Paras Singh

Experience

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  Team DTU Supermileage

  Dec 2020 - May 2023

  - Led a team of undergraduates for the design, planning, and in-house manufacturing of extremely lightweight and aerodynamic vehicles for the Urban Concept and Prototype category of the Shell Eco-Marathon.- Oversaw all engineering and technical aspects of the projects to ensure effective and efficient completion.- Maintained close coordination with other team departments to ensure all targets were met even on tight deadlines.-Prepared the Urban Concept vehicle for the Shell Eco Marathon Asia 2022, held at the Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit, Indonesia. Show less -Designed a highly efficient 3-wheeled prototype vehicle through extensive CFD iterations-Improving the Volumetric Efficiency by 36.8% of an 80 cc Single Cylinder Engine by Optimizing the intake system-Manufactured an ergonomic Carbon-fiber composite steering wheel that provides pace-feedback control to the driver-Conducted in-depth research and virtual testing on Eco-friendly composite materials- Actively contributed in various competitions within the Shell Eco Marathon Virtual League. Show less

  • Aerodynamics Head

    Jun 2022 - May 2023

  • Aerodynamicist

    Dec 2020 - May 2022
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  SOLTECH | Finding Solutions

  Oct 2021 - Nov 2021

  Intern

  -Created detailed CAD models of breadboard circuits using Autodesk Fusion 360 to visualize electronic designs.-Produced photorealistic renderings of the circuits to facilitate clear communication with clients, team members, and stakeholders.-Collaborated closely with electrical engineers and design teams to ensure accurate representation of circuits.-Contributed to the development of visually appealing and informative product documentation.-Developed and maintained a comprehensive library of CAD models for various circuit components, improving efficiency and consistency in future projects. Show less

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  INMAS, Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)

  May 2022 - Jul 2022

  Summer Intern

  Advisor- Dr. PC Gupta (Scientist ‘F’)-Conceptualized a novel medical evacuation device for safely evacuating non-ambulatory patients from multi-storeyed buildings with narrow staircases.-Utilized Autodesk Fusion 360 to create comprehensive CAD models of the evacuation chair, ensuring ergonomic design and user safety.-Conducted extensive hand calculations and employed a suite of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) techniques in Ansys, including static, dynamic, topology optimization, and modal analysis, to determine the optimal material and dimensions for the structural members. Show less

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  Fluid Mechanics Research Group, DTU

  Aug 2022 - now

  Undergraduate Researcher

  -Worked on problems involving external aerodynamic flows over airfoils, turbines, and ground vehicles.-Developed parametric workflows for conducting multi-parameter metaheuristic optimization studies and accelerated them through the use of Deep learning-based surrogate models.-Presented papers in reputed conferences and submitted papers in well-known journals.-Collaborated with Masters and Ph.D. students and taught junior members the required computational tools for conducting research. Show less

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  University of Nottingham

  Feb 2023 - Jun 2023

  Research Intern

  Advisor- Dr. Kuldeep Singh-Worked on analyzing flow physics and improving the performance of Vertical Axis Darrieus turbines.-Numerically studied the effect of Tubercles found on the flippers of humpback whales on the leading edge of the VAWT.-Conducted a comprehensive analysis of the near blade and wake flow features in a sinusoidally pitching 3-bladed VAWT and a fixed pitching VAWT and also the effect of vortex impingement of the upstream blades on the downstream blades.• Utilized Scale Resolving CFD simulations with hybrid RANS-LES models like SAS and DES turbulence models for analyzing coherent structures and compared them qualitatively and quantitatively against experimental PIV data.• In addition, wrote scripts using Python to post-process unsteady data generated from probes located near the turbine and the wake and used tools like FFT to determine the frequency of vortex shedding and radial plots for analyzing torque variation. Show less

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  University of Birmingham

  May 2023 - now

  Research Intern

  Advisor- Dr. Chandan Bose - Working at the Bio FSI Research Group in the domain of biomimicry to improve the performance of Micro Air Vehicles.- Developed a Fluid Solid Interaction (FSI) workflow with open-source tools like Openfoam, Calculix, and preCICE.- Conducted research on avian wings-inspired flaps for improving the stall performance of airfoils and the findings were presented at the UK Fluids conference, University of Glasgow, October 2023.- Studied the effect of spatial and temporal variation in flexibility on mitigating dynamic stall in airfoils at low Reynolds numbers undergoing combined pitching and heaving motion. Show less