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In terms of his commitment to serve the society, during COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Singh has developed true "N-95 Mask manufacturing and production unit" for industry (under industry academia collaboration) and he also did R&D project for industrial partner on "automatic sensitizer dispenser units (1 litter and 5 litter capacity)" and successfully started its industrial production at ₹(Confidential)/- pp, beyond these industrial collaboration he also developed "U.V. oven (4-tube), U.V. blaster (4-tube, with PIR sensor), U.V. sanitizer hand-held device, automatic sensitizer tunnel (for humans, car and heavy-duty vehicles), face shield (170, 300, 450 & 600 GSM), three ply mask and foot-operated hands-free sanitizer machine" under his R&D facility.
Beyond COVID pandemic Dr. Singh also focusing on other social needs and challenges came from various social and industrial platforms and he also developed a "Multipurpose suspension rescue bridge" for disaster prone areas, "Smart hybrid solar kitchen for community and house holed renewable and sustainable cooking", "air conditioned vegetables cart for vegetable street vendors", "zero energy evaporative cold storage system for farmers" and given advice and industrial consultation to businesses on the development of special-purpose machines (SPMs), like "Automatic sketch packing station for sketch for 10 lakh sketches per day", "Physicality analysis of installation of 301kW Solar PV rooftop power plant with the simulator" and "Detail energy audit of university premises" that are partially or fully automated and on how to use the latest technologies and business plans to improve an existing business. He has also raised awareness among students and surrounding communities about the use of solar and other renewable energy resources through various platforms, as well as managed R&D and publication in this domain.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: PROJECT WORK AS PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI)
1. Project: Design, Product Development (TRL 9) and Vendor Selection with distribution line for Automatic Sensitizer Dispenser
Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
Sponsor/Approving Body: Texplas Industries Ltd., Haridwar + College of Engineering Roorkee, (COER), Roorkee
Period/ Status: April-June, 2020, Completed, Industrial Production Start in July, 2020
Budget: (Confidential) (R&D and Mould Making Charges)
Deliverables: Product developed, 3rd party tested, vendor selection, work order drafted and signed, Industrial Production at ₹(Confidential)/- PP)
2. Project: Design and Development of N-95 Mask Production Unit (Semi-Automatic) (TRL9), with establishment of the entire supply line from raw material vendors, production unit, product testing and certification, packaging and branding, and B2B and B2C supply line establishment.
Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
Sponsor/Approving Body: Texplas Industries ltd. Haridwar + College of Engineering Roorkee (COER), Roorkee
Period/Status: April-August, 2020, Completed, Industrial Production Start in August 2020 with a single unit having a production capacity of 6,000 N-95 masks per day. 24 product varieties are available with this unit.
Budget (Rs): (Confidential) (R&D and facility establishment cost)
Deliverables: An entire production facility for true N-95 masks has been established with a peak production capacity of 6,000 N-95 masks per day, and an entire supply line from raw material suppliers to B2B and B2C has been established with a per-piece production cost of N-95 masks at ₹(Confidential).
3. Project: Design and development of an automatic sketch packing station for Sketch for 10 lakh sketches per day.
Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
Sponsor/Approving Body: Texplas Industries Ltd., Haridwar + College of Engineering Roorkee (COER), Roorkee
Period/ Status: July 2019 to June 2020, Completed
Budget (Rs): (Confidential) (R&D + Prototype: 5 machines)
Deliverables: Technology transfer with five prototype machines and a joint patent
4. Project: Design, development, and performance analysis of a smart hybrid solar kitchen.
Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
Sponsor/Approving Body: 1st Phase: College of Engineering Roorkee; 2nd Phase: TEQIP-III, UTU, Dehradun
Period/Status: 1st Phase: January 2019 to May 2019 (completed); 2nd Phase: August 2019 to March 2021 (completed).
Budget (Rs): 1st Phase: ₹20,000/-; 2nd Phase: ₹2,66,300/-, Extension: ₹30,000/-=₹2,96,300/-
Deliverables: The entire working setup of the kitchen was fabricated and installed, a patent was applied, currently in the testing phase.
Video Link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/kWBHVpoz9DtE1qth8
5. Project: Design and Fabrication of a Multipurpose Rescue Bridge.
Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
Sponsor/Approving Body: College of Engineering Roorkee, (COER), Roorkee
Period/Status: August 2014 to April 2015, Completed.
Budget (Rs): ₹45,000/- (R&D and real scale setup fabrication and testing)
Deliverables: Patent published.
6. Project: Design and development of sensitization equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
Sponsor/Approving Body: College of Engineering Roorkee, (COER), Roorkee
Period/Status: April-August, 2020, Completed and successfully installed at various locations within the institution's premises.
Budget (Rs): ₹90,000/- (R&D and facility establishment and setup fabrication cost)
Deliverables: 20+ foot-operated sanitizer dispensers, 3 sanitizer tunnels (for humans, cars, and heavy-duty vehicles), 2 UV boxes, and 10 five-litre touchless automatic sanitizer dispensers installed at various locations within the campus.
7. Project: Design, development, and commercial-level production of face shields (170, 300, 450, and 600 GSM) and 3-ply masks.
Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
Sponsor/Approving Body: Texplas Industries Ltd., Haridwar + College of Engineering Roorkee (COER), Roorkee
Period/Status: April-August, 2020; Completed; Industrial Production Starts in May, 2020.
Budget (Rs): (Confidential) (Facility development cost and raw material cost)
Deliverables: A production facility for face shields (170, 300, 450, and 600 GSM) and 3-ply masks has been established with a peak production capacity of 800-unit face shields and 3000 3-ply masks per day.