Manoj Kumar Suresh

1. Working on establishing a proper workflow methodology for customers to co-simulate 3D CFD/FEM/thermal models with 1D/0D system models for automotive HVAC applications. 2. Improved the simulation model of a validation project for a battery cooling system and reduced the maximum temperature deviations. 3. Learned new tools (Dymola, Abaqus) in a short timeframe with the help of a strong network of colleagues.

Title: Modelling and Simulation of CO2 Evaporation based Battery Cooling System for Electric Vehicles 1. Modelling of cooling channels for water and refrigerant based coolants. 2. Established workflows to initialize the passenger cabin thermal comfort simulation from the simulation results of an HVAC system. 3. Proposed an integrated refrigeration circuit for CO2 based battery cooling system and the vehicle air conditioning system. 4. Performed validation for the CO2 evaporation with experimental results.

1. Modeled and simulated CFD and heat transfer models for battery thermal management and vehicle air conditioning. 2. Performed various CAD modelling, geometry clean ups and meshing complex geometries. 3. Optimized cooling plate design based on the simulation results. 4. Earned high exposure towards high performance and parallel computing with Linux operating system. 5. Developed scripts and tools using Python to complete various repetitive process. Tools: ANSA, OpenFOAM, Python, CATIA, ANSYS

Title: Development of 3D Finite Difference Code for Decaying Turbulence and Implementation of QUICK Scheme 1. Developed a FORTRAN code to solve 3D Navier-Stokes Equation for decaying turbulence using DNS. 2. Discretization using Finite Difference Method. 3. Implemented FISHPACK to solve the elliptic partial differential equations. 4. Modified and Implemented QUICK interpolation scheme into FDM. 5. Carried out comparison studies between implemented QUICK scheme with conventional CDS and Upwind schemes.

1. Developed a Python code to calculate the basic hydrostatic parameters of any ship hull with its STL format given as an input for user configured drafts. 2. Designed and analyzed (FEM) an electro-thermal actuator using ANSYS. 3. Designed and analyzed the turbulent flow through an aircraft exhaustion duct using CATIA V5 and OpenFOAM. 4. Performed and compared a series of RANS simulations for flow over a step with experimental data to assess the numerical efficiency of the numerical schemes.

Computational Methods in Fluid Dynamics, Modelling of Turbulence, High Performance Computing, Analysis of Partial Differential Equations, Numerical Mathematics, Information Technology and Communication in Ship Design.