Specialization

Nucleate Pool Boiling Heat Transfer, Multiphase Modelling, Bubble Dynamics Behaviour, Solar Desalination.

Email

Sudhir.singh@thapar.edu

Dr. Sudhir Kumar Singh

Assistant Professor (Contractual-II)

Specialization

Nucleate Pool Boiling Heat Transfer, Multiphase Modelling, Bubble Dynamics Behaviour, Bubble Departure Diameter and Frequency, Surface Wettability (Superhydrophilic, Hydrophilic, Hydrophobic & Superhydrophobic), Solar Desalination (Solar Still, Solar pond).

Email

Sudhir.singh@thapar.edu

Contact No.

+91-6239450362

Biography

Dr. Sudhir Kumar Singh is an Assistant Professor (Research) in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Thapar Institute of Engg. & Technology, Patiala. He earned his Ph.D. in 2024 from NIT Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India, focusing on “experimental & numerical investigation of pool boiling heat transfer”. He completed his Master of Engineering (M.E.) in Thermal Engineering from Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology Patiala in 2018, focusing on “Solar Desalination”. His research revolved around bubble dynamic behaviour, bubble departure diameter & frequency, active nucleation sites, critical heat flux and heat transfer coefficient. The application of his research delves into thermal management of high heat flux generating microelectronic devices, high-density data centre, nuclear rod in fast breeder test reactor using multi-phase heat transfer through nucleate pool and flow boiling.

Academic Profile

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (Thermal), NIT Hamirpur
  • July 2019 – August 2024
• M.E. in Thermal Engineering, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala
  • 2016 – 2018
• B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering, Rajasthan Technical University, Kota
  • 2007 – 2011

Work Experience

• Assistant Professor (Research), Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala
  • November 2024 – Continued
• Assistant Professor, Poornima Institute of Engineering & Technology, Jaipur
  • July 2024 – November 2024
• Assistant Professor, Roorkee Institute of Technology, Roorkee
  • July 2018 – May 2019
• Assistant Professor, Rajdhani Engineering College, Jaipur
  • May 2012 – June 2016

Research Interests

• Nucleate Pool Boiling Heat Transfer
• Multiphase Modelling (Computational Fluid Dynamics)
• Bubble Dynamics Behaviour
• Heat Exchanger
• Microchannel
• Solar Desalination
• Solar Still

Research Publications

Journal Articles (11)

SCI (9)

• Sudhir Kumar Singh & Deepak Sharma. (2021). “Review of pool and flow boiling heat transfer enhancement through surface modification”. International Journal of Heat & Mass Transfer, 181, p. 122020.
• Sudhir Kumar Singh, Madhup Kumar Mittal and Deepak Sharma. (2022). “Thermal performance enhancement of basin-type solar still coupled with mini solar pond and shallow solar pond in closed-cycle mode”. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization & Environmental Effects, 44(3), pp 7237-7251.
• Sandeep Kumar, Sudhir Kumar Singh and Deepak Sharma. (2022). “A comprehensive review on thermal performance enhancement of plate heat exchanger”. International Journal of Thermophysics, 43(7), p 109.
• Sandeep Kumar, Sudhir Kumar Singh and Deepak Sharma. (2022). “Heat transfer characteristics of plate heat exchanger with bubble fin using Al₂O₃ / water nanofluid: numerical investigation”. Heat Transfer Engineering, 44(19), pp 1703-1718.
• Sudhir Kumar Singh, Shubham Jain, Madhup Kumar Mittal and Deepak Sharma. (2023). “Performance improvement of solar still by using float wicks in different proportion of covered area”, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 45 (2), pp 6027-6042.
• Sudhir Kumar Singh, Deepak Sharma, and Akshay Kumar Singh. (2023). “Numerical investigation on pool boiling heat transfer of silica and alumina nanofluids”. Heat Transfer Engineering, 45 (9), pp 728-747.
• Sudhir Kumar Singh and Deepak Sharma. (2024). “Experimental investigation on pool boiling heat transfer performance of superhydrophilic, hydrophilic and hydrophobic surface”. International Journal of Thermophysics, 45 (4), p 53.
• Sudhir Kumar Singh and Deepak Sharma. (2024). “Pool boiling experiments in graphene, graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide nanofluid”. Heat Transfer Engineering, 47 (4).
• Sudhir Kumar Singh and Deepak Sharma. (2024). “A facile approach for fabrication of superhydrophilic, hydrophilic and hydrophobic microporous coatings”. Journal of Nano Research. (Under Revision)

ESCI/Scopus (2)

• Manik Singh Sambyal, Sudhir Kumar Singh and Deepak Sharma. (2022). “Numerical investigation of heat transfer performance of microchannel with wall-mounted obstacles using hybrid nanofluids”. International Journal of Ambient Energy, 43(1), pp 7910-7921.
• Sudhir Kumar Singh, Deepak Sharma, Prakhar Parashar, Mayank Goyal, Deepak Kumar Pandey. (2024) “Numerical Study on Heat Transfer Performance of Novel Tube Configuration in Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger”. International Journal of Fluid Mechanics Research. (Under Revision)

Book Chapter (4)

• Sudhir Kumar Singh & Deepak Sharma. (2022). “Pool Boiling Heat Transfer Enhancement Using Nanoparticle Coating on Copper Substrate”. Green and Sustainable Nanotechnology: Fundamentals, Developments and Applications, pp. 1-23. Springer.
• Sudhir Kumar Singh & Deepak Sharma. (2024). “Recent Development and Future prospects of hierarchical nanostructures of TiO₂ in Energy Applications”. Titanium Dioxide-based Multifunctional Hybrid Nanomaterials: Application on Health, Energy and Environment, Springer. (Accepted)
• Sudhir Kumar Singh, Deepak Sharma, Noor Alam, Surendra Kumar Yadav. (2024). “Enhancing the Tribological Properties of Surfaces through Various Surface Modification & Coating Techniques”. Machining & Tribology of Advanced Materials, De Gruyter (Accepted)
• Sudhir Kumar Singh & Deepak Sharma. (2024). “Hydraulic and Thermal Performance Enhancement Methods in Plate Heat Exchangers”. Plate Heat Exchanger Enhancement Techniques. Elsevier. (Accepted)

Conference Papers (03)

• Akshay Kumar Singh, Sudhir Kumar Singh and Deepak Sharma. (2022). “Numerical Simulation of Nucleate Boiling Heat Transfer Performance using SiO₂/Water Nanofluid”, IOP Conference Series Material Science & Engineering, 1259 (1), p. 012012.
• Sudhir Kumar Singh, Madhup Kumar Mittal and Deepak Sharma. (2024). “Productivity Enhancement of Solar Still Using Shallow Solar Pond”. Advances in Thermal Engineering: Select Proceedings of ICFAMMT 2024, p.205. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer.
• Sudhir Kumar Singh, Madhup Kumar Mittal and Deepak Sharma. (2024). “Performance Increment of Solar Still using Solar Pond”. Advances in Clean Energy Technologies: Select Proceedings of ICET 2023, Vol. 1, Springer Proceedings in Energy.

Conference Presentation (15)

• “Numerical Investigation on Heat Transfer Performance of Novel Tube Configuration in Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger” in International Conference on Recent Trends in Transport Process (RTTP-2024), 24–26 June, 2024, organized by NIT Hamirpur.
• “Pool Boiling Experiments in Graphene, Graphene-oxide and Reduced Graphene-oxide Nanofluid”, in International Conference on Futuristic Advancements in Materials, Manufacturing and Thermal Sciences (ICFAMMT-2024), IITRAM Ahmedabad, 19 – 21 January, 2024.
• “Productivity Enhancement of Solar Still Using Shallow Solar Pond”, in International Conference on Futuristic Advancements in Materials, Manufacturing and Thermal Sciences (ICFAMMT-2024), IITRAM Ahmedabad, 19 – 21 January, 2024.
• “Performance Increment of Solar Still using Solar Pond”, in International Conference on Innovations in Clean Energy Technologies (ICET-2023), Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, 8 – 10 April, 2023.
• “Pool Boiling Heat Transfer of Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Surface”, in International Conference on Emerging Aspects of Manufacturing, Thermal and Design Engineering (MATHED-2022), National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, 15 – 17 February, 2023.
• “Performance Improvement of Hybrid Solar Desalination System”, in International Conference on Emerging Aspects of Manufacturing, Thermal and Design Engineering (MATHED-2022), National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, 15 – 17 February, 2023.
• “Numerical Simulation of Nucleate Boiling Heat Transfer Performance using SiO₂/Water Nanofluid”, in International Conference on Advanced in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME-2022), G H Raisoni Institute of Engineering & Technology, Nagpur, May 27 – 28, 2022.
• “Heat transfer characteristics of plate heat exchanger with bubble fin using Al₂O₃/water nanofluid: Numerical investigation”, in International Conference on Futuristic Advancements in Materials, Manufacturing and Thermal Sciences (ICFAMMT-2022), IITRAM, Ahmedabad, January 20-22, 2022.
• “Performance augmentation of solar still using mini solar pond & shallow solar pond”, in International Conference on Advanced in Refrigeration & Energy System (ICARES-2018), Poornima College of Engineering, Jaipur, April 7-8, 2018.
• “Performance Parameter of the variable compression Ratio Engine with Variable loading conditions”, in National Conference on Recent Innovations in Mechanical Engineering (NCRIME-2017), Vivekananda Group university, Jaipur, March 23-24, 2017.
• “Thermodynamic performance analysis of active & passive solar heater”, in International Conference on Recent Trends in Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering (ICRTMME-2016), Vivekananda Institute of Technology, Jaipur, April 8-9, 2016
• “Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing”, in National Conference on Achieving Make in India Through Manufacturing Excellence (AMITME-2016), Rajdhani Engineering College, Jaipur, February 26-27, 2016.
• “Recent Advancement and need of Bio-plastics & Bio composite over petroleum-based plastics”, in International Conference on Production & Automation (ICPA-2015), Global Institute of Technology, Jaipur, April 17-18, 2015.
• “Exergy Analysis of the Solar driven Ejectors Refrigeration System”, in National Conference on Advanced in Refrigeration & Energy System (NCARES-2015), Poornima College of Engineering, Jaipur, March 14-15, 2015.
• “Impact of Mixed Convection on Ceiling Radiant Cooling Panel Capacity”, in National Conference on Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering in Education & Professional Practices (ETMEPP-2015)” Poornima Group of Institutions, Jaipur, 28 Feb – 1 March, 2015.

Course of Interest

• • Engineering Thermodynamics
  • Heat Transfer
  • Power Plant Engineering
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Hydraulic Turbine
  • Internal Combustion Engine

Awards and Honours

• Best Paper Award for the work entitled “Numerical Simulation of Nucleate Boiling Heat Transfer Performance using SiO2/Water Nanofluid” in International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME-2022), organized by G. H. Raisoni Institute of Engineering & Technology, Nagpur, May 27 – 28, 2022.
• Third Prize for Best Presentation for the work entitled “Numerical Investigation on Heat Transfer Performance of Novel Tube Configuration in Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger” in International Conference on Recent Trends in Transport Process (RTTP-2024), organized by NIT Hamirpur, 24–26 June, 2024.

Administrative Activities

• Organizing committee member of “National Conference on Energy, Materials & Communication Systems”, organized by Rajdhani Engineering College, Jaipur, March 16-17, 2013.
• Organizing committee member of “Workshop on Advances in Sustainable Thermal Energy Systems: Theory and Computational” organized by NIT Hamirpur, February 24 – 28, 2020.
• Organizing committee member of “International Conference on Emerging Aspects of Manufacturing, Thermal and Design Engineering - MATHED-2022”, organized by NIT Hamirpur, 15 – 17 February, 2023.
• Served as a member of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) for the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) at Poornima Institute of Engineering & Technology, Jaipur, in 2024.

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