Germán Ibarra Email & Phone Number

Cali, Co

Member of the CFD team focused on technical support, presales activities, consulting projects and content creation for the North American market. Certifications 2024:>Fluids Base Engineering Knowledge Technical> Fluids Base Product Knowledge Technical> Fluids Preprocessing

Colombia

Member of the Research team in the energy conversion and propulsion revolution (IMPETUS INDOMITUS) Area: Propulsion and energy generation systems. Current research: Optimization and improvement of hydrokinetic turbines, small hydro turbines, wind turbines and new concepts. * WIPO Patent: WO/2014/194871* Paper in preparation Previous: Research Team in Aerospace development and Exploration (IDEXA) March 2019 - July 2020 Ibarra G, Tiago G. (2019). Use of Design Of Experiments to optimize a low-cost hydrokinetic turbine blade based on CFD. Proceedings of the IV Latin American Hydropower and Systems Meeting (Sep 16th-20th, Medellín: Colombia).

Bogota,D.C., Capital District, Colombia

Account development and technical support for companies throughout Ibero-America in product development, failure analysis, and compliance with international standards using structural simulation (FEA) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Beneficiary companies span various sectors, including biomechanics, naval, aeronautics, Oil & Gas, consulting, industrial equipment, appliances, energy, and mining, among others.Achievements: * Annual license renewals with a primary focus on customer service quality (follow-up and technical support)* Participation (author) in the international Ansys Mechanical Summit 2023

Colombia

Project: Finite Element Analysis of a structure under confidential agreement with SAHAR Group (Miami FL, USA).Duties: Finite Element Analysis of the subassemblies to meet the strenght requirements.Accomplishments: Support in the redesign of given components.

Guadalajara De Buga (Colombia)

In charge of lecturing for the Electromechanical Engineering, Electromechanical Technology, and Industrial Electromechanical Maintenance Technology programs. Formulation, supervision, and assessment of final projects regarding equipment design, pumping and power generation systems. Coordinator of research activities for other faculty members.Achievements:* Improve the learning process by updating and modernizing class contents and lab guides* Research promotion (organized events) and paper publication in events and journals

Colombia

Research project focused on developing a methodology for the reconstruction and optimization of Pelton buckets for a 2.8 MW turbine, using optimization based on neural networks and genetic algorithms. Customer: EPSA ESP (CELSIA), Research Group on Fatigue and Surfaces (GIFS), School of Mechanical Engineering. Paper in submission.Achievements:* Runner verification and optimization using numerical (CFD) and novel optimization techniques* Redesign of the eroded bucket for welding repair (new templates)* Experimental efficiency of the new runner aligned with the optimization results* Paper published: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960148124010012

Distrito De Brno-Město, República Checa

CFD modeling of the vortex rope in the draft tube of a Francis turbine and the mitigation study through water injection. Assessment of technical viability of each scenario.Achievements:* Knowledge generation* Research paper published (https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201818002090)

Stage II – Project: Development of a novel low-head hydraulic machine for energy generation. Technology Readiness Level 6. Choosing the appropriate installation site, mechanical design and assembly of the real scale prototype, Structural Analysis (FEA), methods to install the device within the water channel (plans and procedures), assessment of the channel flow with the hydraulic machine in place (CFD).Achievements:* Assessment of project feasibility and technical recommendations for a cost-effective implementation

Colombia

Stage I – Project: Development of a novel low-head hydraulic machine for energy generation. Technology Readiness Level 4 and 5. Mechanical design, manufacturing & assembly drawings and procedures, Test rig design and calibration, experimental testing and presentation of results & findings.Achievements:* Project funding attainment for the project during a business round* Knowledge generation, cost-effective study for similar technologies, paper in progress (2023)* Patent WO/2014/194871 granted by WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)

Colombia

Fellowship Program for Young Researchers and Innovators "Virginia Gutiérrez de Pineda". Project: Design of a water tunnel with efficient pumping strategies for hydraulic turbine and small underwater vehicle testing. Design procedures and modeling (CFD). Internship at the Energy Conversion Research Group (Convergia), Universidad del Valle.Achievements:* Knowledge generation* Research paper published (https://doi.org/10.25100/iyc.v15i1.2627)

Universidad Del Valle (Colombia)

Update and improvement of administrative procedures, technical services for the industry, and lab guidelines. Providing support to both, undergraduate and postgraduate students.Achievements:* Enhanced visibility and organization of the laboratory both internally and externally to the university* Services offered to the industry: calibration of currentmeters and hydrostatic pressure tests on tanks and hoses

M.Sc.Eng. Energy Engineering, Exploration And Rational Use Of Natural Resources And Energy

Activities and Societies: Renewable Energy Study Group (GEER) Brazilian Reference Center in Small Hydro Power (CERPCH)* Design.

Mechanical Engineer, Fluid Mechanics And Hydraulic Machines, 4.16 / 5.00

Activities and Societies: Group in Fluid DynamicsExperimentation in Fluid Mechanics; Test stands: water tunnel, wind tunnel, hydraulic.