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Department

Mechanical Engineering

Designation

Associate Professor

Qualification

M.E., Ph.D.

Area of Expertise

Thermal Engineering,Phase Change Material,Refrigeration

Short Bio

Dr. Saji Raveendran P is a distinguished academician with a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (2017), an M.E. in Thermal Engineering (2011), and a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering (2009). With over 12 years of academic experience, he currently serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Builders Engineering College, a position he has held since February 2023. His research spans a wide range of topics, including Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning, Phase Change Materials, and Solar Energy, leading to numerous publications in esteemed SCI/SCIE and SCOPUS journals. He is a recognized research supervisor (Supervisor Recognition Number: 3120047) at Anna University in the faculty of Mechanical Engineering.

Journal Publications

• Saji Raveendran, P & Joseph Sekhar, S 2016, ‘Experimental studies on domestic refrigeration system with brazed plate heat exchanger as condenser’, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, Vol. 30, no.6, pp. 2865-2871, SCIE, Impact Factor-1.7.
• Saji Raveendran, P & Joseph Sekhar, S 2017, ‘Exergy analysis on domestic refrigeration system with brazed plate heat exchanger as condenser’, Journal of thermal analysis and calorimetry, Vol.127, no.3, pp.2439-2446, SCIE, Impact Factor – 4.8.
• Saji Raveendran, P & Joseph Sekhar, S 2017, ‘Performance studies on a domestic refrigerators retrofitted with building-integrated water-cooled condenser’, Energy and Buildings, Vol. 134, no.1, pp. 1-10, SCIE, Impact Factor-7.2.
• Saji Raveendran, P & Joseph Sekhar, S 2019, ‘Investigation on the energy and exergy efficiencies of a domestic refrigerator retrofitted with water-cooled condensers of shell-and-coil and brazed-plate heat exchangers’, Journal of thermal analysis and calorimetry, Vol. 136, no.1, pp. 381-388, SCIE, Impact Factor- 4.8.
• Saji Raveendran, P & Joseph Sekhar, S,2020 Experimental studies on the performance improvement of household-refrigerator connected to domestic water system with a water-cooled condenser in tropical regions, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 179, 115684, SCIE, Impact Factor- 6.4.
• Saji Raveendran, P & Joseph Sekhar, S, 2021, ‘Energy and exergy analysis on HFO/HFC refrigerant mixtures in low and medium temperature small scale refrigeration systems’, Proceedings of the institution of mechanical engineers Part E- Journal of process Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 235, pp. 718-730, SCIE, Impact Factor- 1.8.
• Saji Raveendran, P, Karthikeyan, R, Murugan, P C, Sanjay, S, Vivek Raj, S, Selva Kannan, N K, & John, D K, 2021, ‘Performance studies on vapour compression refrigeration system using PCM placed between wall and coil of the evaporator’. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, Vol.236, no.2, pp.582-588, SCIE, Impact Factor- 1.8.
• Saji Raveendran, P, Chockalingam, M P, Kamaraj, N., Glivin, G, Thangaraj, V, & Moorthy, B, 2022, ‘Performance studies of low GWP refrigerants as environmental alternatives for R134a in low-temperature applications’. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Vol.29, no.57, pp.85945-85954, SCIE, Impact Factor- 5.19.
• Sekhar, S J, Raj, M A F, Saji Raveendran, P & Murugan, P C, 2022, ‘Cladding phase change materials in freezing and chilling zones of household refrigerator to improve thermal performance and environmental benefits’. Journal of Energy Storage, Vol.55, pp.105476, SCIE, Impact Factor- 8.9.
• Joseph Sekhar, S, Saji Raveendran, P, Murugan, P C, Ahmed Said Ahmed Al-Shahri, Godwin Glivin,2023, ‘Performance analysis of a solar-driven domestic refrigerator working with eco-friendly refrigerants in continuous power outage areas’, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, SCIE, Vol.45, no.4, pp. 11384-11398, SCIE, Impact Factor- 2.9.