Mechanical Engineering Assistant

Piyush M Gulve

***** ******** **** *** *, Charlotte, NC 28262

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Education:

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering May 2017

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering May 2014

University of Pune, India

Selected Coursework

Masters: Advanced Energy Systems, Road Vehicle Dynamics, Automotive engines, Vehicle Aerodynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Tire Mechanics, Computational Methods in Engineering

Software tools:

Matlab, Lab View

CAD tools - SOLIDWORKS, UG-NX, PRO-E (familiar)

CFD tools -Star CCM+, ANSYS ICEM CFD, Turbo Grid- Meshing software, ANSYS Fluent

Research Experience:

Design and Optimization of Tire Cornering Force Measurement Machine Subsystems

Designed frame for rolling road wheel for maximum space utilization and for sustaining stresses using Solidworks

Designing and optimizing component selection of hydraulic system for dynamic steering mechanism

Achieve precise system control by PLC using ladder logic program

Accurate data acquisition and processing using Lab View

Designing test protocol for force measurement test

Study tire behavior and properties at different conditions

Aerodynamic analysis and performance improvement of aerial vehicles

Funded by Defense Research and Development Organization India,

Improved aerodynamic performance of aerial vehicles by changing physical characteristics and reduce coefficient of drag using CFD as a tool

Work Experience

Worked as R&D intern in Zeus Numerix, India. A computational engineering company

Graduate Teaching Assistant for Road Vehicle Dynamics and Tire Mechanics courses

Academic Projects:

Turbulence modeling for flow over road vehicles

Studied and distinguished turbulence models for accuracy in prediction of wake behind the road vehicles and ability to resolve boundary layer near wall

Transient thermoelastic analysis using Finite Difference Schemes

Studied thermal behavior of a hollow composite sphere by coupled thermoelastic analysis using implicit finite difference schemes with Matlab as a tool

Aerodynamic Effect of Tailgate on Fuel Efficiency of Pick -Up Truck

Concluded the debate whether a pickup truck gets a better gas mileage with the tailgate up or down in favor of keeping tailgate up by running CFD simulations using star-CCM+

Aerodynamic Study of Effect of Rear Diffuser on Downforce of Car

Underlined importance of rear diffuser on downforce generation capacity of ground vehicle by running CFD simulations on car using star-CCM+

Model acceleration performance of traction limited vehicle

Modeled vehicle acceleration performance considering engine and aerodynamics with available tire data

Current State of Art in Tire Modeling

Studied Empirical and Mathematical models used for tire development

Publications and presentations:

Published research paper on Design and construction of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine in International Journal Mechanical Engineering and Technology (IJMET)

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