Mechanical Engineer Engineering

VINIT V. PRABHU

Ph. No.: 931-***-****

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www.linkedin.com/in/vinit-prabhu

Summary

Mechanical engineer having a strong background of thermal-fluids systems, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), CAD modeling, manufacturing processes, HVAC, finite element analysis and quality control. Having hands-on experience in using CFD tools, CAD modeling, thermal analysis, fluid flow simulations, development of process parameters, FMEA and troubleshooting of industrial equipment.

Academics

Tennessee Tech University (Masters)

Mechanical Engineering

Dec. 2016

GPA 3.56

PVPIT, University of Pune (Bachelors)

Mechanical Engineering

June 2013

GPA 3.15

Work Experience

Research Assistant, Tennessee Tech University (Jan. 2015 – Dec. 2016) –

Work on developing an energy-efficient model of the flexible shelter with minimal heat transfer across the walls by manipulating natural convection flow, which resulted in a Journal paper draft and a Conference paper presented at the ASTFE Summer Conference, August 2015.

Design and develop a model of the flexible shelter using Solidworks software.

Perform thermal analysis to find out the amount of heat transfer inside the air gap of shelter.

Build a prototype of the flexible shelter for experimental analysis.

Installation of HVAC equipment, various sensors and the data logger for recording the data.

Validating the numerical results with the experimental results with the use of heat balance.

Improve the energy efficiency and thermal management of a flexible shelter by modifying the design of the shelter and analyzing the results experimentally, and numerically.

Teaching Assistant, Tennessee Tech University (Aug. 2015 – November 2016) –

Update and maintain the website of Dept. of Mechanical Engineering using HTML and CSS.

Create and modify Webpages by using HTML and CSS.

Grading for Refrigeration & Air Conditioning and Energy Conservation/Conversion courses.

Project Intern, TATA Autocomp Systems Ltd. (October 2012 – August 2013) –

Improve the injection molding process to reduce the rejection rate, which was successfully accomplished.

Develop standard process parameters and operating procedures for the injection molding machines (IMM) for different automotive components by using FMEA.

Monitor and analyze the process parameters of IMM by planning and coordinating with the process engineers.

Perform machine variation study, report the results and perform troubleshooting of the machines.

Project Intern, Sandvik Asia Pvt. Ltd. (August 2011 – February 2012) –

Successfully able to perform troubleshooting and maintenance of the internal blasting machine, which was a critical machine in the manufacturing process.

Analyze the working of the machine and pneumatic timing circuit to solve the problem with the machine.

Technical Skills

ANSYS Fluent, STARCCM+, SOLIDWORKS, ICEM CFD, CATIA V5, ANSYS CFX, ANSYS Workbench, AUTOCAD, HTML, CSS, GD&T, Research, Project Management, CAE, Thermal Analysis, Fluid Flow Simulations, Numerical Analysis, Validation, Heat Transfer, Process Improvement, FMEA, Troubleshooting, Programming, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Office.

Publications

1.“Flexible Shelter Energy Use Reduction through Buoyancy-Driven Air Flow Manipulation: A Numerical and Experimental Study,” Journal of Applied Energy, Manuscript Submitted, December 2016.

2.“Numerical Analysis of buoyancy-driven air flow inside irregular air gap of shelter,” ASTFE Conference August 2015.

Extra-curricular

Volunteer for the SAE Baja competition held at Tennessee Tech University in April 2016.

Won third prize in the aero-modeling competition at the national level technical event ‘Kshitij’ held at IIT Kharagpur.

Completed German A1 and A2 level certificate course at Goethe Institute in Pune, India.

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