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Avijit Karmakar

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2016Rising activity
Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchAdvanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesAdvancements in Battery MaterialsFluid Dynamics and Heat TransferFluid Dynamics and Thin Films

Publications

41

Citations

374

Est. group size

~4

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

11

Publishing since 2016

Research summary
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Avijit Karmakar works on thermal and fluid engineering topics, including heat transfer in falling liquid films over tubes, phase-change materials, and battery safety issues such as thermal runaway in lithium-ion cells. Their work also extends to applied energy systems, including photovoltaic power generation, solar-powered EV charging, and grid-connected inverter control. The overall focus blends fundamental heat and fluid transport modeling with practical energy technology applications.

Heat transfer and falling-film fluid dynamicsLithium-ion battery safety and thermal runawayPhase-change materials and thermal energy storagePhotovoltaic systems and solar power optimizationTechno-economic analysis of renewable energy systems

Publication output has grown substantially over the last decade, rising from about 1-4 papers per year before 2020 to 7-10 per year in 2024-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.8/year recently
2017: 1 publication17182019: 4 publications192020: 3 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 3 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 7 publications242025: 10 publications10252026: 5 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts×7
  • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer×3
  • Energy storage materials×2
  • ACS Energy Letters×2
  • Journal of Heat Transfer×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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