PRANAV KASHYAP MODALI

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• 6+ years of experience in CAD modeling, assembly and simulation of fluid flow system.

• Proficient in computational fluid dynamics (CFD), finite element analysis (FEA) and fluid-structure interaction (FSI).

• Keen interest in product design and development, scientific research, and applications development. EDUCATION

Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA,

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering (GPA: 3.43) Aug ’17 – Present

• Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering (GPA: 3.43) Sept ‘16 Vishveshwaraya Technological University, India, May ‘13

• Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (GPA: 3.7) EXPERIENCE

Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA Aug ‘17 – Present Responsibilities • Develop computational platform to characterize tidal turbine (TST) behavior.

• Conduct a CFD simulation to study the wake generated by tidal turbine using ANSYS-CFX (CFD).

• Performed FEA-CFD coupled (FSI) analysis to characterize loading on TST due to yawed inflow.

• Employed RANS, and LES turbulence models to investigate the wake recovery of the tidal turbine.

• Designed and assembled a test rig for experimental study of tidal turbine experiencing angular flow.

• As TA, responsible for helping students with design for manufacturing, injection molding and casting. Accomplishments • Developed data driven platform to investigate influence of environmental factors on TSTs behavior.

• Setup a experimental rig to study flow modification by tidal stream turbine.

• Designed the experimental setup based on Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Assembly (DFA).

• Wrote 2 papers in peer-review journals and presented in 5 conferences (mentioned below). Skills used • Computational Fluid Dynamics (ANSYS)

• Finite Element Analysis (FEA) (ANSYS)

• Mechanical Design Engineering (Solidworks)

• Flow Physics and Fluid Mechanics

• Design for Manufacturability (DFM)

• Design for Assembly (DFA)

Product Design Engineer, freebowler, Bethlehem, PA Aug’16 – Aug’17 Responsibilities • Designing, performing structural and dynamic analysis on cricket bowling machine.

• Creating a working “as-is” prototype.

Accomplishments • Successfully created a prototype and rated it at an average of 80 miles/hr velocity of the ball.

• Final product was a data driven design with focus on manufacturability, cost reduction, and portability.

• Reduced the cost of the product by 80% compared to its closest competitor. Skills used • Mechanical Design Engineering (Solidworks)

• Finite Element Analysis (FEA) (ANSYS)

• Design for Assembly (DFA)

• Design for Manufacturability (DFM)

Adjunct Professor, York College of Pennsylvania, York, PA Jan’17 – May’17 Responsibilities • Taught introductory course of Engineering Physics – Mechanics (PHY 160).

• Implement lessons efficiently, organize, prepare and revise (as needed) course materials.

• Design, administer and grade examination papers

Graduate Researcher, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA Jan ‘15 – Sep ‘16 Project: On Performance and Wake Characteristics of a Tidal Turbine under Yaw. Responsibilities • Characterizing tidal turbine behavior while experiencing yawed inflow using computational technique. Accomplishments • Quantified the performance deficit and characterized wake when tidal turbine is under yaw.

• Wrote 1 paper in peer-review journal and presented in 1 conference (mentioned below) Skills used • Computational Fluid Dynamics (ANSYS) • Mechanical Design Engineering (Solidworks) Product Design Consultant, Enterprise Systems Center, Bethlehem, PA Jan’15 – Apr’15 Responsibilities • Designing a non-spill urinal for medical use in hospital.

• Documenting technical specifications and managing document control process. Accomplishments • Designed a non-spill urinal, performed structural, and flow analysis to optimize the design.

• Designed for ease of manufacturability using injection molding & cut manufacturing cost by ~200%. Skills used • Medical Product Design (Solidworks) • 3D printing Project Research Assistant, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India Jun ‘13 – Jun ‘14 Project: Design of Airborne Liquid Cooling System. Responsibilities • Designing airborne cooling system and perform structural modelling and simulation. Accomplishments • Designed airborne liquid-cooling system of (heat) rating 5.5kW, working at 45k feet and 4G force.

• Performed rating & sizing calculations through mathematical modeling using C and FORTRAN. Skills used • Numerical Computing (C, Fortran) • Structural modeling (Solidworks, FloTherm). Research Assistant, Vishveshwaraya Technological University, India Dec ‘12 – May ‘13 Project: Development and characterization of Tungsten copper composite by activated sintering and infiltration Responsibilities • Characterizing Tungsten copper pseudo alloys machining parameters. Accomplishments • Developed Tungsten copper pseudo alloys using powder metallurgy and infiltration technique.

• Determined physical, chemical and mechanical characteristics using experimental techniques.

• Optimized the machining parameters using commercially available Tungsten carbide machining tools. Skills used • FANUC CNC Programming

PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS

• Pranav Kashyap Modali, Ashwin Vinod, and Arindam Banerjee. “Towards a better understanding of yawed turbine wake for efficient wake steering in tidal arrays.” Renewable Energy, 2021.

• Pranav Kashyap Modali, Ashwin Vinod, and Arindam Banerjee. "Experimental Investigation of Kinetic Energy Transport around a Yawed Tidal Stream Turbine." Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 2020.

• Pranav Kashyap Modali, Ashwin Vinod, and Arindam Banerjee. "Near-wake measurements of a yawed Tidal Turbine." In AGU Fall Meeting 2020. AGU, 2020.

• Pranav Kashyap Modali., Ashwin Vinod, and Arindam Banerjee. "Influence of yaw misalignment on the propagation of Tidal Turbine wake." In 13th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, Napoli, Italy. 2019.

• Pranav Kashyap Modali, Ashwin Vinod, & Arindam Banerjee, “Wake Characterization of a Tidal Stream Turbine under Yaw”, AGU Fall Meeting, 10-14 Dec 2018, Washington, D.C.

• Pranav Kashyap Modali, Nitin Kolekar, & Arindam Banerjee, “Performance and wake characteristics of a tidal turbine under yaw”, International Journal of Marine Energy, 2018, Vol 1 – Issue 1.

• Pranav Kashyap Modali, Nitin Kolekar, & Arindam Banerjee, “On Performance and Wake Characteristics of a Tidal Turbine under Yaw”, 12th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, 27th August – 1st September 2017, Cork, Ireland.

• Pranav Kashyap Modali, Nitin Kolekar, & Arindam Banerjee, (2016, Oct). “On Performance and Wake Characteristics of a Tidal Turbine under Yaw”, Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the International Network on Offshore Renewable Energy (INORE), University of Maine, Orono, ME.

• Pranav Kashyap Modali, (2012, Apr). “All-Electric Car Using Hi.-Pa Drive in Wheel Motors”, Paper Presented at Resolution '12, Annual inter-collegiate IT Fest, hosted by the Department of MCA, CMRIT Bengaluru, India. PATENT APPLICATIONS

• Palanethra, Pratheek, Justin Jacobs, and Pranav Kashyap Modali, Freebowler LLC, "Projectile launching machine." U.S. Patent 10,603,568 issued March 31, 2020.

Patent in reference to product developed for “freebowler” company. LEADERSHIP AND AWARDS

• Publicity Committee Chair for Office of International Studies, Lehigh University. Nov ’15 – Apr ‘16

• General Secretary of India Club at Lehigh University. Apr ’15 – May ‘16

• Best intern award for early completion of project DRDO (two months’ prior deadline). Aug ‘12

• Outstanding Leadership award from Young Tech Leadership Program (Bangalore Region) Nov ‘11

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