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Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland

Co-founder cum content creator for this pun-based venture; currently having over 90000 followers across social media platforms. Previous notable collaborations include Google Inc., Fully Filmy, Motta Maadi Music, NIT-Trichy. Invited to judge several stand-up comedy, improv competitions across Tamil Nadu.Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/punpaadu

Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway

As a visiting researcher, I worked with Prof. Mohamed Hamdy and his team to acquire the skill of developing a Model Predictive Controller for a building model, exploiting its energy flexibility potential. This mobility was carried out as a part of the FlexiB: Integration of building flexibility into future energy systems project, funded by the Academy of Finland.

Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland

Topic: Seawater heat recovery by utilisation of phase change heat of ice-slurry 1. Identification of the best-suited ice slurry generation method that, in combination with heat pumps, would enable the extraction of heat from seawater ~0°C and recompense for the deficit of ~300 MW of District Heat created by decommissioning of a coal CHP plant at Salmisaari.2. Modelling of the system in a process simulation software package - Aspen Plus3. Studying the associated rheological characteristics involved in the transport of the generated ice slurry back into the sea Funded by: Helen OyAdvisors: Ari Seppälä, Aleksi Barsk (Aalto University), Jaakko Nummelin, Laura Korhonen (Helen Oy)Supervisors: Annukka Santasalo-Aarnio (Aalto University), Justin NingWei Chiu (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)

Espoo, Southern Finland, Finland

I worked on novel thermal storage material (CCM-A) under the guidance of Ari Seppälä and Annukka Santasalo-Aarnio of the Energy conversion research group. The work involved experimental investigation to help identify the critical cooling rate for crystallisation of CCM-A. I studied how the addition of graphite nanoparticles will impact the crystallisation using a DSC analysis as well. In addition, I also studied the influence of roughness of the additive on the crystallisation.

Chennai Area, India

Under the guidance of Dr. Kumaresan Vellaisamy, Associate Professor, I worked on developing phase change materials having good heat transfer characteristics for thermal energy storage application, eliminating undesirable effects such as subcooling by using nanofluids. Investigated the solidification characteristics of water dispersed with the natural graphite flake additives at various concentrations in a spherical encapsulation for various parameters such as water bath temperature and the size of the capsule. I also developed a numerical model using COMSOL Multiphysics for the same.

Held the position of PR Manager of this international student organization whose purpose is to promote space exploration and development through educational and engineering projects. During my tenure of 1 year, starting August 2016 built a good rapport with PR Managers of SEDS USA, Canada and acquired various sponsorship deals for SEDS India.

Thiruvananthapuram Area, India

Numerical simulation and instability analysis of the discharge process in a thermocline based Thermal Energy Storage System (TES) were performed under the guidance of Dr. Manu K Vasudevan, Associate Professor. The major objective of this project is to design a molten salt-based thermocline tank and to identify the optimal geometry of inlet and to minimize the thickness of the thermocline formed. The Thermal energy storage tank was modelled in ANSYS Design Modeler and the thermocline formed during various inlet conditions was analyzed using ANSYS FluentFrom November - December 2017, I used Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to investigate numerically the thermal stratification phenomena in a double thermal storage tank. I also studied the early times of the discharging process which tend to have a significant effect on the thermal mixing and the associated energy losses.

Doctor Of Science (Technology), Energy Technology

Master Of Science - Ms (Hons.), Innovative Sustainable Energy Engineering, 4.67/5

MJ2475 Theory & methodology of science in energy research (6 ECTS) MJ2413 Energy Environment (6 ECTS) MJ2383 Energy System Economics.

Master Of Science - Ms (Hons.), Innovative Sustainable Energy Engineering, 4.79/5

Coursework: PHYS-C6370: Fundamentals of New Energy Sources (5 ECTS) TU-C2090: Starting Up (2 ECTS) 31E01310: Energy and Environmental.

Bachelor Of Technology (Hons), Mechanical Engineering, 8.814/10

Thesis Topic: Phase change characteristics of PCM for Cool Thermal Energy Storage application

High School, Computer Science, 94%

Activities and Societies: Quiz Club, Book Readers Club, Kabbadi Team