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Dr R P Saini

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Professor, Hydro and Renewable Energy
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

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  • Energy and Fuels

Publications

Total Articles 197
Books 0
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Citations 9530
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Professional Recognition

2016

Lifetime Achievement Award

Venus International Foundation
2016

Best Citizens of India Award

Best Citizen Publishing House
2015

Bharat Jyoti Award

India International Friendship Society
2012

Best Teacher Award

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
2004

Star Performer of IIT Roorkee

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
2003

Star Performer of IIT Roorkee

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

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Indian Society for Solar Energy

2006
New Delhi

International Association for Small Hydro

2005
New Delhi

Institute of Engineers

2000
Roorkee

Indian Society of Hydrologists

1996
Roorkee

Indian Society for Continuing Education

Roorkee

Alumni Association

IIT Roorkee

Bio

Small Hydro Power Hydro turbine design and performance testing, Hydro kinetic turbines, Silt erosion and cavitation in hydro turbines., Solar Energy: Solar thermal energy utilization - performance enhancement of solar air heaters, Solar thermal energy storage - packed bed sensible heat storage system, Sizing of solar photovoltaic systems, Integrated Renewable Energy Sources: Modeling of renewable energy systems, Modeling of hybrid energy systems,

Personal Details

  • Male
  • Professor , Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
  • Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Ph.D
Other Institute 1996
Associate Professor Oct 1983 – —
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Professor Nov -0001 – Present
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | Hydro and Renewable Energy

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Dr Ankit Dev

SR University

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Dr Ashok Kumar Akella

National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur

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Dr Ashok Kumar Akella

National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur

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Dr Amarsingh KanasePatil

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Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore

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Scholarly Work

Mini/Micro Turbine for Hydro Power Generation Application in India

Funding Agency: MHRD and M/s Eaton Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Pune and IIT Madras

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2,665,000

2017 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Development and implementation of 100 kW through surface water velocity driven hydrokinetic turbines-Varun III

Funding Agency: Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited

41,890,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Development of Laboratory for Sediment Monitoring and Impact Analysis Studies in Hydro Power Plant

Funding Agency: MNRE

30,500,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Testing and Development of Multi-Purpose Hydraulically Operated Bio Residue Briquetting Machine

Funding Agency: Uttarakhand Van Vikas Nigam

480,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Development of Efficient Cross Flow Turbine for Hilly Region

Funding Agency: MNRE

3,824,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
FIST support to AHEC to strengthen the research and teaching on Hydropower Generation

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

9,200,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Training of Trainers on Small Hydro by Alternate Hydro Energy Centre

Funding Agency: 1540000

Complete

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Setting up of Small Hydro Hydraulic Turbine R&D laboratory at AHEC

Funding Agency: 228220000

Working

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Rural Technology Action Group (RUTAG) IIT Roorkee for the State of Uttarakhand

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

8,952,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
DPR on enhancement of Livelihood Activities through existing Micro Hydro Power Station in UA (Distt. Chamoli & Bageshwar)

Funding Agency: MNRE

9,970,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Strengthening of test facilities & networking of institutions for performance & R&M related testing of SHP stations

Funding Agency: MNRE

25,000,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Unelectrified villages-surveys

Funding Agency: 2800000

Complete

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Development Of Standard Water Mills in Uttaranchal

Funding Agency: 1546000

Complete

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Development of water mill for hilly area

Funding Agency: AICTE

600,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing
Monitoring of execution of demonstration project-UNDP

Funding Agency: UNDP

750,000

-0001 - Ongoing

Ongoing

Modelling of Decentralized Integrated Energy System

University Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Year 2004

Performance of packed bed energy storage system for solar air heaters

University Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Year 2006

Integrated control of small hydropower plants

University Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Year 2006

Multiple induction generator in mini and micro hydro power development

University Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Year 2007

Efficiency Improvement of Hydro Turbines Through Erosion Resistance Design Approach

University Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Year 2007

Study of solar air heater with roughened absorber plates

University Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Year 2008

Optimization of low head small hydro installations

University Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Year 2009

Study of Silt Erosion on Pelton Turbine for a Small Hydro Power Plant

University Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Year 2010

Modelling of integrated renewable energy system

University Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Year 2006

Heat Transfer and Friction Characteristics of Multiple V-Rib Roughened Solar Air Heater

University Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Year 2010

Modeling of Hybrid renewable Energy System

University Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Year 2011

Development of Integrated Renewable energy System for a Remote Area

University Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Year 2011

Heat and Fluid Flow in Solar Air Heater Duct with Multi V-Shaped Ribs with Gap

University Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Year 2013

Investigation on Performance of a Packed Bed Solar Energy Storage System

University Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Year 2013

Investigation of grid connected six-phase induction generator for small hydro power plants

University Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Year 2014

Optimal Planning of Integrated renewable energy system

University Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Year 2015

Investigation of heat transfer enhancement by using V-shaped perforated blocks in a rectangular solar air heater duct

University Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Year 2015

Study of cavitation in Francis turbine for Small Hydro Power plants

University Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Year 2016

Evolving optimal integrated renewable energy system model for stand-alone applications

University Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Year 2016

Integrated Renewable Energy System for a remote rural area

University Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Year 2017

Modeling of Solar Photovoltaic array under non-uniform insolation

University Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Year 0

Investigations on performance of a savonius hydrokinetic turbine

University Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Year 0

Heat transfer and fluid flow study in double pass solar air heater duct having discrete-multi V-shaped and staggered ribs

University Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Year 0

Study on solar air heater duct roughened with spherical and inclined rib protrusions

University Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Year 0

Optimisation of Solar Photo-Voltaic Tracking System

University Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Year 0

Solar Energy

University Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Year 0

Hydro Turbines

University Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Year 0

Analysis of Six-Phase Self-Excited Induction Generator

University Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Year 2010
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Scholarly Publications

Optimal modeling of solar/biogas/biomass based IRE system for a remote area electrification

Open Access
inproceedings

Experimental investigations on thermo-hydraulic performance due to flow-attack-angle in multiple v-ribs with gap in a rectangular duct of solar air heaters

Open Access
article
Authors: Kumar, A., Saini, R.P., Saini, J.S.

Development of cooking sector in rural areas in India—A review

Open Access
article

A New Approach for the Study of Silt Erosion of Hydro Turbine

Open Access
article
Authors: Patel, H.N., Saini, R.P., Singal, S.K.

Renewable energy based power generation for stand-alone applications: A review

Open Access
Conference Paper

Comparison of mathematical models of photo-voltaic (PV) module and effect of various parameters on its performance

Open Access
Conference Paper
Authors: Suthar M.;Singh G.;Saini R.

CFD based flow analysis in elbow type draft tube for small hydro power plant

Open Access
article
Authors: Gohil, P., Saini, R.P.

Development of correlations for Nusselt number and friction factor for solar air heater with roughened duct having multi v-shaped with gap rib as artificial roughness

Open Access
Article