The center’s involvement in R&D of BGTU over the years has produced over 60 technical papers and reports. Many of them have received recognition inclusive of gold medals and other prizes at concerned forums. Several in-house technical reports, survey reports and review reports prepared by the group are widely referred documents today. Indicative list of M. Tech. and doctoral theses appended after the list of publication contain detail record of the research and contribution of this center.
This center has to its credit; publication of the three documents on Test Procedures Methodology and Protocols for Qualifying, Testing and Performance Evaluation of Biomass Gasifier Systems for Thermal, Dual-fuel Engines and SIPGE and the summary of the same entitled ‘Test Procedures for Gasifier systems ‘AT A GLANCE’, along with the document; ‘Guidelines for On-site Field Monitoring of Biomass Gasifier and Gasifier Engine Systems’. These documents were formulated and finalised under guidance of the special sub-committee constituted by MNES.
1. Designing
and Establishing Test Facilities for Biomass Gasifier Engine Systems
2. Design, Fabrication and Testing of a Continuous Feed Type Rice Husk
Throatless Gasifier
3. Design, Development and Testing of a 30 kWe Updraft Biomass Gasifier
4. Feasibility of Using an Updraft Gasifier for Air Gasification of Rice Husk
5. Effect of Utilisation of Producer-gas on Operation and Maintenance
Requirements of C.I. Engines (Wear Studies)
6. On Proximate Analysis Procedures for Biomass and Effect of Heating Rates on Biomass De-volatalisation
7. Utilisation of Rice Husk as a Source of Energy for Small Energy Needs
8. Development and Testing of Producer-gas S.I. Engine for Power Generation
9. Comparative Study of Performance of an Existing Gas Engine Under Operation on CNG and Producer-gas
10. Study of Spray Characteristics at Low Fuel Injection Rates
11. Combustion and Performance Characteristics of Diesel Engine with Karanj Oil
12. On Fuel Injection and Spray Characteristics as a Function of Fuel Rates
13. Experimental
Study of the Feasibility of Using Karanj Oil as a Substitute for diesel
14. Utilisation of non-edible vegetable oil fuel for dual fuel operation of existing diesel engines
15. Design, development and retrofitting of Producer-gas burners for steel re-rolling mill application
16. Utilisation of non-edible vegetable oils as fuel for diesel engines
17. Spray and Injection Characteristics of Non-edible Vegetable Oil Fuels
1. On Biomass Gasification Process and Technology Development - Some Analytical and Experimental Investigations
2.
Spark Ignition
Producer-gas Engine – Technology Development and Performance Optimisation
Studies
3. Influence of Pilot Injection Parameters on performance of Dual-fuel Engine
4. Problems of Injection Process and Spray Characteristics at Low Fuel Rates
1. Vyarawalla, F., Parikh, P.P., Dak, H.C.,
Jain, B.C., "Utilisation of Biomass
for Motive Power Generation - Gasifier Engine System", Biomass J.Vol.
5, N.3, 1984, Elsevier Applied Science Publishers Ltd., U.K., pp. 227-242
2. Parikh, P.P., Arikkat, P., "Scope and Limitations of Utilisation
of Biomass-based Producer-gas in Dual-fuel Operation of Existing Diesel Engines",
Proc. 2nd International Producer-gas Conference, Organised by Beijer Institute,
Bandung, Indonesia, March 19-23, p. 44,1985
3. Parikh, P.P., "Overview of Biomass Gasification Related Activities in India", Proc. 2nd International Producer-gas Conference, Organised by Beijer Institute, Bandung, Indonesia March 19-23, p. 36, 1985
4. Parikh, P.P., Bhave, A.G., Kapse, D.V., Ketkar, A., Bhagwat, A.P.,"Design and Development of a Wood Gasifier for I.C. Engine Applications-New Approach for Minimisation of Tar", Presented in Research in Thermochemical Biomass Conversion, held at Phoenix, May 2-6, 1988
5. Parikh, P.P., Bhave, A.G., Shashikantha, “Study of Thermal and Emission Performance
of Small Gasifier Dual-Fuel Engines Systems", Biomass, Special
Publications, Elsevier Applied Science, U. K., 1989
6. Channiwala, S.A., Shashikantha, Parikh, P.P., "Performance Evaluation of 20 kW Gasifier Engine System - A Discernment into Tuning Needs", 3rd International Conference on Small Engines Their Fuels For Use in Rural Areas, July 17-19, 1990, University of Reading, U.K.
7. Banerjee, P.K., Shashikantha, Parikh, P.P., "Design & Development of a Producer-gas Burner System for Canteen Applications", 3rd National meet on Recent Advances in Biomass Gasification Technology, Dec. 27-28, 1991, GEDA, Vadodara
8. Kamat, P.P., Shashikantha, Parikh, P.P., "On Wear and Maintenance of Producer-gas Dual-Fuel Engines - Effect of Tar & Particulates", 3rd National meet on Recent Advances in Biomass Gasification Technology, Dec. 27-28, 1991, GEDA, Vadodara
9. Parikh, P.P., Khairnar, G.S., Shankar Narayan, "On Measurement of Blowby Quantity - Design and Testing of a Simple Set-up", 3rd National meet on Recent Advances in Biomass Gasification Technology, Dec. 27-28, 1991, GEDA, Vadodara
10. Parikh, P.P., Shashikantha, Kamat, P.P., "Wear and Maintenance of Biomass Based Producer-gas Dual-fuel Engines-Effect of Tar and Particulates", Energy from Biomass and Waste XVI, March 2-6,1992, Orlando, Florida
11. Shashikantha, Banerjee, P.K., Parikh, P.P., "Producer-gas Operated S.I. Engine-Development and Analysis", XII National Conference on I.C. Engines, Sept. 15-18, 1992, IIP, Dehradun
12. Parikh, P.P., Bhat, G.S., Bhargava, S.,
Shashikantha, Banerjee, P.K., Kamat, P.P., "On
Some Fuel Injection Facets of Dual-Fuel Engines", 4th National meet on
Recent Advances in Biomass Gasification Technology, Jan 6-8, 1993, SJCE, Mysore
13. Shashikantha, Banerjee, P.K., Khairnar, G.S., Kamat, P.P., Parikh, P.P., "Development and Performance Analysis of 15 kW Producer-gas Operated S.I. Engine", 4th National meet on Recent Advances in Biomass Gasification Technology, Jan 6-8, 1993, SJCE, Mysore
14. Parikh, P.P., Reddy, K.B.S., Banerjee, P.K., “On Proximate Analysis Procedures for Biomass Characterisation”, Proc. of International Summer Meeting sponsored by ASAE, Kansas city, Missouri, USA, June 19-22, p. 12, 1994
15. Shashikantha, Klose, W., Parikh, P.P., “Development of a 15kWe Spark Ignition Producer-gas Engine and Some Investigations of its In-cylinder Processes”, Proc. of World Renewable Energy Congress”, University of Reading, U.K., Sept. 11-16, p.3, 1994
16. Shashikantha, Klose, W, Parikh, P.P., “Producer-Gas Engine and Dedicated Compressed Natural Gas Engine-Computer Simulation for Performance Optimisation”, Society of Automotive Engineers, USA, 99FL-406, 1998
17. Shashikantha, Parikh, P.P., “Spark Ignition Producer-Gas Engine and Dedicated Compressed Natural Gas Engine-Technology Development and Experimental Performance Optimisation”, Society of Automotive Engineers, USA, 1999-01-3515, 1999
1. Parikh, P.P., “The State-of-Art Report on Gasification of Biomass”, Vol. 1 & 2, A report prepared under the DNES project no. DNES/201/20/84-BM, pp.442, March 1985
2. Parikh, P.P., Ravikumar, B.V., Shashikantha, Tewari, P.G., "The State-of-Art Report on Rice Husk Gasification - The Indian Scene", The report prepared for BTG Group, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands, a Part of Global Report (job no. 558/DRD/ME-PPP-1/88-89), May 1989
3. Parikh, P.P., Banerjee, P.K., Verrkar S., “Biomass-Gasifiers & Producer-Gas Engine Systems - Overview of Indian R&D Activities”, Report prepared for IGT, Illionois, U.S.A., 1994