Aerospace Engineer

Jay Panchal *** Roswell Avenue, Apt# *, Long Beach, CA – 90804.

714-***-****, ************@*****.***

Objective Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering job with exposure to CFD, designing and other aspects of engineering. Offers aptitude in the field of CFD, Design, Modeling and Manufacturing.

Education California State University, Long Beach, USA

Masters of Science in Aerospace Engineering

• GPA: 3.25/4.00

• Thesis: Wind Tunnel Analysis of Flow Past a Rotating Circular Cylinder

Calculating and analyzing the lift and the wake characteristics of the circular cylinder w/o rotation with two cases w/o trailing edge attached to the cylinder.

• Advisor: Dr. Hamid Rahai (Professor, CSULB)

• Knowledge of Subjects: CFD-I & II, Gas Dynamics, Advanced Fluid Dynamics, CAD & CAM

Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, INDIA

Bachelor of Engineering in Aeronautical Engineering

• GPA: 3.32/4.00

• Thesis: Numerical Simulation of Supercritical Airfoil at Transonic Speeds

Calculating and studying the lift, drag and flow pattern of SC(2)-0714 supercritical airfoil using the CFD solver - FLUENT.

• Advisor: Vivek Joshi (Lecturer, SVIT)

• Knowledge of Subjects: Boundary Layer Theory, Advanced Aerodynamics, Propulsion-I & II, Heat & Mass Transfer, Flight Vehicle Design, Helicopter Engineering, Theory of Vibrations, Theory of Machines, Composite Materials

Technical Proficiencies Programming:

CFD:

CAD/CAM:

OS: MATLAB, C Language, C++

OVERFLOW, STAR-CCM+, STAR Design, FLUENT, GAMBIT, ANSYS, CFD Tutor, TecPlot360, SigmaPlot

SolidWorks, NX6, AutoCAD, CATIA v5, Promodel

Windows 95/2000/XP/Vista/7, Apple Macintosh, MS Office Suite

Experience 3+ year’s academic experience in performing CFD simulations, mesh generation, designing, 3D modelling and assembling.

1+ year’s hands on experience in working with subsonic wind tunnel.

Research Assistant (June 2011 - Present) – Working on a project “Generalized model for Solar Energy”

Projects “Numerical Solution of 2-D, Incompressible, Steady, Laminar Boundary Layer Equations” using MATLAB.

“CFD Simulation of NACA 0012 Airfoil” using OVERFLOW.

“CFD Simulation of ONERA M6 Wing” using OVERFLOW.

“Elliptic Grid Generation around an Airfoil” using MATLAB.

“CFD Simulation of Wing-Body Geometry” using OVERFLOW.

“5-Cylinder Radial Engine Assembly” using NX6.

Industrial Training Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Transport Aircraft Division, Kanpur, INDIA

In-Plant training on manufacturing and maintenance of HS-748 AVRO aircraft.

Jamnagar Air Force Station, Jamnagar, INDIA

Vadodara Air Force Station, Vadodara, INDIA

References Dr. Hamid Rahai

Professor

Mechanical & Aerospace Engg.

Department

California State University, Long Beach Dr. Behnam Bahr

Boeing Endowed Professor

Mechanical & Aerospace Engg.

Department

California State University, Long Beach

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