Engineer Assistant

HARSH JAYESHKUMAR PATEL

*******@*****.*** (***) *47- 9870 linkedin.com/in/harshjpatel2012 Dearborn, MI- 48126 SUMMARY

• Lab Assistant for IC Engines Lab at VIT University.

• Research work on “Experimental study on performance of an engine cooling system using Aluminum Oxide Nano- Fluids.”

• Powertrain Engineer- Student and leader for FSAE team at VIT University.

• Developed Energy consumption simulator for IC, EV and HEV cars using MATLAB.

• Internship at Neptune Industries Pvt. Ltd. in designing Pan Mixer and material handling equipment of Fly Ash Brick Machine using SolidWorks.

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Automotive Systems Engineering Aug 2017-Dec 2018 University of Michigan, Dearborn GPA: 3.76/4

Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering May 2012 to May 2016 Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, India GPA: 8.62/10 RELEVANT COURSEWORK

Advanced CAD/CAM, Statistics quality and process control, Finite element Methods, Power-train I and II, Powertrain NVH of Electrified vehicles, Engine Emissions, Automotive Mfg. Processes, Electrical Aspects of Hybrid Electronic Vehicles. COMPUTER SKILLS

Software: ETAS INCA, MATLAB, CAD, SolidWorks, Creo, Abaqus, LMS SCADA, ANSYS, Catia, CNC Train Languages: C++, C PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Neptune Industries Private Limited, GIDC, Mehsana, India May 2015-Aug 2015, May 2016-Dec 2016

• Worked as an assistant engineer for designing Pan Mixer and material handling equipment of Fly Ash Brick Machine.

• Research on improving quality of design of Fly Ash Brick Machine to achieve defective bricks produced less than 10% Lab Assistant and research associate- IC Engines Jan 2016- Apr 2016

• Developed Engine Cooling System Setup for undergraduate lab experiment and for research work.

• Gave demonstration of Experiments and solved technical and software issues during experiment. Formula SAE: Formula Student Japan 2014 and Student Formula India 2015 Sept 2013-Dec 2015

• Major contribution in Power-train Engineering which involves design, analysis and Manufacturing of Air Intake Manifold, Fuel Intake, Chain- Sprocket System, Exhaust and Drive shaft assembly using Ansys and SolidWorks

• Major contribution in forming and reviewing the entire cost and design report for statics event.

• Secured first position from amongst all Indian teams participated in Student Formula Japan 2014. Secured seventh position in cost report and tenth position in design report in Student Formula India 2015. RESEARCH WORK

Experimental study on performance of an automobile radiator using Aluminum Oxide Nano- Fluids Jan 2016- Apr 2016 Research for VIT University, India and currently under review for “International Journal of Thermal Sciences”

• Coolant temperature, Coolant flow rate and air flow rate are varied to obtain maximum overall heat transfer Coefficient by using different Nano-fluids with different ratios of Nano particles and coolant.

• Designed the experiment setup in SolidWorks and implemented it practically.

• Increased the concentration of Nano-particles from 0.04 % to 0.15% by volume and enhanced the overall heat transfer coefficient by around 25% at higher flow rates.

PROJECTS

Paper review on Real Time control Strategy to maximize HEV powertrain efficiency UM Dearborn, Jan 2018-May 2018

• Efficiency maximizing and charge sustaining map control was developed to achieve maximum fuel economy.

• 15% fuel reduction compared to TCS conventional strategy and 13% fuel reduction compared to PFCS conventional strategy. Static and Dynamic Shift simulation for six speed Automatic transmission using MATLAB UM Dearborn, Jan 2018-May 2018

• Developing simulation model for fixed gear operations and dynamic shift processes of a 6-speed FWD Automatic Transmission in MATLAB - Simulink using general state variable equations in matrix form.

• Obtaining the transmission output torque and will be performing clutch torque profile optimization for shift quality. Energy consumption simulator for Series Hybrid Electronic Vehicle using MATLAB UM Dearborn, Jan 2018-May 2018

• Created control strategy to minimize fuel consumption and Battery State of Charge balance.

• Merged results of BEV and IC Engine and perfect battery and engine size was obtained which satisfied the control Strategy. Energy consumption simulator for Battery Electric Vehicle using MATLAB UM Dearborn, Sept 2017-Feb 2018

• Computed wheel demand as a function of time which includes speed, torque and power at the wheel.

• Obtained motor and battery size and created motor efficiency map. Computed torque losses, power losses and efficiency.

• Completed Sizing of all components to be able to drive the EPA City, EPA highway, US06 and WLTP operating cycles. Energy consumption simulator for Internal Combustion Engine Vehicle using MATLAB UM Dearborn, Sept 2018-Mar 2018

• Optimum operating line was obtained to achieve minimum fuel consumption and best performance output.

• Sizing of engine, generator and motor was done using wheel demand and above mentioned operating cycles. NVH Lab Testing UM Dearborn, Sept 2017- Dec 2017

• FRF Measurement • Modal Analysis • Order Tracking •Material Testing using Impedance Tube

• Sound Intensity testing and analysis • Accelerometer Calibration, Auto and Cross Correlation and Auto Power Spectral Analysis • Sound Field Identification

Modal Analysis of Steel Frame using ANSYS UM Dearborn, Sept 2017-Dec 2017

• Analysis was done both Experimentally and by using Ansys software with frequency range of 1Hz to 1000 Hz.

• Modes and their respective frequencies were same for both Experimental and software Analysis. Transmission loss for Simple Expansion Muffler with Tail Pipe Discontinuity using ANSYS UM Dearborn, Sept 2017-Dec 2017

• Theoretical transmission loss was obtained for 50 different frequencies with a range of 40Hz to 2000 Hz.

• Software value and theoretical value of transmission loss were similar till 580 Hz and varied slightly till 2000 Hz. Design, analysis and Fabrication of Fuel Tank using ANSYS Society of Automotive Engineers, VIT University, Sept 2013-Dec 2015

• Factors considered for designing are Center of Gravity, Space Volume available, Weight and Manufacturing cost.

• Baffle plates were designed to restrict the fuel motion and their position and angle were decided by flow analysis using Ansys. Design, Analysis and Fabrication of Engine Intake Manifold for Honda CBR 600cc engine and Royal Enfield 500cc Classic engine using Ansys Society of Automotive Engineers, VIT University Sept 2013-Dec 2015

• Analysis was done using Ansys to get a maximum turbulence, Volumetric Efficiency and air flow rate.

• Selected the length of runner and volume of air storage to get the maximum and efficient air in the engine cylinder.

• High grade ABS plastic material was used to reduce weight and fabrication was done using Rapid prototype manufacturing. Developed Semi-Automatic fruit cutter using DTMF and Beam Engine Concept VIT University, June 2015- Dec 2015

• Duel Tone Multiple Frequency signaling was used to operate fruit cutter using mobile phone. AETMEGA 8 Microcontroller Circuit board was used. Beam engine concept was used for generating cutting force. Experimental Analysis of Mechanical properties of Aluminum, Brass and Mild Steel VIT University, Jan 2015-Apr 2015

• Experiments included Torsion test, Tension Test, Rockwell Hardness Test, Vickers Hardness Test and Brinell Hardness Test.

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