• Renewable Energy Global Innovations

Journal
• Indirect mode solar drying of stevia (Stevia rebaudiana) leaves: experimental and numerical investigation of fluid flow pattern, moisture, and temperature distribution profile by Kumar P., Rani P., Tripathy P.P. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery 15 7523-7542 (2025)
• Exploring Compositional and Technological Strategies to Enhance the Quality of Millet-Based Bread: An Overview of Current and Prospective Outlooks by Dubey A., Gupta V., Tripathy P.P. Food Reviews International - (2025)
• Drying characteristics and performance acceleration of a mixed-mode solar dryer using finned collector for pineapple slice drying by Rani P., Tripathy P.P. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery 15 3265-3279 (2025)
• A multivariate study on the effect of 3D printing parameters on the printability of gluten-free composite dough by Pradhan A., Saha D., Tripathy P.P. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 105 2578-2593 (2025)
• Finite element based computational analysis to study the effects of baffle and fin on the performance assessment of solar collector by Biswas R., Tripathy P.P. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress 49 - (2024)
• Thermal and electrical performance evaluation of single and double pass photovoltaic-thermal solar collector with cross-flow baffles and varying transparency: A computational analysis by Biswas R., Tripathy P.P. Energy 308 - (2024)
• Evaluation and multivariate analysis of antinutrients, bioactive and techno-functional attributes of finger millet and kodo millet as influenced by various germination regimes by Dubey A., Tripathy P.P. Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization 18 6035-6049 (2024)
• Ultrasound-mediated hydration of finger millet: Effects on antinutrients, techno-functional and bioactive properties, with evaluation of ANN-PSO and RSM optimization methods by Dubey A., Tripathy P.P. Food Chemistry 435 - (2024)
• Performance evaluation and CFD investigation of scraped surface ice cream freezer augmented with LN2 freezing technique by Shrivastav A., Goswami T.K., Tripathy P.P., Gupta C., Kumar S. Cogent Engineering 11 - (2024)
• Performance evaluation and finite element modeling of heat, mass, and fluid flow inside a hybrid solar dryer during drying of paddy grains by Jha A., Tripathy P.P. Frontiers in Food Science and Technology 4 - (2024)
• Experimental and Computational Analysis of Drying Characteristics and Quality Attributes of Indirect and Mixed-Mode Solar Dried Stevia rebaudiana Leaves by Kumar P., Tripathy P.P. Journal of Food Process Engineering 47 - (2024)
• CFD coupled heat and mass transfer simulation of pineapple drying process using mixed-mode solar dryers integrated with flat plate and finned collector by Rani P., Tripathy P. P. Renewable Energy 217 119210- (2023)
• Drying characteristics and performance acceleration of a mixed-mode solar dryer using finned collector for pineapple slice drying by Rani P., Tripathy P. P. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery 1-15 (2023)
• Effect of little millet (Panicum miliare) on physical, rheological, nutritional and microstructural properties of bread by Pradhan A., Tripathy P.P. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation 46 - (2022)
• Investigating shrinkage corrected drying characteristics, rehydration, color profile and microstructural evolution during solar drying of pineapple slices by Rani P., Tripathy P.P. Journal of Food Process Engineering - (2022)
• Experimental investigation on heat transfer performance of solar collector with baffles and semicircular loops fins under varied air mass flow rates by Rani P., Tripathy P.P. International Journal of Thermal Sciences 178 - (2022)
• Osmo-air drying of banana slices: multivariate analysis, process optimization and product quality characterization by Rai R., Rani P., Tripathy P.P. Journal of Food Science and Technology - (2021)
• Recent Advancements in Design, Application, and Simulation Studies of Hybrid Solar Drying Technology by Jha A., Tripathy P.P. Food Engineering Reviews 13 375-410 (2021)
• Drying characteristics, energetic and exergetic investigation during mixed-mode solar drying of pineapple slices at varied air mass flow rates by Rani P., Tripathy P.P. Renewable Energy 167 508-519 (2021)
• Quality analysis and drying characteristics of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) dried by hot air and direct solar dryers by Sharma S., Dhalsamant K., Tripathy P.P., Manepally R.K. LWT 138 - (2021)
• Optimization of process parameters and numerical modeling of heat and mass transfer during simulated solar drying of paddy by Jha A., Tripathy P. P. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 187 1-12 (2021)
• Influence of enzymatic tempering on milling characteristics, flour quality, crystallinity and microstructure of wheat by Jha A., Baruah K. N., Tripathy P. P. Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization 14 1986-1997 (2020)
• Process Optimization of Vacuum-Assisted Solar Drying of Crush, Tear and Curl (CTC) Black Tea by Pou K. J., Tripathy P. P. Journal of Biosystems Engineering 45 24-32 (2020)
• Influence of solar drying and storage conditions on microstructure, crack propagation and nano-hardness of paddy and wheat by Jha A., Tripathy P.P. Journal of Cereal Science 95 - (2020)
• Development and Characterization of Betel Nut Fiber Composite as a Food Packaging Material by Das S., Rani P. , Tripathy P. P. Journal of Natural Fibers 1-14 (2020)
• Modelling of moisture migration during convective drying of pineapple slice considering non-isotropic shrinkage and variable transport properties by Rani P., Tripathy P. P. Journal of Food Science and Technology 57 3748-3761 (2020)
• Heat transfer augmentation of flat plate solar collector through finite element-based parametric study by Rani P., Tripathy P.P. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - (2020)
• Thermal characteristics of a flat plate solar collector: Influence of air mass flow rate and correlation analysis among process parameters by Rani P., Tripathy P.P. Solar Energy 211 464-477 (2020)
• Heat transfer modeling and performance evaluation of photovoltaic system in different seasonal and climatic conditions by Jha A., Tripathy P. P. Renewable Energy 135 856-865 (2019)
• Thermal performance analysis of natural convection solar dryers under no load condition: experimental investigation and numerical simulation by Mahapatra A., Tripathy P. P. International Journal of Green Energy 1-17 (2019)
• Experimental investigation and numerical modeling of heat transfer during solar drying of carrot slices by Mahapatra A., Tripathy P. P. Heat and Mass Transfer 55 1287-1300 (2019)
• Experimental investigation and numerical modeling of heat transfer during solar drying of carrot slices by Mahapatra A., Tripathy P.P. Heat and Mass Transfer/Waerme- und Stoffuebertragung 55 1287-1300 (2019)
• Effect of ultrasound and chemical pretreatment on drying characteristics and quality attributes of hot air dried pineapple slices by Rani P., Tripathy P. P. Journal of Food Science and Technology 1-14 (2019)
• Application of computer vision technique for physical quality monitoring of turmeric slices during direct solar drying by Sharma S., Dhalsamant K. , Tripathy P. P. Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization 13 545-558 (2019)
• Effect of sodium metabisulfite pretreatment on micrographs, surface roughness and X-ray diffraction analyses of solar dried potato cylinders by Dhalsamant K., Tripathy P. P., Shrivastava S. L. Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies 47 399-411 (2018)
• Modeling and simulation of moisture transfer during solar drying of carrot slices by Mahapatra A., Tripathy P. P. Journal of Food Process Engineering 41 e129- (2018)
• Heat transfer analysis during mixed-mode solar drying of potato cylinders incorporating shrinkage: Numerical simulation and experimental validation by Dhalsamant K., Tripathy P. P., Shrivastava S. L. Food and Bioproducts Processing 109 107-121 (2018)
• Moisture Transfer Modeling during Solar Drying of Potato Cylinders considering Shrinkage by Dhalsamant K., Tripathy P. P., Shrivastava S. L. International Journal of Green Energy 14 184-195 (2017)
• Effect of pretreatment on rehydration, colour and nanoindentation properties of potato cylinders dried using a mixed mode solar dryer by Dhalsamant K., Tripathy P. P., Shrivastava S. L. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 97 3312-3322 (2017)
• Investigation into solar drying of potato: effect of sample geometry on drying kinetics and CO2 emissions mitigation by Tripathy P. P. Journal of Food Science and Technology 52 1383-1393 (2015)
• Determination of convective heat transfer coefficient and specific energy consumption of potato using an ingenious self tracking solar dryer by Tripathy P. P., Abhishek S. , Bhadoria P. S. Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization 8 36-45 (2014)
• Different approaches for mass transfer studies on potato cylinders and slices during solar drying by Tripathy P. P., Kumar S. International Journal of Food Engineering 7 - (2011)
• A methodology for determination of temperature dependent mass transfer coefficients from drying kinetics: Application to solar drying. by Tripathy P. P., Kumar S. Journal of Food Engineering 90 212-218 (2009)
• Influence of sample geometry and rehydration temperature on quality attributes of potato dried under open sun and mixed-mode solar drying by Tripathy P. P., Kumar S. International Journal of Green Energy 6 143-156 (2009)
• Modeling of heat transfer and energy analysis of potato slices and cylinders during solar drying by Tripathy P. P., Kumar S. Applied Thermal Engineering 29 884-891 (2009)
• Neural network approach for food temperature prediction during solar drying by Tripathy P. P., Kumar S. International Journal of Thermal Sciences 48 1452-1459 (2009)
• Determination of temperature dependent drying parameters for potato cylinders and slices during solar drying by Tripathy P. P., Kumar S. Energy Conversion and Management 49 2941-2948 (2008)
Book Chapter/Section
• Innovative Processing Technologies for Pseudocereals by Sarkar A., Saha D., Pradhan A., Tripathy P.P. Pseudocereals: Production, Processing, and Nutrition 191-215 (2024)
• Innovative Processing Technologies for Pseudocereals by Sarkar A., Saha D. , Pradhan A. , Tripathy P. P. Pseudocereals: Production, Processing, and Nutrition 191-215 (2024)
• Recent Trends in Pseudo-cereal- based Foods by Saha D., Pradhan A. , Sarkar A. , Tripathy P. P. Pseudocereals: Production, Processing, and Nutrition 264-291 (2024)
• Recent Trends in Pseudocereal-based Foods by Saha D., Pradhan A., Sarkar A., Tripathy P.P. Pseudocereals: Production, Processing, and Nutrition 264-291 (2024)
• BIOPOLYMERS AS PACKAGING MATERIALS FOR FRESH PRODUCE APPLICATIONS: PREPARATION AND PROPERTIES by Gupta V., Tripathy P.P. Novel Packaging Systems for Fruits and Vegetables 1-31 (2024)
• Applications of Soft Computing in Solar Drying Systems by Prakash O., Ranjan S. , Kumar A. , Tripathy P. P. Solar Drying Technology: Concept, Design, Testing, Modeling, Economics, and Environment 419-438 (2017)
• Clean Energy Technologies for Sustainable Food Security by Jha A., Tripathy P. P. The Water Food Energy Nexus: Processes, Technologies, and Challenges 197-219 (2017)
• Overview of applications of dryers for foods: industrial, solar, novel, and infrared by Mahapatra A., Tripathy P. P. Food Process Engineering, Emerging Trends in Research and Their Applications 107-155 (2016)
• Solar Drying by Tripathy P. P. Drying Technologies for Foods: Fundamentals and Applications 243-264 (2015)
Patent
• A hybrid photovoltaic-thermal solar dryer by Tripathy P. P., Biswas R. - (2024)
• A solar dryer with sun tracking mechanism by Tripathy P. P., Bhadoria P. - (2023)
Edited Volume
• Food Process Engineering and Technology by Mishra H. N., Shrivastava S. L., Srivastav P. P., Tripathy P. P., Mitra J. Food Process Technology - (2016)
• FOOD PROCESS ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY by Mishra H. N., Shrivastava S. L., Srivastav P. P., Tripathy P. P., Mitra J. SECTION II : FOOD PROCESS TECHNOLOGY 311-682 (2016)
• Souvenir : International Conference: Emerging Technologies in Agricultural and Food Engineering by Shrivastava S. L., Srivastav P. P., Rao P. S., Tripathy P. P., Mitra J. 167-314 (2016)
Conferences
• Evaluation of mass transfer coefficient at air-food interface during drying using natural convection mixed-mode solar dryer by Kumar S., Tripathy P. P. SOLAR-2007 - (2007)
• Experimental investigation on rehydration characteristics of solar dried potato samples by Tripathy P. P., Kumar S. SOLAR-2007 - (2007)
• Mathematical modeling of thin layer of potato cylinders under open sun drying conditions by Tripathy P. P., Kumar S. SOLARIS-2007 - (2007)
• Natural Convection Solar Air Drying: Modeling of Thin layer Drying Equation for Potato Cylinders by Tripathy P. P., Kumar S. CHEMCON-2005 - (2005)

Principal Investigator

• Study of heat and mass transfer and estimation of CO2 mitigation during solar drying of food products
• Primary processing & storage technology at different levels (Design & development of a hybrid solar drying technology for storage of food grains)
• Synthesis of Steviosides from Stevia and its Application in Development of Low Calorie Grapefruit Jam
• Development of Self-sustained Modular Solar Photovoltaic-thermal (PV-T) based Forced Convection Dryer for Agro-Crops
• Development of Extrusion Based 3D Printed Composite Flour Cookies: Technological Inspection Based on Experimental Investigation and Process Simulation

Co-Principal Investigator

• AICRP on Post- Harvest Engineering & Technology IIT, Kharagpur
• Development of Innovative and Modernised Tea Processing Machineries and Equipments
• Fortification of Vitamin A and D in Soya Milk for Health Benefits
• Shelf-life Study of Fortified Rice/Fortified Rice Kernels
• Sustainable food security through: Technological interventions for production, processing and logistics