Associate Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering
sanjeev.jakhar@jaipur.manipal.edu
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PhD in Mechanical Engineering,Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani,2018
ME in Mechanical (Thermal) Engineering,JNVU Jodhpur,2013
BE in Mechanical Engineering,University of Rajasthan Jaipur
,2009
Post-doctorate,Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Israel,2020-2022
Thermal Engineering
Solar energy
Geothermal energy
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
Photovoltaic and Concentrating photovoltaic systems
Cold Storages
Awarded a Postdoctoral Fellowship from Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Israel- 2020.
Awarded the prestigious BHAVAN Internship Program (2017) by the DST, GOI and the IUSSTF for a three-month research visit at the UNLV, USA.
Awarded a DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) fellowship for a research visit at the IWF, Technical University Braunschweig, Germany.
Awarded Basic Scientific Research fellowship from the UGC New Delhi for research work
Associate Member of the Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI) (AM153137-1)
Alexander, L. D., Jakhar, S., & Dasgupta, M. S. (2026). Mitigating Summer Energy Loads in Cold Storages Using Earth Air Heat Exchangers: A Techno-Economic Analysis. International Journal of Refrigeration.
Paliwal, M. K., Jakhar, S., Dhurandher, B. K., & Sharma, V. (2025). Experimental investigation on preparation, characterization and stability of Al2O3 nanofluid in application of PV thermal management. Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, 44(4), e14648.
Alexander, L. D., Jakhar, S., & Dasgupta, M. S. (2025). Influence of pallet height on energy consumption and cooling effectiveness in an apple cold storage. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 11534.
Paliwal, M. K., Jakhar, S., & Sharma, V. (2024). A bibliometric and scientific mapping of the research landscape and trending topics in building integrated photovoltaic systems. Solar Energy, 267, 112202.
Alexander, L. D., Jakhar, S., & Dasgupta, M. S. (2024). Optimizing cold storage for uniform airflow and temperature distribution in apple preservation using CFD simulation. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 25402.