Dr. Vikas Sharma
Dr Vikas Sharma is a research fellow at Advanced Engineering Centre (AEC) at University of Brighton. He worked on sustainable low carbon fuel, clean energy, waste to energy, BioMix fuel from waste, advanced low temperature combustion (LTC), Biomass Pyrolysis fuels. Currently at AEC he is working on H2 and NH3 spray analysis, combustion and emissions characteristics. He is an Associate Member of Energy Institute (EI) UK, Associate Member of The Royal Society of Chemistry (AMRSC) and Combustion Institute (CI) British section. He holed Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering/Energy Technologies from Anna University, Chennai, India in 2020. He received research exchange award in Jan.2020 and got visiting Ph.D. studentship at Aston University, Birmingham, UK. In September 2020, He joined as a postdoctoral research fellow in Aston University, on UKIERI funded project waste to engine “Low Temperature Combustion of Sustainable Green Fuels”. He gained depth knowledge of fuel production and combustion in off-road engine application. In Jan.2022, He joined knowledge exchange research fellow on ERDF funded project on “Wood biomass pyrolysis”, he worked upgradation of bio-oil, bio-oil, biogas characterisation, bio-oil blends and engine combustion and emissions. In Jan.2023, He joined as senior research fellow on MariNH3 EPSRC funded project (marinh3.ac.uk). He is working to improve ammonia (NH3) utilisation for marine engine application. He completed 4 funded project (2 national and 2 international). He published +25 research articles in high impact factor journals, 1 book chapter, 2 books (LASER Ignition System for CNG Engine”, ISBN-13: 978-3656720058, Let’s Start Your Career, ISBN 9781365915178). He supervised 4 Ph.D. and master thesis and 13 undergraduate final year projects. He delivered more than 6 guest lecture as invited talk on various universities. He participated about 16 international and 8 national conferences. He is a Review Editor for Journal of Process and Energy Systems Engineering (JPESE) in frontiers energy research, Editorial Member of the Journal of Advanced Energy Conversion Materials (AECM) Universal Wiser Publisher, Singapore, and International Journal of Sustainable and Green Energy (IJSGE), Science Publishing Group.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS MEMBERSHIP
` ❖ Associate Member Combustion Institute (AMCI) (British Section)
❖ Member of Energy Institute (AMEI) UK
❖ Associate member of Royal Society of Chemistry (ASRSC) UK
❖ Society of Automotive Engineers India (SAEINDIA)
❖ International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE)
❖ International Associations of Engineers (IAENG.)
SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL RVIEWER
❖ Review Editor for Process and Energy Systems Engineering in frontiers energy research
❖ Editorial Member of the Journal of Advanced Energy Conversion Materials (AECM) Universal Wiser Publisher, Singapore,
❖ Editorial Board Member in “International Journal of Sustainable and Green Energy (IJSGE); ISSN Print: 2575-2189.
Address: Advanced Engineering Centre (AEC) at University of Brighton, UK BN2 4GJ
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS MEMBERSHIP
` ❖ Associate Member Combustion Institute (AMCI) (British Section)
❖ Member of Energy Institute (AMEI) UK
❖ Associate member of Royal Society of Chemistry (ASRSC) UK
❖ Society of Automotive Engineers India (SAEINDIA)
❖ International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE)
❖ International Associations of Engineers (IAENG.)
SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL RVIEWER
❖ Review Editor for Process and Energy Systems Engineering in frontiers energy research
❖ Editorial Member of the Journal of Advanced Energy Conversion Materials (AECM) Universal Wiser Publisher, Singapore,
❖ Editorial Board Member in “International Journal of Sustainable and Green Energy (IJSGE); ISSN Print: 2575-2189.
Address: Advanced Engineering Centre (AEC) at University of Brighton, UK BN2 4GJ
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generated during the combustion of fuel is partially converted into work to drive the car (or any load) and remaining is wasted to the atmosphere through exhaust gas and coolant. The heat generated by combustion of fuel is converted into the work because of the pressure created by the combustion process. The efficiency of the engines is between 20 and 30 %. This paper highlights provision for incorporating a heating vessel for preheating air before admitting into the cylinder of a diesel engine. The heating vessel comprises heating elements for heating the air flowing past said heating element, and a body for mechanically holding and electrically contacting said heating element. The effect of preheated air on standard diesel fuel engine indicated a good result on emission control. NOx and CO emissions at intake air temperature of 55 C were less when compared at intake air temperature of 32 C. Higher inlet air temperature causes lower ignition delay, which is responsible for lower NOx formation. Uniform or better combustion
is occurred due to pre-heating of inlet air, which also causes lower engine noise.
used as an engine coolant along with an optimized heat exchanger to reduce the warm-up timing. The effect of
nano-fluid concentration is considered here by using their corresponding governing equations, such as
momentum and energy. The engine coolant thermal behaviour calculation is carried out based on the lumped
method. The obtained results indicated that using different percentage of nano-fluid mixtures (by volume), such
as Al2O3-Water/EG as engine coolant enhances the heat transfer coefficient and reduces the warm-up timing
which, in turn, results in reduced emissions and fuel consumption
associated with potential long-lived ignition components. In this project, an overview of the laser parameters necessary to ignite the most common lean burn air-fuel mixtures for CNG engines is presented. Furthermore, a novel approach for multipoint laser ignition is discussed as a viable path for speeding up the long combustion durations of lean mixtures. Finally, an innovative approach to compact, robust, and relatively cheap laser ignition is described, which involves miniature laser systems. The passively Q-switched laser head is ideally mounted on each cylinder, while the optical pump should be located far away. Ignition energies in the range of slightly more than 1mj per pulse are realized with the involvement of perfect optical focusing
generated during the combustion of fuel is partially converted into work to drive the car (or any load) and remaining is wasted to the atmosphere through exhaust gas and coolant. The heat generated by combustion of fuel is converted into the work because of the pressure created by the combustion process. The efficiency of the engines is between 20 and 30 %. This paper highlights provision for incorporating a heating vessel for preheating air before admitting into the cylinder of a diesel engine. The heating vessel comprises heating elements for heating the air flowing past said heating element, and a body for mechanically holding and electrically contacting said heating element. The effect of preheated air on standard diesel fuel engine indicated a good result on emission control. NOx and CO emissions at intake air temperature of 55 C were less when compared at intake air temperature of 32 C. Higher inlet air temperature causes lower ignition delay, which is responsible for lower NOx formation. Uniform or better combustion
is occurred due to pre-heating of inlet air, which also causes lower engine noise.
used as an engine coolant along with an optimized heat exchanger to reduce the warm-up timing. The effect of
nano-fluid concentration is considered here by using their corresponding governing equations, such as
momentum and energy. The engine coolant thermal behaviour calculation is carried out based on the lumped
method. The obtained results indicated that using different percentage of nano-fluid mixtures (by volume), such
as Al2O3-Water/EG as engine coolant enhances the heat transfer coefficient and reduces the warm-up timing
which, in turn, results in reduced emissions and fuel consumption
associated with potential long-lived ignition components. In this project, an overview of the laser parameters necessary to ignite the most common lean burn air-fuel mixtures for CNG engines is presented. Furthermore, a novel approach for multipoint laser ignition is discussed as a viable path for speeding up the long combustion durations of lean mixtures. Finally, an innovative approach to compact, robust, and relatively cheap laser ignition is described, which involves miniature laser systems. The passively Q-switched laser head is ideally mounted on each cylinder, while the optical pump should be located far away. Ignition energies in the range of slightly more than 1mj per pulse are realized with the involvement of perfect optical focusing