Akash Shyamsunder

- Conducted detailed analytical and numerical analysis of the gear broaching process, predicting cutting forces with more than 80% accuracy. - Employed a coupled Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) and FEM approach for explicit dynamics simulation using LS-DYNA. - Utilized ANSYS to simulate workpiece deformation based on cutting forces and validated simulated deformations with actual workpiece measurements.

- Developed a Python-based add-on application for ANSYS ACT, enhancing performance and reliability in comparing ANSYS modal analysis results with experimental modal analysis. - Integrated key features into the application, including mode shape correlation using the MAC (Modal Assurance Criterion) and achieved 0.7 MAC. - Significantly improved the GUI of the ANSYS add-on tool, making it more user-friendly and efficient for end-users to conduct and interpret modal analyses.

- Developed discrete event simulation models and frameworks in Python for optimizing material handling processes. - Created 2D and 3D animations for a Crane Simulation. - Performed code refactoring and applied object-oriented programming to enhance codebase readability and maintainability.

• Developed and executed CFD simulations in ANSYS to model the thermofluid behavior of hydraulic pump components, focusing on fluid flow, pressure distribution, and conjugate heat transfer. • Analyzed fluid-structure interaction to identify critical areas with high thermal stresses, leading to a recommended design modification that reduced peak temperatures by 15%. • Achieved a 90% correlation between simulation predictions and experimental data from tribometer testing.