Sajjan Pokhrel, M.Sc.

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Professional Summary

Highly skilled mechanical engineer with two years’ experience working as a graduate researcher in Computational Fluid Dynamics and one year experience as a design engineer designing Hydro-Mechanical components in industrial and manufacturing setting

Detail and team oriented planner with internship experience working as a mechanical maintenance engineer in railway track maintenance system

Excellent communicator with abilities to meet deadlines on a timely manner Work Experience

Graduate Research Assistant 08/2015 – 08/2017

Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio

CFD simulation of multiphase flows in ANSYS Fluent

Measured new cross flow water turbine prototype, modeled the dimensions of water turbine in SolidWorks software and imported to ANSYS Workbench for simulation

Developed simulation of the imported turbine geometry in ANSYS Fluent including CAD clean up, mesh generation, solution strategy and post-processing

Used SST K-Omega Turbulence model to simulate three dimensional, two phase, transient formulation of water turbine using Multiple Reference Frame (MRF) modeling and Volume of Fluid (VOF) multiphase modeling available in Fluent

Validated simulation results using grid and time-step independence tests

Conducted multiple computational simulations using Ohio Super Computer in Unix/Linux for discovery of optimum numbers and shapes of turbine blades ( CFD animation YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DZJtq2JrtM&t=4s ) Mechanical Maintenance Intern 05/2017-08/2017

LORAM Maintenance of Way, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Maintenance of Shoulder Ballast Cleaner (SBC) - 2402

Performed routine scheduled maintenance of hydraulic cylinders, hydraulic motors, conveyor belts, digging wheels and rollers in SBC- 2402

Maintained proper PPE and required safety standards

Diagnosed problems in SBC-2402, ordered and replaced new parts to ensure the equipment is functional

Performed root cause analysis of identified problems and developed corrective action plans

Managed records of incoming tools, inventories and parts Mechanical Engineer 06/2014– 06/2015

Nepal Hydro and Electric Limited, Butwal, Nepal

Designed Hydro-Mechanical (H-M) components like trash racks, gates, stop logs, penstocks, bifurcations, hoist structures and sheds with a team of engineers

Designed detailed drawings of H-M components

Supervised fabrication of H-M components at facility site by communicating with personals of various educational and cultural backgrounds

Estimated detailed bid price for construction, manufacture and installation of H-M works based on supplied bill of quantity, price schedule and contract documents

Prepared tender submission documents

Education

Masters of Science in Mechanical and Energy Engineering, (GPA 3.75 out of 4.0) 08/2017 Wright State University, Dayton, OH

Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering, (GPA 3.64 out of 4.0) 11/2013 Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Lalitpur, Nepal Relevant Coursework

Advanced CAD Mechanics of Solid Machine design I

Machine Design II Internal Combustion Engine Strength of Materials Technical Skills

Mechanical maintenance skills and tools:

Arc Welding Gas Welding Drilling Machining Riveting Wrenches Lacer tools Impacts Air hose and electric blow

Software analysis skills

ANSYS (Fluent) ANSYS Mechanical ANSYS (Steady-State Thermal) CMMS SolidWorks Auto CAD MATLAB C-Programming

MS Office FORTRAN Gauss View

Areas of expertize

CFD FEA FSI Hydro power Energy Economics

Energy Subsidy Co-generation Project Management Mechanical Design Presentations

Speaker - ASME, 12th Annual Dayton Engineering Sciences Symposium (DESS-November 2016)

Speaker – Renewable Energy Technology (RENTENCH) symposium, - September 2014, Kathmandu, Nepal Publication

Prospects of Bagasse Cogeneration in Sugar Industries of Nepal - RENTENCH Symposium Compendium, Volume 4, 2014 Certifications

A Hands-on Introduction to Engineering Simulations: A course offered by CornellX, an online initiative of the Cornell University through edX

ESRX: Energy Subsidy Reform: A course of study offered by IMFx, an online learning initiative of the International Monetary Fund through edX

References

Dr. James Menart (Professor, Wright State University) – ac2dpd@r.postjobfree.com

Dr. Subramania I. Sritharan (Dean, College of Engineering, Central State University) – ac2dpd@r.postjobfree.com

Jason Lee Boyers (Field Superintendent, LORAM Maintenance of Way) – ac2dpd@r.postjobfree.com

Madhusudan Acharya (Senior Mechanical Engineer, Nepal Hydro & Electric Limited) – ac2dpd@r.postjobfree.com 2 2D Drawings, manufacturing, analytical skills, co-op experience

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