Power Plant Engineer

Sandeep Aryal

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Master of Science in Engineering ( Aug 2016 — Dec 2018 Mechanical)

Arkansas State University

MS Thesis: Unsteady Modeling On Fly Ash Deposition in Full-Scale Gas-to-Gas Heaters for Ultrasupercritical Pulverized Coal-Fired Power Plant Applications

[Committee: Dr. Kwangkook Jeong (Chair), Dr. Mohammad Abutayeh and Dr. Hideya Kouzumi] Concentration: Fluid, thermal and heat transfer

GPA: 3.67/4

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) Aug 2009 — June 2013 Kathmandu University

Final Year Project: Engine Adaptation in Spark Ignition, Compressed Ignition, And Dual Fuel Mode

(Advisor: Dr. Bivek Baral)

GPA: 3.31/4

WORK EXPERIENCE

Arkansas State University Aug 2016 — Dec 2018

Graduate Research Assistant

Project: Predictive Modeling for Transient Ash Deposition in Post-boiler Equipment

-Developed a fly ash transport process and deposition mechanism

-Calculated the shedding rate of fly ash by the thermal factor, fluid shear, and gravity

-Developed a user-friendly software in MATLAB to predict the fly ash deposition rate

-Analyzed the raw data from the full-scale power plant

-Validated and verified the modeled program in MATLAB using the power plant data

-Developed the control tool for the operation of soot blower in the power plant Arkansas State University Aug 2016 — Dec 2018

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Managed the fluid mechanics lab: assisted undergraduate students with their lab assignment and gave feedback on their experimental reports

Assisted professors by preparing lecture notes for Thermo I & II, Fluid & Thermal Energy System, HVAC, Heat

& Mass Transfer

Lectured the tutorial classes

PSM Global Consultants Pvt. Ltd Sep 2014 — Aug 2016 Sandeep Aryal 1

Technical Advisor

Mathematical modeling and preparing technical designs in CAD, ANSYS and CATIA Procurement and supply chain management

Cost-Benefit Analysis of biogas and power projects Logistic support and project planning

CG Brewery (Nepal) Pvt. Ltd Sep 2013 — Sep 2014

Graduate Trainee Engineer

Designed and implemented cost-effective equipment modifications Developed, tested and evaluated theoretical designs Analyzed and conceptualized particular designs using mathematical modeling Coordinated with the manufacturing department, sub-contractors, suppliers and customer for problem-solving

Monitored the brewery plant during commissioning and installation Preparing the production reports and wastage analysis RESEARCH INTERESTS

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Thermo-fluid System, Energy Harvesting, Gas Turbines, HVAC, Micro- fluidics, Aerodynamics, Manufacturing Engineering, Turbulent Flow, Plasma Propulsion, Erosion Phenomena, Chemical-looping Combustion

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Modeling Software: MATLAB, MAPLE

Statistical Software: Minitab

Simulation and Design tools: AutoCAD, Solidworks, CATIA V5, Pro/Engineer, Profili, ANSYS Microsoft Office Package: MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint, MS-Access AWARDS

Graduate Council Travel Assistance Award (2018)

PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS

Aryal, S., Tamang, S., Jeong, K., Lee, S., "Parametric Study in Heat Transfer Rate & Ash Deposition Rate in Gas-to-Gas Coolers from Geometrical Viewpoints” (In Progress) TECHNICAL PAPERS

Aryal, S., Tamang,S., Jeong, K., Lee, S., " Ash Deposition Modeling in Low Temperature Heat Exchangers for Pulverized Coal-Fired Power Plant Applications", Technical Publication in Clearwater Clean Energy Conference, 2018 Sandeep Aryal 2

TECHNICAL PRESENTATION

Aryal, S., Jeong, K., Lee, S., "Transient Ash Deposition Modeling in Low-Temperature Heat Exchangers for Pulverized Coal-Fired Power Plant Applications", IMECE2018, Pittsburgh, PA, 11/2018 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

AEEC EnergyCPD Professional Membership Programme, European Energy Centre (EEC) [2018-present] Nepal Engineering Council [2016-present]

REFERENCES

References available upon request.

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