Nikhil Bhat Email & Phone Number

Singapore

As Principal Consultant at Broadtech Engineering Pte. Ltd., I lead and manage consultancy projects in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Finite Element Analysis (FEA). My speciality includes HVAC performance, heat transfer, aerodynamic and hydrodynamic drag, multiphysics behaviour, fluid-structure interaction, structural strength calculation, composite material analysis, and shock wave propagation. To achieve project objectives, I assist clients in understanding the business impact of their engineering design decisions. I understand their requirements and prepare formal project proposals and quotations. Additionally, I develop and deliver training courses on CFD and FEA, lead and manage project teams, and manage client expectations.My key contributions and achievements include developing in-house CFD models to test ventilation and wind-driven rain performance to ensure building compliance with BCA green mark standards, developing in-house FEA models to comply with RMOS standards for the Marine Industry, creating a FEA methodology for Implicit Dynamics Crash Test modelling for military vehicle applications, adhering to SAE J2422 standards, and developing FEA models to calculate static and fatigue loading, evaluate bolted connections, and comply with EN 12663 and VDI 2230 standards. I have also developed customized in-house training materials for CFD and FEA, covering various industries such as Marine and Offshore, Composite Material Analysis, and Ventilation and Wind-driven Rain models.Notable projects I have managed include FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF FASSMER 5.9M GRP LIFEBOAT, FEA analysis of a CLD mounting bracket using VDI 2230 standards, Air Flow Simulation in ventilation grower Turnhout, Dryer Design Evaluation for Disc Media Drying Process, IceRink Air flow simulation, and Design and analysis of a floating PV (Photo Voltaic) system.

Singapore

As an R&D Engineer at the Centre of Innovation – Marine and Offshore Technology (COI-MOT) from June 2011 to April 2019, I led multi-year consultancy and R&D projects. I supervised final-year student projects, guiding team members in conducting experiments in a lab environment. My responsibilities included proposal development, funding application, project management, and data collection and generation. I also created CAD drawings, conducted CFD and mechanical structural analysis, and drew conclusions from quantitative and qualitative analysis.I contributed to successfully completing the 3-year research project on energy-efficient ship design, which received the Top Project Award in the Singapore Maritime Institute Research Competition 2016 and a patent for "A Hull Appendage" (WO/2013/162474). My other achievements included publishing research findings in the "Journal of Ship Research" and presenting at the International Conference on Marine Technology for a 3-year project on drag reduction of ships through the development of an air lubrication technique. Additionally, I developed in-house course materials for CFD in the Marine and Offshore Industry and received the Staff Excellence Award 2015 for Community Service and Engagement.

Singapore

• As Research Specialist, led multi-year R&D projects worth 6-figure grants at the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Managed 1 design and development officer across end-to-end process.• Supervising final-year student projects, defining project scopes, teaching practical research methodologies, and advising on project direction for 2 students a year.SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROJECTS• Drove 3-year research project as lead investigator on project to design a high-performance air bearing surface, funded by MOE. The project continued to receive commercial interest from a technology matchmaker company in Japan as recently as 2018.For my full Research Specialist CV, please email me at bhat_nikhil@yahoo.com

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Air Bearing Design, Optimising Of Air Bearings, Fea Analysis Of Air Bearings

Master Of Science - Ms, Computer Integrated Manufacturing And Management

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Production Engineering