Research Publications

Evolution of solar driven desiccant systems for energy-efficient air conditioning: A review

Juri Sonowal, B.Kiran Naik, DVN. Lakshmi, P. Muthukumar, R. Anandalakshmi

Published in: Solar Compass, Volume 14, June 2025, 100115 (2025)

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Analysis of Physical and Chemical Ignition Delay with Di-tert Butyl Peroxide in Diesel Engine using Hydrogen as Gaseous Fuel

Harsh Vardhan, Chandra Bhusan and V.N. Lakshmi Durga

Published in: J. Environ. Nanotechnol., Volume 13, No 4 (2024) pp. 272-280 (SCOPUS) (2024)

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Effect of Di Tert Butyl Peroxide on Performance and Emissions and Vibration Characteristics of Diesel Fuel with HHO Gas as Secondary Fuel

Harsh Vardhan, Chandra Bhusan and V.N. Lakshmi Durga

Published in: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Volume 99, Jan 2025, Pages 769-784 (Q1, SCI & SCOPUS, IF 8.1) (2025)

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Maxwellโ€“Cattaneo double-diffusive convection of Kuvshiniski viscoelastic nanofluid in a Brinkmanโ€“Darcy porous medium

Monal Bharty, Atul K. Srivastava, Hrishikesh Mahato and V. N. Lakshmi Durga

Published in: Zeitschrift fรผr Naturforschung A Journal of Physical Sciences (Scopus) (2024)

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Experimental investigation of modified indirect solar dryer with integrated thermal storage material for drying of dhekia (Diplazium esculentum) fern

Deepanka Saikia, Prakash Kumar Nayak, Kesavan Radha Krishnan, Rajesh Kondareddy, Durga Venkata Naga Lakshmi

Published in: Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Q1, SCI & SCOPUS, IF 5.19) (2023)

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Effect of drying air temperature on the drying characteristics and quality aspects of black ginger

P Muthukumar, DVN Lakshmi, Puja Koch, Mukesh Gupta, G Srinivasan

Published in: Journal of Stored Products Research, Volume 97, May 2022 (Q2, SCI, IF 2.83) (2022)

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Development of indirect type solar dryer and experiments for estimation of drying parameters of dhekia (Diplazium esculentum)

Deepanka Saikia, Prakash Kumar Nayak, K Radha Krishnan, Rajesh Kondareddy, DVN Lakshmi

Published in: Materials Today Proceedings, Volume 56, Part 2, 2022, Pages 774-780 (Scopus) (2022)

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Experimental investigations on active solar dryers integrated with thermal energy storage for drying of black pepper

D.V.N. Lakshmi, P. Muthukumar, P.K. Nayak

Published in: Renewable Energy, Volume 167, April 2021, 728-739 (Q1, Scopus & SCI, IF 8.7) (2021)

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Performance comparison of mixed mode and indirect mode parallel flow forced convection solar dryers for drying of Curcuma Zedoaria

D.V.N. Lakshmi, P. Muthukumar, J.P. Ekka, Apurba Layek, P.K. Nayak

Published in: Journal of Food Process Engineering, Volume 42, Issue 4, 2019 (Q2, Scopus & SCI, IF 2.356) (2019)

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Performance analysis of mixed mode forced convection solar dryer for drying of stevia leaves

D.V.N. Lakshmi, P. Muthukumar, Apurba Layek, P.K. Nayak

Published in: Solar Energy, Volume 188, August 2019, Pages 507-518 (Q1, Scopus & SCI, IF 7.18) (2019)

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Drying kinetics and quality analysis of black turmeric in a mixed mode forced convection solar dryer with thermal energy storage

D.V.N. Lakshmi, P. Muthukumar, Apurba Layek, P.K. Nayak

Published in: Renewable Energy, Volume 120, May 2018, Pages 23-34 (Q1, Scopus & SCI, IF 8.0) (2018)

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Performance analysis of Trapezoidal corrugated solar air heater with sensible heat storage material

D.V.N. Lakshmi, P. Muthukumar, Apurba Layek

Published in: Energy Procedia, Vol 109, March 2017, pp 463-470 (Scopus) (2017)

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Nucleation Enhancement Studies on Aqueous Salt Solution

P. Muthukumar, D.V.N. Lakshmi

Published in: Energy Procedia, Vol 109, March 2017, pp 174-180 (Scopus) (2017)

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An Experimental Study on Natural Convection Biomass Dryer with Different Sensible Heat Storage Materials

D.V.N. Lakshmi, S.S. Mohapatra, H.C. Das

Published in: Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vol. 852, 2016, pp 707-711 (2016)

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Design and development of V grooved natural convection solar air heater for Odisha

D.V.N. Lakshmi, S.S. Mohapatra, A. Satheesh, H. Das

Published in: Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vols 813-814 (2015) pp-668-673 (2015)

Development of a Novel Process to Produce Bio-diesel and its Use as Fuel in CI Engine Performance Study and Exhaust Analysis

P. Mishra, D.V.N. Lakshmi, D.K. Sahu

Published in: IOSR-JMCE, Volume 11, Issue 4 Ver. IV (Jul-Aug 2014), pp 39-44 (2014)

Finite Element Analysis on Multi-hole Extrusion Process with Various Parameters

Ratnakar Das, Aninidata Sharma, D.V.N. Lakshmi, A. Sood

Published in: Procedia Engineering, Volume 97, 2014, pp 1247โ€“1253 (2014)

Thermodynamic analysis of thermally operated cascade sorption heat pump for continuous cold generation

D.V.N. Lakshmi, Muthukumar P

Published in: International Journal of Energy and Environment, 2012, Volume 4, pp 161-174 (2012)