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Debendra Chandra Baruah

Professor

Qualification: BE(Hons), M Tech, PhD
Contact Address:
Department of Energy,
Tezpur University,
P.O.- Napaam, Tezpur,
Assam - 784028, India

Phone: +91 3712275307 (Office); +91 3712273677 (Residence); +91 3712275322 (Laboratory);
Mobile: +91 9435508563; +91 6001007767
Fax: +91 3712 267005
E-mail: baruahd@tezu.ernet.in; baruahdeben@gmail.com

Curriculum Vitae

Area of Specialization/ Research:

Research Publications (Recent Publications):

  • Deka, T.J., Abd Elaziz, M., Osman, A.I., Ibrahim R. A., Baruah, D.C., Rooney, D.W., Optimising novel methanol/diesel blends as sustainable fuel alternatives: Performance evaluation and predictive modelling, Energy Conversion and Management, 2024, 321, 118943
  • Brahma, B., Shukla, A.K., Baruah, D.C., Energy, exergy, economic and environmental analysis of phase change material based solar dryer (PCMSD), Journal of Energy Storage, 2024, 88, 111490
  • Sarmah, T., Baruah, D.C., A field-based study demonstrating the need of holistic management system for household biogas plants in rural India, Natural Resources Forum, 2024, 48(2), pp. 594–615
  • Choudhury, P.K., Baruah, D.C., Microcontroller-based integrated data logging system for solar air heater performance assessment, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects, 2024, 46(1), pp. 11435–11451
  • Terang, B. and Baruah, D. C. Techno-economic and environmental assessment of solar photovoltaic, diesel, and electric water pumps for irrigation in Assam, India. Energy Policy 183, 113807

Papers in Conference Proceedings:

  • Enweremadu, C., Baruah, D., Mahapatra, S., Patowary, D., Sarma, G., Kataki, S., Addressing economic and energy poverty through locally available biomass resources: Investigation of issuesconcerning India and South Africa, Proceedings of ASME 2018 12th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2018, collocated with the ASME 2018 PowerConference and the ASME 2018 Nuclear Forum,doi.org/10.1115/ES2018-7292, (2018)
  • Das, K., Pradhan, G., Hiloidhari, M., Baruah, D.C., Nonhebel, S., Household time requirements for producing cooking fuels in rural areas in developing Nations, European Biomass Conference and Exhibition Proceedings, 2017 (25thEUBCE), pp. 178-184,(2017)
  • Bezbaruah, P., Patowary, R., Borah, D. andBaruah, DC,Thermohydraulic Performance of Packed Bed Solar Air Heater, proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER) IIT Bombay, (2017)
  • Saikia, B.J., Manas, M., Baruah, D.C., Distribution loss reduction in a University of North East India through load factor improvement, Proceedings ofInternational Conference on Energy Systems and Applications, ICESA 2015, art. no. 7503340, pp. 203-208.(2016)
  • Dutta, P.P., Pandey, V., Das, A.R., Sen, S., Baruah, D.C., Down draft gasification modelling and experimentation of some indigenous biomass for thermal applications, in the Energy Procedia, Elsevier,54, pp. 21-34.(2014)

Other Publications (Books/ Book Chapters, etc.):

 Books:
  • Ghosh, S. K., Nelles, M., Chanakya, H.N., Baruah, D.C. (ed) Biomethane through Resource Circularity Research, Technology and Practices, CRC Publication, ISBN 9781032069005 (2021)
 Book Chapters:
  • Kataki, S. Wangpan, T. Tangjang, S. Baruah, D. C., Abundance, variety, and scope of value-added utilization of agricultural crop residue: emphasizing potential of anaerobic digestion and digestate recycling in Farooq, M., et. al., (eds) Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment Dwivedi, S. K., Kamboj, D. V., Kushwaha, S., Chatterjee, S., Academic Press, 2023, p:247-272, ISBN 9780323905008
  • Kataki S., Sarma G.D., Patowary D., Baruah D.C. (2019) Prospects of Utilization of Liquid Fraction of Biogas Digestate as Substrate Supplement for Mushroom Cultivation. In: Kalamdhad A., Singh J., Dhamodharan K. (eds) Advances in Waste Management. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0215-2_32
  • Kataki S., Baruah D.C., Prospects and Issues of Phosphorus Recovery as Struvite from Waste Streams, In: Hussain C. (eds) Handbook of Environmental Materials Management. Springer, doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-58538-3_19-1Kataki S., West H., Clarke M., Baruah D. C. In: Ghosh S. (eds) Utilization and Management of Bioresources. Springer, Singapore, 2018 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5349-8_21.
  • Buragohain S., Patowary D, Kataki S, Brahma B, Sarma G.D, Patowary R, West H, Clarke M, Baruah D. C., Feasibility Study on Implementing Kitchen Waste-Based Biogas Plant at Tezpur University, Assam. In: Ghosh S. (eds) Utilization and Management of Bioresources. Springer, Singapore, 2018 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5349-8_10.

Research Projects:

  • Sustainable Rural Community Development funded by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, USA under IEEE Smart Village program (Total fund US$ 70,106, 2023-2025)
  • Exploring Knowledge on Medieval Assam: Multidisciplinary IKS Centre at Tezpur University supported by IKS Division of MoE @AICTE, New Delhi (total fund INR 32 Lakh, 2023-2025)

Patent/ Consultancy/ Innovations, etc.:

  • Patent:
    • Granted - 1 (India), IPO Number 444178, Title of the invention: Multifunctional Multiple Pot Solid Fuelled Stove with Combustion Air Preheating and Flue Gas Heat Extraction
    • Applied - 1 (India), Patent: E-106/650/2022/KOL/202231058974 (Date of filing 15-10-2022) Online Biogas Plant Diagnostic, Forecasting and Management System
  • Technologies: Smart Biogas Reactor
  • Consultancy: Development of A Smart Platform for promotion of Renewable Energy in Assam: A Consultancy project from State Innovation & Transformation Aayog (SITA) Transformation and Development, Government of Assam (Budget:29.81 lakh) (2020-2023)
  • Innovation: Low-cost modular Solar Hot Air Generator

Awards/ Honours, etc.:

  • IEEE Senior Member
  • Fellow, Institution of Engineers (India)
  • Commendation Medal by Indian Society of Agricultural Engineering (ISAE), New Delhi; Indian Distinguished Visiting Fellowship by University of Nottingham, UK; Eminent Engineering Personality by the Institution of Engineers (India), 2015
  • Life Members- Indian Society of Agricultural Engineer, Indian Science Congress