Rohit Kothari

Rohit Kothari serves as a Researcher in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), contributing to sustainable energy solutions through advanced thermal systems research. His work directly supports UN Sustainable Development Goals in clean energy infrastructure.

His core expertise spans Thermal Energy Storage Systems, Packed Bed Modeling, and Phase Change Material Applications, with specialized focus on Numerical Heat Transfer Analysis and Battery Thermal Management. Research methodologies emphasize computational fluid dynamics and transient thermal modeling to optimize energy storage efficiency, particularly in molten salt systems and metal foam composites.

Recent publications (2024-2026) reveal concentrated research on thermal instability mitigation in high-temperature storage, constrained melting phenomena in PCM capsules, and battery thermal management under extreme discharge conditions. Key trends include computational optimization of fin geometries for melting enhancement and cold packed-bed heat transfer prediction.

Kothari actively contributes to three major energy projects: Best4Grid (Nordic vehicle-grid integration), LAES-Egypt (cryogenic storage for Egypt), and GridScale (large-scale power-to-power storage). These initiatives involve cross-institutional collaboration with industry partners to develop grid-stable renewable energy solutions.