Prof. Ravi Kumar K | Faculty Profile | IIT Delhi Abu Dhabi
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Research Areas

Solar thermal power generation Solar industrial process heat applications Solar Cooking, drying, desalination Energy storage (Heat and Hydrogen) Forecasting of solar radiation

Biosketch

Dr. Ravi Kumar received his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras in 2012. At IIT Madras, he worked on an investigation of energy-efficient receivers for line-focus concentrating solar power (CSP) systems such as parabolic trough collectors and linear Fresnel reflectors for process heating and power generation.

After his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), he worked at ABB Corporate Research Centre, Bangalore, for four and a half years in various positions. His research work at ABB Corporate Research Centre includes solar-aided thermal power generation and solar heat for process heating applications. Since November 2016, he has been part of the Department of Energy Science and Engineering (formerly the Centre for Energy Studies) at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and is currently working as an Associate Professor. He has six granted patents and four first filings based on his research work he has published more than 120 international journals and conferences.

Professional Highlights

Visiting Faculty, IIT Delhi - Abu Dhabi, UAE (Aug 2025 - present)

Associate Professor, Department of Energy Science and Engineering, India (2016 - present)

Scientist, ABB Corporate Research Center, Bengaluru (2014 - 2016)

Associate Scientist, ABB Corporate Research Center, Bengaluru (2013 - 2014)

Post-Doctoral Fellow, ABB Corporate Research Center, Bengaluru (2012 - 2013)

Awards & Honours
  • Ms. Safia Tageldin Abdalla Mohammed Nour - joint "Shrimati Jawala Devi - Sita Ram Kaushik Award" for the best Master of Technology (M. Tech.) project in the Department of Energy Science and Engineering for the year 2024-25.
  • Alok Kumar Ray - “Distinction in Doctoral Research Award” for his research work “Investigation of High-Temperature Latent Heat Storage Integrated with Supercritical CO2 Brayton Cycle”, 2023 (Co-Guide along with Prof. Dibakar Rakshit).
  • Ram Kumar Pal - “Shrimati Vijay Usha Sodha Research Award” for his research work “Investigation on Direct Steam Generation in Parabolic Trough Solar Collector”, 2023.
  • Anish Malan - “Shrimati Vijay Usha Sodha Research Award” for his research work “Investigation on Large Aperture Parabolic Trough Solar Collector”, 2022.
  • Senthil Kumar - "Shrimati Jawala Devi - Sita Ram Kaushik Award" for the best Master of Technology (M. Tech.) project in the Department of Energy Science and Engineering, 2021-22.
  • Received Best Poster Presentation Award for the paper “Techno-Economic and Environmental Analysis of Hybrid Energy Systems for Rural Areas: A Case Study in Sudan”, at the Int. Conference on Advances in Sustainable Solutions for Energy Transitions (ASSET 2025) held from 02-04 January 2025, IIT Guwahati.
  • Received Best Paper Award for the paper “Heat Transfer and Performance Analysis of NaMgH2F-based Thermochemical Energy Storage System” at 8th Int. Conf. on Green Energy and Applications (ICGEA 2024), held from March 14–16, 2024, Singapore.
  • Received Best Paper Award for the paper “Investigation on Hydrogen Production using Concentrated Solar Thermal Technology through Thermochemical Water Splitting and Solid Oxide Electrolysis” at Int. Conf. on Future Technologies 2021 (ICoFT 2021) in Manufacturing, Automation, Design, and Energy, held from December 16 – 18, 2021, NIT Puducherry, Karaikal - 609 609, India.
  • Received Extra Miler Award for Electromagnetic Tundish project, ABB Corporate Research Center, Bangalore, 2014.
  • Student Innovative Project “Design and Performance Analysis of Integrated Multi-Tray Solar Desalination System” was selected for funding by Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE), IIM Ahmedabad, 2008-2009.
Recent Publications
  • Shubham Jain, K. Ravi Kumar, Dibakar Rakshit, B. Premachandran, K. S. Reddy, Versatile Cascade Latent Heat Storage System for Smoke Free Indoor Solar Cooking, Solar Energy, 300, 113872, 2025. (IF: 6.0) (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2025.113872)
  • Sumeet Kumar Dubey, K. Ravi Kumar, Vinay Tiwari, Umish Srivastava, Characterization and performance analysis of metal hydride based thermochemical energy storage system: A comparative study of single and dual metal hydride system, Int. J. of Hydrogen Energy, 157, 150408, 2025. (IF: 8.3) (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.150408)
  • Naveen Krishnan, K. Ravi Kumar, Impact of shortwave radiation parameterization schemes in predicting global horizontal irradiance for various climatic zones by WRF-Solar: A case study in India, J. of Atmospheric and Solar–Terrestrial Physics, 274, 106590, 2025. (IF: 1.9) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2025.106590
  • Alok Kumar Ray, Sagar Vashisht, Dibakar Rakshit, K. Ravi Kumar, and Hal Gurgenci, Thermo-economic assessment of metallic high-temperature latent heat storage system, Frontiers in Thermal Engineering, 5, 1549926, 2025. (https://doi.org/10.3389/fther.2025.1549926)
  • Shubham Jain, K. Ravi Kumar, Dibakar Rakshit, B. Premachandran, K. S. Reddy, Harnessing the Sun for Smoke-Free Kitchens: Appraisal of Existing Systems and Inventive Design Suggestions for Broader Acceptance and Versatility, Solar Energy, 291, 113392, 2025. (IF: 6.0). (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2025.113392)
  • Ikhtedar Husain Rizvi, Dibakar Rakshit, B. Premachandran, K. Ravi Kumar, K.S. Reddy, Impact on Multi-tube configurations on Pumping Power and Heat Transfer Rate at Different Orientations of Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems. J. of Energy Storage, 114, 115753, 2025. (IF: 8.9). (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2025.115753)
  • Shubha Deep Paul, K. Ravi Kumar, Advancements in adsorption beds for cooling applications: a comprehensive review of principles, configurations, and operating parameters, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 211, 115301, 2025. (IF: 16.3). (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2024.115301)
  • Rajeev Awasthi, K. Ravi Kumar, Comparative Performance Assessment of Direct Contact Membrane Distillation with and Without Localized Heating, J. of Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification, 208, 110133, 2025. (IF: 3.8). (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cep.2024.110133)
  • Sumeet Kumar Dubey, K. Ravi Kumar, Vinay Tiwari, and Umish Srivastva, Performance analysis of high temperature thermal energy storage using magnesium based complex metal hydride: A comparative study of reactor configuration, J. of Energy Storage, 107, 114989, 2025 (IF: 8.9). (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.114989)
  • Shubham Jain, K. Ravi Kumar, Dibakar Rakshit, B. Premachandran, K. S. Reddy, Single or multiple phase change materials? Understanding the melting and solidification behavior during real-time operations, J. of Energy Storage, 107, 114940, 2025. (IF: 8.9). (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.114940)