Dr. Prabhakar Zainith

• Engineering Drawing
• Thermodynamics
• Heat and Mass Transfer
• Fluid Mechanics
• Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Thermal Management and non-renewable energy resources

Research papers:  

1.  Zainith, P., & Mishra, N. K. (2024). Numerical study for the combustion analysis of wood  volatiles in porous radiant burner for the application of biomass cooking stove. International  Journal of Thermal Sciences, 196, 108708. (SCI/IF-4.9)  

2. Zainith, P., & Mishra, N. K. (2021). Experimental investigations on heat transfer enhancement  for horizontal helical coil heat exchanger with different curvature ratios using carboxymethyl  cellulose-based non-Newtonian nanofluids. Heat Transfer Research, 52(16). (SCI/IF-1.7)  

3.  Zainith, P., & Mishra, N. K. (2021). A comparative study on thermal-hydraulic performance  of different non-Newtonian nanofluids through an elliptical annulus. Journal of Thermal  Science and Engineering Applications, 13(5), 051027. (SCI/IF-1.47)  

4. Zainith, P., & Mishra, N. K. (2021). Experimental investigations on stability and viscosity of  carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)-based non-Newtonian nanofluids with different nanoparticles  with the combination of distilled water. International Journal of Thermophysics, 42(10), 1 21. (SCI/IF-2.5)  

5. Zainith, P., & Mishra, N. K. (2022). Experimental and Numerical Investigations on Exergy and  Second Law Efficiency of Shell and Helical Coil Heat Exchanger Using Carboxymethyl  Cellulose Based Non-Newtonian Nanofluids. International Journal of Thermophysics, 43(1),  1-29. (SCI/IF-2.5)  

6. Zainith, P., & Mishra, N. K. (2022). Evaluation of thermal performance of conically shaped  micro helical tubes using non-Newtonian nanofluids-A numerical study. Journal of Thermal  Science and Engineering Applications, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4054643 (SCI/IF-1.47)  

7. Painuly, A., Mishra, N., & Zainith, P. Heat transfer enhancement in a helically corrugated tube  by employing W/EG based hybrid non-Newtonian nanofluid under turbulent conditions.  Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer. (SCI/IF-2.3)  

8. Tushar A., Zainith, P, Sharma A., and Mishra, N. K., Heat transfer and flow analysis in a  circular tube equipped with triangular helical strip inserts under turbulent flow conditions for  the application of boiler, International Journal of Thermophysics. (SCI/IF-2.5)  

9. Kumar, A., Zainith, P., Sharma, A., & Mishra, N. K. (2023). Numerical investigation on  thermal-hydraulic performance of air preheater equipped with helical inserts. Proceedings of  the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science,  237(8), 1968-1979. (SCI/IF-1.758)   

10. Painuly, A., Mishra, N. K., Zainith, P., & Das, R. (2023). Numerical analysis of a helically  corrugated tube using a novel combination of W/EG-based non-Newtonian hybrid nanofluid.  Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, 1-22. (SCI/IF-2.0)  

11. Painuly, A., Mishra, N., & Zainith, P. (2024). Thermo-hydraulic performance evaluation and  comparison of SiC-MWCNT and Al2O3-MWCNT non-Newtonian hybrid nanofluids using a  heat exchanger equipped with helically corrugated tubes: an experimental study. Journal of  Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. (SCI/IF-3.4)  

12. Painuly, A., Mishra, N., & Zainith, P. (2024). Comparative experimental investigation on  viscosity and stability of W/EG based non-Newtonian hybrid nanofluids for the heat transfer  applications. Heat Transfer Research, (SCI/IF-1.7)  

13. Painuly, A., Joshi, G., Negi, P., Zainith, P., & Mishra, N. K. (2025). Experimental analysis of  W/EG based Al2O3-MWCNT non-Newtonian hybrid nanofluid by employing helical tape  inserts inside a corrugated tube. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 208, 109399.  International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 196, 108708. (SCI/IF-4.9)

14.  Ram Mohan Gupta, Ayush Painuly, Prabhakar Zainith, Niraj Kumar Mishra, Vinod Singh Yadav, Thermal performance of Radiator tubes for its multiple orientations for the cooling of engine,Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology(Accepted) (SCI/IF-1.5)

Book chapters:  

1.  Zainith, P., & Mishra, N. K. (2020). Heat Transfer Enhancement of Al 2 O 3-Based Nanofluid  in a Shell and Helical Coil Heat Exchanger. In Advances in Applied Mechanical  Engineering (pp. 159-166). Springer, Singapore. (Scopus Indexed)  

2. Painuly, A., Mishra, N. K., & Zainith, P. (2022). Numerical Investigation of Exergy and  Entropy Analysis for W/EG-Based Non-Newtonian Hybrid Nanofluid for Helically Corrugated  Tube Heat Exchanger. In Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (pp. 127-137).  Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. (Scopus Indexed)  

3. Zainith, P., & Mishra, N. K. (2024). Numerical study for the Evaluation of Radiation Efficiency  of Wood Volatile Combustion in a Two-Layer Porous Radiant Burner. In Proceedings of the  27th National and 5th International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference  December 14-17, 2023, IIT Patna, Patna-801106, Bihar, India. Begel House Inc. (Scopus  Indexed)  

4. Gupta, R. M., Mishra, N. K., Yadav, V. S., & Zainith, P. (2024). Thermal and hydraulic  performance analysis of radiator tubes at different angles. In Proceedings of the 27th National  and 5th International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference December 14-17,  2023, IIT Patna, Patna-801106, Bihar, India. Begel House Inc. (Scopus Indexed)

• ICN 3-I (International conference on nanotechnology; idea, innovations and initiatives), IIT Roorkee, 12/06/17 - 12/08/17
• COMPFLU (International conference on complex fluids and soft matter), IIT Roorkee, 12/06/18 - 12/09/18
• FMFP (International conference on fluid mechanics and fluid power), IIT Bombay, 12/10/18 - 12/12/18
• International conference on sustainable energy and environmental challenges (3rd SEEC), IIT Roorkee, 12/18/18 - 12/21/18
• International Conference on Applied Mechanical Engineering Research (ICAMER - 2019), NIT Warangal, 05/02/19 - 05/04/19
• 27th National and 5th International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, IIT Patna, 12/14/23 - 12/17/23

• Skilled in commercial software ANSYS-Fluent and Solid Works.
• Experience in experimental work related to heat transport process and development of biomass-based cooking stoves.

• GATE qualified, 2012, 2013
• MHRD scholarship, 2013-2015, MTech
• MHRD scholarship, 2017-2022, PhD