Dr. Gajendra Singh

Dr. Gajendra Singh

Name: Dr. Gajendra Singh

Position: Lecturer

School: School of Mechanical Engineering

Email: gajendra.singh@fnu.ac.fj

Campus: Samabula

Mobile: +679 8651082

Biography

Dr. Gajendra Singh completed Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, India in 2005, followed by Master of Technology in Mechanical Engineering in 2007 from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, India. In 2025, he graduated with a PhD in Mechanical Engineering.

Dr. Singh has over 16 years of experience as a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering in various universities and colleges, where he has taught various courses in Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy at undergraduate level.

His research over the past decade has focused on exergo-enviro-economic and energy metrics analysis of conical passive solar stills for sustainable solar distillation. His work demonstrates the commercial feasibility of passive solar distillation systems.

Qualification

  • PhD (Mechanical Engineering)
  • Master of Technology (Mechanical Engineering)
  • Bachelor of Technology (Mechanical Engineering)

Area of Expertise

  • Mechanical Engineering

Journals

  1. Singh, G., Singh, P.K., Saxena, A., Dobriyal, R., Kumar, N., Singh, D.B., 2023.
    Exergo enviro economic and yearly productivity analyses of conical passive solar still for sustainable solar distillation.
    Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(47), 104350–104373.
    DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-29519-0.
    (Impact Factor 4.463, Q1)
  2. Singh, G., Singh, P.K., Saxena, A., Kumar, N., Singh, D.B., 2024.
    Investigation of conical passive solar still by incorporating energy metrics, efficiency, and sensitivity analyses for sustainable solar distillation.
    Journal of Cleaner Production, 434, 139949.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139949.
    (Impact Factor 10.00, Q1)

Conference

  1. Desh Bandhu Singh, Gajendra Singh, Navneet Kumar, Pawan Kumar Singh, Akhileshwar Nirala, Rajeev Kumar, 2020.
    Effect of Mass Flow Rate on Energy Payback Time of Single Slope Solar Desalination Unit Coupled with N Identical Compound Parabolic Concentrator Collectors.
    Materials Today: Proceedings, 28, 2551–2556.
  2. AK Singh, DB Singh, Navneet Kumar, VK Dwivedi, Gajendra Singh, Rajeev Kumar, 2018.
    Basin-type Solar Distiller Associated with PVT Collectors—a Comprehensive Review.
    Advances in Energy and Built Environment: Select Proceedings of TRACE, 253–260.
  3. DB Singh, Ashok Kumar Singh, Kumar Navneet, VK Dwivedi, JK Yadav, Gajendra Singh, 2018.
    Performance Analysis of Special Design Single Basin Passive Solar Distillation Systems: A Comprehensive Review.
    Advances in Engineering Design: Select Proceedings of FLAME, 301–310.
  4. Presented poster on “Investigation of Thermal Energy Storage in Form of Latent Heat of Phase Change Material” in the proceedings of the 6th International and 43rd National Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, December 15–17, 2016, MNNIT, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Teaching Interests

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Renewable Energy

Research Interests

  • Solar Energy
  • Thermal Engineering