Pratik Patel
Lead Cryogenic Engineer, Collider Accelerator Department
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Collider Accelerator Department
Bldg. 1005S, Room 2-203
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
Pratik Patel is a Lead Cryogenic Engineer in the C-AD and EIC team. He joined Brookhaven National lab in May 2024 after working more than 15 years in world most prestigious ITER fusion project in India for cryogenic filed.
Expertise | Education | Publications | Awards
Expertise
Pratik has extensive experience in Cryogenic field with strong background in cryogenic system in major international scientific projects including ITER, EIC (Electron Ion Collider) , RHIC (Relativstic Heavy Ion Collder).
Skilled in cryoplant upgrades, 4K distribution cold box system and its components like heat exchanger, cryogenic valves, rotating components, phase seperator and cryoline.
Conducted various desgin reviews, manufacturing reviews, factory and site acceptance tests, and international collaborations.
Strong record of team coordination, technical documentation, and research dissemination through publications and conferences.
Author and Co author of more than 20 publications and conferences.
Education
M.Tech (Thermal System Design) from SVNIT, India.
B.E. (Mechanical) from Factulty of Technology Engineering (Maharaja Sayajirao University), India.
Selected Publications
- Patel P, Vaghela H, Muralidhara S, et al (2021) Design and performance assessment of cold compressor for a typical cold box of large tokamak machines. Cryogenics 118:103331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cryogenics.2021.103331
- Patel P, Vaghela H, Muralidhara S, et al (2020) Experiences during Design, Fabrication, Assembly and Factory Acceptance Test of the ITER Cryoplant Termination Cold Box. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 755:012088. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/755/1/012088
- Patel P, Vaghela H, Bhattacharya R, et al (2017) Exergy based analytical investigation of cryogenic loop of test auxiliary cold box. Indian Journal of Cryogenics 42:44. https://doi.org/10.5958/2349-2120.2017.00006.1
Awards & Recognition
September 2022 Recognition of Expert talk for Basics of Fusion energy and use of Cryogenic system in ITER project, Rajkot, India
October 2022 Honor for National Cryogenic engineering conference invited talk, IIT Kharagpur, India
June 2023 Award for ITER Fusion project Spot Awards, France
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Collider Accelerator Department
Bldg. 1005S, Room 2-203
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
