Vishwanath Kumar

About

Vishwanath Kumar is a PhD research scholar in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (NIT Silchar). His research focuses on the design, development, and performance enhancement of single-slope solar stills. He works on improving freshwater productivity using sensible heat storage materials and phase change materials (PCM), including composite PCM enhanced with nanoparticles such as carbon particles and silicon carbide (SiC). His broader research interests include solar energy, solar desalination, thermal energy storage, and heat transfer. His work aims to contribute to sustainable, energy-efficient desalination solutions for water-scarce regions.

Employment

• National Institute Of Technology Silchar Phd Scholar

Education

• National Institute Of Technology Silchar PhD
  2021 - Present

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (8)

• Experimental study and artificial neural network-based prediction of solar still performance using sand-filled soda cans for heat storage
  Journal of Energy Storage 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2026.120882
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• Experimental investigation of energy, exergy, and economic performance of a solar still with hollow cement fins and carbon-enhanced PCM for clean water production
  Thermal Science and Engineering Progress 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.tsep.2026.104539
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• An experimental investigation on sustainable desalination of lake and municipal wastewater using a thermal storage–assisted single-slope solar still
  Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-025-37157-x
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• Experimental evaluation of single-slope solar stills for municipal wastewater treatment using cement balls and iron chips as thermal energy storage materials
  Journal of Water Process Engineering 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.108369
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• Performance Enhancement of Single Slope Solar Still With Sensible Heat Storage System: An Experimental Investigation Under Climatic Conditions of Northeast India
  Journal of Solar Energy Engineering 2025 DOI: 10.1115/1.4067663
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• Energy, exergy, economic and environmental analyses of single slope solar still employing cylindrical cement fins and wick material for thermal energy storage
  Journal of Energy Storage 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2025.115360
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• Review of the Usage of Thermal Energy Storage Materials to Enhance the Performance of a Solar Still
  Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering 2024 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-7535-4_17
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• Effects of temperature-dependent thermo-physical properties on hydrodynamic swirl decay in microtubes
  Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering 2019 DOI: 10.1177/0954408918755782
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