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DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Dr. D. S. Mehta

Associate Professor

Government Engineering College, Palanpur • Palanpur, Gujarat

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering

2010+ Academic Career

7 International Journals

8 International Conferences

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OFFICE Cabin 5009, Building No. 5

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EMAIL dsm@gecpalanpur.ac.in

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EXPERTISE

Area of Interest

Thermal System Design Computational Fluid Dynamics Phase Change Materials

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EXPERTISE

Skills & Knowledge

Computational Fluid Dynamics Phase Change Materials Design of Heat Exchangers

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ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Education Qualification

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat, India 2021

M.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering Specialization: Thermal System Design
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat, India 2008 – 2010

B.E. in Mechanical Engineering SPCE, Visnagar 2001 – 2005

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RESEARCH

Research Interest

01 Design and Development of Latent Heat Storage Systems

02 Battery Thermal Management System

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ACADEMICS

Courses Taught

Heat Transfer

Energy Conversion and Management

Engineering Thermodynamics

Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines

Design of Heat Exchangers

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CAREER

Work Experience

Associate Professor Government Engineering College, Palanpur, Gujarat 24 April 2024 – Present

Assistant Professor Vishwakarma Government Engineering College, Chandkheda, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 01 February 2022 – 23 April 2025

Assistant Professor Government Engineering College, Bhavnagar, Gujarat 13 December 2013 – 31 January 2022

Assistant Professor Vishwakarma Government Engineering College, Chandkheda, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 03 April 2010 – 12 December 2013

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ADMINISTRATION

Academic & Administrative Portfolio

Department Time Table Committee Member, VGEC Chandkheda July 2011 – September 2013

Department GTU Coordinator, VGEC Chandkheda July 2011 – September 2013

Department Mid Semester Coordinator, VGEC Chandkheda July 2010 – September 2013

Department AICTE/GTU Affiliation Coordinator, VGEC Chandkheda July 2010 – September 2013

Institute Scholarship Coordinator – Student Section, GEC Bhavnagar December 2013 – September 2016

Departmental LLCC Coordinator, GEC Bhavnagar December 2013 – July 2016

First Year Orientation Coordinator, GEC Bhavnagar September 2014

Coordination with DTE Inspection, GTU Inspection, Lesson Planning, GTU & CBCS Online Marks Entry, GEC Bhavnagar July 2015 – July 2016

Institute TEQIP MIS Committee, GEC Bhavnagar March 2014 – July 2016

Chief Minister Scholarship Coordinator, GEC Bhavnagar May 2014 – July 2016

MYSY Scholarship Coordinator, GEC Bhavnagar May 2014 – July 2016

Overall Monitoring of Academic Activities and Monthly Review Report, GEC Bhavnagar July 2015 – September 2016

Department Placement Coordinator / Institute Placement Committee, VGEC Chandkheda February 2022 – February 2023

Student Mentor / Class Coordinator Batch 2021–25, VGEC Chandkheda April 2023 – April 2025

Testing / Consultancy, Computer & Laptop Record Keeping, Printers, Projectors, Software Installation and Related Procedures April 2023 – April 2025

Department Committee Member – RUSA, Students’ Industrial Visit / Tour & Training, Expert Lecture and Webinar April 2023 – April 2025

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PROFESSIONAL

Membership

Indian Society for Technical Education Lifetime Membership Membership No. LM48146

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RESEARCH OUTPUT

Publication Summary

07 International Journals

08 International Conferences

00 National Journals

02 National Conferences

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PUBLICATIONS

International Journals

Mehta, D. S., Solanki, K., Rathod, M. K., & Banerjee, J. (2019). Thermal performance of shell and tube latent heat storage unit: Comparative assessment of horizontal and vertical orientation. Journal of Energy Storage, 23, 344–362.

Cited by 109

Mehta, D. S., Vaghela, B., Rathod, M. K., & Banerjee, J. (2019). Heat transfer intensification in horizontal shell and tube latent heat storage unit. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, 75(7), 489–508.

Cited by 37

Mehta, D. S., Solanki, K., Rathod, M. K., & Banerjee, J. (2019). Influence of orientation on thermal performance of shell and tube latent heat storage unit. Applied Thermal Engineering, 157, 113719.

Cited by 84

Mehta, D. S., Vaghela, B., Rathod, M. K., & Banerjee, J. (2020). Enrichment of heat transfer in a latent heat storage unit using longitudinal fins. Heat Transfer, 49(5), 2659–2685.

Cited by 15

Mehta, D. S., Vaghela, B., Rathod, M. K., & Banerjee, J. (2020). Thermal performance augmentation in latent heat storage unit using spiral fin: an experimental analysis. Journal of Energy Storage, 31, 101776.

Cited by 75

Mehta, D. S., Vaghela, B., Rathod, M. K., & Banerjee, J. (2021). Heat transfer enhancement using spiral fins in different orientations of latent heat storage unit. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 169, 107060.

Cited by 40

Vaghela, B. V., Mehta, D. S., Rathod, M. K., & Banerjee, J. (2021). Investigations on Thermal Performance of Spiral Finned Latent Heat Storage Unit. In Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power: Proceedings of FMFP 2019, pp. 285–294. Springer Singapore.

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PUBLICATIONS

International Conferences

Mehta, D., & Banerjee, J. (2010, December). Analysis of Mixed Convection in Nanofluid Using a Non-Newtonian Thermal Dispersion Model. Proceedings of the 37th National and 4th International Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power.

Mehta D. S., Vyas M. K. (2013). Energy and Exergy Analysis of a Lignite Fired, Low Pressure FBC Boiler in Textile Industry. 4th Nirma University International Conference on Engineering (NUiCONE).

Mehta, D., Chaudhari, S., Rathod, M., & Banerjee, J. (2017). Effect of Orientation of Shell and Tube Latent Heat Storage Unit on Melting Phenomena of Phase Change Material. IHMTC-2017.

Mehta, D. S., Vaghela, B., Rathod, M. K., & Banerjee, J. (2018). Performance of Shell and Tube Latent Heat Storage Unit under Different Orientation. FMFP-2018.

Vaghela, B., Mehta, D., Rathod, M., & Banerjee, J. (2019). Augmentation of Heat Transfer in Horizontal Shell and Tube Type Latent Heat Storage. ICTEA, PDEU Gandhinagar.

Mehta, D. S., Rathod, M. K., & Banerjee, J. (2019). Accelerated Charging of PCM in Horizontal Latent Heat Storage Unit Using Different Multitube Arrangement.

Mehta D. S., Aditya Kandre (2022). The State of Art on Technological Development, Policies & Challenges of Solar PV Panels in India. International Multidisciplinary Engineering Conference, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar.

Digant S. Mehta, Sanjay B. Pipalya, Anand B. Dhruv, Jatin R. Patel (September 2022). The State of Art of Stepped Solar Desalination System Productivity Enhancement.

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PUBLICATIONS

National Conferences

Mehta D. S., Makwana D. H., Banerjee J. Numerical Analysis of Natural Convection in Nanofluid. Institute of Technology, Nirma University, 25–27 November 2009.

Mehta D. S. Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Double Pipe Heat Exchanger with its Entropy Minimization. VGEC Chandkheda, DTE Gujarat, SPFU, 04–05 April 2016.

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AUTHORSHIP

Book Publication

No book publication listed.

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ACADEMIC CONTRIBUTION

Expert Lectures Delivered

Delivered an expert talk on “Influence of Orientation on Thermal Performance of Shell and Tube type Latent Heat Storage Unit: An experimental and numerical analysis” in Mechanical Engineering Department at Government Engineering College, Bhavnagar on 17/10/2020.

Delivered an expert talk on “Influence of Orientation on Thermal Performance of Shell and Tube Type Latent Heat Storage Unit” in Mechanical Engineering Department at Government Engineering College, Palanpur on 03/10/2020.

Delivered a talk on “Quality Education, Accreditation and Teacher Development” in Government Engineering College, Bhavnagar under the celebration of one year on NEP-2020 on 06/08/2021.

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FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

STTP / Workshop Organized

Training Programme on “Ansys Software” Mechanical Engineering Department, VGEC Chandkheda 24/03/2025 – 28/03/2025

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RESEARCH PROJECT

Research Project

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR Towards the Performance Improvement of Latent Heat Storage Unit: A Numerical Investigation

In collaboration with Prof. (Dr.) M. K. Rathod, Mechanical Engineering Department, SVNIT, under the scheme of STEM (Research Promotion under Technical Education).

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CONTINUOUS LEARNING

Short Term Courses, Seminars & Workshops

# Course / Programme Venue / Institution Duration

01 Induction Phase-I NITTTR Extension Centre, Ahmedabad 30/05/2011 – 10/06/2011

02 A Second Level Course on Heat Transfer NIT, Surat 01/07/2013 – 05/07/2013

03 Mathematical Modelling in Science and Engineering NIT, Surat 23/06/2014 – 27/06/2014

04 Computational Fluid Dynamics: Theory and Practice NIT, Surat 30/06/2014 – 04/07/2014

05 MATLAB and GIS Applications GP Gandhinagar 27/04/2015 – 08/05/2015

06 Siemens and CIM Controller LDCE, Ahmedabad 18/05/2015 – 22/05/2015

07 Computer Aided Design using SolidWorks GEC, Bhavnagar 31/08/2015 – 04/09/2015

08 Developing Research, Consultancy Capabilities using CAD/CAM/CAE Tools GEC, Bhavnagar 05/10/2015 – 09/10/2015

09 Computational Heat and Mass Transfer NIT, Surat 14/12/2015 – 18/12/2015

10 Indo-French Workshop on Phase Change Thermal Systems IIT Kanpur & CETHIL, INSA-Lyon, France 29/11/2016 – 01/12/2016

11 Exploring the Research Potential and Capabilities in Thermal Science GEC, Bhavnagar 22/08/2016 – 23/08/2016

12 NBA Accreditation IITRAM, Ahmedabad (NITTTR Bhopal) 14/10/2019 – 18/10/2019

13 Fundamentals of Energy Management and Applications NIT, Surat 25/11/2019 – 29/11/2019

14 Non-Conventional Energy Sources IIT Madras – NPTEL MOOC Jan–Apr 2020 (12 weeks)

15 Comprehensive Online Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) i-Hub Gujarat – MOOC July–Sept 2020

16 Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics IIT Guwahati – NPTEL MOOC Jan–Apr 2021 (12 weeks)

17 Energy Resources, Economics and Environment IIT Bombay – NPTEL MOOC Jan–Apr 2021 (12 weeks)

18 Heat Exchangers: Fundamentals and Design Analysis IIT Kharagpur – NPTEL MOOC Jul–Oct 2021 (12 weeks)

19 Fluid Dynamics and Turbomachines IIT Madras – NPTEL MOOC Jul–Sept 2021 (8 weeks)

20 Fundamentals of Convective Heat Transfer IIT Guwahati – NPTEL MOOC Jul–Oct 2022 (12 weeks)

21 Project Management: Planning, Execution, Evaluation and Control IIT Kharagpur – NPTEL MOOC Jul–Sept 2023 (8 weeks)

22 Gas Dynamics: Fundamentals and Applications IISc Bangalore – NPTEL MOOC Jan–Apr 2024 (12 weeks)

23 Foundation of Computational Fluid Dynamics IIT Madras – NPTEL MOOC Jul–Sept 2024 (8 weeks)

24 Train the Trainer Programme on Effective Implementation of NEP 2020 in Technical & Professional Institutes of Gujarat CTE, Gandhinagar & NITTTR Chandigarh 14/10/2024 – 18/10/2024

25 Fundamentals of Welding Science and Technology IIT Guwahati – NPTEL MOOC Jan–Mar 2025 (8 weeks)

26 Cryogenic Hydrogen Technology IIT Kharagpur – NPTEL MOOC Feb–Apr 2025 (8 weeks)

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RESEARCH

Ph.D. Supervision

No Ph.D. supervision details listed.

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INFRASTRUCTURE

Laboratory Development

No laboratory development details listed.

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RECOGNITION

Achievement

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INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL SUPPORT

Science and Engineering Research Board, New Delhi

Received International Travel Support Fund from Science and Engineering Research Board, New Delhi under Government of India to present the research paper entitled:

“Accelerated Charging of PCM in Horizontal Latent Heat Storage Unit Using Different Multitube Arrangement”

International Conference on Applied Energy, Västerås, Sweden • 12–15 August 2019