Professional Experiences

Modine Manufacturing Company (Racine, WI)

Leading a team of four CFD engineers, responsible for detailed analysis and improvement of the heat exchangers developed by Modine's global product development and research teams
Performing CFD analysis for pressure drop and conjugate heat transfer in a variety of Modine's heat exchangers, including exhaust gas recirculation coolers (EGRCs), and battery chillers, followed by providing timely reports for internal and external customers
Working in close collaboration with FEA engineers for thermal-structural analysis of heat exchangers after transient CFD
Developed a novel pipe elbow design for achieving a very high exhaust gas flow uniformity at the entrance of EGR coolers
Automated steady state and transient CFD simulations using JAVA scripts
Conducted several investigations for diagnosis of the pressure drop discrepancy between CFD predictions and experimental data

Visited several industrial plants in Wisconsin and offered energy saving suggestions (with the overall goal of ~15% for each client)
For one client, recommended modifying temperature setpoints, which could save them up to $17,000 per year
For another client, recommended reducing the number of lights and upgrading to more energy-efficient LED lights, which could result in an annual cost saving of ~ $15000.

Designed and optimized new slotted airfoils, yielding up to 15% increase in the lift coefficient, without any significant drag penalty (confirmed in both CFD and wind tunnel)
Devised and implemented a novel hybrid turbulence model (DES-ASM) and applied it for the problem of flow over an asymmetrical airfoil
Developed a fast-spinning experimental setup and a computational model for the analysis of flow and heat transfer in a rotating two-pass channel, mimicking internal cooling of gas turbine blades
Lectured several undergraduate courses, including Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, MATLAB, and Fluid Mechanics Laboratory
Created a computational model for investigation of the evaporation of liquid mixtures from porous wicks, along with validation experiments
Optimized the position of supply air ducts for an auto paint and body shop

Proposed as much as 10% reduction in chillers' power consumption by leveraging higher chiller capacities under reduced-lift operating conditions
Created thermodynamic models for chillers, cooling towers, and heat exchangers for Stanford university central plant optimization project, which reduced the plant's water usage by %18 after one year of operation, and is projected to save $420 million over the next 35 years.
Developed a set of rules and methodologies for fault detection and diagnostics of water-cooled centrifugal chillers based on the first principles
Designed various modules along with specification documents for control of commercial Rooftop unit AC packages using the in-house controller configuration tool
Successfully led a team of 5 engineers and interns for a comprehensive testing of control applications in PC simulation and emulation environments

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