"It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles." -Buddha
Hi, I'm Varun Pratap Singh, a researcher, academician, and fundamental analyst from India. I welcome you to my webpage!
Current Designation and Contact Details
Dr Varun Pratap Singh,
Assistant Professor, Industry-Academia Coordinator
Mechanical Cluster, School of Advanced Engineering
UPES, Dehradun, India
Email: varunpratap.singh@ddn.upes.ac.in, ray_varun@yahoo.com
Dr Varun Pratap Singh,
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Solar Thermal Research Group
Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Past affiliation
College of Engineering Roorkee, Roorkee, India U B Engineering Limited, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Major Research Area
Renewable and Sustainable Energy: Solar, Micro-Hydro, Sustainable Energy Technologies & Methods, Carbon Capturing Storage & Utilization
Green Hydrogen: Production-Storage-Utilization, Fuel Cells, Energy Efficient Vehicles, Batteries, Vehicle Dynamics.
Tools: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Techno-Economical Optimization (TEO), Design of Expert (DoE), Mathematical Modelling, ANN, CNN and ML applications,
Product Development: Special Purpose Machines (SPM), TRL 6 and above
Exploratory Research Areas
1. Development of Advanced Solar Thermal Storage and Heat Exchange Technologies
2. Solar-Assisted Air Conditioning and Heating Systems
3. Design and Optimization of Solar Thermal Collectors
4. Integration of Solar Thermal Systems with Building Energy Systems
5. Solar Thermal Desalination and Water Purification Technologies
6. Solar-Thermochemical Reforming of Natural Gas.
7. Solar Thermal Process Heat Application and Productivity Enhancement
8. Development of Innovative Solar Thermal Materials and Components
9. Novel Solar Thermal Modeling and Simulation Tools
10. Solar Thermal Power Generation Systems
11. Solar-Powered Blockchain Technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Systems
12. Solar-Powered Drones
