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Dr K R Aharwal

 Professor

 

U.G

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

Heat Transfer

Non-conventional Energy Resources

Turbo machines

Power Plant Engineering

Engineering Drawing

Fluid Mechanics

Thermodynamics

P.G

Refrigeration system and component design

Thermal Environmental Engineering

Power Plant Engineering

 

Organization

Start Date

End Date

Designation

Nature of Work

MANIT Bhopal

28-12-2018

Present

Professor

Teaching, Research and Administration

MANIT Bhopal

02-06-2010

27-12-2018

Associate Professor

Teaching, Research and Administration

SGSITS Indore

16-06-2008

01-06-2010

Associate Professor

Teaching, Research and Administration

SGSITS Indore

17-06-2005

15-06-2008

Reader

Teaching and Research

SGSITS Indore

10-04-2000

16-06-2005

Sr. Lecturer

Teaching and lab development

SGSITS Indore

07-04-1995

09-04-2000

Lecturer

Teaching

Name of the Student

Topic

Year of Award

Co-Supervisor (if any)

Dr. Chandra Bhusan

Heat transfer and flow characteristics of compound turbulator in a rectangular duct

2011

Dr Alok Chaubey

Dr. Shashikant Nagpure 

Investigation of Heat transfer and flow analysis of an artificial roughened solar air heater having arc roughness with gap.

2016

Dr J L Bhagoria

Dr. Sandeeep Jaiswal

Heat transfer analysis of artificial roughened ducts by using Liquid Crystal Thermography Technique

2016

Nil

Dr. MUKESH KUMAR SOLANKI

Experimental Investigation on Heat Transfer Enhancement of Solar Air Heater Having Inclined Discrete Ribs with a Gap in Staggered Manner on Absorber Plate

2020

Nil

Dr Pankaj Mishra

Performance Improvement of Air Distribution System of Cold Storage with Auxiliary Draught

2020

Nil

Dr Rewaram Verma

Enhancement of Heat Transfer by using Artificial Roughness in Solar Air Heater Duct

2021

Dr Vinod Kumar Nema

Dr Rajkumar Bisnoi

Experimental Study of Parameters Affecting Cold Storage Performance

2022

Nil

Dr Yogendra Rathor

Experimental Study of Heat Transfer Enhancement due to Staggered Arrangement of Inclined Ribs with a Gap in a Rectangular Duct of Solar Air Heater

2023

Nil

Title

Sponsoring Agency

Duration

Amount

Co-PI (if any)

Development of Experimental Research Facility to Improve The Performance of Cold Storages Department of Science and Technology (SERB) Govt. Of India 03 years 1930775/ Nil
Development of cold storage TEQIP-II MANIT 01 years 1900000/- Nil
Investigation of Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow Phenomenon of Artificially Roughened ducts MHRD Grant in aid scheme (MANIT) 03 years 1300000/- DR J L Bhagoria

Title

Sponsoring Agency

Duration

Amount

Co-Investigator                       (if any)

To provide the consultancy services for the implementation of technical standard of cold storage National Horticulture Board Ministry of Agriculture and farmer welfare Govt. Of India From 2011 to till dated 1,15,00000/- Nil
Third party inspection of Sortex Color Grading machine

M. P. State Agricultural Marketing Board Bhopal (M.P.)

January 2024 Rs 2,21,440/- Dr R K Dwivedi
Vetting of the Drawing & design of Air Conditioning proposed for MES Army dental Hospital, Bhopal M/s Weartech Private Engineering Ltd 221, ZONE-I, 2nd FLOOR, M.P. NAGAR, BHOPAL October 2023 Rs 35000/- Dr N. Gajbhiye
 

Authors

Title

Journal

VOL. NO.,

PAGE NO

YEAR

SCI/

Scopus

IMPACT FACTOR

Bishnoi, R., & Aharwal, K. R.

Experimental investigation of effect of ventilation strategies on the performance of cold storage

Heat Transfer

53(2),

346-362

2023

ESCI

2.8

Raghuwanshi, H., Aharwal, K. R., & N. Gajbhiye

Numerical investigation of the temperature distribution inside the cold room with and without duct arrangement.

Journal of Energy Sources

45(3), 10450-10464

2022

SCIE

2.9

 Bishnoi, R., & Aharwal, K. R.

Experimental and theoretical analysis of mass transfer in refrigerated food storage

Heat and Mass Transfer

58,

1845-1855

2022

SCIE

1.7

Raghuwanshi, H., Aharwal, K. R., & Gajbhiye, N

 Numerical investigation of temperature distribution and air flow field inside the cold storage room: Case study

International Journal of Mechanical Engineering

7(1)

2022

SCOPUS

2.1

Solanki, M. K., & Aharwal, K. R.

CFD Simulation of Solar Air Heater Having Inclined Discrete Rib Roughness with Staggered Element

International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology

9(5),

 404-411

2022

 

8.2

Bishnoi, R., & Aharwal, K. R.

 Experimental evaluation of cooling characteristics, airflow distribution and mass transfer in a cold store.

Journal of Food Process Engineering

44(2)

2021

SCIE

2.7

Rathor, Y., & Aharwal, K. R.

Experimental Investigation of Local Heat Transfer Measurement Having Inclined Discrete Ribs of Solar Air Heater Duct Using LCT Technique

ASME Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications

14(2), 021015

2021

SCIE

2.1

Solanki, M. K., & Aharwal, K. R.

Recent Study on Heat Transfer Characteristics of Staggered Inclined Discrete Ribs with Combined Gap Arrangement.

Newest Updates in Physical Science Research

1,

117-125. 

2021

 

--

Rathor, Y., & Aharwal, K. R.

Heat transfer enhancement due to a staggered element using liquid crystal thermography in an inclined discrete rib roughened solar air heater.

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

118

2020

SCIE

6.4

Bishnoi, R., & Aharwal, K. R.

Experimental investigation of air flow field and cooling heterogeneity in a refrigerated room.

Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal

 

 

23(6),

1434-1443.

2020

SCIE

5.1

Mishra, P., & Aharwal, K. R.

Auxiliary Draught Base Performance Improvement of Air Distribution System of Cold Store.

International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering

 

8(4), 4737-4748

2020

SCOPUS

--

Mishra, P., & Aharwal, K. R

Computational Depiction of Transportation Phenomenon Control using Auxiliary Draught in Cold Storage

International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering

 

8(4)

2020

SCOPUS

--

Solanki, M. K., & Aharwal, K. R.

 Thermo-Hydraulic Performance of a Rectangular Duct With Staggered Inclined Discrete Rib Arrangement.

International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering

9(1), 1654-1658

2019

SCOPUS

--

Solanki, M. K., & Aharwal, K. R.

Experimental analysis of heat transfer and friction factor in a roughened solar air heater using staggered inclined discrete rib arrangement

International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development

4,

1381 - 1390

2019

SCOPUS

 

Solanki, M. K., & Aharwal, K. R.

Performance Analysis of Solar Air Heater Duct Roughened with Inclined Ribs with and without a Gap in a Staggered Roughness Arrangement on Absorber Plate.

International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering

7(1)

2018

SCOPUS

--

Solanki, M. K., & Aharwal, K. R.

Experimental Investigation on Heat Transfer and Friction Characteristics of Air Flow in a Rectangular Duct of Solar Air Heater with Inclined Ribs with a Gap in Staggered Arrangement.

International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering

 

7(1)

2017

SCOPUS

--

 Rajan, A., Aharwal, K. R., & Bhadu, R

Performance Analysis of Cold Storage for the Different Stacking Arrangements.

International Journal of Engineering Research and General Science

3(4),

455-467

2015

 

3.843

Jaiswal, S., & Aharwal, K. R.

Transient Analysis of Transverse Ribbed Rectangular Duct by Liquid Crystal Thermography

 

 

 International Journal of Engineering Research

4(04), 475-479

2015

 

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Aharwal, K. R., Pawar, C. B., & Chaube, A.

Heat transfer and fluid flow analysis of artificially roughened ducts having rib and groove roughness.

Heat and Mass Transfer

50,

835–847

2014

SCIE

1.7

Nagpure, S., Aharwal, K. R., & Bhagoria, J. L.

Thermal Efficiency and Exergy Analysis of a Solar Collector by Using Roughened Absorber Plate

International Journal of Engineering Research

3(7),

555–562

2014

 

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Patoda, L., & Aharwal, K. R.

 Measurement of Local Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient of an Artificial roughened Duct by Using Liquid Crystal Thermography (LCT) Technique.

Universal Journal of Mechanical Engineering

 

2(7),

226-230

2014

 

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 Verma, R., & Aharwal, K. R.

Relevance of Artificial Roughness to Enhance Heat Transfer in Solar Air Heater - A Review.

International Journal of Engineering Research and General Science

2(5),

872–892

2013

 

3.843

Baraskar, S., Aharwal, K. R., & Lanjewar, A.

Experimental Investigation of Heat Transfer and Friction Factor of V-Shaped Rib Roughed Duct with and without Gap

 International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications

2(6),

1024–1031

2012

 

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Aharwal, K. R., Gandhi, B. K., & Saini, J. S.

 An experimental investigation of heat transfer and fluid flow in a rectangular duct with inclined discrete ribs.

International Journal of Energy and Environment

1(6),

987-998

2010

ESCI

--

Pawar, C., B., Aharwal, K., R., & Chaube, A.

Heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics of rib-groove roughened solar air heater ducts

Indian Journal of Science and Technology

2 (11),

50 - 54

2009

SCOPUS

--

Aharwal, K. R., Gandhi, B. K., & Saini, J. S.

Heat transfer and friction characteristics of solar air heater ducts having integral inclined discrete ribs on absorber plate

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

52(25–26),

5970-5977

2009

SCIE

5.0

Aharwal, K. R., Gandhi, B. K., & Saini, J. S.

Experimental investigation on heat-transfer enhancement due to a gap in an inclined continuous rib arrangement in a rectangular duct of solar air heater

Renewable Energy

33(4), 585-596

2008

SCIE

9.0

Title

Year

Agency

Co-Investigator(if any)

Published/Granted

         

 

h-index

i-10 index

Total Citations

Google Scholar

10

10

818

Scopus 9   534

 

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