Dr. Om Prakash Singh Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India- 221005.
Email: opsingh.mec @ iitbhu.ac.in
Phone: +91 981 666 11 66
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)
Recent publications
Investigations for Efficient Design of A New Counter Flow Double-Pass Curved Solar Air Heater, Renewable Energy (IF 8.64), 2022.
Effect of New Overhead Phase Change Material Enclosure Designs on Thermo-Electric Performance of a Photovoltaic Panel, J. Energy Storage (IF 8.907), 2022.
Thermal Energy Storage Design of a New Bifacial PV/PCM System for Enhanced Thermo - electric Performance, Energy Conversion and Management (IF 11.53), vol. 250, 2021.
Effect of Integrating High Flow Naturally Driven Dual Solar Air Heaters with Trombe, Energy Conversion and Management (IF 11.53), vol. 249, 2021.
Performance characteristics of a new curved double-pass counter flow solar air heater, Energy (IF: 8.87), vol. 239, 2022.
A novel concept of integrating bell-mouth inlet in converging-diverging solar chimney power plant, Renewable Energy (IF: 8.64), 2021.
Performance enhancement strategies of a hybrid solar chimney power plant integrated with photovoltaic panel, Energy Conversion and Management (IF: 11.53), vol. 218, 2020.
Curved vs. flat solar air heater: performance evaluation under diverse environmental conditions, Renewable Energy (IF: 8.64), vol. 145, 2020.
Effect of novel PCM encapsulation designs on electrical and thermal performance of a hybrid photovoltaic solar panel, Solar Energy (IF: 7.18), vol. 205, 2020.
Efficient designs for double-pass curved solar air heaters, Renewable Energy (IF: 8.64), 2020.
Natural convection solar air heater: Bell-mouth integrated converging channel for high flow applications, Building and Environment (IF: 7.09), 2020.
Efficient design of curved solar air heater integrated with semi-down turbulators, Int. J. Thermal Sciences (IF: 4.78), Vol. 152, 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].
International Society of Mechanical and Automotive Engineers (ISMAE)
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.