SARWESH NARAYAN PARBAT

+1-412-***-**** acri8d@r.postjobfree.com 3039, Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA- 15219

www.linkedin.com/in/sarweshnarayanparbat/en

EDUCATION

Master of Science (Thesis) in Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Jul ‘15

CGPA: 3.75 / 4.0

Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering, SRM University, Chennai, India May ‘11

CGPA: 8.93 / 10.0

Awarded merit scholarships for 2 consecutive years for obtaining 10th rank among 240 students in the School of Mechanical Engineering.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Gas Turbine Heat Transfer Lab, University of Pittsburgh May ‘14–Present

Graduate Student Researcher

Researching on advanced jet impingement and channel based cooling methods for gas turbine engine blades.

Designing and meshing models, conducting CFD analyses and performing data interpretation using FLUENT and CFX.

Fabricating test rigs for detailed heat transfer measurements, temperature and pressure drop measurements, Particle Image Velocimetry and Liquid Crystal Thermometry.

Developing MATLAB scripts to optimize post processing of CFD-Post and experimental data and visualize results.

Mentored a sophomore Summer Research Intern on projects related to flow calculations and visualization.

Modified a water tunnel to adapt it for internal flow visualization experiments through high speed imaging.

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Material Science, University of Pittsburgh Jan ‘14 – Apr ‘14

Teaching Assistant (TA)

Prepared solutions, graded assignments, projects and exam papers for a class of 115 students in Applied Fluid Mechanics.

Tata Consultancy Services, New Delhi, India Oct ‘11 – Jul ‘13

Assistant Systems Engineer

Developed software modules using OOP in C# and data tables in SQL Server 2008. Created detailed Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) using ASP.Net, HTML, CSS and AJAX.

Implemented client and server side validations for user specified data and error handling within code.

Interacted with clients and different teams to prepare Functional Requirements Document, System Requirements Specification, Business Requirements Document, Use Cases and User Stories.

Prepared detailed use cases, test cases and carried out unit and integration testing to identify and remove bugs.

Oversaw deployment of in-house developed online exam software at client site.

Awarded Kudos for being among the top three trainees in a batch of 40, based on rigorous assessment of coding and interpersonal skills.

SRMSAT Nano-Satellite, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), SRM University, India Jun ‘09 – Aug ‘11

Launched: 12th October, 2011 (Active in Low Earth Orbit)

Role: Thermal and Structure Engineer

Co-led 7 member team, prepared thermal mathematical models to predict worst case hot and cold temperatures for the satellite and critical components.

Designed and optimized heat sinks and thermal vias for critical electronic components with different packaging and junction temperatures. Oversaw the positioning of chips on high density multilayered board based on thermal and interface constraints.

Conducted FEA, identified and eliminated local hot and cold spots and optimized conductive and radiative heat transfer coupling.

Designed an advance low cost satellite structure bus, realizable within $2000 and 15 days. It successfully met the very strict center of mass, modal, weight, moment of inertia, interface definitions and dimensional constraints.

Prepared 3D/2D CAD models, engineering drawings for manufacturing and Bill of Materials (BOM).

Carried out FEA for modal mass participation and stress analysis using ANSYS Workbench and actual vibration table tests.

Presented research paper (invited only) at the Indian Small Satellite Systems Conference, Indian Space Research Organization.

Paper titled “Novel Low Cost Nanosatellite Bus Structure for LEO Missions” published in IEEE Aerospace journal.

Role: Systems Engineer

Co-Led 70 member team in a $1 million project to realize India’s first nano satellite bus.

Oversaw development of system architecture and end to end design and integration of 600+ components from 7 subsystems.

Developed and integrated C++ and MATLAB simulation modules and devised Hardware-in-Loop simulations for hardware tests.

Carried out FMEA on system and sub systems levels.

Authored critical Systems Engineering Documents pertaining to Project Review Strategies, Interface Definition and Control, various budgets, Design Trade-offs and Team Layout.

Speedcrafts Limited, Patna, India May ‘09

Design and Manufacturing Summer Intern

Assisted in designing, fabrication and assembly of locomotive transmission boxes and axle shafts. Carried out CFD based conjugate heat transfer and FEA analyses to estimate thermal and load stresses.

Resume: Sarwesh N. Parbat

PROJECTS

MS Thesis: Advanced Impingement Cooling with Novel Surface Features, University of Pittsburgh Sep ‘14–July ‘14

Designed surface features to enhance heat transfer rate in narrow jet impingement channels.

Built test rigs and designed and conducted detailed experiments to measure flow velocities, pressure and temperature distributions.

Used Transient Liquid Crystal technique to measure heat transfer distribution and MATLAB to post process and visualize the data.

Meshed the fluid domains and simulated flow using CFX and FLUENT. Performed mesh optimization and grid independence studies.

Currently, carrying out optimization study for the geometries, based on the numerical and experimental findings.

Heat Transfer Enhancement in Serpentine Cooling Passages, University of Pittsburgh May ‘14– Sep ‘14

Designed surface features to promote mixing and turbulence and heat transfer within serpentine flow channels.

Prepared 3D models and meshed fluid domains for CFD analysis using CFX. Used CFD Post and MATLAB for correlating flow field and heat transfer distribution.

Built test benches and conducted experiments using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and Transient Liquid Crystal (TLC) for flow and heat transfer measurements.

Thermo-Hydraulic Design for a PWR Nuclear Power Plant Core, University of Pittsburgh Sep ’14 – Dec ‘14

Calculated coolant flow rate in a Pressurized Water Reactor core for rod bundles with different power profiles. Created a MATLAB tool to calculate fuel rod temperature profile, coolant temperature at various locations and effect of spacer grid on the pressure drop and heat transfer rate.

Optimized the coolant flow rate for each case to meet with desired Critical Heat Flux (CHF) with MDNBR of 1.3 and fuel rod centerline temperature limit of 2100oC. Prepared a detailed report and presentation of the findings.

Numerical Simulation Projects, University of Pittsburgh Jan ’14 – Dec ‘14

Wrote MATLAB code to solve the Blasius’ Equation for 2D viscous flow over flat plate, using Runge-Kutta 4th order scheme.

Wrote MATLAB codes to obtain temperature and velocity distribution for different 2D steady and transient flows using forward, backward and central differencing schemes for time and space discretization.

Wrote C++ code to obtain temperature and species across a steady laminar 1D premixed flame using finite difference scheme.

Railway Station Power House, SRM University, India Sept ‘11 – Apr ‘12

Designed a novel track-deployable regenerative braking module for trains, which stored energy in form of pressurized liquid.

Led a 3 member team which built a scaled prototype. The prototype is now a part of the Mechatronics Lab at SRM University, India.

Prepared 3D/2D models in SolidWorks and conducted FEA in ANSYS Workbench to predict stress and deformation.

Senior Year Thesis: Novel Vapor Absorption Based Power Cycle, SRM University, India Aug ‘10 – May ‘11

Proposed a unique new power cycle by modifying vapor absorption refrigeration cycle, for waste heat recovery from low temperature source (~100o C). Performed thermal analysis and prepared a detailed software simulation for the cycle using Visual Basic.

LEADERSHIP / ACTIVITIES

Co-founder, Editor and International Coordinator of Society for Advancement in Education and Industrial Development. It trains college students in engineering tools and technologies and provides consultation on research projects. (www.saeind.org)

Presented SRMSAT at the prestigious 98th Indian Science Congress to Nobel Laureates and world renowned scientists.

2nd Prize in inter-university Aero-modelling competition at SAE National Convention held in India in 2009.

2nd Prize in windmill fabrication contest in national level technical symposium held at SRM University, India.

Guest lecture on aeromodelling for hand held gliders at SAE Student Convention, SRM University, India.

Volunteered at the 66th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Pittsburgh, PA.

COURSEWORK

Differential Equations, Advanced Fluid Mechanics, Turbulence, Heat and Mass Transfer, Computer Analysis of Transport Phenomena, Introduction to Combustion, Finite Element Analysis, Nuclear Power Plant Heat Transfer, Electromechanical Sensors and Actuators.

SKILLS

Design and Simulation: SolidWorks, SolidWorks Simulation, ANSYS Workbench, FLUENT, CFX, ICEM, ICEPAK, PTC Creo, AUTOCAD

Programming Language: Visual C#, C++, Visual Basic, MATLAB, ASP.Net, HTML, SQL Server 2008

Other Skills: Finite Difference Method (FDM), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA), Systems Engineering, Testing & Integration, Measurement and Experimentation, Leadership, Project Management, MS Office.

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