2004 4. S.C. Solanki, J.S. Saini and A. FelixRegion, “Thermal Performance Analysis of Latent Heat Storage Systems”, Proc. National Conference on Emerging Energy Technologies, pp. 41-54, NIT Hamirpur March 2003. 5. N.S. Thakur, J.S. Saini and S.C. Solanki, “Thermal Performance of Packed Bed Solar Air heaters Using Low Porosity System”, Proc. National Conference on Emerging Energy Technologies, pp. 76-82, NIT Hamirpur March, 2003. 6. R. Singh, R.P. Saini and J.S. Saini, “Packed bed Solar Energy Storage System”. Proc. National Conference on Emerging Energy Technologies”, pp. 96-104, NIT Hamirpuir, March 2003. 7. J.S. Saini and S.C. Solanki, “Thermohydraulic Performance of Artificially Roughened Enhanced Efficiency Solar Air Heater”, Proc. Int. Conf. On Recent Advances in solar Energy Conversion System, MACT Bhol, Sept. 2002. 8. R.K. Prasad and J.S. Saini, “Thermal Performance Study of Matrix Bed Solar Air Heater”, Proc. Int. Conf. on Recent Advances in Solar Energy Conversion Systems, MACT Bhopal, Sept. 2002. 1. N.S. Thakur, J.S. Saini and S.C. Solanki, “Heat Transfer and Friction Factor Correlations for Packed Bed Solar Air Heater for a Low Porosity System”, Solar Energy, 74, 319-329, 2003. 2. K.B. Muluwork, J.S. Saini and S.C. Solanki, “Experimental Investigation of Heat Transfer and Friction Characteristics in Flat Rectangular Duct with V-Shaped Staggered Discrete Ribs”, Proc. 17 th National Heat & Mass Transfer (ISHMT/ASME) Conference HMT – 2004 – C – 079, IGCAR, Kalpakkam, Jan. 2004. 3. N.S. Thakur, J.S. Saini and S.C. Solanki, “Thermohydraulic Optimization of Packed bed Solar Air Heater”, Proc. 17 th National Heat & Mass Transfer (ISHMT/ASME) Conference HMT – 2004 – C140, IGCAR, Kalpakkam, Jan. 2004. 4. J.S. Saini, “Use of Artificial Roughness for Enhancing the Performance of Solar Air Heaters, a Keynote Paper”, Proc. National Heat & Mass Transfer (ISHMT/ASME) Conference HMT-2004-K13, IGCAR, Kalapakkam, Jan. 2004. 5. A. Qayoum and J.S. Saini, “Optimization of Artificially Roughened Solar Air Heater Using Genetic Algorithms”, Proc. National Heat & Mass Transfer (ISHMAT/ASME) Conference HMT – 2004 - C128, IGCAR, Kalpakkam, Jan. 2004.
Current Students: Name Degree Title of thesis Om Prakash Dau L.Kiran A.Felix Regin M.Tech. M.Tech. Ph.D. Apurba Ph.D. Solar Air Heaters A.R. Jaurker V.K.Goyal Contact Info : Ph.D. Ph.D. Phone no : 285678 (O) 285374, 275156 (R) Fax : 285665 Email Address : sainifme@iitr.ernet.in Investigation of the Effect of Thermal Stratification on the Performance of a Solar Air Heater. Investigation on “The Effect of Design Parameters on a Reverse Flat Plate Absorber-Cabinet Dryer”. Investigation of Heat Transfer Characteristics of PCM Capsules Heat and Fluid Flow Characteristics of Rib-grooved Artificially Roughened Solar Air Heaters Thermal and Solidification Behaviour Affecting Characteristics of Pulsed Current Gma Weld