Dr. R Kamatchi

Designation : Professor Grade 1
School / Centre : School of Mechanical Engineering
Department : Thermal & Energy Engineering

Educational Details

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Ph.D.
Pool boiling heat transfer with nanofluids
Graduated in 2016

Government College of Technology, Anna University.

M.E. / M.Tech.
Thermal Engineering
Graduated in 2005

Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai

B.E. / B.Tech.
Mechanical Engineering
Graduated in 1998

Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Solar desalination
  • Perovskite solar cells
  • Nanofluids in heat transfer
  • Nano encapsulated PCM in heat transfer applications
  • Battery thermal management

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Completed Consultancy Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Develop a Calculator to Calculate Renewable Energy Credits for Geothermal/GSHP systems installed in the United States. GeoPotential Consulting LLC GPC USA, United States of America

Ongoing Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Graphitic carbon nitride coated carbonized wood evaporator for effective low temperature thermal desalination: Removal of microplastics and heavy metals. Ministry of Earth Science, (MoES), Govt of India

Patent Published Details

Title Application No.
Trough Step Serrated Fin Solar Dryer 378449-001
Multi-utility Access card 386608-001
Solar interfacial evaporator based freshwater generator 417925-001

Books / Book Chapters Published Details

Title Publisher Published Year
Potential Applications of Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Material Composites CRC Press 2022
Fabrication and Manufacturing Process of Perovskite Solar Cell John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2021
All perovskite tandem solar cells Elsevier 2024

Awards & Recognitions Details

  • Outstanding researcher award, VIT, Vellore