Dr Sundaram P

Scopus Publications

Enhancement of thermal energy storage performance in spherical PCM capsules using metal lattice structures and nanomaterial additives: An experimental investigation
P. Sundaram, S. Sasikumar, K.S. Vignesh, Anbalagan Sathishkumar, Sung Chul Kim
Applied Thermal Engineering, 2026
Thermophysical Characterization and Solidification Dynamics of Functionalized Graphene Nanoplatelet-Enhanced Phase Change Materials in Spherical Encapsulation
Anbalagan Sathishkumar, P. Sundaram, K. S. Vignesh, Sung Chul Kim
International Journal of Thermophysics, 2026
Experimental investigation of the solidification behavior and energy-saving potential of a coconut oil bio–phase change material with activated carbon
Rajendran Prabakaran, Anbalagan Sathishkumar, Palanichamy Sundaram, Sung Chul Kim, Ganesan Manikandan, Jayant Giri, Jamelah S. Al-Otaib, Saravanan Pandiaraj
Journal of Energy Storage, 2026
Performance Evaluation of Battery Pack with E-Rickshaw on Chassis Dynamometer by Using In-House Developed Driving Cycle
Shyamsher Saroj, M Sithananthan, Prashant Kumar, Ajay Arora, P Sundaram, Mrinmoy Kalita
SAE Technical Papers, 2026
<div class="section abstract"><div class="htmlview paragraph">The present work highlights a case-study that aims to determine the performance (power input/output) and battery temperature on in-house developed e-rickshaw battery pack. With the rise of e-rickshaws in Indian market, the demand for the batteries have also increased and being the largest state-run energy company of India, R&amp;D Centre of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has developed a chemically modified nanomaterial-based lead acid battery.</div><div class="htmlview paragraph">The lab scale experiments, which are not presented in the study due to confidentiality and intellectual property obligations, indicated that the nanomaterial doped lead acid battery pack performs better than the control (reference) and leading commercial batteries in terms of lifecycle, capacity etc. Subsequently, this paper highlights the performance with IOC R&amp;D Centre manufactured 12V/100AH chemically modified (nanomaterial) lead acid battery pack for e-rickshaw on duty cycle developed indigenously based on the city driving experiences.</div><div class="htmlview paragraph">The candidate battery pack of e-rickshaw were duly subjected for evaluation in comparison with control batteries (conventional lead acid configuration) along with leading commercial batteries. The performance tests for the e-rickshaw were conducted on chassis dynamometer which followed in-house charge-discharge cycles and measurement of power input &amp; output with a sophisticated measurement device i.e., power analyzer.</div><div class="htmlview paragraph">The nanomaterial impeded electroplates were made to enhance capacity and durability of lead acid battery and thereon the performance evaluation of e-rickshaws powered by nanomaterial-based control &amp; commercial batteries were conducted in terms of Watt-hour (WH), Ampere-hour (AH), distance travelled per discharge cycle, durability &amp; life cycle measurement by charging and discharging of batteries.</div><div class="htmlview paragraph">Further, discharge (energy dissipation) of batteries were done by in-house developed driving cycle on chassis dynamometer. The cumulative distance covered under the driving cycle by nanomaterial powered e-rickshaw has shown significant improvement than the control and commercial batteries. Furthermore, it is concluded that in terms of durability, nanomaterial-based battery pack is better compared to control and commercial batteries for the SoC and battery temperature which are key performance parameters.</div></div>
Performance assessment of nano-enhanced organic PCM embedded in heat sinks for PV panel thermal management under outdoor conditions
D. Kameswara Rao, P. Sundaram, K. Selvakumar, D. Vamsi Krishna, A. Sathishkumar, Sung Chul Kim
Applied Thermal Engineering, 2025
Synergistic impacts of shot-blasted container and absorber surfaces with organic PCM for tapioca cassava solar drying under natural and forced convection approaches
Poongavanam GaneshKumar, Palanichamy Sundaram, Vanaraj Ramkumar, Seong Cheol Kim, Mathanraj Vijayaragavan, Jamelah S. Al-Otaibi, Saravanan Pandiyaraj
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2025
Investigation of the use of aluminum oxide nanoparticle-enhanced waste cooking oil blends in compression ignition engines
Boopathi Duraisamy, Sundaram Palanichamy, Kiran Suresh, Balaji Subramanian, Marutholi Mubarak
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2025
Coconut shell–derived activated carbon–enhanced water phase change material for cold thermal energy storage
Palanichamy Sundaram, Anbalagan Sathishkumar, Jie Liu, Rajendran Prabakaran, Poongavanam Ganesh Kumar, Pandian Pragathi, Sung Chul Kim
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2025
Solidification characteristics of biomass-activated aloe vera PCM in a spherical enclosure for efficient cool thermal energy storage
A. Sathishkumar, P. Sundaram, K.S. Vignesh, M. Cheralathan, A. Kalaisselvane, Rajendran Prabakaran, Sung Chul Kim
Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2025
The present work aims to examine the potential of aloe vera liquid (AVL) and activated carbon (AC) as a phase-change material (PCM) for energy efficient cool thermal energy storage (CTES) applications. The low-viscosity and supercooling behavior of deionized water (DIW) limits its usage in the CTES system. Three variants of NEPCMs containing activated-carbon (AC) at concentrations of 1.5 wt%, 1.0 wt%, and 0.5 wt% were analyzed (AVL, DIW, and AVL + DIW). Zeta-potential distribution analysis shows that all the AVL-NEPCMs (−44 mV) are stable, with the particles exhibiting strong mutual repulsion. A maximum thermal-conductivity (TC) enhancement of 24 % and 34 % was noted for the AVL-NEPCMs in the liquid and solid phases, respectively. The AVL has a latent heat of 332 J/g during melting and 305 J/g during freezing, which is nearly equal to that of DIW. In addition, a slight reduction in latent-heat of 8 %, was observed owing to the non-active participation of AC. The freezing characteristics of NEPCMs were studied with spherical enclosure by maintaining a chiller temperature of −8 °C. A 22 % reduction in total solidification time was observed for the AVL-based NEPCM with 1.5 wt% AC, due to the faster nucleation and the elimination of the supercooling process.
Enhancing performance and reducing emissions with renewable fuels: Prosopis Juliflora methyl ester–alcohol blends with hydrogen in a compression ignition engine
Boopathi Duraisamy, Sundaram Palanichamy, Edwin Geo Varuvel, M. Jerome Stanley, Ankit Sonthalia, Marutholi Mubarak, Thiyagarajan Subramanian, J. Godwin John, Arunachalam Chinnathambi, Arivalagan Pugazhendhi
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2025
Graphene based fatty acid phase change material as an alternative to water: An experimental investigation on thermal energy storage characteristics
A. Sathishkumar, P. Sundaram, Rajendran Prabakaran, Sung Chul Kim
Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2025
Thermal and phase change characteristics of organic phase change material enhanced by carbonaceous materials
D. Kameswara Rao, K. Sudhakar Reddy, V. V. Subba Rao, P. Sundaram
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2025
Correction to: Performance evaluation of shot-blasted heat exchangers with MWCNT and activated carbon nanofluids: assessing entropy, exergy, sustainability index, Grashof, Rayleigh, and Richardson numbers for solar thermal applications (Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, (2024), 149, 22, (13285-13308), 10.1007/s10973-024-13654-y)
Poongavanam GaneshKumar, S. VinothKumar, P. Sundaram, A. Sathishkumar, Seong Cheol Kim, Vanaraj Ramkumar, Saravanan Pandiaraj, Abdullah N. Alodhayb, Khalid E. Alzahrani
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2025
Performance evaluation of shot-blasted heat exchangers with MWCNT and activated carbon nanofluids: assessing entropy, exergy, sustainability index, Grashof, Rayleigh, and Richardson numbers for solar thermal applications
Poongavanam GaneshKumar, S. VinothKumar, P. Sundaram, A. Sathishkumar, Seong Cheol Kim, Vanaraj Ramkumar, Saravanan Pandiaraj, Abdullah N. Alodhayb, Khalid E. Alzahrani
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2024
Impact of hydrogen addition on diesel engine performance, emissions, combustion, and vibration characteristics using a Prosopis Juliflora methyl ester-decanol blend as pilot fuel
Boopathi Duraisamy, Edwin Geo Varuvel, Sundaram Palanichamy, Balaji Subramanian, M. Jerome Stanley, Dinesh Kumar Madheswaran
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024
Role of aloe vera based nanofluids for cool thermal energy storage system: A comparative study
A. Sathishkumar, P. Sundaram, S. Praveen Ranga, P. Ganesh Kumar, M. Cheralathan, R. Velraj
Journal of Energy Storage, 2024
Augmenting the heat transfer performance of automobile radiators by combining surface modification and nanofluid techniques
GaneshKumar Poongavanam, Palanichamy Sundaram, Anbalagan Sathishkumar, Kasinathan Sureshkumar, Balaji Subramanian, Saravanan Pandiaraj, Muthumareeswaran Muthuramamoorthy, Abdullah N. Alodhayb
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2024
Effect of nano-enhanced phase change materials on performance of cool thermal energy storage system: A review
A. Sathishkumar, P. Sundaram, M. Cheralathan, P. Ganesh Kumar
Journal of Energy Storage, 2024
Exploring the performance of an indirect solar dryer by combining three augmentation approaches (trapezoidal absorber, shot blasting, and pebble stone)
Poongavanam GaneshKumar, P. Sundaram, A. Sathishkumar, V.S. Vigneswaran, Twisha Chopra, Uttkar Thakur, Seong Cheol Kim, Vanaraj Ramkumar
Journal of Energy Storage, 2024
Water - graphene nanoplatelets based thermal energy storage material with nucleating and thickening agents: An investigation on thermal behavior during phase change
Palanichamy Sundaram, Anbalagan Sathishkumar, Rajendran Prabakaran, Poongavanam Ganesh Kumar, Sung Chul Kim
Journal of Energy Storage, 2023
Energy, exergy, economic and environmental evaluation of solar desalination system comprising different enhanced surface absorber plates
Poongavanam Ganesh Kumar, N. Thangapandian, V.S. Vigneswaran, P. Sundaram, A. Sathishkumar, Sung Chul Kim, Rajendran Prabakaran
Desalination, 2023
Effect of sodium dodecyl sulfate surfactant on the surface properties of electroless NiP-TiO2-ZrO2 composite coatings on magnesium AZ91D substrate
Pragathi Pandian, Palanichamy Sundaram, Anbalagan Sathishkumar, Rajendran Prabakaran, Poongavanam Ganesh Kumar, Sung Chul Kim, Abdullah Alodhayb, Saravanan Pandiaraj, Elansezhian Rasu, Muraliraja Rajaraman
Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 2023
Synthesis, stability, and heat transfer behavior of water and graphene nanoplatelet-based nanofluid for cool thermal storage applications
P. Sundaram, A. Kalaisselvane, A. Sathishkumar, Poongavanam GaneshKumar, Sung Chul Kim, Rajendran Prabakaran
Journal of Energy Storage, 2023
Mechanical and microstructural behavior of industrial spent catalyst waste and boron carbide reinforced aluminum matrix composites
Pragathi P., Sundaram P., A. Sathishkumar, P. Ganesh Kumar
Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures, 2023
Mechanical and microstructure behaviour of WSC/SiC/Al composites synthesized with and without ultrasonic treatment
P. Pragathi, R. Elansezhian, P. Sundaram, A. Subramania, R. Prabakaran, Sung Chul Kim
Materials Science and Technology United Kingdom, 2023
Cold thermal energy storage performance of graphene nanoplatelets–DI water nanofluid PCM using gum acacia in a spherical encapsulation
P. Sundaram, A. Kalaisselvane
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2022
Influence of various additives on stability and phase change characteristics of DI water-GnP-based NFPCM for cold thermal energy storage systems
Sundaram Palanichamy, Kalaisselvane Athiimoulam
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022
Effect of different additives on freezing characteristics and stability of GnP-aqueous-based PCM for cold thermal storage
P. Sundaram, A. Kalaisselvane
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2022
Effect on solidification of deionized water based PCM in a spherical encapsulation-An experimental study
P Sundaram, A Kalaisselvane
Iop Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering, 2020
Thermal Property Enhancement on Water based PCM in Spherical Container for Cold Storage Applications
Saven Jude Sajen, P Sundaram, Cyriac Tomy Yogyaveedu
Iop Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering, 2020
Effect of surfactants on solidification characteristics of di water based PCM for Cold Thermal Energy Storage
Abhinav Saboo, Mohd Tauseef Ansari, Vivek Vijayan, P Sundaram
Iop Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering, 2020
Effective utilization of parabolic dish solar collectors for the heating and thermo-electric power generation
International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, 2018
Improvement of thermal energy storage density of parabolic dish solar absorber with organic phase change materials
Ramalingam Senthil, Palanichamy Sundaram
Iop Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering, 2018
Experimental investigation on packed bed thermal energy storage using paraffin wax for concentrated solar collector
R. Senthil, P. Sundaram, Manish Kumar
Materials Today Proceedings, 2018
Influence of wall material on solidification characteristic of water based encapsulated PCM capsule
P Sundaram, S Rajendra Kumar, Mohammed Shahid Afridi, Alfred Anthony
Iop Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering, 2018
Experimental comparison of longitudinal and annular fins using PCM for Thermal energy storage
Mohammed Shahid Afridi, Alfred Anthony, P Sundaram, Sunil Babu
Iop Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering, 2018
Effect of humidity on passive space cooling in pot in pot chiller
International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, 2017
Design and performance optimization of magnetic levitating devices
International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Technology, 2017
Recent trends in the carbon capture and storage technologies
International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology, 2017
Effect of phase change materials for thermal management of buildings
International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology, 2017
CFD simulation of phase change material in a concentric thermal storage
Journal of Advanced Research in Dynamical and Control Systems, 2017
Experimental performance enhancement of thermal storage with PCM
Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2016
Experimental performance investigation Of swirling flow enhancement on fluidized bed dryer
Arpn Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2016
Experimental performance study of helical coil thermal storage unit filled with PCM
International Journal of Chemtech Research, 2016
Performance evaluation of pyramidal slope solar still integrated with PCM thermal storage
International Journal of Chemtech Research, 2016

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