"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
Post-Doctoral Fellow | Na Doktorale Genoot
Solar Thermal Energy Research Group (STERG) |
Sontermiese Energie Navorsingsgroep (STERG)
Dept. of Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering|
Dept. van Meganiese & Megatroniese Ingenieurswese
Mobile number +27 81 806 8247 |
Selfoon nommer +27 81 806 8247
Email: vpsingh@sun.ac.za |
E-pos: vpsingh@sun.ac.za
M4011, M&M Engineering building, Joubert street |
M4011, M&M Ingenieursgebou, Joubert straat |
Stellenbosch Campus | Stellenbosch Kampus
South Africa | Suid-Afrika
Dr Varun Pratap Singh
Industry-Academia Coordinator and Assistant Professor
Mechanical Cluster (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering),
School of Advanced Engineering (SoAE), UPES
Energy Acres Building, P.O. Bidholi,
Dehradun-248007, India
Email: varunpratap.singh@ddn.upes.ac.in ray_varun@yahoo.com
Past affiliation
College of Engineering Roorkee, Roorkee, India U B Engineering Limited, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Major Research Area
Renewable and Sustainable Energy: Solar, High-Temperature Solar Thermal, Micro-Hydro, Sustainable Energy Technologies, Carbon Capturing Storage & Utilization.
Green Hydrogen: Hydrogen Production Through Solar.
Tools: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Techno-Economical Optimization (TEO), Design of Expert (DoE), Mathematical Modelling, ANN, CNN and ML applications, Simulation.
Product Development: Special Purpose Machines (SPM), TRL 6 and above
Exploratory Research Areas
1. Design, Development, and Performance Optimisation of High-Temperature Solar Thermal Collectors
2. Designing and Performance Analysis of Solar Thermal Power Generation Systems
3. Development of Advanced Solar Thermal Storage and Heat Exchange technologies
4. Novel Solar Thermal Modelling and Simulation Tools
5. Solar Thermal Desalination and Water Purification Technologies
6. Solar-Assisted Air Conditioning and Heating Systems
7. Integration of Solar Thermal Systems with Building Energy Systems
8. Solar Thermochemical Reforming of Natural Gas.
9. Solar Thermal Process Heat Application and Productivity Enhancement
10. Development of Innovative Solar Thermal Materials and Components
11. Solar-powered Blockchain Technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Systems for Concentrator Monitoring
12. Development of Drones and Dry Cleaning Technologies for Heliostate and Parabolic Trough Cleaning
