V.S. Hans

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

V.S. Hans is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, V.S. Hans has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 10 papers in Computational Mechanics and 5 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in V.S. Hans's work include Heat Transfer Mechanisms (12 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (9 papers) and Tribology and Lubrication Engineering (8 papers). V.S. Hans is often cited by papers focused on Heat Transfer Mechanisms (12 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (9 papers) and Tribology and Lubrication Engineering (8 papers). V.S. Hans collaborates with scholars based in India and Saudi Arabia. V.S. Hans's co-authors include J.S. Saini, R. S. Gill, Sukhmeet Singh, R.P. Saini, Manpreet Singh, Tarsem Chand Mittal, Rupinder Pal Singh, Varun Goel, Suvanjan Bhattacharyya and Sudhir Kumar Pathak and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Energy and Renewable Energy.

In The Last Decade

V.S. Hans

18 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Heat transfer and friction factor correlations for a solar air heater duct roughened artificially with multiple v-ribs

2010 341 citations V.S. Hans, R.P. Saini et al. Solar Energy profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
V.S. Hans India	12	1.1k	815	238	176	115	21	1.3k
R. S. Gill India	12	696 0.6×	437 0.5×	222 0.9×	115 0.7×	136 1.2×	30	907
Chayut Nuntadusit Thailand	21	898 0.8×	596 0.7×	139 0.6×	203 1.2×	182 1.6×	69	1.2k
Noureddine Moummi Algeria	18	923 0.8×	323 0.4×	654 2.7×	185 1.1×	93 0.8×	82	1.2k
Satyender Singh India	19	1.1k 1.0×	470 0.6×	477 2.0×	301 1.7×	17 0.1×	48	1.2k
L.B.Y. Aldabbagh Cyprus	15	794 0.7×	416 0.5×	367 1.5×	192 1.1×	23 0.2×	24	911
Nevin Çelik Türkiye	15	450 0.4×	352 0.4×	48 0.2×	197 1.1×	17 0.1×	44	608
K. R. Aharwal India	8	489 0.4×	379 0.5×	42 0.2×	84 0.5×	26 0.2×	18	533
Rajendra Karwa India	13	1.2k 1.0×	896 1.1×	132 0.6×	212 1.2×	6 0.1×	25	1.2k
M.M. Matheswaran India	14	695 0.6×	336 0.4×	358 1.5×	250 1.4×	16 0.1×	20	814
Erdem Çiftçi Türkiye	20	816 0.7×	104 0.1×	448 1.9×	463 2.6×	81 0.7×	42	1.1k

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Singh, Manpreet, et al.. (2024). Techno-economic evaluation of energy efficient briquetting system for rice straw and quality of briquettes. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. 15(4). 6423–6433.

Singh, Iqbal, Sukhmeet Singh, V.S. Hans, & Jaspal Singh. (2021). Development of inclined plate honey moisture reduction system. Journal of Food Science and Technology. 59(2). 615–624.

Goel, Varun, V.S. Hans, Sukhmeet Singh, et al.. (2021). A comprehensive study on the progressive development and applications of solar air heaters. Solar Energy. 229. 112–147. 84 indexed citations

Hans, V.S., et al.. (2021). CFD analysis of rib roughened solar evacuated tube collector for air heating. Renewable Energy. 183. 78–89. 31 indexed citations

Gill, R. S., V.S. Hans, & Rupinder Pal Singh. (2021). Optimization of artificial roughness parameters in a solar air heater duct roughened with hybrid ribs. Applied Thermal Engineering. 191. 116871–116871. 47 indexed citations

Singh, Sukhmeet, R. S. Gill, V.S. Hans, & Tarsem Chand Mittal. (2021). Experimental performance and economic viability of evacuated tube solar collector assisted greenhouse dryer for sustainable development. Energy. 241. 122794–122794. 57 indexed citations

Singh, Sukhmeet, R. S. Gill, V.S. Hans, & Manpreet Singh. (2021). A novel active-mode indirect solar dryer for agricultural products: Experimental evaluation and economic feasibility. Energy. 222. 119956–119956. 97 indexed citations

Gill, R. S., Sukhmeet Singh, V.S. Hans, & Tarsem Chand Mittal. (2021). Turmeric (Curcuma longa) drying in natural circulation solar dryer: An experimental evaluation. Journal of Food Process Engineering. 44(8). 7 indexed citations

Gill, R. S., V.S. Hans, & Sukhmeet Singh. (2017). Investigations on thermo-hydraulic performance of broken arc rib in a rectangular duct of solar air heater. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 88. 20–27. 45 indexed citations

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Hans, V.S., et al.. (2017). Evaluation of thermal performance of single pass earth–air heat exchanger in heating mode. Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy. 36(4). 1253–1261. 3 indexed citations

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Gill, R. S., et al.. (2016). Heat Transfer and Friction Characteristics of Broken arc ribs roughened solar air heater ducts. Agricultural Research Journal. 53(1). 81–81. 1 indexed citations

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Hans, V.S., R. S. Gill, & Sukhmeet Singh. (2016). Heat transfer and friction factor correlations for a solar air heater duct roughened artificially with broken arc ribs. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science. 80. 77–89. 133 indexed citations

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Gill, R. S., V.S. Hans, Sukhmeet Singh, Parm Pal Singh, & S. S. Dhaliwal. (2015). A small scale honey dehydrator. Journal of Food Science and Technology. 52(10). 6695–6702. 15 indexed citations

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Gill, R. S., et al.. (2015). Heat Transfer and Friction Characteristics of Solar Air Heater Duct Roughened by Broken Arc Shaped Ribs Combined with Staggered Rib Piece. International Journal of Engineering Research and. V4(11). 7 indexed citations

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Singh, Sukhmeet, et al.. (2015). CFD (computational fluid dynamics) investigation on Nusselt number and friction factor of solar air heater duct roughened with non-uniform cross-section transverse rib. Energy. 84. 509–517. 114 indexed citations

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Hans, V.S., et al.. (2014). Comparative Evaluation of Packed Bed and Evacuated Tube Collector Solar Dryers for Crop Drying. Journal of Agricultural Engineering (India). 51(3). 42–48. 1 indexed citations

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Hans, V.S., R.P. Saini, & J.S. Saini. (2010). Heat transfer and friction factor correlations for a solar air heater duct roughened artificially with multiple v-ribs. Solar Energy. 84(6). 898–911. 341 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hans, V.S., R.P. Saini, & J.S. Saini. (2009). Performance of artificially roughened solar air heaters—A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 13(8). 1854–1869. 149 indexed citations

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Sethi, V.P., et al.. (2003). Effect of Greenhouse Micro-Climate on the Selected Summer Vegetables. Journal of research. 40. 415–419. 10 indexed citations

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Sethi, V.P., et al.. (2002). Effect of Greenhouse Environment on the Germination and Growth of Plants. Agricultural Engineering Today. 26. 24–29. 1 indexed citations

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