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Dr. Om Prakash Singh
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Email: opsingh.mec@iitbhu.ac.in
Mob: 981 666 11 66
Area of Interest: 
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Design and Innovation, Double-diffusive convection, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar thermal energy storage systems, Solar air/water heating system, Green buildings, Intellectural Property Rights (IPR)

Asato ma sadgamaya...           Lead me from the falsity to the truth.
Tamaso ma jyotirgamaya...               Lead me from darkness to light.
    Mrtyorma amrtam gamaya...       Lead me from death to immortality.
   
                           (from Brhadaranyaka Upanishad-I.iii.28

Let there be light !
 

Labs/Projects

  • SERB, 55 lakhs (granted)
  • CARS, DRDO, 30 lakhs
  • Seed grant project, 10 lakh
  • BRNS, Dept of Atomic Energy, 22 lakhs (Co-PI)
  • CFD lab, cost: 20 lakhs
  • Rapid prototyping lab, cost: 35 lakhs
  • Aakash tablet development lab, MHRD funding, cost: Rs 50 lakhs (Co-PI)
  • Design innovation lab, MHRD funding, cost: Rs. 1.3 crore (PI)
  • IC Engine lab, cost: 3.5 crore
Dr. Om Prakash Singh

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) (B.H.U), Varanasi, U.P., India- 221005
Email: opsingh.mec @ iitbhu.ac.in,
Phone: +91 9816 661166
My persional website

Education
  • M.S & Ph.D:   Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore (2001-2006; 4.5 yrs)
  • B.E:     Mechanical Engineering, JIET, Utkal University (1996-2000; 4 yrs)
Research/Teaching Interests
  • Solar Energy
  • ​Renewable Energy
  • Double-diffusive convection
  • Heat and mass transfer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Finite Element Method (FEM)
  • Internal combustion engine
  • Design and Innovation
  • Intellectual property rights 
  • PV-T System
  • Phase change materials/energy storage
Research Guidance (view)
  • PhD students:   7 (5 completed)
  • MS/MTech     : 15 (completed)
Recent publications
  • Investigations for Efficient Design of A New Counter Flow Double-Pass Curved Solar Air Heater, Renewable Energy (IF 8.00), 2022.
  • Effect of New Overhead Phase Change Material Enclosure Designs on Thermo-Electric Performance of a Photovoltaic Panel, J. Energy Storage (IF 6.58), 2022.
  • Thermal Energy Storage Design of a New Bifacial PV/PCM System for Enhanced Thermo - electric Performance, Energy Conversion and Management (IF 9.7), vol. 250, 2021.
  • Effect of Integrating High Flow Naturally Driven Dual Solar Air Heaters with Trombe, Energy Conversion and Management (IF 9.7), vol. 249, 2021.
  • Performance characteristics of a new curved double-pass counter flow solar air heater, Energy (IF: 7.15), vol. 239, 2022.
  • A novel concept of integrating bell-mouth inlet in converging-diverging solar chimney power plant, Renewable Energy (IF: 8.00),  2021.
  • Performance enhancement strategies of a hybrid solar chimney power plant integrated with photovoltaic panel,  Energy Conversion and Management (IF: 9.71), vol. 218, 2020.
  • Curved vs. flat solar air heater: performance evaluation under diverse environmental conditions, Renewable Energy  (IF: 8.00), vol. 145, 2020.
  • Effect of novel PCM encapsulation designs on electrical and thermal performance of a hybrid photovoltaic solar panel, Solar Energy (IF: 5.74), vol. 205, 2020.
  • Efficient designs for double-pass curved solar air heaters, Renewable Energy (IF: 8.00), 2020.
  • Natural convection solar air heater: Bell-mouth integrated converging channel for high flow applications, Building and Environment (IF: 6.67), 2020.

Work Experience

  • 07/2016 – till date: Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, U.P., India [website].
  • 01/2012 – 06/2016: 4.5 years at IIT Mandi: Assistant Professor, School of Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, H.P, India [website].
  • 02/2006 – 12/2011: 6 years post-PhD in industry: Senior Manager, TVS Motor Company Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, [website];  Department of Research and Development (R&D),
    • Responsibility: Thermal management of IC engines from design stage to mass production; Engine optimization using of CFD/FEA; Developing new experimental and testing methods for engine performance and various components; Failure analysis etc.
    • Contributions:  16 patents, 25+ research publications, developed many new technologies.
  • 05/ 2000 – 04/ 2001: 1 year pre-PhD at DRIEMS: Faculty, DRIEMS Engg. college, Mechanical Engineering, Orissa, India [website].

Courses Offered (details, feedback)

  • Applied computational fluid dynamics (CFD) (students rating: 4.50 / 5.00)
  • Applied finite element method (FEM) (students rating: 4.58 / 5.00)
  • Reverse engineering (students rating: 4.20 / 5.00)
  • Energy conversion devices (students rating: 4.82 / 5.00)
  • Fluid Mechanics (students rating: 4.36/5)
  • Convective heat and mass transfer
  • Advanced fluid mechanics
  • Engineering thermodynamics
  • Universal human values
  • Internal Combustion Engine
  • Research Methodology
  • IPR and patent procedures
  • BioDesign Innovation (coordinator)
Reviewer of Journals
  • Physics of Fluids
  • Renewable Energy
  • ​Solar Energy
  • International journal of heat and mass transfer
  • Recent Patents on Engineering
  • Head and Mass Transfer
  • Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics
  • SAE International
  • Engineering Failure Analysis
     
     
     
    I'm highly inspired by Leonardo da Vinci, who was a  polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer.

     

    Awards || Honors || Prizes || Medals || Accomplishments
    Academics | Sports | Industry | Law
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    Award for Consistent Quality Teaching at IIT Mandi

    • Awarded certificate for Consistent Quality teaching on IIT Mandi foundation day, Feb' 2014.
    • Co-guided a group of IIT Mandi students that won 2nd place (out of 70 participants across India) in the Jed-i project challenge 2013.
    • Young Scientist Award at Portugal, Aveiro, 2005.
    • Young Scientist Travel Grant Award from Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, New Delhi;  Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India, New Delhi and Indian National Science Academy (INSA), Government of India, New Delhi, to present a paper in the first conference on Diffusion in solids and liquids, Portugal, Europe, 2005.
    • Awarded MHRD fellowship for Master and Doctoral Degree programme at IISc, Bangalore, 2001-2006.
    • Three times best paper award: year 2003, 2005 and 2007.
    • Topper in college (120 students) in the first semester of Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree course, 1996.
    • Second topper with distinction in BE degree course, 2000.
    • Consecutively 3 times topper among 200 students in mathematics course "Numerical Analysis"  at IISc, 2001.
    • Class topper in Council of Higher Secondary Exam (CHSE), 12th board exam, 1995.
    • Certificate of merit for getting second position in district-level debate competition at All India Cooperative Week, 1994.
    • Certificate of merit in National Mathematics Olympiad contest, 1992.
    • Zonal topper in mathematics (CBSE), 1992.
    • Class topper in CBSE, 10th board exam, 1992.
    • Certificate of merit in All-India Junior Talent Search Contest, 1991.
    • Awarded MCL scholarship, 1991-1993.
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    Best all-rounder award


    Best all rounder award
    In Sports
    • Member of the wining team; won Champions trophy in cricket in Inter-IIT sports meet at IIT Guwahait, 2013.
    • Captained IISc Alumni cricket match, adjudged Best All-Rounder of the match, 14th Sep' 2010 [report].
    • Represented IISc cricket team as an opening batsman in KSCA matches (2001-2006).
    • Represented JIET college cricket team as an opening batsman (1996-2000).
    • Runner-up in inter-departmental Chess Championship, 1998.
    • Cricket captain from 7th –10th class (1988-1993).
    • Won many Man-of-the-Match awards in cricket during academic career.

    In Supreme Court

     
    In Law
    • Represented myself as a LAWYER for 5 years in all court proceedings in a case against State Bank of India. The case went till Supreme Court. Won the case.
    • The journey: Banking Ombudsman, District Court, State Court, National Court and finally the Supreme Court. This journey has been a liberating experience.
    • I myself argued the case in the court.
    • If i can read & understand law, so can you. If i can argue in court and win, so can you.
    In Industry
    • 16 patents filed (15 as lead inventor), 25+ research publications, developed many new technologies.
    • Best paper award, judged by eminent juries from various industries.
    • Redesigned, tested, developed and optimized a 15-year-old engine at TVS  that is fetching a profit of more than one crore/year to the company, 2007.
    • Coordinator of ‘Technology Scan Team’ at TVS Motor Company (since 2007).
    • Member of Education & Training Council Product sub committee, TVS Motor Company (2009-2011)
    “They inspire you, they entertain you, and you end up learning a ton even when you don’t know it” Nicholas.

    RESEARCH GUIDANCE

    PhD

     

    PictureFaria Rehman
    • Program: PhD 2013
    • Research: Dynamics of double-diffusive convection
    • Status: Completed
    • Current location: Industry, Japan
    PictureAjeet Singh
    • Program: PhD 2016
    • Research: Solar energy
    • Status: Completed
    • Guide: O.P Singh
    • Current location: Post-doc, Ireland
    PictureDeepak Kumar Singh
    • Program: PhD 2016
    • Research: Instabilities in double-diffusive systems
    • Status: Ongoing
    • Guide: O.P Singh
    • Current location: IIT (B.H.U), Varanasi
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    Akshayveer



    Program: PhD 2016.
    Research: Solar Energy
    Status: Completed
    Guide: O. P Singh.
    Current location: IIT (B.H.U), Varanasi
     
    PictureAmit Kumar
    • Program: PhD 2014
    • Research: Efficient energy systems
    • Status: Completed
    • Guide: O.P Singh
    • Current location: Post-doc, IIT Bombay
    		  
     
    PictureSunil Kumar
    • Program: PhD 2013
    • Research: Biomass gasification
    • Status: Completed
    • Guide: O. P Singh.
    • Current location: Gujarat University

    MS/MTech/IDD

    PictureKartika Ahuja
    • Program: Dual Degree (IDD), 2013
    • Research: CFD modeling of double diffusive convection
    • Status: Ongoing
    • Institute: IIT (B.H.U)
    PictureAbhishek Singh
    • Program: MTech (Energy Materials), 2014
    • Research: CFD modeling of solar collector
    • Status: Completed
    • Institute: IIT Mandi
    • Current: Industry job
    		 PictureAnkit Kumar
    • Program: MTech, 2015
    • Research: Effect of Piston coating on engine performance: experimental study
    • Status: Completed
    • Institute: IIT (B.H.U)
    PictureManoj Dhiman
    • Program: MS 2012
    • Research: Instabilities in double diffusive convection
    • Status: Completed
    • Institute: IIT Mandi
    • Current: PhD at IIT Ropar
    		PictureArun Chand
    • Program: MTech, 2015
    • Research: CFD: effect of viscosity on double-diffusive convection
    • Status: Ongoing
    • Institute: IIT (B.H.U)
    PictureNidhi Gupta
    • Program: MTech, 2015
    • Research: Enhancing thermal efficiency of solar drier
    • Status: Ongoing
    • Institute: IIT (B.H.U)

    B.Tech 2009

    PictureNikhill Chbabra
    • Program: BTech 2009
    • Research: Seismic analysis of buildings
    • Status: Completed
    • Current location: Altair Engineering, Bangalore
    		 PictureSaksham Grover
    • Program: BTech 2009
    • Research: Brake thermal analysis
    • Status: Completed
    • Current location: Cognizant Technology Solutions, Chennai
    		 PictureGaurav Yadav
    • Program: BTech 2009
    • Research: Passive building design
    • Status: Completed
    • Current location: HPCL, Pune
    PictureRohit Raut
    • Program: BTech 2009
    • Research: Car thermal comfort improvement
    • Status: Completed
    • Current location: Wayne State University, USA
    		 PictureShyam Sundar
    • Program: BTech 2009
    • Research: Robotic arm
    • Status: Completed
    • Current location: University of Pennsylvania, USA
    		 PictureAnurag Jakhotia
    • Program: BTech 2009
    • Research: Robotic arm
    • Status: Completed
    • Current location: Carnegie Mellon University, USA
    PictureMrinmoy Biswas
    • Program: BTech 2009
    • Research: Car thermal comfort improvement
    • Status: Completed
    • Current location:
      DRDO, Pune
    		 PictureAnkur Nahar
    • Program: BTech 2009
    • Research: Passive building design
    • Status: Completed
    • Current location : HPCL, Pune
    		 PictureSubik Kumar
    • Program: BTech 2009
    • Research: Brake thermal analysis
    • Status: Completed
    • Current location: CAD Studio, New Delhi
    PictureAnkush Singla
    • Program: BTech 2009
    • Research: Brake thermal analysis
    • Status: Completed
    • Current location: FINISAR, Malaysia
    		 PictureSunil Chaudhary
    • Program: BTech 2009
    • Research: Passive building design
    • Status: Completed
    • Current location:
      CAD Studio, New Delhi
    		 PictureSachin Singhal
    • Program: BTech 2009
    • Research: Brake thermal analysis
    • Status: Completed
    • Current location: GAIL (India) Ltd.

    B.Tech 2010

    PictureDeepak Sharma
    • Program: BTech 2010
    • Research: Flow control past bluff bodies
    • Status: Completed
    • Current location: University of Michigan, MS, Mechanical Engg., USA
    PictureMoiz Ahmed
    • Program: BTech 2010
    • Research: 3D Printer design; 2 patents filed
    • Status: Completed
    • Current location: Mindarika Pvt. Ltd. R&D dept.
    PictureAneesh Monga
    • Program: BTech 2010
    • Research: Design for impact resistance
    • Status: Completed
    • Current location: XLRI Jamshedpur, PGDM
    		 PictureRohtaz Singh
    • Program: BTech 2010
    • Research: Solar energy
    • Status: Completed
    • Current location: University of Alberta, MS, Canada
    PictureHimanshu Khandewal
    • Program: BTech 2010
    • Research: Design for impact resistance
    • Status: Completed
    • Current location: Jaipur
    PictureAkash Pathak
    • Program: BTech 2010
    • Research: Road barrier design for Himalayan region
    • Status: Completed
    • Current location: IBM, Bangalore
    		 PictureAbhilash M.
    • Program: BTech 2010
    • Research: 3D Printer design; 2 patents filed
    • Status: Completed
    • Current location: Bosch India, Coimbatore
    PictureAnupam Sinha
    • Program: BTech 2010
    • Research: Engine efficiency improvement
    • Status: Completed
    • Current location: Bharat Petroleum, Management Trainee
    PictureShashwat Sharma
    • Program: BTech 2010
    • Research: Road barrier design for Himalayan region
    • Status: Completed
    • Current location: IBM, Bangalore
    PictureDeepak Chaudhary
    • Program: BTech 2010
    • Research: Design for impact resistance
    • Status: Completed
    • Current location: Delhi
    		 PictureSurendra Khoja
    • Program: BTech 2010
    • Research: Engine efficiency improvement
    • Status: Completed
    • Current location: Delhi
    		 PictureKunal Kishore
    • Program: BTech 2010
    • Research: Engine efficiency improvement
    • Status: Completed
    • Current location: Delhi
    Activities during post-PhD employment in industry (2006-2012)
    Contributions during industrial stint:
    • 16 patents filed (15 as lead inventor), 25+ research publications, developed many new technologies, guided 9 summer interns.
    • Developed a new theoretical model for accurate prediction of  the engine transient temperature.
    • Developed a simple, fast and accurate experimental setup for engine oil consumption measurement.
    • Developed a 2D CFD model to study engine heat transfer and its cooling system. The model includes engine block, fins, liner, head, cover, valves, gaskets and fan cooling system. Real time transient heat transfer phenomena can be investigated.
    • Developed an experimental set for measuring centrifugal cooling fan characteristics.
    • Developed a three-dimensional (3D) CFD model for centrifugal fan simulation for the above setup.
    • Developed a 2D CFD MRF model for centrifugal cooling fan, which takes less than 10 seconds to converge  [10^(-7)]. Effect of inlet and outlet angles, blade diameter ratio, blade thickness etc can be studied in quick time.
    • Developed an experimental setup for measuring engine bore  distortion under clamped condition.
    • Developed an FEA model for computing engine bore distortion and validated with the above experimental measurement.
    • Developed a CFD model for conjugate heat transfer simulation to study engine cooling with centrifugal fan.
    • Developed a method to map the harmonic response analysis results to Sysnoise for engine radiated noise calculations.
    • Developed a method to perform aero-acoustic simulation using Sysnoise.
    • Developed a CFD model for scooter CVT simulation.
    • Developed a FEA model and experimental setup for thermal analysis of brakes. Published in Elsevier journal.
    Industry-Academia Partnerships
    • Actively participated in fostering industry-academia relationship at TVSM
    • Member and SME for Instructional Design Methodology and curriculum  for the following courses for diploma and bachelor degree programs:
      • Engineering thermodynamics and heat transfer
      • Vehicle thermal management and powertrain
      • Engineering mathematics
      • Fluid mechanics
    Project Guidance
    • Guided the following students at TVS, projects leading to filling 2 patents and 5 publications.
    1. A novel experimental setup for engine oil consumption measurement, Arza Vamsi Spandan, SRF, Dual degree (MTech), IIT, Madras, Mech dept. 2011.
    2. Engine transient temperature measurement and theoretical validation, V. Balaji, MIT, Automobile Engg. dept., Final year B.Tech project, 2011.
    3. Transient finite element modeling to study impact of material change on engine thermal behavior, S. Ahmed, Final year B.Tech project, 2011.
    4. Cooling system optimization in a 3-wheeler engine, Anirudh Reddy, Dual degree (MTech), IIT Madras, Mechanical Engg. dept., Intern, 2010.
    5. A numerical code development for internal combustion engine piston secondary motion, Narayan Pai, NIE, Mechanical dept, Mysore, Intern, 2010.
    6. Design, development and Finite Element Analysis of a engine cylinder bore distortion measurement facility, V. Balaji, MIT, Automobile Engg. dept., Summer  research fellowship, 2010.
    7. Fan design optimization: An experimental and CFD study, Rakesh Khilwani, Dural degree (MTech),  IIT  Madras, Mechanical dept., Summer research     fellowship, 2008.
    8. Design and analysis of cylinder head of an air‐cooled two‐stroke petrol engine, Senthil Nathan, AMIE project, Mechanical Engg., 2007.
    9. Development of numerical model to predict temperature profile of the cylinder block in 4-stroke engine, Sachin Kumar Rai, SRF, Dual degree (MTech), IIT Madras, Mechanical dept., 2006.
    Important Trainings/Seminars Attended
    • Workshop on how to generate patentable  ideas, 3 days, TVS Motor Company, 2011
    • Advanced Java training for CFD macro coding in Star CCM+, 2 days, TVS Motor Company, 2011.
    • Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures seminar: 2 days at MSRSAS, Bangalore, 2011.
    • Six sigma black belt certification course and  training: 2 days at TVS Motor Company, 2010.
    • Virtual powertrain conference: 2 days at  Koregaon park, Pune, 2010.
    • Automotive power train seminar: 3 days at MSRSAS, Bangalore, 2010.
    • DOE, Approximation, Optimization and Stochastic training using HyperStudy: 1 day at Altair office, Bangalore, 2010.
    • Morphing finite element models training using HyperMorph: 1 day at Altair office, Bangalore, 2009.
    • Piston hydrodynamic simulation training using Pisdyn: 2 days at TVS Motor Company, 2009.
    • CFD mesh generation training using HyperMesh: 1 day at Altair office, Bangalore, 2009.
    • Practical finite element seminar: 2 days at BHEL, Bangalore, 2009.
    • Aero-accoustic simulation training using Sysnoise: 2 days at LMS office, Bangalore, 2008.
    • Advanced CFD modeling training using Star CCM+: 2 days at CD-Adapco office, Bangalore, 2007.
    • Heat and mass transfer workshop: 2 days at IISc, Bangalore, 2007.
    • International workshop on treatment of thermal radiation in heat transfer problems: 2 days at IIT Guwahati, 2006.
    • Non-linear FEA modeling training using Ansys: 2 days at Ansys office, Bangalore, 2006.
    Simulation Activities
    • At each state engine is analyzed and boundary conditions are generated for the next stage of simulation. Except combustion modeling I'm directly involved at all stages of modeling. I strongly believe in "Innovation by Simulation", which can significantly reduce time consuming physical tests.
    1. Combustion Simulation
    (Heat fluxes over surfaces: BC generation using Star CD)
                                      | BCs from 1                   
    2. CFD: Conjugate Heat Transfer Simulation
    (Engine temperature distribution using Star CCM+)
                     | BCs from 2 
    3. Finite Element Analysis
    (Engine liner thermal deformation using Ansys)
                   | BCs from 3
    4. Hydrodynamic piston secondary motion Simulation
    (Impact forces on engine liner using Pisdyn)
                                   | BCs from 4                
    5. Harmomic Response Analysis
    (Structural amplitude of vibration using Ansys)
                                  | BCs from 5               
    6. Aero-Acoustic Simulation
    (Radiated noise due to piston slap using Sysnoise)

    Publications
    Patents || Books || Journals || Conferences || Wikipedia

     
    Intellectual Property Rights:  Patents
     

    Patents Granted

    1. Cooling system for internal combustion engines, Patent Number: 287029, date of grant: 01.09.2017.
    2. Shroud for a fan cooled internal combustion engine, Patent Number: 302445, date of grant: 26/10/2018.
    3. Cooling fan for an internal combustion engine, Patent Number: 297928, date of grant: 21.06.2018.
    4. An automotive disc brake system with provision for enhanced cooling, Patent Number: 307904, d.o.g: 22.02.2019.
    5. Cooling fan for internal combustion engine, Patent Number: 318166, date of grant: 14.08.2019.
    6. Wheel assembly for drum brake, Patent Number: 322680, date of grant: 14.10.2019.
    7. Drum brake arms, Patent Number: 340133, date of grant: 01.07.2020.
    8. Cooling system for automobiles, Patent Number: 345816, date of grant: 01.09.2020.
    9. Exhaust pipe for a vehicle, Patent Number: 329693, date of grant: 20.01.2020.
    10. Cylinder head for internal combustion engine, Patent Number: 337778, date of grant: 02.06.2020.
    11. Axial fan for an internal combustion engine, Patent Number: 329768, date of grant: 21.01.2020.
    12. An automotive drum brake system with provision for enhanced cooling, Patent Number: 342541, d.o.g: 27.07.2020.
    13. A two-stroke internal combustion engine with provision for enhanced cooling, Patent Number: 350090, d.o.g: 26.10.2020
    14. Cooling apparatus mounting for fan-cooled internal combustion engine, Patent Number: 365262, date of grant: 25.04.2021.

    Patents Filed / Published

    1. Solar air heater, Ajeet Singh, Inventors:  Ajeet Singh, O. P. Singh, IIT (BHU) 2018 (published).
    2. Curved solar air heater, Inventors:  Ajeet Singh, O. P. Singh, IIT (BHU) 2018 (filed).
    3. Integrated solar air heater and trombe wall, Inventors:  Ajeet Singh, O. P. Singh, IIT (BHU) 2019 (filed).
    4. PV panel integrated with Solar Chimney, Inventors:  Ajeet Singh, O. P. Singh, IIT (BHU) 2020 (filed).
    5. Hybrid solar chimney power plant, Ajeet Singh, O. P. Singh, IIT (BHU) 2020 (filed).
    6. Dye Sensitized Solar Panels by an aerosol jet 3D printing mechanism; O.P. Singh et al.; IIT Mandi (published).
    7. A method for hydrogen use produced through exhaust heat recovery for NOx reduction, AD, GT, PS, OPS, IIT Mandi.
    8. Muffler for an internal combustion engine with lower operating temp.  O. P. Singh, TS,  MSA. 2012 (published).
    9. Catalytic converter with enhanced radial heat transfer.  TS, O. P. Singh, NK. 2011 (published).
    10. Engine oil consumption monitoring system and method.  O. P. Singh, AS., MK. 2010 (published).
    11. Multifunctional fan mounting system: design and method.  O. P. Singh, TS, SP, KSR. 2010 (published).

             Confidential information has been suppressed.

    Books / Book Chapters
    1. Medical Imaging: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications; Arpan Gupta, O. P. Singh; Publisher: IGI Global, July 2016.
    2. My experience with Indian judicial system: guts and grits of an ordinary citizen (under preparation)
    3. Product Design with FEM and CFD: Less Theory More Practical (under preparation)
    Publications                                                                                                                                                                                                     
    2022 - 2023
    1. Performance characteristics of a new curved double-pass counter flow solar air heater, Amit Kumar, Akshayveer, Ajeet Pratap Singh, O. P. Singh, Energy (Elsevier, impact factor: 7.15),vol. 239, 2022.
    2. Investigations for efficient design of a new counter flow double-pass curved solar air heater, Renewable Energy (Elsevier, IF 8.00), vol. 185, 2022.
    3. Effect of new overhead phase change material enclosure designs on thermo-electric performance of a photovoltaic panel, Journal of Energy Storage (Elsevier, IF 6.58), vol. 46, 2022.
    4. Effect of channel designs and its optimization for enhanced thermo-hydraulic performance of solar air heater, Amit Kumar, Akshayveer, Ajeet Pratap Singh, O. P. Singh, Journal Solar Energy Engineering (ASME), vol. 144 (5), 2022.

    2020 - 2021

    1. Thermal Energy Storage Design of a New Bifacial PV/PCM System for Enhanced Thermo - electric Performance, Akshayveer, Amit Kumar, Ajeet Pratap Singh, O. P. Singh, Energy Conversion and Management,  (Elsevier, impact factor: 9.7), vol. 250, 2021.
    2. Effect of Integrating High Flow Naturally Driven Dual Solar Air Heaters with Trombe, Ajeet Singh, Amit Kumar, Akshayveer, O. P. Singh, Energy Conversion and Management (Elsevier, impact factor: 9.7), vol. 249, 2021.
    3. A novel concept of integrating bell-mouth inlet in converging-diverging solar chimney power plant, Ajeet Pratap Singh, Amit Kumar, Akshayveer, O.P. Singh, Renewable Energy (Elsevier, impact factor: 8.00), pp. 318-334 vol. 169,  2021.
    4. Performance enhancement strategies of a hybrid solar chimney power plant integrated with photovoltaic panel, Ajeet Pratap Singh, Amit Kumar, Akshayveer, O.P. Singh, Energy Conversion and Management (Elsevier, impact factor: 9.7), vol. 218, 2020.
    5. Curved vs. flat solar air heater: performance evaluation under diverse environmental conditions, Ajeet Singh, O. P. Singh, Renewable Energy (Elsevier, impact factor: 8.00), vol. 145, 2020.
    6. Efficient design of curved solar air heater integrated with semi-down turbulators, Ajeet Singh, Amit Kumar, Akshayveer, O. P. Singh, Int. J. Thermal Sciences (Elsevier, impact factor: 3.74), Vol. 152, 2020.
    7. Effect of Novel PCM Encapsulation Designs on Electrical and Thermal Performance of a Hybrid Photovoltaic Solar Panel, Akshayveer, Amit Kumar, Ajeet Pratap Singh,O. P. Singh, Solar Energy (Elsevier, impact factor: 5.74), vol. 205, 2020.
    8. Efficient designs for double-pass curved solar air heaters, Amit Kumar, Akshayveer, Ajeet Pratap Singh, O. P. Singh, Renewable Energy (Elsevier, impact factor: 8.00), 2020.
    9. Natural convection solar air heater: Bell-mouth integrated converging channel for high flow applications, Ajeet Pratap Singh, Amit Kumar, Akshayveer, O.P. Singh, Building and Environment (Elsevier, impact factor: 6.45), vol. 187, 2020.
    10. Effective cooling of photovoltaic panels integrated with solar chimney, Ajeet Pratap Singh, Amit Kumar, Akshayveer, O. P. Singh, Materials Today: Proc. (Elsevier), vol. 39, 2021.
    11. Strategies for effective cooling of photovoltaic panels integrated with solar chimney, Ajeet Pratap Singh, Amit Kumar, Akshayveer, O. P. Singh, Materials Today: Proc. (Elsevier), vol. 39, 2021.

    2018 - 2019

    1. Designs for high flow natural convention solar air heaters, Ajeet Singh, Amit Kumar, Akshayveer, O. P. Singh, Solar Energy (Elsevier, impact factor: 5.74), vol. 193, pp. 724-737, 2019.
    2. Thermo-hydraulic performance enhancement of natural convection convex-concave solar air heaters, Ajeet Singh, O. P. Singh, Solar Energy (Elsevier, impact factor: 5.74) vol. 183, 2019.
    3. Performance enhancement of curved solar air heater using CFD, Ajeet Singh, O. P. Singh, Solar Energy (Elsevier, impact factor: 5.74), vol. 174 (2018) pp. 556-569, 2018.
    4. Role of Rayleigh numbers on characteristics of double diffusive salt fingers, Faria Rehman, O. P. Singh, Heat and Mass Transfer (Springer, impact factor: 2.46), 54, 2018.
    5. Multi-Stage Filter Designs for a Gasifier System, Sunil Kumar, Amit Kumar, O. P. Singh, Int. J. Rec. Tech. Eng.  8(4), 2019.
    6. Effect of double-pass flow on thermal performance of a curved solar air heater with circular ribs, Ajeet P. Singh, Amit Kumar, Akshayveer, O. P. Singh, Int. ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conf, (IHMTC-2019), 28-31 December, IIT Roorkee, India.
    7. Effect of Gravity on Salt Fingers in Double-diffusive Convection, Kartika Ahuja, O. P. Singh, Int. ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conf, (IHMTC-2019), 28-31 December, IIT Roorkee, India.
    8. Effect of energy storage design of PCM enclosure on PV/T module, Akshayveer, Ajeet P. Singh, Amit Kumar,  O. P. Singh, Int. ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conf, (IHMTC-2019), 28-31 December, IIT Roorkee, India.
    9. Effect of Perforation shape on Dissipation Characteristic of Perforated filters, Amit Kumar, Sunil Kumar, O. P. Singh, Int. ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conf, (IHMTC-2019), 28-31 December, IIT Roorkee, India.
    10. Effect of viscosity stratification on double-diffusive salt fingers, Arun Chand, O. P. Singh, Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP) Conf., IIT Bombay, 2018.
    11. Ribs optimization of a thermally efficient curved solar air heater, Ajeet P. Singh, O. P. Singh, Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP) Conf., IIT Bombay, 2018.

    2016 - 2017

    1. Salt finger convection at marginal stability, Faria Rehman, O.P. Singh, Geophys. Astrophys. Fluid Dyn.  111(5) (Taylor & Francis, impact factor: 1.41) 2017.
    2. Effect of eigenvalue solution on characteristics of double diffusive salt fingers, Faria Rehman, Manoj Dhiman, O. P. Singh, J. Mech.  Sci. Technol., 30(6) (Springer, impact factor: 1.22), 2016.
    3. Analysis of Indirect Solar Dryers Using Computational Fluid Dynamics – A Review, O.P Singh et al., Int. J. Sci. Prog. Res., 41(1),  2017.
    4. Computer Aided Modeling and Finite Element Analysis of Human Elbow, Arpan Gupta, O. P. Singh, Int. J. Biomed. Clinic. Eng. 5(1), 2016.
    5. Design of engine exhaust system for optimum heating of catalytic converter and back pressure control, Amogh Amladi, Dhruv Vashisth, Hemant Kumar, Atul Dhar, O.P. Singh, J. Energy and Env. Sust., 64-68, 2017.
    6. Effect of Rayleigh number and density stability ratio on characteristics of double-diffusive salt fingers, Manoj Dhiman, Faria Rehman and O.P Singh,  J. Physics Conf., (IOP, impact factor: 0.54) 759(1), 2016.
    7. Salt finger convection at neutral buoyancy ratio, Faria Rehman, O. P. Singh, 6th Int. & 43rd  national Conf. on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power (FMFP), MNNIT Allahabad (India),15-17 Dec, India, 2016.
    8. A comparative CFD based study of coal combustion in air and O2/CO2 environment,  Rajneesh Vachaspati, O. P. Singh, and T. K. Ray, Int. Cong. on computational mechanics and simulation, 27-1 July, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India, 2016.
    9. CFD analysis of heat transfer characteristics of solar collector in real surrounding wind factors, Ajeet Singh, O.P. Singh, Proceedings of the 24th National and 2nd International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conf. (IHMTC-2017) 2017, December 27-30 , BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, India.

    2014 - 2015

    1. Effect of Rayleigh numbers on the evolution of double‐diffusive salt fingers, O. P. Singh, J. Srinivasan, Phys. Fluids (AIP, impact factor: 2.23), 26(6), pp. 1-18, 2014.
    2. The Effect of rubber dampers on engine's NVH and thermal performance, O. P. Singh et al., Appl. Acoustics (Elsevier, impact factor: 2.29), 75(1), pp. 17-26, 2014. (most downloaded article).
    3. Modern 3D printing technologies: future trends and developments, O. P. Singh et al,. Recent Patents Eng. (impact factor: 0.77), 9(2) 2015.
    4. Effect of dynamic vents on car thermal comfort, O. P. Singh et al., J. Mech. Eng. (impact factor: 1.139), 61(10), 2015.
    5. How Rayleigh number affects the evolution of double-diffusive salt finger convection, O. P. Singh, National seminar on New Dimensions in Mechanics and Allied Fields, Nov 27-28, HPU, Shimla, 2015.
    6. Solar panel printing using 3D printing mechanism, O. P. Singh, ASME Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Conf., 20-21 April, Pune, India, 2015
    7. Double-diffusive finger convection: solution methodology and its effect on finger characteristics., Faria Rehman, Manoj Dhiman, O. P. Singh, XXVII IUPAP Conf. on Computational Physics, CCP2015.
    8. 3D thermohaline double-diffusive salt fingers, Manoj Dhiman, Faria Rehman, M. Bagga, O. P. Singh,  XXVII IUPAP Conf. on Computational Physics, CCP 2015.
    9. An investigation of optimal buildings in Himalayan regions: A BPI based analysis, Arun Kumar, O. P. Singh, Int. Conf. on Buildings, Envelop, Systems and Technologies (ICBEST), Germany, 9-12 June, 2014.

    2012 - 2013

    1. Piston seizure investigation:  experiments, modeling and future challenges, O. P. Singh et al., Eng. Fail. Anal. (Elsevier, impact factor: 2.2), 28(1), pp. 302-310, 2013.
    2. Effect of  cooling system design on engine oil temperature,  O. P. Singh et al., J.  Appl. Fluid Mech., (impact factor: 1.09) 6(2), pp. 61-71, 2013.
    3. Advances in building materials for thermal comfort and energy saving, Arun Kumar, O. P. Singh, Recent Patents Eng. (impact factor: 0.77), 7(3). pp: 220 - 232 (most accessed article), 2013.
    4. Spalling investigation of  connecting rod, S. Khare, O. P. Singh, K.B. Dora, C. Sasun, Eng. Fail. Anal. (Elsevier, impact factor: 2.2), 19(1), pp. 77-86, 2012.
    5. Influence of geometric parameters on centrifugal fan performance and its significance in automotive applications, O. P. Singh et al., Int. J. Model. Simul. Sci. Comput. (World Scientific, impact factor: 0.59), 1250007, 3(3), pp. 18-36 (most read article), 2012.
    6. Car cabin temperature prediction using CFD, Mrinmoy V., Rohit R., O. P. Singh, National conf. on Fluid Mech. and Fluid Power, NIT, Hamirpur, India 12-14 Dec., 2013.
    7. Role of PCM for energy saving in buildings located at complex terrain in Himalayan regions, Arun Kumar, O. P. Singh, Int. conf. on Renewable Energy, Eternal University, Baru Sahib, HP, 5-6 May, 2012.
    8. Energy saving potential of composite walls of  buildings located at complex terrain in Himalayan region, Arun Kumar, O. P. Singh, 2nd National conf. of IBPSA-India on Simul. of Buildings for Energy Efficiency and Better Built Environ., MNIT, Jaipur, India, 21-22 Dec., 2012.

    2010 - 2011

    1. Effect of muffler mounting bracket designs on durability, S. P. Senthilnathan, O. P. Singh et al., Eng. Fail. Anal. (Elsevier, impact factor: 2.2) ,18(3), pp. 1094-1107, 2011.
    2. Thermal seizures in automotive drum brakes, O. P. Singh et al., Eng. Fail. Anal. (Elsevier, impact factor: 2.2), 17(5), pp. 1155–1172, 2010.
    3. A study of basalt fingers using experiments and numerical simulation in double‐diffusive systems,  O. P. Singh, Devesh Ranjan, J. Srinivasan, K. R. Sreenivas, J. Geogr.  Geol. (impact factor: 11.90) 3(1), pp. 42-50, 2011.
    4. Parametric study of centrifugal fan performance: experiments and numerical simulation, O. P. Singh et al., Int. J. Adv. Eng. & Technol.  (impact factor: 1.56) 1(2), pp. 33-50, 2011.
    5. A simple and accurate experimental method for measurement of engine oil consumption, Arza Vamsi Spandan, O. P. Singh*, Anil Singanamalli, Kannan M., AMAE Int. J. Manuf.  Mat. Sc., 1(2), 2011.
    6. Sustainable design through innovation: an industrial perspective, O. P. Singh, Int. J.  Adv.  Technol. 2(3) (editorial), 2011.
    7. Optimum knock sensor location through experimental modal analysis of engine cylinder block, Yatin Chaudhary, Stephen Walsh, O. P. Singh, SAE International, Technical paper 2011-32-0637, doi:10.4271/2011-32-0637, 2011.
    8. A multidisciplinary approach for design improvement of an air‐cooled two‐wheeler engine cylinder head, O. P. Singh,  T. Sreenivasulu,  K. Nagaraja,  M. Kannan, SAE International, Technical paper 2010–32–0033, doi: 10.4271/2010-32-0033, 2010.
    9. Cooling system optimization of an enclosed air‐cooled engine, A. Reddy, O. P. Singh, Bhavesh Sharma, M. Kannan, SAEINDIA, Technical paper 1001001, 2010.
    10. An experimental method for engine oil consumption measurement, A. V. Spandan, O. P. Singh, Anil S., M. Kannan, Proc. of Int. Collq. on  Computer, Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical and Civil, ICET, 2011.
    11. A 2D CFD model of centrifugal fan, O. P. Singh, Faiz Ahmed, M. Kannan, Star India conf., Bangalore, Nov. 17, 2010.
    12. Conjugate heat transfer and CFD modeling of exhaust system, T. Sreenivasulu, O. P. Singh, M. Kannan, Star India conf., Chennai Nov. 16., 2010.
    13. Experimental and CFD model for design optimization of an automotive centrifugal cooling fan, O. P. Singh, T. Sreenvasulu, Rakesh Khilwani, M. Kannan, Proc. on Fluid Mech. and Fluid Power, IIT Madras, India, Dec 16–18, 2010.
    14. Hydrodynamic modeling for piston seizure investigation using Pisdyn,  O. P. Singh et al., India Ricardo Software User Conf., Pune, India, 29 Nov., 2011.
    15. An experimental and computational investigations of two‐stroke piston skirt scuffing, O. P. Singh, T. Sreenivasulu, Yogesh Umbarkar, M. Kannan,Y. R. Babu,  Virtual Powertrain conf.., Pune, India, 19-20 Oct., 2011.

    2008 - 2009

    1. On the relationship between finger width, velocity, and fluxes in thermohaline convection,  K. R. Sreenivas, O. P. Singh & J. Srinivasan,  Phys. Fluids (AIP, impact factor: 2.02) 21(2), pp. 026601, (top 20 most-downloaded article), 2009.
    2. Effect of thermo‐mechanical behavior on drum brake labyrinth design, O. P. Singh, S. Mohan, V.  Mangaraju and R. Babu, SAE International,  Technical paper 2008–32–0066, doi:10.4271/2008-32-0066, 2008.
    3. Optimization of Air‐cooling system of 4-stroke scooter engine, Vishal Kumar, O. P. Singh, M. Garg and Y. V. Chaudhary, SAE  International,  Technical paper  2008–32–0071, doi: 10.4271/2008-32-0071, 2008.
    4. Automation of coupled field analysis of generic components, O. P. Singh, K. Sriram, Ansys India conf., 2008.

    2003-2007

    1. Design optimization of a two‐wheeler engine cylinder head,  O. P. Singh, K. Nagaraja, M. Kannan, Ansys India conf., 2007 (Best paper award).
    2. Thermo‐fluid simulations of a fan‐cooled scooter engine, O. P. Singh, V. Gupta, M. Garg, Star India conf., 2007.
    3. Dynamics of double-diffusive finger convection: structures and convective fluxes, 2006, PhD dissertation, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
    4. The role of  finger structure in the determination of fluxes in a double‐diffusive thermohaline system, 2006, J. Srinivasan, O. P. Singh, K. R. Sreenivas, 13th Int. conf. on Heat Transfer, Sydney, NSW, Australia, (abstract only).
    5. Effect of Rayleigh numbers on salt finger fluxes, 2005, O. P. Singh, K. R. Sreenivas & J. Srinivasan, Int conf. on Environmental Fluid Mech., IIT, Guwahati, India,  March 3–5.
    6. Laboratory study of scale transitions in oceanic double‐diffusive salt fingers, 2005, O. P. Singh, K. R. Sreenivas  & J. Srinivasan, Proc. of Int. conf. on Environmental Fluid Mech., IIT Guwahati, March 3–5.
    7. On the contrasting behavior of double‐diffusive salt fingers at high and low Rayleigh numbers, 2005, O. P. Singh, K. R. Sreenivas & J. Srinivasan, First Int. conf. on Diffusion in Solids and Liquids,  Aveiro, Portugal (Europe), (Best paper award), July 6–8.
    8. Double‐diffusive finger convection near neutral buoyancy 2004, O. P. Singh, K. R. Sreenivas, J. Srinivasan, Proc. of ASME-ZSIS Int. Thermal Science Seminar II, Bled, Slovenia, June 13-16.
    9. Columnar‐basalt and double diffusive finger instability 2003, Devesh Ranjan, K. R. Sreenivas, O. P. Singh, J. Srinivasan, Bulletin of American Physical Society, Division of Fluid  Dyn., 56th Annual Meeting.
    10. Is the formation of columnar basalts due to double‐diffusive fingers? 2003, K. R. Sreenivas, O. P. Singh,  J. Srinivasan, Int. conf. on Advanced Fluid Mech., JNCASR, Jakur, India, (Best paper award).

    Wikipedia articles*

    A. On Turbomachinery
    2013 
    1. Slip factor,    Vipul Gautam, A. K. Meena, O. P. Singh
    2. Turbomachinery,   Shivanshu Singh, Sreevalsan P., O. P. Singh
    3. Radial turbine,   rahul chandel, Prithish seth, O. P. Singh
    4. Axial turbine stages,   Diler Savla, Santosh Meena, O. P. Singh
    5. Turbine blade,   Salil Jain, Sahil Kapila, O. P. Singh
    6. Blade solidity,   Jayesh Gupta, O. P. Singh
    7. Francis turbine,   Anupam K., Deepak Choudhary. O. P. Singh
    8. Draft tube,   Adhish Bhandari, Akash Pathak, O. P. Singh
    9. Axial compressor,   Rohtaz Singh, Sachin Roongta, O. P. Singh
    10. Centrifugal fan,   Kunal Thakkar, Lalin T. Dewan, O. P. Singh
    11. Axial-flow pump,   Gurbir Singh, Himanshu Khandelwal, O. P. Singh
    12. Axial fan design,   Pranjal Jain, Abhilash Monarthi, O. P. Singh.
    13. Drag coefficient,   Deepak Sharma, Eshaan Agarwal, O. P. Singh
    14. Combined cycle,   Moiz Ahmed, Shashwat Sharma, O. P. Singh
    15. Design feasibility of wind turbine systems,   Kunal Kishor, K. S. Meena, O. P. Singh
    16. Hydroelectric power in Himachal Pradesh,   Sumit Kant, Surendra Khoja, O. P. Singh
    17. Evolution from Francis turbine to Kaplan Turbine,   Pranjal Jain, Abhilash Monarthi, O. P. Singh
    18. Three dimensional losses and correlation in turbomachinery,   Abhishek Verma, O. P. Singh

    2012

    1. Flow through cascades,    Ankur, Ankush, O. P. Singh.
    2. Degree of Reaction,    V Praveen, M. Viswas, O. P. Singh.
    3. Compounding of steam turbines,    S. P. Singh, Subik K., O. P. Singh.
    4. Compressor characteristic,   Vijay Rahul, Sunil Chaudhary, O. P. Singh.
    5. Steam turbine efficiency,    Sachin Singhal, Saksham Grover, O. P. Singh.
    6. Steam turbine governing,    Anurag Jakhotia, Gaurav Yadav, O. P. Singh.
    7. Euler's pump and turbine equation,    Shyam Sundar, Rohit Raut, O. P. Singh.
    8. Variable geometry turbomachine,    Nikhil Chabra, O. P. Singh.
    9. Losses in steam turbines,    G. Prudhvi Raj, P. Samanth K. Reddy, O. P. Singh.
    10. Solar Turbine Plants,    C. Shreeram, M. P. D. Jayanth, Manish S., O. P. Singh.

    B. On Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
    2013

    1. Numerical solution of the convection–diffusion equation, Nidhi Baranwal, Faria Rehman, O.P. Singh
    2. Upwind differencing scheme for convection, Rohatz Singh, Shashwat Sharma, O.P. Singh
    3. Different types of boundary conditions in fluid dynamics, Pranjal Jain, Aneesh Monga, O. P. Singh
    4. Explicit algebraic stress model, Santosh,  Savla Diler, O.P. Singh
    5. Finite volume method for unsteady flow, Adhish Bhandari, Anupam, O. P. Singh
    6. K-epsilon turbulence model, Gurbir Singh, Hrishikesh Alda, O. P. Singh
    7. Finite volume method for one dimensional steady state diffusion, Abhishek verma, O. P. Singh
    8. Principles of grid generation, Sachin Roongta, Sumit Kant, O. P. Singh
    9. Calculation of buoyancy flows and flows inside buildings, S. M. Ahmed, O. P. Singh
    10. PISO algorithm, Asheesh kumar meena,  Kumar shanu meena, O. P. Singh
    11. Numerical methods in fluid mechanics, Kunal Thakkar, Prithish Seth, O. P. Singh
    12. Central differencing scheme, Surendra khoja, Kunal kishore, O. P. Singh
    13. Temporal discretization, Deepak Sharma, Rahul Chandel, O. P. Singh
    14. Flow Straightener, Sachin Kumar, Rajan Kumar, O. P. Singh
    15. Properties of discretization schemes,Shivanshu Singh, Sahil Kapila, O. P. Singh
    16. Reynolds stress equation model, Himanshu Khandelwal, Deepak Chaudhary, O. P. Singh
    17. Solution algorithms for pressure-velocity coupling in steady flows, Akash Pathak, Kshitij Bansal, O. P. Singh

    2012

    1. Power law scheme,   Saksham Grover, Sachin Singal, O. P. Singh
    2. Uncertainty and errors in cfd simulation,   Ankur Nahar, Ankur Singla, O. P. Singh.
    3. QUICK scheme,   Vijay Rahul Raj, Ranjan, O. P. Singh.
    4. Grid classification,   Manish Shankaram, Nikhil Chabra, O. P. Singh.
    5. CFD in buildings,   Arun Kumar, O. P. Singh.
    6. Hybrid difference scheme,   Subik Kumar, Sunil Chaudhary, O. P. Singh.
    7. Types of mesh,    Rohit Raut, Shyam Sundar, O. P. Singh.
    8. Total variation diminishing,    Prudhvi Raj Guntreddi, Ch.Sree Ram, O. P. Singh.
    9. Eddy break-up model for combustion,   Gaurav Vats, O. P. Singh.
    10. The simple chemical reacting system,  Vaka Praveen, O. P. Singh.
    11. Combustion models for CFD,   Gaurav Yadav, Anurag Jakhotia, Shobit pal Singh, O. P. Singh.
    12. Boundary conditions in CFD,   P. Samanth Kumar Reddy, Prayank B Patel, O. P. Singh.
    13. False diffusion, Ankit Sharma,  Tushar Kant Swain, Manoj Dhiman, O. P. Singh.
    14. Non-dimensionalization and scaling of the Navier–Stokes equations,   Mrinmoy Biswas, V.Teja, O. P. Singh.

        * Wikipedia articles are written by my students as a part of the course. It can be further edited and improved.

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    June 1-28, 2022, Mechanical Engineering, IIT (B.H.U), Varanasi, U.P, India

    Visit: https://conferences.iitbhu.ac.in/CFDFEM2022/

    Invited talks / Events attended / Workshop conducted

    • Conducted: 1 week short term workshop on Topology Optimization and Additive Manufacturing: FEM and Applications, June 3-7, 2019, IIT (BHU).
    • Talk: IPR and its importance for economical development of country in FDP on  Entrepreneurship at Rajarshi School of Management & Technology, Varanasi, 31st May, 2019
    • Conducted: 1 week short term traning program on Multiphysics Modeling Techniques using CFD, IIT(BHU), 25-29 June, 2018 (link)
    • Conducted: 1 day training session for faculty on Intellectual Property Rights, Aryabhatta Knowledge University, Patna, 5th June, 2018.
    • Conducted: 3 days traning program on Design and Topology Optimization using Finite Element Method, 21-23 December 2017, IIT (BHU) (link)
    • Conducted: 7 days training program on Modeling energy systems using CFD: Theory and Practice, IIT (BHU), 1-7 July 2017 (link)
    • Conducted: 5 days traning program of design and innovation using CFD and FEM, 27-31 Dec, 2017 (link).
    • Conducted: 7-day training on CFD and FEM, College of Engg., Chertala,  Allepey, Kerala, 9-15 Oct, 2016 (link).
    • Conducted: 2-day training on Applied Thermodynamics in FDP at SRMS college of engg and tech., Bareilly, 2-3 July, U.P. 2016.
    • Conducted: 3-day training program on product design using CFD and FEM, NTPC, PMI, Noida, 3-5 May, 2016.
    • Talk: Recent advances in science and technology, Career Point University, Hamirpur, H.P, 4th Feb, 2016.
    • Organized: 7-day short term course on Applied FEM and CFD, IIT Mandi, 18-24 Jan, 2016 (link)
    • Organized: Two-day workshop on Product design and Innovation, IIT Mandi, 18-19 Dec 2015 (link).
    • Talk: Intellectual property rights, how to draft patent claims and reverse engineering, Workshop on product design and innovation, IIT Mandi, 18-19 Dec 2015.
    • Session Chair: National seminar on New dimensions in mechanics and allied field, Organized by Mathematics dept, HPU, Shimla, Nov 28th, 2015.
    • Talk: How Rayleigh numbers affects the evolution of thermohaline double-diffusive finger convection, Mathematics dept.,HPU, Shimla, 28th Nov, 2015.
    • Talk: Product design, Innovation, Reverse engineering and Leadership, JN Gov. Engg. college, Sundernagar, H.P, Aug 2015 (pdf)
    • Talk: Innovation and Leadership: Think out of box, to ME, CS and EE students of IIT Mandi, Aug 2015 (pdf)
    • Talk: Teacher's role in students development: How What and Why?Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalay, Pandoh, Mandi, June 2015 (pdf)
    • Talk: Solar panel printing using 3D printing mechanism at ASME additive manufacturing and 3D printing conf., April, Pune, India, 2015 (pdf)
    • Attended: 3-day faculty development program on how to achieve excellence in teaching, TLC, IIT Madras, Jan 5-7, 2015.
    • Talk: a motivational talk on "Innovation: think out of box" to the students of ME, CS and EE, IIT Mandi, Aug, 2014 (pdf).
    • Talk: CFD and Heat Transfer with its Applications, a short term course at NIT Hamirpur, May 2014.
    • Judge: on vehicle design and innovation in ASME's international Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC) at IIT Delhi, Jan 2014.
    • Organized: 4-day national workshop on 'Turbomachinery aerodynamics: design and optimization using CFD, IIT Mandi, June 21-24, 2013 (link).
    • Talk: Rheology: the mystery of non-Newtonian fluids, Training course on snow-avalanches, RDC SASE, DRDO, Chandigarh, Aug 2013 (ppt)
    • Talk: How to teach mathematics to school children, Orientation course for trained graduate teachers, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalay, Pandoh, Mandi, July 2013 (pdf).
    • Talk: How to develop scientific temper among students, Orientation course for trained graduate teachers, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalay, Pandoh, Mandi, Sep, 2012 (pdf).
    • Talk: Cooling system optimization of air-cooled engine systems, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Calicut, Sep, 2011.

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    • Fluid mechanics lab in-charge, IIT (B.H.U), Varanasi, U.P (2016-17)
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    • In-Charge, Inter-IIT staff sports meet, 2014 & 2015
    • Co-adviser, Entrepreneur cell, IIT Mandi (2014-16)
    • Course coordinator, School of Eng., IIT Mandi (2015-16)
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