Assistant Professor

Dr Veerakumar Chinnasamy

Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CIDR)

Interests

  1. Thermal Energy Storage
  2. Advanced Materials for Thermal Storage and Transportation
  3. Thermal Management
  4. Clean and Sustainable Energy Technologies

Education

2012

Anna University, India
B.E.

2014

Pondicherry University, India
M.Tech.

2019

Pondicherry University, India
Ph.D.

Experience

  • January 2023 – July 2025 – Research Professor – Chosun University, Gwangju, South Korea
  • March 2021 – December 2022 – Postdoctoral Researcher – Chosun University, Gwangju, South Korea
  • December 2019 – February 2021 – Research Associate – Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India

Research Interests

  • Development of phase change material (PCM)-based latent heat thermal energy storage systems for diverse applications
  • Fabrication and characterization of advanced thermal energy storage materials, including eutectic PCMs, nano-enhanced PCMs, encapsulated PCMs, and shape-stabilized PCMs
  • Exploration of advanced heat transfer fluids such as PCM emulsions, PCM slurries, and nanofluids for enhanced thermal performance
  • Carbon dioxide capture and utilization, as well as hydrogen storage for sustainable energy systems

Awards & Fellowships

  • 2019 – 2021 – Research Associateship – Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
  • 2017 – 2019 – Senior Research Fellowship – Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
  • 2015 – 2017 – Junior Research Fellowship – Science and Engineering Research Board, Government of India

Memberships

  • Member of Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE), Membership No.: 26295
  • Member of The Institution of Engineers (India), Membership No.: M-1802482
  • Life member of Solar Energy Society of India, Membership No.: LM/2674/2022

Selected Publications

Journals

  • Tailoring Phase Change Material Emulsions for Efficient Thermal Energy Storage: A Thermophysical Investigation - Veerakumar Chinnasamy, Minjung Lee, Deukwoon Lee, Honghyun Cho - Case Studies in Thermal Engineering (Elsevier) 70, 106150 (2025)
  • Thermophysical investigation of water-dispersed myristyl alcohol phase change material emulsions as a sustainable solution for thermal energy - Veerakumar Chinnasamy - Thermal Advances (Elsevier) 3, 100038 (2025)
  • Parabolic trough collectors: a comprehensive review of design innovations, optimization studies and applications - Hyemin Kim, Veerakumar Chinnasamy, Jeonggyun Ham, Honghyun Cho - Energy Conversion and Management (Elsevier) 327, 119534 (2025)
  • Organic phase change material in water emulsion: Investigation of thermophysical and energy storage properties - Veerakumar Chinnasamy, Nayoung You, Honghyun Cho - High Temperatures-High Pressures (Old City Publishing) 54(1), 75-83 (2025)
  • Development and thermophysical investigation of stable fatty alcohol/SiO2 microcapsules through interfacial polycondensation in miniemulsion - Veerakumar Chinnasamy, Nayoung You, Honghyun Cho - Journal of Materials Research (Springer) 39, 2696-2706 (2024)
  • Enhancing Efficiency and Sustainability: Utilizing High Energy Density Paraffin-Based Various PCM Emulsions for Low-Medium Temperature Applications - Tsogtbilegt Boldoo, Veerakumar Chinnasamy, Honghyun Cho - Energy (Elsevier). Vol. 303, 131988 (2024)
  • Comparative investigation of thermal properties improvement of nano-enhanced organic phase change material - Aravindh Madhavankutty Ambika, Gopi Kannan Kalimuthu, Veerakumar Chinnasamy - Journal of Composites Science (MDPI) 8(5), 182 (2024)
  • Development of highly stable n-Heptadecane/water-based phase change emulsion with mixed surfactant for thermal management applications - Veerakumar Chinnasamy, Jaehyeok Heo, Hoseong Lee, Yongseok Jeon, Honghyun Cho - Journal of Molecular Liquids (Elsevier) 393, 123695 (2024)
  • Investigation of 1-tetradecanol with functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes for high-density thermal energy storage - Hamza Ayaz, Veerakumar Chinnasamy, Myeongjae Shin, Honghyun Cho - Journal of Materials Research and Technology (Elsevier) 27, 4005-4011 (2023)
  • Experimental analysis on thermal energy storage performance of micro-encapsulated stearic acid and stearyl alcohol PCM slurries; A comparative study - Tsogtbilegt Boldoo, Veerakumar Chinnasamy, Honghyun Cho - Journal of Energy Storage (Elsevier) 73, Part C, 109218 (2023)
  • Comparative investigation of convective heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of MWCNT, Fe3O4, and MWCNT/Fe3O4 nanofluids - Veerakumar Chinnasamy, Jeonggyun Ham, Honghyun Cho - Case Studies in Thermal Engineering (Elsevier) 47, 103095 (2023)
  • Investigation on Absorption Performance of R134a and R1234yf Refrigerants Using HMIM-based Ionic Liquids - Minjung Lee, Jeonggyun Ham, Veerakumar Chinnasamy, Honghyun Cho - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (Elsevier) 11(3), 109726 (2023)
  • Fabrication and thermophysical characterization of microencapsulated stearyl alcohol as thermal energy storage material - Veerakumar Chinnasamy, Jaehyeok Heo, Hoseong Lee, Yongseok Jeon, Honghyun Cho - Alexandria Engineering Journal (Elsevier) 71, 645-658 (2023)
  • Numerical study on a vehicle driver's thermal comfort when using water thermal seats during summer and winter - Minjung Lee, Veerakumar Chinnasamy, Yunchan Shin, Honghyun Cho - Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology (Springer) 37(5), 2593-2606 (2023)
  • Shape stabilized phase change material based on different support structures for thermal energy storage applications-A review - Veerakumar Chinnasamy, Jaehyeok Heo, Sungyong Jung, Hoseong Lee, Honghyun Cho - Energy (Elsevier) 262(January Part B), 125463 (2023)
  • CO2 Entrapment using 1‐hexyl‐3‐methyl‐imidazolium Room Temperature Ionic Liquids with Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes - Tsogtbilegt Boldoo, Veerakumar Chinnasamy, Minjun Kim, Honghyun Cho - Journal of CO2 Utilization (Elsevier) 66(December), 102285 (2022)
  • Microencapsulation of lauryl alcohol through in-situ polymerization for thermal energy storage application - Veerakumar Chinnasamy, Minjun Kim, Honghyun Cho - High Temperatures-High Pressures (Old City Publishing) 51(6), 429-440 (2022)
  • Thermo-physical studies and corrosion analysis of caprylic acid-cetyl alcohol binary mixture as novel phase change material for refrigeration systems - Hamza Ayaz, Veerakumar Chinnasamy, Yongseok Jeon, Honghyun Cho - Energy Reports (Elsevier) 8(11), 7143-7153 (2022)
  • Thermophysical investigation of metallic nanocomposite phase change materials for indoor thermal management - Veerakumar Chinnasamy, Honghyun Cho - International Journal of Energy Research (Wiley) 46(6), 7626-7641 (2022)
  • Investigation on thermal properties enhancement of lauryl alcohol with multi-walled carbon nanotubes as phase change material for thermal energy storage - Veerakumar Chinnasamy, Honghyun Cho - Case Studies in Thermal Engineering (Elsevier) 31(3), 101826 (2022)
  • Characterization and reliability of caprylic acid-stearyl alcohol binary mixture as phase change material for cold energy storage system - Hamza Ayaz, Veerakumar Chinnasamy, Honghyun Cho - Materials (MDPI) 14(23), 7418 (2021)
  • Investigation of forced convective heat transfer with magnetic field effect on water/ethylene glycol-cobalt zinc ferrite nanofluid - Areum Lee, Yongseok Jeon, Veerakumar Chinnasamy, Honghyun Cho - International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer (Elsevier) 128, 105647 (2021)
  • Review of Technologies and Recent Advances in Low-Temperature Sorption Thermal Storage Systems - Hamza Ayaz, Veerakumar Chinnasamy, Junhyeok Yong, Honghyun Cho - Energies (MDPI) 14(19), 6052 (2021)
  • Effect of Magnetic Field on the Forced Convective Heat Transfer of Water–Ethylene Glycol-Based Fe3O4 and Fe3O4–MWCNT Nanofluids - Areum Lee, Veerakumar Chinnasamy, Honghyun Cho - Applied Sciences (MDPI) 11(10), 4683 (2021)
  • Experimental charging/discharging studies of organic phase change materials for cold thermal energy storage application - Veerakumar Chinnasamy, A. Sreekumar - Energy Storage (Wiley) 3(4), e239 (2021)
  • Lauryl alcohol and Stearyl alcohol eutectic for cold thermal energy storage in buildings: Preparation, thermophysical Studies and performance analysis - Nadiya Philip, Veerakumar Chinnasamy, A. Sreekumar - Journal of Energy Storage (Elsevier) 31. 101600 (2020)
  • Thermo-physical investigation of butyl stearate as potential phase change material for thermal energy storage in cooling application - Veerakumar Chinnasamy, A. Sreekumar - Energy Storage (Wiley) 2(5), e160 (2020)
  • Thermo-physical investigation and experimental discharge characteristics of Lauryl alcohol as a potential phase change material for thermal management in buildings - Veerakumar Chinnasamy, A. Sreekumar - Renewable Energy (Elsevier) 148, 492-503 (2020)
  • Preparation and thermal properties of lauric acid/myristyl alcohol as novel binary eutectic phase change material for indoor thermal comfort - Veerakumar Chinnasamy, A. Sreekumar - Energy Storage (Wiley) 1(5), e80 (2019)
  • A real-time experimental investigation of building integrated thermal energy storage with air-conditioning system for indoor temperature regulation - Veerakumar Chinnasamy, A. Sreekumar - Energy Storage (Wiley) 1(3), e43 (2019)
  • Preparation, Thermo-Physical Studies and Corrosion Analysis of Stable Capric Acid/Cetyl Alcohol Binary Eutectic Phase Change Material for Cold Thermal Energy Storage - Veerakumar Chinnasamy, A. Sreekumar - Energy Technology (Wiley) 6(2), 397-405 (2018)
  • Phase change material based cold thermal energy storage: materials, techniques and applications-a review - Veerakumar Chinnasamy and A. Sreekumar - International Journal of Refrigeration (Elsevier) 67, 271-289 (2016)

 

Book Chapters

  • Veerakumar Chinnasamy, Gopi Kannan Kalimuthu - Development of Advanced Heat Transfer Fluids for High-temperature Solar Thermal Systems, Book: Photon to Power: Harvesting the Sun, Edition: 1, Publisher: Springer Nature, ISBN: 9789819659142 (2025)
  • Veerakumar Chinnasamy, Honghyun Cho - Role of IoT in the Renewable Energy Sector (Chapter: 11), Book: Integration of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering with IoT: A Digital Transformation, Edition: 1, Publisher: Scrivener Publishing LLC., ISBN: 9781119865391 (2023)
  • P. Sathish Kumar, C. Mohanapriya, R. Rajasekar, Veerakumar Chinnasamy, S. Santhosh - Defected Carbon Nanotubes and Their Applications (Chapter: 5), Book: Defect Engineering of Carbon Nanostructures, Edition: 1, Publisher: Springer Nature, ISBN: 97830309437452 (2022)
  • Veerakumar Chinnasamy, P. Sathish Kumar, A. Mohan Kumar, R. Manivannan, Honghyun Cho - Thermal Energy Storage and Its Applications (Chapter: 13), Book: Materials for Solar Energy Conservation: Materials, Methods and Applications, Edition: 1, Publisher: Scrivener Publishing LLC., ISBN: 9781119752202 (2021)
  • Veerakumar Chinnasamy, A. Sreekumar - Potential of thermal energy storage system in peak shaving (Chapter: 13), Book: Low Carbon Energy Supply Technologies and Systems, Edition: 1, Publisher: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, ISBN: 9780429353192 (2020)
  • Veerakumar Chinnasamy, A. Sreekumar - Energy Conservation Potential through Thermal Energy Storage Medium in Buildings (Chapter: 7), Book: Sustainability through Energy-Efficient Buildings, Edition: 1, Publisher: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, ISBN: 9781315159065 (2018)

 

Patents

  • “Capture system of carbon dioxide using the ionic liquids”, Korean patent number: 10-2634991, Application date: 18-11-2021, Registration/award date: 05-02-2024
  • “A phase change material nanoemulsion containing multi-walled carbon nanotubes”, Korean patent application number: 10-2024-0202961, Application date: 31-12-2024

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