Sadhan Mahapatra
Department of Energy
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Sadhan Mahapatra
Ph D (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore)
Associate Professor
Department of Energy
Tezpur University
Napaam, Tezpur 784028, Assam, India,
Tel: +91-3712-275306, Fax: +91-3712-267005/6
E-mail: sadhan@tezu.ernet.in; sadhan.mahapatra@gmail.com
Publication (Journals)
1 Samar Das, Pranay Kumar Sarkar, Sadhan Mahapatra. Single particle combustion studies of coal/biomass fuel mixtures. Energy, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.119329 2 S. M. Iftiquar, S. Najes Riaz, Sadhan Mahapatra. Simulation of Growth of Silicon Thin Films on Textured and Non-textured Surface: A Comparative Study. Silicon, 2020, doi.org/10.1007/s12633-020-00624-w 3 Bhaskar Jyoti Medhi, Anugrah Singh, Ashish Kumar Thokchom, Sadhan Mahapatra. Experimental and computational study on flow over stepped spillway. Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 2019, 33(5), 2101-2112. 4 Manoj Kumar Singh, Ryozo Ooka, Hom B Rijal,Sanjay Kumar, Anuj Kumar, Sadhan Mahapatra. Progress in thermal comfort studies in classrooms over last 50 years and way forward. 2019, Energy and Buildings, 2019, 188-189, 149-17 5 Samar Das, Pranay Kumar Sarkar, Sadhan Mahapatra. Thermodynamic optimization of coal-biomass co-gasification process by using non-stoichiometric equilibrium modeling. Materials Today: Proceedings, 2018, 5 (11/P2), 23089-23098
6 S. Snehesh, H. S. Mukunda, Sadhan Mahapatra, S. Dasappa. Fischer-Tropsch route for the conversion of biomass to liquid fuels -Technical and economic analysis. Energy, 2017,130; 182-191.
7 Rumi Rajbongshi, Devashree Borgohain, Sadhan Mahapatra. Optimization of PV-biomass-diesel and grid base hybrid energy systems for rural electrification by using HOMER. Energy, 2017, 126, 461-464. 8 Mayur Barman, Sadhan Mahapatra, Debajit Palit, Mrinal K Chaudhury. Performance and impact evaluation of solar home lighting systems on the rural livelihood in Assam, India. Energy for Sustainable Development, 2017, 38, 10-20. 9 Shyamal K. Das, Sadhan Mahapatra, Homen Lahan. Aluminium-ion Batteries: Developments and Challenges. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017, 5, 6347-6367. 10 Baishali Talukdar, Sukanya Buragohain, Sanjai Kumar, V Umakanth, Nabin Sarmah, Sadhan Mahapatra. Effect of spectral response of solar cells on the module output when individual cells are shaded. Solar Energy, 2016,137; 303-307 11 Manoj Kumar Singh,S. Attia, Sadhan Mahapatra, J. Teller. Assessment of thermal comfort in existing pre-1945 residential building stock. Energy, 2016, 98, 122-134 12 Sadhan Mahapatra, S Kumar, S. Dasappa. Gasification of wood particles in a co-current packed bed: Experiments and model analysis. Fuel Processing Technology. 2016; 145, 76-89. 13 M. K. Singh, Sadhan Mahapatra, J. Teller, Development of thermal comfort models for various climatic zones of North-East India. Sustainable Cities and Society, 2015; 14, 133-145. 14 Pallavi Borah, M K Singh, Sadhan Mahapatra. Estimation of degree-days for different climatic zones of North-east India. Sustainable Cities and Society, 2015; 14, 70-81. 15
Rishi R Borah, D Palit, Sadhan Mahapatra. Comparative Analysis of Solar Photovoltaic Lighting Systems in India, Energy Procedia, 2014; 54,680-689. 16 Singh M. K., Sadhan Mahapatra, J. Teller. Relation between indoor thermal environment and renovation in Liege residential buildings. Thermal Science, 2014; 18(3): 889-902. 17 Sadhan Mahapatra, S. Dasappa. Experiments and analysis of propagation front under gasification regimes in a packed bed. Fuel Processing Technology. 2014; 121, 83-90. 18 Sadhan Mahapatra, S. Dasappa. Influence of surface area to volume ratio of fuel particles on gasification process in a fixed bed. Energy for Sustainable Development 2014, 19, 122-129. 19 Manoj Kumar Singh. Sadhan Mahapatra. J Teller. An analysis on energy efficiency initiatives in the building stock of Liege, Belgium. Energy Policy 2013; 62, 729-741. 20 Sadhan Mahapatra, S. Dasappa. Rural electrification : Optimizing the choice between decentralized renewable energy sources and grid extension. Energy for Sustainable Development 2012; 16(2), 146-154. 21 Manoj Kumar Singh. Sadhan Mahapatra. S. K. Atreya. Solar passive features in vernacular architecture of North-East India. Solar Energy 2011: 85(9), 2011-2022. 22 Manoj Kumar Singh. Sadhan Mahapatra. S. K. Atreya. Adaptive thermal comfort model for different climatic zones of North-East India. Applied Energy 2011: 88(7), 2420-2428 23 Manoj Kumar Singh. Sadhan Mahapatra. S. K. Atreya. B Givoni. Thermal monitoring and indoor temperature modeling in vernacular buildings of North-East India. Energy and Buildings 2010: 42(10); 1610-1618. 24 Manoj Kumar Singh. Sadhan Mahapatra. S. K. Atreya. Thermal performance study and evaluation of comfort temperatures in vernacular buildings of North-East India. Building & Environment 2010:45(2), 320-329 25 Sadhan Mahapatra, H. N Chanakya, S. Dasappa. Evaluation of various energy devices for domestic lighting in India: technology, economics and CO2 emissions. Energy for Sustainable Development 2009:13(4), 271-279 26 Manoj Kumar Singh. Sadhan Mahapatra. S. K. Atreya. Bioclimatism and Vernacular Architecture of North-East India. Building & Environment 2009: 44(5), 878-888. 27 Manoj Kumar Singh. Sadhan Mahapatra. S. K. Atreya. Development of Bio-climatic zones in North-East India. Energy & Buildings 2007:39(12), 1250-1257 28 Sadhan Mahapatra. S Neogi. Iterative Model for the Performance Evaluation of a Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine. Wind Engineering 2002: 26(2), 109-116.
Publication (Book)
29 Sadhan Mahapatra, Muhammad Shahbaz, Alfredo Vaccaro, Valentina Emilia Balas (Editors). Advances in Energy Technology, Proceedings of ICAET 2020. Springer. ISBN 978-981-15-8699-6 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8700-9 30 Samdarshi S K., Mahapatra S., Paul S. Renwables: Growth through Academia-Industry Interface, Proceedings of International Conference on Renewable Energy (ICORE 2011), Solar Energy Society of India, New Delhi, 2011.
Publication (Book chapters)
31 Adity Bora, Sadhan Mahapatra. Tar Generation in Open-Top and Closed-Top Downdraft Gasifiers. In: Mahapatra S., Shahbaz M., Vaccaro A., Emilia Balas V. (eds) Advances in Energy Technology, 2020. 115-125. Springer.
32 Chandan Kumar, Sadhan Mahapatra. Effect of Fuel Properties on Reaction Front in an Open-Top Downdraft Gasifier. In: Mahapatra S., Shahbaz M., Vaccaro A., Emilia Balas V. (eds) Advances in Energy Technology, 2020. 133-141, Springer.
33 Sanzida Tasmin Ali, Pallabi Borah, Sadhan Mahapatra. Site-Specific Design Optimization of Wind Turbines at Low Wind Speed Sites of North-East India. In: Mahapatra S., Shahbaz M., Vaccaro A., Emilia Balas V. (eds) Advances in Energy Technology. 2020, 179-188, Springer.
34 Deepjyoti Barman, Samar Jyoti Hazarika, Sadhan Mahapatra. Energy Performance Assessment of Gas-Based Thermal Power Plants. In: Mahapatra S., Shahbaz M., Vaccaro A., Emilia Balas V. (eds) Advances in Energy Technology. 2020, 203-210, Springer. 35 Priyanka Tripathi, Sadhan Mahapatra and S Dasappa. Estimation and Characterization of Tar from an Open top Downdraft Gasifier. In Editors S. Singh & V. Ramadesigan. Advances in Energy Research, Vol. 2, Springer Proceedings in Energy. 2020. 36 Dhiman B., Chaudhury M.K., Mahapatra S., Chakrabarti D. (2019) Socially Constructed Design in Context of Small-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Home System. In: Chakrabarti A. (eds) Research into Design for a Connected World. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, 134, 391-401. 37 Singh Manoj Kumar. Mahapatra Sadhan. Atreya S. K. Green Building Design: A step towards sustainable habitat. Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development. pp 257-268, Editors: R Kataki, A C Borah, EBH Publishers, Guwahati, 2012. ISBN: 978-93-80261-78-2. 38 Dutta PP, Jain BC, Mahapatra S. Das R. Modification and Performance Testing of a slow speed Diesel Engine for purely producer gas power Operation. In Renewable Energy Technology : Issues and Prospects. Shankar G. Das B. Blange R. (Ed), Excel India Publishers, New Delhi 2011. Page No 112-117, ISBN : 978-93-80697-95-6. 39 Singh Manoj Kumar. Mahapatra Sadhan. Atreya S. K. Comfort Status in Naturally Ventilated Buildings of North-East India. Renewable Energy Asia - 2008. IIT Delhi, New Delhi, December 11-13, 2008. Proc. Renewable Energy and Environment for Sustainable Development, Ed: V K Vijay, H P Garg, Narosa Publisher, New Delhi, ISBN 978-81-7319-993-6, pp 1110-1116. 40 Singh Manoj Kumar. Mahapatra Sadhan. Atreya S. K. Bio-climatic Chart for Different Climatic Zones of North East India. Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Solar Radiation and Day Lighting (SOLARIS 2007), February 7-9, 2007, Anamaya Publishers, New Delhi. ISBN 10:81-88342-54-8, pp 194-199. 41 Tiwari Anand Prakash. Mahapatra Sadhan. Role of Educational Institutions in the Management of Innovation and Technology. Proc. International Conference on Innovation & Technology Management ( ICITM 2006), February 3-5, 2006, Calcutta. Ed. Book : Innovation and Technology Management, Macmillan Publisher (2008), New Delhi. ISBN 10:0230-63505-9, pp 170-174. 42 Singh Manoj Kumar. Mahapatra Sadhan. Design Guidelines for Construction of Energy Efficient Buildings in North-East India. International Congress on Renewable Energy (ICORE), February 8-11, 2006, Hyderabad, India. Proceedings of the International Congress on Renewable Energy 2006, Transition to Renewable Energy-Emerging Global Opportunities. Editors: E.V.R. Sastry and D.N. Reddy, Allied Publishers Pvt Ltd. New Delhi. ISBN : 81-7764-756-3. Pp 346-350 43 Sarma Anal Chandra. Mahapatra Sadhan. Life Cycle Cost Comparison between SPV systems and Electric Grid Extension for Village Electrification. International Conference on Energy and Environmental Technologies for Sustainable Development, 8-10 October 2003, Jaipur, pp 53-58. Proc. Energy Technologies for Sustainable Development. Eds: Dr. Upender Pandel and Dr. M. P. Poonia. 1st ed. Ghaziabad, Prime Publishing House. 2004. ISBN : 81-8229-000-7, pp 53-58
Publication (International Conference Proceedings)
44 Angshu Plavan Nath, Santanu Paul, Zakir Hussain Rather, Sadhan Mahapatra. Reliability Estimation of Offshore Wind Farm Considering Wake Effect and Failure Probability of Wind Turbine. IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) ASIA 2019, ISBN: 978-1-7281-3520-5/19 pp. 3866-3871, May 21-24, 2019, Chengdu, China. 45 Manoj Kumar Singh, Ryozo Ooka, Hom B. Rijal, Sadhan Mahapatra. Building simulation based study to improve thermal performance of a traditional residential house. Fifth International Conference on Human-Environment System (ICHES2016), Nagoya, October 29 - November 2, 2016. 46 Pranab Deb, Sadhan Mahapatra, S Dasappa. Biomass Gasifier Based Hybrid Energy System Optimization for Energy Access by Using HOMER. 24th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, pp 1612-1618, 978-88-89407-165, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 6-9 June, 2016. 47 Manoj Kumar Singh, Ryozo Ooka, Hom B Rijal, Sadhan Mahapatra. Defining thermal comfort in residential buildings of North East India, Procedings of 16th Conference of the Science Council of Asia, Colombo, Sri Lanka, pp. 118-123, ISBN 978-955-590-123-9; May 30-June 1, 2016 48 Baishali Talukdar, Sadhan Mahapatra, Nabin Sarmah. A comparative study of grid-connected photovoltaic systems in four different locations of India. Fifth International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER), IIT Bombay, pp. 245-252, 15-17 December, 2015. 49 Sukanya Buragohain, Sadhan Mahapatra, Nabin Sarmah, Sanjai Kumar. Shading and Mismatch effect on the Performance of PV Module. Fifth International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER), IIT Bombay, pp. 505-513, 15-17 December, 2015. 50 Neelam Bora, J P Singh, Sadhan Mahapatra. Establishment of Smart Micro Grid for Demand Side Management. Fifth International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER), IIT Bombay, pp. 1651-1659, 15-17 December, 2015. 51 Sadhan Mahapatra et al. Power Rating of Six Different Photovoltaic Technology Modules as Per IEC 61853-1 Under Natural Sunlight. Fifth International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER), IIT Bombay, pp. 1256-1263, 15-17 December, 2015. 52 P. Balachandra, Sadhan Mahapatra, D.C. Baruah, H.N. Chanakya, S. Dasappa.Eco-Enterprises, Policies and Institutional Setup for RHEES - North East India. International Bioenergy (Shanghai) Exhibition and Asian Bioenergy Conference 2015 Proceeding, pp 154-160, ISBN 978-88-89407-13-4. 53 Singh Manoj Kumar, Mahapatra Sadhan, Teller Jacques. Design optimisation of vernacular building in warm and humid climate of North-East India, 30th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA 2014), 16-18 December, 2014, Ahmedabad, India. 54 Dhar Priyanka, Borah Pallavi, Singh Manoj Kumar, Mahapatra Sadhan. Thermal Characteristics of a Vernacular Building Envelope, 30th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA 2014), 16-18 December, 2014, Ahmedabad, India. 55 Baruah Plabita, Singh Manoj Kumar, Mahapatra Sadhan. Thermal Comfort in Naturally Ventilated Classrooms, 30th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA 2014), 16-18 December, 2014, Ahmedabad, India. 56 Deka K. Mahapatra Sadhan, Bordoloi PK, Medhi B. Design and Testing of a Control System for Supply Side Electrical Load Management. Proc of First International Conference on Non-conventional Energy (ICONCE 2014), ISBN: 978-1-4799-3340-2/14, pp. 277-281, January 16-17, 2014, Kalyani, India. 57 Das P Palash., Mahapatra S. Thermal Energy Performance Analysis of Tea Processing Unit, Fourth International Conference on Advances in Energy Research, ISBN: 978-81-928795-0-5, pp. 1593-1598, IIT Bombay, 10-12 December, 2013 58 Singh M. K., Mahapatra S., Teller J. Study on indoor thermal comfort in the residential buildings of Liege, Belgium. CISBAT 2013, pp 481-486, Lausanne, Switzerland, 4-6th September, 2013 59 Medhi B J., Mahapatra S., Thokchom A K., Singh A. Dynamics of free surface flow of non-colloidal suspensions in stepped channel. International Conference on Multi-Phase Flow, Jeju, Korea, 26-31st May, 2013 60 Singh Manoj Kumar. Mahapatra Sadhan. Atreya S. K. Thermal acceptability assessment in vernacular buildings of North-East India. 30th ISES Biennial Solar World Congress, Kassel, Germany, Volume 3, 2011; 2370-2379, ISBN: 978-161839364-7 61 Mahapatra Sadhan. Dasappa S. Off-Grid Biomass Gasification Based Rural Electrification in Lieu of Grid Extension. Proc of 19th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, pp 2203-2208, Berlin, Germany, 6-10 June 2011 62 Singh Manoj Kumar. Mahapatra Sadhan. Atreya S. K. Study to enhance comfort status in naturally ventilated vernacular buildings of northeast India. 29th. ISES Biennial Solar World Congress, Johannesburg, South Africa, Volume 2, 2009, 1442-1450. ISBN:978-161738852-1 63 Iftiquar S. M. Mahapatra S. Fabricating large area Quantum dot Solar cell. 18th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference (PVSEC-18), Kolkata, 19-23 January, 2009. 64 Singh Manoj Kumar. Mahapatra Sadhan. Atreya S. K. Sustainability through Bioclimatic Building Design in North-East India. Third International Solar Energy Society Conference, Asia Pacific Region; 46th ANZSES Annual conference (ISES-AP 2008), Sydney, Australia, 25 - 28 November 2008 65 Sarma Anal Chandra. Mahapatra Sadhan. Village Electrification using Photovoltaic Systems in lieu of Grid Extension: Economic Analysis. Proc. 14th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference (PVSEC), Vol. II, pp 967-968, Bangkok, January 26-30, 2004 66 Mahanta Ajanta Kumar. Mahapatra Sadhan, Konwer D. Performance analysis of Biomass Gasifier systems with the variation of Electrical Load. International Seminar on Decentralized Energy: Options & Management (Challenges before Developing Countries), IE (I), Kolkata, 22-24th February 2002 67 Borah Simanta. Mahapatra Sadhan. Sasi KK. Energy Conservation measures in Tea Processing Unit. International Seminar on Energy Conservation, Audit & Metering, Central Board of Irrigation & Power, Mumbai, 24-25th January 2002 68 Ghosh Sonatan. Mahapatra Sadhan. Deka Dhanapati, Techno-Economic Analysis of Biomass Briquetting Technology for Rural Entrepreneurship: A Case Study. Proc. of International Conference on Renewable Energy for Rural Development, Ed. AK M Sadrul Islam, D G Infield, BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp 255-258,, January 19-22, 2002 69 Mahapatra S. Energy Conservation and Demand side Management in Lighting Sector - A Case Study. Prakash 99, Int. Conf. on Lighting Technology, New Delhi, Oct 29-31, 1999.
Publication (National Conference Proceedings)
70 Singh Manoj Kumar. Mahapatra Sadhan. Atreya S. K. Climate-responsive Building Design in North-East India. All India Seminar on Emerging Trends in Energy Efficiency - Opportunities & Challenges. 17-18 October 2008, The Institution of Engineers (India), Assam State Centre, Guwahati. 71 Bordoloi PK. Deka D. Mahapatra Sadhan. Role of Energy in Eco-Tourism Development. Proc. National Seminar on Sustainable Growth of Eco-Tourism in North East India, Tezpur University, September 26-27, 2003, pp 20-23 72 Mahapatra Sadhan. Konwer D. Energy Characteristics and Saving Potential in a Deluxe Hotel of Tezpur Town. Workshop on Conservation of Hydrocarbon and Use of Alternate Sources of Energy, Oil India Ltd., Duliajan, 28th Jan, 2000 73 Mahapatra S. Performance Testing of Box type Solar Cooker in North Eastern Region. Proc. National Renewable Energy Convention, Indore, Dec 20-22, 1999, pp 58-59 74 Mahapatra Sadhan. Konwer D. Prospects & Problems of Renewable Energy Programmes in NE region. Proc. National Renewable Energy Convention, Indore, Dec 20-22, 1999, pp 473-476 75 Deka D. Mahapatra. S. Konwer D. Rural Energy Scenario in a typical village of Assam: A micro-level case study. Renewable Energy Congress, Univ. of Kalyani, Jan 14 - 16, 1999 76 Mahapatra Sadhan. Neogi Subhasis. A Study On Multisolution Of simulation Of a Slow Speed wind Turbine, Proc. All India Seminar on Development of Sustainable Energy systems- An agenda for Utilization of Non-Conventional Energy sources, I.E (I), Calcutta, 25-26th April, 1997, pp 65-69. 77 Mahapatra Sadhan. Neogi Subhasis. Harnath S. A Study of Structural Load Estimation for a Slow Speed Wind Turbine , Proc. Towards Clean Energy, National Solar Energy Convention, Calcutta, 1996 , pp 277-280
Popular Article
1 Singh M K. Mahapatra S. The Energy Perspective of Bioclimatic Buildings in North-East India. Energy Manager : A quarterly magazine of Society for Energy Engineers and Managers (SEEM). Jan-March 2009. 2(1); ISSN 0974-0996, pp. 34-41 2 Sadhan Mahapatra. Energy Security and Sustainable Development. The Assam Tribune, 12th September 2006. 3 Sadhan Mahapatra. The Need for Energy Conservation. The Assam Tribune, 11th May 2006. 4 Mahapatra S. Sasi K K. Energy Conservation in a Tea Processing Unit, The Bulletin on Energy Efficiency, 4(2), October 2003 5 Sasi K K. Mahapatra Sadhan. Energy Efficiency in Ceiling Fans, The Bulletin on Energy Efficiency, 4(2), October 2003. 6 Mahapatra Sadhan. Designing, Initiating and Managing successful Energy Management Programme, The Bulletin on Energy Efficiency, 4(1), August 2003.
