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Zagreb, Croatia

• Conducting airflow analysis using CFD simulations to analyze and optimize the airflow within data center facilities• Thermal management: Evaluation of the thermal performance of data center components (servers, cooling systems and racks) to ensure optimal heat dissipation and prevent overheating• Rack layout optimization using CFD simulations to optimize the placement of server racks within the data center, considering factors such as airflow patterns, hotspots and energy efficiency• Cooling system design: Design and optimization of the cooling infrastructurefor data centers, including the selection of appropriate cooling technologies (e.g., air-based, liquid-based, or hybrid systems) based on CFD analysis and energy efficiency considerations• Heat and fire spread analysis using CFD simulations to evaluate the spread of heat and re within the data center. Also, spread of chemical species is taken into consideration• Data center noise analysis: sound pressure and vibro-acoustic calculations using Finite Element Method approach• Design and development of mechanical components for new data center solutions in 5G and Edge data center applications• Development of schematic, manufacturing and assembly drawings• Development of FAT, SAT procedures, manufacturing and maintenance manuals• Calculation of loading capacities and resistances of mechanical components and joints (welded, bolted, riveted...) using hand calculations and Finite Element Method approach• Sales support - solution development, quotations and solution presentations tocustomers

• Design of new ventilation and cooling concepts for synchronous and asynchronous motors and generators,• Numerical modelling of incompressible and weakly compressible turbulent flows with heat transfer (including conjugate heat transfer calculations) in rotating machinery using different techniques (MRF, SRF, Mixing plane, Sliding mesh...),• Development and implementation of lumped parameter models for fast estimation of heat transfer and flow quantities in electrical machines,• Validation of the results obtained by the numerical caluclations in respect to the measurements during Factory acceptance tests • Design of the axial and the centrifugal fans from the scratch,• Creating of the presentations and the reports for the costumers

Zagreb, Croatia

• Conceptual design of fired and non-fired pressurized equipment with extensive use of numerical modelling (combustion calculations with the modelling of non-premixed turbulent flames, conjugate heat transfer calculations including radiative heat transfer modelling, gas side pressure drop calculations, pollutant emission estimations, species transport and multiphase flows),• Detailed mechanical design with the creation of technical drawings,• Creation of quality control plans for the manufacturing process, • Creation of welding plans with the testing scope (NDT) according to EN 12952,• Creation of technical documentation for the fabrication of cooling stacks (BOF) for steel making plants• Creation of Design approval documentation according to PED 2014/68/EU,• Supervision on construction sites during erection of new and reconstruction of existing large scale power plants,• Comissioning of a steam boilers with its auxillary systems with both air cooled and water cooled vacuum condensers• Creation of Instructions for maintenance, handling and safe operation

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Mechanical Engineering

Master Of Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering