Zhipeng Lou

Relocatable, Ready to work, Email: adg9y1@r.postjobfree.com, Tel: 434-***-****

Summary

Highly adaptable and driven professional with extensive education in Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, with experience in research, the aviation industry and refrigeration industry. Motivated with an aptitude for team leadership, technological innovation, creative problem-solving, and critical thinking. Quick learner within all environments. Professional Skills

AutoCAD, SolidWorks, ANSYS Fluent, ICEM, LS-Dyna, MATLAB, Fortran, C Programming, Microsoft Office, 3DSlicer, Tecplot, Design of Experiment (DOE), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Engineering Analysis, Thermodynamics Education

University of Virginia 12/2019

Master’s degree in mechanical and Aerospace Engineering GPA:3.85 University of Shanghai for Science and Technology 06/2018 Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering GPA:3.24 Work Experience

Hiller Aircraft Corporation 09/2020-present

Mechanical Engineer, Executive Assistant

• Construct 3D models in SOLIDWORKS from hand-written drawings for CNC lathe.

• Design and draft parts of main cabin doors for UH-12D in accordance with FAA requirement for Supplemental Type Certificate.

• Provide administrative and technical support in English and Chinese for CEO and coordinated meetings. Computation Visualization & Bioinspiration Lab in University of Virginia 08/2019-09/2020 CFD Analyst

Project I. Airflow 3D Characterization of Rabbit Vocal Cord Based on In-vivo Phonatory Experiments (First Author)

• Presented my project on Florida ASME Summer Engineering conference meeting.

• Generated 3D models for vocal cords in 3DSlicer from human and rabbit CT scan data among different age groups.

• Optimized the meshes for the models in Autodesk Maya to generate CFD simulation results in Immersed Boundary Method (IBM) solver.

• Set up high-speed video microscopy experiments to validate and analyze the CFD results. Project II. Research on CFD Solutions for Dolphin Swimming Kinematics and Energy Efficiency

• Generated 3D dolphin models in SOLIDWORKS based on CT scanned frozen Atlantic white-side dolphin data.

• Analyzed the statistical kinematics data from literature and applied the data on the models.

• Analyzed the CFD results and showed that the different fluke pitching angle effected the vortex generation and swimming efficiency. Project III. Effect of Neck Bending on Airflow and Pressure Behavior of Human Airway During Sleep Apnea

• Reconstruct the human airway model and apply neck bending effects in Autodesk MAYA.

• Analyze statistic data from literature and experiments to generate data-based bending effects assumption.

• The CFD results showed the significant effect of head postures on airflow and pressure behaviors during sleep apnea. More Projects: 1) 3D Reconstruction of Tuna Flukes based on standard airfoil shapes 2) Channel flow simulation of a blood vessel in ANSYS ICEM/ Fluent 3) Solstice Engine Combustion Simulation in ANSYS Fluent Zhejiang Jinling Refrigeration Engineering Co., Ltd 04/2017 – 09/2017 Mechanical Engineer

• Designed a honeycomb structure of cooling tower paddings in SOLIDWORKS.

• Analyzed the CFD results in ANSYS Fluent to improve the design of the honeycomb structure padding.

• Drafted preliminary general arrangement drawings and piping instruction diagrams using AutoCAD.

• Relayed and clarified technical information to shop workers and responded to construction RFIs. Projects

Impact Absorbing Pad with Honeycomb Structure for Football Helmets 01/2019- 04/2019

• Designed a honeycomb impact pad structure for football helmets.

• My newly designed pad structure could dissipate the kinetic energy more efficiently, avoiding plastic deformation.

• Created a simplified FEA model by LS-Dyna and improved computational efficiency for the previous detailed model. The Energy Conservation Award Project 05/2017-08/2017

• The project was to reserve the wasted energy generated by overpressure in a cooling tower during off-peak time.

• Designed a cooling system in SOLIDWORKS for the cooling tower fan that gathered and recycled the unused energy.

• Applied a smart control system that adopted either energy from the system device or power plants according to different situations.

• Design the experiments by setting a testbed including a permanent-magnet rotor, a smart control system and a cooling tower. Associations: ASME Membership

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