PROFILE

PREVIOUS POSITIONS/ EXPERIENCE

Worked as Sr. Engineer , Shree Power Ras handled 4X18 MW , 2X50 MW coal based power plant as a project execution, operation and maintainence in power plant.

TEACHING (COURSES TAUGHT)

IC ENGINE

POWER PLANT

COMBUSTION GENERATED POLLUTION 

VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC AND SAFETY ENGINEERING

MEMBERSHIPS

Life time member of ISTE

PUBLICATIONS

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

  1. Bhan, Suraj, Prem Shanker Yadav, Girish Gautam, Ragvendra Gautam, Saket Kumar, and Manish Kumar. "Optimization of performance and emissions of a diesel engine using acetylene-enriched waste cooking biodiesel." Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy (2025): 1-22.(SCIE index, IF-4.2)
  2. Kumar, Saket, Prem Shanker Yadav, Manish Kumar, and Raghvendra Gautam. "Multi?aspect assessment and multi?objective optimization of preheated tallow biodiesel?diesel blend as alternate fuel in CI engine." Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy 44, no. 1 (2025): e14518. (SCIE index, IF-2.8)
  3. Siddharth, G. A. R. G., Rhythm AGGARWAL, Priyanshu SINHA, Vaibhav KUMAR, and Raghvendra GAUTAM. "Design and development of drivetrain for fully faired hybrid recumbent bicycle." Materials Research Proceedings 49 (2025). (Scopus index)
  4. Kumar, Manish, Naushad Ahmad Ansari, and Raghvendra Gautam. "Algae Biodiesel as a Green Fuel Alternative: A Futuristic Scope." Cleaner Chemical Engineering (2025): 100178.
  5. Saxena, Vipul, Naveen Kumar, and Raghvendra Gautam. "A Comprehensive Study on Hydrocarbon-Based Solutions for Enhanced Diesel Fuel Properties and Engine Emission Reduction." Emission Control Science and Technology 11, no. 1 (2025): 1-13. (Scopus index)
  6. Yadav, Prem, Naveen Kumar, and Raghvendra Gautam. "Improvement in performance of CI engine using various techniques with alternative fuel." Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects 47, no. 1 (2025): 4129-4154. (SCIE index, IF-2.4)
  7. Yadav, Prem Shanker, Saket Kumar, and Raghvendra Gautam. "A comprehensive analysis on cost, combustion, performance and emissions for diesel engine fueled with preheated esters of waste cooking oil." Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy (2024): 1-21. (SCIE index, IF-4.2)
  8. Bhan, Suraj, Raghvendra Gautam, and Pushpendra Singh. "Analysing the impact of adding aluminium oxide and cerium oxide nanoparticles to waste cooking biodiesel on engine performance, combustion and emissions characteristics." Petroleum Science and Technology 42, no. 6 (2024): 706-734. (SCIE index, IF-1.5)
  9. Yadav, Prem Shanker, Samer Fikry Abdelfatt Ahmed, Raghvendra Gautam, Hakan Caliskan, Nesrin Caliskan, and Hiki Hong. "Nozzle effects on spray combustion and emissions in compression ignition engines using waste cooking oil biodiesel: A computational fluid dynamics analysis at varying injection pressures." IET Renewable Power Generation (2024). (SCIE index,  IF-2.6)
  10. Kumar, Manish, Raghvendra Gautam, and Naushad Ahmad Ansari. "Optimisation of an experimental and feasibility research on a CRDI diesel engine based on a blend of waste cooking oil and waste plastic oil using RSM: A value addition for disposed waste oil." Journal of the Energy Institute (2024): 101564. (SCIE index, IF-5.7)
  11. Bhan, Suraj, Raghvendra Gautam, and Pushpendra Singh. "Application of response surface approach to optimize CI engine parameters fuelled by newly developed waste cooking biodiesel infused with Al2O3 nanoparticle." Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy 42, no. 5 (2023): e14151. (SCIE index, IF- 2.8)
  12. Kumar, Saket, and Raghvendra Gautam. "Energy and exergy assessment of diesel-tallow biodiesel blend in compression ignition engine for engine design variables." Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments 57 (2023): 103305. (SCIE index, IF-8.0)
  13. Yadav, Prem Shanker, Zafar Said, Raghvendra Gautam, Roshan Raman, and Hakan Caliskan. "Novel investigation on atomization, performance, and emission characteristics of preheated jatropha oil methyl ester and ethyl ester." Energy 270 (2023): 126870. (SCIE index, IF-9.0)
  14. Kumar, Manish, Raghvendra Gautam, and Naushad Ahmad Ansari. "Performance characteristics optimization of CRDI engine fuelled with a blend of sesame oil methyl ester and diesel fuel using response surface methodology approach." Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering 9 (2023): 1049571.  (ESCI index, IF-2.3)
  15. Yadav, Prem Shanker, Ayush Aryan Chaturwedi, Akash Sahu, Akash Yadav, Ayush Fraynjiya, and Raghvendra Gautam. "Effect of Nozzle Geometry and Fuel Modification on Atomization and Emission Characteristics in CI Engine: A Review." Emerging Trends in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering: Select Proceedings of ICETMIE 2022 (2023): 13-32. (Scopus index Proceeding  of ICETMIE 2022)
  16. Gautam, Raghvendra, Naushad Ahmad Ansari, Priyanshu Thakur, Abhishek Sharma, and Yashvir Singh. "Status of biofuel in India with production and performance characteristics: a review." International Journal of Ambient Energy 43, no. 1 (2022): 61-77. (Scopus index, IF-3.63)
  17. Saxena, Vipul, Naveen Kumar, and Raghvendra Gautam. "Comparative Assessment of Unmodified Diesel Engine Characteristics with Commercial Diesels." In Recent Trends in Thermal and Fluid Sciences: Select Proceedings of INCOME 2021, pp. 209-217. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2022. (Scopus index Proceedings of INCOME 2022)
  18. Yadav, Prem Shanker, and Raghvendra Gautam. "Experimental and theoretical assessment of surface tension using different biodiesels at elevated temperature." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering (2022): 09544089221133252. (SCIE index, IF-2.4)
  19. Gautam, Raghvendra, Bhupendra Singh Chauhan, and Hee Chang Lim. "Influence of variation of injection angle on the combustion, performance and emissions characteristics of jatropha ethyl ester." Energy 254 (2022): 124436. (SCIE index, IF-9.0
  20. Bhan, Suraj, Raghvendra Gautam, and Pushpendra Singh. "An experimental assessment of combustion, emission, and performance behavior of a diesel engine fueled with newly developed biofuel blend of two distinct waste cooking oils and metallic nano-particle (Al2O3)." Scientia Iranica 29, no. 4 (2022): 1853-1867. (SCIE index, IF-1.4)
  21. Saxena, V., Kumar, N., & Gautam, R. (2022). Experimental investigation on the effectiveness of biodiesel based sulfur as an additive in ultra low sulfur diesel on the unmodified engine. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 44(2), 2697-2714. (SCIE index, IF-2.9).
  22. Yadav, Prem Shanker, and Raghvendra Gautam. "Numerical and experimental analysis on spray characteristics of biodiesel (waste cooking oil) using pressure swirl atomizer." Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy 41, no. 3 (2022): e13761. (SCIE index, IF-2.8).
  23. Kumar, Saket, and Raghvendra Gautam. "Prospects of Factor Affecting Biodiesel Selection Strategies Based on Various Aspects: An Indian Perspective." Journal of Engineering Research (2307-1877) (2022). (Scopus index)
  24. Kumar, Manish, Varun Kumar Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Naushad Ahmad Ansari, Raghvendra Gautam, and Yashvir Singh. "Effect of fuel injection pressure and EGR techniques on various engine performance and emission characteristics on a CRDI diesel engine when run with linseed oil methyl ester." Energy & Environment 33, no. 1 (2022): 41-63.  (SCIE index, IF-4.2).
  25. Bhan, Suraj, Raghvendra Gautam, Pusphendra Singh, and Abhishek Sharma. "A comprehensive review of performance, combustion, and emission characteristics of biodiesel blend with nanoparticles in diesel engines." Recent Trends in Thermal Engineering: Select Proceedings of ICCEMME 2021 (2022): 73-88. (Scopus index Proceedings of ICCEMME 2022)
  26. Kumar, Manish, Naushad Ahmad Ansari, Abhishek Sharma, V. K. Singh, Raghvendra Gautam, and Yashvir Singh. "Prediction of an optimum engine response based on different input parameters on common rail direct injection diesel engine: A response surface methodology approach." Scientia Iranica 28, no. 6 (2021): 3181-3200. (SCIE index, IF-1.4)
  27. Singh, Chandra Shekhar, Naveen Kumar, and Raghvenrda Gautam. "Supercritical transesterification route for biodiesel production: Effect of parameters on yield and future perspectives." Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy 40, no. 6 (2021): e13685. (SCIE index, IF-2.8).
  28. Sikha, Deep, Raghvendra Gautam, and Saket Kumar. "Performance And Combustion Analysis Of Diesel And Sesame Biodiesel In Small Capacity Diesel Engine." Design Engineering (2021): 4923-4938. (SCOPUS index)
  29. Yadav, Prem, Naveen Kumar, and Raghvendra Gautam. "Improvement in performance of CI engine using various techniques with alternative fuel." Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects (2021): 1-27. (SCIE index, IF-2.9).
  30. Gautam, Raghvendra, and Saket Kumar. "Performance and combustion analysis of diesel and tallow biodiesel in CI engine." Energy reports 6 (2020): 2785-2793. (SCIE index, IF-5.2).
  31. Singh, Chandra Shekhar, Naveen Kumar, and Raghvendra Gautam. "Thermal Cracking of Karanja de-oiled seed cake on Pyrolysis Reactor for producing Bio-oil with focus on its application in diesel Engine." In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 804, no. 1, p. 012014. IOP Publishing, 2020. (Scopus Index Proceedings of  IOP Conference Series)
  32. Agrawal, Tanmaya, Raghvendra Gautam, Sudeekcha Agrawal, Vishal Singh, Manish Kumar, and Saket Kumar. "Optimization of engine performance parameters and exhaust emissions in compression ignition engine fueled with biodiesel-alcohol blends using taguchi method, multiple regression and artificial neural network." Sustainable Futures 2 (2020): 100039. (ESCI index, IF-5.5).
  33. Gautam, R., N. Ansari, A. Sharma, and Y. Singh. "Development of the ethyl ester from jatropa oil through response surface methodology approach." Pollution 6, no. 1 (2020): 135-147. (Scopus Index, IF-1.5)
  34. Singh, Vishal, Tanmay Agarwal, Nivedika Saroha, and Raghvendra Gautam. Performance emissions and combustion analysis of CI engine using ethyl ester kusum oil and butanol blends. No. 2019-01-0568. SAE Technical Paper, 2019. (SCOPUS Index)
  35. Agrawal, Sudeeksha, and Raghvendra Gautam. Optimization of Engine Performance Parameters and Exhaust Emissions in CI Engine Fuelled with Soapnut Bio-Diesel Blend Using Artificial Neural Networks. No. 2019-01-1167. SAE Technical Paper, 2019. (SCOPUS Index)
  36. Sharma, Yatharth, Rishabh Yadav, Sachin Verma, Mayank Sehgal, and Raghvendra Gautam. Study About the Future of Electric Vehicles in the Current Indian Scenario. No. 2019-01-0922. SAE Technical Paper, 2019. (SCOPUS Index)
  37. Gautam, Raghvendra, and Naveen Kumar. "Performance emission and combustion studies of diesel engine on Jatropha ethyl ester and its higher alcohol blends." International Journal of Global Warming 14, no. 2 (2018): 159-169. (SCIE index, IF-0.9).
  38. Gautam, Raghvendra, and Naveen Kumar. "Effect of ethanol addition on the properties of Jatropha ethyl ester." Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects 38, no. 23 (2016): 3464-3469.(SCIE index, IF-2.9).
  39. Gautam, Raghvendra, Naveen Kumar, Harveer Singh Pali, and Parvesh Kumar. "Experimental studies on the use of methyl and ethyl esters as an extender in a small capacity diesel engine." Biofuels 7, no. 6 (2016): 637-646. (SCIE index, IF-2.1).
  40. Gautam, Raghvendra, and Naveen Kumar. "Comparative study of performance and emission characteristics of Jatropha alkyl ester/butanol/diesel blends in a small capacity CI engine." Biofuels 6, no. 3-4 (2015): 179-190. (SCIE index, IF-2.1).
  41. Gautam, Raghvendra, Naveen Kumar, and Pritam Sharma. Comparative assessment of performance, emission and combustion characteristics of blends of methyl and ethyl ester of jatropha oil and diesel in compression ignition engine. No. 2013-01-2664. SAE Technical Paper, 2013. (SCOPUS Index)
  42. Singh, R. C., R. Chaudhary, R. K. Pandey, S. Maji, A. Babbar, B. S. Chauhan, Raghvendra Gautam, and C. Mishra. "Performance evaluation of an air cooled diesel engine fuelled with neat neem oil and diesel blends." (2012): 58-64.  (SCOPUS Index)

BOOKS/BOOK CHAPTERS (IF ANY)

PATENTS (IF ANY)

3 patents approved

  • Patent awarded on PORTBLE SOLAR POWER CHARGING DEVICE; Dr. Prem Shanker Yadav, Suraj Bhan , Neelam Khandelwal , Saket Kumar, Mr. Satya Prakash Gupta & Raghvendra Gautam.  dated 27-02-2025, Design No: 449638-001.

 

  • Patent awarded on WAVE ENERGY GENERATOR FOR COASTAL

POWER GENERATION;Dr. Prem Shanker Yadav, Raghvendra Gautam, Saket Kumar, Neelam khandelwal &Manish Kumar dated 14-04-2025, Design No: 455247-001.

Patent awarded on application of such design to BIOGAS GENERATING DEVICE in the name of Prem Shanker Yadav, Dr. Raghvendra Gautam, Suraj bhan & Sunita Yadav. dated 19-04-2025, Design No: 456041-001.

HONOURS AND AWARDS (IF ANY)

SPONSORED/CONSULTANCY PROJECTS

one project 

  • “Council of Science & Technology U.P. (CSTUP) for financial assistance. project with financial support of Rs. 16.08 lakh for the period of 03 years: -Waste Heat-Driven Hydrogen Generation Employed in Dual Fuel Power Generation" (Project ID-4075) AS A CO – Principle Investigator on 2nd August 2024

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MOOC COURSES DEVELOPED (IF ANY)

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