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Interface Engineering and Optimization of Methylammonium Lead Iodide-Based Perovskite Solar Cells: From Fabrication Processes to Performance Enhancement
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have emerged as a promising technology for efficient and cost-effective photovoltaic energy conversion. Among the various perovskite materials investigated, Methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3) ... -
Interfacial Phase Change Phenomenon during Crystallization and Boiling in Droplets
Two-phase interaction of droplets on heated substrates is ubiquitous and has applications in power plants, industrial cooling, and particle drying. At temperatures significantly higher than the saturation temperature of ... -
Internal Boiling to Flame Flickering: Insights into Various Spatio-temporal Dynamics of Nanofuel Droplet Combustion
Addition of metal and metalloid particles (micron and sub-micron) to conventional fuels like Jet-A has been a ‘liquid-fuel extender’ technique i.e. increased specific energy for less amount of liquid fuels. One of the main ... -
Investigation of the oxyfuel fluidized bed combustion characteristics of high ash Indian coal
Coal continues to be an important source of energy in developing countries like India. However, Indian coal has high ash content, which causes it to have high burnout time and, hence, lower combustion efficiency in ... -
An Investigation on Development of Novel Switched Capacitor Converter Topologies with Reduced Ratings for DC-AC & DC-DC Power Conversion
Switched Mode Power Converters (SMPCs), which utilize switches and passive components, are the standard for energy conversion in medium and high-power applications. These converters can be classified as isolated or ... -
Investigations into a novel process for high ash Indian coal gasification- a two-stage gasifier
India, in addressing climate change, has embarked on clean coal initiatives to reduce carbon emissions. Various measures are taken towards meeting the decarbonization process, and coal conversion through gasification is ... -
Investigations into Extending the Linear Modulation Range of Hybrid Three-Level and Five-Level Inverters for Variable Speed Drive Applications
Multilevel inverters (MLIs) are highly sought after for medium to high voltage applications, such as traction drives, fans, blowers, HVDC, and FACTS. These inverters provide numerous benefits over conventional two-level ... -
Investigations on Flow in Supercritical CO2 Ejectors
Adopting natural eco-friendly refrigerant carbon dioxide (CO2) in energy conversion devices is gaining prominence globally. Supersonic ejectors are passive devices that energize and compress a secondary stream using a ... -
Investigations on Single DC Source Hybrid Multilevel Topologies with Extended Linear Modulation Range for Variable Speed Drives
Multilevel inverters (MLIs) are preferred for high and medium power applications due to their numerous advantages over traditional two-level inverters. MLIs generate output phase voltages with multiple levels, mitigating ... -
Liquid jet injection into a supersonic crossflow: Influence of jet orifice shape on penetration and atomization
Liquid jet injection into supersonic crossflow is one of the conceptually simple ways of fuel atomization in SCRAMJET engines. The success of these engines demands the efficient mixing of incoming supersonic air and the ... -
A New Class of Single DC-link Fed Multilevel Inverter Topologies for Grid Connected Photovoltaic Systems with Reduced Component Count and Inherent Capacitor Balancing
Grid integration of photovoltaic (PV) energy sources has been mostly governed by conventional two-level voltage source inverters. These topologies have significant switching power losses, dV/dt stress and THD level at lower ... -
On understanding the role of V addition in design and development of high specific strength γ'(L12)-strengthened Co-base superalloys
Ni-based superalloys with excellent mechanical, thermal and oxidation resistance properties have great demand in energy applications. Over the time, varied compositions of Ni-based superalloys have been utilized for the ... -
Studies on Mixing Characteristics in the Critical Flow Regime of Supersonic Ejectors
Ejectors are passive devices having ubiquitous applications in several engineering domains, including modern-day applications in supercritical CO2-based power and refrigeration cycles. The ejector compresses a low-enthalpy ... -
Studies on Pressurized Solar Thermal Receiver and Thermal Energy Storage System
High-efficiency power cycles for concentrating solar power (CSP) technology such as air or supercritical carbon-dioxide (s-CO2) based Brayton cycle require high-pressure high-temperature conditions at the gas turbine ... -
Studies on Rotary Atomization
In rotary fuel injection systems, the fuel is atomized with the help of centrifugal force provided by the rotation of the injector. The rotational power can be directly provided by the shaft of a gas turbine, which can go ... -
Unravelling the composition space of Zr2FeNiSb2 double half-Heusler thermoelectric material
More than half of annual energy consumption in thermal power plants are released in the form of waste heat. However, this waste heat could be harnessed with the help of thermoelectric (TE) devices which can convert this ...