Nitin Kumar Sharma
Assistant Professor
PhD (Mechanical Engineering), Over 12 years of expertise
Nitin Kumar, an Assistant Professor at Shoolini University's School of Mechanical, Civil & Electrical Engineering, earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering in 2020. He holds an MTech degree in Mechanical Engineering, specialising in production engineering, from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. With over 12 years of teaching experience, his main research interests include thermal engineering, heat transfer, solar energy, material science, and production engineering. Asst Prof Nitin Kumar has published many research articles in SCI and Scopus-indexed journals and has filed multiple patents.
Publications
- Thakur V & Kumar N (2023) The influence of integrating energy storage processes to enhance the performance of effectively designed solar stills: A review, International Journal of Ambient Energy, DOI: 10.1080/01430750.2023.2277304
- Thakur, V & Kumar, N. (2024). Experimental Analysis and Productivity Enhancement of Single Basin Solar Still by Utilising Latent and Sensible Heat Storage Material. In: Tambe, P., Huang, P., Jhavar, S. (eds) Advances in Mechanical Engineering and Material Science. ICAMEMS 2023. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-5613-5_21
- Kumar A, Kumar N, Kumar S & Maithani R (2023) Exergetic efficiency analysis of impingement jets integrated with internal conical ring roughened solar heat collector, Experimental Heat Transfer, 36:1, 75-95, DOI: 10.1080/08916152.2021.2002466
- Thakur V, Kumar N, Kumar S, Kumar N. A brief review to improve the efficiency of solar still using efficient phase change materials. Materials Today: Proceedings. Vol 64, Part 3, 2022, pp 1295-1299. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.04.119
- Kumar N, Mehta V, Kumar S, Grewal JS, Ali S, Kashyap K, Kumar N, Devi S. Physical mechanical, tribological, and thermal properties of new developed composites with Grewia optiva fiber and pan material. Polymer Composites. 2022 Jul;43(7):4749-55. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.26726
- Kashyap K, Sani MA, Kumar S, Kumar N, Kumar N, Thakur R. Solar Energy in Nigeria-Status, Utility and Procurement. ECS Transactions. 2022 Apr 24;107(1):4759. DOI: 10.1149/10701.4759ecst
- Kumar N, Grewal J.S, Kumar N, Kumar S, Ali S. A novel Pinus roxburghii natural leaves fiber used as reinforcement polymer composite: As asbestos‐free brake friction material. Polymer composites. 2022, 43(1), 566-573: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.26399
- Kumar N, Grewal JS, Kumar S, Ali S, Kumar N. A novel Himachal’s Bagar (Sabai) grass fiber used as a brake friction material in brake polymer composite and compared to standard brake friction material. Polymer Composites. 2022 Jan;43(1):215-24: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.26368
- Kumar N, Grewal JS, Singh T, Kumar N. Mechanical and thermal properties of NaOH treated sisal natural fiber reinforced polymer composites: Barium sulphate used as filler. Materials Today: Proceedings. 2021 March 24, vol 45 Part 6 pp 5575-5578 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.02.310
- Kumar A, Sharmaa L, Kumar S, Thakur R, Goel B, Singh Suri AR, Thapa S, Kumar N, Maithani R. A review on exergy analysis of nanofluid flow through several conduits. Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer (FHMT). 2020 Feb 27;14 pp 1-15. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5098/hmt.14.30
- Kumar N, Kumar A, Maithani R. Development of new correlations for heat transfer and pressure loss due to internal conical ring obstacles in an impinging jet solar air heater passage. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 2020; 17; 100493: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2020.100493
- Kumar N, Kumar A, Maithani R, Thakur R, Kumar R, Thakur A. Effect of circular inside conical ring obstacles on heat transfer and friction characteristics of round jets impingement solar air rectangular passage. International Journal of Green Energy. 2019;16(14):1091-104. DOI: 10.1080/15435075.2019.1653877
- Kumar N, Kumar A, Thakur R, Thakur A, Kumar R. A Comparative Study of Hydrodynamic and Thermal Performance of Different Air Jets Impingement Solar Air Collector. JP Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 2018;15(4):829-45: DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.17654/hm015040829.
- Chauhan R, Singh T, Thakur NS, Kumar N, Kumar R, Kumar A. Heat transfer augmentation in solar thermal collectors using impinging air jets: A comprehensive review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2018; 82:3179-90: DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.10.025.
- Thakur R, Kumar N, Suri AR, Kumar A. Silt erosion in hydro turbines and status of small hydropower in India-A review. International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development. 2018; 8(2):315-322.
- Chauhan R, Singh T, Kumar N, Patnaik A, Thakur N.S, Experimental investigation and optimisation of impinging jet solar thermal collector by Taguchi method, Applied Thermal Engineering (2017);116:100-109. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.01.025 (IF:6.4) (Cite score 11.8)
- Kumar N & Mahto D. Current Trends of Application of Activity Based Costing (ABC): A Review. Global Journal of Management and Business Research (USA), Volume 13, Issue 3, Version 1.0, Year 2013. Online ISSN: 2249-4588 & Print ISSN: 0975-5853.
- Kumar N & Mahto D. A comparative analysis and implementation of activity based costing (ABC) and traditional cost accounting (TCA) methods in an automobile parts manufacturing company: A case study. Global Journal of Management and Business Research (USA), Volume 13, Issue 4, Version 1.0, Year 2013. Online ISSN: 2249-4588 & Print ISSN: 0975-5853.
List of patents:
- Automatic rainwater harvesting tank for domestic applications
- Screw turbine efficiency measuring instrument
- Air-impingement jets
- Automatic Floor-cleaner
- Impingement jets solar air heating system and methods thereof
- Sirsasana Chair
- Hand gripper charger for electronic devices
- Handy Bottle
- Innovative Toothbrush