KOTTAYAT NIDHUL

About

I have a doctoral degree in the domain of Solar-Thermal Engineering. My research interest includes heat transfer, passive cooling, waste heat recovery, and solar energy. Presently I am working as an Assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Manipal Institute of Technology (Manipal Academy of Higher Education).

Employment

• Manipal Academy of Higher Education ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
  2022 - Present
• National Institute of Technology Karnataka Senior Research Fellow
  2017 - Present

Education

• National Institute of Technology Karnataka Ph.D.
  2017 - 2022

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (16)

• Comparative energy, exergy, and exergo-economic performance of a spiral solar air heater with different baffle geometries using DO modelling
  Energy Nexus 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.nexus.2026.100779
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• A radiation-coupled CFD study of thermo-hydraulic and 4E performance of a double-pass spiral solar air heater with progressively narrowing flow passage
  Discover Applied Sciences 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s42452-026-09159-y
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• Various factors affecting the detection of malignant tumors using infrared thermography: a numerical study
  Cogent Engineering 2025 DOI: 10.1080/23311916.2025.2572852
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• Effect of various dielectric fluids on temperature homogeneity of Li-ion battery pack in an energy efficient novel immersion cooling design
  Results in Engineering 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.rineng.2025.104688
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• Immersion cooling performance of nanofluid in a cylindrical cell battery pack using two-phase numerical simulations for varying discharge rates: A comparative study
  Results in Engineering 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.rineng.2025.104377
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• Thermal management of high-discharge lithium-ion prismatic cells using various dielectric nanofluid-based novel immersion cooling design
  Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s10973-025-14040-y
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• Heat transfer and entropy generation characteristics of nanofluid flow over bluff bodies under steady and unsteady flow: A two-phase approach
  Case Studies in Thermal Engineering 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.csite.2024.105242
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• Thermo-hydraulic and entropy generation analysis of nanofluid flow with variable properties in various duct cross sections: a 3-D two-phase approach
  Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 2024 DOI: 10.1007/s10973-024-12940-z
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• Thermo-hydraulic and exergetic performance of a cost-effective solar air heater: CFD and experimental study
  Renewable Energy 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2021.11.111
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• Critical review of ribbed solar air heater and performance evaluation of various V-rib configuration
  Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2021.110871
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