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What makes me a Potential Candidate!

Introduction

I am a Mechanical Engineer with specialization in Thermals and Fluids. I have 3+ years of research experience and 2+ year of professional experience in the field. I have worked as CFD Application Engineer wherein I have provided technical support to the clients for their real-life simulation needs. I have hands on experience in using CFD softwares such as ANSYS, Star CCM+.

I have done my masters in mechanical engineering from University of Cincinnati. My graduate thesis involves modeling and parametric study of thermal energy storage. I have developed a MATLAB code for two-dimensional numerical simulation model. During the course of my academic career, I have also worked as a graduate research assistant at UC Simulation Center (Procter & Gamble Collaboration). I was responsible for developing CFD models, performing simulations and doing analysis for different consumer products.

Skills

CAD : ANSYS Space Claim, Catia V5, Solidworks, AutoCAD

CFD : ANSYS Fluent, STAR-CCM+, ANSYS Icepak

Programming : MATLAB, Python

Data visualization & post processing : CFD post, EnSight

OS : Linux, Windows

Other : Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Ansys Workbench, Familiar with HPC

Certification : Ansys Fluent, CATIA V5 and Six Sigma (Green Belt)

Licenses : Engineer In Training (EIT)

Master’s Thesis

Parametric study of a thermal energy storage module coupled with a heat exchanger Aug 2017 - March 2021

  • A high-performance TES unit encapsulated with lithium nitrate trihydrate as a phase change material is used for the study

  • Two-dimensional numerical simulation model is developed using MATLAB. The finite control volume technique is used to solve transient heat transfer and energy balance equations

  • Temporal and spatial behavior of numerical data are validated against experimental data

  • Study determines effects of parameters like flow rate and overall heat transfer coefficient on the performance of TES unit

Honors & Awards

ANSYS Art of Simulation Competition

Declared winner for ‘Fluids’ category in ANSYS ‘Art of Simulation Competition 2020’

P&G Simulation Technology Scholarship Spring 2020

This scholarship is awarded to one of the amazing students who has excelled and made many accomplishments while being a key member of UC Simulation Center team

Univeristy Graduate Scholarship

Yearly scholarship for academic performance from Fall 2017 to Fall 2020

P&G Tuition

Full tuition fee support from Fall 2017 to Fall 2020

Deserve Scholarship

Selected as 1 of 25 international students in the 2019-2020 Deserve Scholarship Sweepstakes

Recommendations

Melissa Ryan, Program Director at UC Simulation Center Relationship: Directly reported to her

Rituja is a hard worker who strives to do her best work as well as be a good person, co-worker and leader. She has been working on CFD projects and has developed many CFD models that have been a major asset to her P&G mentor. Rituja is well-spoken, kind and has a great attitude about learning and a positive work ethic

James Ochoa, Vice President - Sales at KETIV Technologies Inc. Relationship: Manager

Rituja is very creative and approaches her challenges with an open mind and willing to take input from others. Rituja engages with customers and colleagues in a very collaborative fashion and never hesitates to get clarity on goals or intent. Needless to say, Rituja is an excellent engineer and would be an asset to any organization.

Snigdha Sarkar, Senior CFD Application Engineer at KETIV Technologies Inc. Relationship: Co-worker

I had the pleasure of working with Rituja during her time as a CFD Application Engineer at KETIV Technologies. In this role, Rituja was responsible for assisting me with pre-sales activities such as technical discovery calls, product presentations, software benchmarking, and evaluation for ANSYS CFD products. She also handled post-sales technical support requests wherein she resolved customer queries and gave them simulation guidance. Rituja proved to be a highly driven individual who was able to apply strong CFD fundamentals and analytical skills for solving engineering challenges of varying complexities. With her diligence, attention to detail, and positive can-do attitude, Rituja quickly became a valuable team member at KETIV. From a technical standpoint, she helped our customers with particle flow (DPM and DEM), conjugate heat transfer, non-reacting species transport, and multiphase flow simulations. She is proficient in using tools such as Ansys Fluent, Workbench, SpaceClaim, Ensight, and Discovery. Rituja will surely be an asset to any engineering team, and thus, I strongly recommend her for all future roles.

Academics and Learnings

Education

University of Cincinnati, College of Engineering and Applied Science, Cincinnati, OH March 2021

Master of Science in Mechnical Engineering GPA: 3.6/4

Major courses: Convection Heat Transfer, Viscous Fluid Flow, HVAC Design, Numerical Methods for Aerospace Fluid Mechanics, CFD

Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Nagpur, India May 2017

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering CGPA: 8.35/10

Research Experience

UC Modeling and Simulation Center (P&G Collaboration) Aug 2018 - March 2021

Graduate Research Assistant (CFD)

  • Developed CFD research projects by P&G involving steady and transient flow analysis, turbulence modeling, multi-component species transport modeling, and particle dispersion simulation of different consumer products

  • Analyzed effects of parameters like diffusivity, particle diameter, and saturation pressures on evaporation rate of the particle

  • Software used: Ansys Fluent, Spaceclaim, Ensight

Thermal - Fluid and Thermal Processing Laboratory (TFTPL) May 2018 - Jul 2018

Graduate Assistant

  • Performed CFD analysis of particle simulation for aerosol flow in rotating drum dustiness tester, a project by ‘NIOSH’

  • Results for transient flow analysis and lagrangian particle tracking for different particle diameters were evaluated

  • Software used - Ansys Fluent and Star CCM+

Academic Projects

Thermal Analysis Of Heat Sinks With Different Fin Configurations Aug 2020 - Oct 2020

  • Evaluated effects of forced convection cooling in heat sinks with square pin fin, inline circular pin fin, staggered circular pin fin and rectangular interrupted pin fin using Ansys Icepak

  • It is observed that optimum cooling is achieved when heat sink with square pin fin configurations is used for the given system

2018 Integrated Sustainable Building Design Competition by ASHRAE Aug 2017 - May 2018

  • The project involved calculating heating and cooling loads, HVAC system selection, design calculations and selection of proper building material to achieve sustainable building under the given budget

Analysis of offset strip fin heat exchanger Jan 2018 - Apr 2018

  • Performed 3D simulations for air flow in offset strip fin heat exchanger with periodic boundary conditions using Ansys Fluent

  • The results obtained were compared with the correlations by Manglik and Bergles

Study on mixing enhancement in a rectangular channel by pitching a square cylinder Jan 2018 - Apr 2018

  • Devised a CFD model to enhance mixing of fluid in a rectangular channel by pitching a square cylinder using Ansys Fluent

  • Reviewed results for flow behavior in cases with low Reynold’s number and different locations of the cylinder in the channel

Numerical analysis of pipe flow Aug 2017 - Dec 2017

  • Studied flow behavior of water in a rectangular channel with no-slip boundary conditions at the wall

  • Performed CFD simulations for laminar and turbulent flow in the channel using Ansys Fluent

  • Analyzed results for output velocity profile and velocity contours

Study of heat transfer enhancement using active and passive methods Aug 2017 - Dec 2017

  • Literature review on active and passive heat transfer enhancement techniques

  • Detailed study on heat transfer enhancement using dimpled tubes

  • Comparison of dimpled tubes with other passive enhancement methods(corrugated tubes, cylindrical groove surface tubes, smooth tube)

  • Effect of various parameters (dimple height, dimple pitch, dimple orientation, etc) on heat transfer coefficient

Study project on Carbon Capture and Storage Technology Jan 2015 - Mar 2015

  • The work focused on detailed study of capturing waste carbon dioxide using methods like Post-Combustion, Oxyfuel Combustion and Pre-Combustion and how captured carbon dioxide will contribute to climate change

Publications and Conferences

Work Experience

Professional Work Experience

Rondo Energy March 2022 - Present

Thermal Engineer

  • Perform CFD and thermal analysis for components and subsystems, recommend improvements and optimize product functionality

  • Responsible to generate, troubleshoot, correlate and report results generated from CFD simulations for different versions of Rondo Heat Battery

KETIV Technologies Inc. May 2021 - Feb 2022

CFD Application Engineer

  • Worked on projects involving modeling, analyzing scenarios with steady, transient analysis, species transport and particle modelling

  • Responsible to generate, troubleshoot, correlate and report results generated from CFD simulations

  • Provide the customer with technical support and help them resolve their doubts and simulations for real-life applications

Internship Experience

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd May 2016 - June 2016
Summer Intern

  • Resolved slipping of VTU assembly during torquing by contributing to idea change in ‘VTU Base Support’ in the Hydraulics plant

  • Modified ‘Testing Bed’ by designing an additional fitment to fix the VTU at its position while torquing using Ansys

  • Observed all the mechanical processes being carried out on the assembly line in transmission and hydraulics plant

  • Software used: CATIA V5 and ANSYS Workbench

Always seeking Challenges!

Continuing my journey in the field of thermals and fluids, I am excited to apply my knowledge and skills in the industry which will help me to grow professionally and personally. I seek roles with challenges and which allows me to learn and explore various analysis and modeling methods in the field of thermal and fluid sciences.

My field of Expertise includes:

CAD Modeling

CFD Modeling

Thermal and Fluid Analysis

Contact details:

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Thankyou for the consideration. I appreciate your time devoted to my candidature. I look forward to hearing from you. Any feedback are most welcome! I would certainly want to know on how can I continue to improve my profile and build a career in the field of Mechnical Engineering.

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