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Upendra Rajak is affiliated with RGM College Of Engineering and Technology in India and has contributed extensively to research in engineering, with a particular emphasis on chemical engineering. Their work spans key subfields including biomedical engineering, fluid flow and transfer processes, mechanical engineering, industrial and manufacturing engineering, and materials chemistry.

Their scholarly output is concentrated on several main topics, notably biodiesel production and applications, advanced combustion engine technologies, catalytic processes in materials science, vehicle emissions and performance, scheduling and optimization algorithms, advanced manufacturing and logistics optimization, and algal biology and biofuel production.

Rajak has authored numerous papers published in prominent venues. Frequent publication venues include Fuel, Materials Today Proceedings, AIP Conference Proceedings, Energy, and Environment Development and Sustainability. Some of their recent papers are:

  • Effect of spirulina microalgae biodiesel enriched with diesel fuel on performance and emission characteristics of CI engine (2020, Fuel)
  • Performance and emission analysis of a diesel engine using hydrogen enriched n-butanol, diethyl ester and Spirulina microalgae biodiesel (2020, Fuel)

Frequent coauthors of Upendra Rajak include Tikendra Nath Verma, Prem Kumar Chaurasiya, Abhishek Dasore, Prerana Nashine, and Asif Afzal.

Rajak's contributions also extend to book publications, including a work published by Springer Nature titled Technology Innovation in Mechanical Engineering in 2022.

The researcher's work on biodiesel and engine technologies reflects an integration of chemical engineering principles and advanced mechanical systems, supporting developments in alternative fuels and emission reduction strategies.

Best Publications

  • Effect of emission from ethylic biodiesel of edible and non-edible vegetable oil, animal fats, waste oil and alcohol in CI engine

    Upendra Rajak;Tikendra Nath Verma

  • Prediction of Overall Characteristics of a Dual Fuel CI Engine Working on Low-Density Ethanol and Diesel Blends at Varying Compression Ratios

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  • Assessment of diesel engine performance using spirulina microalgae biodiesel

    Upendra Rajak;Prerana Nashine;Tikendra Nath Verma

  • Effect of spirulina microalgae biodiesel enriched with diesel fuel on performance and emission characteristics of CI engine

    Upendra Rajak;Prerana Nashine;Tikendra Nath Verma

  • Numerical investigation of performance, combustion and emission characteristics of various biofuels

    Upendra Rajak;Prerana Nashine;Thokchom Subhaschandra Singh;Tikendra Nath Verma

  • Performance, combustion and emission analysis of microalgae Spirulina in a common rail direct injection diesel engine

    Upendra Rajak;Prerana Nashine;Tikendra Nath Verma;Arivalagan Pugazhendhi

  • Spirulina microalgae biodiesel – A novel renewable alternative energy source for compression ignition engine

    Upendra Rajak;Tikendra Nath Verma

  • Influence of injection timing on performance, combustion and emission characteristics of a diesel engine running on hydrogen-diethyl ether, n-butanol and biodiesel blends

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  • Performance and emission analysis of a diesel engine using hydrogen enriched n-butanol, diethyl ester and Spirulina microalgae biodiesel

    Upendra Rajak;Prerana Nashine;Tikendra Nath Verma;Arivalagan Pugazhendhi

  • Effects of microalgae -ethanol-methanol-diesel blends on the spray characteristics and emissions of a diesel engine

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  • A comprehensive review of the influence of physicochemical properties of biodiesel on combustion characteristics, engine performance and emissions

    Tikendra Nath Verma;Pankaj Shrivastava;Upendra Rajak;Gaurav Dwivedi

  • Effects of high-dosage copper oxide nanoparticles addition in diesel fuel on engine characteristics

    Ümit Ağbulut;Suat Sarıdemir;Upendra Rajak;Fikret Polat

  • Response surface analysis, clustering, and random forest regression of pressure in suddenly expanded high-speed aerodynamic flows

    Asif Afzal;Abdul Aabid;Ambareen Khan;Sher Afghan Khan

  • Optimization of performance and emission parameters of direct injection diesel engine fuelled with microalgae Spirulina (L.) – Response surface methodology and full factorial method approach

    Thokchom Subhaschandra Singh;Upendra Rajak;Olusegun David Samuel;Prem Kumar Chaurasiya

  • A comprehensive review on recent advancements in cooling of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems using phase change materials (PCMs)

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  • Effect of microalgae, tyre pyrolysis oil and Jatropha biodiesel enriched with diesel fuel on performance and emission characteristics of CI engine

    Narendra Krishania;Upendra Rajak;Tikendra Nath Verma;Anil Kumar Birru

  • Investigations of spirulina, waste cooking and animal fats blended biodiesel fuel on auto-ignition diesel engine performance, emission characteristics

    Narendra Krishania;Upendra Rajak;Prem Kumar Chaurasiya;Thokchom Subhaschandra Singh

  • Synthesis of graphene oxide nanoparticles and the influences of their usage as fuel additives on CI engine behaviors

    Ümit Ağbulut;Erdem Elibol;Tuna Demirci;Suat Sarıdemir

  • Performance and ecological parameters of a diesel engine fueled with diesel and plastic pyrolyzed oil (PPO) at variable working parameters

    Thokchom Subhaschandra Singh;Upendra Rajak;Abhishek Dasore;M. Muthukumar

  • Experimental investigation of performance, combustion and emission characteristics of a variable compression ratio engine using low-density plastic pyrolyzed oil and diesel fuel blends

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  • Characteristics of microalgae spirulina biodiesel with the impact of n-butanol addition on a CI engine

    Upendra Rajak;Prerana Nashine;Tikendra Nath Verma

  • Properties evaluation of A356 and A319 Aluminum alloys under different casting conditions

    Sakendra Kumar;Satya Prakesh Tewari;Upendra Rajak;Abhishek Dasore

  • A comparative analysis of engine characteristics from various biodiesels: numerical study.

    Upendra Rajak;Tikendra Nath Verma

  • Numerical and experimental investigation of CI engine behaviours supported by zinc oxide nanomaterial along with diesel fuel

    Upendra Rajak;Ümit Ağbulut;Ibham Veza;Abhishek Dasore

  • Alternating the environmental benefits of Aegle-diesel blends used in compression ignition

    Upendra Rajak;Prerana Nashine;Tikendra Nath Verma;Arivalagan Pugazhendhi

Frequent Co-Authors

Tikendra Nath Verma
Tikendra Nath Verma National Institute Of Technology
Arivalagan Pugazhendhi
Arivalagan Pugazhendhi Cape Breton University
Ümit Ağbulut
Ümit Ağbulut Yıldız Technical University
A. Muthu Manokar
A. Muthu Manokar SRM TRP Engineering College
Prashant Baredar
Prashant Baredar Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology
Sher Afghan Khan
Sher Afghan Khan International Islamic University Malaysia

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