Advanced Combustion Techniques and Engine Technologies for the Automotive Sector

Advanced Combustion Techniques for Utilization of Alternative Fuels for Vehicular Applications.- Development of Methanol Fuelled Two Wheeler.- Role of Diesel Particulate Filter to Meet Bharat Stage -VI Emission Norms in India.- Design and Development of UAV Engine: Future of engine.- Gasoline Compression Ignition: The Future Engine Technology.- Small Carburetted Vehicles for M15 Adaption towards Lower Fuel Economy and Cleaner Tailpipe Emission- Indian Context.- Ozone Seeding Effect on Spark Assisted Compression Ignition (SACI).- An Efficient technology and its advancements: Gasoline Direct Injection system.- Solar-based Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in India: A Prospective.- Advanced Combustion Techniques for Utilization of Alternative Fuels for Vehicular Applications.- Methanol Fuelled Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition Engine.

Dr. Akhilendra Pratap Singh is working at IIT Kanpur. He received his Masters and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India in 2010 and 2016 respectively. His areas of research include advanced low temperature combustion; optical diagnostics with special reference to engine endoscopy and PIV; combustion diagnostics; engine emissions measurement; particulate characterization and their control; and alternative fuels. Dr. Singh has edited 7 books and authored 21 book chapters, 40 research articles in international journals and conferences. He has been awarded with 'ISEES Best Ph.D. Thesis Award' (2017), 'SERB Indo-US Postdoctoral Fellowship' (2017) and 'IEI Young Engineer Award' (2017). He is a member of numerous professional societies, including SAE, ASME, and ISEES. Dr. Nikhil Sharma joined as a postdoctoral researcher at the division of Combustion and Propulsion Systems, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden since 2018. Prior to that, he worked as a CSIR Pool Scientist at the Engine Research Laboratory, IIT Kanpur, India. During his doctoral at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, he was mainly involved in gasoline spray and particulate investigations from direct injection engines. His areas of research includes spray characteristics, exhaust gas aftertreatment system, particulate filters and renewable fuels. Till now, he has published more than 15 technical articles in international journals and conference proceedings. Prof. Ramesh Agarwal is Professor in School of Engineering & Applied Science, Washington University, St. Louis, USA. He has received numerous prestigious awards including SAE International Medal of Honor (2015), AIAA Reed Aeronautics Award (2015), SAE Aerospace Engineering Leadership Award (2013), SAE Clarence Kelly Johnson Award (2009), AIAA Aerodynamics Award (2008), Royal Aeronautical Society Gold Award (2007), and ASME Fluids Engineering Award (2001) to name a few. He has published more than 500