Engineer Engineering

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RS Vewen Ramasamy

269-***-**** 680 South Howard Street, Apt 302, Kalamazoo, MI 49006 ***.*****@*****.*** SUMMARY:

Self-motivated engineer interested in working on multidisciplinary team projects with a focus on aerodynamics and fluids dynamics testing to help improve the efficiency, product design and quality of the product. Proficient on the set-up and conducting experiments in the water and wind tunnels. Experienced with scaled down ground vehicle and vehicle component tests in the wind tunnel.

EDUCATION:

Western Michigan University June 2015

Master of Science in Engineering, Major: Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 3.69 Master’s Thesis Topic:

Oscillating Wind Turbine

Designed a conceptual design of a low speed wind turbine for Wind Tunnel Testing

Constructed the model based on aerodynamic efficiency and structural simplicity

Designed and constructed software to control the model

Video link: https://youtu.be/2SZ-byW-ChU

Western Michigan University April 2011

Bachelor of Science, Major: Aeronautical Engineering, Minor Mathematics GPA: 3.18 Bachelor’s Thesis Topic:

Structural Design of a Soldier Portable Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

Designed the structural aspect of a UAV to enable it to carry out the specific missions that was required in the competition

Designed and manufactured the UAV skeleton with the help of CAE tools

Conducted FEA analysis on the prototype to optimize the final design

Represented WMU in AIAA Design Build and Fly in Inter-Collegiate Competition SKILLS:

Ansys(Fluent), AutoCad, SolidWorks, Abaqus FEA, Romax, MathCad, MATLAB, Maple, LabVIEW, Thermal design, Thermoelectric, Wind Tunnel Testing, Water Tunnel Testing, DOE, Minitab, Image Processing and Photogrammetry PUBLICATIONS:

Liu, T., Woodiga, S. A.,Ramasamy, RS Vewen.

“Effects of Yaw and Roll Angles on Skin Friction Topology on Delta Wings” 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, AIAA 2012-0262 Liu, T., M. H. M. Makhmalbaf, Ramasamy, RS Vewen., Kode Sai Kumar, P.Merati

“Skin Friction Fields and Surface Dye Patterns on Delta Wings in Water Flows” Journal of Fluids Engineering, (2015)

Liu, T., Ramasamy, RS Vewen., Kode Sai Kumar

“Global Skin Friction Diagnostics in Junction Flow Using Luminescent Oil” Submitted to AIAA journal for review

Liu, T., Ramasamy, RS Vewen., Radermacher, Ryne., Liou, William.,

“Wind Oscillator for Power Generation”

Submitted to Wind Energy journal for review

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WORK EXPERIENCE:

Western Michigan University, Applied Aerodynamics Lab Research and Development Engineer Jun 2015 – Current

Upgrade the current Oscillating Wind Turbine model for wind tunnel and field testing

Conduct systematic testing to validate the performance of the device

Carry out Photogrammetry and Image processing to validate the systematic testing results

Scaled down ground vehicle testing

Wind Tunnel Testing was performed on scaled down truck models to determine ways to reduce drag

Flow visualization test was conducted using smoke to observe the flow pattern around the model

Conducted tests on the model to collect pressure data for truck companies Micro Laser Assisted Machining Technologies LLC

Development Engineer Sep 2015 – Mar 2016

Conceptualize, design and create 3D model for new products as per customer requirements

Fabricate and optimize the product for final production Graduate Assistant Jan 2013 – Jun 2015

Organized lab resources and performed specific experiments as required

Fabricated testing apparatus and models for experiments

Instructed theory and experimental laboratory sessions for 60 students

Extraction of Skin Friction Fields from Surface Dye Visualizations in Water

Worked on the development of a global skin friction measurement that utilized water based luminescent dye

Carried out dye coating development evaluated different dye media and application techniques

Performed experiments in Water Tunnel to validate the technique and compared it with other techniques

Global Skin Friction Diagnostics in Junction Flow Using Luminescent Oil

Part of an engineering team of three that developed junction flow measurements using a global skin friction diagnostic tool

Performed junction flow measurements to evaluate bodies of varying aspect ratios

Performed Wind Tunnel experiments to compare results with benchmarked models for validation Research Assistant Aug 2011 – Jun 2012

Systematized lab resources, performed and assisted on academic projects and experiments

In charge for fabrication of testing apparatus and models for research

Responsible for laboratory experimental teaching sessions for 30 students

Global Skin Friction Meter

Part of the engineering team that developed a global skin friction measurement method utilizing luminescent oil

Carried out oil coating development to evaluate different oil film viscosities, luminescent dopants and oil film application techniques

Performed experiments in Wind Tunnel to validate the technique and applied it on complex separated flows

Toyota Exhaust Manifold Flow Field Mapping

Part of the team that worked on the design and construction of a test rig to enable Particle Image Velocimetry

(PIV) measurements on the exhaust gas flow of a four cylinder production engine to produce volumetric flow fields

Assisted in performing PIV measurements on the exhaust manifold of a four cylinder production engine

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Airship - (Blimp + Aircraft)

Calculated and re-designed a small scale airship to a larger scale working model

Tested the large scale model for flight performance with the small scale model

Automotive Active Front Grille

Designed and constructed a model from an existed manufactured part for Wind Tunnel Testing

Conducted tests on the model to collect pressure data for an automotive company

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