This volume presents select papers from the International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (INCOM 2024), describing recent advances in the field of energy and sustainability. Various topics covered in this volume are alternative fuels, energy conversion technologies, renewable energy resources and efficient utilization, waste-to-energy storage, sustainable energy policy, energy economics and efficiency, energy management, environmental impact assessment of energy systems, industry innovations in energy, electric vehicles, hydrogen economy, etc. The book will be a valuable reference for researchers and professionals interested in the field of energy and sustainability.
Performance of a Solar Cavity Collector System with the Implementations
of Pebbles and Thermal Fluids.- A REVIEW ON PYROLYSIS OF DIFFERENT
FEEDSTOCKS: EFFECT OF CALATYSTS AND METAL LOADING.- Performance Analysis of
Pressurized SOFC-Based Generation System from an Energy, Exergy, and Economic
Viewpoint.- Vehicle Mounted Solar and Wind Power Energy System.- Potential of
Solar-Biomass-based Hybrid Microgrid System in Indian Context.- Biomass
Regenerated Two-Stage Desiccant Cooling (TSDC) System Used for Greenhouse
Farming in Hot and Humid Regions: A Seasonal Performance Study.- Energetic
and exergetic analysis of a basic and regenerative organic Rankine cycle for
waste heat recovery system.- Investigation and Improvement of Performances of
a Two-stage Thermoelectric Generator.- IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTIFICIAL NEURAL
NETWORK TO FORECAST LIQUID DESICCANT REGENERATOR PERFORMANCE.- Thermodynamic
and Cost Assessment of Cascade Refrigeration System Using Different
Refrigerants.- Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Simulation for Studying
the Trajectory of Dust Particle Approaching Solar Photovoltaic Panel..-
Numerical Analysis of Entropy Generation in Solar Parabolic Trough Collector
using Water (H2O) as Heat Transfer Fluid.- THERMODYNAMIC MODEL OF STORAGE AND
DISCHARGE OF LIQUID HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN IN PRESSURE VESSELS UNDER
CRYOGENIC CONDITIONS.- An Approximate Model for Increase in Temperature of
Heat Transfer Fluid passing through a Parabolic Trough Solar Collector.-
Enhancing Photovoltaic Cell Efficiency through a U-shaped Cooling Channel: A
Numerical Study.- Process Modelling and Analysis of Producer Gas Reactors for
Biomass-derived Gas Quality Enhancement.- Performance Modelling of Pure
Electric Three-Wheelers on Indian Roads for the Development of Range
Extension Strategy.- BSFC Simulation for Field Test Data for different
speed-torque load cycles using VECTO Engine-Only Mode.- Determining optimal
energy combination and storage module of EV Charging Station based on
Techno-economic and social parameters.- Effect of fin on melting performance
of a phase change material-based energy storage.- Lithium-ion battery thermal
management using phase change material.- Impact of Mechanical Vibration on
the Melting of Phase Change Material Applicable to Thermal Energy Storage.-
Combustion, Performance and Emission Analysis of a Diesel Engine using
Alcohol Blended Diesels.- A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE COMBUSTION, EMISSION AND
PERFORMANCE PROPERTIES OF CI ENGINE USING NANO-PARTICLE ADDITIVES ON
BIODIESEL AND DIESEL BLENDED FUEL.- Parametric optimization of energy
characteristics of agricultural waste briquettes..- Development of
Pluri-Metallic Electrocatalysts for Methanol Electro-Oxidation in Low
Temperature Fuel Cell.- Empowering Rural Communities with Organic Rankine
Cycle-Based Biomass Energy from Agricultural Residue.- A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON
PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELL ON THE BASIS OF ELECTRON TRANSPORT LAYER AND ITS
THICKNESS OPTIMIZATION.- Investigation of Performance and Emission Parameters
of Diesel Engine with Nanoparticle-Enhanced Microalgae Biodiesel.- Water
Emulsified Diesel and its Combustion Characteristics as CI Engine Fuel.-
Exploring the Dynamics of Sustainable Farming in the Western Basins of South
24 Parganas, West Bengal, India.- Sustainability Challenges in the Supply
Chain of Packaged Marine Products: A review.- Unlocking the Potential of
Constructed Wetlands for Sustainable Development: Some Case Studies Focusing
on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).- Utilizing alkali-activated
composite with tannery sludge and blast furnace slag to offer a green
alternative to Portland cement in the pursuit of eco-friendly development.
Prof. Sudipta De received his BE (Mechanical) degree from the Bengal Engineering College (Shibpur) and subsequently M.Tech and Ph.D. degrees from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur. He was a guest researcher at the Lund University, Sweden. Currently, he is Professor of the Mechanical Engineering Department, Jadavpur University. He was nominated senior scientist by the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi to Technical University of Munich, Germany under international bilateral exchange program of the Academy in the field of clean energy. He was the selected faculty under India4EU program and worked at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm in the field of sustainable energy. He delivered invited lectures in many programs/Institutes including American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Technical University of Berlin and Munich, Germany; Lund University, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden; University of Bologna, Italy; University of Stavanger, Norway etc. He received his research funding from different institutes including University Grant Commission, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India; EU, Swedish Research Council, DFG-Germany; SIU and DIKU-Norway etc. He is also the key resource person of the Energy and Environment Committee and member of the Education Committee of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the oldest Chamber of India. He has more than 100 international journal/conference publications, book chapters, edited books and journals including a text book on Power Plant Engineering of McGraw Hill Higher Education. He is an elected fellow of the West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology. He is in the editorial board of the International Springer Nature journal Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy. He is also an awardee of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Teacher Award, a lifetime award for distinguished contribution to higher education and research in Science and Technology for his contribution to interdisciplinary teaching and research. He was the leader of the Indian Delegation in the 13th Plenary Meeting of ISO/TC 238: Solid Biofuels. He has been awarded Shiksharatna by the higher education Department of the Government of West Bengal in 2022. He is also an elected Fellow of the International Society for Energy, Environment and Sustainability.
Prof. Prokash Chandra Roy is currently a Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He obtained his BE (Power Plant) from Jadavpur University in 2000 and MS in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in 2004. He received his PhD degree from Jadavpur University in 2010. His major research areas of interests include several aspects of energy and sustainability including energy from biomass, alternative fuels etc. He has published more than70 international journal/conference publications, book chapters, edited books and journals including a text book on Engineering Thermodynamics with Vikas Publishing House. He was the principal investigator of sponsored research project funded by SERB (DST). He has guided several PhD and M.E theses. He has visited USA, UK, Turkey, Malaysia and Bangladesh to present his research work in his field. He is the life member of ISHMT.
