Develop Thermodynamics and Chemical process plants knowledge with emphasis on Cryogenics.
Dynamic modeling and operation expert with extensive experience in process plants.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior R&D Engineer, H2 Liquefier & Transfer, CTO
Plugpower Inc.
04.2022 - Current
Developed dynamic liquefier Unisim model for OTS project from P&IDs of a 15 TPD LH2 plant
Created easy-to-use LH2 mass delivery calculator of LH2 trailers incorporating density changes
Created dynamic models to gauge boil-off hydrogen losses during tank-to-truck-to-tank transfers
Improved hydrogen liquefiers refrigerated by working fluids: N2, H2, He, and mixed MR.
Doctoral Research Fellow
IIT Kharagpur
Kharagpur
06.2015 - 05.2021
Cryogenic air separation units for changing purity, pressure, and flow rate of oxygen streams.
Integrated LNG regasification with LOX ASU
Intricacies of Liquid Argon separation in an ASU
Process design of Helium liquefier for Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC), Kolkata, India
G.E.T
Jindal South West (JSW)
Bellary
10.2010 - 10.2011
Project monitoring and finance allocation of upcoming steel plants
Education
Ph.D. - Cryogenics Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur
West Bengal, India
12-2021
M.Tech. - Cryogenics Engineering
IIT Kharagpur
West Bengal, India
05-2015
B.Tech. - Mechanical Engineering
National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar
Punjab, India
05-2010
Skills
Process design
Process dynamics
Exergy analysis
Aspen HYSYS
Aspen EDR
Unisim Design and Dynamics
GREET Model
Origin Graphing tool
Solidworks
Autodesk Inventor
Languages
Hindi, English & Punjabi
Hobbies and Interests
Badminton, Table tennis, Roller skating, Cycling
Publications
1. Singla R, Chowdhury K. Comparisons of thermodynamic and economic performances of cryogenic air separation plants designed for external and internal compression of oxygen. Applied Thermal Engineering 2019; 160:114025.
2. Singla R, Chowdhury K. Saving power by modifying a double column air separation plant to produce high and low purity pressurized gaseous oxygen simultaneously. Energy 2020; 210:118487.
3. Singla R, Chowdhury K. Enhanced oxygen recovery and energy efficiency in a reconfigured single column air separation unit producing pure and impure oxygen simultaneously. Chemical Engineering & Processing: Process Intensification 2021; 162:108354.
4. Singla R, Chowdhury K. Determining design criteria to reduce power and cost in filling high-pressure oxygen cylinders directly from cryogenic air separation plants. Cryogenics 2021; 162:103299.
5. Singla R, Chowdhury K. Reducing power consumption in a cryogenic air separation plant for filling oxygen cylinders in-situ by utilizing thermal energy of pumped liquid oxygen. Applied Thermal Engineering 2021; 200: 117623.
6. Singla R, Chowdhury K. Strategising practical implementation of additional condenser- reboilers (CR) to reduce power consumption of a dual purity cryogenic single column gaseous oxygen plant. Cryogenics 2022.
7. Joy J, Singla R, Chowdhury K. Safe design of liquid oxygen plant that absorbs LNG cold energy and offsets supply disruption by injecting liquid nitrogen. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments 2022.
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