Mechanical Engineer

OBJECTIVE:

To work on challenging and multidisciplinary projects in the area of Structural analysis, aerodynamics, thermal analysis, CFD, fluid dynamics, combustion and heat transfer.

EDUCATION:

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Date:Sept 2009 - April 2011

M.S. Aerospace Engineering GPA:4.0/4.0

Coursework: CFD, Compressible flows, Aerodynamics 2, Aeromechanics of Rotary wing vehicles, Turbulent Flows,Viscous Flows, Combustion Processes, Molecular Gas Dynamics.

Vidyavardhini’s College of Engineering,University of Mumbai, India. Date:June 2005 - June 2009

B.E. Mechanical Engineering

Relevant Coursework: IC Engines, Thermal Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, CAD/FEA,Design.

EXPERIENCE:

Research on premixed flames at microscale Date:Jan 2010-present

Computation of Reactive Flows, University of Michigan

•To study the steady and transient state behavior of premixed flames at microscale with respect to parameters like heat loss to walls, equivalence ratios, and inflow velocity using a complete Navier-Stokes equations DNS solver

•Obtained extinction limits for steady Hydrogen flames at different equivalence ratios and heat loss conditions

Research on effects of camber actuation of blades on helicopter noise Date:Sept 2010 - present

Active Aeroelasticity and Structures Research laboratory, University of Michigan

•To study effects of different types of camber actuation, parabolic and cubic, of the blades on helicopter noise using a

coupled aerodynamic and structural solver and experimental validation.

•Generated data tables for airfoil sections using XFOIL and Fluent with meshing in Gambit to be used in the solver.

Design of Zero gravity electrostatic thruster test bed (Zestt Reflight) Date:Sept 2009 –May 2010

Student Space Systems Fabrication Laboratory (S3FL), University of Michigan

•Designed the structure and components of a test bed for a micro particle electrostatic thruster that was tested in microgravity in NASA's C-9 flight in June,2010 using Solidworks

•Developed a surrogate model for the chassis to simplify the complexity of geometry of beams and loading to be able to conduct structural and vibration analysis in ANSYS and addressed subsequent design modifications

Design of 'Parallel parking device' for automobiles Date:June 2008 –May 2009

Final year design project, University of Mumbai,India.

•Design, analysis and manufacture of a parallel parking device that enables easy parking of automobiles in parallel in congested spaces estimated to improve the efficiency of parking spaces by 20%.

•Led the team of four members and won the best project award in the final year in the college technical competition.

COURSE PROJECTS:

•Compressible flow – Code for 1-d non-linear compressible exact Euler equation Riemann solver for shocktubes

•CFD – Code to capture one dimensional unsteady shock comparing Lax-friedrich and Lax-Wendroff schemes in Matlab

•CFD –Modeled an incompressible flow through a variable cross section channel using Matlab

•Combustion Processes–Extended the Rankine Hugoniot Model for variable cross section area & high temperatur effects

•A report on the effects of dynamic stall on flutter and the description various models used to model the phenomenon

•Turbulent Flow- Modeled turbulent flow in a channel with various models & compressible flow over an airfoil in Fluent

•Aerodynamics 2-Designed an airfoil for maximum lift coefficient of 2.3 using XFoil

SKILLS:

•Languages and Platforms: C, C++, FORTRAN, Windows, Mac, Linux.

•Softwares: SolidWorks, Chemkin , Fluent, Gambit, Xfoil , ANSYS, Matlab, Catia, tecplot.

ACTIVITIES/HONORS:

•Tutoring undergraduate students at engineering learning centre at the University of Michigan.

•Received JRD TATA scholarship in the third year of Undergraduate Engineering.

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