1. Integrated cooling system for internal combustion engines.KN, O. P. Singh. 20xx.
2. Port design for improved cooling for different operating condition. O. P. Singh, TS, KN. 20xx.
3. Automotive centrifugal cooling fan for higher flow rates.O. P. Singh, AP, MK.20xx.
4. A drum brake system for enhanced liner cooling.O. P. Singh, RKR, RB. 20xx.
5. Disc brake rotor: improved cooling and its manufacturing method.O. P. Singh, RKR, RB. 20xx.
6. Muffler for an internal combustion engine with lower operating temp.O. P. Singh, TS,  MSA. 20xx.
7. Multifunctional heat sink for automotive brake drum.O. P. Singh, FA, RKR. 20xx.
8. IC engine for enhance heat transfer with reduced weight.O. P. Singh, TS, DNK. 20xx
9. Shroud for axial fan-cooled internal combustion engine.O. P. Singh, TS, FA., KSR. 20xx.
10. Axial fan cooling system for internal combustion engine.O. P. Singh, TS, KSR. 20xx.
11. Dual axial fan system for enhanced engine cooling.O. P. Singh, TS, FA. 20xx.
12. Catalytic converter with enhanced radial heat transfer. TS, O. P. Singh, NK. 20xx.
13. Engine oil consumption monitoring system and method.O. P. Singh, AS., MK. 20xx.
14. Multifunctional fan mounting system: design and method.O. P. Singh, TS, SP, KSR. 20xx.
15. Circumscribed arms of drum brakes for enhanced heat transfer.O. P. Singh, BG, JK, KS. 20xx.
16. Centrifugal fans cooling system for IC engine for reducing temp. gradient.O. P. Singh, TS, KS. 20xx.

2013

1. Effect of cooling system design on engine oil temperature, 2013, O. P. Singh et al., J. App. Fluid Mech., 6(2) (13 pages, in press).

2012

1. An integrated approach for engine cooling system diagnosis: theory, modeling and experiments, 2012, O. P. Singh et al., J. Thermal Sci. Eng. Appl. (ASME, revision submitted).
2. Spalling investigation of connecting rod, 2012, S. Khare, O. P. Singh, K.B. Dora, C. Sasun, Eng. Fail. Anal., (Elsevier), 19(1), pp. 77-86 (10 pages).
3. Influence of geometric parameters on centrifugal fan performance and its significance in automotive applications, 2012, O. P. Singh et al., Int. J. Model. Simul. Sci. Comput. (World Scientific), 1250007, 3(3) (18 pages).
4. The Effect of rubber dampers on engine's NVH and thermal performance, 2012, O. P. Singh et al., J. Automobile Engineering ( Proc. IMechE-D, submitted).
5. Effect of Rayleigh numbers on the evolution of double-diffusive salt fingers, 2012, O. P. Singh, K. R. Sreenivas & J. Srinivasan, Int. J. Thermal Sci. (Elsevier, revised).
6. Piston seizure investigation: experiments, modeling and future challenges, 2012, O. P. Singh et al., Materials and Design (Elsevier, under reivew).
7. On the asymptotic behavior of double-diffusive finger fluxes, 2012, O. P. Singh, K. R. Sreenivas, J. Srinivasan, J. Fluid Mech., (to be communicated).
8. Knock sensitive zone prediction in engine block: An experimental approach, 2012, Y. V. Chaudhary, O. P. Singh, Stephen Walsh, Int. J. Vehicle Noise and Design (Inderscience, to be communicated).
9. What happens near neutral buoyancy in double-diffusion finger convection? 2012, O. P. Singh, K. R. Sreenivas, J. Srinivasan, Numerical Heat Transfer-Part B Fundamentals, (Taylor & Francis, to be communicated).

2011

1. Effect of muffler mounting bracket designs on durability, 2011, S. P. Senthilnathan, O. P. Singh, K. M. Srikanth, A. P. Jeyaraj, Eng. Fail. Anal., (Elsevier) ,18(3), pp. 1094-1107, (14 pages).
2. A study of basalt fingers using experiments and numerical simulation in double-diffusive systems, 2011, O. P. Singh, Devesh Ranjan, J. Srinivasan, K. R. Sreenivas, J. Geogr. Geol., 3(1), (9 pages).
3. Parametric study of centrifugal fan performance: experiments and numerical simulation, 2011, O. P. Singh, Rakesh Khilwani, T. Sreenivasulu, Int. J. Adv. Eng. & Technol., 1(2), (18 pages).
4. Sustainable design through innovation: an industrial perspective, 2011, O. P. Singh, Int. J. Adv. Technol., 2(3) (editorial article, 4 pages, pdf: 511 KB).
5. A simple and accurate experimental method for measurement of engine oil consumption, A. V. Spandan, O. P. Singh, Anil S., M. Kannan, 2011, Int. J. Recent Trends Eng. Technol. (AMAE, USA; 6 pages, to appear).
6. Prediction of secondary air injection system performance using computer simulation techniques, Faiz Ahmed, O. P. Singh et al., 2011, Int. J. App. Sci. Technol. (accepted).
7. Optimum knock sensor location through experimental modal analysis of engine cylinder block, 2011, Yatin Chaudhary, Stephen Walsh, O. P. Singh, SAE International, Technical paper # 2011-32-0637.
8. A simple and accurate experimental method for measurement of engine oil consumption, A. V. Spandan, O. P. Singh, Anil S., M. Kannan, 2011, Int. J. Recent Trends Eng. Technol. (AMAE, USA; 6 pages, to appear).
9. Prediction of secondary air injection system performance using computer simulation techniques, Faiz Ahmed, O. P. Singh et al., 2011, Int. J. App. Sci. Technol. (accepted).
10. Optimum knock sensor location through experimental modal analysis of engine cylinder block, 2011, Yatin Chaudhary, Stephen Walsh, O. P. Singh, SAE International, Technical paper # 2011-32-0637.
11. A simple and accurate experimental method for measurement of engine oil consumption, 2011, A. V. Spandan, O. P. Singh, Anil S., M. Kannan, Proc. of Int. colloq. on comput., electrn., electr., mech. and civil, ICET, Muvatupuzha, Kerala, India, Sep 20-21.

2010

1. Thermal seizures in automotive drum brakes, 2010, O. P. Singh, S. Mohan, Venkata Mangaraju, M. Jayamathy, R. Babu, Eng. Fail. Anal. (Elsevier), 17(5), pp. 1155-1172, (18 pages).
2. A multidisciplinary approach for design improvement of an air-cooled two-wheeler engine cylinder head, 2010, O. P. Singh, T. Sreenivasulu, K. Nagaraja, M. Kannan, SAE International, Technical paper # 2010-32-0033, DOI: 10.4271/2010-32-0033.
3. Experimental and CFD model for design optimization of an automotive centrifugal cooling fan, 2010, O. P. Singh, T. Sreenvasulu, Rakesh Khilwani, M. Kannan, Proc. on fluid mech. and fluid power, IIT Madras, India, Dec 16-18.
4. Cooling system optimization of an enclosed air-cooled engine, 2010, A. Reddy, O. P. Singh, Bhavesh Sharma, M. Kannan, SAEINDIA, Technical paper # 1001001.

2009

1. On the relationship between finger width, velocity, and fluxes in thermohaline convection, 2009, K. R. Sreenivas, O. P. Singh & J. Srinivasan, Phys. Fluids (American Institute of Physics) 21(2), pp. 026601, (15 pages; top 20 most-downloaded article).

2008

1. Effect of thermo-mechanical behavior on drum brake labyrinth design, 2008, O. P. Singh, S. Mohan, V. Mangaraju and R. Babu, SAE International, Technical paper # 2008-2-0066, DOI:10.4271/2008-32-0066.
2. Optimization of Air-cooling system of 4-stroke scooter engine, 2008, Vishal Kumar, O. P. Singh, M. Garg and Y. V. Chaudhary, SAE International, Technical paper # 2008-32-0071, DOI: 10.4271/2008-32-0071.

2007-Rest

1. The role of finger structure in the determination of fluxes in a double-diffusive thermohaline system, 2006, J. Srinivasan, O. P. Singh, K. R. Sreenivas, 13th Int. heat transfer conf., Sydney, NSW, Australia, (abstract only).
2. Effect of Rayleigh numbers on salt finger fluxes, 2005, O. P. Singh, K. R. Sreenivas & J. Srinivasan, Int. conf. on environmental fluid mech., IIT, Guwahati, India, March 3-5.
3. Laboratory study of scale transitions in oceanic double-diffusive salt fingers, 2005, O. P. Singh, K. R. Sreenivas & J. Srinivasan, Proc. of Int. conf. on environmental fluid mech., IIT Guwahati, March 3-5.
4. On the contrasting behavior of double-diffusive salt fingers at high and low Rayleigh numbers, 2005, O. P. Singh, K. R. Sreenivas & J. Srinivasan, First Int. conf. on diffusion in solids and liquids, Aveiro, Portugal (Europe), ( Best paper award ), July 6-8.
5. Double-diffusive finger convection near neutral buoyancy 2004, O. P. Singh, K. R. Sreenivas, J. Srinivasan, Proc. of ASME-ZSIS Int. thermal science seminar II, Bled, Slovenia, June 13-16.
6. Columnar-basalt and double diffusive finger instability 2003, Devesh Ranjan, K. R. Sreenivas, O. P. Singh, J. Srinivasan, Bulletin of American Physical Society, Division of Fluid Dyn., 56th Annual Meeting.
7. Is the formation of columnar basalts due to double-diffusive fingers? 2003, K. R. Sreenivas, O. P. Singh, J. Srinivasan, Int. conf. on advanced fluid mech., JNCASR, Jakur, India, ( Best paper award ).

1. Hydrodynamic modeling for piston seizure investigation using Pisdyn, 2011, O. P. Singh et al., India Ricardo Software User Conference, Pune, India, 29 Nov.
2. An experimental and computational investigations of two-stroke piston skirt scuffing, 2011, O. P. Singh, T. Sreenivasulu, Yogesh Umbarkar, M. Kannan,Y. R. Babu, Virtual Powertrain Conference., Pune, India, 19-20 Oct.
3. A 2D CFD model of centrifugal fan, 2010, O. P. Singh, Faiz Ahmed, M. Kannan, Star India conference, Bangalore, Nov. 17.
4. CFD modeling of exhaust system, 2010, T. Sreenivasulu, O. P. Singh, M. Kannan, Star India conference, Chennai Nov. 16.
5. Automation of coupled field analysis of generic components, 2008, O. P. Singh, K. Sriram, Ansys India conference.
6. Design optimization of a two-wheeler engine cylinder head, 2007, O. P. Singh, K. Nagaraja, M. Kannan, Ansys India conference, (Best paper award ).
7. Thermo-fluid simulations of a fan-cooled scooter engine, 2007, O. P. Singh, V. Gupta, M. Garg, Star India conference.

Awards / Honors / Prizes / Medals / Accomplishments

In Academics

• Young Scientist Award at Portugal, Aveiro, 2005.
• Young Scientist Travel Grant Award from Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, New Delhi; Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India, New Delhi and Indian National Science Academy (INSA), Government of India, New Delhi, to present a paper in the first conference on Diffusion in solids and liquids, Portugal, Europe, 2005.
• Awarded fellowship for the entire duration of Master and Doctoral Degree programme, 2001-2006.
• Three times best paper award: year 2003, 2005 and 2007.
• Topper in college (120 students) in the first semester of Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree course, 1996.
• Second topper with distinction in BE degree course, 2000.
• Consecutively 3 times topper among 200 students in mathematics course "Numerical Analysis" at IISc, 2001.
• Class topper in Council of Higher Secondary Exam (CHSE), 12th board exam, 1995.
• Certificate of merit for getting second position in district-level debate competition at All India Cooperative Week, 1994.
• Certificate of merit in National Mathematics Olympiad contest, 1992.
• Zonal topper in mathematics (CBSE), 1992.
• Class topper in CBSE, 10th board exam, 1992.
• Certificate of merit in All-India Junior Talent Search Contest, 1991.
• Awarded MCL scholarship, 1991-1993.

In Sports

• Captained IISc Alumni cricket match, adjudged Best All-Rounder of the match, 14th Sep' 2010.
• Represented IISc cricket team as an opening batsman in KSCA matches (2001-2006).
• Represented JIET college cricket team as an opening batsman (1996-2000).
• Runner-up in inter-departmental Chess Championship, 1998.
• Cricket captain from 7th-10th class (1988-1993).
• Won many Man-of-the-Match awards in cricket during academic career.

In Industry

• 16 patents, 15+ research publications and developed many new technologies.
• Redesigned, tested, developed and optimized a 15-year-old engine at TVS that is fetching a
• profit of more than one crore/year to the company, 2007.
• Coordinator of `Technology Scan Team' at TVS Motor Company (2007-2010).
• Member of Education & Training Council Product subcommittee, TVS Motor Company (2009-2011).

Other

• Coordiantor of Prasthutha at IISc (2004-2006).
• Served as Scouts and Guides leader from 7th-10th class (1988-1993).

Editorial Board of Journals

• International Journal of Advancements in Technology
• Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology
• International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Technology
• ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Reviewer of Journals

• Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics
• SAE International
• Engineering Failure Analysis

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