Power Plant Mechanical Engineering

Karthik Unnikrishnan

GRADUATE STUDENT AT UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

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Education

University of Washington Seattle, United States of America

M.S. IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Aug. 2016 - March 2018

•Coursework (Autumn 2016) - Advanced Energy Conversion, Energy Infrastructure & the environment, Mechanical Engineering Analysis

•Coursework (Winter 2017) - Renewable Energy-I, Mechanical Engineering Analysis

•Coursework (Spring 2017) - Renewable Energy-II, Advanced manufacturing methods for Energy Systems

•Coursework (Autumn 2017) - Scientific computing, Automatic control

Lingaya’s University Delhi-NCR, India

B.S. IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING July 2011 - June 2015

•First Division

•Coursework - Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Energy Conversion-I & II, Refrigeration & Air-conditioning

Experience

Washington Clean Energy Testbed (Clean Energy Institute) Seattle, Washington

RESEARCH ASSISTANT March 2017 - present

•Fabricating an environmental controlled chamber for the flat sheet coater to aid in the solar cell printing process.

•Determining conductivity of Silver nanowires on Nickel oxide coated solar cells.

•Fabricating a complete solar cell using Kai-Zhu Perovskite solution.

L&T- Sargent & Lundy Vadodara, India

ENGINEERING INTERN July 2014 - Exp. Dec. 2014

•Conducted a study on Solar Thermal Power Plants.

•Verified PG Tests results of the Gas Turbine, HRSG & Boiler of the Dhuvaran CCPP.

•Published a paper titled, ’Thermodynamic Analysis and Modeling of a 223.22 MW Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Power Plant on THERMOFLEX’ and presented a poster on the same for Larsen & Toubro Technical conclave - IV

Projects

Design of a floating Photovoltaic farm Seattle, United States of America

ME 539 COURSE PROJECT Jan. 2017-March 2017

•Designed a floating PV farm as part of a course project. Used SAM(System Advisor Model), ANSYS and Simulink to successfully complete the project.

Speciality Substrates for Thin-Film Solar Cells Seattle, United States of America

6 CREDIT MASTERS COURSE PROJECT Jan. 2017-present

•A two quarter project, focusing on identifying a special material, as a substrate for thin-film solar applications.

Wind & SAM, PV & SAM Seattle, United States of America

COURSE PROJECT Nov. 2016

•Designed a 100 MW Wind Farm using NREL’s SAM software.

•Designed a 10 MW PV Solar Array using NREL’s SAM software.

Simulation and integration of a solar field with a combined cycle power plant. Vadodara, India

7TH SEMESTER INTERNSHIP PROJECT July 2014 - Exp. Dec. 2014

•Integrated a parabolic trough solar plant with an existing 210 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant resulting in a 285 MW power output.

•Performed a Thermodynamic analysis of the combined cycle power plant and modeled it on THERMOFLEX.

•Saturated water from the HRSG was fed to the solar field and then converted to super-heated steam which was sent back to the HRSG. Both Steam outputs were sent to the steam turbine. The heat transfer in the solar field will take place by the help of an HTF.

SAE BAJA 2014 NATRIP facility, India

DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF AN ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE June 2013 - Feb. 2014

•Designed and fabricated a prototype vehicle having potential for consumer sale. The primary objective was to reduce the curb weight and meet the SAE regulations for quality, safety and durability.

•Self manufactured the assemblies, enhancing the performance of the vehicle to appeal to off-road enthusiasts.

•Won the 2nd prize, North region in the Finals

Co-flow jet airfoil Delhi-NCR, India

SEMINAR HELD IN THE MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT May 2015

•Researched and studied the Co-Flow Jet Airfoil mechanism and presented it to the Mechanical department.

•Grade secured-AB

Electromagnetic braking system Delhi-NCR, India

FINAL YEAR PROJECT April 2015

•Implemented the potential of the electromagnetic field to halt a spinning wheel.

Go green NATRIP facility, India

POSTER PRESENTATION AT SAE BAJA 2014 Dec. 2011 - Feb. 2012

•Fabricated a Catalytic converter by using chemicals with high adsorption properties

•Reduced the concentration of HC (Hydrocarbons) and CO (Carbon Monoxide).

•Tested at IOCL (Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Delhi-NCR).

Rube Goldberg Kanpur, India

IIT KANPUR (TECH- FEST) Dec.2011- Jan.2012

•Synthesized the Rube Goldberg mechanism in a 12x12 feet arena.

Certifications/Memberships

Coursera

•Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python by Rice University-Aug. 2016.

•Wind Energy by Technical University of Denmark (DTU)-June 2016.

•Energy 101: The Big Picture by Georgia Institute of Technology taught by Dr. Sam Shelton-Oct. 2015

Member of the American Solar Energy Society

•Share information, events and resources to cultivate community and power progress in the U.S. and beyond.

•Work with individuals and groups around the world to accelerate the transition to a renewable energy and sustainable living society.

Skills

Softwares

•Tools: MATLAB, THERMOFLEX, Helioscope, Autocad, Scilab, SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition), Ignition (A SCADA platform)

•Programming: Python, Java, C, C++

Extra-curricular activities

•Worked at Valve Mag as a content writer/handling social media for automobiles in the premium segment.

•Worked as a Volunteer and as an Assistant teacher with Pehlay Akshar, A Corporate Social Responsibility initiative by RPG group.

•Completed Introduction to Guitar through Coursera from Berklee College of Music taught by Thaddeus Hogarth.

•Won music events in ZEST 2015, 2013, 2012 as a part of the Lingaya’s University music band.

•Sports played: Football, Badminton, Basketball and Lawn Tennis.

•Was the president of the Interact Club (Rotary International’s service club for youth) in 2008

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