Engineer Design

Sanjay Prabhu

Daytona Beach, FL ************@*******.***

(C) 386-***-****

Professional Profile

Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering with a concentration in Aerodynamics & Propulsion Experience in Mathematical Modeling, Numerical Simulation, System Integration, Team Management, New Product Project Co-ordination, Process Improvement and Efficient PresentationsTechnically sound in the underlying principles of Thermodynamics, fluid dynamics and propulsion systemsExperienced Thermal-Performance Engineer with strong experience in designing, analyzing and validating CFD models using Ansys FLUENT, CFX in Linux and Windows. Experience in Aerospace industry in Aerodynamic analysis, structural shock, vibration and thermal & radiation analysis, Material selectionExceptional skills in design and development of Unmanned systems

Software SkillsCFD/Analysis: ANSYS, FLUENT, CFX, RADTHERM, Gambit, Harpoon, TGrid, ANSACAD/CAE: Catia V5, Pro/E, TeamCenter Visualization Mockup(Visview) Engineering, NASTRAN, PATRANOffice Apps: Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Word and Access

Education

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) Daytona Beach, FL

Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering (GPA-3.4/4.0) May ‘09

Experience & Project’s

Honda R&D Torrance, CA

Aerodynamics Engineer June ’12 - Present

Wind Tunnel testing and computational 3D Aerodynamics analysis are the primary area of focusExternal styling surface Aerodynamic analysis and research on Honda and Acura vehicles to improve efficiency by Higher Stability and Decreasing drag forcesResearch different ways to improve efficiency which includes design changes, innovative usage of materials, work with departments in tandem to improve efficiency and optimize the design Standard process development for designers to educate the need for Aerodynamics and the various possible ways to design an efficient vehicleEnhancing and researching innovative ways to increase accuracy and minimize mesh dependency in computational analysisBuild and Lead a team of Aerodynamicist to induce continuous improvement and quick turnaround time

Caterpillar Inc. Peoria, IL

Cooling Performance Engineer July ’10 – May ‘12

Under-hood aerodynamic analysis, calculation and correlation of the model to Test Data; proposing Vehicle design/component changes to underbody for efficient cooling performanceUnder-hood Thermal analysis at steady state conditions with various operating conditions to make sure system over heat problem do not exist, implementing innovative cost efficient ways of cooling the systemMaking sure electronic sensors, lines, pumps and other temperature sensitive components receive ample cooling air flow to remain under desirable temperatureContinuous improvement, design modification/optimization working on various Caterpillar Product linesWorking with Turbo Machinery, heat exchangers, heavy vehicle cooling systems and After Treatment Systems for Diesel EnginesGateway review presentations and researching various methods to streamline the analysis process and participation in Six Sigma Green belt projects was a part of my job

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach, FL Robotics Research Assistant, UAV/UGV Design and Development Dec ‘08 – July ‘10

Complete lifecycle of Designing and Developing Unmanned air and ground vehicle systems which includes conceptual design, system architecture, modeling and simulation, leading teams, system integration, verification, testing and managing cost and schedule, for Reconnaissance, collision avoidance and surveillance purposesDevelop, modify, Integrate and verify Electro-Mechanism’s into Unmanned systemsResearch and development of an autonomous vision system which provides a real time, depth enable perceptual representation

Research Projects

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach, FL

Hypersonic Vehicle Composite Wing Structure FEA Aug ‘08 – May ‘09

Integrated finite element method encompassing structural, thermal and aerodynamic analysis, applied to the Hypersonic Wing Test Structure of a MACH 8 aircraft designed with CATIA V5Researched various materials that could be incorporated in the design to attain requirements. Materials proposed where carbon epoxy for wing panel, carbon-carbon composited for leading edge and Silica Tile for thermal protecting system. Results for each of several analysis grids were presented, demonstrated good correlation with experimental data.

Design and CFD Analysis of a regenerator for a Turbo prop Helicopter Engine Jan ‘08 – Aug ‘08

Thermal analysis were done on the exhaust of a Turbo prop Engine, to confirm that considerable amount of heat energy is present. Designed the Regenerator to recover the heat and pre-heat the compressor, taking into consideration the weight and space limitation. It was observed that the thermal efficiency can be improved by 5% and specific fuel consumption can be reduced by 20%

CFD Analysis of Supersonic Flow Jan ‘07 – Dec ‘07

Formulating the flow process by identifying the precise objective of the analysis, planning the free stream Aircraft operating conditions, dimensions of the spatial model, modeling using pseudo transient conditionsModeling of the Supersonic Aircraft geometry using CATIA V5, Establishing the final, Initial and boundary conditions for the flow, Grid generation on the defined using GambitPost processing of the solution and comparing the flow properties to results from analytic, computational and experimental data and researched various methods to achieve the required performance and Aerodynamics for the design

Interest

Family, Volunteering, Nature, Yoga and Politics

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