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Dr. Balaji B

Assistant Professor

Employee ID53635
Educational details
DegreePassed out yearSpecializationInstitute/University/ College
PhD Mech. Eng.2022Sustainable Energy Technologies and materialsUniversiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia
M. Tech. Mech. Eng.2015Energy TechnologyPuducherry Technological University
B. E. Mech Eng.2013Mechanical EngineeringAnna University
Research Details
Areas of SpecializationEnergy efficient buildings, Advanced energy materials, CFD, Sustainable Air conditioning, Thermofluids, thermal system design and analysis
ORCID IDR-96782018
Scopus ID57204704114
H-index (scopus)10
Google Scholar IDBalaji Bakthavatchalam (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=dHmggccAAAAJ&hl=en)
i10 index10
Completed Funded Project Details
Completed Funded Project TitleFunding Agency
Heat transfer rate enhancement of an anti-fouling layer coated heat exchanger-based chiller with a novel ionic nanofluidAwarding agency: Yayasan Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (YUTP)

Role in the project: Graduate Research Assistant

Amount: 46,335 USD

Duration: 01/04/2018 – 01/04/2020

  
Patent Published Details
Patent Published TitlePatent Published Application No.
An air conditioning apparatusIP2021006672 (Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia)
Book / Book Chapter Published Details
TitlePublisherYear
Thermoelectric Air Conditioners for Tropical Countries. In: Sulaiman S.A. (eds) Clean Energy Opportunities in Tropical CountriesSpringer2021
Stability and thermal Conductivity evaluation of less concentration surfactant wrapped functionalized graphene dispersed in ethylene glycolSpringer2021
Transient Thermal Analysis of Imidazolium Based Ionic liquids for Heat Transfer EnhancementUTP Press2020
Awards & Recognition Details
Awarded with CHANCELLOR’S PUBLICATION EXCELLENCE AWARD for high quality publication in Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham for the year 2022 and 2023.
Received the PUBLICATION MERIT AWARD for outstanding publication in the year 2024 at Amrita School of Engineering, Chennai campus.
Awarded as “BEST POSTGRADUATE STUDENT” in Mechanical Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia, for the year 2021.
Won the best outstanding presenter award at the 5th International Conference on Mechanical, Manufacturing and Plant Engineering (ICMMPE 2019) held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Paper ID: 198643).
Bronze award in THESIS IN 5 MINUTES with the title “Development and Performance Evaluation of a Novel Nanofluid Assisted Thermoelectric Air Conditioner for Energy Efficient Buildings” in PhD Science, Engineering, Technology, 1st March 2021, MNNF Network, Malaysia.
Bronze award in RESEARCH & INNOVATION POSTER COMPETITION with the title “Development and Performance Evaluation of a Novel Nanofluid Assisted Thermoelectric Air Conditioner for Energy Efficient Buildings” in PhD Science, Engineering, Technology, 29th January 2021, MNNF Network, Malaysia
 
Major International Collaboration Details 
Research Collaboration:

Professor Dr. Saidur Rahman

Distinguished Research Professor & Head of Centre,

Research Centre for Nano-Materials and Energy Technology (RCNMET),

School of Science and Technology, Sunway University,

47500 Selangor, Malaysia.

Tel: +60169472017; Email: Saidur@sunway.edu.my; Year of Collaboration: 2017 to present

Dr. Rajasekar Krishnamoorthy

Research Associate,

School of Chemical Material and Biological Engineering,

University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 3JD,

United Kingdom.

Email: r.krishnamoorthy@sheffield.ac.uk; Year of collaboration: Jan 2024 to present

Dr. Khairul Habib

Senior Lecturer,

Department of Mechanical Engineering,

Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Bandar Seri Iskandar,

Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia

Tel: +60102442375; Email: khairul.habib@utp.edu.my; Year of Collaboration: 2017 to present

Professor Dr. Bidyut Baran Saha

Department of Mechanical Engineering, International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 919-0395, Japan.

Tel: +810928026722; Email: saha.baran.bidyut.213@m.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Year of Collaboration: 2018 to present

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Omar Assi Hussein

College of Engineering, University of Tikrit,

Tikrit, Iraq.

Tel: +9647734383692; Email: omar-assi81@tu.edu.iq

Year of Collaboration: 2017 to present

Dr. Kashif Irshad,

Research Engineer III, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM),

Saudi Arabia

Tel: +966547854711; Email: kashif.Irshad@kfupm.edu.sa

Year of Collaboration: 2017 to present

Dr. Nagoor Basha Shaik

Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Tel:  +601116513697; Email: basha.roshan@gmail.com

 

Other Details 
Editorial Experience (if any)Editorial Member of DISCOVER ENERGY, Springer.
Personal Website Link (if any)

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