Assistant Power Plant

KSHITIJ GAWANDE

****F, Kittansett Drive, Charlotte, NC 28262 *********@*****.*** LinkedIn Contact no: 704-***-****

SUMMARY

* ***** ** ******** ********** in FEA, CAE, Material Modelling and Computational Mechanics;

Proficient in Nonlinear and Linear Stress-Strain Analysis, Thermal and Contact Analysis; Developed

codes for finite element analysis, Transient heat conduction using MATLAB; designed a tire pressure

control system and filed a patent; Familiar with ASME code B31.8; Reduced cost and weight by 9.5% of

an automotive part in a tractors manufacturing part

EDUCATION

M.S., Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Sciences May-2015

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA GPA- 3.6/4.0

Coursework: Finite Element Analysis Theory of Elasticity Computational Plasticity Introduction to

Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) Computational Methods for Engineers Mechanical Vibrations

B.S., Mechanical Engineering June-2013

University of Pune, Pune, India. GPA- 3.5/4.0

SKILLS & EXPERTISE

FEA Software: ABAQUS 6.13, HyperMesh and ANSYS

Modelling Software: AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Fluent, PTC Creo/Pro-e

Computational Tools: MATLAB, LaTeX, Maple, FORTRAN, Microsoft Office

Instruments – SEM, EDS, LOM, XRD

EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant at UNC Charlotte Spring 2014 -Present

Master’s Thesis: Computational Study of Buried Steel Pipeline Response due to Sudden Ground

Motions

o Conducted a nonlinear analysis of a buried gas pipeline using ABAQUS 6.13

o Studied stress-strain distribution in the pipe in the event of fault with an objective to improve the pipe design in

accordance with ASME code B31.8

o Applications: Design of Underground Oil and Gas Pipelines, Pressure vessels and pump design

Analysis of Failure Mechanisms on APH seals using SEM, EDS and XRD Summer 2014

o Analyzed highly corroded and eroded APH seals under Scanning Electron Microscope and Light Optical

Microscope to capture its failure mechanism

o Recommended new materials for air preheater seals to a company (confidential) to manufacture new seals for a

power plant

o Performed EDS to identify the elements present in the deposits and the results were validated by XRD

Teaching Assistant for Finite Element Analysis, UNC Charlotte Spring 2014 -Present

o Assisted for a class of more than thirty students; Experienced with highly complex FEA problems

o Built and analyzed different load-cells, multilayered cylinder, turbine blade, bridge, heat sinks, etc.

o Developed videos of the solution approaches to all these problems using Camtesia.

o Experienced with shell, brick, axisymmetric, tetrahedral and higher order elements, and different meshing

techniques using HyperMesh

Mechanical Engineering Intern at Mahindra & Mahindra Pvt Ltd, Nagpur, India. Summer 2012

Structural analysis of a front axle of a tractor using ANSYS workbench

o Analyzed stresses in a drop test of an front axle of a tractor using FEA

o Suggested a cost-effective design: Reduced weight by 9.5%; and Manufacturing requires less welding

o Studied New Product Introduction (NPI) process

PATENT

Attachment to Control the Tire Pressure in a Vehicle (India Patent Application 1580/mum/2013)

Designed an attachment to control tire pressure which maintains it at optimum value to increase the stability and

efficiency of the tire during normal driving condition. A piston -cylinder assembly was used in a different way to

create a leak proof joint which served as the core of this innovation. The device was modeled, designed,

manufactured and operated with a successful trial.

PUBLICATIONS

Gawande K. P., Cherukuri H. “Effect of Sudden Ground Movements on Buried Pipeline: a Numerical Study”.

International journal of pressure vessels and piping (2015). Abstract accepted, to be presented.

Gawande K P, Kulkarni S A, Kshirsagar A S. Automatic tire pressure control in a vehicle. International Journal of

Engineering Research & Technology Vol. 1 Issue 6 ISSN: 2278-0181 August 2012

PROJECTS

Comparison of Mohr Coulomb and Drucker Prager Strength Criteria using FEA

Analyzed the response of a constrained soil medium using ABAQUS 6.13. The constitutive models used were

Drucker-Prager and Mohr-Coulomb material model. The result was compared and verified with the literature

available.

Analysis of the Hardening Behavior of a Bar

Investigate Isotropic, Kinematic and Combined hardening laws in plasticity in the context of a uniaxial loadin g of

a bar, using ABAQUS 6.13.

Transient Thermal Analysis of a Composite Material

Studied quenching of the steel bar placed on a ceramic base. Keeping the computational aspect in mind, the

MATLAB code was written to get the solution and obtain contour plots of temperatures and fluxes in the

material.

Review on Tension Instability in SPH

Tension instability in SPH was studied using ABAQUS 6.13. Clinging behavior, kernel function, smoothing

length and all the other control factors were analyzed with different methods of generating SPH particles. The

mathematics behind the instability was also discussed with the remedies on it.

EXTRACURRICULAR

o Acted as a lead actor in a regional movie ‘Maatimaay’ and nominated for the best child actor award 2007

o Nominated for the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award (Spring 15)

o Won Graduate Teaching Assistant Award (Fall 14)

o Completed courses such as ‘Writing in sciences’ and ‘Advances in writing’ from Stanford Online

o Interested in running, acting and swimming

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