Technical Manager-CFD

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Harikrishnan Nayanar K

Technical Manager-CFD

Bangalore, KA, 560092 +91-974*******

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Seasoned mechanical engineer (CAE) with 12.5 years of industrial experience in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) domain (Fluid flow and heat transfer) and simulation-based design. Currently working at Trane Technologies as Technical manger handling a team of six engineers for transport refrigeration. Experience as CAE Analyst in design development, flow optimization and thermal analysis of HVAC, Automotive, Aerospace, Industrial products, Process industry, Semiconductor and Medical devices using various CFD tools and analytical/empirical approaches. Exceptional project management, problem solving and sound decision-making capabilities, coupled with excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills. Work History

06/2019 – Till date Technical Manager

Trane Technologies, Bangalore, Karnataka

Projects:

● Design and analysis of airfoil axial fan.

● Thermal management of electronics cooling.

● Thermal management of battery unit.

● Refrigerant leakage analysis.

● Exhaust flow

● External aerodynamics

● Trailer airflow and thermal management.

● CHT analysis of APU Pre-cooler.

Key contribution:

● Leading a team of six engineers.

● SME of fluid flow and thermal management for Thermo King SBU.

● Currently developing competencies in Digital Twin and Battery thermal management.

● Support to SBU for various flow and thermal testing.

● Key contribution to various organizational initiative.

● Customer requirement understanding from MRD, PRD and DVP&R, proposal preparation, project allocation and monitoring.

● Guide the BU on various Q&R issues.

● Co-ordination of annual PA discussions and FTE allocation.

● Responsible for advanced engineering HPC and storage system. 10/2018 - 06/2019 Technical Manager

Applied Materials, Bangalore, Karnataka

Key contribution:

● Flow and thermal optimization for high pressure RTP chamber.

● Thermal stress analysis and optimization of wafer on standoff in the chamber.

● Part of core committee of employee engagement team.

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11/2008 - 10/2018 Graduate Trainee to Project Manager L&T Technology Services, Bangalore, Karnataka

Projects:

● Thermal Analysis to optimize cryogenic fuel vaporizer.

● CFD analysis of cryogenic fuel tank sloshing using VoF.

● Design optimization dimple jacket heat exchanger.

● Thermal management of IGBT cold plate assembly.

● Under hood thermal management.

● CFD analysis of hypersonic wind tunnel piping.

● CHT simulation of electric motor and optimization.

● Dynamic mesh CFD analysis of fuel injector to investigate pressure wave due to valve bouncing and cavitation simulation.

● HVAC analysis of chemical plant and containment of enzymes.

● Design and analysis of centrifugal pump.

● Optimization of high-speed centrifugal blower.

● Multiphase simulation of powder fire extinguisher.

● FSI simulation of dual check valve.

● Flue gas analysis of boiler back end duct system.

● Complete HVAC analysis of cruise ship deck.

Key contribution:

● Developed competencies for motor thermal simulation, Fuel tank sloshing simulation, FSI and plant HVAC and contamination tracking.

● Increased the revenue and team size of CFD team from 3 to 7.

● Collaborated with various business functions across the globe.

● Developed a tool for quick calculation of various flow and heat transfer parameters including boundary layer thickness.

● Developed various scripts for reducing post-processing time. Skills

Fluid flow Heat transfer Fans and Blower design

Multiphase Species Transport Electronic cooling

HVAC simulation DPM FSI

ROM Sliding and Dynamic mesh Digital Twin

Scripting 3D modelling Flow and thermal test

Project management Communication Problem Solving

Software

Ansys Fluent Ansys CFX Star CCM+

AcuSolve Ansys Mechanical Ansys Workbench

Spaceclaim Hypermesh Ansys ICEM CFD

Solidworks PTC Creo Python

Visual Studio Altair Compute Manager MS Project

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Certifications and Trainings

• Training program on Fundamentals of CFD (Duration 40 Hrs) (In-House Training L&T IES, Bangalore)

• Certified Training Course by L&T on “Executive Development Programme” (Duration: 7 Days)

(MDC, L&T Ltd., Lonavala)

• Certified training programme on PMP at Trane Technologies.

• Basic and intermediate training on Python.

• Various internal technical and soft skills trainings. Accomplishments

● US patent (Pending to file with attorney, approved internally): Axial fan design with higher static efficiency at lower design RPM for energy efficient operations.

● US Patent (Pending to file with attorney, approved internally): Inverter coolant flow channel design.

● National Conference: Thermal and Flow simulation of a Spectrophotometer, ANSYS-FLUENT User Conference (India), 2010

● “Precedent’s award” 2021 at Trane Technologies

● “Path breakers award” 2020 at Trane Technologies

● “Exemplary performance Award-2016” at L&T Technology services

● “Team Performance Award” (2015) for contribution as team player.

● “Star of the Month” (2015) award for individual performance.

● Successfully developed various analysis competencies in CFD at L&T TS

● Successfully completed various onsite projects in Canada, Belgium, Japan and China Education

2004 - 2008 Bachelor of Technology: Mechanical Engineering (CGPA: 7) TKM College of Engineering - Kerala

2017-2019 Master of Technology: Mechanical Design Engineering (CGPA: 8.15) Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani Personal Information

Full name: Harikrishnan Nayanar Kozhukkilidathil Nationality: Indian Date of birth: 29-04-1987 Passport number: R8547946 US Business VISA: Valid till Jan 2030

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