Apr 2023 – Apr 2025 · 2 yrs · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India · On-site

• As a CFD Manager, I play a critical role in our company, overseeing the technical aspects of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) projects, with a primary focus on the built environment, transportation, and the oil and gas sectors. My responsibilities include project management, intricate modeling, and in-depth fluid dynamics analysis, all geared toward achieving the utmost CFD precision. I lead a skilled team of CFD modellers and engineers, promoting innovation and fine-tuning CFD solutions to ensure optimal performance and accuracy

Jan 2023 – Apr 2023 · 3 mos

• Responsible for overseeing and delivering CFD projects with a primary focus on HVAC and transport, including fluid flow, thermal comfort, fire/smoke propagation in atriums, car parks, rail and road tunnels, metro systems, data centers, and the re-circulation of chillers/cooling towers.
• CFD and 1D simulations for rail and road tunnels, targeting normal / emergency /congested / maintenance and pollution control measures.
• CFD thermal comfort simulations for opera/performance halls in compliance with ASHRAE-55:2017 and ISO 7730:2005.

Jan 2020 – Dec 2022 · 2 yrs 11 mos

• 1D simulations for tunnel ventilation systems under diverse scenarios, such as normal, emergency, congested, and maintenance situations, calibration and validation of the simulation model, utilizing site airflow test results.
• Assisted the HVAC team by computing the external static pressure for fans, CRAC units, and duct assemblies. Performed pump head calculations for chiller pumps.

Jun 2017 – Jan 2020 · 2 yrs 7 mos

• CFD simulations of thermal comfort in compliance with ASHRAE-55:2017 and ISO 7730:2005 for various building spaces, halls, atriums, auditoriums, and metro stations.
• Thermal simulations for data centers to evaluate the airflow and thermal distribution.
• Thermal simulation for thermal energy storage tanks to evaluate thermocline thickness (thermal stratification) inside the tanks.
• CFD numerical simulations for industrial projects involving combined cement and power plants. The simulations assessed the deduster design and efficiency, waste heat recovery in hot air ducts, and the separation efficiency and pressure drop evaluation of the multi-stage cyclone preheater.

Jun 2015 – Jun 2017 · 2 yrs

• Car park normal and emergency ventilation system design using impulse / induction fans as per ASHRAE, AS 1668.2-2012, VDI 2053 Blatt 1.
• CFD simulations in the HVAC sector, addressing natural and mechanical ventilation aspects, utilizing CO and fire/smoke simulations for car parks, atriums, and auditoriums.
• CFD analysis of the external flow in chillers and cooling towers to minimize recirculation in chiller yards.

Nov 2014 – May 2015 · 6 mos

• Acquired an extensive comprehension of the utilization of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in addressing various engineering problems.
• Familiarized with numerical techniques applied in CFD for resolving a variety of partial differential equations (PDE) and ordinary differential equations (ODE). Employed mathematical principles, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer concepts in CFD applications.
• Acquired proficiency in both open-source and commercial CFD software.