Saket Verma

Saket Verma

Saket Verma

Assistant Professor

+91-3612583699    saket@iitg.ac.in

Key Research Areas: Hydrogen fuel cell, and green hydrogen generation and utilization , Battery thermal management, and electric vehicles , Modeling and optimization of hydrogen-based hybrid energy systems, Alternative fuel technology, dual fuel engines, and unconventional engines, Applied thermodynamics, energy conservation, energy system modelling, and optimization.

•    Hydrogen fuel cell, and green hydrogen generation and utilization
•    Battery thermal management, and electric vehicles
•    Modeling and optimization of hydrogen-based hybrid energy systems
•    Alternative fuel technology, dual fuel engines, and unconventional engines
•    Applied thermodynamics, energy conservation, energy system modelling, and optimization

Education

2019  Ph.D. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
2014 M.Tech. (Energy Studies) Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
2012  B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering) National Institute of Technology Raipur

                                                    
                     
        

August, 2024 – Till date

Assistant Professor in School of Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, India

July, 2019- July 2024

Assistant Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, India

June, 2024 – July, 2024

Invited researcher at Building Energy Science Research Group, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), USA

June, 2023- August, 2023

Visiting researcher at Energy Institute, Colorado State University (CSU), USA

June, 2022- August, 2022

Short-term collaborative research appointment at Building Energy Science Research Group, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), USA.

April, 2019 - July, 2019

Early-Doc Fellow in Centre for Energy Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India

Awards

  • International Research Experience (SIRE) fellowship by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) to visit National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), USA. (Year 2022)
  • International travel support (ITS) grant by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) to attend world hydrogen energy conference (WHEC). (Year- 2018)
  • International travel support (ITS) grant by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) to attend international conferences. (Year- 2017 and 2018)
  • Foreign Travel Grant by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to attend 9th International Exergy Energy and Environment Symposium. (Year- 2017)
  • Council of Scientific and Industrial research (CSIR) NET junior research fellowship with rank 099/0238. (Year-2015)
  • Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) scholarship under GATE qualification. (Year-2012/2014)

1.1. Referred Journal Articles

  1. K A Swamy, S Verma, & S Bhattacharyya. Experimental and numerical investigation of nanoparticle assisted PCM-based battery thermal management system. J Therm Anal Calorim 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-024-13052-4
  2. K A Swamy, S Verma* & L Mittal. Numerical Investigation of Phase Change Material-Based Hybrid Battery Thermal Management System for Mass Optimization. Heat Transfer Engineering 2023, Vol. 46, Issue 1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01457632.2023.2295082
  3. Saket Verma, LM Das, SC Kaushik. An experimental study on gas-to-liquids and biogas dual fuel operation of a diesel engine. International Journal of Exergy 2021, Vol. 36, Nos (2-4), pp. 330-344. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJEX.2021.118724
  4. Saket Verma, K Kumar K, LM Das, SC Kaushik. Effect of Hydrogen Enrichment Strategy on Performance and Emission Features of Biodiesel-Biogas Dual Fuel Engine Using Simulation and Experimental Analyses. ASME, Journal of Energy Resources Technology 2021, Vol. 143(9), pp. 092301. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4049179
  5. K Kumar, M Alam, Saket* Verma, V Dutta. Analysis of metal hydride storage on the basis of thermophysical properties and its application in microgrid. Energy Conversion and Management 2020, Vol. 222, pp. 113217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2020.113217
  6. K Kumar, M Alam, Saket Verma, V Dutta. Effect of hysteresis band control strategy on energy efficiency and durability of solar-hydrogen storage based microgrid in partial cloudy condition. Journal of Energy Storage 2020, Vol.32, pp. 101936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2020.101936
  7. M Alam, K Kumar, Saket Verma, V Dutta. Renewable sources based DC microgrid using hydrogen energy storage: Modelling and experimental analysis. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments 2020, Vol. 42, pp. 100840. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2020.100840
  8. Saket Verma, Abhishek Suman, L M Das, S C Kaushik, S K Tyagi. A renewable pathway towards increased utilization of hydrogen in diesel engines. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2020, Vol. 45, pp. 5577-5587. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.05.213
  9. Saket Verma, L M Das, S C Kaushik, S S Bhatti. The effects of compression ratio and EGR on the performance and emission characteristics of diesel-biogas dual fuel engine. Applied Thermal Engineering 2019, Vol. 150, pp. 1090-1103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.01.080
  10. S S Bhatti, Saket Verma, S K Tyagi. Energy and exergy based performance evaluation of variable compression ratio spark ignition engine based on experimental work. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress 2018, Vol. 9, pp. 332-339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2018.12.006
  11. Saket Verma, L M Das, S C Kaushik, S S Bhatti. An experimental investigation on biodiesel-biogas dual fuel engine based on energy and exergy analyses. International Journal of Exergy 2018, Vol. 26(1/2), pp. 58–76. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEX.2018.092505
  12. Saket Verma and L M Das. Spark Advance Modeling of Hydrogen-Fueled Spark Ignition Engines Using Combustion Descriptors. ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power 2018, Vol. 140(8), pp. 081501-081501-11. doi:10.1115/1.4038798.
  13. Saket Verma, L M Das, S C Kaushik, S K Tyagi. An experimental investigation of exergetic performance and emission characteristics of hydrogen supplemented biogas-diesel dual fuel engine. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2018, Vol. 43(4), pp. 2452-2468. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.12.032
  14. Saket Verma, L M Das, S S Bhatti, S C Kaushik. A comparative exergetic performance and emission analysis of pilot diesel dual-fuel engine with biogas, CNG and hydrogen as main fuels. Energy Conversion and Management 2017, Vol. 151, pp. 764–777. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2017.01.066
  15. Saket Verma, L M Das, S C Kaushik. Effects of varying composition of biogas on performance and emission characteristics of compression ignition engine using exergy analysis. Energy Conversion and Management 2017, Vol. 138, pp. 346-359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2017.09.035

1.2 Edited book

  1. Suvanjan Bhattacharyya, Saket Verma and A. R. Harikrishnan. Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (Vol. 3), Select Proceedings of FMFP 2021. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering (LNME) 2023, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. ISBN 978-981-19-6269-1, ISBN 978-981-19-6270-7 (eBook); DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6270-7

1.3. Book Chapters

  1. Saket Verma, L M Das, S C Kaushik. Advances in the Utilization of Biogas in Diesel Engines: An Exergy Based Approach. In Application of Clean Fuels in Combustion Engines 2022, pp. 215-246. Springer, Singapore. Online ISBN 978-981-16-8751-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8751-8_11
  2. Saket Verma, S C Kaushik, L M Das. Exergy Analysis of Hydrogen-Fueled Spark Ignition Engine Based on Numerical Investigations. Combustion for Power Generation and Transportation 2017, pp. 297-316, Springer, Singapore. Online ISBN: 978-981-10-3785-6. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3785-6_14

S.N.

Title

Role

Funding agency

Duration

Amount (INR)

  1. 1.

Development of Renewable Energy Based Onsite Oxygen cum Green Hydrogen Generation System: A Self-sufficient Approach for Indian Hospitals

PI

SERB, Core Research Grant

Three Years (June 2024- June 2027)

~44 Lakhs

  1.  

Encapsulated PCM-based Magnetic Nanoparticles and AI Applications for Optimising Separation of Carcinogenic Industrial Solvents Using Solar Energy: Shaping Towards Sustainable Development

Co-PI

DST, SPARC

Three years (July 2024 – July 2027)

~100 Lakhs

  1.  

Feasibility Study of Metal Hydride Based Thermal Storage Systems for Buildings

PI

SERB, International Research Experience

Two months (June -  Aug 2022)

~7.5 Lakhs

  1. 2.

Integrated Thermal Management and its Dynamic Control for Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCVs)

PI

BITS Pilani, ACRG

Three years (2021 -2024)

~8.5 Lakhs

  1.  

Development of Battery Thermal Management System (BTMS) for Electric (EVs) and Hybrid-electric Vehicles (HEVs) using Heat Pipes and Phase Change Material (PCM)

PI

BITS Pilani, RIG

Two years (2019 -2022)

~2.0 Lakhs