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Ajay Vikram Singh
PhD (University of Maryland College Park, USA)
Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering
Research Interest
Combustion and Reacting Flows, Experimental Combustion and Fluid Dynamics, High-Speed Propulsion Systems, Supersonic Combustion, Futuristic Propulsion Technologies, Gas Turbine Combustion, Detonations and Explosions, Fire Science, Fire Dynamics, Flame Spread, Material Flammability, Soot Formation and Oxidation, Flame Synthesis, Chemical Kinetics, Green Fuels, Renewable and Sustainable Energy, and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD).
Combustion and Propulsion Laboratory
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Kanpur - 208016, India.
Specialization
The main focus of our research group is to do fundamental and applied research in the areas of combustion and propulsion. Our group will mainly focus on the following research areas:
Futuristic Propulsion Technologies Including High-speed Propulsion Systems and Detonation-based Engines
Supersonic and Hypersonic Propulsion Systems
Supersonic Combustion
Detonation and Explosion Physics
Gas Turbine Combustion Including Emissions
Flame Spread and Fire Dynamics
Soot Formation and Oxidation
Combustion Generated Functional Nanoparticles
Chemical Kinetics (Jet Fuel, Biofuel and Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuel Combustion Chemistry, Green Fuels)
Flame Synthesis (Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene, Quantum Dots, Nanomedicine, etc.)
Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Education
2015-2017, Postdoctoral Researcher, High-Temperature Gas Dynamics Laboratory (HTGL), Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
2010 - 2015, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
2006 - 2008, Master of Technology (M.Tech.) in Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
2002 - 2006, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Mechanical Engineering, U.P. Technical University, Lucknow, India
Selected Publications
Detonations and ExplosionsSingh, R.K., Dahake, A., and Singh, A.V., "Evaluating the Effect of Ignition Energy on Gaseous Hydrogen-Oxygen Detonations," International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 80, 2024, pp. 322-331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.07.121
Professional Experience
2022-present, Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
2017-2022, Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
2008-2010, Research Engineer, Renault Nissan