Combustion Engineer

Profile

- Goal-driven and project-oriented Combustion Aerothermal Engineer, offering extensive experience in combustion dynamics in gas turbine projects and expertise in combustion instability modeling, combustion and acoustic stability modeling, grid generation using ICEM CFD, PI data system, and development and control of experimental setups

- Recognized for adeptness in finite differencing, finite volume, spectral collocation methods, and finite element methods; strong mathematical background; skills in different areas within gas turbine while performing estimation, management, engineering and design coordination, utility and vendor coordination, specifications, scheduling and oversight

- Respected for in-depth skills in fluid dynamics, combustion modeling for gas turbine using Fluent; FORTRAN and MATLAB programming for development of customized codes for advanced fluid, heat transfer; combustion and hydrodynamic instabilities problems; graphic techniques using Tecplot, Fieldview and Origin; along with familiarity with OEM products

- Dedicated team player with in-depth experience in vendor sourcing and negotiation, bid analysis, materials/equipment coordination, contractor liaison, contract administration and budgeting, field startup, and commissioning of most assigned projects that constantly surpass client expectations

Experience

Combustion Aerothermal Engineer, Power System Manufacturing, Jupiter, FL: 2007-Present

- Responsible for developing the models that calculate and predict the combustion instability in different engines; design new experimental setups to measure the acoustical response in different elements in the gas turbine; completion of acoustical experiments on different parts of the gas turbine to measure absorption capabilities and mode shapes; engine data reduction and analysis; 1D compressible flow modeling for fuel injectors; creating rules and tools for other engineers to follow; and execution of CFD function for hot path design in the gas turbine combustor

- Act as the primary engineer involved in low emission combustors (NOx< 5ppm, CO<10 ppm) in Nevada power clark station in Las Vegas, Nevada, which was assigned to develop a liner and transition piece design to reach emission targets, control dynamics to continue hardware durability, and set up all engine parameters to ensure smooth operation of the engine

Major Contributions

- Satisfied three out of four unites; completed the project in a timely manner and with great success during tenure at Nevada power clark station in Las Vegas, Nevada, which gained award and citation from different journals for a job well done

- Developed acoustical design of a certain element in the engine that earned recognition from the manager for excellent work

- Settled and addressed problem properly, re-establishing hardware based on personal recommendation

Post Doctoral Scholar (Combustion Modeling), University of Nevada at Reno, Reno, NV: 2007

- Served as project engineer responsible for constructing an experimental system in collaboration with Sandia National laboratories (SNL) to measure the temperature and heat fluxes response to large cask size calorimeter for nuclear material and spent fuel transportation engulfed in large pool fire

- Acted as the primary contact to vendors; assigned to purchase materials for the test setup while supervising students and writing papers and reports

- Controlled numerical simulation to benchmark the experimental measurements, and predicted the fire temperatures for a range of wind conditions and calorimeter locations relative to the pool

Major Contribution

- Successfully completed the publication of some scientific papers that produced funds from the (DOE) to the University of Nevada in timely manner

Research Assistance, University of Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, TN: 2004-2006

- Reviewed hydrodynamic instability of NASA’s and ORBITEC’s cold-wall, liquid-liquid vortex engines, Solid Rocket Motors (SRM), and Hybrid Rocket Motors (HRM)

- Performed examination on the isentropic flow equations that relate pressures, temperatures, densities, and critical back pressures to their total quantities for a given flow Mach number and nozzle area ratio; extracted general analytical expressions for subsonic, supersonic, and their truncated errors

- Developed a model that balances hydrodynamic waves in the combustion instability model for Solid Rocket Motors (SRM)

- Presented researches in international conferences and private companies

Major Contribution

- Presented hydrodynamic wave instability model to major companies that resulted in adding the model to the Standard Stability Prediction Code (SSP), which is used widely in the United States for stability prediction in rockets

Education

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE SPACE INSTITUTE, TULLAHOMA, TN

(PhD) Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (GPA 4.0/4.0): 2004-2006

- RELEVANT COURSEWORK: Perturbation Theory, Combustion Instability, Vibration, Hypersonic Prolusion, Aerospace Mechanics, Compressible Flow, Advanced Combustion, Solid Rocket Propulsion, Advance Math (Quaternion), Chaos Theory

- THESIS: Hydrodynamics Wave Contribution to Combustion Instability in Rockets

(MS) Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering (GPA 4.0/4.0): 2004-2006

- RELEVANT COURSEWORK: Introduction to Finite Element, Introduction to Biomechanical Engineering, Advance Engineering Mathematics, Energy Method in Applied Mechanics (Calculus of Variation), Advance Fluid Dynamics, Advance Numerical Method in Compressible Aerodynamics, Analytical methods (Advance Mathematics)

- THESIS: Asymptotic Solution for the Fundamental Isentropic Relations in Variable Area Ducts

JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, JORDAN

(MS) Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (GPA:3.75/4.0): 1997-2000

- RELEVANT COURSEWORK: Advanced Applied Mathematics, Advanced Fluid Mechanics, Advanced Thermodynamics, Advanced Heat Transfer, Combustion Science, Operation Research (Special Topic in Project Management)

- THESIS: Heat Transfer from a Wavy Surface Subjected to a Variable Heat Flux

Certifications

Combustion Instability (Analysis, Diagnosis and Corrective Procedures)

Grid Generation using ICEM CFD

Introductory Course in fluent workbench

Affiliations

Member, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineering)

Member, AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics)

Member, Phi Kappa Phi / National Honor Society: 2005

Awards

Received scholarship in The University of Tennessee sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) for three years, as well as nominated and awarded by the Phi Kappa Phi / National Honor Society.

Got the highest scores on doctoral comprehensive exam out of all the candidates in the University of Tennessee System.

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