मालवीय राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान जयपुर (राष्ट्रीय महत्व का संस्थान)
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur (An Institute of National Importance)
Centre for Energy & Environment
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Journal Publications

19

Conference Publications

4

Research Projects

3

PhD Research Supervised

4

Awards & Honours

Qualifications
  • Ph.D.(Mechanical Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology Madras(2017)
    M.Tech.(Thermal Sciences) from National Institute of Technology Calicut(2010)
    B.Tech.(Mechanical Engineering) from University of Kerala(2008)
Research Interests

Thermal management, Hydrogen energy, Solar thermal systems, Heat transfer - Experiments and Simulations, Solar passive designs, Thermal energy storage, Thermal runaway.

  • Energy Management and Audit
  • Seminar
  • Solar Thermal Systems

Academic Year Level Name Details Facilities
2023-2024ResearchThermal Applications in Renewable Energy (TARE) LaboratoryThe Thermal Applications in Renewable Energy (TARE) Laboratory at the Centre for Energy and Environment, MNIT Jaipur, focuses on research and innovation in thermal energy systems for renewable energy applications. The lab houses advanced facilities for battery thermal management, solar thermal experiments, energy storage, and low-energy cooling, supporting both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research.1. Table top horizontal wind tunnel faciltiy 2. Programmable power supply 3. Programmable load 4. Dataloggers 5. Solar FPC 6. LiB TR facility 7. Air/PCM hybrid/Immersion cooling facility for LiB 8. Solar cooker - box type and Parabolic Dish 9. High performance computing facility 10. Fume hood

    2025
  • Rojo Kurian Daniels, Vikas Kumar, Aneesh Prabhakar, "A comparative study of data-driven thermal fault prediction using machine learning algorithms in air-cooled cylindrical Li-ion battery modules" , Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (Elsevier) Volume :207 / 114925 / 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2024.114925
  • Gaurav Mishra, Satyendra Prajapati, Mayankraj Prajapat, Jyotirmay Mathur, Aneesh Prabhakar, "Design and thermal performance assessment of water sink based thermoelectric radiant panel system for office cabinet cooling and heating" , Applied Thermal Engineering (Elsevier) Volume :262 / 125195 / 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.125195
  • Rojo Kurian Daniels, Suvrat Sharma, Aneesh Prabhakar, "Numerical investigation on the effect of combined convective and radiative heat transfer on thermal runaway propagation in aligned air-cooled cylindrical Li-ion battery modules" , International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer (Elsevier) Volume :164 / 108755 / 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2025.108755
  • Dinesh Kumar Sharma, Harsh Langeh, Rajlakshmi Nayak, Aneesh Prabhakar, "Experimental and numerical investigation on the effect of inlet and outlet position on the thermal performance of an immersion-cooled battery module" , ASME Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications (ASME) Volume :17(10) / 101009 / 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4069005
    • 2024
  • Rojo Kurian Daniels, Vikas Kumar, Satyendra Singh Chouhan, Aneesh Prabhakar, "Thermal runaway fault prediction in air-cooled lithium-ion battery modules using machine learning through temperature sensors placement optimization" , Applied Energy (Elsevier) Volume :355 / 122352 / 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.122352
  • Rojo Kurian Daniels, Harsh Langeh, Vikas Kumar, Satyendra Singh Chouhan, Aneesh Prabhakar, "Faulty cell prediction accuracy comparison of machine learning algorithms using temperature sensors placement optimization approach in immersion cooled Li-ion battery modules" , Applied Energy (Elsevier) Volume :367 / 123299 / 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.123299
    • 2023
  • Pranjal Agarwal, Aneesh Prabhakar, "Energy and thermo-economic analysis of PCM integrated brick in composite climatic condition of Jaipur - A numerical study" , Sustainable Cities and Society (Elsevier) Volume :88 / 104294 / 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2022.104294
  • Dinesh Kumar Sharma, Aneesh Prabhakar, "Experimental and numerical investigation of thermal performance of an air-cooled battery module under high ambient temperature conditions" , ASME Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications (ASME) Volume :15(9) / 091006 / 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4062589
  • Rojo Kurian Daniels, Aneesh Prabhakar, "Experimental and numerical investigation on the effect of cell arrangement on thermal runaway propagation in air cooled cylindrical Li-ion battery modules" , Journal of Energy Storage (Elsevier) Volume :72 / 108191 / 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.108191
  • Dinesh Kumar Sharma, Pranjal Agarwal, Aneesh Prabhakar, "Effect of fin design and continuous cycling on thermal performance of PCM-HP hybrid BTMS for high ambient temperature applications" , Journal of Energy Storage (Elsevier) Volume :74 / 109360 / 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.109360
    • 2021
  • Dinesh Kumar Sharma, Aneesh Prabhakar, "A review on air cooled and air centric hybrid thermal management techniques for Li-ion battery packs in electric vehicles" , Journal of Energy Storage (Elsevier) Volume :41 / 102885 / 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2021.102885
    • 2018
  • Aneesh Prabhakar, Nilesh Agrawal, Vasudevan Raghavan, Sarit K. Das, "An experimental study on the effect of coaxial circular disk obstacle on helium jet distribution inside the unventilated enclosure of AIHMS facility" , Annals of Nuclear Energy (Elsevier) Volume :116 / 347-359 / 2018 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2018.02.047
    • 2017
  • Aneesh Prabhakar, Nilesh Agrawal, Vasudevan Raghavan, Sarit K. Das, "Experimental investigations on the evolution of stratified layer of helium in the unventilated vertical cylindrical enclosure of AIHMS facility under wall temperature induced natural convection" , Nuclear Engineering and Design (Elsevier) Volume :323 / 367-375 / 2017 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2017.03.019
  • Aneesh Prabhakar, Nilesh Agrawal, Vasudevan Raghavan, Sarit K. Das, "Numerical modelling of isothermal release and distribution of helium and hydrogen gases inside the AIHMS cylindrical enclosure" , International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (Elsevier) Volume :42 / 15435-447 / 2017 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.04.296
    • 2016
  • Aneesh Prabhakar, Nilesh Agrawal, Vasudevan Raghavan, Sarit K. Das , "Experimental investigation on helium distribution and stratification in unventilated vertical cylindrical enclosure - Effect of jet release rates and total release volume" , International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (Elsevier) Volume :41 / 23213-228 / 2016 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.10.098
    • 2015
  • Nilesh Agrawal, Aneesh Prabhakar, Sarit K. Das, "Hydrogen Distribution in Nuclear Reactor Containment During Accidents and Associated Heat and Mass Transfer Issues—A Review" , Heat Transfer Engineering (Taylor and Francis) Volume :36 / 859-879 / 2015 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01457632.2015.965091

    2025
  • Suvrat Sharma, Rajlakshmi Nayak, Srinagalakshmi Nammi, Aneesh Prabhakar, "State-of-the-Art Review of HVAC Modeling Techniques for Optimizing Energy Management in Electric Vehicles" , 2025 IEEE 5th International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Future Electric Transportation -SEFET by :IEEE at Jaipur, Rajasthan / / 2025
  • Gaurav Mishra, Satyendra Prajapati, Jyotirmay Mathur, Aneesh Prabhakar, "Comparative Study of Thermal Performance and Energy Efficiency of Flat and Corrugated Thermoelectric Radiant Ceiling Cooling Panels" , 2025 IEEE 5th International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Future Electric Transportation -SEFET by :IEEE at Jaipur, Rajasthan / / 2025
  • Rojo Kurian Daniels, Suvrat Sharma, Aneesh Prabhakar, "Thermal Fault Prediction in Air-Cooled Li-Ion Battery Modules Using Machine Learning Under Dual-Fault Scenarios" , 2025 IEEE 5th International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Future Electric Transportation -SEFET by :IEEE at Jaipur, Rajasthan / / 2025
  • Rojo Kurian Daniels, Paras Kaushik, Aneesh Prabhakar, "Effect of SoC Variations on Thermal Runaway Propagation in an Aligned Air-Cooled Cylindrical Li-Ion Battery Module: A Preliminary Numerical Study" , Energy and Carbon Management Case Studies, Progress & Future Directions by :Springer at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati / / 2025
    • 2024
  • Rajlakshmi Nayak, Shubham Asatkar, Praveen Kumar Sambaru, Aneesh Prabhakar, "An Experimental Investigation to Compare the Thermal and Electrical Performance of Floating and Land-Based Photovoltaic Panels" , IEEE 4th International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Future Electric Transportation, SeFeT 2024 by :IEEE at Hyderabad, India / / 2024
  • Rojo Kurian Daniels, Vikas Kumar, Aneesh Prabhakar, "Single Plane Temperature Sensors Placement Optimization for Aligned Air-Cooled Cylindrical LiB Module" , IEEE 4th International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Future Electric Transportation, SeFeT 2024 by :IEEE at Hyderabad, India / / 2024
    • 2023
  • Gaurav Mishra, Satyendra Prajapati, Jyotirmay Mathur, Aneesh Prabhakar , "Thermal Per Formance Analysis of Thermoelectric Radiant Panel System for Indoor Space Heating " , Comfort at the Extremes CATE 2023 by :CEPT University at CEPT University / 246 / 2023
  • Gaurav Mishra, Satyendra Prajapati, Jyotirmay Mathur, Aneesh Prabhakar, "Cooling Performance Assessment of Thermoelectric Modules With Water-Based Heat Sinks" , Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges VIII SEEC by :International Society of Energy, Environment and Sustainability at MNIT Jaipur, India / / 2023
    • 2022
  • Rojo Kurian Daniels, Vikas Kumar, Satyendra Singh Chouhan, Aneesh Prabhakar, "SVR Based Temperature Prediction of Cylindrical Tube Banks in Crossflow Having Arbitrary Heaters" , International Symposium on Convective Heat and Mass Transfer (CONV-2022) by : International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer - ICHMT at Izmir, Turkey / / 2022
  • Dinesh Kumar Sharma, Aneesh Prabhakar, "Estimation of Heat Generation and Thermal Behavior of Cylindrical Lithium-Ion Battery Under Natural Convection" , 8th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER 2022) by :IITB at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay / / 2022
  • Ali Hasan Khan and Aneesh Prabhakar, "Effect of PCM Integration in Red Clay Bricks on Heat Transfer for Composite Climatic Conditions of Jaipur" , 7th National and 1st International Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (NCRAC 2022) by :IIT Guwahati and IIT Thirupati at IIT Guwahati / / 2022
  • Mayankraj Prajapat , Aneesh Prabhakar, Jyotirmay Mathur, "Design and Thermal Performance Analysis of a Thermoelectric Radiant Cooling Panel System Integrated Into Building Envelope – a Pilot Study" , 7th National and 1st International Conference on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (NCRAC 2022) by :IIT Guwahati and IIT Thirupati at IIT Guwahati / / 2022
  • Vikas Kumar, Rojo Kurian Daniels, Monika Agrawal, Amartya Chowdhury, Satyendra Singh Chouhan, Aneesh Prabhakar, "Support Vector Regression Based Thermal Performance Assessment of Photovoltaic Panels" , 7th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference (TFEC 2022) by :American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers ASTFE at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA / / 2022
    • 2021
  • Dinesh Kumar Sharma, Aneesh Prabhakar, "Orthogonal Array Optimization of the Operational Parameters for Air-Cooled Cylindrical Lithium-Ion Battery Module" , 8th International Symposium on Advances in Computational Heat Transfer - CHT21 by : International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer - ICHMT at Rio De Janeiro, Brazil / / 2021
    • 2015
  • Aneesh Prabhakar, Nilesh Agrawal, Vasudevan Raghavan, and Sarit K. Das, "Experimental Studies on Helium Release and Stratification Within the AIHMS Facility" , 23rd National and 1st International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference by :Indian Society of Heat and Mass Transfer at VSCC-ISRO, Thiruvananthapuram, India / / 2015
  • Aneesh Prabhakar, Vasudevan Raghavan, Sarit K. Das and Nilesh Agrawal, "Code Validation Experiments on Helium Jet Flows and Mixing in a Vented Cylindrical Enclosure" , CANSAS – 2015 (CANDU Safety Association for Sustainability) & NRTHS – 2015 (New Horizons in Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics and Safety) by :Atomic Energy Regulatory Board at Anushaktinagar, Mumbai, India / / 2015
  • Aneesh Prabhakar, Nilesh Agrawal, Vasudevan Raghavan and Sarit K. Das, "Experimental Investigation on Helium Jet Release and Distribution in a Vented Cylindrical Enclosure - Effect of Wall Temperature Conditions" , 6th International Conference on Hydrogen Safety by : International Association for Hydrogen Safety at Yokohama, Japan / / 2015
  • Aneesh Prabhakar, Nilesh Agrawal, Vasudevan Raghavan and Sarit K. Das, "Effect of Jet Release Scenarios on Hydrogen Distribution and Flammability in Confined Enclosures" , ASME-ATI-UIT 2015 Conference on Thermal Energy Systems: Production, Storage, Utilization and the Environment by :ASME-ATI-UIT at Napoli, Italy / / 2015
    • 2013
  • Aneesh Prabhakar, Nilesh Agrawal, Vasudevan Raghavan, and Sarit K. Das, "Numerical Study of Hydrogen Release and Distribution in AERB-IITM Test Compartment" , 22nd National and 11th International ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference by :Indian Society of Heat and Mass Transfer at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India / / 2013

  • Book Chapter, "Thermal Management for Batteries: From Basic Design to Advanced Simulation and Management Methods " ISBN:9780443190254 published by - Academic Press - Elsevier Year: 2024 authors- Dinesh Kumar Sharma, Rojo Kurian Daniels, Aneesh Prabhakar

  • International level Conference on 5th IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Future Electric Transportation (IEEE SeFet 2025) at Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Jaipur, India from 09-07-2025 to 12-07-2025
  • International level Workshop on UGC-DAAD sponsored Indo-German Summer Winter School 2022 (Week 2) jointly with OTH-Amberg, Germany at MNIT Jaipur, Jaipur, India from 04-04-2022 to 08-04-2022
  • National level Symposia on 2nd PAN India Research Network Meet - Industry and Academia Amalgamation, organised by National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) in association with the Centre for Energy and Environment (CEE) at MNIT Jaipur, Jaipur, India from 06-01-2020 to 06-01-2020

  • International level Conference on IEEE 4th International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Future Electric Transportation at GRIET, Hyderabad, India from 31-07-2024 to 03-08-2024

  • Life Member of Indian Society for Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Member of ISHRAE
  • Life Member of Indian Desalination Association
  • Life Member of ISTE

    Awarded
  • Dr. Rojo Kurian Daniels on Studies on the thermal runaway propagation in Lithium ion battery modules Year - 2025
  • Dr. Dinesh Kumar Sharma on Studies on hybrid thermal management of Li-ion battery module for high ambient temperature conditions Year - 2024
    • Ongoing
  • Mr. Gaurav Mishra on Study on techno-environmental performance of solar PV driven thermoelectric radiant ceiling system for built space Year - 2022

    2025-2026
  • Jitendra Dudaram Choudhary on LiB thermal runaway Year - 2025-2026 (Ongoing)
  • Ritika Neemrot on Smart Radiant Cooling System Year - 2025-2026 (Ongoing)
    • 2024-2025
  • Suvrat Sharma on Studies on Thermal Runaway Propagation in Hybrid-cooled Cylindrical Li-ion Battery Modules Year - 2024-2025 (Completed)
    • 2023-2024
  • Satyendra Prajapati on Experimental investigation of cooling capacity enhancement of radiant ceiling panels for the composite climate of India Year - 2023-2024 (Completed)
    • 2022-2023
  • Praveen Kumar Sambaru on A parametric approach for decision making of low-carbon building envelope designs Year - 2022-2023 (Completed)
  • Harsh Langeh on Study on Lithium-ion battery thermal management and data driven faulty cell detection for immersion cooled modules Year - 2022-2023 (Completed)
  • Pranjal Agarwal on Software tool development for design and analysis of CCHP systems Year - 2022-2023 (Completed)
    • 2021-2022
  • Shubham Asatkar on Experimental investigation and modeling of thermal behavior of floating PV modules Year - 2021-2022 (Completed)
  • Vikas Kumar on Prediction of overheating/thermal runaway in a Li-ion battery module using Machine Learning approach Year - 2021-2022 (Completed)
    • 2020-2021
  • Ayush Kisharwani on Experimental and numerical analysis of heat generation in single cell Li-ion battery under different rates Year - 2020-2021 (Completed)
  • Mayankraj P on Design and development of thermoelectric radiant cooling system Year - 2020-2021 (Completed)
  • Ali Hasan Khan on A numerical approach study the dynamic thermal response of phase change materials integrated clay bricks in building bricks of Jaipur Year - 2020-2021 (Completed)
    • 2019-2020
  • Sourabh Tailor on Automatic fault detection and diagnosis in air conditioning system Year - 2019-2020 (Completed)
  • Rahul Verma on Modeling and simulation of proton exchange membrane fuel cell Year - 2019-2020 (Completed)
  • Raj Gupta on Development of a bioclimatic analysis tool to evaluate passive design strategies for the composite climate of India Year - 2019-2020 (Completed)

Title Total Outlay
(In Lacs)		 Year Funding Agency Role
Development and performance assessment of solar PV driven active building integrated thermoelectric radiant walls for small scale space cooling applications46.662021-2024Department of Science and Technology, Govt of IndiaPI
Design and thermal performance analysis of hybrid thermal management system for Li-ion battery packs for electric vehicles in arid/semi-arid Indian climatic conditions27.502020-2022Science and Engineering Research Board-DST, Govt of IndiaPI
Applied Research for Sustainable Energy in Buildings (Co-PI)157.302020-2024UGC, New DelhiPI
Thermal performance assessment and cell space optimization for cylindrical Li-ion battery pack under reciprocating air cooling strategies3.382019-2020TEQIP-IIIPI

  • Coordinator (MoE Flagship Programs), Office of Dean Students Welfare in MNIT Jaipur from - 17-07-2024 to Till Date
  • NBA Coordinator, CEE in MNIT Jaipur from - 18-08-2021 to Till Date
  • Program Advisor, M. Tech RE-1st year in MNIT Jaipur from - 18-08-2021 to Till Date
  • Faculty Advisor in ISHRAE - MNIT Student Chapter from - 11-06-2020 to Till Date
  • Energy Headlines/Energy Club Coordinator in MNIT Jaipur from - 22-07-2019 to Till Date
  • Coordinator (Scholarships), Office of Dean Students Welfare in MNIT Jaipur from - 18-07-2022 to 17-07-2024
  • Department TEQIP Coordinator in MNIT Jaipur from - 22-07-2019 to 18-08-2021
  • Program Advisor, M. Tech RE-2nd year in MNIT Jaipur from - 22-07-2019 to 18-08-2021

  • Best Oral Presentation for given by IEEE 4th International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Future Electric Transportation Year - 2024
  • Start-up Research Grant (SRG) for Two year early career research grant given by Science and Engineering Research Board-DST, Government of India Year - 2020
  • Best Poster Paper Award for CANSAS – 2015 (CANDU Safety Association for Sustainability) & NRTHS – 2015 (New Horizons in Nucl given by Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Government of India Year - 2015
  • International Travel Scheme (ITS) Travel Grant for 6th International Conference on Hydrogen Safety-2015, Yokohama, Japan given by Science and Engineering Research Board-DST, Government of India Year - 2015

SNo. Type Title Event Place Schedule
1TalkHydrogen - energy for the futureIndo-German Summer Winter School -2022, jointly organized by MNIT Jaipur & OTH-Amberg, GermanyMNIT JaipurApr-2022
2TalkTesting standards and regulations for lithium-ion batteries in electric vehiclesWebinar Series :Sustainable Energy & Environmental Issues and SolutionsCentre of Excellence in Energy Science & Technology, Shoolini University, Himachal PradeshMar-2021
3TalkInternational testing standards and regulations for lithium ion batteries in electric vehicles (Environmental Tests)AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Online Faculty Development Program on Energy Storage MNIT JaipurFeb-2021
4TalkFundamentals of PEMFC modeling using CFDFive days Short Term Course on Fuel Cell: Fundamentals and ApplicationsMNIT JaipurJan-2020

S.No. Category Name of Activity Organization Place Position Schedule
1NationalSolar Decathlon India IIHS and AEEE under aegis of IUSSTFBangalore, IndiaFaculty CoordinatorAug-2020
2NationalSolar Decathlon India 2021IIHS and AEEE under aegis of IUSSTFBangalore, IndiaFaculty LeadAug-2021
3National1st International Conference in Fluid, Thermal and Energy Systems- 2022 (ICFTES’22)National Institute of Technology Calicut Calicut, IndiaTechnical Committee MemberJun-2022
4InternationalIndo-German Summer Winter School 2022 (Week 1)Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule - Amberg, GermanyGermanyCo-PIMar-2022