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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Engineering and Technology D-index 42 Citations 7,943 119 World Ranking 2348 National Ranking 32

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Thermodynamics
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Electrical engineering

His main research concerns Phase-change material, Thermal energy storage, Heat transfer, Process engineering and Latent heat. His Phase-change material study frequently links to related topics such as Architectural engineering. His Thermal energy storage study results in a more complete grasp of Thermodynamics.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Nuclear engineering, Thermal conductivity, Work and Energy storage in addition to Heat transfer. Ramalingam Velraj has included themes like Energy conservation, Waste management, Passive cooling, Efficient energy use and Renewable energy in his Process engineering study. In his study, Thermal energy and Material selection is strongly linked to Thermal mass, which falls under the umbrella field of Latent heat.

His most cited work include:

  • Heat transfer enhancement in a latent heat storage system (392 citations)
  • Phase change material-based building architecture for thermal management in residential and commercial establishments (367 citations)
  • Performance and exhaust emission characteristics of a CI engine fueled with Pongamia pinnata methyl ester (PPME) and its blends with diesel (258 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Phase-change material, Heat transfer, Thermal energy storage, Thermodynamics and Mechanics. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Energy conservation, Free cooling, Latent heat, Solar energy and Heat transfer enhancement. In Heat transfer, Ramalingam Velraj works on issues like Mechanical engineering, which are connected to Computational fluid dynamics.

He has researched Thermal energy storage in several fields, including Waste management, Thermal, Nuclear engineering, Energy storage and Process engineering. His work carried out in the field of Thermodynamics brings together such families of science as Packed bed and Composite material. His Mechanics study which covers Work that intersects with Fluidized bed combustion.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Phase-change material (30.07%)
  • Heat transfer (29.41%)
  • Thermal energy storage (28.10%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Heat transfer (29.41%)
  • Composite material (17.65%)
  • Thermal (12.42%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Ramalingam Velraj spends much of his time researching Heat transfer, Composite material, Thermal, Process engineering and Phase-change material. His research in the fields of Nanofluid overlaps with other disciplines such as Falling. His Thermal research includes themes of Thermal conductivity, Thermal efficiency, Latent heat, Energy storage and Yield.

His Process engineering research incorporates themes from Heat transfer fluid, Waste heat and Heat losses. The various areas that Ramalingam Velraj examines in his Phase-change material study include Richardson number, Heat transfer enhancement and Thermal energy storage. His Thermal energy storage study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Packed bed, Aspect ratio and Chemical substance.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Mixing strategies of high solids anaerobic co-digestion using food waste with sewage sludge for enhanced biogas production (48 citations)
  • A review of efficient high productivity solar stills (41 citations)
  • A 50 year review of basic and applied research in compound parabolic concentrating solar thermal collector for domestic and industrial applications (35 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Thermodynamics
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Electrical engineering

Ramalingam Velraj mostly deals with Process engineering, Solar still, Solar energy, Phase-change material and Chemical engineering. His research in Process engineering intersects with topics in Heat transfer fluid, Solar thermal collector, Waste heat and Heat losses. His Solar still research incorporates elements of Work, Environmental engineering, Brackish water, Resource and Productivity.

Many of his research projects under Solar energy are closely connected to Geothermal gradient, Fresnel lens and Solar desalination with Geothermal gradient, Fresnel lens and Solar desalination, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. His Phase-change material research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Subcooling, Crystallization, Sodium and Thermal energy storage. The study incorporates disciplines such as Thermal conductivity and Mass fraction in addition to Chemical engineering.

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Best Publications

Heat transfer enhancement in a latent heat storage system

R. Velraj;R.V. Seeniraj;B. Hafner;C. Faber.
Solar Energy (1999)

596 Citations

Phase change material-based building architecture for thermal management in residential and commercial establishments

A. Pasupathy;R. Velraj;R.V. Seeniraj.
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews (2008)

508 Citations

Performance and exhaust emission characteristics of a CI engine fueled with Pongamia pinnata methyl ester (PPME) and its blends with diesel

K. Sureshkumar;R. Velraj;R. Ganesan.
Renewable Energy (2008)

367 Citations

Experimental investigation on a combined sensible and latent heat storage system integrated with constant/varying (solar) heat sources

N. Nallusamy;S. Sampath;R. Velraj.
Renewable Energy (2007)

333 Citations

Experimental investigation on heat recovery from diesel engine exhaust using finned shell and tube heat exchanger and thermal storage system

V. Pandiyarajan;M. Chinna Pandian;E. Malan;R. Velraj.
Applied Energy (2011)

291 Citations

Effect of double layer phase change material in building roof for year round thermal management

A. Pasupathy;R. Velraj.
Energy and Buildings (2008)

282 Citations

Experimental analysis and numerical modelling of inward solidification on a finned vertical tube for a latent heat storage unit

R. Velraj;R.V. Seeniraj;B. Hafner;C. Faber.
Solar Energy (1997)

277 Citations

Review of solar cooling methods and thermal storage options

L.A. Chidambaram;A.S. Ramana;G. Kamaraj;R. Velraj.
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews (2011)

270 Citations

Experimental investigation and numerical simulation analysis on the thermal performance of a building roof incorporating phase change material (PCM) for thermal management

A. Pasupathy;L. Athanasius;R. Velraj;R.V. Seeniraj.
Applied Thermal Engineering (2008)

248 Citations

Influence of alumina nanoparticles, ethanol and isopropanol blend as additive with diesel–soybean biodiesel blend fuel: Combustion, engine performance and emissions

T. Shaafi;R. Velraj.
Renewable Energy (2015)

227 Citations

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