Dr. D Sakthivadivel

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

Educational Details

Energy Engineering

Ph.D.
Anna University, Chennai
Graduated in 2018

Energy Engineering

M.E. / M.Tech.
Anna University, Chennai
Graduated in 2011

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

B.E. / B.Tech.
Anna University, Chennai
Graduated in 2009

Post Doctoral Experiences


Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Biomass Gasification
  • Smart Cookstoves
  • Renewable Energy
  • Heat Pipe
  • Rural Electrification and Nanofluids

: 19
: 11

Completed Consultancy Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Development and 4E analysis of an advanced micro-gasifier cook stove for clean combustion of rural areas AutoDesk, Bangalore

Ongoing 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
Separation efficiency and distillate yield enhancement using advanced technologies in integrated ocean thermal energy conversion-low temperature thermal desalination Ministry of Earth Science (MoES), Government of India
Shallow Geothermal integrated thermally activated building cooling system design – Pathway to nature-based free cooling Ministry of Earth Science (MoES), Government of India
Design and Development of a Biomass Steam Gasification System for Hydrogen Rich Syngas fuelled Spike Assisted Porous Radiant Burner for Cooking Applications Faculty SEED Grant, Vellore Institute of Technology
Impact Evaluation of Science and Technology Intervention in the Socio-economic Development of Eastern Ghats – A Case Study on Athanvur Village, Yelagiri Hills, Tamil Nadu Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Government of India

Completed Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Development of CDIO (Conceive, Design, Implement and Operate) course module on Electric Vehicle Power Trains British Council, United Kingdom
Advanced engineering measures for controlling the airborne disease transmission in the built environment Shastri Indo-Canadian Conference and Lecture Series Grant
Experimental investigation on solar concentrated chimney dryer for agro products Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST)
Value from Waste: Scalable Management Options Student Start-up Venture Grant through VITTBI
Design, development and performance study of a self-aspirated porous radiant burner for smart micro-gasifier cookstove Faculty Seed Grant, Vellore Institute of Technology

Patent Published Details

Title Application No.
Miniaturization of Convergent Truncated Cone Thermosyphon Heat Pipe 202241047635
Miniaturization of non-uniform adiabatic section with Divergent Truncated Cone (DTC) and Convergent Truncated Cone (CTC) thermosyphon heat pipe 202341080277
Spike assisted porous radiant burner (S-PRB) 202341033894
Convergent-Divergent truncated cones thermosyphon heat pipe (THP) 20244100743

Patent Granted Details

Title Application No.
Solar concentrator chimney Dryer 381619-001
Advanced self-driven micro-gasifier cook stove 7025/CHE/2015
Porous Radiant Burner 389015-001
Mixed-mode Solar Dryer 398094-001
Portable bio-digestive burner 400579-001

Books / Book Chapters Published Details

Title Publisher Published Year
A techno-economic analysis of green hydrogen production from agricultural-residues and municipal solid waste through biomass-steam gasification process CRC Press 2023
A study on the performance and CO2 mitigation potential of an advanced micro-gasifier cookstoves for sustainable development Springer 2021
Solar Energy Technologies: Principles and Applications Elsevier 2020
Energy and exergy analysis of an advanced cook stove based annular thermoelectric co-generation system, 2020, Biomass for Bioenergy - Recent Trends and Future Challenge Intech Open 2020

Awards & Recognitions Details

  • ISTE-Sayed Sajid Ali National Award, Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), New Delhi, 2024
  • Fellow, The Academy of Sciences, Chennai, 2024
  • Member, Indian National Young Academy of Science (Indian National Science Academy), 2024
  • Young Scientists Travel Grant, Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology, 2024
  • Young Scientist, The Academy of Science, Chennai, 2023

Other Information

Editorial Experience : International Scientific Committee and Editorial Review Board, Energy and Environmental Engineering,