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Dr. Piyush Sharma

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (SR GRADE)

piyush.sharma@jiit.ac.in

Biography

Dr. Piyush Sharma is an Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Design at Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida. He holds an M.Tech from MNIT Jaipur and a Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur, with postdoctoral research at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. His expertise spans solar thermal systems, heat transfer, thermal energy storage, hydrogen and coal combustion modeling. He has taught at NITs and SRM IST, and published extensively in reputed international journals. Passionate about renewable energy and sustainability, Dr. Sharma continues advancing research in solar energy technologies and clean energy solutions for a sustainable future.

Research Highlights

Dr. Piyush Sharma’s research focuses on solar thermal energy systems, heat transfer, and clean energy technologies. He has developed experimental and numerical models for volumetric air receivers, porous media, and thermal energy storage systems, alongside advanced studies on hydrogen and coal combustion, including biofuel co-combustion. His expertise in CFD-based heat transfer and fluid flow modeling has led to impactful publications in leading journals such as Solar Energy, Energy Storage, and Journal of Power and Energy. His ongoing work emphasizes renewable energy integration and sustainable solutions for high-temperature applications.

Areas Of Interest

1) Solar thermal energy systems and high-temperature applications
2) Thermal energy storage and advanced heat transfer techniques
3) Hydrogen and coal combustion modeling
including biofuel co-combustion
4) Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for energy and fluid flow systems

Publications

P. Kumar, Suriya Devalan A R, S. Porwal, P. Sharma, 2025. Innovative heat dissipation solution for air-cooled battery pack using stair-step arrangement. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 239(4), 712-725.
P. Sharma, B. Debnath, A. K. Shukla, J. Pawar, G. Singh, 2025. A comprehensive review of sensible heat thermal energy storage for high temperature applications. Energy Storage, 25(7), 1-14.
A. Sengupta, S. K. Das, B. Nandi, P. Sharma, 2023. Characterizing pulverized coal combustion for high-ash content Indian coal. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 46(1), 244-261.
P Sharma, L Chandra, P. S. Ghoshdastidar, R Shekhar, 2020. A novel approach for modelling fluid flow and heat transfer in an Open Volumetric Air Receiver using ANSYS-FLUENT. Solar Energy, 204, 246 - 255.
P. Sharma, R. Sarma, L. Chandra, R. Shekhar, P. S. Ghoshdastidar, 2015. Solar tower based aluminum heat treatment system: Part I. Design and evaluation of an open volumetric air receiver. Solar Energy, 111, 135 - 150.