Mechanical Engineering Project

Jacques Abdul Massih

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EDUCATION:

Northeastern University Boston, MA

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering – Thermo Fluids concentration, GPA: 3.62 April 2011

University of Balamand Balamand El - Koura, Lebanon

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering February 2009

EXPERIENCE:

Indevco – Unipak Tissue Mill Division Halat, Lebanon

Industrial Training in a paper manufacturing plant August 2008

• Acquired knowledge about machines, industrial systems, and instruments through shadowing employees

• Observed the techniques and processes used in the paper manufacturing plant

• Gained an understanding of the following: heat exchangers, pumps, boilers, fuel tanks, low and high pressure systems, types of fuels used, bearings, calculating the humidity of steam pipes using psychrometric charts, vibration survey on rotating machinery, and transmission of motion

ACADEMIC PROJECTS:

Northeastern University

Computational Fluid Dynamics: Spring 2011

Completed five fairly complex projects by utilizing finite difference and finite volume methods applied to fluid flow and heat transfer problems; developed the corresponding CFD codes using the software MATLAB and compared numerical results to analytical

Aerodynamics: Fall 2010

• Utilized the CFD software FLUENT in order to perform a CFD analysis on an airfoil profile and to simulate the fluid flow to attain the required results

• Composed a project about the Numerical Source Panel Method using Excel software; utilized a solver that solves a system of 8 equations and 8 unknowns to calculate the pressure coefficient distribution around a circular cylinder after deriving the necessary equations

• Plotted airfoil profiles; calculated the corresponding lift, drag, axial, and normal forces, as well as other properties such as moments and stresses by utilizing equations and formulations using Excel spreadsheets

University of Balamand

• Designed an air measurement apparatus consisting of pipes, obstruction meters, manometers, and a blower to study the flow of air for the final project; presented information to professors and approximately 50 students

• Conducted experiments and submitted professional lab reports on centrifugal pumps, wind tunnels, converging diverging nozzles, Pelton turbines, sharp-edged orifices, and venturimeters

• Researched solar water heaters and conversion of solar energy to heat water. Studied the energy transferred due to the conduction, convection, and thermal radiation, and compiled results and research into a report

• Studied and delivered a presentation to professor and classmates about stress and stiffness due to torsion in thin-walled membranes, in solid non-circular membranes, and in thin-walled open cross-sections

ADDITIONAL SKILLS:

AutoCAD - Solid Works – MATLAB - Microsoft Office - Laboratory skills - Computer Numerical Control - C++

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