Prof.V.D.Patel

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Palanpur, Gujarat

CONTACT

Cabin :  5010 (Building No : 5 )

E-mail:  vdp@gecpalanpur.ac.in

AREA OF INTEREST

  • Thermal Engineering

  • Renewable energy engineering

COURSE TAUGHT

  • Renewable Energy Engineering
  • Power Plant Engineering
  • Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
  • Heat Transfer
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Engineering Thermodynamics
  • Engineering Graphics

SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Solar Air Dryer – Design and Optimization
  • Phase change Material

EDUCATION QUALIFICATION

M.E. (MSU, Baroda) In Mechanical Engineering with Specialization in Jet Propulsion and Gas Turbine Plant, Year 2003 

B.E Mechanical Engineering from Nirma Institute of Technology, A’bad, Gujarat University. Year 2000

WORK EXPERIENCE

Nirma Institute of Technology, Ahmedabad from 28-11-2000 to 30-06-2001 (7 Months, 02 Days) as an Ad-hoc lecturer in Mechanical Engineering Department

Sankalchand Patel College of Engineering, Visnagar from 01-11-2003 to 30-04-2004 (6 Months) as an Ad-hoc lecturer in Mechanical Engineering Department

Sankalchand Patel College of Engineering, Visnagar from 01-07-2004 to 18-02-2008 (3 Years, 7 Months, 17 Days) as a lecturer in Mechanical Engineering Department

Sankalchand Patel College of Engineering, Visnagar from 19-02-2008 to 07-04-2010 (2 Years, 1 Months, 18 Days) as an Asst. professor in Mechanical Engineering Department

Government Engineering College, Patan from 08-04-2010 to 15-06-2016 (6 Years, 2 Months, 7 Days) as an Asst. professor in Mechanical Engineering Department

Government Engineering College, Palanpur from 16-06-2016 to till date (5 Years, 3 Months, 12 Days) as an Asst. professor in Mechanical Engineering Department

PORTFOLIO

  • Convener PAC
  • Departmental NBA work
  • Member alumni committee
  • Convener CTE Meeting, VC information, MOM

MEMBERSHIP

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PUBLICATIONS

International Journal

  1. “Experimental Investigation of Diameter Effect Of Ai2o3 Nano Fluid On Sheel And Tube Heat Exchanger In Laminar Flow”, Sonchandra Patel, Vijay Patel, Vishal Thakkar, pp  2394-2444 Volume 2, Issue 5, 2015, International Journal of Advance Research in Engineering, Science & Technology (IJAREST)

International Conference

  1. “Modified Design of Parabolic Trough Collector with Secondary Reflector” International Conference on Recent development in Mechanical Engineering, SUSCET, Mohali, 2008
  2. “Design and Development Of Segmented Parabolic Trough Collector For Medium Temperature (100 – 150 OC) Applications”, REA-2008 & 4 TH SEE FORUM, IIT Delhi, 2008
  3. “Adsorber Granules Preparation and Development Of Test Setup To Investigate Adsorption/Desorption Characteristics In Solar Refrigerator”, REA-2008 & 4 TH SEE FORUM, IIT Delhi, 2008

National Journal

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National Conference

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BOOK PUBLICATION

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ACHIEVEMENTS

Expert Lectures Delivered

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Laboratory Development

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Research Projects

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STTP/SEMINAR/Workshop Organized

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Short Term Courses/Seminars/ Workshop Attended

Sr.No

Title of Training

Place of Training

Duration

From

To

1

TRAINING ON VERTICAL  MILLING MACHINE

BATLIBOI Ltd., SURAT

19 -07-10

23 -07- 10

2

INDUCTION TRAINING
PROGRAMME PHASE – I

NITTR, AHMEDABAD

02-07-12

13-07-12

3

RECENT TRENDS IN AUTOMOBILE
 ENGINEERING

L.D.C.E,
AHMEDABAD

 

13-05-13

18-05-13

4

INDUCTION TRAINING PROGRAMME PHASE – II

ONLINE, KD POLYTECHNIC,
PATAN

02-12-13

13-12-13

5

CEP COURSE ON PIPING ENGINEERING

IIT,BOMBAY

Dec-13

Mar-14

6

FUNDAMENTAL AND SPECIAL TOPICS IN HEAT TRANSFER

SVNIT, SUTRAT

23-06-14

27-06-14

7

FUNDAMENTAL AND SPECIAL TOPICS IN FLUID MECHANICS

SVNIT, SUTRAT

01-06-15

05-06-15

8

SUMMER SCHOOL ON BASIC ENGINEERING TOPICS- THERMODYNAMICS

IIT, GANDHINAGAR

22-06-15

04-07-15

9

CAD USING NX

GEC, PATAN

25-04-16

30-04-16

10

EFFECTIVE TEACHING SKILL
USING MODERN DIGITAL TECHNIQUES

KD POLYTECHNIC, PATAN

17-10-16

28-10-16

11

COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING USING NX

GEC, PATAN

07-11-16

19-11-16

12

PROCESS INSTRUMENTATION

COE, GEC, PATAN

05/02/18

09/02/18

13

SOLAR THERMAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR FUTURE OF INDIA

GEC, PATAN

23/07/18

27/07/18

14

FUNDAMENTALS OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND APPLICATIONS

SVNIT, SUTRAT

 

25/12/19

29/12/19

15

MATLAB BASED TEACHING-LEARNING IN MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

ONLINE

18/05/2020

22/05/2020

16

ADVANCEMENTS IN PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL BASED THERMAL AND RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNIQUES

ONLINE

1/6/2020

5/6/2020

17

COMPREHENSIVE ONLINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR)

ONLINE

6/7/2020

14/09/2020

18

Futuristic Innovations on Solar Energy Technologies

 

ONLINE

8/2/2021

12/02/2021

Additional Achievements and Activities

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PhD SUPERVISON

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