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SMEC’S PRIDE : STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

TEAM VIMAANAS Inc. competed for the annual SAE Aero MechnoVIT
th
CHINMAY design competition held in the US and were ranked 5 in the
KAPRUAN’s Design Report category.
(19BME0514)
startup
Swasthvritta
Health
Solutions's was
featured by THE
ENTREPRENEU
RS OF INDIA
Publications on
their social MechnoVIT
media portals
and publication .

TEAM ROVERX participated in the
7th Bangalore Space Expo held at
the Bangalore International
Exhibition Centre from 5th-7th
September 2022 and had
interaction with the ISRO MechnoVIT
chairman, Shri S Somanath, and
various ISRO scientists from
diverse fields, showcasing their
projects and vision.

STUDENTS PUBLICATIONS

• Rufuss, D.D.W., Kapoor, V., Arulvel, S. and Davies, P.A., 2022. Advances in forward osmosis (FO) technology
for enhanced efficiency and output: A critical review. Journal of Cleaner Production, p.131769. (IF: 11.012,
Elsevier Publication) MechnoVIT
• V.Kapoor, Rufuss, D.D.W., Arulvel, S., T. Akinaga, P.A.Davies, 2022, chapter title: Nanoparticles-enhanced
energy storage materials in solar thermal desalination, Book title: Energy Storage for Multi-generation, Book
chapter-Elsevier publication.
• Rufuss, D.D.W., Kapoor, V., Arulvel, S. and Davies, P.A., 2022. Advances in forward osmosis (FO) technology
for enhanced efficiency and output: A critical review. Journal of Cleaner Production, p.131769.
• Nagaraja, S. and Rufuss, D.D.W., 2022. Performance optimization of preheated palm oil-diesel blends using
integrated response surface methodology and analysis of variance. Biocatalysis and Agricultural
Biotechnology, 40, p.102278.
• Arulvel, S., Devadas, T.J., Rufuss, D.D.W. and Prabakar, M.A., 2022. Renewable Energy Sources for Modern
Agricultural Trends. In Cloud IoT Systems for Smart Agricultural Engineering (pp. 223-242). Chapman and
Hall/CRC. MechnoVIT
• Kannan, K.G., Kamatchi, R. and Rufuss, D.D.W., Potential Applications of Nano-Enhanced Phase Change
Material Composites. In Composite and Composite Coatings (pp. 233-242). CRC Press.
• Rufuss, D.D.W., Arulvel, S., Kumar, V.A., Davies, P.A., Arunkumar, T., Sathyamurthy, R., Kabeel, A.E.,
Vishwanath, M.A., Reddy, D.S.C., Dutta, A. and Agrawal, M., 2022. Combined effects of composite thermal
energy storage and magnetic field to enhance productivity in solar desalination. Renewable Energy, 181,
pp.219-234.
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