Dr Vikas Sharma is a senior research fellow at Advanced Engineering Centre (AEC) at University of Brighton. He worked on sustainable low carbon fuel, clean energy, waste to energy, BioMix fuel from waste, advanced low temperature combustion (LTC), Biomass Pyrolysis fuels. Currently at AEC he is working on H2 and NH3 spray analysis, combustion and emissions characteristics. He is an Associate Member of Energy Institute (EI) UK, Associate Member of The Royal Society of Chemistry (AMRSC) and Combustion Institute (CI) British section. He holed Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering/Energy Technologies from Anna University, Chennai, India in 2020. He received research exchange award in and got visiting Ph.D. studentship at Aston University, Birmingham, UK. In September 2020, He joined as a postdoctoral research fellow in Aston University, on UKIERI funded project waste to engine “Low Temperature Combustion of Sustainable Green Fuels”.
EDUCATION
PhD, Mechanical Engineering/Renewable Energy , Anna University
10 Jun 2014 → 15 Aug 2020
Award Date: 19 Dec 2020
Master, Internal Combustion Engine, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology
10 Aug 2011 → 30 May 2013
Award Date: 9 Sept 2013
Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering , Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation
24 Aug 2007 → 30 May 2011
Award Date: 30 Jun 2011
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Mechanical Engineering, Fuel Technology, Automotive Engineering
598
Scholar Citations
15
Scholar h-index
20
Scholar i10-index
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Oxidative stabilization of high-PUFA biodiesel feedstocks using squalene: A multi-scale chemical and thermal analysis V Sharma, G Griffiths, N Collins, AK Hossain, R Sodré, D Ganesh, R Vinu, ... Bioresource Technology Reports, 102745 , 2026 2026
Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Laminar Burning Velocity for Gasoline, Ammonia, and Hydrogen Blends A Nair, S Shawnam, P Singh, V Sharma, A Panesar, S Kumar Journal of the Energy Institute, 102442 , 2026 2026
High-speed Visualisation of Methanol Sprays under Flash Boiling Conditions SB Vikas Sharma, Zuhaib Nissar, Guillaume De Sercey, Angad Panesar MariNH3 Conference 2025 , 2025 2025
A review of ammonia combustion and emissions characteristics in spark-ignition engines and future road map V Sharma, A Panesar, G de Sercey, S Begg Energies 18 (1), 41 , 2024 2024 Citations: 18
Production of biofuel from AD digestate waste and their combustion characteristics in a low-speed diesel engine AK Hossain, V Sharma, C Serrano, A Krishnasamy, D Ganesh Renewable Energy 222, 119884 , 2024 2024 Citations: 11
Investigation of anaerobic digested pyrolysis oil and waste derived biodiesel blends as sustainable fuel for marine engine application V Sharma, AK Hossain, G Griffiths, JC Manayil, R Vinu, G Duraisamy Fuel 357, 129935 , 2024 2024 Citations: 14
Microalgal biodiesel: A challenging route toward a sustainable aviation fuel V Sharma, AK Hossain, G Duraisamy, G Griffiths Fermentation 9 (10), 907 , 2023 2023 Citations: 15
Energy outputs and emissions of biodiesels as a function of coolant temperature and composition AK Hossain, V Sharma, G Ahmad, T Awotwe Renewable Energy 215, 119008 , 2023 2023 Citations: 16
Impact of combined effects of injection pressure and egr on modified stationary engine fuelled with biodiesel blend made of waste feedstock oils MA Alosius, P Thomai, JJ Thomas, V Sharma Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering 48 (9), 12389-12405 , 2023 2023 Citations: 4
Online Big-Data Monitoring and Assessment Framework for Internal Combustion Engine with Various Biofuels M Zhang, V Sharma, Z Wang, Y Jia, AK Hossain, Y Xu International Journal of Automotive Manufacturing and Materials 2 (2) , 2023 2023 Citations: 2
Data-driven Approach for Condition Assessment of a Diesel Engine Powered with Various Biodiesels M Zhang, V Sharma, Y Jia, AK Hossain, Y Xu SAE Technical Papers 2023 , 2023 2023 Citations: 1
Production of upgraded fuel blend from fast pyrolysis bio-oil and organic solvent using a novel three-stage catalytic process and its combustion characteristics in a diesel engine JA Onwudili, V Sharma, CA Scaldaferri, AK Hossain Fuel 335, 127028 , 2023 2023 Citations: 27
Energy and exergy study of the integrated adsorption-absorption system driven by transient heat sources for cooling and desalination RH Mohammed, A Radwan, A Rezk, AG Olabi, V Sharma, AK Hossain, ... Energy Conversion and Management 277, 116614 , 2023 2023 Citations: 22
Model for Energy Consumption and Costs of Bioethanol Production from Wastepaper V Sharma, R Abbas, JR Sodré, SMME Ayad, C Belchior Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems … , 2022 2022 Citations: 7
Study on using graphene and graphite nanoparticles as fuel additives in waste cooking oil biodiesel V Sharma, AK Hossain, A Ahmed, A Rezk Fuel 328, 125270 , 2022 2022 Citations: 67
Sustainable Biodiesel from flex-mix feedstock and their combustion in a VCR-CRDI engine with variable EGR and injection pressure V Sharma, AK Hossain, G Duraisamy, JJ Thomas J. Phys. Energy , 2022 2022
Effects of injection parameters on CRDI-equipped stationary diesel engine fuelled with neat biodiesel mix derived from waste feedstocks M Anto Alosius, P Thomai, V Sharma, B Chandrasekaran Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering 47 (1), 54-61 , 2022 2022 Citations: 2
Plastic waste to liquid fuel: A review of technologies, applications, and challenges V Sharma, AK Hossain, G Griffiths, G Duraisamy, A Krishnasamy, ... Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments 53, 102651 , 2022 2022 Citations: 52
Performance and emissions of hexanol-biodiesel fuelled RCCI engine with double injection strategies JJ Thomas, G Nagarajan, VR Sabu, CV Manojkumar, V Sharma Energy 253, 124069 , 2022 2022 Citations: 24
Investigation on yield, fuel properties, ageing and low temperature flow of fish oil esters V Sharma, AK Hossain, G Griffiths, G Duraisamy, JJ Thomas Energy Conversion and Management: X 14, 100217 , 2022 2022 Citations: 24
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Production and characterization of bio-mix fuel produced from a ternary and quaternary mixture of raw oil feedstock 1) Sharma V, Duraisamy G Journal of Cleaner Production , 2019 2019 Citations: 72
Study on using graphene and graphite nanoparticles as fuel additives in waste cooking oil biodiesel V Sharma, AK Hossain, A Ahmed, A Rezk Fuel 328, 125270 , 2022 2022 Citations: 67
Plastic waste to liquid fuel: A review of technologies, applications, and challenges V Sharma, AK Hossain, G Griffiths, G Duraisamy, A Krishnasamy, ... Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments 53, 102651 , 2022 2022 Citations: 52
Key targets for improving algal biofuel production G Griffiths, AK Hossain, V Sharma, G Duraisamy Clean Technologies 3 (4), 711-742 , 2021 2021 Citations: 47
Production, combustion and emission impact of bio-mix methyl ester fuel on a stationary light duty diesel engine Vikas Sharma, Ganesh Duraisamy, Haeng Muk Cho, Kanagaraj Arumugam Journal of Cleaner Production 233, 147-159 , 2019 2019 Citations: 41
Impact of bio-mix fuel on performance, emission and combustion characteristics in a single cylinder DICI VCR engine KA Vikas Sharma, Ganesh Duraisamy Renewable Energy 146, 111-124 , 2020 2020 Citations: 40
Production of upgraded fuel blend from fast pyrolysis bio-oil and organic solvent using a novel three-stage catalytic process and its combustion characteristics in a diesel engine JA Onwudili, V Sharma, CA Scaldaferri, AK Hossain Fuel 335, 127028 , 2023 2023 Citations: 27
Performance and emissions of hexanol-biodiesel fuelled RCCI engine with double injection strategies JJ Thomas, G Nagarajan, VR Sabu, CV Manojkumar, V Sharma Energy 253, 124069 , 2022 2022 Citations: 24
Investigation on yield, fuel properties, ageing and low temperature flow of fish oil esters V Sharma, AK Hossain, G Griffiths, G Duraisamy, JJ Thomas Energy Conversion and Management: X 14, 100217 , 2022 2022 Citations: 24
Experimental investigation of neat biodiesels’ saturation level on combustion and emission characteristics in a CI engine V Sharma, AK Hossain, G Duraisamy Energies 14 (16), 5203 , 2021 2021 Citations: 24
Energy and exergy study of the integrated adsorption-absorption system driven by transient heat sources for cooling and desalination RH Mohammed, A Radwan, A Rezk, AG Olabi, V Sharma, AK Hossain, ... Energy Conversion and Management 277, 116614 , 2023 2023 Citations: 22
Production, characterisation of bio-mix fuel produced from the mixture of raw oil feedstock and its effects on performance, emission analysis in DICI Diesel Engine. Sharma V, Duraisamy G Environmental Science and Pollution Research , 2019 2019 Citations: 20
A review of ammonia combustion and emissions characteristics in spark-ignition engines and future road map V Sharma, A Panesar, G de Sercey, S Begg Energies 18 (1), 41 , 2024 2024 Citations: 18
Combustion and emission characteristics of reformulated biodiesel fuel in a single‑cylinder compression ignition engine Sharma V, Duraisamy G Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol , 2019 2019 Citations: 18
Energy outputs and emissions of biodiesels as a function of coolant temperature and composition AK Hossain, V Sharma, G Ahmad, T Awotwe Renewable Energy 215, 119008 , 2023 2023 Citations: 16
Microalgal biodiesel: A challenging route toward a sustainable aviation fuel V Sharma, AK Hossain, G Duraisamy, G Griffiths Fermentation 9 (10), 907 , 2023 2023 Citations: 15
Investigation of anaerobic digested pyrolysis oil and waste derived biodiesel blends as sustainable fuel for marine engine application V Sharma, AK Hossain, G Griffiths, JC Manayil, R Vinu, G Duraisamy Fuel 357, 129935 , 2024 2024 Citations: 14
Heat Reduction FromIc Engine By Using Al2O3Nanofluid In Engine Cooling System BD Vikas Sharma , R.Nirmal Kumar, K.Thamilarasan, G. Vijay Bhaskar American Journal of Engineering Research (AJER) 3 (04), 173-177 , 2014 2014 Citations: 14
Transesterification of Pyrolysed Castor Seed Oil in the Presence of CaCu(OCH 3 ) 2 Catalyst V Sharma, AK Hossain, G Duraisamy, M Vijay Energies 14 (19), 6064 , 2021 2021 Citations: 12
Production of biofuel from AD digestate waste and their combustion characteristics in a low-speed diesel engine AK Hossain, V Sharma, C Serrano, A Krishnasamy, D Ganesh Renewable Energy 222, 119884 , 2024 2024 Citations: 11
