Ashwani Kumar Sharma is an Assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India (since 2011). He has worked in the development of rice straw based combustor and its applications in green house heating systems. He is currently pursuing his PhD in the Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. He earned his master degree from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh (2008) and graduate degree from Punjab technical university, Jalandhar (2006).

Professional Accomplishments

 Research Projects completed

1. Design and evaluation of forced draft paddy straw bale combustor technology for efficient biomass utilization applied to green house climate control in winter for higher crop productivity.(As co-PI)
2. Development of e-courses for B.Tech.(Agricultural Engineering) under National Agricultural Innovation Project(NAIP-I) PC-8040(course Title Theory of Machine) (As co-PI)

Research Publications:

1. Dhiman M, Sethi V P, Singh B and Sharma A (2018). CFD analysis of greenhouse heating using flue gas and hot water heat sink pipe networks. Comput Electron Agric. 163: 104853.
2. Singh B, Sethi V P, Dhiman M and Sharma A (2018). Design, evaluation and heat transfer analysis of novel forced draft paddy straw bale combustor using heat sink pipe networks for greenhouse heating. Energy Convers Manag. 173: 244–261.
3. Sethi V P and Kumar A (2016). Design and installation of pot-based indigenous hybrid hydroponics technology with water and nutrient recirculation system for commercial greenhouse vegetable production: Part I. Agric Mech Asia Afr Lat Am. 47(1): 60–68.
4. Sethi V P, Kumar A, Dhatt A S and Sidhu M K (2016). Experimental and economic evaluation of pot-based indigenous hybrid hydroponics technology with water and nutrients recirculation system for commercial greenhouse vegetable production: Part II. Agric Mech Asia Afr Lat Am. 47(1): 69–74.