Computational study of Fe3O4 magnetic nanofluid cooling for solar PV panels using reentrant circular cavitied minichannels. Reports Nusselt number enhancement up to 64.2%, friction-factor reduction up to 11.15%, and thermal enhancement factor greater than one.
Flow Topology and Thermal Mechanism in Turbulent Channel Flow with Tapered V-Shaped Baffles
S. Sripattanapipat, N. Jain, S. Bhattacharyya, V. Chuwattanakul, P. Naphon, S. Eiamsa-Ard · Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, vol. 66, 106610 · Jun 2025
Finite-volume study of heat-transfer enhancement in solar-air-heater-style channel flow with tapered V-shaped baffles (GEKO turbulence model, Re 3,000–20,000). Reports lower friction losses than conventional V-baffles and a maximum thermal performance factor of 2.49.
Numerical Analysis of Magnetic Nanofluid Flow in Electronic Cooling Systems under Magnetic Influence
S. Bhattacharyya, B. Souayeh, J. Saad, Z. Alherz, N. Jain, T. Bhatt · Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 150(8) · Apr 2025
Magnetic nanofluid and ribbed minichannel cooling for electronics and data centers. Reports maximum Nusselt number enhancement of 100.63% (parallel ribs) and 73.16% (staggered).
Sustaining Vaccine Potency in Cold Chain Logistics: Numerical Analysis of Extended Cooling Duration in Glycerol-Infused n-Tetradecane Phase-Change Materials
T. Bhatt, N. Jain, E. Y. K. Ng · Fluids, 10(2), 32 · Feb 2025
Numerical PCM study for passive vaccine cold-chain logistics within the 2–8 °C safe range. Safe-temperature maintenance extended from 123.3 to 143.9 hours with glycerol-infused n-tetradecane.
2024
Enhancing EV Battery Cooling Using Magnetic Nanofluid and External Magnetic Field Synergies
S. Bhattacharyya, N. Maurya, N. Jain, D. K. Vishwakarma · Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 149(24), 14971–14990 · Dec 2024
Heat exchanger performance under combined mechanical vibration and magnetic field (Re 150–300). Reports maximum Nusselt number enhancement of 225.9% and peak exergy efficiency of 52.81%.
2023
Mini-Channel Cooling System for Solar PV Panels with Hybrid Magnetic Nanofluid and Magnetic Field
S. Bhattacharyya, N. Jain, T. Bhatt, H. Yasmin, M. Sharifpur · Results in Engineering, vol. 20, 101473 · Dec 2023
Mini-channel cooling system for solar PV panels using a hybrid magnetic nanofluid under an applied magnetic field.
Conference Presentations
Heat Transfer Augmentation in a Mini-Channel Using Magnetic Nanofluid and Magnetic Vortex
Oral
S. Bhattacharyya, N. Jain, T. Bhatt, S. Ghosh, A. C. Benim · Proc. 7th Int. Conf. Computational Methods for Thermal Problems (ICCHMT) · Düsseldorf, Germany · Sep 2023
N. Maurya, N. Jain, T. Bhatt, S. Kumar, S. Bhattacharyya · in Heat Exchangers: Fundamentals, Design, Applications and Performance, CRC Press, pp. 220–240 · 2025
Covers microchannel heat exchanger fundamentals, experimental and numerical methods, and applications across biomedical, automotive, renewable energy, and electronics cooling systems.