Air-cooled and PCM-cooled battery thermal management systems of an electric vehicle: a technical review Ashish Rajkumar Devshette, Jitendra Atmaram Hole, Rachayya R Arakerimath, Ashish Kumar, Sanjay Singh Rathore Engineering Research Express, 2025 Automotive industries showed keen interest in the temperature control system of batteries. There exist varieties of commercial electric vehicles, which offer battery cooling technologies with active cooling systems as potential solutions. The creation of such cooling devices would need careful consideration of the physical structure and arrangement of the battery cells. However, in any case, it is fundamental need to have a battery temperature control mechanism for the safe operational working of all batteries. In the industry of automotive and conversion of electric vehicles, there exists a strong passion for Lithium-ion battery temperature control. There is already a considerable variety of commercial electric vehicles on the market, offering battery cooling technologies that rely on active-removal cooling systems as possible solutions. The development of such cooling systems will definitely demand that the battery pack’s physical architecture and structure be carefully re-examined. In the final analysis, it would clearly come out that in fact a battery temperature control will be necessary to have all batteries function in the ‘safety’ mode. The current study aims to review cooling strategies using air and thermal energy storage systems to improve the performance of electric and hybrid vehicles. The comparison of cooling capacity of the battery thermal management system (BTMS) with various designs is thoroughly examined. This review article tries to offer helpful guidance for designing the air-cooled and phase change material (PCM) cooled BTMS with optimal performance.
AI Tools for Parametric Optimization of SLA Process for Light Weight Composites, a Review and Trends Rachayya R Arakerimath, Sahil N Gaikwad, Kuldeep D Bhadane, Ratnesh R Bopalkar 2025 1st International Conference on Aiml Applications for Engineering and Technology Icaet 2025, 2025 The integration of AI-based parametric optimization into the Stereolithography process represents a significant advancement in additive manufacturing. By moving beyond traditional empirical approaches, manufacturers can leverage AI to enhance print quality, reduce production times, and improve material efficiency. With continued advancement, this technology has the potential to completely transform the design and production landscape, opening the door to more creative uses in a wide range of industries. The synergy between AI and SLA will not only drive efficiency but also unlock new possibilities for creativity and design complexity with increased efficiency and reduced waste in production.
Investigation on Water Erosion Behavior of Ti-based Metal Matrix Composite: Experimental Approach Dipak Kale, Rachayya Arakerimath, Khizar Ahmed Pathan, Sher Afghan Khan Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 2024 Wet steam flow produces big water droplets in the low-pressure zone of a steam turbine blade. These droplets clash with subsequent blades, resulting in a strong impact that is evident as erosion. Titanium and its alloys are valuable for technical applications such as turbine blades because of their low density, high strength, and exceptional corrosion resistance. The boron carbide(B4C) has a high hardness but a low strength; therefore, it's exciting to investigate water erosion of Ti/ B4C and SiC combination. The effect of 1 wt% B4C and 1, 3, 5, and 7 wt% SiC particles on water droplet erosion of Ti composite was studied using the SPS method for 5 minutes at 1200 oC temperature and 50 MPa pressure. The L9 orthogonal array with four levels of parameters of the Taguchi method is used to conduct the experiments. By measuring the weight of the specimen at interval time, the erosion behavior with time is obtained with different nozzle diameters. The effect of material and experimental parameters on erosion resistance is studied, and an empirical relation is developed.
Investigating the influence of peak internal air temperature (PIAT) on material characteristics of linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) during rotational moulding Vilas Umbare, Rachayya Arakerimath Engineering Research Express, 2024 In present study, six samples of ICORENE 1613 LLDPE fuel tank with homogeneous composition were analysed for six different PIAT values of 165 °C, 170 °C, 180 °C, 190 °C, 195 °C and 200 °C in the first stage. In the second phase of the study, the samples with optimum PIAT values were considered for the Tensile and Flexural strength study at different temperatures. Peak Internal Air Temperature (PIAT) values were obtained using the rotolog instrument, while the tensile and flexural tests were performed utilizing the Universal Testing Machine for accurate characterization of the material properties. The tensile and flexural strength were carried out at three different operating temperatures considering the tank will be subjected to variable operating conditions in real world exercise. The maximum value for both all the process parameters studied were observed at PIAT value of 195 °C, the same has been chosen for the further investigation. The failure data obtained from these two destructive testing will be helpful to mitigate the defects during the process. The tensile test results indicate that the LLDPE sample exhibits the maximum tensile strength of 17.3 MPa at 23 °C and the highest elongation percentage at failure, which is 182.7% at 80 °C. Moreover, the sample shows a remarkable flexural strength of 75.97 MPa at 23 °C, which is indicative of its superior ability to resist deformation under applied bending stresses.