) Brunel University, London, United Kingdom –August 06-08, 2023 Paper No. HTFF 195, DOI: 10.11159/htff23.195

  3. A. Kumar, A. K. Singh, A. A Chitre, R. Kothari, V. Saxena, S. K. Sahu, and S. I. Kundalwal, Thermal performance of PCM based heat sink with solid and hollow fins for thermal management of electronics, Proceedings of the 26th National and 4th International Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-ASTFE 2021-345), Virtual Conference, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India, December 17-20, 2021.

  4. K. Yogi, A. Kumar, S. Krishnan, and S.V. Prabhu, Investigation of Porous Carbon Foamed Surface Under A Circular Air Jet Impingement For Uniform Heat Transfer, Proceedings of the 9th World Congress on Mechanical, Chemical, and Material Engineering (MCM'23) Brunel University, London, United Kingdom –August 06-08, 2023 Paper No. HTFF 203, DOI: DOI: 10.11159/htff23.203.

  5. A. Kumar, R. Kothari, P. K. Singh, R. Vaidya, S. K. Sahu, and S. I. Kundalwal, Thermal performance Enhancement of PCM Based Cross Plate Finned Heat Sink for Electronic Cooling, Proceedings of the 8th International and 47th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP2020-95), IIT Guwahati, Guwahati-781039, Assam, India, December 09-11, 2020.

  6. A. Kumar, R. Kothari, S. K. Sahu, and S. I. Kundalwal, Effect of CuO nanoparticle in PCM integrated heat sink for thermal management of electronic component: an experimental study, Proceedings of the 25th National and 3rd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC2019-PCM-056), IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, India, December 28-31, 2019.

  7. R. Kothari, A. Kumar, P. K. Singh, S. K. Sahu, and S. I. Kundalwal, Analytical Model for Melting Process in a Rectangular Phase Change Material Storage with Internal Fins, Proceedings of the 25th National and 3rd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (IHMTC-2019-203), IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, India, December 28-31, 2019.

  8. V. Saxena, R. Kothari, A. Kumar, S. K. Sahu, and S. I. Kundalwal, Theoretical Modeling for the effective thermal conductivity of open-cell metal foams infiltrated with phase change material, Proceedings of 15th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamic (ATE-HEFAT2021), virtual conference, July 25-28, 2021.

  9. A. Sharma, R. Kothari, A. Kumar, and S. K. Sahu, Effect of fin orientation on PCM melting in a spherical enclosure for latent heat storage, Proceedings of the ASME 2021 Power Conference (POWER2021-10495), Anaheim, CA, USA, July 18-22, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1115/POWER2021-65622 (Winner of Qualified Student Award by ASME)

  10. J. Sutradhar, R. Kothari, A. Kumar, and S. K. Sahu, Study of solidification process of PCM with shrinkage void effect in an annulus, Proceedings of the 8th International and 47th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP2020-164), IIT Guwahati, Guwahati-781039, Assam, India, December 09-11, 2020. 

  11. V. Saxena, H. Dey, A. Kumar, A. Sharma, S. K. Sahu, and S. I. Kundalwal, Numerical investigation of a phase change material enhanced Li-ion battery pack using the dual potential multi-scale multi-dimensional (MSMD) approach, Proceedings of the 26th National and 4th International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, December 17-20, 2021, IIT Madras

  12. P. K. Singh, A. Kumar, A. Kishor, A. Shah, S. K. Sahu, P. K. Upadhyay, and S. Singh, Flow and Heat Transfer analysis of an axisymmetric Impinging Synthetic Jet for Electronic Cooling, Proceedings of the International Conference on Innovations in Thermo-Fluid Engineering and Sciences (ICITFES2020-13724), NIT Rourkela, India, February 10-12, 2020.

  13. V. Saxena, A. Kumar, A. Sharma, S. K. Sahu, and S. I. Kundalwal, Thermal Analysis of a Li-Ion Battery Coupled with Phase Change Material Filled with Porous Media: A Numerical Study, Proceedings of the ASME 2021 Power Conference (POWER2021- 86263), USA, July 18-19, 2022.


Courses handled:

  1. Engineering Mechanics (ME 101)


Contact:

Email: anuj@iiitk.ac.in, kumaranujshaw@gmail.com