Nikhil Kumar Sharma

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

MTech Thesis/ Pressure drop and heat transfer characteristics of a tube with internal blockage.(Supervisor: Dr.K. Muralidhar) (June 21-Aug 22)-To measure friction factor experimentally in baffled pipes for laminar and turbulent flow.-Superpose the computed values of friction factor to Moody’s Chart.-Maximizing the heat transfer through the baffles and minimizing the pressure… Show more MTech Thesis/ Pressure drop and heat transfer characteristics of a tube with internal blockage.(Supervisor: Dr.K. Muralidhar) (June 21-Aug 22)-To measure friction factor experimentally in baffled pipes for laminar and turbulent flow.-Superpose the computed values of friction factor to Moody’s Chart.-Maximizing the heat transfer through the baffles and minimizing the pressure drop so that the heat transfer performance factor becomes maximized and simulate all cases using parametric analysis using Ansys fluent.-Skin friction drag reduction making surface Hydrophobic in simulation with implementing slip boundary condition.-Skin friction drag reduction using bubbles in simulation with Population balance model (PBM).Tools-Ansys Fluent, AutoCAD, Tecplot, and Excel. Show less

Aryabhatta Knowledge University, Patna

BTech Project/ Disk brake optimization using coupled thermal, structural, and topological analyses (Prof. Praveen Rai) (May’19-Sept’20)-Project was mainly concerned with studying the factors influencing the performance of disk brakes and optimizing the material using simulation in Ansys Fluent.-Performing parametric analysis with the dimension of elliptical… Show more BTech Project/ Disk brake optimization using coupled thermal, structural, and topological analyses (Prof. Praveen Rai) (May’19-Sept’20)-Project was mainly concerned with studying the factors influencing the performance of disk brakes and optimizing the material using simulation in Ansys Fluent.-Performing parametric analysis with the dimension of elliptical holes inserting on Pitch circle of fixed support.Tools- CATIA, Ansys Workbench (Steady-state thermal, Static Structural, and Topology Optimization) Show less

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