Specialization

Thermal

Email

sayan.sadhu@thapar.edu

Contact No.

+91-8918602868

Biography

Dr. Sayan Sadhu working with Mechanical Engineering Department, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala since 2017. He has completed his PhD degree in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide based Natural Circulation Loop from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in May 2018. His research interests include heat transfer, power plant, natural circulation loop, pool boiling of nano-fluid, refrigeration and air-conditioning, 

Academic Profile

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering specialisation in Thermal Engineering from IIT Kharagpur in 2018
• M. Tech in Mechanical Engineering, specialisation in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences from IIT Kanpur in 2012 - First Class (9.00 CGPA)
• B.Tech. in Power Engineering from Jadavpur University in 2006 - First Class Second (8.83 CGPA)

Experience:

Teaching Experience - 5 years and Industry Experience - 6 years

• Oct 2018 – till date: Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, TIET, Patiala.
• Jun 2017 – Oct 2018: Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering Department, TIET, Patiala.
• Jul 2012 – Jul2014: Assistant Manager, L&T Power, Kolkata- Faridabad.
• Oct 2008 – Jul 2010: Executive Engineer, L&T-S&L, Faridabad.
• Oct 2006 – Oct 2008: Design Engineer, DCPL, Kolkata.

Teaching Interests

• Engineering Thermodynamics
• Fluid Mechanics and Machinery
• Heat Transfer
• Power Plant Engineering
• Renewable Energy Systems
• Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning
• Gas Dynamics and Turbomachines
• Two Phase Flow and Heat Exchanger Design
• Internal Combustion Engine
• Engineering Mechanics
• Engineering Drawing

Research Interests

• Natural Circulation Loop based on Supercritical CO2
• Pool Boiling of Nano-fluid
• Refrigeration and Air-conditioning
• Solar based Tri-generation and desalination
• Thermal Comfort

Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies

• Lifetime Member of Institute of Engineers India  (Membership No. M-164540-9)
• ASME

Publications in Peer Reviewed International Journals

1. S. Sadhu, P.S. Ghoshdastidar, Heat Flux Controlled Pool Boiling of Zirconia–Water and Silver–Water Nanofluids on a Flat Plate: A Coupled Map Lattice Simulation, Journal of Heat Transfer, vol.137 (2015) 021503/ 1-9 DOI: 10.1115/1.4028974 (ASME)
2. S. Sadhu, M. Ramgopal, S. Bhattacharyya, Effect of Loop Diameter, Height and Insulation on a High Temperature CO2 Based Natural Circulation Loop, International Journal of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, vol.10 /8 (2016) 1472-1480 (World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology)
3. S. Sadhu, M. Ramgopal, S. Bhattacharyya, Experimental studies on an air-cooled natural circulation loop based on supercritical carbon dioxide - Part A: Steady state Operation, Applied Thermal Engineering, vol.133 (2018) 809-818. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.10.017 (Elsevier)
4. S. Sadhu, M. Ramgopal, S. Bhattacharyya, Experimental studies on an air-cooled natural circulation loop based on supercritical carbon dioxide - Part B: Transient Operation, Applied Thermal Engineering, vol.133 (2018) 819-827. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.10.016 (Elsevier)
5. S. Sadhu, M. Ramgopal, S. Bhattacharyya, Steady state analysis of a high-temperature natural circulation loop based on water-cooled supercritical CO₂, Journal of Heat Transfer, vol. 140 (2018) 062502/1-11. https://doi:10.1115/1.403854 (ASME)
6. K.P.S. Khalsa, S. Sadhu, Experimental Study of Domestic Refrigerator Performance Improvement with Evaporative Condenser, International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration, Vol. 29, No. 2 (2021) 2150015/1-9. DOI: 10.1142/S2010132521500152 (World Scientific)

International Conference Papers

1. S. Sadhu, M. Ramgopal, S. Bhattacharyya, Steady state analysis of a high temperature supercritical CO₂ based natural circulation loop, ICEESD 2016 - 18^th International Conference of Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development, Paper No. 16NL080263  (Aug. 4-5, 2016), Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2. S. Sadhu, M. Ramgopal, S. Bhattacharyya, Effect of pressure, temperature, coolant Flow rate on natural circulation loop based on supercritical CO₂, FMFP 2016 - 6th international and 43^rd national conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, Paper No. 536 (Dec. 15-17, 2016), MNNIT Allahabad, India.
3. S. Sadhu, M. Ramgopal, S. Bhattacharyya, Effect of loop charge on air cooled natural circulation loop based on supercritical CO₂, IHMTC-2017 - 2^nd international and 24^th national ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Paper No. IHMTC2017-07-0115 (Dec. 28-31, 2017), BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, India.
4. S. Kumar, R.K. Shukla, S. Sadhu, Effect of Viscosity on Air Entrapment and Spreading of Molten Droplet in Thermal Spray Coating Deposition, FMFP 2022 - 9^th international and 49^th national conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, Paper No. 2712 (Dec. 14-16, 2022), IIT Roorkee, India.

PhD Thesis Guided

1 (ongoing)

• Chandan Kishor

ME Thesis Guided

2 (ongoing)

• Kertanprakash Singh (802283004)
• Lakshya Chaturvedi (802183007)

7 (completed)

• Sep, 2022 - Shubham Srivastava (802083019)- Performance Study of Different types of Heat Pipes
• Sep, 2021 - Surendra Kumar (801983003)- Modelling and Simulation of Attachment And Detachment of Entrapped Air-Bubble in Thermal Spray Coating Deposition Process
• Sep, 2021 - Harjit Singh (801984005)- Design and Analysis of Evaporator in Domestic Refrigerator
• Jul, 2020 - Bodhan Nayak (181180410005)- Numerical Study of the Phenomenon In Natural Circulation Loop
• Jul, 2020 - Aankush Bakshi (801883001) - Numerical and Experimental Study of Evaporator on Domestic Refrigerator
• Jul, 2020 - Kawal Preet Singh Khalsa (801883003) - Numerical And Experimental Study of Evaporative Condenser on the Performance of Domestic Refrigerator
• Aug, 2019 -Virender Solanki (801783016) -Thermal Analysis of a Single Slope Passive Solar Still

Professional Responsibilities

Awards and Honours

• 3rd Rank in M.Tech. Mechanical Engg. (FTS) – IIT Kanpur, 2012
• GATE AIR:336 in Mechanical Engineering in 2010
• 2nd Rank in B.E. Power Engineering – Jadavpur University in 2006
• Certificates for Courses in C & Data Structure from N.S.C.E. in 2006
• Certificates for Power Plant Familiarization Course from N.P.T.I. Durgapur in 2005
• 35 th Rank in Madhyamik (Class-X) - W.B.B.S.E. in 2000

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