Dr. Dsilva Winfred Rufuss

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

Educational Details

University of Birmingham, UK

Post. Doctoral
Desalination and water treatment
Graduated in 2021

Anna University

Ph.D.
Solar desalination, nanocomposites, energy storage
Graduated in 2019

Anna University

M.E
Energy Engineering
Graduated in 2014

Anna University

B.E
Mechanical Engineering
Graduated in 2011

Post Doctoral Experiences

Yes


Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Desalination and Water Treatment
  • Solar thermal system
  • Energy storage
  • Nanocomposites
  • Membrane desalination technologies
  • Renewable Energy

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Ongoing Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
Separation efficiency and Distillate yield enhancement using Advanced technologies in integrated ocean thermal Energy conversion - low temperature thermal desalination Deep Ocean Mission, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) Govt. of India
Design and Development of Advanced Forward Osmosis Desalination with Enhanced Performance and Efficient Regeneration Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore

Patent Published Details

Title Application No.
Solar powered watering system for managing plants in the balcony garden. 202041017853
Conveyor belt driven portable laser engraving machine 202341042442

Patent Granted Details

Title Application No.
Solar powered watering system for managing plants in the balcony garden. Role: Inventor and Applicant, Application number 202041017853
Conveyor belt driven portable laser engraving machine, Application Number 202341042442

Books / Book Chapters Published Details

Title Publisher Published Year
Solar energy technologies: principles and applications Renewable-Energy-Driven Future 2021
Nanoparticles-enhanced energy storage materials in solar thermal desalination Energy Storage for Multigeneration 2023
Failure of Polymer Matrix in Space Applications Failure of Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites 2021
Potential Applications of Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Material Composites CRC Press 2022
Renewable Energy Sources for Modern Agricultural Trends. In Cloud IoT Systems for Smart Agricultural Engineering CRC Press 2022

Awards & Recognitions Details

  • ‘Newton International Fellowship’ awarded by The Royal Society, UK and Department of Science and Technology, India

Other Information

Editorial Experience :  Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier publication  Journal of Energy Storage, Elsevier publication  Heat Transfer, Wiley publication  Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, Elsevier publication  ACS Omega, American Chemical Society