Selected Publications of NARI staff - Renewable Energy

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- Hsieh, C. K. and Rajvanshi, A. K., "Effect of Dropwise Condensation on Solar Glass Properties", Solar Energy, Vol. 19, No. 4, 1977. p. 389-393.

- Rajvanshi, A. K., "Large Scale Desalination of Sea Water Using Solar Energy", SolarEnergy, Vol. 24, No. 6, 1980. p. 551-560.

- Rajvanshi, A. K., "Large Scale Dew Condensation as a Source of Fresh Water Supply", Desalination, Vol. 36, No. 3, 1981. p. 299-306.

- Rajvanshi, A., "Effect of Various Dyes on Solar Distillation", Solar Energy, Vol. 27, No. 1, 1981. p. 51-65.

- Rajvanshi, A. K., "Light for Every Household" - A Need for Development of Kerosene Lantern", Changing Villages, Vol. 6, No. 3, May-June 1984. pp. 5.

- Rajvanshi, A. K., "Potential of Briquettes from Farm Residues as Rural Energy Source", Changing Villages, Vol. 7, No. 3, May-June 1985. pp. 17.

- One Chapter on ‘Biomass Gasification’ in the book entitled ‘Alternative Energy in Agriculture’ Published by CRC Press, U.S.A., Vol. II, (Ed. Yogi Goswami), June 1986.

- Rajvanshi, A. K. and Joshi, M. S., "Development and Operation Experience with Topless Wood Gasifier Running a 3.75 kW Diesel Engine Pumpset", Biomass, Vol. 19, Nos. 1 & 2, 1989, p. 47-56.

- Rajvanshi, A. K., Jorapur, R. M. and Nimbkar, N., "Ethanol from Sweet Sorghum", Publication No. NARI-ALC-1 (1989) of Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute, Phaltan 415523, Maharashtra, June 1989, pp. 8.

- Rajvanshi, A. K. and Sudhir Kumar, "Development of Improved Lanterns for Rural Areas", Publication No. NARI-LAN-1 (1989) of Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute, Phaltan 415523, Maharashtra, August 1989. pp. 4.

- Rajvanshi, A. K., "Ethanol from Sweet Sorghum for Use as Cooking and Lighting Fuel", Published in the book entitled Spirit of Enterprise - The 1990 Rolex Awards (ed. D. W. Reed), p. 109-111. Published by Buri International, Switzerland, 1990.

- Rajvanshi, A. K., "Alcohol Can Ease Energy Crisis", Editorial article in Times of India, October 26, 1990.

- Jorapur, R. M. and Rajvanshi, A. K., "Alcohol Distillation by Solar Energy", Proceedings of 1991 ISES Solar World Congress, Vol. I, Part II, p. 772-777 Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., August 19-23, 1991.

- Rajvanshi, A. K. and Zende, N. J., "Production of Water from Soil by Solar Energy for Biomass Energy Plantation", Proceedings of 1991 ISES Solar World Congress, Vol. I, Part II, p. 843-848 Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., August 19-23, 1991.

- Rajvanshi, A. K., "Lighting Strategies for Rural Areas of India", Proceedings of PRAKASH 91 - International Conference on Lighting Technology (Oct. 7-13, 1991, New Delhi), Published by Indian Society of Lighting Engineers, New Delhi, p. 222-226.

- Rajvanshi, A. K., "Development of Technologies for Rural Areas - Need for New Thinking", ‘Moving Technology’, Vol. 7, No. 1, CAPART, New Delhi. March 1992. p. 2-5.

- Rajvanshi, A. K., "Development of Renewable Energy Technologies for Third World - A need for International Cooperation", Proceedings of 28th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (IECEC), Atlanta, Georgia (U.S.A.) August 8-13, 1993. Vol. 2, p. 2419-2424. Published by American Chemical Society, Washington, U.S.A. (1993).

- Rajvanshi, A. K., De, T. K., Jorapur, R. M. and Nimbkar, N., "Jaggery and Syrup from Sweet Sorghum", Publication No. NARI-GUR (1993), Published by Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), Phaltan, March 1993, pp. 12.

- Rajvanshi, A. K. and Jorapur, R. M., "Development of Leafy Biomass Gasification Systems", Publication No. NARI-GS-1 (1993), Published by Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), Phaltan, March 1993, pp. 12.

- Jorapur, R. M. and Rajvanshi, A. K., "Development of Sugarcane Leaves Gasifier for Electricity Generation", Biomass and Bioenergy, Vol. 8 No. 2, 1995, p. 91-98.

- Rajvanshi, A. K., "Energy Self Sufficient Talukas - A Solution to National Energy Crisis", Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. XXX, No. 51, Dec. 23, 1995, p. 3315-3319.

- Rajvanshi, A. K., and Nimbkar, N., "Sweet Sorghum R & D at the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), Paper presented at First European Seminar on Sorghum for Energy and Industry held at Toulouse, France, 1-3, April 1996. p. 356-362.

- Rajvanshi, A. K., "Sweet Sorghum Success", Asia Tech, Vol. 4, Issue 1, 1996. p. 26-28.

- Rajvanshi, A. K., "An Electrifying Solution to Urban Pollution", Lead Article in Economic Times, December 23, 1996.

- Rajvanshi, A. K., "Renewable Energy R & D at NARI", A booklet published by Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), Phaltan, January 1997. 54 pp.

- Jorapur, R. M. and Rajvanshi, A. K., "Sugarcane Leaf-Bagasse Gasifiers for Industrial Heating Applications", Biomass and Bioenergy, Vol. 13, No. 3, 1997, p. 141-146.

- Rajvanshi, A. K. and Nimbkar, N., "Research on Sweet Sorghum in India. Part II - Technology Development", Proceedings of The First International Sweet Sorghum Conference held in Beijing, September 15-19, 1997.

- Rajvanshi, A. K., "The Alternative Model", Editorial article in Economic Times, 24 May 1998.

- An article entitled ‘Sustainable Energy Development : A Gandhian Approach’, in the book entitled ‘Gandhi in the Twenty First Century’. Published by Prachee Publications, Hyderabad, India (1999).

- Rajvanshi, A. K., "Cycle Rickshaws as a Sustainable Transport System for Developing Countries", Human Power, Number 49, Winter 1999-2000, p. 15-18.

- Rajvanshi, A.K., " Nature of Human Thought", a book on spirituality and technology.

- Rajvanshi, A.K., " Sustainable Development - A Gandhian Approach", Acceptance speech for the Jamnalal Bajaj Award 2001, November 6, 2001 at Mumbai, India.

- Rajvanshi, A.K.," Talukas can provide critical mass for India's Sustainable Development", Current Science, Vol. 82, NO. 6, 25 March 2002.

- Rajvanshi, A.K., " Electric and Improved cycle rickshaw as a sustainable transport system for India", CURRENT SCIENCE, Vol.83, No.6, 25 September 2002.

- Rajvanshi, A. K., "R&D strategy for lighting and cooking energy for rural households", Current Science, Vol. 85, No. 4, 25 August 2003.

- Rajvanshi, A. K., "Safflower Petal Collector", Paper presented at VI International Safflower Conference held in Istanbul, Turkey from June 6-10, 2005.

- Lindner, Angela, S., Stanfill, R. Keith, Hodges, Mark and Rajvanshi, Anil K. 2006. "Expanding the boundaries of design of products and progress for solution to the problems in developing world", Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Engineering Education, San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 23-28, 2006.

- Rajvanshi, A. K., S. M. Patil, and B. Mendonca”, "Low-concentration ethanol stove for rural areas of India", Energy for Sustainable Development, Vol. XI, No. 1, March 2007.

- Rajvanshi, A. K., "Nikola Tesla – The Creator of the Electric Age", Resonance, Vol. 12, No. 3, March 2007.

- Rajvanshi, Anil K. “Rural research priorities”, Pi Tech (a Pan IIT Tech Review Magazine), Vol. 1, Issue 3 (December 2006), p. 68

- Rajvanshi, Anil K., “How NRIs can help in poverty alleviation”, Catalyst for Human Development, January 2007, p. 44.

- Rajvanshi, Anil K., Singh, V. and Nimbkar, N. "Biofuel-Promise and Prospects", A thematic lecture given at National Conference entitled Changing Global Vegetable Oils Scenario : Issues and Challenges before India, January 29-31, 2007, Hyderabad, and organized by Indian Society of Oilseeds Research. Paper published in Proceedings of the conference (D. M. Hegde Editor), pp. 247-262.

- Rajvanshi, A. K., “Energy for the rural poor-challenge for global community”, Current Science, Vol. 93, No. 5, 10 September 2007.

- Rajvanshi, A. K., “Irving Langmuir – A pioneering Industrial Physical Chemist”, Resonance, Vol. 13, No. 7, July 2008.

- Rajvanshi, A. K., “Langmuir approach to rural development”, Current Science”, Vol. 95, No. 7, 10 October 2008.

- Rajvanshi, A.K., Latest list of selected writings (updated till December 2008) .