Engineer Project

GOURISH SRIRANGAM

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Cambridge, ON, N1T 2G3 (Canada)

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CANDU ENERGY INC (Formerly AECL), Mississauga, ON

Senior Stress Analysis Engineer

Dec 2005 to date)

Graduate from Wayne State University, Michigan, working as a team lead in

nuclear industry. Performed Stress and Seismic Analysis of Nuclear

Equipment to meet the ASME Code requirements. Extensively used Section II,

Section III of ASME code for Pressure Boundary components, Piping and

Support Structures (NF supports). Registered Professional Engineer from

Ontario,Canada.

. OPG ECI strainers Design- Project involves Emergency Core Injection

System strainers for CANDU reactor. Designed to meet ASME code Section

III, Division 1, NF requirements.

. Embalse Nuclear Refurbishment Project- Assessment of Fuelling Machine

support structure with new seismic loads and life extension.

. Prepared and reviewed design reports, design specifications for

Fuelling Machine Bridge for Candu reactor. Prepared and certified the

design and stress reports for nuclear equipment.

. COG Hydriding Test Rig Chalkriver- Manifold Designed and stress

analysis performed to meet requirements of B31.3 piping code.

1. Point Lepreau Nuclear Station - Due to an accident at site, there was

an urgent need of damage assessment for the FM Bridge Structure. The

FM Bridge critical components were assessed based on ASME code NF

support requirement and results provided on urgent basis. Also various

possible methods presented to the Fuel Handling group for the

estimation of failure loads for stationary platform.

2. Wolsong Nuclear Station - Retubing project activities: developed new

concepts in the design of the Feeder Platform. Proposed design

modifications to meet the safety and functional requirements.

Assessed the feasibility of the design and structural integrity

confirmed by using the Finite Element Analysis. Coordinated with the

contractor for the supply of the platform and resolved issues related

to standard material selection and meeting the code requirements.

3. Worked on stress and Seismic analysis of variety of CANDU & NRU

nuclear components. Examples include FM Bridge, strainer project,

pipe support assessment and NRU return to service project.

4. Qualification of mechanical components based on mechanical, thermal

and seismic loads. Also qualified to certify the design reports to

meet the ASME nuclear code requirements.

5. Designed the tools for annulus gas system for fuel channel replacement

purpose for Point Lepreau Refurbishment Project

6. ANSYS, STARDYNE and ADLPIPE Finite Element Analysis programs used in

the projects to perform the structural and thermal analysis.

Self Employed Design Engineer Cambridge, ON

Worked at B&W Nuclear Services Design Engineering Oct 2004

to Dec 2005)

. Designed required tooling for Nuclear Steam Generator Water lancing

automation project

. Responsibilities include Mechanical component design, Assembly layout

and detailing. Also verified the design using Stress Analysis tools.

SDRC I-DEAS and Solidworks used as CAD/CAE tools

. Nuclear Reactor feeder replacement tooling: Feeder Tube Beveller

designed for Reactor Feeder Tube replacement project

. Nuclear Reactor Feeder Tube ID/OD cleaning tool designed based on the

centrifugal force principle. Involved in Prototyping and testing of

designed tool. Changes incorporated to improve the design

. Designed the mock-up assembly for the testing of the designed tools

and coordinated with the manufacturing, suppliers and supervised the

testing activities.

FILTERVAC INTERNATIONAL INC, Breslau, ON

Design Engineer

June 2003 to Mar 2004)

. Engineered the projects to successfully manufacture oil purification

systems and waste gas Flare systems. Experience consists the design

and project engineering of centrifugal pumps, heaters, pressure

vessels, filters, piping layouts and supports

. ASME Section VIII code was used to verify the design of equipment.

. Verified the mechanical equipment component design using stress

analysis

. Designed process systems as per customer requirement.

. Interacted with the suppliers / Vendors to resolve the quality issues

and project schedules

. Interacted with the customers to help them to select the equipment

based on their requirement

. Coordinated with the technicians, welders and fitters to resolve the

assembly, fabrication and installation issues.

ENERVAC CORPORATION, Cambridge, ON, Canada

Design Engineer

April 2002 to Mar 2003)

. Designed the process systems such as Transformer oil filtration

process units according to customer specifications also project was

engineered.

. Verified the assembly layout drawings, detail drawings and BOMs for

manufacturing

. Designed the various filters, heaters, vacuum chambers and selected

required components such as pumps and vacuum systems

. Interacted with customers, suppliers and manufacturing regarding the

quality and project schedules

TATA SSL Ltd., Tarapur, India

Senior Engineer-Mechanical / Maintenance

Nov 1995 to Sep 1999)

. Supervised the junior mechanical engineers, drafting personnel and

designers.

. Managed the projects for installation of new production facilities

such as steel coil pickling process line, steel rolling mills and

sheet trimming machines

. Involved in the process equipment design modifications to improve the

productivity for steel processing equipment

. Modified the design of deflector roll bearing chocks of the rolling

mill, resulting lubrication oil savings as compared to old design

. Experience in this heavy engineering industry, consists of centrifugal

pumps, positive displacement pumps for Hydraulic systems, Heat

Exchangers, Hydraulic Actuators and Hydraulic Motors, Pneumatic

Systems and EOT cranes etc.,

. Scheduled the preventive maintenance activities and supervised the

projects for shutdown maintenance.

. Designed the hydraulic system for Steel coil tilting arrangement

consists of hydraulic actuators and mechanical component. Interacted

with the equipment suppliers and supervised the installation of the

designed equipment.

JAI CORPORATION LTD., Nanded, India

Mechanical Engineer

Jan 1990 to Oct 1995)

. Supervised the maintenance engineering activities of the cold rolling

mill plant consists of 20HI rolling mill, Sheet pickling line, H.R.

Sheet slitter, C.R Sheet Slitter and Hydrogen Annealing Furnaces.

. Preventive maintenance check lists were created and implemented to

bring down the mechanical delays

. Generated the equipment performance reports and analyzed the

breakdowns to reduce the down time of the equipment

. Gained good knowledge of Centrifugal Pumps, Heat Exchangers, Hydraulic

Systems design, Industrial Hydraulics circuits, EOT cranes upto 20MT

load carrying capacity.

Education & Licenses

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

2001)

Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

(Solid Mechanics as major-Non-destructive testing, Finite element analysis,

Advanced Mechanics of Materials, Engineering Analysis, FMEA)

Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering

1989) Kakatiya University, Warangal, Andhra

Pradesh, India

License Affiliation: licensed member at PEO (Professional Engineers of

Ontario)

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