RAHUL PASUPARTHY

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EDUCATION

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, MA. Dec 2019

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.

Relevant Courses: Additive Manufacturing, Axiomatic Design of Manufacturing processes, Design for Manufacturability, Design of Thermal systems, Fluid Dynamics, Lean, Six Sigma.

Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, India. July 2017

Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering.

SKILLS

Software: AutoCAD, SolidWorks, ANSYS (Structural, Fluent), MS Office

Programming Language: MATLAB, Python

WORK EXPERIENCE

Rapid Prototyping Assistant, Worcester Polytechnic Institute July 2019 – Present

Modify and approve student designs and suggest the slicing parameters for 3D printing while using different materials.

Perform regular maintenance and fix unexpected issues regarding the 3D printing machines.

Project Intern, CRRC Jan 2019 – May 2019

Lead a team of 3 from WPI to work on the cab assembly at CRRC to review the existing plan, timeline and compare it to the real-time operations on-site by manually logging the time required for each of the operations in the plan.

Identified deviations from the original plan and determined a few reasons for the difference in expected vs real-time.

Used six-sigma principles to suggest alternative measures to improve efficiency and proposed a more realistic timeline.

Intern, Fouress Engineering Private Limited Jun 2016 – July 2016

Worked with the design team to create multiple 3D models for the body of a butterfly valve using SolidWorks.

Reviewed the models with the help of the manufacturing team to decrease use of multiple processes to create part.

Modified the selected 3D model including suggestions to create final body for the butterfly valve.

RELEVANT PROJECTS

Directed Research, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Jan 2019 – July 2019

Characterisation of melt pool geometry for Laser Bed Powder Fusion - Additive Manufacturing process.

Performed optical microscopy on Inconel 718 samples to gather data of melt pool geometry.

Analysed data from the images to determine ideal power and velocity combinations of Laser to avoid pore formation in final part and calculated the minimum layer thickness to accommodate overlap of successive layers.

Design of Thermal Systems, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Oct 2018 – Dec 2018

Designed a vapor compression cycle that converts 150 litres of vapour to water from a hydroponic green house in a day.

Calculated system parameters required to achieve target and selected most suitable refrigerant fluid.

Simulated the cycle design and all system variables in MATLAB to prove hypothesis.

Design and Fabrication of a six-axis pneumatic material handling robot, VIT, Vellore Jan 2017 – May 2017

Engineered a robotic arm that can move along six unique axes and lift objects using pneumatic actuators.

Created a 3D model of the arm in SolidWorks and performed iterative simulations to calculate maximum stress and strain on the structure using Ansys Workbench. Determined the maximum weight handling capacity to be 5 kg.

Simulated the relative motion paths in SolidWorks and evaluated power requirements for the pneumatic actuators.

Fabricated steel frame using welding operations and used pneumatic actuators to create movement in the arm.

Automotive Aerodynamics, VIT, Vellore July 2016 - Nov 2016

Used SolidWorks to design 3D model for a fixed single and double wing rear spoiler keeping all design ratios constant.

Created a mesh structure and simulated the air flow in Ansys Fluent to study the disturbance of flow for each spoiler.

Analysed the airflow and determined that drag to downforce ratio is higher for double winged spoiler at same angle.

Front suspension geometry of off-road vehicle, VIT, Vellore Jan 2016 -May 2016

Designed the 3D model for the front suspension geometry of an off-road vehicle using SolidWorks.

Simulated external forces on the suspension in Ansys to determine the dangerous stress and thermal loading points.

Designed reinforcements for the structural components and created a modified 3D model to handle the stress more effectively and be more resistant to thermal fatigue.