Great achievement of GLA professors, Patent Granted in Germany

GLA University, Mathura is moving fast towards better research. The prototypes being prepared after research by the professors here are being published and granted patents abroad as well. Recently, Dr Sujit Kumar Verma (Associate Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering) and Mr. Harish Kumar Sharma (Assistant Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering) did research called ‘Trapezoidal Plate Solar Collector’ for a long time. After doing research on it, the prototype was published and granted a patent in Germany this year. This prototype will provide hot water in large amount and in less time. Its biggest feature will be that it will be powered by the solar energy. It will not require power supply.

It is often seen that in large industries, hot water is used in large quantities to prepare most of the goods. For which they use many geysers and flat plate solar collectors. Both the professors have claimed that the flat plate solar collector, which currently heats a large amount of water, heats a small amount of water in a longer period of time.

Explaining the reason, he said that the heating plate is attached to one part of the tube. Because of this also it takes a long time to heat the water in the tube. Most of the directions of the tube that have now been invented by him ‘trapezoidal plate solar collector’ are connected to the solar plate. Due to this, the heat transfer will be more and the hot water will also be more and faster.

Dr Sujit Kumar Verma, Associate Professor said that to test this design, the solar simulator has been passed by continuous experiments according to different environments on the machine. In addition, the design has been developed to optimize the system with varying operating parameters – energy efficiency, mass flow rate, solar radiation and temperature. This design can also be used in homes. After coming in the market, its price will be around 20 thousand rupees. He said that the patent for the research was published after thorough measurements by the Germany Patent Office. After its publication, its prototype was invented. After this the patent was granted in Germany itself.

Prof. Kamal Sharma

On this remarkable invention, Prof. Kamal Sharma, Dean Research & Development, GLA University, Mathura congratulated them and said this will be an inspiration for other researcher and students of GLA University.