Heat Exchanger Technologies for Sustainable Renewable Energy Systems
暫譯: 可持續再生能源系統的熱交換器技術

本書是關於熱交換器技術在可再生能源領域的前沿進展和應用的綜合資源。它深入探討了基本原則、設計方法以及優化各種可持續能源系統中熱交換過程的運營策略。

Mukesh Kumar Awasthi has done his PhD on the topic "Viscous Correction for the Potential Flow Analysis of Capillary and Kelvin-Helmholtz instability". He is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow. Dr. Awasthi is specialized in the mathematical modeling of flow problems. He has taught courses of Fluid Mechanics, Discrete Mathematics, Partial differential equations, Abstract Algebra, Mathematical Methods, and Measure theory to postgraduate students. He has acquired excellent knowledge in the mathematical modeling of flow problems, and he can solve these problems analytically as well as numerically. He has a good grasp of the subjects like viscous potential flow, electro-hydrodynamics, magneto-hydrodynamics, heat, and mass transfer. He has excellent communication skills and leadership qualities. He is self-motivated and responds to suggestions in a more convincing manner. Dr. Awasthi has qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted on all India level in the year 2008 by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and got Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) for doing research. He has published 125 plus research publications (journal articles/books/book chapters/conference articles) in many national and international journals and conferences. Also, he has published 10 books. He is also a series editor of the series "Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Intelligent Engineering Systems". He has attended many symposia, workshops, and conferences in mathematics as well as fluid mechanics. He has got the "Research Awards" consecutively four times from 2013-2016 by the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India. He has also received the start-up research fund for his project "Nonlinear study of the interface in multilayer fluid system" from UGC, New Delhi. He is also listed among the top 2% of influential researchers in the world, as prepared by Stanford University based on Scopus data for the years 2022 and 2023. His Orcid is 0000-0002-6706-5226, Google Scholar web link is https: //scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=Dj3ktGAAAAAJ and research gate web link ishttps: //www.researchgate.net/profile/Mukesh-Awasthi-2.

Ashwani Kumar holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering, specializing in Mechanical Vibration and Design with a diverse and impressive career spanning over 14 years. He currently holds the position of Senior Lecturer (Gazetted Officer Group B) in Mechanical Engineering at the Technical Education Department Uttar Pradesh (under Government of Uttar Pradesh) in Kanpur, India. Prior to his current role, Dr. Kumar served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Graphic Era University, Dehradun (ranked 52nd by NIRF India) from July 2010 to November 2013. Beyond his academic contributions, Dr. Kumar possesses extensive leadership and administrative experience. He has held numerous key positions within the education sector, including Coordinator for AICTE-Extension of Approval, Nodal Officer for PMKVY-TI Scheme (Government of India), Internal Coordinator - CDTP Scheme (Government of Uttar Pradesh), Industry Academia Relation Officer, Assistant Centre Superintendent (ACS) - Institute Examination Cell, Zonal Officer for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE-Diploma), and Sector Magistrate for State Assembly and General Elections. Dr. Kumar is a passionate researcher and a prominent figure in the field of academic publishing. His dedication to knowledge dissemination is evident in his role as Series Editor for seven distinguished book series published by international publishers of repute. These series encompass a wide range of topics and are titled "Advances in Manufacturing, Design and Computational Intelligence Techniques", "Renewable and Sustainable Energy Developments", "Smart Innovations and Technological Advancements in Mechanical and Materials Engineering", "Solar Thermal Energy Systems: Advancements in Engineering, Ergonomics, and Sustainable Development", "Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Intelligent Engineering Systems", "Computational Intelligence and Biomedical Engineering" and "Renewable Green Technologies for Sustainable Energy Solutions". Dr. Kumar's editorial expertise extends beyond book series. He serves as Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Materials, Manufacturing and Sustainable Technologies (IJMMST, ISSN: 2583-6625), and Editor of the International Journal of Energy Resources Applications (IJERA, ISSN: 2583-6617). He has also been a guest editor for a special issue of Buildings titled as Sustainable Buildings, Resilient Cities and Infrastructure Systems (ISSN: 2075-5309, I.F. 3.1) and holds editorial board positions on eight international journals and acts as review board member of 20 prestigious (Indexed in SCI/SCIE/Scopus) international journals with high impact factor. Dr. Kumar's dedication to scholarship is further demonstrated by his prolific authorship of over 165+ articles in prestigious journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings. Additionally, he has co-authored or edited over 40+ books in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, and Renewable Energy Engineering. Dr. Kumar's achievements have been recognized with prestigious awards, including a Best Teacher award for excellence in academics and research. He has also successfully guided 15 students through their B.Tech., M.Tech, and Ph.D. theses and currently serves as an external doctoral committee member at S.R.M. University, New Delhi. Dr. Kumar is actively involved in cutting-edge research, focusing on areas such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Mechanical Engineering, Smart Materials and Manufacturing Techniques, Thermal Energy Storage, Building Efficiency, Renewable Energy Harvesting, Sustainable Transportation, and Heavy Vehicle Dynamics. He holds four patents and frequently participates in international conferences as an invited speaker, session chair, and member of advisory boards, review boards, and program committees. Dr. Kumar's ORCID ID is 0000-0003-4099-935X and Google Scholar link: https: //scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=KOILpEkAAAAJ.

Nitesh Dutt is working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, COER University, India. He has more than 7 years of teaching experience. He has done his bachelor's in mechanical engineering, master's and PhD from IIT Roorkee. He has published more than 11 research articles in international journals and conferences. His main area of research is Nuclear Engineering, Heat and Mass Transfer, Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD).

Sivasakthivel Thangavel has been serving as an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Global College of Engineering and Technology, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman since May 2018. He earned his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from IIT Roorkee, India. Throughout his career, Dr. Siva worked as a JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow and researcher in China, Japan, and France, publishing more than 30 papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings. He is a certified higher education teacher and obtained a postgraduate certificate in academic practice in 2020 from the University of the West of England. Moreover, Dr. Siva boasts over eight years of experience teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students at various higher educational institutes in India, China, Japan, and Oman. He has taught diverse modules across the field of mechanical engineering. His Orcid id is 0000-0001-6802-4015 and Scopus Id is 55962921000.

Mukesh Kumar Awasthi 博士的研究主題為「毛細管及凱爾文-亥姆霍茲不穩定性的潤滑修正」。他目前在印度勒克瑙的巴巴薩赫布·比姆拉奧·安貝德卡大學數學系擔任助理教授。Awasthi 博士專注於流動問題的數學建模。他教授過流體力學、離散數學、偏微分方程、抽象代數、數學方法和測度理論等課程，對研究生進行教學。他在流動問題的數學建模方面擁有卓越的知識，能夠以解析和數值方式解決這些問題。他對於粘性潛流、電流體力學、磁流體力學、熱傳遞和質量傳遞等主題有良好的掌握。他具備優秀的溝通技巧和領導能力，並且自我激勵，對建議的回應更具說服力。Awasthi 博士於2008年通過印度科學與工業研究委員會（CSIR）舉辦的全國資格考試（NET），並獲得了進行研究的初級研究獎學金（JRF）和高級研究獎學金（SRF）。他在許多國內外期刊和會議上發表了超過125篇研究論文（期刊文章/書籍/書籍章節/會議文章），並出版了10本書籍。他還擔任「智能工程系統的人工智慧與機器學習」系列的系列編輯。他參加了許多數學和流體力學的研討會、工作坊和會議。2013年至2016年，他四次獲得印度德拉敦石油與能源研究大學的「研究獎」。他還獲得了來自新德里的UGC的啟動研究基金，用於他的項目「多層流體系統界面的非線性研究」。根據斯坦福大學基於Scopus數據的2022年和2023年，他被列為全球前2%的影響力研究者。他的ORCID是0000-0002-6706-5226，Google Scholar網頁鏈接是https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=Dj3ktGAAAAAJ，ResearchGate網頁鏈接是https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mukesh-Awasthi-2。

Ashwani Kumar 擁有機械工程博士學位，專攻機械振動和設計，擁有超過14年的多元且令人印象深刻的職業生涯。他目前在印度坎普爾的北方邦技術教育部（隸屬於北方邦政府）擔任高級講師（公務員B組）。在此之前，Kumar 博士於2010年7月至2013年11月在德拉敦的圖形時代大學（NIRF印度排名第52）擔任機械工程系的助理教授。除了學術貢獻外，Kumar 博士還擁有豐富的領導和行政經驗。他在教育界擔任過多個重要職位，包括AICTE-延長批准協調員、PMKVY-TI計劃的節點官（印度政府）、CDTP計劃的內部協調員（北方邦政府）、產業學術關係官、考試中心助理主任（ACS）、聯合入學考試（JEE-文憑）的區域官，以及州議會和一般選舉的區域法官。Kumar 博士是一位熱情的研究者，也是學術出版領域的知名人物。他在知識傳播方面的奉獻體現在他擔任七個由國際知名出版商出版的卓越書籍系列的系列編輯。這些系列涵蓋了廣泛的主題，標題包括「製造、設計和計算智能技術的進展」、「可再生和可持續能源發展」、「機械和材料工程中的智能創新和技術進步」、「太陽熱能系統：工程、人體工學和可持續發展的進展」、「智能工程系統的人工智慧與機器學習」、「計算智能和生物醫學工程」以及「可再生綠色技術以實現可持續能源解決方案」。Kumar 博士的編輯專業不僅限於書籍系列。他擔任《國際材料、製造和可持續技術期刊》（IJMMST，ISSN：2583-6625）的主編，以及《國際能源資源應用期刊》（IJERA，ISSN：2583-6617）的編輯。他還擔任過《建築》期刊的特刊編輯，該特刊名為「可持續建築、韌性城市和基礎設施系統」（ISSN：2075-5309，影響因子3.1），並在八本國際期刊的編輯委員會中擔任職位，並擔任20本高影響因子（索引於SCI/SCIE/Scopus）的國際期刊的審稿委員。Kumar 博士對學術的奉獻進一步體現在他在知名期刊、書籍章節和會議論文中發表的超過165篇文章。此外，他還共同編著或編輯了超過40本機械工程、材料科學和可再生能源工程的書籍。Kumar 博士的成就獲得了多項榮譽，包括因學術和研究卓越而獲得的最佳教師獎。他成功指導了15名學生完成其B.Tech.、M.Tech.和Ph.D.論文，並目前擔任新德里S.R.M.大學的外部博士委員會成員。Kumar 博士積極參與前沿研究，專注於人工智慧和機器學習在機械工程中的應用、智能材料和製造技術、熱能儲存、建築效率、可再生能源收集、可持續交通和重型車輛動力學等領域。他擁有四項專利，並經常以受邀演講者、會議主席及顧問委員會、審稿委員會和程序委員會成員的身份參加國際會議。Kumar 博士的ORCID ID是0000-0003-4099-935X，Google Scholar鏈接是https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=KOILpEkAAAAJ。

Nitesh Dutt 在印度COER大學的機械工程系擔任助理教授，擁有超過7年的教學經驗。他在印度理工學院魯爾基獲得機械工程學士、碩士和博士學位。他在國際期刊和會議上發表了超過11篇研究文章。他的主要研究領域包括核工程、熱質傳遞、熱力學、流體力學、製冷和空調、計算流體力學（CFD）。

Sivasakthivel Thangavel 自2018年5月以來在阿曼馬斯喀特的全球工程與技術學院擔任機械工程系的副教授。他在印度理工學院魯爾基獲得機械工程博士學位。在他的職業生涯中，Siva 博士曾在中國、日本和法國擔任JSPS博士後研究員和研究人員，並在同行評審的期刊和會議論文中發表了超過30篇論文。他是一位認證的高等教育教師，並於2020年獲得英國西英格蘭大學的學術實踐研究生證書。此外，Siva 博士在印度、中國、日本和阿曼的多所高等教育機構擁有超過八年的本科和研究生教學經驗。他教授過機械工程領域的多個模塊。他的ORCID ID是0000-0001-6802-4015，Scopus ID是55962921000。