Publications

Archival Journal Publications

  1. Fang D., Deng Y., Xiang Y., Punetha M., Zhao L., and Ma W., Experimental and numerical studies on spray cooling of a downward-facing surface under partial coverage of multi-nozzle sprays, Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 428, pp. 1-16, November 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2024.113525

  2. Zhao L., Punetha M., Ma W., Bechta S., Isaksson P., Lomperski S. W., Farmer M. T., and Licht J. R., Application of moving particle semi-implicit method on simulating melt spreading within OECD/ROSAU project, Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 427, pp. 1-11, October 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2024.113447

  3. Zhao L., Punetha M., Ma W., Konovalenko A., and Bechta S., Simulation of Melt Spreading over Dry Substrates with the Moving Particle Semi-implicit Method, Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 405, pp. 1-12, April 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2023.112229

  4. Punetha M., Yadav M. K., Jain S., Khandekar S., and Sharma P. K., Thermal-Hydraulic Test Facility for Nuclear Reactor Containment: Engineering Design Methodology and Benchmarking, Progress in Nuclear Energy, Vol. 138, pp. 1-20, August 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2021.103837

  5. Yadav M. K., Punetha M., Bhanawat A., Khandekar S., and Sharma P. K., Steam Condensation Heat Transfer During Initial Blow-down Period of a Severe Nuclear Accident, ASME Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science, Vol. 6 (4), pp. 1-9, October 2020. DOI: 10.1115/1.4046910

  6. Bhanawat A., Yadav M. K., Punetha M., Khandekar S., and Sharma P. K., Effect of Surface Inclination on Filmwise Condensation Heat Transfer During Flow of Steam–Air Mixtures, ASME Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, Vol. 12 (4), pp. 1-12, August 2020. DOI: 10.1115/1.4046867

  7. Punetha M., Yadav M. K., Khandekar S., Sharma P. K., and Ganju S., Intrinsic Transport and Combustion Issues of Steam-Air-Hydrogen Mixtures in Nuclear Containments, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 45 (4), pp. 3340-3371, 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.11.179

  8. Punetha M., Choudhary A., and Khandekar S., Stratification and Mixing Dynamics of Helium in an Air-Filled Confined Enclosure, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 43 (42), pp. 19792-19809, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.08.168

  9. Punetha M., and Khandekar S., A CFD based Modeling Approach for Predicting Steam Condensation in the Presence of Non-condensable Gases, Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 324, pp. 280-296, 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2017.09.00

Book Chapters

  1. Yadav M.K., Punetha M., Bhanawat A., Khandekar S., and Muralidhar K., Measurement of Condensation Heat Transfer, in 'Drop Dynamics and Dropwise Condensation on Textured Surfaces', Mechanical Engineering Series, Springer, 2020. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-48461-3_13

  2. Punetha M., Thermal Pollution: Mathematical Modelling and Analysis, in 'Environmental Contaminants', Springer Energy, Environment and Sustainability series, Springer, Singapore, 2018. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-7332-8_18

Refereed Conference Papers and Other Articles

  1. Punetha M., Kulkarni S., Yadav M.K., and Khandekar S., A CFD Study on Coupled Issues of Hydrogen Distribution and Steam Condensation Inside Thermal Hydraulic Test facility for Containment (THYCON), Proceedings of 25th National and 3rd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India, 28-31st December 2019.

  2. Punetha M., Yadav M.K., Bhanawat A., and Khandekar, S., Steam Condensation Heat Transfer inside Reactor Containment during the Initial Transient of a Severe Accident, Proc. 27th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE27), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, May 18-24, 2019. DOI: 10.1299/jsmeicone.2019.27.2166

  3. Bhanawat A., Punetha M., Yadav M.K., and Khandekar, S., Effect of Surface Inclination on Film Condensation Heat Transfer in the Presence of Air, Proc. 27th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, (ICONE27), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, May 18-24, 2019. DOI: 10.1299/jsmeicone.2019.27.2133.

  4. Kulkarni S., Punetha M., Choudhary A., and Khandekar S., Effect of Stratification and Natural Circulation on Steam Condensation in Presence of Non-Condensable Gases, Proc. 5th International Conference on Computational Methods for Thermal Problems (ThermaComp - 2018), pp. 480-483, IISc Bangalore, Karnataka, India, July 9-11, 2018. ISSN: 23055995.

  5. Punetha M., Choudhary A., Khandekar S., and Sharma P. K., Helium Stratification and Mixing Studies in a Fully Enclosed Chamber, Proc. 24th National Heat and Mass Transfer Conference and 2nd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Paper #IHMTC2017-08-1459, BITS Hyderabad, Telangana, India, December 27-30, 2017.

  6. Punetha M., and Khandekar S., Study of Film-wise Condensation inside Closed Containment using Wall Condensation Model (WCM), Proc. 6th International and 43th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP2016), Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, December 10-12, 2016.

  7. Punetha M., Thaker, J. P., and Banerjee J., Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Dispersion of Heated Effluent from Power Plants, 5th International and 41th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP2014), Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, December 12-17, 2014.

  8. Punetha M., Roopchandani C., and Banerjee J., Analysis for dispersion of thermal effluent from Thermonuclear Power Plant, 40th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP2013), National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India, 12-14th Dec 2013.