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Mohammed Adil Ali

acfygp@r.postjobfree.com

#* ***, * *** ******, Ann Arbor, MI-48104

Academics

Masters of Science: Aerospace Engineering Sciences University of Colorado Boulder

Graduation - May 2014 GPA - 3.59/4.00

Bachelor of Engineering: Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Manipal University (India)

Graduation - May 2012 GPA - 8.52/10.00

Experience

Design Engineer at VAYU June 2014 to present

Working on structural design of a VTOL capable UAV

Working on stability analysis using VLM

Working on wingtip devices using RANS modeling

Completed fiber glass lay-ups for prototype manufacture

Graduate Researcher under Dr. Kenneth Jansen of the University of Colorado Boulder May 2013 to June 2014

Investigation of flow control techniques as a part of NASA High Lift Workshop

Teaching Assistant for Finite Element Methods (ASEN 5007 Dr. Carlos Felippa) Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

Tasks were grading home works and quizzes

Taking lectures in absence of professor

Summer Intern at TATA Automobiles May 2011 - July 2011

Designed front door integration bracket using CATIA

Conducted structural analysis using ANSYS

Manufactured and tested prototype bracket on car assembly line

Technical Skills

Modeling – NX, CATIA, SOLIDWORKS, SPACECLAIM, PRO/Engineer, UNIGRAPHICS

Meshing - ANSYS, SIM-MODELER, HYPERMESH, Star CCM+/CD-adapco

Analysis – COSMOL, FLUENT, ANSYS CFX, Flotherm

Post Processing - ANSYS, PARAVIEW, MATLAB

Software - C++, Microsoft Excel, Word, Mathematica, LaTeX, FORTRAN, PowerPoint

Machining - MASTERCAM Mill 9.0

Technical Projects

1. NASA High Lift Workshop(DLRF11 open source model) May 2013- present

Graduate Researcher

Conducted geometry clean-up of the DLRF11 high lift CAD model

Installed synthetic jets on the CAD model using SPACE CLAIM

Assigned initial, boundary conditions and created input files for simulation

using SIM-MODELER

Visualized the initial mesh using PARAVIEW

Knowledge - CAD file management, CFD, meshing, MPI, Finite Element

2. Hyperion (Blended wing UAV funded by BOEING as a part of Graduate projects) May 2012-May 2013

CFD, CAD and Structures Lead

Determined forces for control surface deflection using CFD tool FLUENT and XFLR5

Designed the wing-body integration brackets and landing gear using CATIA

Conducted FEA on brackets and landing gear in accordance with FAA regu lations

using ANSYS

Manufactured the above components using a CNC mill and MASTERCAM Mill 9.0

Conducted C.G calculation by assigning mass properties in ANSYS.

Knowledge –Global 8D, Modeling Analysis, GD&T (ASME Y14.5), DFMEA, DVPR, UAV, PRO/E

3. Uncertainty propagation in the Spalart Allmaras model Jan 2012-May 2013

Graduate Researcher

Used the Karhunen Loeve expansion in MATLAB to propagate uncertainty in

The input velocity field

Propagated uncertainty using FEM based CFD code using Spalart

Allmaras turbulence model

Studied effects of uncertainty in the developed velocity profile using MATLAB

4. Simulation of 1-D supersonic SCRAMJET combustion model Aug 2013- Dec 2013

Graduate Researcher

Generated a simplified model of the Navier-Stokes equation with combustion

in MATLAB

Used the model to study combustion in quasi 2-D SCRAMJET engines

5. Periodically Sheared flows using the k-ε model Jan 2013-May 2013

Graduate Researcher

Programmed transport and governing fluid equations in MATLAB

Estimated the value of assumed eddy viscosity

6. Statistics of Homogeneous Isotropic and Homogeneous Shear turbulence Jan 2013-May 2013

Graduate Researcher

Analyzed flow statistics in homogeneous isotropic turbulence (HIT) and homogeneous

shear turbulence (HST) from Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) data using MATLAB

Investigated the relation of various quantities to Gaussian statistics

7. Optimum viscosity determination for deep groove ball bearing Jan 2012 –May 2012

Structures and CFD lead

Created the support block and ball bearing in SOLIDWORKS

Performed FEA to determine loading pattern in ball bearings at various speeds

using ANSYS

Used obtained results to perform CFD of elasto-hydrodynamic layer to find

optimum viscosity using FLUENT

8. Glider Design Competition Jan 2011- Mar 2011

CFD, Design and Manufacturing Lead

Used Selig 1223 airfoil to design a high lift glider using CATIA

Meshing was done using HYPERMESH

Performed CFD analysis using FLUENT

Knowledge - EWO, BOM creation, Manufacturing, Components Design

9. ABU Robocon Robotics Competition May 2011- Mar 2012

Design and Manufacturing Lead

Designing of the robot components was done using PRO/Engineer

FEA analysis was done using ABAQUS

Manufacturing was done using MASTERCAM Mill 9.0

Knowledge - DFM, DFA

Publications

1. “Parallel Adaptive Detached Eddy Simulations of the EUROLIFT DLR-F11 high lift configuration”, Michel Rasquin,

Kedar Chitale, Mohammed Ali, Kenneth Jansen, 32nd AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics

Forum and Exposition 2014, (submitted 2014)

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