Dr. Harpreet Singh

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Room: 

Office: 330, Satish Dhawan Block

Phone number +1881-232362

Designation: 

Professor

Department: 

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Email: 

harpreetsingh[AT]iitrpr.ac.in

Biography: 

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6812-2667

Dr. Singh joins IIT Ropar as an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Before joining IIT Ropar, he taught at Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College, Fatehgarh Sahib. He has received Young Scientist Award, Career Award for Young Teachers, and Maharashtra Award for Outstanding Research Work by Teachers of Engineering Colleges. To his credit, he has completed several CSIR, DST and AICTE sponsored projects. He has authored more than 60 papers in international and national journals and conference proceedings, and has attended conferences in USA, Canada, Netherlands, and South Korea.

Areas of Research: 

Surface Engineering-Thermal Spray and Cold Spray, Degradation of Materials, High Temperature Corrosion and its Prevention, Erosion of Hydraulic Turbines and its Control, Biomedical Coatings, Laser Ablation Resistant Coatings; Sustainable Manufacturing; Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing (CSAM); Waste Utilization

Education: 

Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, 2004-05

M.E., Panjab University Chandigarh, India, 1998-99

B.E., Punjabi University, Patiala, India, 1993-94

Work Experience: 

Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar (Punjab) India, 2017-Present

Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar (Punjab) India, 2012-2017

Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar (Punjab) India, 2009-2012

Assistant Professor, BBSB Engineering College, Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab) India, 2005-09

Senior Lecturer, BBSB Engineering College, Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab) India, 2001-05

Lecturer, BBSB Engineering College, Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab) India, 1995-01

Lecturer, GTB Khalsa Polytechnic, Malout (Punjab) India, 1994-95

Selected Publications/Patents: 

1. Singh, S., Kumar, A., Kamboj, M., Das, B., Rakha, K. and Singh, H., (2024), “Corrosion Behaviour of Plasma-Sprayed Baghdadite Bioceramic Coatings Reinforced with Carbon Nanotubes”, J. Alloys and Compounds., Vol. 976, DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2023, 173094.

2. Singh A.B., Bhakar, V., Gaurav, G., Khandelwal, C., Sarkar, P., Singh, H. and Dangayach, G.S., (2024), “Environmental Sustainability of Milk Production: A Comparative Environmental Impact Analysis and Sustainability Evaluation”, Front. Sustain., Vol. 5, 1352572. doi: 10.3389/frsus.2024.1352572.

3. Girish, C. V., Singh, H., Prasad, R.M., (2024), “In-site Synthesized Polymer-Derived SiC Reinforced Aluminium Matrix Composites”, J. Alloys and Compounds., Vol. 976, DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2023, 173270. 

4. Vinay, G., Halder, S., Kant, R., Singh, H., (2024), "Examining the Contribution of Tamping Effect on Inter-splat Bonding during Cold Spray", Mater. Sci. Eng.-A, Vol. 893, DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2024.146112.

5. Arora, A., Singh, H., Adlakha, I., Mahajan, D.K., (2023), “On the Role of Vacancy-Hydrogen Complexes on Dislocation Nucleation and Propagation in Metals”, Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 31, No. 8, 085006 (34pp). IF-1.8

6. Kumar, A., Singh, H. and Kant, R., (2023), "Effect of Substrate Roughness and Ceramic Content on Deposition Characteristics of Cold-Sprayed Ti/TiO2 Composite Coatings", Met. Mater. Inter., Vol. 29, pp. 669–1683. IF-3.5

7. Ghai, V., Singh, H., and Agnihotri, P. K., (2023), “Structure Dependent Broadband Optical Absorption in Carbon Nanotubes”, ACS Appl. Opt. Mater., Vol. 1, pp. 252-260. IF-NA

8. Bhowmik P, Kant R, Singh H., (2023), “Effect of Degumming Duration on the Behavior of Waste Filature Silk-Reinforced Wheat Gluten Composite for Sustainable Applications”, ACS Omega., Vol. 8, No. 7, pp. 6268-6278. IF-4.26

9. Singh, P., Singh, H. and Singh, A. K., (2023) “Experimental Investigation on Combustion Characteristics of Novel Preheated Air Swirl Burner Operating on the Heavy Oil-Fired Furnace for Reducing NOx Emission”, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 96-110. IF-2.9 

10. Singh, P., Singh, H., Singh, S., Calla, E., Grewal, H. S., Arora, H. S. and Krishnamurthy, A., (2023), “Development, Characterization and High-Temperature Oxidation Behaviour of Hot-Isostatic-Treated Cold-Sprayed Thick Titanium Deposits”, Machines, Vol. 11. No. 8, 805. IF-2.899

11. Bhowmik, P., Kant, R., Nair, R. and Singh, H., (2023), “The Synergistic influence of Lemon Extract on the Physio-chemical Properties of Kibisu Silk Reinforced Wheat Gluten Biocomposite”, Polym. Bull., Vol. 80, pp. 4371–4386. IF-2.843

12. Singh, S., Berndt, C. C., Singh Raman, R. K., Singh, H. and Ang, A. S., (2023), “Applications and Developments of Thermal Spray Coatings for the Iron and Steel Industry”, Materials, Vol. 16, No. 2, 516. IF-3.748 

13. Singh, P., Singh, S., Singh, H., Calla, E., Grewal, H. S., Arora, H. S. and Krishnamurthy, A., (2023), “Characterization and High-Temperature Oxidation Behavior of Ni–20Cr Deposits Fabricated by Cold Spray-Based Additive Manufacturing”, Coatings, No. 13, No. 5, 904. IF-3.4

14. Kumar, A., Goyal, D. K., Kant, R and Singh, H., (2022), “Enhancing Corrosion Performance of ColdSprayed Titanium/Baghdadite (Ti/BAG) Bio-Composite Coatings via Laser Treatment”, Coatings, Vol. 12, No. 7, 1010, https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12071010. 

15. Kumar, A., Kant, R and Singh, H., (2022), “Microstructural and Tribological Properties of Laser-Treated Cold-Sprayed Titanium/Baghdadite Deposits, J. Mater. Research, Vol. 37, pp. 2698–2709.

16. Singh, N. K., Vinay, G., Ang, A. S. M., Mahajan, D. K. and Singh, H., (2022), “Cavitation Erosion Mechanism of HVOF-Sprayed Ni-based Cermet Coatings in 3.5% NaCl Environment”, Surf. Coat. Technol., Vol. 434, pp. 128194.

17. Singh, A., Singh, P., Pabla, B.S., Singh, H. and Shiva, S., (2022), “Parametric Analysis to Explore the Viability of Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing to Print SS316L Parts for Biomedical Application”, J. Braz. Soc. Mech. Sci. Eng., Vol. 44, 339. 

18. Singh, P., Singh, H. and Singh, A.K. (2022) “Design and Development of an Energy-Efficient Oil-Fired Tilting Furnace with an Innovative Recuperator”. Inter Metalcast., Vol. 16, pp.1745–1757

19. Sidhu, S.S., Singh, H. and Gepreel, M.A., (2021), “A Review on Alloy Design, Biological Response, and Strengthening of β-titanium Alloys as Biomaterials”, Mater. Sci. Technol., Vol. 121, pp. 111661.

20. Singh, N. K., Kumar, A., Ang, A. S. M., Mahajan, D. K. and Singh, H., (2021), “Characterization and Slurry Erosion Behavior of Nickel-based Cermet Coatings on Monel K-500”, J. Therm. Spray Technol., Vol. 30, pp. 2138-2154

21. Kumar, A., Kant, R. and Singh, H., (2021), "Tribological Behavior of Cold-Sprayed Titanium/Baghdadite Composite Coatings in Dry and Simulated Body Fluid Environments", Surf. Coat. Technol., Vol. 425, pp. 127727. 

22. Kumar, A., Singh, H., Kant, R. and Rasool, N., (2021), "Development of Cold Sprayed Titanium/Baghdadite Composite Coating for Bio-implant Applications", J. Therm. Spray Technol., Vol. 30, pp. 2099-2116.

23. Singh, S., Raman, R.K.S., Berndt, C.C. and Singh, H., (2021), “Influence of Cold Spray Parameters on Bonding Mechanisms: A Review", Metals, Vol. 11, No. 12, pp. 2016. 

24. Bhowmik, P., Kant, R., Nair, R. and Singh, H., (2021), “Influence of Natural Crosslinker and Fibre Weightage on Waste Kibisu Fibre Reinforced Wheat Gluten Biocomposite”, J. Polymer Resear., Vol 28(4), pp. 1-14.

25. Singh, N.K., Ang, A.S.M., Mahajan, D.K. and Singh, H., (2021) “Cavitation Erosion Resistant Nickelbased Cermet Coatings for Monel K-500”, Tribol. Inter., Vol. 159, pp. 106054.

26. Sharma, R. K., Singh, P.K., Sarkar, P. and Singh, H., (2021), “Sustainability in Supply Networks: Finding the Most Influential Green Interventions Using Interpretive Structural Modelling Technique”, Int. J. Sust. Engg., Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 293-303

27. Palodhi, L., Das, B. and Singh, H., (2021), “Effect of Particle Size and Morphology on Critical Velocity and Deformation Behavior in Cold Spraying”, J. Mater. Eng. Perform., Vol. 30, pp. 8276–8288

28. Ghai, V., Singh, H. and Agnihotri, P.K., (2021), “Synthesis and Transfer of Large Area Graphene without Support Layer”, Indian J. Eng. Mater. Sci., Vol. 27, pp. 1141-1144

29. Singh, G., Ghai, V., Chaudhary, S., Singh, S., Agnihotri, P.K. and Singh, H., (2021) “Effect of Graphene on Thermal Conductivity of Laser Cladded Copper”, Emergent Materials, Vol. 4, pp. 1491–1498

30.Singh, M., Dhiman, S., Singh, H. and Berndt, C., (2021), “Assessment of Positional Error and Hole Quality during Modulation-Assisted Drilling of Inconel-718”, J. Mech. Sci. Technol., Vol. 35, No. 12, pp. 5621-5630

 31. Palodhi, L. and Singh, H., (2020), “On the Dependence of Critical Velocity on the Material Properties During Cold Spray Process”, J. Thermal Spray Technol., Vol. 29, No. 8, pp. 1-13.

32. Singh, S., Chaudhary, S., Singh, H. and Buddu, R. K., (2020), “Effect of Substrate Surface Roughness on Properties of Cold-sprayed Copper Coatings on SS316L Steel”, Surf. Coat. Technol., Vol. 389, pp. 125619.

33. Pal, S., Singh, S., Singh, H., Phung, M. L. and Sleesongsom, S. Y. S., (2020), “Intelligent Design Optimization of Battery Pack Enclosure for Electric Vehicle by Considering Cold-spraying as an Additive Manufacturing Technology, Energy Storage, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. e148

34. Ghai, V., Baranwal, A., Singh, H. and Agnihotri, P.K., (2020), “Multifunctional Thin Film Optically Graded Flexible Absorber”, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 1537, pp. 012016.

35. Ghai, V., Bedi, H.S., Bhinder, J., Chauhan, A., Singh, H. and Agnihotri, P.K., (2020), “Catalytic-free Growth of VACNT for Energy Harvesting”, Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures, Vol. 28, pp. 907-912.

36. Ghai, V., Sharma, K., Sanger, J., Singh, H. and Agnihotri, P.K., (2020), “Ultrafast Microwave-assisted Synthesis of Various Zinc Oxide Nanostructures”, Indian Journal of Engineering and Materials Sciences, Vol. 27, pp. 365-372. 

37. Singh, M., Dhiman, S., Singh, H. and Berndt C. C., (2020), “Optimization of Modulation-Assisted Drilling of Ti-6Al-4V Aerospace Alloy via Response Surface Method”, Mater. Manufac. Processes., Vol. 35, No. 12, pp. 1313-1329.

38. Singh, S. and Singh, H., (2020), “Effect of Electroplated Interlayers on Bonding Mechanism of Cold-Sprayed Copper on SS316L Steel Substrate,” Vacuum, Vol. 172, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2019.109092.

39. Ghai, V., Singh, H. and Agnihotri, P.K. (2020) “Effect of Texturing and Vertex Angle on Silicon based Multilayer Absorber”, Vacuum, Vol. 171, pp. 108992.

40. Singh, S., Ghai, V., Agrawal, A. and Singh, H., (2019) “Effect of Machining Parameters on Cutting Force During Micro-Turning of a Brass Rod”, Mater. Manuf. Pro., Vol. 34, pp. 1816-1823.

41. Singh, S., Chaudhary, S. and Singh, H., (2019) “Effect of Electroplated Interlayers on Properties of Cold-sprayed Copper Coatings on SS316L Steel”, Surf. Coat. Technol., Vol.375, pp. 54–65.

42. Swaminathan, S., Hong, S.M., Kumar, M., Jung, W. S., Kim, D. I., Singh, H. and Choi, I.S., (2019), “Microstructural Evolution and High Temperature Oxidation Characteristics of Cold Sprayed Ni-20Cr Nanostructured Alloy Coating”, Surf. Coat. Technol., in press.

43. Babu, A., Arora, H. S., Singh, H. and Grewal, H. S., (2019), “Microwave Synthesized Composite Claddings with Enhanced Cavitation Erosion Resistance”,  Wear , Vol. 422–423, pp. 242-251.

44. Ghai, V., Singh, H. and Agnihotri, P.K., (2019) “Near Perfect Thin Film Flexible Broadband Optical Absorber with High thermal/electrical Conductivity”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science,https://doi.org/10.1002/app.48855.

45. Ghai, V., Singh, H. and Agnihotri, P.K., (2019) “Dandelion-Like Carbon Nanotubes for Near Perfect Black Surfaces”, ACS Applied Nano Materials, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.9b01950.

46. Agnihotri, P.K., Ghai, V. and Singh, H., (2018), “Optically Graded Ultra Dark Absorber for Visible and Near-infrared Wavelength Range”, Scientific Reports, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 12312.

47. Babu, A., Arora, H. S., Singh, H. and Grewal, H. S., (2019), “Microwave Synthesized Composite Claddings with Enhanced Cavitation Erosion Resistance”, Wear, Vol. 422–423, pp. 242-251.

48. Selvam, K., Rakesh, B. S., Grewal, H.S., Arora, H.S. and Singh, H. (2017) “High Strain Deformation of Austenitic Steel for Enhancing Erosion Resistance”, Wear, Vol. 376-377, pp. 1021-1029.

49. Grewal, H.S., Sanjiv, R.M., Arora, H.S., Kumar. R., Ayyagiri. A., Mukherjee, S. and Singh, H., (2017) “Activation Energy and High Temperature Oxidation Behavior of Multi-Principal Element Alloy”, Adv. Engg. Mater., DOI: 10.1002/adem.201700182.

50. Chelliah, N.M., Singh, H., Raj, R. and Surappa, M.K., (2017), “Processing, Microstructural Evolution and Strength Properties of In-Situ Magnesium Matrix Composites Containing Nano-Sized Polymer Derived SiCNO Particles”, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, Vol. 685, pp. 429-438.

51. Chelliah, N.M., Singh, H. and Surappa, M.K., (2017), “Microstructural Evolution and Strengthening Behavior in In-situ Magnesium Matrix Composites”, Mater. Chem. Phy., Vol. 194, pp. 65-76.

52. Chelliah, N.M., Kumar. R., Singh, H. and Surappa, M.K., (2017), “Microstructural Evolution of Die-cast and Homogenized AZ91 Mg-alloys during Dry Sliding Condition”, J. Magnesium and Alloys, Vol. 5, pp. 35-40.

53. Chelliah, N.M., Sudarshan, Kraemer, L., Singh, H., Surappa, M.K. and Raj, R., (2017), “Stress-rupture Measurements of Cast Magnesium Strengthened by In-situ Production of Ceramic Particles”, J. Magnesium and Alloys, Article in press.

54. Bala, N., Singh, H. and Prakash, S., (2017), “Performance of Cold Sprayed Ni based Coatings in Actual Boiler Environment”, Surf. Coat. Technol., Vol. 318, pp. 50-61.

55. Chelliah, N.M., Singh, H. and Surappa, M.K., (2016), “Correlation between Microstructure and Wear Behavior of AZX915 Mg-Alloy Reinforced with 12 Wt% TiC Particles by Stir-Casting Process”, Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, Vol. 4 (4), pp. 306-313.

56. Kaur M., Singh, H. and Prakash, S., (2016), “High-Temperature Exposure Studies of HVOF-Sprayed Cr3C2-25(NiCr)/(WC-Co) Coating”, J. Therm. Spray Technol., Vol. 25, No. 6, pp 1192–1207.

57. Grewal, H. S., Singh, H., and Yoon, E. S., (2015), “Interplay Between Erodent Concentration and Impingement Angle for Erosion in Dilute Water-Sand Flows”, Wear, Vol. 332, pp. 1111–1119.

58. Kumar, M., Singh, H., Singh, N., Chavan, N. M., Kumar, S. and Joshi, S. V., (2015), “Development of Erosion-corrosion Resistant Cold-spray Nanostructured Ni-20Cr Coating for Coal Fired Boiler Applications”, J. Therm. Spray Technol., Vol. 24, No. 8, pp. 1441–1449.

59. Goyal, G., Bala, N., Singh, H. and Prakash, S., (2015), “High Temperature Corrosion Behavior of Superficially applied CeO2 on Some Fe-, Co- and Ni-Base Superalloys,” Surf. Eng. Appl. Electrochem., Vol. 51, No. 2, pp. 174–187.

60. Kumar, M., Singh, H., Singh, N. and Joshi, R.S., (2015), “Erosion-Corrosion Behaviour of Cold-spray Nanostructured Ni-20Cr Coatings in Actual Boiler Environment”, Wear, Vol. 332-333, pp. 1035–1043.

Patents: 

S.No.

Details of Patent

Patent File No.

Status (Filed/awarded)

International/National

1.

Angle Grind Coating Equipment

 

and A Method Thereof

US 2023 /

0058272A1:

 

23/02/2023

 

Awarded-2023 

USA

2.

A Technology and Process for

Coating a Substrate with Swarf

 

Particles

US 10835920 B2;

 

17/09/2020

 

Awarded-2020 

USA

3.

A Technology and Process for 3D

 

Printing Using Swarf Particles

US 2020/

 

0039144A1, 2022

Awarded-2022

USA

4.

A Method for Determining a Single

Discounting Rate for the

 

Processes involving Emissions

420086

Awarded-2022 

 

National

 
5.

Erosion-corrosion resistant cold

 

spray coatings for boilers Ni20CrTiCRe

305383 

Awarded-2013

National

6.

Erosion-corrosion resistant

 

coatings for power plant boilers

300838 

Awarded-2013

 

National

 
7.

A Textured Nanocomposite

Coating Composition for

Absorption of Electromagnetic

 

Waves

 

431318 

Awarded-2023 

 

National

 
8.

A Technology and Process for

Coating a Substrate with Swarf

 

Particles

482556 

Awarded-2023

 

National

 
9.

A Stationary Friction Processing

System for Minimizing

Segregation in A Metallic Work

 

Piece and Method Thereof

480024

Awarded-2023

National

10.

 Stationary Friction Processing

Process of Thermal Spray Coating

for Dramatically Enhancing its

Erosion and Erosion-Corrosion

 

Resistance

409535 

Awarded-2022 

National

11.

Stubble Removing and Conveying

 

Machine

489579

Awarded-2023

National

12.

Simplified Liquid Droplet Erosion

 

Tester 

501217

Awarded-2024 

 

National

 
13.

A Technology and Process for 3D

 

Printing Using Swarf Particles

520044 

Awarded-2024

National

14

System and Method for Tracking

Details of Energy Associated with

 

An Energy Generation Process

202011012620 

Filed 

National

15.

A biodegradable composition and

a method of preparing

biodegradable composite sheets

and a biodegradable waste

 

container thereof

202111013436

Filed 

 National