Michael Vinodh Raj Navamani Pushparaj

1) Designed and implemented Python- and PowerINSIGHT-based automation workflows for multiple CFD applications, reducing report generation time by 20% and improving engineering productivity through standardized post-processing. 2) Built standardized post-processing templates and reporting workflows now used across multiple project teams, enabling engineers to generate simulation-ready reports within hours instead of days.

1) Delivered full-vehicle aerodynamic simulations in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ across passenger cars, SUVs, hatchbacks, and BEVs, directly supporting aerodynamic development decisions. 2) Prepared production ready vehicle models in ANSA — surface/geometry cleanup, virtual wind tunnel setup — ensuring robust, high-quality meshes. 3) Evaluated Cd, lift, pressure distribution, wake flow, and cooling airflow at 130 km/h virtual wind tunnel conditions, feeding results into design trade-off discussions.

1) Conducted high-fidelity combustion simulations of near-extinction diffusion flames using the in-house ALYA multiphysics solver on the MareNostrum high-performance computing (HPC) system. 2) Applied the Flamelet combustion approach to investigate flame stability and extinction behaviour in gas turbine combustion 3) Developed Python scripts and ParaView workflows to automate post-processing, data extraction, and scientific visualization, reducing manual analysis effort and improving reporting efficiency.

1) Developed three-dimensional combustion models of pellet stoves using ANSYS Fluent with a pressure- based solver, k-ω SST turbulence model, and finite-rate chemistry to investigate combustion behaviour. 2) Adapted and integrated existing C-based User-Defined Functions (UDFs) into the 3D CFD model, enabling accurate implementation of pyrolysis and oxidation source terms and boundary conditions.

1) Developed 2D CFD models in ANSYS Fluent to investigate cooling airflow circulation within selective laser melting (SLM) systems and support thermal management improvements. 2) Analyzed airflow distribution and gas circulation characteristics to support optimization of the shielding gas system, contributing to improved print quality and approximately 5% increase in production throughput.

Aerodynamics Combustion Detonation Flight Dynamics Fluid Mechanics Heat Transfer Numerical Methods Propulsion Radiation Radiation in Semi Transparent media Rocket Propulsion Turbulence Turbulence heat transfer Turbulent Combustion