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Dr. LAXMIKANT YADAV
Assistant ProfessorI am passionate about teaching and learning. My research area includes Solar Assisted Desiccant Dehumidification Systems and their Application, Mathematical Modeling of Desiccant Wheel, and in the Area of Refrigeration & Air Conditioning.
General Information
| Name | : | Dr. LAXMIKANT YADAV |
| Designation | : | Assistant Professor |
| Department | : | Mechanical Engineering |
| Qualification | : | Ph.D. |
| Date of Birth | : | 18/11/1989 |
| Date of joining | : | 25/09/2019 |
Contact Details
| Phone | : | - |
| Email ID | : | laxmikant@nith.ac.in |
Specialization
Position Held
| Position | Department Name | Institute Name | Time Period |
|---|
Educational Qualification
| Name of the Degree | Year of Passing | Institute/University |
|---|---|---|
| BE | 2010 | CSVTU Bhilai, Chhattisgarh |
| M.Tech | 2012 | NIT Kurukshetra |
| Ph.D. | 2018 | NIT Kurukshetra |
Honors & Recognitions Achieved
| Sr.No. | Title | Activity | Given By | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CERTIFICATE OF OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION IN THE REVIEWING | REVIEWER | ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, ELSEVIER | 2017 |
| 2 | CERTIFICATE OF REVIEWING | REVIEWER | APPLIED ENERGY, ELSEVIER | 2015 |
| 3 | CERTIFICATE OF REVIEWING | REVIEWER | APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING, ELSEVIER | 2020 |
| 4 | CERTIFICATE OF REVIEWING | REVIEWER | ENERGY, ELSEVIER | 2019 |
| 5 | CERTIFICATE OF REVIEWING | REVIEWER | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFRIGERATION, ELSEVIER | 2021 |
| 6 | CERTIFICATE OF REVIEWING | REVIEWER | Heat Transfer Asian Research | 2022 |
Research Experience
| Research Interests : | Solar Assisted Desiccant Dehumidification Systems and its Application, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, Low Temperature Application Poly-Generation Systems | |
| Brief Research Statement : |
Journal Publications
| Year | Author(s) | Title & Vol. No. | Journal Name | Indexing (SCI) Web of Science/Scopus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | BHAVNA Mishra, Aalekh Srivastava, Laxmikant Yadav | PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF COOLING TOWER USING DESICCANT, Heat and Mass Transfer, 56 (4), 1153-1169 | Heat and Mass Transfer, Springer | SCI |
| 2019 | Amarjeet Kumar Prasad, Laxmikant Yadav, Avadhesh Yadav | Comparative analysis of different design of rotary dehumidifier, 48 | Heat Transfer- Asian Research, Wiley | ESCI/SCOPUS |
| 2018 | Laxmikant Yadav, Avadhesh Yadav | Parametric analysis of desiccant wheel for air conditioning application, 47 | Heat Transfer- Asian Research, Wiley | ESCI/SCOPUS |
| 2018 | Laxmikant Yadav, Avadhesh Yadav | Effect of different arrangements of sector on the performance of desiccant wheel, 54 | Heat and Mass Transfer, Springer | SCI |
| 2017 | Laxmikant Yadav, Avadhesh Yadav | Effect of desiccant isotherm on the performance of a desiccant wheel at different operating conditions, 46 | Heat Transfer- Asian Research, Wiley | ESCI/SCOPUS |
| 2016 | Laxmikant Yadav, Avadhesh Yadav | Mathematical investigation of purge sector angle for clockwise and anticlockwise rotation of desiccant wheel, 93 | Applied Thermal Engineering, Elsevier | SCI |
| 2015 | Avadhesh Yadav, Laxmikant Yadav | Comparative performance of different sector arrangement in a desiccant wheel using a mathematical model, 44 | Heat Transfer- Asian Research, Wiley | ESCI/SCOPUS |
| 2014 | Avadhesh Yadav, Laxmikant Yadav | Comparative performance of desiccant wheel with effective and ordinary regeneration sector using mathematical model, 50 | Heat and Mass Transfer, Springer | SCI |
| 2014 | Laxmikant Yadav, Ankit Yadav, Vishal Dabra, Avadhesh Yadav | Effect of desiccant isotherm on the design parameters of desiccant wheel, 50 | Heat and Mass Transfer, Springer | SCI |
| 2013 | Vishal Dabra, Laxmikant Yadav, Avadhesh Yadav | The effect of tilt angle on the performance of evacuated tube solar air collector: experimental analysis, 5 | International Journal of Engineering, Science and Technology | - |
| 2018 | Amarjeet Kumar Prasad, Laxmikant Yadav | Advanced Technology in Desiccant Wheel Air Conditioning System: A Review, 404 | IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering | IOP Publishing |
| 2020 | Sanjay, Ashutosh Kumar Verma, Aamrjeet Kumar Prasad, Laxmikant Yadav, Avadhesh Yadav | Performance Analysis of Cooling Tower Using Reciprocating Desiccant Mesh | Heat and Mass Transfer, Springer | SCI |
| 2021 | Saurabh Pandey, Shubham Kumar Mishra, Ajay Sharma, Ashutosh Kumar Verma, Laxmikant Yadav | Performance analysis of evacuated tube type solar air heater with parabolic trough type collector | International Journal of Energy and Water Resources | - |
| 2022 | Ashutosh Kumar Verma, Laxmikant Yadav, Dev Agrawal, Ankush Dhamija, Rajneesh & Gaurav Bijalwan | Mathematical investigation of two-stage dehumidification from single rotary dehumidifier with and without precooling | Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Application | SCI |
Conference Publications
| Year | Author(s) | Title | Conference name with place | Indexing (SCI/Web of science/Scopus) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Chaubey, V., Singh, K., Yadav, L. | Experimental Investigation of Evaporating Cooling System with Zeolite Desiccant material | CSDEEP, MMMUT Gorakhpur | - |
| 2018 | Awanish Kumar1, Dr. Laxmikant Yadav2 | Parabolic Solar Dish Collector: A Review | International Conference on Recent Innovations in Science and Engineering, | - |
| 2019 | Sanjay and Yadav, L. | Advanced Light Weight Photocatalytic Composition for Water Purifications | National conference on Futuristics in Mechanical Engineering | - |
| 2022 | Ajay, Ravi, Ashutosh, Shubham, Laxmikant | Performance Evaluation of Different Desiccant Matrix Materials Coated with Silica Gel 3A | 4th International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering | Scopus |
| 2022 | Ajay, Shubham, Ashutosh, Laxmikant | A Technical Review of Available Desiccant Design Techniques | ICAME 2022 | Scopus |
Research Projects
| Role | Project Type | Title | Funding Agency | From | To | Amount | Status | Co-Investigator | Sanction Order | Sanction Date |
|---|
Research Supervision
| Programme Name | Scholar Name | Research Topic | Status | Year | Co-Suprivisor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.Tech | Vishal Chaube | Performance evaluation of rotary dehumidifier and desiccant based evaporative cooling system | Awarded | 2017 | - |
| M.Tech | Gaurav Mishra | Experimental investigation of desiccant based evaporative cooling system using silica gel | Awarded | 2017 | - |
| M.Tech | Khushboo Singh | Mathematical investigation of desiccant wheel for circular and sinusoidal shape of channel | Awarded | 2017 | - |
| M.Tech | Amarjeet Prasad | Performance Analysis of different design of desiccant wheel | Awarded | 2018 | - |
| M.Tech | Awanish Kumar | Regeneration of various solid desiccants using parabolic dish collector | Awarded | 2018 | - |
| M.Tech | Ravi Pratap | Effect of matrix property on the performance of desiccant wheel | Awarded | 2018 | - |
| M.Tech | Abhinav Mishra | Experimental investigation of Rotary desiccant evaporative cooling system | Awarded | 2019 | - |
| M.Tech | Sanjay | Performance Analysis of counter flow cooling tower using Reciprocating Desiccant Mesh | Awarded | 2019 | - |
| M.Tech | Mahendra Kumar Yadav | Effects of Sectors on the Performance of Desiccant Wheel at Different Operating and Design Conditions | Awarded | 2020 | - |
| M.Tech | Navneet | Experimental Study of Hydrodynamic Journal Bearing at Different Load and Speed | Awarded | 2020 | - |
| Ph.D | Ashutosh Kumar Verma | Tentative Topic | On going | 2020 | - |
| M.Tech | Saurabh Pandey | Performance Analysis of Evacuated Tube Type Solar Air Heater with Parabolic Trough Type Collector | Awarded | 2021 | |
| M.Tech | Nikesh Kumar | PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF PASSIVE DESICCANT WHEEL | Awarded | 2021 | |
| M.Tech | Shubham Kumar Mishra | Thermoeconomic analysis of novel vapour compression-absorption multi-target-temperature cascade refrigeration system | Awarded | 2022 | |
| M.Tech | Ajay Sharma | Investigation of four sector desiccant wheel for drying and cooling application | Awarded | 2022 |
Patents
| Title | Reg./Ref.No. | Date of Award/Filling | Awarding Agencies | Status |
|---|
Teaching Experience
| Position Held | Department and Organization | From | To | Total Experience |
|---|
Administrative Experience
| Position Held | Department and Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFI (Research Project and Collaboration) | NIT Hamirpur | 03/12/2019 | 02/08/2020 |
| AFI (Green & Clean Campus) | NIT Hamirpur | 03/12/2019 | 02/08/2020 |
| Assistant Warden (Udaygiri Boys Hostel) | NIT Hamirpur | 05/06/2020 | 08/08/2020 |
| Convener Departmental Master Programmes committee | DoME NIT Hamirpur | 15/12/2020 | 17/10/2021 |
| OIC-Examinations Departmental | DoME NIT Hamirpur | 17/01/2022 |
Book/Chapters Written
| Type | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | ISBN/ISSN No. | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handbook of Research on Heat Transfer | Comparative Analysis of Different Sectors of the Rotary Dehumidifier at Different Operating and Design Conditions | Nova Science Publishers | Ashutosh Kumar Verma, Mahendra Kumar Yadav, Vishal Dabra and Laxmikant Yadav | 978-1-68507-459-3 | 2022 |
Expert Talks
| Title | Place | Year | Description of Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modeling & Analysis of Rotary Dehumidifier | MED, NIT Hamirpur | 2020 | One Week Workshop on Advances in Sustainable Thermal energy Systems: Theory and Computation |
| Analysis of Desiccant Dehumidification Technology | MED, MMMUT Gorakhpur | 2018 | TEQIP-III Sponsored Short Term Training Programme on "Computational and manufacturing Challenges in Mechanical Engineering" |
| Desiccant Dehumidification Technology | RAKSHPAL BAHADUR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, BAREILLY (UP) | 2022 | Short Term Course on “Solar Energy: A Pathway to Green Energy” |
Consultancy
| Title of Consultancy | Client Organization | Faculty Involved | Amount(INR) | Status |
|---|
International and National Exposure
| Sr.No. | Title | Description |
|---|
Conferences/Courses Organized
| Category | Type | Title | Venue | From | To | Designation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| workshop | One Week (5 Days) | Advances in Sustainable Thermal Energy Systems: Theory and Computation | DoME, NIT Hamirpur | 24/02/2020 | 28/03/2020 | Assistant Professor |
| stc | One week (5 Days) | Emerging Aspects in Refrigeration, HVAC and Liquefaction Technologies | DoME, NIT Hamirpur | 03/01/2022 | 07/01/2022 | Assistant Professor |
Profile Summary
Last Update: 22/11/2022 10:14pm
| Name | : | Dr. LAXMIKANT YADAV |
| Designation | : | Assistant Professor |
| Department | : | Mechanical Engineering |
| Qualification | : | Ph.D. |
| Phone | : | - |
| Email ID | : | laxmikant@nith.ac.in |
| Profile URL | : | https://portfolios.nith.ac.in/index.php?/nith/dr-laxmikant-yadav |
| Date of Birth | : | 18/11/1989 |
| Date of Joining | : | 25/09/2019 |
Specialization
Thermal Engineering, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, Modeling of Desiccant Wheel & Desiccant Cooling
Education Qualification
| Name of the Degree | Year of Passing | Institute/University |
|---|---|---|
| BE | 2010 | CSVTU Bhilai, Chhattisgarh |
| M.Tech | 2012 | NIT Kurukshetra |
| Ph.D. | 2018 | NIT Kurukshetra |
Teaching Experience
| Programme Name | Department And Organization | From | To | Total Experience |
|---|
Administrative Experience
| Position Held | Department And Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFI (Research Project and Collaboration) | NIT Hamirpur | 03/12/2019 | 02/08/2020 |
| AFI (Green & Clean Campus) | NIT Hamirpur | 03/12/2019 | 02/08/2020 |
| Assistant Warden (Udaygiri Boys Hostel) | NIT Hamirpur | 05/06/2020 | 08/08/2020 |
| Convener Departmental Master Programmes committee | DoME NIT Hamirpur | 15/12/2020 | 17/10/2021 |
| OIC-Examinations Departmental | DoME NIT Hamirpur | 17/01/2022 |
Research Experience
| Research Interests : | Solar Assisted Desiccant Dehumidification Systems and its Application, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, Low Temperature Application Poly-Generation Systems | |
| Brief Research Statement : |
Research Projects
| Role | Project Type | Title | Funding Agency | From | To | Amount | Status | Co-Investigator | Sanction Order | Sanction Date |
|---|
Journal Publications
| Year | Author(s) | Journal Name | Title & Vol. No. | Indexing (SCI/Web of science/Scopus) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | BHAVNA Mishra, Aalekh Srivastava, Laxmikant Yadav | Heat and Mass Transfer, Springer | PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF COOLING TOWER USING DESICCANT, Heat and Mass Transfer, 56 (4), 1153-1169 | SCI |
| 2019 | Amarjeet Kumar Prasad, Laxmikant Yadav, Avadhesh Yadav | Heat Transfer- Asian Research, Wiley | Comparative analysis of different design of rotary dehumidifier, 48 | ESCI/SCOPUS |
| 2018 | Laxmikant Yadav, Avadhesh Yadav | Heat Transfer- Asian Research, Wiley | Parametric analysis of desiccant wheel for air conditioning application, 47 | ESCI/SCOPUS |
| 2018 | Laxmikant Yadav, Avadhesh Yadav | Heat and Mass Transfer, Springer | Effect of different arrangements of sector on the performance of desiccant wheel, 54 | SCI |
| 2017 | Laxmikant Yadav, Avadhesh Yadav | Heat Transfer- Asian Research, Wiley | Effect of desiccant isotherm on the performance of a desiccant wheel at different operating conditions, 46 | ESCI/SCOPUS |
| 2016 | Laxmikant Yadav, Avadhesh Yadav | Applied Thermal Engineering, Elsevier | Mathematical investigation of purge sector angle for clockwise and anticlockwise rotation of desiccant wheel, 93 | SCI |
| 2015 | Avadhesh Yadav, Laxmikant Yadav | Heat Transfer- Asian Research, Wiley | Comparative performance of different sector arrangement in a desiccant wheel using a mathematical model, 44 | ESCI/SCOPUS |
| 2014 | Avadhesh Yadav, Laxmikant Yadav | Heat and Mass Transfer, Springer | Comparative performance of desiccant wheel with effective and ordinary regeneration sector using mathematical model, 50 | SCI |
| 2014 | Laxmikant Yadav, Ankit Yadav, Vishal Dabra, Avadhesh Yadav | Heat and Mass Transfer, Springer | Effect of desiccant isotherm on the design parameters of desiccant wheel, 50 | SCI |
| 2013 | Vishal Dabra, Laxmikant Yadav, Avadhesh Yadav | International Journal of Engineering, Science and Technology | The effect of tilt angle on the performance of evacuated tube solar air collector: experimental analysis, 5 | - |
| 2018 | Amarjeet Kumar Prasad, Laxmikant Yadav | IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering | Advanced Technology in Desiccant Wheel Air Conditioning System: A Review, 404 | IOP Publishing |
| 2020 | Sanjay, Ashutosh Kumar Verma, Aamrjeet Kumar Prasad, Laxmikant Yadav, Avadhesh Yadav | Heat and Mass Transfer, Springer | Performance Analysis of Cooling Tower Using Reciprocating Desiccant Mesh | SCI |
| 2021 | Saurabh Pandey, Shubham Kumar Mishra, Ajay Sharma, Ashutosh Kumar Verma, Laxmikant Yadav | International Journal of Energy and Water Resources | Performance analysis of evacuated tube type solar air heater with parabolic trough type collector | - |
| 2022 | Ashutosh Kumar Verma, Laxmikant Yadav, Dev Agrawal, Ankush Dhamija, Rajneesh & Gaurav Bijalwan | Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Application | Mathematical investigation of two-stage dehumidification from single rotary dehumidifier with and without precooling | SCI |
Conference Publications
| Year | Author(s) | Conference | Title | Indexing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Chaubey, V., Singh, K., Yadav, L. | CSDEEP, MMMUT Gorakhpur | Experimental Investigation of Evaporating Cooling System with Zeolite Desiccant material | - |
| 2018 | Awanish Kumar1, Dr. Laxmikant Yadav2 | International Conference on Recent Innovations in Science and Engineering, | Parabolic Solar Dish Collector: A Review | - |
| 2019 | Sanjay and Yadav, L. | National conference on Futuristics in Mechanical Engineering | Advanced Light Weight Photocatalytic Composition for Water Purifications | - |
| 2022 | Ajay, Ravi, Ashutosh, Shubham, Laxmikant | 4th International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering | Performance Evaluation of Different Desiccant Matrix Materials Coated with Silica Gel 3A | Scopus |
| 2022 | Ajay, Shubham, Ashutosh, Laxmikant | ICAME 2022 | A Technical Review of Available Desiccant Design Techniques | Scopus |
Book/Chapters Written
| Type (Book/Chapter) | Author(s) | Title | Publisher | ISBN/ISSN No. | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handbook of Research on Heat Transfer | Ashutosh Kumar Verma, Mahendra Kumar Yadav, Vishal Dabra and Laxmikant Yadav | Comparative Analysis of Different Sectors of the Rotary Dehumidifier at Different Operating and Design Conditions | Nova Science Publishers | 978-1-68507-459-3 | 2022 |
Research Supersion
| Programme Name | Scholar Name | Research Topic | Status | Year | Co-Superivisor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.Tech | Vishal Chaube | Performance evaluation of rotary dehumidifier and desiccant based evaporative cooling system | Awarded | 2017 | - |
| M.Tech | Gaurav Mishra | Experimental investigation of desiccant based evaporative cooling system using silica gel | Awarded | 2017 | - |
| M.Tech | Khushboo Singh | Mathematical investigation of desiccant wheel for circular and sinusoidal shape of channel | Awarded | 2017 | - |
| M.Tech | Amarjeet Prasad | Performance Analysis of different design of desiccant wheel | Awarded | 2018 | - |
| M.Tech | Awanish Kumar | Regeneration of various solid desiccants using parabolic dish collector | Awarded | 2018 | - |
| M.Tech | Ravi Pratap | Effect of matrix property on the performance of desiccant wheel | Awarded | 2018 | - |
| M.Tech | Abhinav Mishra | Experimental investigation of Rotary desiccant evaporative cooling system | Awarded | 2019 | - |
| M.Tech | Sanjay | Performance Analysis of counter flow cooling tower using Reciprocating Desiccant Mesh | Awarded | 2019 | - |
| M.Tech | Mahendra Kumar Yadav | Effects of Sectors on the Performance of Desiccant Wheel at Different Operating and Design Conditions | Awarded | 2020 | - |
| M.Tech | Navneet | Experimental Study of Hydrodynamic Journal Bearing at Different Load and Speed | Awarded | 2020 | - |
| Ph.D | Ashutosh Kumar Verma | Tentative Topic | On going | 2020 | - |
| M.Tech | Saurabh Pandey | Performance Analysis of Evacuated Tube Type Solar Air Heater with Parabolic Trough Type Collector | Awarded | 2021 | |
| M.Tech | Nikesh Kumar | PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF PASSIVE DESICCANT WHEEL | Awarded | 2021 | |
| M.Tech | Shubham Kumar Mishra | Thermoeconomic analysis of novel vapour compression-absorption multi-target-temperature cascade refrigeration system | Awarded | 2022 | |
| M.Tech | Ajay Sharma | Investigation of four sector desiccant wheel for drying and cooling application | Awarded | 2022 |
Patents
| Name | Reg./Ref.No. | Date of Award/Filling | Awarding Agencies | Status |
|---|
Conferences/Workshop/Courses Organized
| Category | Type | Title | Venue | From | To | Designation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| workshop | One Week (5 Days) | Advances in Sustainable Thermal Energy Systems: Theory and Computation | DoME, NIT Hamirpur | 24/02/2020 | 28/03/2020 | Assistant Professor |
| stc | One week (5 Days) | Emerging Aspects in Refrigeration, HVAC and Liquefaction Technologies | DoME, NIT Hamirpur | 03/01/2022 | 07/01/2022 | Assistant Professor |
Expert Talks
| Title | Place | Year | Description of Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modeling & Analysis of Rotary Dehumidifier | MED, NIT Hamirpur | 2020 | One Week Workshop on Advances in Sustainable Thermal energy Systems: Theory and Computation |
| Analysis of Desiccant Dehumidification Technology | MED, MMMUT Gorakhpur | 2018 | TEQIP-III Sponsored Short Term Training Programme on "Computational and manufacturing Challenges in Mechanical Engineering" |
| Desiccant Dehumidification Technology | RAKSHPAL BAHADUR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, BAREILLY (UP) | 2022 | Short Term Course on “Solar Energy: A Pathway to Green Energy” |
Consultancy
| Title of Consultancy | Client Organization | Faculty Involved | Amount(INR) | Status |
|---|
International and National Exposure
| Sr.No. | Title | Description |
|---|
Honors & Recognitions Achieved
| Sr.No. | Title | Activity | Given By | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CERTIFICATE OF OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION IN THE REVIEWING | REVIEWER | ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, ELSEVIER | 2017 |
| 2 | CERTIFICATE OF REVIEWING | REVIEWER | APPLIED ENERGY, ELSEVIER | 2015 |
| 3 | CERTIFICATE OF REVIEWING | REVIEWER | APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING, ELSEVIER | 2020 |
| 4 | CERTIFICATE OF REVIEWING | REVIEWER | ENERGY, ELSEVIER | 2019 |
| 5 | CERTIFICATE OF REVIEWING | REVIEWER | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REFRIGERATION, ELSEVIER | 2021 |
| 6 | CERTIFICATE OF REVIEWING | REVIEWER | Heat Transfer Asian Research | 2022 |