Aditya Hemant Dabak
acurz6@r.postjobfree.com
Tempe, Arizona- 85281
SUMMARY
Graduate student at Arizona State University with strong academic background & work experience in the
field of Computational Fluid Dynamics & Thermal Fluid Sciences with following core competencies:
CFD- nek5000/Fluent C++/Python FEA-ANSYS
Thermo-Fluid Analysis Testing & Validation Mathematical Modeling
EDUCATION
Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Expected-
May 2016
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
GPA: 4.00
Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,
June 2014
Mumbai University, Mumbai, India
GPA: 4.00
TECHANICAL SKILLS & RELEVENT COURSEWORK
Concepts: Fluid Dynamics, Turbulence, Heat Transfer, CFD, FEA Design and Analysis, Hydraulic
Machinery
Software Tools: nek5000, Star CCM+, ANSYS-Fluent/CFX, SolidWorks, CATIA, ANSYS-Structural,
HyperMesh
Programming Languages: C, C++, Java, FORTRAN, Python, SQL, UNIX-Shell Scripting, MATLAB, EES
WORK EXPERIENCE.
Graduate Research Assistant, Integrative Simulations and Computational Fluids Lab, ASU May 2015-
Present
Worked on Computational Simulation of Film Cooling in Gas Turbine Blades on nek5000- High
order spectral element CFD solver using Open MPI parallelization technique.
Generated computational mesh using HyperMesh based upon dimensionless wall distance (y+)
requirements
Developed subroutines in FORTRAN to evaluate inflow boundary condition based upon Rescaling and
Recycling Inflow Generation method to obtain high fidelity inflow conditions small development
region
Working towards coupling turbulent boundary layer & film cooling simulations using Nek-Nek
framework
Analyzed turbulence statistics using various post processing scripts in MATLAB scripts in order to
understand complex flow dynamics involving Counter Rotating Vortex Pair.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Analysis and Modelling of Turbulent Flows
Spring 2015
Analyzed Homogeneous Isotropic Turbulence in order to understand energy transfer and dissipation
mechanisms in the turbulent flows such as vortex stretching, inter-scale energy transfer, energy
cascade
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Formulated governing equations for Anisotropy Transport, Kolmogorov (K41), K-Epsilon turbulence
models
Design Optimization of Rotating Heat Sink
Spring 2015
Designed & Analyzed performance of rotating heat sink for electronic package cooling using CFD
simulation
Optimized heat sink fin geometry to give maximum Heat dissipation capacity at different rotation
speeds by analyzing effect of fluid-structure interaction on the flow dynamics & heat transfer rate
using ANSYS- CFX
Validated designs performance against experimental data released by Sandia National Lab using EES
scripts
FDM & FEM based Solvers for various CFD problems
Fall 2014
Developed C++ based numerical solvers to simulate elliptical, parabolic & hyperbolic equations in 1D
and 2D
Used developed solver to visualize process of die diffusion in a closed mixing chamber
Recommended best suitable simulation technique based on order of convergence and simulation time
Proposed a method to use developed solver for complex geometries encountered in Medical Industry
Modelling and Analysis of flow around Airfoil Wing
Fall 2014
Developed a Python script to model for flow around an airfoil wing based on Airfoil Theory to
compute lift and drag developed at different angle of attacks with laminar inflow conditions
Analyzed effect of turbulent inflow condition by simulating flow in Fluent using Spalart-Alamras
Model
Performed grid independence study using experimental data to validate simulation results
Design of Cooling System for a Formula Student Race Car- SAE Fall 2012-
Spring 2013
Internationally Recognized-27th rank at Formula Student Germany
Designed a cooling system for student race car of Orion Racing India which participates at
FSAE Competition
Modeled components in SolidWorks based upon waste heat calculations & heat exchanger
design principles
Performed CFD analysis in Fluent & Structural FEA analysis in ANSYS Mechanical to
determine pressure loss, cooling efficiency and factor of safety associated with different system design
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