Ing. Vinayak Krishnan

• Low-cost sensor lab performance tests and selection for monitoring IAQ (1 Research paper in review process) • Developing innovative design solutions for school air handling units • Management of all stakeholders within the university and industry to take the research to application • Field testing to identify the IAQ and Thermal Comfort problems in current school ventilation systems. Publications: “Evaluation of Ventilation situation in Dutch Schools using the QuickScan Method”, CLIMA 2022

• Preparing detailed documentation like test procedures and plans, setup design and manufacturing, calibration, conducting tests, and processing results for rocket launcher structures and solar arrays for space applications

• Undertook responsibility as an inventory manager, event organiser, admin and traffic controller

• Assisted the professor for practical sessions and correction of assignments

• Conducted CFD analysis using ANSYS Fluent to find the most optimum fluid flow pattern for achieving the highest heat transfer performance in a heat pipe • Suggested a simple correlation which was validated with CFD to predict the flow patterns

• Sizing, selection, costing and performance tests of mechanical equipment and appurtenances for large scale water and wastewater pumping stations and treatment plants • Developed P&ID's, hydraulic designs, general arrangement drawings, feasibility studies, data sheets and specifications at front end engineering design (FEED) stage

Projects: CFD, Wind tunnel experiment, Turbomachinery and Thermal equipment design. Courses: Advanced fluid dynamics, Thermodynamics for process and energy, Equipment for heat transfer, Gas turbines, Turbomachinery, Thermal power plants, Turbulence, Multiphase flows, Race car aerodynamics