Aditya Narayan

Aditya Narayan

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  • About me

    R&D Engineer at FluxTeq | Actively looking for full time jobs | Mechanical Design | Thermal/Fluid | Product Development

  • Education

    • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

      2015 - 2017
      Master of Science (M.S.) Mechanical Engineering 3.8

      RELEVANT COURSEWORK: Advanced Intro to CFD, Conduction Heat Transfer, Finite Element Analysis, Fuel Cell Systems, Convective Heat and Mass Transfer, Fluid Dynamics, Advanced Instrumentation, Statistics in ResearchACADEMIC PROJECTSCardiovascular Assist Devices: Designed a dual-headed propeller pump based ventricular assist device. Fuel Cell Systems: Developed a down the channel model for a PEM Fuel Cell.Computational Fluid Dynamics: Developed a code to solve steady… Show more RELEVANT COURSEWORK: Advanced Intro to CFD, Conduction Heat Transfer, Finite Element Analysis, Fuel Cell Systems, Convective Heat and Mass Transfer, Fluid Dynamics, Advanced Instrumentation, Statistics in ResearchACADEMIC PROJECTSCardiovascular Assist Devices: Designed a dual-headed propeller pump based ventricular assist device. Fuel Cell Systems: Developed a down the channel model for a PEM Fuel Cell.Computational Fluid Dynamics: Developed a code to solve steady, incompressible Navier Stokes equations for viscous flow.Finite Element Analysis: Designed a tie-rod assembly for the front right suspension corner of a vehicle and a 3-D frame chassis. Show less

    • Manipal Institute of Technology

      2009 - 2013
      Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Mechanical Engineering 4.0

      Completed a course on design and fabrication of all-terrain vehicles for BAJA, SAE INDIA. Designed and Fabricated the Brakes for an all-terrain vehicle.Proposed a production plan for low-cost oxygen concentrators in the annual Business Plan event at Manipal University.

  • Experience

    • International Center for Automotive Technology

      Jun 2011 - Jul 2011
      Summer Intern

      Designed and conducted structural analysis on rubber bush to be used as an automobile component. Tested it on a hydraulic and pneumatic fatigue tester.

    • Tata Steel

      Jun 2012 - Jul 2012
      Summer Intern

      Enhanced the performance of a Gas Cleaning Plant of a Linz-Donawitz Vessel.

    • ICAT, Manesar

      Jan 2013 - May 2013
      Intern

      Studied the effect of variation in ambient air conditions on engine performance and emissions by controlling the intake air conditions and conducting tests on an engine mounted on eddy current dynamometer. Used a Horiba Emission Analyzer to analyze the composition of the exhaust air for the emission tests.

    • Reliance Industries Limited

      Jul 2013 - Jul 2014
      Graduate Engineering Trainee

      Improving equipment reliability by carrying out predictive and preventive maintenance and ensuring conformity to industrial codes (ASME/API) and standards. Performed Root Cause Analysis of all failures.Completed Six Sigma Yellow Belt training.Supervised the maintenance of various equipment including filters, extruders, compressors, reactors, heat exchangers, cooling towers, safety valves etc.Involved in the installation of the vibration separator and hydraulic press during commissioning of a plant. Show less

    • Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

      Sept 2014 - Jul 2015
      Project Associate

      Developed a heat pipe based passive thermal and vibration management platform for electronics of a satellite.Designed, manufactured and tested a flexible heat pipe.

    • Virginia Tech

      Oct 2015 - Aug 2017
      Graduate Research Assistant

      Designed, manufactured and tested a water purification unit based on Air Gap Membrane Distillation. An air-cooled modular desalination unit with hydrophobic condensing surface was developed. Parametric study (experimental and analytical) was conducted.Developed an optical solar energy concentrator based on total internal reflection. Analytical model of the radial waveguides was used for their structural and thermal analysis. TracePro was used for ray trace simulations.

    • FluxTeq

      Jan 2018 - now
      Research And Development Engineer

      Developing a thermal device for non-intrusive measurement of thermal and flow properties of fluid flowing through a pipe. Involved in manufacturing and calibration of heat flux sensors, thermocouples and data acquisition systems.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Six Sigma Yellow Belt

      Reliance Industries Limited
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Reliance Industries Limited on Jul 2013
      Reliance Industries LimitedAssociated with Aditya Narayan