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Advances in Architecturing of Large-Scale Photovoltaics: Packaging and Incidence Angle Agnostic Hierarchical Nanostructures
Encapsulant of Graphene embedded polymer that exhibits low permeability to moisture and oxygen were used as a packaging material for OPVDs. Graphene-Surlyn encapsulated and unencapsulated devices were stored both in ambient ... -
A Comprehensive Evaluation of High-Temperature Deformation and Damage Behavior of IN740H, a γʹ-Lean Model Ni-Based Superalloy
Advanced ultra-supercritical (AUSC) power plants represent a significant leap in thermal efficiency and environmental sustainability for coal-based energy production. By operating at higher temperatures (≥ 760 °C) and steam ... -
Correlation between Morphology, Microstructure and Corrosion Behaviour of Nickel-Phosphorous (Ni-P) Based Electrodeposited Coatings
The Ni-P alloy coatings are widely studied due to their superior mechanical and tribological properties. Ni-P coatings are also considered to be a viable alternative to the chromium (Cr) coatings which utilize environmentally ... -
Cryomilled Group IV elements (Silicon & Germanium) for optoelectronic applications
Group IV elements such as silicon and germanium are elemental semiconductors and lead to the evolution of modern electronic applications. Synthesis of contamination-free nanoparticles of these materials in bulk quantity ... -
Density Stratified Thermal Energy Storage System and Associated Fluid Dynamic Perturbations
The hunger of humankind for energy has reached unprecedented levels with the ever-rising industrialization and global population surge. We are witnessing a global economic evolution towards a clean, affordable, sustainable ... -
Design and Development of Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring Techniques and Solar Photovoltaic-Thermoelectric Hybrid Energy Conversion Systems
Standalone Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Systems are deployed where access to the conventional Electric Grid is not present. It is necessary to extract most of the available power from the Solar PV modules as the supply is ... -
Design and diagnostics of gas turbine combustors: from high shear injector to full-scale sector of annular combustor
The aviation industry, like many others, has to meet stringent pollution and emission norms due to climate change and global warming. Aircraft engines burning fossil fuels emit pollutants such as NOx, CO, and soot, impacting ... -
Design and Synthesis of Low Band Gap Ambient Stable Organic Semiconductors for Photovoltaics
Organic photovoltaics is a fast-developing technology and has the potential to revolutionize the energy market. In the recent years, high photoconversion efficiency has been achieved through continuous efforts on design ... -
Design and Tailoring of Polymer Composite Ultra-thin Films for Electromagnetic Interference Shielding
Electromagnetic interference (EMI) is a serious issue. Lightweight, flexible polymer nanocomposite materials have been a key interest for EMI shielding and microwave absorption due to many advantages over traditionally ... -
Development of Copper Telluride based Thermoelectric Materials Synthesis, Microstructure and Properties
Thermoelectric materials play an important role in harvesting the waste heat into useful electrical energy. Since thermoelectricity can lead to a clean energy conversion technology, it is important to find suitable TE ... -
Development of Dual Converters with DC Circuit breaker for DC Distribution Systems
Solar energy is rapidly gaining popularity due to its sustainability, clean, and wide availability. Adopting solar energy on a global scale can pave the way for a greener and more sustainable world, aligning with the goals ... -
Dripping Dynamics of Suspensions
The study of droplet formation dynamics of Newtonian fluids and non-colloidal suspensions has significant industrial applications. Experimental studies on the influence of fluid properties such as Newtonian and non-colloidal ... -
Experimental and Numerical Studies on High-pressure Trapped Vortex Combustion
Recent climate change issues demand stringent emission standards for natural gas-fired power generation applications. The Trapped Vortex Combustor (TVC) is a relatively new concept where the flame is stabilized using a ... -
Experimental Investigation of Novel High Shear Injector at Elevated Pressure Conditions: Hydrodynamics, Spray and Combustion Characterization
The stringent pollution and emission norms due to the present climate change and global warming have pushed industries to meet these norms and cut down their emission levels. In the same pipeline, the aviation industries ... -
Exploring Soft Matter and Modified-Liquid Electrolytes for Alkali metal (Li, Na) Based Rechargeable Batteries
The current upsurge in demand for high energy density batteries for applications across industries ranging from small scale portable electronics, electric automobiles to storage grids, has led to research in next generation, ... -
Hydrodynamic stability of shear flows : Jet in crossflow, particle laden planar and swirling jets
Jet in crossflow is a flow scenario that involves momentum exchange of a round jet injected into a crossflow. This flow configuration has industrial importance because of its application in gas turbine combustors which ... -
Interaction of PbTe with and its alloys at diffusion bonded interfaces: Temperature dependent evolution of phases and microstructure
The past years have seen an increasing interest in high-efficient thermoelectric materials because of their promising application to harvest the widely distributed waste heat. Realizing high-efficient TE materials into ... -
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 ...