Dr. Praveen Kumar G

Designation : Assistant Professor Senior Grade 2
School / Centre : School of Mechanical Engineering
Department : Thermal & Energy Engineering

Educational Details

Anna University, Chennai

Ph.D.
Thermal Engineering
Graduated in 2019

Anna University, Chennai

M.E.
Energy Engineering
Graduated in 2014

Anna University, Chennai

B.E.
Mechanical Engineering
Graduated in 2010

Post Doctoral Experiences

Process Engineer at Guha Industries Chennai from November 2018 to May 2019


Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Absorption system
  • Desalination
  • Power cycles
  • Modeling of Thermal systems
  • Polygeneration

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On-going Consultancy Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Pond Loop Surface Water Cooling System at Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd, Chennai, India Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd, Chennai, India

Completed Consultancy Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Designing a Vacuum dryer Thermal study at SUN BEST, Ranipet, India SUN BEST, Ranipet, India
Designing a Steam Condensate return System on a boiler at SUN BEST, Ranipet, India SUN BEST, Ranipet, India

Ongoing Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Shallow Geothermal integrated thermally activated building cooling system design pathway to nature-based free cooling (Geo TABS) DST

Completed Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Biomass driven trigeneration system for improving the livelihood of Scheduled Tribes at Athanavur village, Yelagiri Hills, Tamil Nadu DST

Patent Granted Details

Title Application No.
PORTABLE SOLAR PV KETTLE 402492
MULTI-PURPOSE CABINET SOLAR DRYER 398719

Books / Book Chapters Published Details

Title Publisher Published Year
“A Study on the Performance and CO Mitigation Potential of an Advanced Micro-gasifier Cookstoves for Sustainable Development” published in the book titled “Innovative Design, Analysis and Development Practices in Aerospace and Automotive Engineering” 0

Awards & Recognitions Details

  • IUSSTF- BHAVAN 2017 Fellowship
  • DAIKIN 2018 REFCOLD research Award

Other Information

Editorial Experience : Reviewer for more than 15 peer reviewed journals, Nature Communications, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, Applied Thermal Engineering, Energy journal