Plate Heat Exchanger Enhancement Techniques

Dr. Sasan Zahmatkesh currently holds a researcher position in the Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering and Science, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Puebla Campus, Mexico. His research interests include wastewater, microplastics, membranes, biomass conversion to biofuels, biodiesel synthesis and cleaner biofuel processes. He is the author of more than 50 peer-reviewed journal publications, 15 international conference proceedings, and one Iranian patent. He currently serves as a reviewer for 5 international journals in the field of engineering and sciences. Dai-Viet N. Vo is deputy director of the Institute of Applied Technology and Sustainable Development, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, in Vietnam. He worked as the principal investigator and co-investigator for 23 different funded research projects related to sustainable and alternative energy, and published two books, 15 book chapters, more than 300 peer-reviewed journals including 101 prestigious review articles, and more than 80 conference proceedings. Dr. Vo is an assistant subject editor for the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (Elsevier) and guest editor for several special issues in high-impact factor journals such as the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (Elsevier), Comptes Rendus Chimie (Elsevier), Chemical Engineering Science (Elsevier), and Topics in Catalysis (Springer), amongst others. Prof. Suresh Sundaramurthy is Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India. He completed his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from IIT Roorkee and has held postdoctoral and visiting faculty, research positions at international and national institutions (CUNY, USA, AIT Thailand, JNCASR, Bengaluru, IIT Kanpur, Pondicherry University). His research interests include catalysts, reactor design, environmental biotechnology, waste-to-energy, nanoengineered materials, biofuels, decarbonation and green hydrogen. He has supervised numerous Ph.D. and master's students and has substantial experience in R&D projects. He has undertaken several Energy & Environment consultancy projects and technical services including Gas Authority of India Limited, NCAP-MoEFF&CC, Central Effluent Treatment Plant (Indore), CITIIS 2.0 (Ujjain), M.P. Pollution Control Board, Directorate of Urban Administration & Development, State Co-operative Dairy Federation, Animal & Poultry Development Corporation, C-STEP Pvt Ltd. He has published over 130 research papers in SCI-indexed journals, authored/edited 14 books and 41 book chapters/encyclopedia and holds four patents. He has been technical expert member of A.I.C.T.E and Bureau of Indian Standards. He has hosted and lead different technical industry-academia conference/webinars including ‘CO2 Reduction Processes for Future Energy Development’ involving participation from different industry experts with emphasis on conversion of CO2 into value added products, coal gasification and H2 as the source for future energy. He has received awards from SERB-IUSSTF, Ministry of Education, DST-Uttarakhand Council of Science and Technology, Institute of Engineers. He honoured as Fellow member of Society of Energy Engineers and Managers & Institution of Engineers (India).Affiliations and expertiseHead of Department of Chemical Engineering, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, IndiaMohammad Reza Sarmasti Emami is a PhD student at Sistan and Baluchestan University of Zahedan, Iran, where received his master’s degree and licentiate degree. He is currently working on two-phase close thermosyphons and their optimization. He has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed journal publications, 20 international conference proceedings, three Malaysian patents, and four book. He currently serves as a reviewer for five international high impact journals in the field of engineering and sciences.

• 1. Basic and Fundamental Principles of Plate Heat Exchangers (PHEs): Thermal Storage and Sustainable Development2. Recent Progress in PHEs3. Basic Equations for Design and Predicting Performance of PHEs4. Heat Transfer Enhancement Techniques in PHEs (Types of Inserts and tubes)5. Numerical Study of Heat Transfer Enhancement in PHEs6. Finite Time Thermodynamics Analysis and Research in PHEs7. Methods of Process Parameters Optimization in Performance of PHEs8. Fouling and Corrosion Problems and Prevention of PHEs9. Industrial PHEs: Operation and Maintenance Towards Energy Perspectives10. Scale Up and Commercialization of PHEs—State of the Art Initiatives and Issues11. Consecutive Charging and Discharging of PCM-based PHE12. Time-dependent Simulation Model for the PCM Phase Transition in PHEs13. Nanofluids with Nano-and Microstructure Surface in PHEs14. Process Intensification of PHEs in the Industry Sector15. Thermal Performance of Prototype PHE with Minichannels16. Heat transfer augmentation techniques in PHEs17. Micro-and Nanoscale Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow in PHEs18. PHEs in Power Generation and Energy Storage19. Usage of Radiation Shielding Materials and Heat Transfers in PHEs20. Recent Advances in Different Machine Learning Techniques in PHEs21. Applications of Neural Networks and Fuzzy-based Algorithms for Nanofluid-based Heat Transfer Studies in PHEs22. Bottlenecks Approach for Achieving Circular Economy and the Energy Transition23. Exergoeconomic Analysis of PHEs based on Joule/Brayton Cycle and Rankine Cycle24. Integration of Industrial Waste Heat Recover Through PHE Based Systems, Circular Economy and Efficiency Measures