Mechanical Engineering Engineer

EDUCATION

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, GPA 3.57/4.00, anticipated May 2012

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, India

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, First Class Distinction, GPA 67.5/100, May 2006

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Graduate Research Assistant, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (December 2008 – May 2012)

• Designed and developed an optical sensor which uses absorption spectroscopy and multivariate regression modeling (chemometric modeling) for quantitative analysis of hydrocarbon fuels in real-time

• Developed a LabVIEW application for hardware control and high speed data acquisition

• Validated the sensor performance in field measurements

• Performed experiments to determine the sensor specifications

• Involved in all the phases of product development starting from conceptual design, research and development, field testing to commercialization

Research Assistant, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (December 2010 – August 2011)

• Designed a Raman spectrometer for simultaneous measurement of rotational and vibrational spectra to determine atmospheric temperature

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE

Summer Intern, Gas Technology Institute, Des Plaines, IL (May 2012 – Present)

• Integrated an optical fuel sensor with engine or turbine control modules

• Studied the applicability of the sensor for combustion process control by monitoring air-fuel ratio

• Applied the sensor technology for analysis of natural gas, opportunity fuels (landfill gas/biogas, producer gas/syngas, refinery gas) and their bends

Engineer, Accenture Services Pvt Ltd., Bangalore, India (June 2006 – July 2008)

• Validated the performance and reliability of products considering the customer requirements

• Worked directly with customers to define product requirements

• Managed a team of five members

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

Mechanical design, Manufacturing, Design for Assembly, Physical Optics, Optical Design, Manufacturing, Experimental Statistics, Applied Multivariate Statistical Analysis, Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer Theory and Applications, Advanced Convective/Radiative Heat Transfer, Fluid Dynamics of Combustion, Foundations of Fluid Dynamics, Modern Fluid Dynamics, Advanced Mathematics for Scientists and Engineers

COMPUTER SKILLS

Working knowledge of LabVIEW, Code V, R, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Matlab, C, C++, Maple, MS Office

PATENT

Jangale, Vilas V., Saveliev, Alexei V., Zelepouga, Serguei, “Method of Absorbance Correction in a Spectroscopic Heating Value Sensor”, United States Patent Application Number 13/015,624 filed on 2011 January 28

AWARDS AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

ASE Achiever Award from a group of 35 Associate Software Engineers at Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, India

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Jangale V., et al., “Measuring the composition and heating value of landfill gas using NIR absorption spectroscopy”, Renewable Energy, 2012 (submitted)

Jangale V., et al., “A Real-time Method for Determining the Composition and Heating Value of Opportunity Fuel Blends”, 2012 Spring Technical Conference of the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division, Torino, Italy, May 6 – 9, 2012 (accepted for publication)

Jangale V., et al., “Gas Quality Sensor for Producer Gas”, 2011 Fall Technical Conference of the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division, Morgantown, WV, US, October 2 – 5, 2011

Jangale V., et al., “Gas Quality Sensor to Improve Biogas-fueled CHP”, 2010 Fall Technical Conference of the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division, San Antonio, TX, US, September 12 – 15, 2010

Jangale V. and Saveliev A., “Real-time characterization of opportunity fuels using NIR absorption spectroscopy”, The 6th Annual NC State University Graduate Student Research Symposium, 2011 March 21; Raleigh, NC, USA

Jangale V. and Saveliev A, “Real-time characterization of opportunity fuels by infrared spectroscopy”, Sigma Xi Annual Meeting and International Research Conference, 2011 November 10–13; Raleigh, NC, USA

Jangale V. and Saveliev A., “Real-time characterization of opportunity fuel blends by multivariate regression modeling and NIR absorption spectroscopy”, The 7th Annual NC State University Graduate Student Research Symposium, 2012 March 20; Raleigh, NC, USA

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