मालवीय राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान जयपुर (राष्ट्रीय महत्व का संस्थान)
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur (An Institute of National Importance)
Department of Mechanical Engineering
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11

Journal Publications

3

Conference Publications

2

Research Projects

2

Awards & Honours

Qualifications
  • Ph.D.(Thermal) from IIT Bombay(2021)
    M. Tech.(Energy) from IIT Jodhpur(2013)
    B.E.(Mechanical Engineering) from Jai Narain Vyas University (M.B.M. Engineering College)(2011)
Research Interests

Boiling, Microchannel Heat Sink, Two-phase flow instabilities, Solar thermal.

Professional Background
  • Postdoctoral Fellow at IIT Kanpur [10 February 2023 - 19 December 2023].
    Postdoctoral Fellow at IIT Bombay [05 July 2021 - 28 February 2022].

  • Comp - Aided Machine Drawing
  • Fluid and Turbo Machines
  • Heat Transfer

    2024
  • Deepank Arya, Kuldeep Awasthi, Gaurav Hedau, Laltu Chandra, "A novel solar tower simulator for hydrogen regeneration by thermo-catalytic cracking of Ammonia: Energy, Exergy, and CFD investigations" , Applied Thermal Engineering (Elsevier) Volume :256 / 124141 / 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.124141
    • 2023
  • Gaurav Hedau, Mohammed Qadeer, NP Gulhane, Rishi Raj, Sandip K Saha, "On the importance of fluidic manifold design and orientation on flow boiling instability in microchannel heat sinks" , International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (Elsevier) Volume :209 / 124120 / 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2023.124120
    • 2022
  • Gaurav Hedau, Rishi Raj, Sandip K Saha, "Complete suppression of flow boing instability in microchannel heat sinks using a combination of inlet restrictor and flexible dampener" , International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (Elsevier) Volume :182 / 121937 / 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2021.121937
    • 2021
  • Gaurav Hedau, Rishi Raj, Sandip K Saha, "Effect of Outlet Plenum Design on Flow Boiling Heat Transfer in Microchannel Heat Sinks" , Thermal Science and Engineering Progress (Elsevier) Volume :23 / 100868 / 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2021.100868
    • 2020
  • Gaurav Hedau, Prasenjit Dey, Rishi Raj, Sandip K Saha, "Combined effect of inlet restrictor and nanostructure on two-phase flow performance of parallel microchannel heat sinks" , International Journal of Thermal Sciences (Elsevier) Volume :153 / 106339 / 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2020.106339
  • Gaurav Hedau, Prasenjit Dey, Rishi Raj, Sandip K Saha, "Experimental and numerical investigation of the effect of number of parallel microchannels on flow boiling heat transfer" , International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (Elsevier) Volume :158 / 119973 / 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2020.119973
  • Gagan V Kewalramani, Gaurav Hedau, Sandip Kumar Saha, Amit Agrawal, "Effect of short pin fin with different shapes and arrangements on thermal resistance of micro heat sink" , Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer (Begel House) Volume :27 / 491-503 / 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1615/JEnhHeatTransf.2020034367
  • Sheetal Pandya, Shubhankar Gurav, Gaurav Hedau, Sandip K Saha, Amit Arora, "Effect of axial conduction in integral rough friction stir channels: experimental thermo-hydraulic characteristics analyses" , Heat and Mass Transfer (Springer Berlin Heidelberg) Volume :56 / 1725-1738 / 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00231-019-02788-7
    • 2019
  • Prasenjit Dey, Gaurav Hedau, Sandip K Saha, "Experimental and numerical investigations of fluid flow and heat transfer in a bioinspired surface enriched microchannel" , International Journal of Thermal Sciences (Elsevier) Volume :135 / 44-60 / 2019 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2018.08.042
  • Gagan V Kewalramani, Gaurav Hedau, Sandip K Saha, Amit Agrawal, "Study of laminar single phase frictional factor and Nusselt number in In-line micro pin-fin heat sink for electronic cooling applications" , International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (Elsevier) Volume :138 / 796-808 / 2019 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2019.04.118
  • Gagan V Kewalramani, Gaurav Hedau, Sandip K Saha, Amit Agrawal, "Empirical correlation of laminar forced convective flow in trapezoidal microchannel based on experimental and 3D numerical study" , International Journal of Thermal Sciences (Elsevier) Volume :142 / 422-433 / 2019 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2019.05.001

    2020
  • Gaurav Hedau, Rishi Raj, Sandip Kumar Saha, "Effect of Outlet Plenum Volume During Flow Boiling Inside Plain Parallel Microchannel" , 5th World Congress on Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer - MHMT-2020 by :AVESTIA Publishing at Lisbon, Portugal - Virtually Online / / 2020
    • 2019
  • Gagan Kewalramani, Gaurav Hedau, Sandip Kumar Saha, Amit Agrawal, "Experimental Comparison of Thermal Resistance for Micro Pin Fin Heat Sinks With Different Shapes and Arrangement" , 25th National and 3rd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference - IHMTC-2019 by :Begell House Inc. at IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, India / / 2019
    • 2017
  • Gaurav Hedau, Durga Prasad Ghosh, Deepak Sharma, Alwin Varghese, Rishi Raj, Sandip Kumar Saha, "Effect of Nanostructured Microchannel on Flow Boiling Instability" , 24th National and 2nd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, IHMTC-2017 by :- at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad, India / / 2017

  • Book Chapter, "Concentrated Solar Thermal-Based Hydrogen Generation: Some Recent Findings and a Proposal for Experiment Setup" ISBN:978-981-99-9009-2 published by - Springer Year: 2024 authors- Deepank Arya, Kuldeep Awasthi, Gaurav Hedau, and Laltu Chandra

    2024-2025
  • Apratim Goswami on Optimization study on tee connection in an oval shaped HVAC Duct Year - 2024-2025 (Completed)

Title Total Outlay
(In Lacs)		 Year Funding Agency Role
Heat transfer augmentation by suppressing flow boiling instability in mini and microchannels by the implementation of novel passive flexible elements for high heat flux applications59.702025-2028Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)-DST, Govt of IndiaPI
Heat transfer enhancement in mini and microchannels during flow boiling at high void fraction flow regime5.002025-2028Faculty Seed Grant, MNIT JaipurPI

  • Faculty In-charge (Heat Transfer Lab) in Department of Mechanical Engineering, MNIT from - 22-08-2025 to Till Date
  • PG coordinator (Thermal) in Department of Mechanical Engineering, MNIT from - 27-05-2025 to Till Date
  • Deptt-MIS, Brochure, Library, Website, Coordinator in Department of Mechanical Engineering, MNIT from - 28-10-2024 to Till Date
  • Departmental Coordinator in Industry-Institute, MNIT from - 05-09-2024 to Till Date

  • Early Career Research Grant (ECRG) for given by Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) - DST, Government of India Year - 2025
  • AWSAR for Augmenting Writing Skills for Articulating Research given by Department of Science and Technology (Government of India) Year - 2020