Ajay Vikram Singh

Fire Science and Fire Dynamics

[1] Srivastava, A., Sandeep, B.V., and Singh, A.V., "Downstream heat flux and pulsation behavior in turbulent wind-driven boundary-layer flames," Proceedings of The Combustion Institute,  Vol. 42, 106288, 2026.​https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2026.106288

​[2] Sandeep, B.V., Srivastava, A., and Singh, A.V., "An experimental study of mass burning rate, flame morphology, streak formation, and intermittent pulsation dynamics in turbulent wind-driven flames," International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Vol. 230, 111153, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2026.111153

[3] Srivastava, A., Sandeep, B.V., and Singh, A.V., "Flame Structure and Puffing Behavior of Mixed-Convective Wind-Driven Flames Under the Influence of Freestream Turbulence," International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer (ICHMT), Vol. 169, Part B, 109591, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2025.109591

[4] Sandeep, B.V., Srivastava, A., and Singh, A.V., "Experimental Study on the Effect of Unheated Leading Segment on the Flame Structure and Mass Burning Rate of Turbulent Wind-Driven Flames," International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer (ICHMT), Vol. 168, 109512, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2025.109512

[5] Srivastava, A., Sandeep, B.V., and Singh, A.V., "Experimental investigation of flame morphology and instabilities in turbulent wind-driven flames," Proceedings of The Combustion Institute, Vol. 40, Issues 1-4, 2024, pp. 105345. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2024.105345

[6] Srivastava, A., and Singh, A.V., "Local burning behavior of wind-driven flames under the influence of mixed-convective turbulent flow conditions," Combustion Science and Technology, 2024. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00102202.2024.2378492

[7] Srivastava, A., Kumar, S., and  Singh, A.V.,"Heat transfer in wind-driven fires stabilized under a mixed-convective turbulent flow environment," Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 142, 2024, pp. 104040. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2023.104040

[8] Zhang, Y., Fang, J., Tian, F., Song, L., and Singh, A.V., “Upward Flame Spread over Discrete Thick Fuels under Mixed Convection Flow,” Fire Safety Journal, Vol.135, 2023, pp.103723.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2022.103723

[9] Zhang, Y., Fang, J., Song, L., and Singh, A.V., “Burning Process over a Thermally Thick Material with Varying Unheated Lengths under Forced Airflow,” Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 134, 2022, pp. 103705. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2022.103705​

[10] Zhang, Y., Fang, J., Tu, R., Song, L., and Singh, A.V., “Horizontal Solid Burning under Laminar Forced Convection and Turbulent Buoyant Convection with an Unheated Segment,” International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 134, 2022, pp. 105968. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2022.105968

[11] Zhang, Y., Fang, J., Tu, R., Song, L., and Singh, A.V., “Experimental Study of the Effect of Unheated Starting Segment upon Flame Spread over Solid Fuel under Forced Airflow,” Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 131, 2022, pp. 103621. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2022.103621

[12] Singh, A., and  Singh, A.V., "Burning Behavior of Mixed-Convection Wind-Driven Flames Under Varying Freestream Conditions," Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 122, 2021, pp. 103320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2021.103320

[13] Gollner, M.J., Miller, C.H., Tang, W., and Singh, A.V., "The Effect of Flow and Geometry on Concurrent Flame Spread", Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 91, 2017, pp. 68-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2017.05.007

[14] Singh, A.V., and Gollner, M.J., "Steady and Transient Pyrolysis of a Non-charring Solid Fuel Under Forced Flow", Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Vol. 36, Issue 2, 2017, pp. 3157-3165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2016.07.043

[15] Singh, A.V., and Gollner, M.J., "Experimental Methodology for Estimation of Local Heat Fluxes and Burning Rates in Steady Laminar Boundary Layer Diffusion Flames", Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE), 112, 2016. 

doi: 10.3791/54029 (Invited Paper)  Watch full video here: https://www.jove.com/v/54029/experimental-methodology-for-estimation-local-heat-fluxes-burning

[16] Singh, A.V., and Gollner, M.J., "Local Burning Rates and Heat Flux for Boundary Layer Diffusion Flames under Forced Flow", AIAA Journal, Vol. 54, No. 2, 2016, pp. 408-418. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J054283

[17] Singh, A.V., and Gollner, M.J., "A Methodology for Estimation of Local Heat Fluxes in Steady Laminar Boundary Layer Diffusion Flames", Combustion and Flame, Vol. 162, Issue 5, 2015, pp. 2214-2230.   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2015.01.019   

[18] Singh, A.V., and Gollner, M.J., "Estimation of local mass burning rates for steady laminar boundary layer diffusion flames", Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Vol. 35, Issue 3, 2015, pp. 2527-2534.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2014.05.040 (Selected Distinguished Paper, 35th International Symposium on Combustion, August 3-8 2014, San Francisco, CA, USA)

Detonations and Explosions

[1] Karthik, A.S., Dahake, A., and Singh, A.V., "Effect of ozone sensitization on hotspot formation in deflagration-to-detonation transition in obstacle laden channel," Proceedings of The Combustion Institute,  Vol. 42, 2026.

[2] Dahake, A., Karthik, A.S., Singh, R.K., and Singh, A.V., "Investigating the Effect of Ozonolysis on the Structure and Dynamics of Ethylene – Oxygen – Ozone Detonations," Combustion and Flame, Vol. 285, 114716, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2025.114716

[3] Singh, R.K., Dahake, A., and Singh, A.V., "Evaluating the Effect of Ignition Energy on Gaseous Hydrogen-Oxygen Detonations," International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 80, 2024, pp. 322-331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.07.121

[4] Dahake, A., Singh, R.K., and Singh, A.V., "Effect of Initial Conditions on the Inhibition Process of H2-O2/air Detonations Using CF3I, CO2, and H2O," Shock Waves, Vol. 34, 2024, pp. 167-180. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00193-024-01172-7

​[5] Singh, R.K., Dahake, A., and Singh, A.V., "Detonation Inhibition using Retardant Weight Analysis for Halogenated Compounds," Shock Waves, Vol. 34, 2024, pp. 155-165. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00193-024-01175-4

[6] Dahake, A., Singh, R.K., and  Singh, A.V., "Dual Behavior of Hydrogen Peroxide in Gaseous Detonations," Shock Waves, Vol. 33, 2023, pp. 401-414. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00193-023-01142-5

[7] Kumar, D.S., and Singh, A.V., "Inhibition of Hydrogen-Oxygen/Air Gaseous Detonations using CF3I, H2O, and CO2", Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 124, 2021, pp. 103405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2021.103405

[8] Kumar, D.S., Ivin, K., and  Singh, A.V., "Sensitizing Gaseous Detonations for Hydrogen/Ethylene-Air Mixtures using Ozone and H2O2 as dopants for Application in Rotating Detonation Engines", Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Vol. 38 (3),  2021, pp. 3825-3834. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2020.08.061

[9] Crane, J., Shi, X.,  Singh, A.V., Tao, Y., and Wang, H., "Isolating the Effect of Induction Length on Detonation Structure: Hydrogen-Oxygen Detonation Promoted by Ozone", Combustion and Flame, Vol. 200, 2019, pp. 44-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2018.11.008

Soot Formation and Oxidation

[1] Camacho, J.,  Singh, A.V., Wang, W., Shan, R. Yapp, E.K., Chen, D., Kraft, M., and Wang, H., "Soot Particle Size Distributions in Premixed Stretch-Stabilized Flat Ethylene-Oxygen-Argon Flames", Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Vol. 36, Issue 1, 2017, pp. 1001-1009. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2016.06.170

[2] Saggesse, C.,  Singh, A.V., Xue, X., Chu, C., Kholgy, M. R., Zhang, T., Camacho, J., Giaccai, J., Miller, J. H., Thomson, M. J., Sung, C. J., and Wang, H., "The Distillation Curve and Sooting Propensity of a Typical Jet Fuel", Fuel, Vol. 235, 2019, pp. 350-362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2018.07.099

[3] Patil, S., and  Singh, A.V., "The Effect of Flame Temperature on Nascent Soot Particles in a Series of Premixed Ethylene–Oxygen–Nitrogen Stagnation Flames", Trans Indian Natl. Acad. Eng., Vol. 7, 2022, pp. 835–849. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41403-022-00332-4

Flame Synthesis

[1] Liu, C.,  Singh, A.V., Saggese, C., Tang, Q., Chen, D., Wan, K., Vinciguerra, M., Commodo, M., De Falco, G., Minutolo, P., D'Anna, A., and Wang, H., "Flame-Formed Carbon Nanoparticles Exhibit Quantum Dot Behaviors", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116 (26), 2019, pp. 12692-12697. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1900205116

[2] Iyer, M.S.K., Patil, S., and Singh, A.V., "Flame Synthesis of Functional Carbon Nanoparticles", Trans Indian Natl. Acad. Eng., Vol. 7, 2022, pp. 787–807. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41403-022-00329-z

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Nanoenergetics

[1] Yang, Z., Liu, H., Li, M., Wang, X., Li, Y., Han, Z., Singh, A.V., Jiang, L., Rotaru A., "Combustion and Energy Release Characteristics of Al/CuWO4 Metal Oxide-Based Thermite," Ceramics International, Vol. 52, Issue 10, Part B, pp. 15093-15109,  2026.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2025.06.054

[2] Yang, Z., Liu, H., Li, M., Wang, X., Li, Y., Pielichowska, K., Han, Z., Singh, A.V.,  Jiang, L., Rotaru A., "Energetic composites based on aluminium alloy fuels (Al-Ti and Al-Mg) with polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF): An in-depth study of the fabrication, structure, combustion properties and reaction kinetics," Defence Technology, Vol. 54, 2025, pp. 15-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dt.2025.07.017

Gas Turbine Combustion

[1] Singh, A.V., Eshaghi, A., Yu, M., Gupta, A.K., and Bryden, K.M., "Simultaneous time-resolved fluctuating temperature and acoustic pressure field measurements in a premixed swirl flame", Applied Energy, Vol. 115, 2014, pp. 116-127.   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.10.058

[2] Singh, A.V., Yu, M., Gupta, A.K., and Bryden, K.M., "Investigation of noise radiation from a swirl stabilized diffusion flame with an array of microphones", Applied Energy, Vol. 112, 2013, pp. 313-324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.06.034

[3] Singh, A.V., Yu, M., Gupta, A.K., and Bryden, K.M., "Localization of multiple acoustic sources in a room environment", Applied Energy, Vol. 109, 2013, pp. 171-181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.03.046

[4] Singh, A.V., Yu, M., Gupta, A.K., and Bryden, K.M., "Thermo-acoustic behavior of a swirl stabilized diffusion flame with heterogeneous sensors", Applied Energy, Vol. 106, 2013, pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.01.044