K.S. Chauhan (Khushwant)

Hello, I am Khushwant Singh Chauhan a Ph.D. research scholar at the University of Twente, Netherlands in the Department of Thermal and Fluid Engineering under the supervision of Dr. Abhishek Kumar Singh focusing on the development and testing of thermochemical energy storage solutions for heat and power generation using waste heat and renewable energy to attend sustainability. My research interests lies in the field of energy-water nexus, like solar energy, thermal energy storage, thermal management, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), water desalination etc.

Prior to joining Ph.D. program, I had worked with Dell Technologies in R&D Department as a CFD/Thermal Engineer for two and a half years. I earned the Masters degree in 2023 from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar, India, in the Department of Mechanical Engineering under the guidance of Dr. Himanshu Tyagi, focusing on server thermal management. Additionally, a thermal model is developed for membrane distillation during Masters tenure. I was also a recipient of the SURI 2022 program at Arizona State University, USA. In my free time, I enjoys playing sports, solving Rubiks cubes, exploring new places etc.

For more information please visit my personal webpage: Personal Webpage

Expertise

• Engineering

  • Dehumidification
  • Gain Output Ratio
  • Mass Transport Mechanism
  • Solar Collector
  • Conservation of Mass
  • Compression Refrigeration Cycle
  • Heat transfer modeling
  • Solar Heat Storage

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Khushwant is a Ph.D. research scholar at the University of Twente, Netherlands, focusing on the development and testing of long duration high temperature thermochemical energy storage solutions for heat and power generation using waste heat and renewable energy to attend sustainability. His research interests include working on the energy-water nexus, like solar energy, thermal energy storage, thermal management, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), water desalination etc.

Prior to joining his Ph.D. program, Khushwant worked with Dell Technologies as a CFD/Thermal Engineer for two and a half years. He earned his Master's degree in 2023 from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar, India, under the guidance of Dr. Himanshu Tyagi, focusing on server thermal management and the performance optimization of 1.5U over 1U servers. Additionally, he developed a thermal model for membrane distillation during his Master's tenure. Khushwant was also a recipient of the SURI program at Arizona State University, USA. He is well verse in Ansys Icepak, Fluent, Star-CCM+, FloTherm, COMSOL, MATLAB, SolidsWorks, SpaceClaim etc. In his free time, he enjoys playing sports, solving Rubik's cubes, exploring new places, and cooking.

For more information, please visit my personal homepage: Website

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Education

• Doctor of Philoshopy - Ph.D.                             University of Twente, Netherlands                     2025-2029
• Masters of Technology - M.Tech                 Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, India             2021-2023
• Bachelors of Technology - B.Tech             Government Engineering College, Ajmer, India          2016-2020

Experience

1. CFD/Thermal Engineer                             Dell Technologies                                         July 2023 - Jan 2025
2. Graduate Intern                                        Dell Technologies                                       July 2022 - June 2023
3. Research Intern                              Arizona State University, USA                              May 2022 - July 2022
4. Summer Intern                        Kota Super Thermal Power Plant, India                       May 2018 - July 2018

Address

University of Twente

Horst Complex (building no. 20), room NH105
De Horst 2
7522 LW Enschede
Netherlands

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