Assistant Professor-Ad hoc

Dr Vigneswaran V S

Department of Environmental Science and Engineering

Interests

  • Decarbonization
  • Bio-energy technologies
  • Solar desalination and water treatment

Faculty Details

Education

2009

Prince Shri Venkateswara Padmavathy Engineering College
B.E

2011

Kumaraguru College of Technology
M.E

2019

CEG campus, Anna University, Chennai
PhD

Experience

  • Apr 11, 2022 - June 02, 2024 - Post Doctoral Fellow – SRM University-AP
  • July 13, 2021 - Apr 10, 2022 - Assistant Professor (Sr.) – Saveetha School of Engineering, Chennai
  • June 18, 2014 - July 12, 2021 - Teaching Fellow – Anna University, Chennai
  • Dec 10, 2010 - Nov 11, 2011 - Research Associate – TERI, Trivandrum

Research Interest

  • Decarbonization of iron and steel industry.
  • Fabrication and performance evaluation of solar thermal systems.

Awards

  • 2023 – Silver medal at 7th Research Day - SRM University–AP
  • 2022 – Gold medal at 5th Research Day – SRM University–AP

Publications

  • Pathways for decarbonizing the sponge iron industries: Effect of energy balance and impact assessment - Vigneswaran V. S., Sarath C. Gowd, Karthik Rajendran - Journal of cleaner production, 450, 141962 (2024).
  • Thermophysical exploration: State-of-the-art review on phase change materials for effective thermal management in lithium-ion battery systems - Poongavanam Ganesh Kumar, Vinothkumar Sivalingam, S. Divya, Tae Hwan O, V.S. Vigneswaran, R. Velraj - Journal of energy storage, 87, 111412 (2024)
  • Techno-economic, energy, and exergy analyses of invasive weed gasification for hydrogen-enriched producer gas production - Nivash V, Sakthivadivel D, A. Alaswad, Vigneswaran V S - Heliyon, 10 (6), e27673 (2024)
  • Advances on characteristics and valorization of food waste towards the sustainable production of bio-methane and purification, - A. Sethupathy, C Arun, V.S.Vigneswaran, Karthik Rajendran, K Akshaya, Rangabhashiyam Selvasembian - Fuel, 366, 131366 (2024)
  • Exploration of upgrading of biomass and its paradigmatic synthesis: Future scope for biogas exertion - Mukesh Kumar Awasthi, Karthik Rajendran, V.S. Vigneswaran, Vinay Kumar, Andrei Mikhailovich Dregulo, Vijai Singh, Deepak Kumar, Raveendran Sindhu, Zengqiang Zhang - Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 38, 101450 (2024)
  • Energy recovery and clean water remediation using antibiofouling polysaccharide coated PAN hollow fiber membrane obtained via green route synthesis - A. Annam Renita, D. Shanthana Lakshmi, P. Maheswari, Mayank Saxena, J. Aravind Kumar, Vigneswaran V.S. - Energy, 294, 130635 (2024)
  • Comparative assessment of indirect cabinet solar dryers in various operating modes versus direct cabinet dryers: A techno-economic analysis - V.S. Vigneswaran, A. Ajithkumar, P. Ganesh Kumar, P. Sudhakar, M. Meikandan, G. Kumaresan, Mathiyazhagan Shanmugam - Solar energy, 78, 110109 (2024)
  • Exploring the performance of an indirect solar dryer by combining three augmentation approaches (trapezoidal absorber, shot blasting, and pebble stone) - Poongavanam GaneshKumar, P Sundaram, A Sathishkumar, VS Vigneswaran, Twisha Chopra, Uttkar Thakur, Seong Cheol Kim, Vanaraj Ramkumar - Journal of Energy Storage, 78, 110109 (2024)
  • Exploring the thermal performance of a solar air heater with a V-corrugated and shot-blasted absorber plate comprising nano-enhanced phase change materials -Poongavanam GaneshKumar, VS Vigneswaran, P Murugan, M Cheralathan, R Velraj, Seong Cheol Kim, Vanaraj Ramkumar - Journal of Energy Storage, 77, 109955 (2024)
  • Spray cooling for hydrogen vehicle, electronic devices, solar and building (low temperature) applications: A state-of-art review - Poongavanam Ganesh Kumar, Vinothkumar Sivalingam, VS Vigneswaran, R Velraj, Seong Cheol Kim, Vanaraj Ramkumar - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 189 Part A, 113931 (2024)
  • Energy, exergy, economic and environmental evaluation of solar desalination system comprising different enhanced surface absorber plates - Poongavanam Ganesh Kumar, N Thangapandian, VS Vigneswaran, P Sundaram - Desalination, 565, 116842 (2023)
  • VS Vigneswaran, P Suresh Kumar, Poongavanam Ganesh Kumar, J Aravind Kumar, S Siva Chandran, G Kumaresan, Mathiyazhagan Shanmugam - Enhancement of passive solar still yield through impregnating water jackets on side walls–A comprehensive study - Solar Energy, 262, 111841 (2023)
  • Life cycle assessment of comparing different nutrient recovery systems from municipal wastewater: A path towards self-reliance and sustainability - Sarath C Gowd, Pradeep Ramesh, VS Vigneswaran, Selvaraj Barathi, Karthik Rajendran - Journal of Cleaner Production, 410, 137331 (2023)
  • Economic perspectives and policy insights on carbon capture, storage, and utilization for sustainable development - Sarath C Gowd, Prabakaran Ganeshan, VS Vigneswaran, Md Shahadat Hossain, Deepak Kumar, Karthik Rajendran, Huu Hao Ngo, Arivalagan Pugazhendhi - Science of The Total Environment, pp. 163656 (2023)
  • How does techno-economic analysis and lifecycle assessment help in commercializing the biohydrogen supply chain? - Prabakaran Ganeshan, VS Vigneswaran, Sarath C Gowd, Dhamodharan Kondusamy, Nageshwari Krishnamoorthy, Deepak Kumar, Ankita Juneja, Balasubramanian Paramasivan, Nithin N Raju, Karthik Rajendran, Arivalagan Pugazhendhi - Fuel, vol. 341, pp. 127601 (2023)
  • Enhancing heat transfer performance of automotive radiator with H 2 O/activated carbon nanofluids - Poongavanam Ganesh Kumar, VS Vigneswaran, Vinothkumar Sivalingam, R Velraj, Seong Cheol Kim, Vanaraj Ramkumar - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 371, 121153 (2023)
  • Economic and exergy analysis of passive solar still incorporated with an additional condensing surface material beneath the top glazing to enhance the productivity - Shanmugarajan Vigneswaran, Bharani Vijayarangan, Megaraj Meikandan, Duraisamy Sakthivadivel, Govindasamy Kumaresan, Mathiyazhagan Shanmugam, Poongavanam Ganesh Kumar - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30 (15), 44861-44877 (2023)
  • Myco-biorefinery approaches for food waste valorization: Present Status and Future Prospects Mukesh Kumar Awasthi, Sharareh Harirchi, Taner Sar, VS Vigneswaran, Karthik Rajendran, Ricardo Gómez-García, Coralie Hellwig, Parameswaran Binod, Raveendran Sindhu, Aravind Madhavan, AN Anoop Kumar, Vinod Kumar, Deepak Kumar, Zengqiang Zhang, Mohammad J Taherzadeh - Bioresource Technology, 360, 127592 (2022)
  • Augmented v-corrugated absorber plate using shot-blasting for solar air heater–Energy, Exergy, Economic, and Environmental (4E) analysis - Poongavanam Ganesh Kumar, VS Vigneswaran, K Balaji, S Vinothkumar, Rajendran Prabakaran, D Sakthivadivel, M Meikandan, Sung Chul Kim - Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 165, 514-531 (2022)
  • Recovery of value-added products from biowaste: A review - Yuwen Zhou, Vinay Kumar, Sharareh Harirchi, VS Vigneswaran, Karthik Rajendran, Pooja Sharma, Yen Wah Tong, Parameswaran Binod, Raveendran Sindhu, Surendra Sarsaiya, Deepanraj Balakrishnan, M Mofijur, Zengqiang Zhang, Mohammad J Taherzadeh, Mukesh Kumar Awasthi - Bioresource Technology, 360, 127565 (2022)
  • A neem oil-based biodiesel with DEE enriched ethanol and Al 2 O 3 nano additive: An experimental investigation on the diesel engine performance - Duraisamy Sakthivadivel, Poongavanam Ganesh Kumar, Rajendran Prabakaran, VS Vigneswaran, Kamaraj Nithyanandhan, Sung Chul Kim, - Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 34, 102021 (2022)
  • Ultrasonication time optimization for multi-walled carbon nanotube based Therminol-55 nanofluid: an experimental investigation - P Ganesh Kumar, Rajendran Prabakaran, D Sakthivadivel, P Somasundaram, VS Vigneswaran, Sung Chul Kim - Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 147, 10329 – 10336 (2022)
  • Heat transfer, pressure drop, and exergy analyses of a shot-peened tube in the tube heat exchanger using Al 2 O 3 nanofluids for solar thermal applications - P Ganesh Kumar, N Thangapandian, VS Vigneswaran, S Vinothkumar, B Mouli Prasanth, Sung Chul Kim - Powder Technology, 221, 117299 (2021)
  • Energy, Exergy, and Economic analysis of low thermal conductivity basin solar still integrated with Phase Change Material for energy storage - VS Vigneswaran, P Ganesh Kumar, D Sakthivadivel, K Balaji, M Meikandan, BV Dinakar, K Karthick Kamal, G Kumaresan - Journal of Energy Storage 34, 102194 (2021)
  • Usage of solar greenhouse evaporator to enhance dehydration and potable water extraction from tannery effluent - V.S. Vigneswaran, J Jeyachandran, G Kumaresan - Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 147, 912-923 (2021)
  • Enhancement of heat transfer in a combined solar air heating and water heater system - P Ganesh Kumar, K Balaji, D Sakthivadivel, VS Vigneswaran, R Velraj, Sung Chul Kim - Energy, 221, 119805 (2021)
  • Performance Enhancement Study on Solar Stills by Increasing Evaporative Surface Area and Condensing Surface Area - Shunmugharajan Vigneswaran, Leo Anto Joseph Deeyoko, Duraisamy Sakthivadivel, Govindaraj Kumaresan, Ramalingom Velraj, Poongavanam GaneshKumar - Energy Technology 9, 2100256 (2021)
  • Therminol-55-based nanofluids for solar-thermal applications - Poongavanam Ganesh Kumar, Duraiswamy Sakthivadivel, Rajendran Prabakaran, Shanmugarajan Vigneswaran, Manivannan SakthiPriya, Amrit Kumar Thakur, Ravishankar Sathyamurthy & Sung Chul Kim - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29 (7), 10717-10728 (2021)
  • Exploring the photo-thermal conversion behavior and extinction coefficient of activated carbon nanofluids for direct absorption solar collector applications - Poongavanam Ganesh Kumar, Shunmugharajan Vigneswaran, Megaraj Meikandan, Duraisamy Sakthivadivel, Mohammad Salman, Amrit Kumar Thakur, Ravishankar Sathyamurthy & Sung Chul Kim - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29 (9), 13188-13200 (2021)
  • Enhancement of heat transfer in a combined solar air heating and water heater system - P Ganesh Kumar, K Balaji, D Sakthivadivel, VS Vigneswaran, R Velraj, Sung Chul Kim - Energy, 221, 119805 (2021)
  • Multi-wall carbon nanotubes coating on a copper substrate using airbrush spray coating - M Meikandan, P Ganesh Kumar, D Sakthivadivel, VS Vigneswaran - Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering 235(2), 285-291 (2021)
  • Experimental investigation on photothermal conversion using solar glycol/MWCNTs based nanofluids - P Ganesh Kumar, VS Vigneswaran, D Sakthivadivel, M Meikandan - Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, 235 (2), 259-265 (2020)
  • Heat transfer studies on solar still assisted with and without latent heat storage material - VS Vigneswaran, G. Kumaresan, S. Elansezhiyan, R Velraj - Desalination and Water Treatment, 140, 1-6 (2019)
  • Performance and Exhaust Emissions in a diesel engine - D Sakthivadivel, P Ganesh Kumar, S Stephen, VS Vigneswaran, S Iniyan - Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures, 77 (4), 358-366 (2019)
  • Experimental investigation on flat plate solar collector using frictionally engaged thermal performance enhancer in the absorber tube - K Balaji, P Ganesh Kumar, VS Vigneswaran, S Iniyan - Renewable Energy, 142, 62-72 (2019)
  • Effect of using low-cost thermal insulation material in a solar air heating system with a shot blasted V-corrugated absorber plate - P Ganesh Kumar, K Balaji, D Sakthivadivel, VS Vigneswaran, M Meikandan, R Velraj - Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 14, 100403 (2019)
  • Thermal performance augmentation of a solar flat plate collector using the shot peening technique - Ganesh Kumar Poongavanam, D Sakthivadivel, M Meikandan, K Balaji, VS Vigneswaran - Science and Technology for the built environment, 26 (3), 437-445 (2019)
  • Performance Study of an Advanced Micro-gasifier Stove with Coconut Shell - D Sakthivadivel, P Ganesh Kumar, VS Vigneswaran, M Meikandan, S Iniyan - European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, Vol 3 (4), 0101 (2019)
  • Experimental study on thermal properties and electrical conductivity of stabilized H 2 O- solar glycol mixture based multi-walled carbon nanotube nanofluids: developing a new correlation - P Ganesh Kumar, D Sakthivadivel, M Meikandan, VS Vigneswaran, R Velraj, - Heliyon, 5 (8), e02385 (2019)
  • Augmenting the productivity of solar still using multiple PCMs as heat energy storage - VS Vigneswaran, G Kumaresan, BV Dinakar, KK Kamal, R Velraj - Journal of Energy Storage 26, 101019 (2019)
  • Selection of optimum glazing material for solar thermal applications using TOPSIS methodology - P Ganesh Kumar, M Meikandan, D Sakthivadivel, VS Vigneswaran - International Journal of Ambient Energy, 42 (3), 274-278 (2018)
  • Performance assessment of a solar domestic cooking unit integrated with thermal energy storage system - G Kumaresan, VS Vigneswaran, S Esakkimuthu, R Velraj - Journal of Energy Storage, 6, 70-79 (2016)
  • Evaluation of domestic cookstove technologies implemented across the world to identify possible options for clean and efficient cooking solutions - P Raman, J Murali, D Sakthivadivel, VS Vigneswaran - J. Energy Chem. Eng, 1 (1), 15-26 (2013)
  • Performance evaluation of three types of forced draft cook stoves using fuel wood and coconut shell - P Raman, J Murali, D Sakthivadivel, VS Vigneswaran - Biomass and bioenergy, 49, 333-340 (2013)
  • Opportunities and challenges in setting up solar photo voltaic based micro grids for electrification in rural areas of India- P Raman, J Murali, D Sakthivadivel, VS Vigneswaran - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 16 (5), 3320-3325 (2012)

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