Personal profile
Research interests
Thermal management of electronic components, nanofluid heat transfer, lubrication heat transfer, porous media combustion, solar-thermal
Professional Information
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, MIT Manipal
Creative Works
Critical review of ribbed solar air heater and performance evaluation of various V-rib configuration; Enhanced thermo-hydraulic performance in a V-ribbed triangular duct solar air heater: CFD and exergy analysis;
Experience
* Assistant Professor- MIT Manipal (2022-Present),
* Senior Research Fellwo- NITK (2017-2021)
Awards and recognition:
"Best Paper" @ 22nd ISME-International Conference on “Recent advances in Mechanical Engg. for sustainable development” held at Delhi Technological University
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Porous medium-based efficient cooling for high heat-generating prismatic battery pack with radiation effects: constructal design for temperature homogeneity
Banerjee, R., Joshi, A. & Nidhul, K., 2026, In: International Journal of Ambient Energy. 47, 1, 2611042.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Comparative Study on Cylindrical and Prismatic Lithium-Ion Batteries: Thermo-Hydraulic Performance and Entropy Generation Analysis for Efficient Cooling
Joshi, A., Banerjee, R., Sreedhar, N. & Kottayat, N., 11-2025, In: CFD Letters. 17, 11, p. 187-203 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of an energy-efficient indirect type dryer using a triangular duct solar air heater with the synergistic effect of pin-fins and discrete V-ribs: A 3-D CFD study
Sushmitha, M., Gadepalli, P. & Nidhul, K., 03-12-2025, In: Scientific Reports. 16, 1, 1380.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effect of various dielectric fluids on temperature homogeneity of Li-ion battery pack in an energy efficient novel immersion cooling design
Banerjee, R. & Nidhul, K., 06-2025, In: Results in Engineering. 26, 104688.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Energy and exergy analysis of solar air heater with non-uniform porous medium under varying solar intensity and radiation effects: a 3-D CFD study
Nidhul, K., Joshi, A., Yadav, A. K. & Anish, S., 2025, In: International Journal of Ambient Energy. 46, 1, 2447553.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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