Mechanical Engineer: Heat-Mass transfer, CO2 capture, Gasification

SAMEEP DESHPANDE

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Laramie, WY, USA, 82072.

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Performance Profile:

Mechanical Engineer with thermal, fluids & energy educational background complemented by graduate level research experience in the field of energy analysis. Effective at detail oriented approach involving designing & execution of lab-scale solar powered fluidized bed coal-biomass gasification projects. Excellent communication skills established through successful professional experience as an Instructor.

Technical Skills:

Gas Chromatography, Mass & Heat balance analysis, Reaction Kinetics, Mole balance, Basic LabVIEW, Basic AutoCAD, MATLAB, Basic C programming, SigmaPlot, Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Education:

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (MSME, expected Dec’11), GPA 3.5

University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical (BE Mechanical, Sep’08), First class with Distinction

University of Pune, Maharashtra, India

Relevant Coursework:

Combustion Engineering, Reaction Kinetics, Convection Heat Transfer,

Internal Combustion Engines, Experimental Fluid Dynamics, Fluid Mechanics,

Metallurgy, Energy Management, Heat Transfer, Numerical Methods

Course projects:

- Characterization of boundary layer flows in a wind tunnel using Hot Wire Anemometry method

- Modeling of a high temperature plug flow reactor by modifying momentum, energy equations

Research:

Project- ‘Catalytic Solar H2O/CO2 Gasification of Coal-Biomass in Fluidized Bed Gasifier’

-Design: Lab-scale Gasifiers, High intensity Solar Simulator, High temperature Syngas flow process

-Purchase & handling: Gas Chromatographs (GC) & Calibration Gases, Catalysts, Heaters & Heater Controllers, Thermocouple equipment, Hazardous material safety equipment

-Experiment: Gasification of Coal-Biomass with H2O/CO2 using direct exposure of concentrated solar radiation (Solar Simulator) for Syngas production in Fluidized bed, Effect of catalysts on the process, In-situ carbon capture, GC calibration, experiment datasheets, process plans, safety plans

-Analysis: Heat Balance, Material Balance, Chemical Kinetics of the process, Reaction rates with & without catalysts, Gasification process simulation using ‘Finite Difference Method’ in MATLAB

Project: ‘Techno-economic feasibility of application of producer gas in C.I. engine’ (Undergrad Project)

-Producer gas from waste wood chips was produced using a 5 kW gasifier

-Successfully reduced C.I engine diesel consumption up to 40% substituted by producer gas

-Converted the diesel engine to a spark ignition engine by retrofitting

Anticipated Publication: ‘Solar Coal/Biomass gasification with in-situ CO2 capture’, Deshpande S., Zheng Y., Mosiman D.

Provisional patent: filed for in-situ carbon capture for gasification technology

Work Experience:

Graduate Research Assistant, Mechanical Eng. Dept., University of Wyoming (Jan’10 – Present)

Faculty for GRE, SAT & GMAT (Quantitative Section), Gurukul India Pvt. Ltd. (Jul’09 – Dec’09)

Extra Curricular Activities:

- Winner for University of Wyoming Cricket Club in Colorado T-20 Tennis-ball Cricket League (Oct’11)

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