Nationality: Indian Current Location: Ahmedabad, India

e-mail:- tapanshah001@gmail.com Contact Number: (0)7575086430

TAPAN KAUSHIKBHAI SHAH

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

As a capable and experienced CFD engineer, I am very good at creating CAD models and

generating mesh keeping in mind the CFD application and computational limitations. I am

also capable of processing and documenting the results and creating visualizations of the

same to make a clear understanding of the physics involved in the study at hand, and provide

suggestions regarding improvements in the designs.

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

2013-2014 Master of Science at Cranfield University, UK

Computational Fluid dynamics

Core subjects included Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer, Grid Generation,

Numerical Methods, Compressible flows, Incompressible flows, Turbulence

Modelling, High Performance Computing, Environmental flows, and CFD for

Aerospace.

Dissertation: “Truck Front Optimization Using Advanced CFD Methods”

Feb, 2014 to Sept, 2014: DAF Trucks, Netherlands

The MSc. thesis work was performed in coordination with requirements provided by

DAF Trucks, Netherlands. The aim of the work was to obtain an optimized truck front

shape using CFD methods based on previous work, and implement the front shape in a

full tractor- trailer truck configuration, and evaluate the flow in vicinity of the truck.

Roles and Responsibilities

Creation of CAD models with different leading edges, and generating mesh.

Selection of boundary conditions based the type of simulation and validation.

Computation and processing of the results including the validation with existing

experimental results.

Documentation of the examination and providing suggestions regarding the

aerodynamic efficiency of the truck based on the leading edge shape

2008-2012 Bachelor of Engineering at Manipal University, India

Aeronautical Engineering

Core subjects included Mathematics, Fluid mechanics, Aerodynamics, Computational

Fluid Dynamics, Aeroelasticity, Helicopter Engineering, Finite Element Analysis,

Computer Aided Design, High speed Aerodynamics, Structures, and Manufacturing

Methods, Avionics and Control systems.

Dissertation: “Calculation of Aerodynamics coefficients for Airship envelops”

Nationality: Indian Current Location: Ahmedabad, India

Contact Number: (0)7575086430

References will be provided on request

Jan, 2012 – May, 2012: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Worked as a research Intern at Aerospace Engineering Department. The project dealt with

Aerodynamic analysis of bluff bodies with the help of OPENFOAM (Open source

software) and Fluent.

Roles and Responsibilities

✓ Generation of CAD models for airship envelopes with help of CATIA, Meshing them in

GAMBIT, and aerodynamic analysis in Ansys Fluent and OpenFoam.

✓ Comparison of various parameters like drag, lift and moment for various envelopes.

✓ Create prototypes on demo based 3D prototyping printer.

Publication resulting from work

✓ A.Kanoria, R.Pant, T.Shah. “Conceptual Sizing and Design of Lenticular Aerostat”. 9th

International Airship Convention, Ashford, England. 20th - 23th June 2012.

1998-2008 ISC and ICSE at Eklavya Education Foundation, India

ISC-2008: Key subjects included Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and English.

ICSE 2006: 8 Subjects

COMPUTER SKILLS

Software and Languages: Star-CCM+, Ansys FLUENT, OpenFoam, ICEM CFD, Gambit,

Salome, Paraview, Tecpot 360, FORTRAN, and Matlab

Operating Systems: Windows, Linux and MAC OS

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

July, 2012 to Sept, 2013: Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar

Worked as a Project Associate on a National Innovation Foundation, Government of India

funded research project which dealt with CFD analysis of a windmill design.

Roles and Responsibilities

✓ Generation of CAD model and mesh for complicated Wind turbine geometries.

✓ Application of suitable boundary conditions

✓ Computation and processing of unsteady flow physics using commercial as well as open

source codes.

✓ Documentation of the results and preparation of progress reports, presentations and

publication.

Publications resulting from work

✓ R. Prasad, T.Shah, M.Damodaran. “Computational Modeling of Design of Low Cost

Windmills for Sustainable Energy Applications in the Rural Sector”. The 14th Asian

Congress of Fluid Mechanics, Vietnam. 5-19 October, 2013.

✓T.Shah, R.Prasad, M.Damodaran. “Computational Modeling of Wind Energy Systems”.

The Eighth Asia-Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering, Chennai, India, Dec 2013.