Dr R P Saini
Professor
| Hydro and Renewable Energy
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Uttarakhand
Expertise:
Energy and Fuels
116
Publications
15
Projects
10052
Scopus Citations
8778
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Professional Recognition
Lifetime Achievement Award
2016
Venus International Foundation
Best Citizens of India Award
2016
Best Citizen Publishing House
Bharat Jyoti Award
2015
India International Friendship Society
Best Teacher Award
2012
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Star Performer of IIT Roorkee
2004
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Star Performer of IIT Roorkee
2003
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Community & Membership
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Institute of Engineers
RoorkeeInternational Association for Small Hydro
New DelhiIndian Society for Solar Energy
New DelhiIndian Society of Hydrologists
RoorkeeIndian Society for Continuing Education
RoorkeeAlumni Association
IIT RoorkeePersonal Details
Doctor of Philosophy
1996
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Professor
Jun 2015 – Present
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
| Hydro and Renewable Energy
Associate Professor
Oct 1983 – Apr 2015
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Engineering and Technology
Scholarly Work
Mini/Micro Turbine for Hydro Power Generation Application in India
OtherDevelopment and implementation of 100 kW through surface water velocity driven hydrokinetic turbines-Varun III
OtherDevelopment of Laboratory for Sediment Monitoring and Impact Analysis Studies in Hydro Power Plant
OtherTesting and Development of Multi-Purpose Hydraulically Operated Bio Residue Briquetting Machine
CompletedDevelopment of Efficient Cross Flow Turbine for Hilly Region
OtherFIST support to AHEC to strengthen the research and teaching on Hydropower Generation
OtherTraining of Trainers on Small Hydro by Alternate Hydro Energy Centre
OtherSetting up of Small Hydro Hydraulic Turbine R&D laboratory at AHEC
OtherRural Technology Action Group (RUTAG) IIT Roorkee for the State of Uttarakhand
OtherDPR on enhancement of Livelihood Activities through existing Micro Hydro Power Station in UA (Distt. Chamoli & Bageshwar
CompletedStrengthening of test facilities & networking of institutions for performance & R&M related testing of SHP stations
CompletedUnelectrified villages-surveys
OtherDevelopment Of Standard Water Mills in Uttaranchal
OtherDevelopment of water mill for hilly area
CompletedMonitoring of execution of demonstration project-UNDP
CompletedModelling of Decentralized Integrated Energy System
Performance of packed bed energy storage system for solar air heaters
Integrated control of small hydropower plants
Multiple induction generator in mini and micro hydro power development
Efficiency Improvement of Hydro Turbines Through Erosion Resistance Design Approach
Study of solar air heater with roughened absorber plates
Optimization of low head small hydro installations
Study of Silt Erosion on Pelton Turbine for a Small Hydro Power Plant
Modelling of integrated renewable energy system
Heat Transfer and Friction Characteristics of Multiple V-Rib Roughened Solar Air Heater
Modeling of Hybrid renewable Energy System
Development of Integrated Renewable energy System for a Remote Area
Heat and Fluid Flow in Solar Air Heater Duct with Multi V-Shaped Ribs with Gap
Investigation on Performance of a Packed Bed Solar Energy Storage System
Investigation of grid connected six-phase induction generator for small hydro power plants
Optimal Planning of Integrated renewable energy system
Investigation of heat transfer enhancement by using V-shaped perforated blocks in a rectangular solar air heater duct
Study of cavitation in Francis turbine for Small Hydro Power plants
Evolving optimal integrated renewable energy system model for stand-alone applications
Integrated Renewable Energy System for a remote rural area
Modeling of Solar Photovoltaic array under non-uniform insolation
Investigations on performance of a savonius hydrokinetic turbine
Heat transfer and fluid flow study in double pass solar air heater duct having discrete-multi V-shaped and staggered ribs
Study on solar air heater duct roughened with spherical and inclined rib protrusions
Optimisation of Solar Photo-Voltaic Tracking System
Solar Energy
Hydro Turbines
Analysis of Six-Phase Self-Excited Induction Generator
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Scholarly Publications
Heat transfer and friction factor correlations for artificially roughened ducts with expanded metal mesh as roughness element
LQG / LTR controller for speed governing of hydro-turbine
Scopus: 12
Relative inequality in energy resource consumption: A case of Kanvashram village, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttranchall (India)
Small hydro power plant identification using NNARX structure
Performance analysis of packed bed solar energy storage system having large size storage material of different shapes
Scopus: 4
Optimal pole shift control in application to a hydro power plant
Scopus: 10
Simulation of reduced order hydro turbine models to study its hydraulic transient characteristics
Nusselt number and friction factor correlations for packed bed solar energy storage system having large sized elements of different shapes
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