Faculty at School of Engineering

Harender Sinhmar

Harender Sinhmar

Associate Professor

School of Engineering


Contact Information

  • Thermal Management of EV Battery
  • Solar Thermal Systems
  • Desalination
  • Solar Dryers
  • Solar-Assisted Refrigeration & Air Conditioning

  • Ph.D. (Renewable Energy): Indian Institute of Technology Madras, 2013
  • M.Tech. (Thermal Engineering): Rajasthan Technical University, Kota, 2009
  • B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering): M.D. University, Rohtak, 2003

  • Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University (SNIoE), India (03.08.2022 to Present)
  • Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shiv Nadar University, India (01.07.2021 to 02.08.2022)
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shiv Nadar University NCR, India (22.07.2013–30.06.2021)
  • Senior Project Officer, IIT Madras under IITM-NIOT Cell (01.10.2012–15.10.2013)
  • Lecturer, Department of Mechanical & Automation Engineering, Amity University, Noida (Delhi) (01.10.2007–24.12.2009)
  • Lecturer, Department of Mechanical & Automation Engineering, Amity University, Rajasthan (05.12.2005–31.07.2007)
  • Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shobhit University (Deemed University), Meerut (20.07.2004–05.12.2005)

  • December 2009 – September 2012: Doctoral Scholarship, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India

  1. Pal, N. D., Kumar, N., Saxena, A., Harender, & Singh, D. B. (2026). “Characteristic equation development for conical active solar still with/without photovoltaic thermal for sustainable solution to clean water scarcity: A comparative study.” Journal of Solar Energy Engineering [ASME].
  2. Kumar, N., Saxena, A., Harender, Kumari, K., & Singh, D. B. (2026). “Annual overall energy, exergy and efficiency analyses for conical solar still consisting of flat plate collectors with/without PVT: A comparative study.” Energy.
  3. Kumar, N., Saxena, A., Singh, D. B., Tiwari, S., & Harender. (2026). “A comparative exergo-enviroeconomic and energy metrics analyses for active conical solar stills consisting of concentrators.” International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer.
  4. Choubey, P., Harender, & Tiwari, S. (2026). “Experimental performance of a semi-transparent photovoltaic–thermoelectric hybrid collector for solar drying of Indian gooseberry.” Solar Energy.
  5. Kumar, N., Singh, D. B., Saxena, A., Tiwari, S., & Harender. (2025). “Analyzing the influence of water depth on active conical solar still performance.” Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology.
  6. Kumar, N., Singh, D. B., Saxena, A., Tiwari, S., & Harender. (2025). “Quantifying the impact of energy matrices on life cycle cost assessment of N partly covered photovoltaic thermal concentrators coupled to conical solar still.” Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells.
  7. Choubey, P., Harender, & Tiwari, S. (2025). “Mathematical modeling of the hybrid solar dryer of PVT-TEC glass-to-glass air-collector with drying chamber.” Journal of Stored Products Research.
  8. Choubey, P., Harender, & Tiwari, S. (2025). “A review on machine learning assisted solar drying system with phase change material.” Journal of Energy Storage.
  9. Shitole, A. M., Tiwari, S., Harender, & Bellos, E. (2025). “Emerging trends in sustainable adsorption systems: Materials, optimization, and applications in carbon capture, cooling, storage, and atmospheric water harvesting.” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.
  10. Kumar, N., Tiwari, S., Singh, D., Saxena, A., & Harender. (2024). “Assessment of conical solar stills empowered by N-replicated partially shaded PVT-CPC collectors: Unveiling exergo-enviro-economic dynamics, productivity and cogeneration efficiency.” Journal of Solar Energy Engineering [ASME].
  11. Kumar, N., Purnachandrakumar, D., Saxena, A., Tiwari, S., Singh, D. B., & Harender. (2024). “Development of characteristic equations of conical solar still by incorporating N identical concentrator collectors with/without photovoltaic panel: A comparative investigation.” Desalination.
  12. Purnachandrakumar, D., Mittal, G., Sharma, R. K., Singh, D. B., Tiwari, S., & Harender. (2022). “Review on performance assessment of solar stills using computational fluid dynamics (CFD).” Environmental Science and Pollution Research.
  13. Singhai, R., Banker, N., Harender, Jain, S., & Kulshreshtha, S. (2020). “Effect of aspect ratio of heliostats on the optical efficiency of solar tower power plant – An experimental analysis.” Energy Resources Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects, Taylor & Francis.
  14. Singhai, R., Harender, & Banker, N. (2019). “Effect of aspect ratio of heliostat on cost of energy from solar power tower plants.” Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Springer.
  15. Singh, A. K., Singh, D. B., Mallick, A., Harender, Sharma, S., Kumar, N., & Dwivedi, V. K. (2019). “Performance analysis of specially designed single basin passive solar distillers incorporated with novel solar desalting stills: A review.” Solar Energy.
  16. Singh, D. B., Kumar, N., Harender, Kumar, S., & Sharma, S. (2019). “Effect of depth of water on various efficiencies and productivity of N identical partially covered PVT collectors incorporated single slope solar distiller unit.” Desalination and Water Treatment.
  17. Singhai, R., Harender, & Banker, N. (2018). “Theoretical investigation of aspect ratio of heliostat to minimize capital cost of solar tower plant.” International Journal of Applied Engineering Research.
  18. Chandrasekaran, S., & Harender. (2015). “Failure mode and effects analysis of a Mechanical Wave Energy Converter.” International Journal of Intelligent Engineering Informatics.
  19. Karthick, A., Chandrasekaran, S., Sivakumar, K., & Harender. (2012). “Laboratory experiments on non-floating body to generate electric energy from ocean waves.” Frontiers in Energy.
  20. Chandrasekaran, S., & Harender. (2012). “Power generation using Mechanical Wave Energy Converter.” International Journal of Ocean and Climate Systems.

  • Ajay Pratap Singh, Sumit Tiwari, Harender, Prabhakar Tiwari, and S.N. Singh (2022), 'Performance Analysis of Solar Energy Conversion Technology' Energy Conversion: Methods, Technology and Future Direction, NOVA publication.

  1. Nandan Kumar, D. B. Singh, Saxena, A., Tiwari, S., & Harender, “A Computational Sensitivity Study of Solar-Driven Conical Desalination System for Affordable Water Solutions,” The 25th World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC), February 8–13, 2026, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia.
  2. Abhishek Madhav Shitole, Harender, & Sumit Tiwari, “Comparative Analysis of Silica Gel/Water and Zeolite 13X/Water Pairs Integrated with Nanomaterial for Enhancing Adsorption-Desorption Performance,” iSNIOF2, January 21–23, 2026, SNU.
  3. Shilpi Pratim Dutta, Harender, & Sumit Tiwari, “Experimental and Numerical Characterization of Thermophysical Properties of 32700 Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) Battery,” Proceedings of the 28th National and 6th International ISHMT-ASTFE Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, December 9–12, 2025, IIT Jodhpur.
  4. P. Choubey, A. P. Singh, S. Tiwari, Harender, & R. K. Sahdev, “Performance Analysis of Semi-Transparent Photovoltaics Solar Air Collector Integrated with an Absorber Plate Under Different Climatic Conditions,” 4th International Conference on Computational Modelling, Simulation and Optimization (ICCMSO 2025).
  5. A. P. Singh, P. Choubey, S. Tiwari, Harender, & R. K. Sahdev (2024), “Environmental Feasibility of Photovoltaic Thermal-Thermoelectric Cooler (PVT-TEC) Air Collector with and without TEC,” 3rd International Conference on Computational Modelling, Simulation and Optimization (ICCMSO-2024).
  6. Nandan Kumar, D. B. Singh, Saxena, A., Tiwari, S., Lal, S., & Harender, “Analyzing the Influence of Water Depth on Active Conical Solar Still Performance,” 14th Asia Pacific Renewable Energy Forum (AFORE 2024), November 5–9, 2024, Republic of Korea.
  7. Harender, Bhati, Jitendra, & Bhati, Ritanshu, “Experimental Investigation of Solar Still with Varying Pressure,” Proceedings of the ASME 2019 Gas Turbine India Conference, December 5–6, 2019, IIT Madras, India.
  8. Harender, Kulshreshtha, Neelansh, Jhawar, Siddharth, & V. Abhishek Menon, “Improvement in Efficiency of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Cycle Using Heliostats,” 11th International Exergy, Energy and Environment Symposium, July 14–18, 2019, SRM, Chennai.
  9. Singhai, Rakesh, Banker, Nitin, & Harender, “Experimental Investigation of Wind Loads Acting on the Heliostats of Solar Power Tower Plant and Its Variation with Varying Aspect Ratios,” 8th Global Conference on Global Warming, April 22–25, 2019, Doha, Qatar.
  10. Banker, Nitin, Pilligundla, Rohit, Negi, Harshil, Bysani, Bhanu Prakash Reddy, & Harender, “Thermodynamic Investigation of a Cogeneration System: A Combination of Concentrated PV/Thermal and an Adsorption Refrigeration System,” 8th Global Conference on Global Warming, April 22–25, 2019, Doha, Qatar.
  11. Singhai, Rakesh, Banker, N. D., & Harender, “Heliostat Design for Low Wind Terrain,” 12th International Conference on Thermal Engineering: Theory and Application, February 23–26, 2019, PDPU, Gandhinagar, India.
  12. Harender, Mittal, Dhruv, Deo, Deepank, Aditya, S., & Kumar, Arvind, “Computational Analysis of Active and Passive Evacuated Tube Solar Collector,” 1st International Conference on Future Learning Aspects of Mechanical Engineering (FLAME-2018), October 3–5, 2018, Amity University, India.
  13. Kumar, Arvind, Lal, Shiv, & Harender, “Thermodynamic Analysis of Factors Affecting Performance of Solar Collectors,” International Conference on Advances in Power Generation from Renewable Energy Sources (APGRES 2017), December 22–23, 2017, Government Engineering College, Banswara, Rajasthan, India.
  14. Harender, Lal, Shiv, Kumar, Ashok, Kumar, Vijay, & Koirala, Pallav, “A Comparative Study of Diesel, Karanja and Cotton Seed Biodiesel,” International Conference on Advances in Power Generation from Renewable Energy Sources (APGRES 2015), June 15–16, 2015, Rajasthan Technical University, Kota, India.
  15. Chandrasekaran, S., & Harender, “Design and Efficiency Analysis of Mechanical Wave Energy Converter,” 30th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, June 19–24, 2011, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
  16. Lal, Shiv, & Harender, “A Comparative Study of Karanja and Soyabean Biodiesel,” New Frontiers in Biofuels, January 18–19, 2010, New Delhi, India.

  • Sumit Tiwari, Manigandhan Sidhareddy, Harender, and Harpreet Singh Arora, “Solar adsorption cooling system and a method of operation there of”, Indian Patent No. 518582.
  • Raturi, Anuj, Singh, D.B. and Harender, 'Integrated Hot Water Normalizing Apparatus', Patent Application No: 202011033143, Date of Sub.: 02/08/2020, Country: India, Patentee: Doon Intellectual Property Solutions (DIPS), Status: Filed.