List of Publications
Papers in Internationally Recognized Refereed Journals
1. Gandhidasan, P., Sriramulu, V. and Gupta, M.C., "The Rate of Mass Transfer in a Solar Regenerator," Letters in Heat and Mass Transfer. Vol. 4 (1977), pp.185-192.
2. Gandhidasan, P., Sriramulu, V. and Gupta, M.C., "Transient Response of a Solar Regenerator," Applied Scientific Research. Vol. 34 (1978), pp.259-271.
3. Gandhidasan, P., Sriramulu, V. and Gupta, M.C., "Buoyancy Effects in a Solar Regenerator," Solar Energy. Vol. 22 (1979), pp. 9-14.
4. Gandhidasan, P., Sriramulu, V. and Gupta, M.C., " A Solar Regenerator for Absorbent Solutions," Indian Journal of Technology. Vol. 17 (1979), pp. 345-347.
5. Gandhidasan, P., Sriramulu, V. and Gupta, "Heat and Mass Transfer in a Solar Regenerator," The Chemical Engineering Journal. Vol. 21 (1981), pp.59-64.
6. Gandhidasan, P., "Thermal Performance Predictions and Sensitivity Analysis for a Parallel Flow Solar Regenerator," Trans. of the ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. Vol. 105 (1983), pp. 224-228.
7. Gandhidasan, P., "Theoretical Study of Tilted Solar Still as a Regenerator for Liquid Desiccants," Energy Conversion and Management. Vol. 23 (1983), pp. 97-101.
8. Gandhidasan, P., "Comparative Study of Two Types of Solar Regenerators for Liquid Absorption Dehumidification System," ASHRAE Transactions. Vol. 90 (1984), pp.78-84.
9. Gandhidasan, P. and Ramamurthy, K.N., "Thermal Behaviour of Hollow Cored Concrete Slabs," Applied Energy. Vol. 19 (1985), pp. 41-48.
10. Gandhidasan, P., Kettleborough, C.F. and Ullah, M.R., "Calculation of Heat and Mass Transfer Coefficients in a Packed Tower Operating with Desiccant-Air Contact System," Trans. of ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. Vol. 108 (1986), pp.123-128.
11. Gandhidasan, P., Ullah, M.R. and Kettleborough, C.F., "Analysis of Heat and Mass Transfer Between a Desiccant-Air System in a Packed Tower," Trans. of ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. Vol. 109 (1987), pp. 89-93.
12. Ertas, A., Gandhidasan, P. and Luthan, J.J., "Feasibility study of Ammonia-Water Vapor Absorption Heat Transformer," Trans. of ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology. Vol. 109 (1987), pp. 96-100.
13. Ullah, M.R., Kettleborough, C.F. and Gandhidasan, P., "Effectiveness of Moisture Removal for an Adiabatic Counterflow Packed Tower Absorber," Trans. of ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. Vol. 110 (1988), pp. 98-101.
14. Gandhidasan P. and Ramamurthy, K.N., "Thermal Performance Analysis of Pneumatic Structures," Energy - The International Journal. Vol. 13 (1988), pp. 413-419.
15. Gandhidasan, P., "Simplified Model for the Behaviour of a Roof-Spray Cooling System," Applied Energy. Vol. 34 (1989), pp. 69-77.
16. Gandhidasan, P., "Analysis of a Solar Space Cooling System Using Liquid Desiccants," Trans. of ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology. Vol.112 (1990), pp. 246-250.
17. Gandhidasan, P., "Reconcentration of Aqueous Solutions in a Packed Bed: A simple Approach," Trans. of ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. Vol. 112 (1990), pp. 268-272.
18. Gandhidasan, P., Ertas, A. and Anderson, E.E., "Review of Methanol and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as Alternative for Transportation Fuels," Trans. of ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology. Vol. 113 (1991), pp. 101-107.
19. Gandhidasan, P. and Mohammed, R.C., "Concentration of Liquid Foods using Desiccants - An Experimental Study," International Journal of Energy Research. Vol.17 (1993), pp. 203-215.
20. Gandhidasan, P., "Thermodynamic Analysis of a Closed-Cycle, Solar Gas-Turbine Plant," Energy Conversion and Management. Vol. 34 (1993), pp. 657-661.
21. Gandhidasan, P., "Performance Analysis of an Open-Cycle Liquid Desiccant Cooling System Using Solar Energy for Regeneration," International Journal of Refrigeration. Vol. 17 (1994), pp. 475-480.
22. Gandhidasan P. and Al-Farayedhi, A.A., "Solar Regeneration of Liquid Desiccants Suitable for Humid Climates," Energy - The International Journal. Vol. 19 (1994), pp. 831-836.
23. Ertas, A., Gandhidasan, P., Kiris I. and Anderson, E.E., "Experimental Study on the Performance of a Regeneration Tower for Various Climatic Conditions," Solar Energy. Vol. 53 (1994), pp. 125-130.
24. Gandhidasan P. and Abualhamayel, H.I. "A Simple Analysis of Solar Desalination of Seawater," Desalination. Vol. 99 (1994), pp. 137-147.
25. Gandhidasan, P., "Closed-Type Solar Regenerator: Analysis and Simulation," Trans. of the ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology. Vol. 117 (1995), pp.58-61.
26. Gandhidasan, P. and Abualhamayel, H.I., "Water Recovery from the Atmosphere," Renewable Energy. Vol. 9 (1996), pp. 745-748.
27. Khalid Ahmed, C.S., Gandhidasan, P. and Al-Farayedhi, A.A., "Simulation of a Hybrid Liquid Desiccant Based Air-Conditioning System," Applied Thermal Engineering. Vol. 17 (1997), pp. 125-134.
28. Ertas, A., Azizul, H.A.K.M., Kiris, I. and Gandhidasan, P., "Low Temperature Peanut Drying Using Liquid Desiccant System Climatic Conditions," Drying Technology. Vol. 15 (1997), pp. 1045-1060.
29. Ertas, A., Gandhidasan, P., Kiris, I., Anderson, E.E. and Dolan, M., "Experimental Investigations on the Performance of a Packed Bed Dehumidifier for Various Climatic Conditions," Drying Technology. Vol. 15 (1997), pp. 1061-1075.
30. Abualhamayel, H.I. and Gandhidasan, P., "A Method of Obtaining Fresh Water from the Humid Atmosphere," Desalination. Vol. 113 (1997), pp. 51-63.
31. Khalid Ahmed, C.S., Gandhidasan, P., Zubair, S.M. and Al-Farayedhi, A.A., "Exergy Analysis of a Liquid Desiccant Based, Hybrid Air-Conditioning System," Energy - The International Journal. Vol. 23 (1998), pp. 51-59.
32. Younus Ahmed, S., Gandhidasan, P. and Al-Farayedhi, A.A., "Thermodynamic Analysis of Liquid Desiccants," Solar Energy. Vol. 62 (1998), pp. 11-18.
33. Syed Younus Ahmed, Gandhidasan, P. and Al-Farayedhi, A.A., "Pipeline Drying Using Dehumidified Air with Low Dew Point Temperature," Applied Thermal Engineering. Vol. 18 (1998), pp. 231-244.
34. Al-Farayedhi, A.A., Gandhidasan, P. and Younus Ahmed, S., "Regeneration of Liquid Desiccants Using Membrane Technology," Energy Conversion & Management. Vol. 40 (1999), pp. 1405-1411.
35. Gandhidasan, P. and Abualhamayel, H.I., "Analytical Prediction Model for the Performance of a Tilted Solar Still," Journal of King Abdulaziz University - Engineering Sciences, Special Issue: The Fourth Saudi Engineering Conference, Jeddah (1999), pp. 229-234.
36. Al-Farayedhi, Abdulghani A., Al-Dawood, A. M. and Gandhidasan, P. “Effects of Blending MTBE with Unleaded Gasoline on Exhaust Emissions of SI Engine,” Trans. of ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology. Vol. 122 (2000), pp. 239-247.
37. Gandhidasan, P., Al-Farayedhi, Abdulghani A. and Al-Mubarak, Ali A., “Dehydration of Natural Gas Using Solid Desiccants,” Energy – The International Journal. Vol. 26 (2001), pp. 855-868.
38. Al-Farayedhi, Abdulghani A., Gandhidasan, P. and Al-Mutairi, M. A., “Evaluation of Heat and Mass Transfer Coefficients in a Gauze-Type Structured Packing Air Dehumidifier Operating with Liquid Desiccant,” International Journal of Refrigeration. Vol. 25 (2002), pp. 330-339.
39. Gandhidasan, P., “Prediction of Pressure Drop in a Packed Bed Dehumidifier Operating with Liquid Desiccant,” Applied Thermal Engineering. Vol. 22 (2002), pp. 1117-1127.
40. Gandhidasan, P., Al-Farayedhi, A. A. and Antar, M. A., “Investigation of Heat and Mass Transfer in a Gauze-Type Structured Packing Liquid Desiccant Dehumidifier,” International Journal of Energy Research. Vol. 26 (2002), pp. 1035-1044.
41. Gandhidasan, P., “Parametric Analysis of Natural Gas Dehydration by a Triethylene Glycol Solution,” Energy Sources. Vol. 25 (2003), pp. 189-201.
42. Gandhidasan, P., “Estimation of the Effective Interfacial Area in Packed-Bed Liquid Desiccant Contactors,” Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. Vol. 42 (2003), pp. 3420-3425.
43. Al-Farayedhi, A. A., Al-Dawood, A. M. and Gandhidasan, P., “Experimental Investigation of SI Engine Performance Using Oxygenated Fuel,” Trans. of ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power. Vol. 126 (2004), pp. 178-191.
44. Gandhidasan, P., “A Simplified Model for Air Dehumidification with Liquid Desiccant,” Solar Energy. Vol. 76 (2004), pp. 409-416.
45. Gandhidasan, P., “Quick Performance Prediction of Liquid Desiccant Regeneration in a Packed Bed,” Solar Energy. Vol. 79 (2005), pp. 47-55.
46. Gandhidasan, P. and Abualhamayel, H.I., "Modeling and Testing of a Dew Collection System,” Desalination. Vol. 180 (2005), pp. 47-51.
47. Al-Farayedhi, A. A., Gandhidasan, P., Antar, M. A. and Abdul Gaffar, M. S., “Experimental Study of an Aqueous Desiccant Mixture System: Air Dehumidification and Desiccant Regeneration,” Proc. IMechE Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, Vol. 219 (2005), pp. 669-680.
48. Gandhidasan, P. and Abualhamayel, H.I., “Fog Collection as a Source of Fresh Water Supply in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” Water and Environment Journal, Vol. 21 (2007), pp. 19-25.
49. Al-Sulaiman, F. A., Gandhidasan, P. and Zubair, S.M., "Liquid desiccant based two- stage evaporative cooling system using reverse osmosis (RO) process for regeneration,”
Applied Thermal Engineering. Vol. 27 (2007), pp. 2449-2454.
50. Gandhidasan, P. and Abualhamayel, H.I., “Application of Desiccant Technology for Concentrating Liquid Foods – Experimental Investigation,” International Journal of Food Engineering. Vol. 3 (2007), Issue 5, Article 3, pp. 1-14.
51. Gandhidasan, P. and Mohandes, M. A., "Predictions of Vapor Pressures of Aqueous Desiccants for Cooling Applications by Using Artificial Neural Networks, Applied Thermal Engineering Journal. Vol. 28 (2008), pp. 126-135.
Technical Notes
1. Satcunanathan, S. and Gandhidasan, P., "The Role of Rear Insulation in the Performance of Flat Plate Solar Collectors," Trans. of the ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. Vol. 13 (1981), pp. 282-284.
2. Gandhidasan, P., "Simple Analysis of a Forced Flow Solar Regeneration System," Journal of Energy. Vol. 6 (1982), pp. 436-437.
3. Gandhidasan, P., "A Simple Analysis of an Open Regeneration System," Solar Energy. Vol. 31 (1983), pp. 343-345.
4. Gandhidasan, P., "Heat Flux Reduction by a Flowing Liquid Desiccant Film over the Roof," Trans. of ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. Vol. 105 (1983), pp.336-338.
5. Gandhidasan, P., "Nomogram Determines Fan Power," Power Engineering. Vol. 88 (1984), p. 48.
6. Gandhidasan, P., "Quick Estimation of Solar Flat Plate Collector Performance'', Sun World. Vol. 8 (1984), pp. 47-48.
7. Gandhidasan, P., "Nomograph for Moist-Air Properties," Chemical Engineering. Vol.91 (1984), p. 118.
8. Gandhidasan, P., "Study of Roof Pond Liquid Desiccant System," International Journal of Energy Research. Vol. 8 (1984), pp. 387-392.
9. Gandhidasan, P., "Simple Nomogram for Sunshine Hours," Solar Energy. Vol. 33 (1984), p. 627.
10. Gandhidasan, P., "Nomograms Speed Flue Gas Duct Size Calculations," Power Engineering. Vol. 91 (1987), pp. 42-43.
11. Gandhidasan, P., "Effectiveness for Solar Water-heating System," Applied Energy. Vol. 28 (1987), pp. 153-160.
12. Gandhidasan, P. and Al-Farayedhi, A.A., "Thermal Performance Analysis of a Partly Closed/Open Solar Regenerator," Trans. of ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. Vol.117 (1995), pp.151-153.
Papers in refereed Proceedings in International Conferences
1. Gandhidasan, P. and Gupta, M.C., "A .New Method of Sun-powered Air-Conditioning," presented at International Institute of Refrigeration Conference, Melbourne, September 6-10, 1976. Also appeared in Annex 1976-1, Bull. I.I.R., pp. 665-672.
2. Gandhidasan, P., Sriramulu, V. and Gupta, M.C., "The Optimized Performance of a Solar Regenerator in Laminar Forced Convection," Proceedings of the Symposium on International Solar Building Technology, London, Vol. 2 (1977), pp.641-646.
3. Gupta, M.C. and Gandhidasan, P., "Open Cycle 3-Ton Solar Air-Conditioner: Concept, Design and Cycle Analysis," Proceedings of the International Solar Energy Society Congress, New Delhi, Vol. 1 (1978), pp. 1991-1996.
4. Gandhidasan, P., Sriramulu, V. and Gupta, M.C., "Analysis of a Solar Regenerator," Proceedings of the International Solar Energy Society Congress, New Delhi, Vol. 3 (1978), pp.1567-1571.
5. Gandhidasan, P., Sriramulu, V. and Gupta, M.C., "Regeneration of Absorbent Solutions Using Solar Energy," Proceedings of IEEE Conference Energy' 78, Oklahoma, (1978), pp. 164-166.
6. Gandhidasan, P., Sriramulu, V. and Gupta, M.C., "Theoretical and Experimental Investigations of a Counter Current Solar Regenerator," Proceedings of the International Solar Energy Society Silver Jubilee Congress, Atlanta, Vol. 1 (1979), pp. 686-690.
7. Satcunanathan, S. and Gandhidasan, P., "Thermal Performance of Flat Plate Solar Collectors Using an Air Gap and/or Radiation Shields as Rear Insulation," Proceedings of Third Miami International Conference on Alternative Energy Sources, Bal Harbour, Florida, Vol. 1 (1980), pp. 61-69.
8. Gandhidasan, P. and Satcunanathan, S., "Energy Collection Augmentation in Tracking Flat Plate Collectors," Proceedings of the International Solar Energy Society Solar World Forum, Brighton, England, Vol. 1 (1981), pp. 186-191.
9. Gandhidasan, P. and Robison, H.I., "Analysis of Simulation of Forced Flow Solar Collector/Regenerator," Proceedings of the International Passive and Hybrid Cooling Conference, Miami Beach, (1981), pp. 301-305.
10. Gandhidasan, P. and Satcunanathan, S., "Thermal Energy Storage Using Liquid Desiccants," Proceedings of ISES Solar World Congress, Perth, Australia, Vol.3 (1983), pp. 1726-1731.
11. Gandhidasan, P., "Testing of an Open Solar Regenerator," Proceedings of 18th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Orlando, Florida, Vol. 4 (1983), pp. 1946-1951.
12. Gandhidasan, P., "Heat and Mass Transfer Analysis of a Desiccant Layer Flowing over a Roof," Proceedings of International Congress of Refrigeration, Paris, Commission B1, (1983), pp.141-146.
13. Ramamurthy, K.N. and Gandhidasan, P., "Energy Conservation in Housing for Tropical Climates," Proceedings of World Conference on Housing, Miami, Florida, Vol. 2 (1983), pp. 454-459.
14. Gandhidasan, P., "Solar Dehumidified Air for Low Temperature Drying Systems," Proceedings of the Fourth International Drying Symposium, Kyoto, Japan, (1984), pp.748-752.
15. Gandhidasan, P., "Temperature Regimes of an Open Solar Regenerator," Proceedings of the International Solar Energy Society Congress, Intersol 85, Montreal, Canada, Vol. 1 (1985), pp. 664-668.
16. Satcunanathan, S. and Gandhidasan, P., "Review of the R&D Work on Alternate Energy at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine," Proceedings of the Alternative Energy Conference, Council of Caribbean Engineering Organizations, Barbados, October 19-23, 1987.
17. Gandhidasan, P., Goring, O. and Myers, K., "Design and Testing of a Rotary-type Liquid Desiccant Dehumidifier," Proceedings of Sixth International Drying Symposium, Versailles, France, Vol. 2 (1988), pp. PE1-5.
18. Gandhidasan, P., Kettleborough, C.F. and Ullah, M.R., "A Low Temperature Drying System Using Liquid Desiccants," Proceedings of Sixth International Drying Symposium, Versailles, France, Vol. 2 (1988), pp. PE85-91.
19. Gandhidasan, P., "Potential Use of Liquid Desiccants in Solar Applications," Proceedings of the ISES Solar World Congress 1989, Kobe, Japan, September 4-8, 1989.
20. Satcunanathan, S., Jolly, P. and Gandhidasan, P., "Economic Optimization of Indirect Solar Drying Systems," Proceedings of Ninth Miami International Congress on Energy and Environment, Miami Beach, December 11-13, 1989.