Biodata: Dr. ritunesh Kumar, Professor, Mech. Dept.

IIT Indore
1. Name: Ritunesh Kumar
2. Gender: Male
3. Date of birth: 01/07/1979
4. Email id: ritunesh@iiti.ac.in
5. Qualifications:

S. No. Degree Institution Year Division/Class

i. B.E. M.M.M. Engg. College, Gorakhpur 2000 FIRST
ii. M.Tech IIT Roorkee 2002 FIRST
iii. Ph.D. IIT Delhi 2009 N.A.

6. Employment Experience:

S. No. Position & Organisation Nature of Post Period

i. Professor, I.I.T. Indore Teaching & Research 02/2022 – Current
ii. Associate Professor, I.I.T. Indore Teaching & Research 06/2016 – 01/2022
iii. Assistant Professor, I.I.T. Indore Teaching & Research 10/2009 – 05/2016
iv. Senior Engineer, Tata Consult. Eng. Mumbai Res & Dev. 08/2008 – 09/2010
7. Publications (Last five years SCI publications)
i. Development of high performance vertical falling film plastic dehumidifier exploiting surface modification
technique, Khan, R., Patil, D., Kumar, R., ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 144 (5), 051001, 2022.
ii. Experimental investigations on the performance characteristic of plastic surfaces for developing low flow
falling film liquid desiccant regenerators, Khan, R., Kumar, R., Ma, Z., Solar energy, 236, 356-368, 2022.
iii. A data-driven strategy using long short term memory models and reinforcement learning to predict
building electricity consumption, Zhou, X., Lin, W., Kumar, R., Cui, P., Ma, Z., Applied Energy, 306, 118078,
2022.
iv. Effect of Asymmetric Fluid Flow Distribution on Flow Boiling in a Microchannel Heat Sink-an Experimental
Investigation, Kumar, R., Singh, G., Mikielewicz, D., Applied Thermal Engineering, 118710.
v. Enhancing methane production in anaerobic digestion through hydrogen assisted pathways – A state-of-
the-art review. D’Silva, T.C., et al., Renewable and sustainable Energy Reviews, 151, 111536, 2021.
vi. Experimental assessment of mass transfer characteristic of polypropylene surfaces for low flow falling film
liquid desiccant air- conditioning applications, Kumar, R., Khan, R., Zhunjun, M., Chemical Engineering
Processing: Process Intensification, 169, 108605, 2021.
vii. Suitability of plate versus cylindrical surface for the development of low flow falling film liquid desiccant
dehumidifier, Kumar, R., Khan, R., Zhunjun, M., Renewable Energy, 179, 723-736, 2021.
viii. Effect of circular pin-fins geometry and their arrangement on heat transfer performance for laminar flow in
microchannel heat sink. Vasilev, M., Abiev, R., Kumar, R., International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 170,
107177, 2021.
ix. New Approach of Triumphing Temperature Nonuniformity and Heat Transfer Performance Augmentation
in Micro Pin Fin Heat Sinks, R Kumar, R Abiev, G Ribatski, S Abdullah, M Vasilev, Journal of Heat Transfer,
142(6,062501,2020.
x. Concurrent Removal of Heat Transfer and Mass Flow Rate Nonuniformities in Parallel Channels of
Microchannel Heat Sink, RSA R. Kumar, V. Yadav, Theoretical Foundations of Chemical Engineering 54 (1),
77-90, 2020.
xi. Performance intensification of regeneration process for non-corrosive plastic plate vertical falling film
tower, R Kumar, D Patil, F Xiao, T Lu, Applied Thermal Engineering 162, 114301, 2019.
xii. Selection of microalgae species based on their lipid content, fatty acid profile and apparent fuel properties
for biodiesel production,S Deshmukh, K Bala, R Kumar, Environmental Science and Pollution Research 26
(24), 24462-24473, 2019.
 xiii. Microalgae biodiesel: A review on oil extraction, fatty acid composition, properties and effect on engine
performance and emissions, S Deshmukh, R Kumar, K Bala, Fuel Processing Technology 191, 232-247, 2019.
xiv. Numerical study on mitigation of flow maldistribution in parallel microchannel heat sink: channels variable
width versus variable height approach, R Kumar, G Singh, D Mikielewicz, Journal of Electronic Packaging,
141(2), 021009, 2019.
xv. A new approach for the mitigating of flow maldistribution in parallel microchannel heat sink, R Kumar, G
Singh, D Mikielewicz, J. Heat Transfer. 140, 072401,2018.
xvi. Mitigation of Flow Maldistribution in Parallel Microchannel Heat Sink, V Yadav, R Kumar, A Narain, IEEE
Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, 9, 247 - 261, 2018.
xvii. Experimental investigation of maldistribution in vertical plate falling film tower, FXPA Ritunesh Kumar,
Digvijay Patil, Chemical Engineering Communications 204 (11), 1237–1245, 2017.
xviii. Phycoremediation: An Eco-friendly Approach to Solve Water Pollution Problems, B Kiran, K Pathak, R
Kumar, D Deshmukh, Microbial Applications,1, 3-28,2017.
8. Patents filed/Granted with details:
i. Kumar, R., Patil, D., “Vertical falling film gas liquid tower” Patent Application No. 201721028014, E-
91/2500/2020/MUM.
9. Books Published/Chapter contributed:
i. Current Ph.D. and Postdoctoral fellows: Kumar, R. * (2011): Stand Alone Liquid Desiccant Air-Conditioning
Systems with Emphasis on Falling Film Spray type Absorber/Regenerator, Lap Lambert Academic
Publishing.
ii. Khan, R., Deshmukh, S., Kumar, R. (2019): Energy Needs for Sustainable Buildings and Transportation,
Chapter 27 of book Sustainability : Fundamentals and Applications: John Wiley and Sons Limited, ISBN:
9781119433965, Chicester, United Kingdom.
10. Project Complete/Undergoing:

S. No. Title Sponsoring Period Amount

1 Design and development of high performance falling film tower for liquid DST 2014-2018 26.6 Lakhs
desiccant application
2 Design and development of a new innovative parallel microchannel DST International 2017-2019 36.6 Lakhs
heatsink with mitigated flow maldistribution
3 Research & education partnership for development of innovative flow- VAJRA 2017-2018 35.0 Lakhs
boiling & thermal-systems - with emphasis on data-centers & power-plants.
4 Heat transfer intensification in novel design micro-pin-fin heat sink for DST International 2018-2020 30.4 Lakhs
microprocessor cooling with improved temperature uniformity
5 Sustainable comfort through Building Optimization and Solar Cooling in India DST International 2021 – Current 7.0 Lakhs

11. Current Ph.D. and Postdoctoral fellows:

S.No. Student Name Research topic Status

1 Suchit Deshmukh Development and testing of microalgae biodiesel. Submitted Thesis
3 Rehan Khan Theoretical and experimental study on the surface modification of tubular plastic Submitted Thesis
falling film tower for liquid desiccant application.
i. Apart of the above students, three students of the group have been awarded Ph.D. degree for their works
related with renewable energy and heat transfer.

Postdoctoral students: None

Date 25/04/2023 Ritunesh Kumar

Prof. Mech. Engg.
Indian Institute of Technology, Indore