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OBJECTIVE -
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Seeking a full-time position in the field(s) of CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics), Multiphase/Multi-component flows, Fluid Flows, FSI (Fluid Structure Interaction), ASI (Arbitrary Sliding Interfaces), Heat Transfer, Thermal engineering, Design/development, Combustion, Chemical/Reaction Kinetics and/or Chemical simulation.
EDUCATION -
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1) Ph.D. (Dec. 2007, GPA: 3.7/4), Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette, USA
2) M.S. (May 2003, GPA: 4.89/5), Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC), USA
3) B.S./B.Tech. (May 2000, GPA: 7.8/10), Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi(IIT-D)
CURRENT WORK STATUS -
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Currently I have been working with CD-adapco (Seattle office) for past 21 months.
At CD-adapco I have completed 12 commercial CFD projects (details are provided below). They include all CFD related fields, namely, Combustion, ASI, FSI, Multiphase flows, Heat tranfer and CFD applications.
Job responsibilities: Doing consultancy projects for our clients, helping developer in improving our code and assisting juniors in their projects.
ABOUT THE COMPANY -
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CD-adapco is the leading global provider of full-spectrum engineering simulation (CAE) solutions for fluid flow, heat transfer and stress for past 27 years. STAR-CD and STAR-CCM+ provide the most comprehensive CFD solutions, with the STAR-CAD series as an easy-to-use, CAD-embedded front door.
LIST OF MAJOR INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS:
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1)
Customor: Chevron, USA
Project Type: CFD applied to combustion design.
Number of projects: 2
Softwares Used: Star-CD, Pro-star, Star-CCM+ and Solid works
2)
Customor: BIHL, non-USA
Project Type: CFD applied to heat transfer design problem.
Number of projects: 1
Softwares Used: Star-CD, Pro-star, Star-CCM+
3)
Customor: GM, USA
Project Type: CFD for Vane Pump. Involved mesh morphing, arbitrary sliding interface and multiphase mixing. (2 Projects)
Number of projects: 2
Softwares Used: Star-CD, Pro-star, Star-CCM+
4)
Customor: Areva, Germany
Project Type: Fluid Structure Interaction (FSI). It involved CFD, Solid Stress and mess morphing
Number of projects: 1
Softwares Used: Star-CD, Pro-star
5)
Customor: Aker Chemetics, Canada
Project Type: LaGrangien sprays model
Number of projects: 1
Softwares Used: Star-CD, Pro-star, Star-CCM+ and Solid works
6)
Customor: Foster Wheeler, USA
Project Type: Multi-component mixing
Number of projects: 1
Softwares Used: Star-CD, Pro-star, Star-CCM+
7)
Customor: GLR, Canada
Project Type: Single Component Mixing
Number of projects: 1
Softwares Used: Star-CCM+
8)
Customor: Lean Flame, USA
Project Type: Combustion, design and multi-component mixing
Number of projects: 1
Softwares Used: Star-CD, Pro-star, Star-CCM+ and Solid works
9)
Customor: NASA
Project Type: CFD applied to flames. My PhD Thesis and details are given below.
Number of projects: Several Small projects
Softwares Used: UNICORN and self developed research codes as well
10)
Customor: Department of Transportation, USA
Project Type: Fluid Structure Interaction (FSI). It involved CFD, Solid Stress, mess morphing and multi-phase mixing
Number of projects: 1
Softwares Used: Star-CD, Pro-Star, Abacus and Solid works
11)
Customor: Zeeco, USA
Project Type: CFD applied to combustion design.
Number of projects: 2
Softwares Used: Star-CD, Pro-star, Star-CCM+ and Solid works
MY PhD THESIS –
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(Hydrocarbon Combustion, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Heat Transfer and Chemical simulation research)
Topic: Normal and Inverse Jet Diffusion Flames under Oxygen Enhancement and Gravity-Variation
Funding Source: NASA OBPR (Office of Biological and Physical Research)
Project Title: Oxygen and Fuel Jet Diffusion Flame Studies in Microgravity(Motivated by Spacecraft Oxygen StorageFire Safety)
Collaborators: i)NCMR/NASA Glen Research Center (ii)School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University (iii)Innovative Scientific Solutions Limited (iv) Department of Fire Protection Engineering,University of Maryland(v)Indiana University-Purdue University (IUPUI)
INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCES –
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1) Technical Specialist, CD-adapco, Seattle, USA, Oct. 2007 – Present
2) Summer Intern, Topiary Communications, CHICAGO, USA, June 2002 – Aug. 2002
3) Software Programmer, Vbeing Pvt Software Ltd. (a subsidiary of Raunaq Groups of Industries) New Delhi, India, June 2000 – Feb. 2001
4) Summer Trainee, National Thermal Power Corporation, Badarpur, India, May 1999 – July 1999
5) Trainee, Quality Circle implementation at Modi Tyres, Modi Nagar, Delhi, India, Jan. 1999 – April 1999
6) Industrial Visit to fifteen Industries, Bangalore and Suburbs, India, May 1998
RESEARCH EXPERIENCES –
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1) Research Assistant, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, USA, Aug 2003 – Oct. 2007
2) Research Assistant, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, UIC, USA, Aug 2001 – July 2003
3) Project Associate, Mechanical Engineering Department, IIT-Delhi, March 2001–June2001
4) Undergraduate Research Assistant, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC, INDIA), Kakrapar Atomic Power station (INDIA) and Mechanical Engineering Department, IIT-Delhi, Aug.1999 – June 2000
5) Undergraduate Research Assistant, Center for Biomedical Engineering, IIT-Delhi, May 1998 – July 1998
TEACHING EXPERIENCES –
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1) Teaching Assistant, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University (Fluid Mechanics Experimental Lab.), USA, Jan 2007 – Dec. 2007
2) Leading Teaching Assistant, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University(Thermodynamics), USA, Jan 2005 –Dec.2006
3) Teaching Assistant, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University (Thermodynamics), USA, Aug. 2004 – Dec. 2005
4) Teaching Assistant, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, UIC (Thermodynamics), USA, Jan. 2003 – May 2003
5) LeadingTeaching Assistant, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, UIC, USA,(CAD Lab. Instructor and Software Trainer/Teacher),Aug. 2001 – May 2002
OTHER MEMBERSHIPS AND EXPERIENCES -
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1) Program Coordinator, Society of Automotive Engineers - SAE, IIT-D, Aug. 1996 – Dec 1996
2) Member, Mechanical Engineering Society (MES), IIT-D, Aug. 1996 – Aug 2000
3) Member, Official Mechanical Engineering Graduate Association (OMEGA), Purdue University Since August 2003
4) Undergraduate Studies (combined one year) at ARSD College and Kuruksetra University, India, Aug. 1995 – Aug 1996
5) IIT-JEE Coaching, Bansal Tutorials and FIITJEE, India, Aug 1997 – Aug 1999
AWARDS –
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1) Suresh Chandra Memorial Trust Award for Best Software Project in Mechanical Engineering, 1999-2000
2) Best Bachelor's project of the year, Mechanical Engineering, IIT-Delhi, 2000
PUBLICATIONS –
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1) P. Bhatia, V. R. Katta, S.S. Krishnan, Y. Zheng, P.B. Sunderland,and J. P. Gore, "Normal and Inverse Laminar Diffusion Flames under Oxygen Enhancement and Gravity-Variation", Combustion Theory and Modeling (accepted)
2) P. Bhatia, V.R. Katta, S.S. Krishnan, P.B. Sunderland, and J.P. Gore, "CFD Based Global and Detailed Chemistry Predictions for Inverse Laminar Ethane Jet Diffusion Flames under Oxygen Enhancement and Gravity Variation," Fourth Joint Meeting of the U.S. Sections of the Combustion Institute, Philadelphia, Proceedings, 6 pp. (2005)
3) P. Bhatia, V.R. Katta, P.B. Sunderland, S.S. Krishnan, and J.P. Gore, "CFD Based Global Chemistry Predictions for Normal and Inverse Laminar Ethane Jet Diffusion Flames Under Oxygen Enhancement and Gravity Variation," Spring Technical Meeting of the Combustion Institute Central States Section, Austin, Proceedings, 6 pp. (2004)
4) J. S. Rao, P. Bhatia and S. Agarwal,, "Condition Monitoring of GearBoxes in Real-time", The International Conference on Mechanical Transmissions (proceedings), 5-8 April, 2001, Chongqing; China, p. 586-592
OTHERS (Not included in the above):
PROJECTS AT VBEING-
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1) Vbeing Pvt Software Ltd., New Delhi, India, June 2000 – Feb 2001
1.1 Web page development, design, implementation and modification for Topiarycomm.net
1.1.1 Development of an Independent Client/Server Java Module for Launching and Joining Multiplayer Games via net (added to Kawabonka.com)
1.1.2 Developing and Adding Interactive Chat Module to Kawabonka.com (India's 1st Gaming site)
1.2 Mod Development for Quake I/II
1.3 2D Multiplayer Game Development using DirectX.
1.4 Conceptualization and AI Planing for a Future 3D Multiplayer Strategic Game
2) Development and Implementation of a Complete Vibration Monitoring Software ' Operator and Back Up Data Display (OSBUDD)', Kakrapar Atomic Power, India, Aug'99-May'2000
3) Development of Stand Alone Software for Analyzing the Time Domain Signal in Frequency and Quefrency Domains, Kakrapar Atomic Power, India, Aug'99-May'2000
ACADEMIC/RESEARCH PROJECTS –
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1) Sensitivity analysis of molecular species concentrations for diffusion flames,School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Aug 2005 – Dec 2005
2) Formulation of probability density function method for heated turbulent channel flow, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University, Jan 2005 – May 2005
3) Influence of image number density and browniuan motion on the evaluation accuracy using Particle Image Velocimetry, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Jan 2005 – May 2005
4) Investigating lid-driven Cavity Flow via Implementation of Upwind, SIMPLER Aglorithm for Staggered Mesh., School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Jan 2004 – May 2004
5) Modeling synthesis of carbon nanotubes by laser ablation, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Aug 2003 – Dec 2004
6) Analysis of Cavity and channel flows using spectral method, Computational Multiphase Transport Laboratory (CMTL), UIC, Jan 2003 – May 2003
7) Numerical Investigation of Transient Conduction Equation, Computational Multiphase Transport Laboratory (CMTL), UIC, Aug 2002 – Dec 2002
8) Development of Software Module for Wavelet Packet Transforms (C++), Intelligent Systems Modeling & Development Laboratory, UIC, May 2002 – Aug 2002
9) Improvement in the Fire Evacuation Plan of Chicago Circle Center (UIC), Discrete Event Systems Laboratory, UIC, Jan 2002 – April 2002
10) Development of Virtual Learning Environment using Haptic Interface, Industrial Virtual Reality Institute (IVRI), UIC, Jan 2001 – Dec 2001
11) Structural Dynamic Modification & Model Updating to Improve the Dynamic Characteristics of Machine Tools, Mechanical Engineering Department, IIT-D, March 2001 - July 2001
12) Development of software module for finding the Optimal Application Policy to different universities(C++), Mechanical Engineering Department, IIT-D, Aug'99-Nov'99
13) Development of a CAD software (C++), Mechanical Engineering Department, IIT-D, Jan'99-April'99
14) Development of Computational Model for MARUTI 800 (for crash simulation), using MADYMO, WHO, TRIPP Lab., IIT-Delhi, Aug'99-Dec'99
15) Designed an Autodistraction System for Illizarov External Ring Fixator, Center for Biomedical Engineering, IIT-Delhi, Aug'98-Dec'98
RELEVANT COURSE WORK –
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(Graduate)
Advanced Combustion
Combustion
Fundamentals of Turbulence
Turbulence and Turbulence Modeling
Numerical Methods Heat Mass & Momentum Transfer
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Intermediate Heat Transfer
Intermediate Fluid Mechanics
Heat conduction
Advanced thermodynamics
Fundamental of Particle Image Velocimetry
Preparing Future Faculty
(Undergraduate)
Data Structures
Project Management
Numerical Methods and Computation
Computational Mechanics
Fluid Mechanics
COMPUTER SKILLS –
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1) Computer Languages: DirectX (Direct3D, DirectDraw, DirectInput, DirectPlay, DirectSound etc), Java 2, Visual C++, C++, C, Fortran, Visual Fortran
2) Packages: Star-CD, Star-CCM+, Star-Design, Solidworks, Unicorn, Arena, IDEAS, 3D Studio Max, MAdymo, Pro-engg., Unigraphics, TK Solver, MS-Office, Matlab, Fieldview, Fluent
3) Platforms: Windows, Windows NT, Unix/Linix, Sun
4) Game Engine: Lithtech 2.2, Oxygen3D
HOBBIES –
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Study of Indian Vedic Literature (eg. Bhagawat Gita, Srimad Bhagawatam), Worshiping God, Yogic Exercises, member of ASHA (secular organization dedicated to change in India by focusing on basic education).
LANGAUGES –
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English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
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