Ongoing Funded Projects

Sl.No SponsoringAgency Title of the Project Duration Amount(Rs) Status PI & Co-PI
1 SERB-CRG Acoustic Emissions from a Premixed Flame propagating in a Tubular Combustor 2 Years 23,32,000 Ongoing PI: Dr. T.J. Sarvoththama Jothi
2 Directorate of Envt.& Climate Change, Govt.of Kerala Development of desalination system using selectively patterned solar absorber 2 Years 75,000 Ongoing PI: Dr. Sujith Kumar C.S
3 SERB-DST, Govt. of India Solar driven cogeneration of electricity and water in small, rural communities 3 Years 21,96,200 Ongoing PI: Dr. Sujith Kumar C.S
4 SERB-DST, Govt. of India Agglomeration Abatement in Fluidised Bed Gasification of Ligno-cellulosic Biomasses 3 Years 32,01, 240 Ongoing PI: Dr. Arun P, Co-PI: Dr. CMuraleedharan
5 KSCSTE, Gov. of Kerala Investigations on Valorisation of Coffee Husk through Slow Pyrolysis and Fluidized Bed Gasification' 3 Years 7,15,000 Ongoing PI: Dr. Arun P, Co-PI: Dr. C Muraleedharan.
6 DST-CRG, Govt. of India Sorption Hydrogen Compressor for vehicular and power generation applications 3 Years 46,72,800 Ongoing PI: Dr. Vinod Kumar Sharma, Co-PI: Dr. A. Sateesh (VIT), Dr. Prakash R (VIT) Dr. Ravi (IIT Delhi)
7 DST-CRG, Govt. of India Sustainable Hydrogen production from wastewater through Hybrid Microbial-Photo- Electrochemical System and Purification through Metal Hydride Technology 3 Years 39,95,200 Ongoing PI: Dr. Bhaskar Das (VIT), Co-PI: Dr. Vinod Kumar Sharma
8 DOVER India Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore (Consultancy) Studies on influence of hydrogen exposure on mechanical and absorption behaviour of polymer composite 6 months 5,53,420 Ongoing PI: Dr. Benedict Thomas (VIT), Co-PI: Dr. Vinod Kumar Sharma

Completed Funded Projects

Sl.No SponsoringAgency Title of the Project Duration Amount(Rs) Status PI & Co-PI
1 KSCSTE-TDAP Effect of wall surface roughness and trailing vortices on acoustic emissions in wall jets 1 Years 4,40,000 Completed 2018-2019 PI: Dr. T.J. Sarvoththama Jothi
2 DST-SERB Design and fabrication of anechoic test facility and characterization of acoustics emissions from airfoils in flow field 3 Years 22,54,000 Completed 2014-2017 PI: Dr. T.J. Sarvoththama Jothi
3 MNRE Govt.of India Investigations on Bio-hydrogen Production by Thermo-chemical Method in Fluidized Bed Gasifier under Catalytic Support and its Utilization 3 Years 37,73,450 Completed 2013-2016 PI: Dr. C Muraleedharan
4 MHRD Govt.of India Alternate Fuels for Automobiles 3 Years 8 lakhs Completed 2001-04 PI: Dr. A. Shaija
5 FRP-CREC Experimental Investigations of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Mini Channels for Cooling of Electronic Systems 1 Year 40,000 Completed 2002 PI: Dr. A. Shaija
6 Kerala State Council for Science, Tech & Environment (KSCSTE)Design, development of the solar still integrated with a refrigerator1 Year15,000Completed 2014PI: Dr. A. Shaija
7Kerala State Council for Science, Tech& Environment (KSCSTE)Development of micro-emulsion from freshwater weed (Kariba weed) and indigenous algae as a diesel engine fuel1 Year15,000Completed 2014PI: Dr. A. Shaija
8Kerala State Council for Science, Tech& Environment (KSCSTE)Production of Bio-diesel from Chlorella Vulgaris and Salvinia Molesta and investigation on its use in single cylinder diesel engine2 Years11 lakhsCompleted 2015-2017PI: Dr. A. Shaija
9Kerala State Council for Science, Tech& Environment (KSCSTE)Experimental study on heat transfer enhancement for double pipe heat exchanger fitted with porous media1 Year15,000Completed 2015PI: Dr. A. Shaija
10TEQIP-II, NITCTubular photobioreactor for microalgae cultivation1 Year5,80,000Completed 2015PI: Dr. A. Shaija
11Kerala State Council for Science, Tech& Environment (KSCSTE)Design, fabrication and testing of novel solar collector for daylighting and water heating1 Year12,000Completed 2016PI: Dr. A. Shaija
12Kerala State Council for Science, Tech& Environment (KSCSTE)Study on the effects of nano additives on Avocado biodiesel in variable compression ratio engine1 Year7,000Completed 2016PI: Dr. A. Shaija
13Kerala State Council for Science, Tech& Environment (KSCSTE)Design and experimental analysis of triple concentric tube heat exchanger1 Year10,000Completed 2017PI: Dr. A. Shaija
14TEQIP-II, NITCDesign, fabrication and experimental analysis of concentrating PV integrated water purification system1 Year30,000Completed 2017PI: Dr. A. Shaija
15Kerala State Council for Science, Tech& Environment (KSCSTE)Development of a high productive solar still using refrigeration cycle1 Year66,000Completed 2017-2018PI: Dr. A. Shaija
16Aeronautics Research & Development Board, Govt. of IndiaThermophoretic Augmentation of Aerosol Particle Transport in Gas Turbines2 YearsRs 4.18 lakhsCompleted 1993-1995PI: Dr. S. Jayaraj
17All India Council for Technical Education, Govt. of IndiaAdvanced Research Center for Alternative Energy Sources5 YearsRs 6.0 lakhsCompleted 1997-2001PI: Dr. S. Jayaraj
18MHRD, Govt. of IndiaAlternative Fuels for Automobiles (CNG & LPG)3 YearsRs 8.0 lakhsCompleted 2000-2003PI: Dr. A. Shaija, Co-PI: Dr. S. Jayaraj
19 Ministry of Education & Science, Republic of Kazakhistan Investigations Regarding Optimal Operating Conditions and Performance Characteristics of the Direct Expansion Solar Assisted Heat Pumps Suitable for Comfort Applications in Cold Climates 2 Years 14000000 Kazakh Tinge per year (~Rs 105 lakhs for 3 years) Completed 2015-2017 Co-PI: Dr. S. Jayaraj
20Department of Science & Technology-CERIDevelopment, Testing and Standardization of Heat Pump Water Heaters using Photovoltaic Thermal Hybrid Evaporators2 Years38.36 lakhsCompleted 2017-2019PI: Dr. S. Jayaraj
21Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and EnvironmentA Self-Monitored, Indirect, Mixed-Mode Type Drying Unit Suitable for Agro-Product Drying Applications with Fixed-Temperature-Range1 YearRs. 2.5 lakhsCompleted 2018-2019Co-PI: Dr. S. Jayaraj
22The Institution of Engineers (India)Selectively Patterned Porous Evaporative Structure for Enhanced Solar Driven Interfacial Evaporation1 YearRs. 1.0 lakhCompleted 2019-2020PI: Dr. S. Jayaraj
23Kerala Environment Department – Directorate of Environment & Climate ChangeDevelopment of Desalination System using Selectively Patterned Solar Absorber1 YearRs. 13.5 lakhsCompleted 2020-2021Co-PI: Dr. S. Jayaraj