Research Paper

• Y.D. Khimsuriya, D.K. Patel, Z. Said, H. Panchal, M. Musa Jaber, L. Natrayan, V. Patel, A.S. El-Shafay, Artificially roughened solar air heating technology – A comprehensive review, Applied Thermal Engineering. 214 (2022) 118817.
• V. Patel, L.K. Kaushik, Y.D. Khimsuriya, P. Mehta, A.E. Kabeel, Performance investigation of a modified single-basin solar distiller by augmenting thermoelectric cooler as an external condenser, Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30 (2023) 61829–61841.
• Y.D. Khimsuriya, D.K. Patel, V. Patel, A.S. Paikra, L.K. Kaushik, Heat transfer enhancement in a solar air heater utilizing novel rotating spiral baffles, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy. 16 (2024).
• R. Meena, H.S. Mohaisen, L.K. Kaushik, V. Patel, V. Pandit, Y. Khimsuriya, P. Mehta, R. Sathyamurthy, A.E. Kabeel, Performance enhancement of pyramid solar still integrated with evacuated tube collector, phase change material, and fins: Thermal, exergy, economic, and environmental analysis, Journal of Energy Storage. 127 (2025) 117094.
• Y. Khimsuriya, D.K. Patel, V. Patel, V. Pandit, S. Mohaisen, L. Kumar, P. Mehta, H. Patel, Performance assessment of rotating spiral-shaped baffles built-in solar air heater : 4E and sustainability analysis, Case Studies in Thermal Engineering. 72 (2025).
• Y. Khimsuriya, D.K. Patel, V. Patel, V. Pandit, L.K. Kaushik, H.S. Mohaisen, P. Mehta, R. Sathyamurthy, Evaluating seasonal dynamics: a 4E analysis of optimized spiral baffles in a solar air heater, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. (2025).
• Y. Khimsuriya, V. Patel, P.B. Miyani, S. Deb, L.K. Kaushik, Thermohydraulic investigation of rotating baffled solar air heater, Engineering Research Express. 8 (2026) 085514.

Papers Presented

• Appreciation Award and Cash Prize – Gujarat Energy Innovation Awards 2024, conferred by GIAN in collaboration with Gujarat Power Corporation Limited (GPCL), presented on 30th January 2025 at IIM Ahmedabad