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Page 1 of 3 ARNAB ROY 732 Timberline Apartments Morgantown, WV 26505 Cell: (860) 634-3074 Email: [email protected] / [email protected] SUMMARY PhD in mechanical engineering with 4+ years of R&D experience working directly with industry and national lab in combustion, CFD simulation and development of thermal management strategies for efficient cooling of gas turbine hot section components in power generation applications. EXPERTISE Performance Analysis, Pressure Gain Combustion, Gas Turbine, Heat Transfer, Stress Analysis, CFD Simulations, Design Optimization, Component Thermal Design, Renewable Energy. EDUCATION Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia May 2014 GPA = 3.86/4.0 M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut July 2010 GPA = 3.87/4.0 B.M.E., Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India July 2007 GPA = 8.65/10.0 EXPERIENCE Research Engineer-PGC, West Virginia University Research Corp., National Energy Technology Lab March 2016 – Present Quantify Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE) performance with detailed analysis of pressure, temperature, optical and emission measurements under various operating conditions. Support in design and development of next generation water cooled RDEs for steady operation. Develop strategies for RDE integration into a real gas turbine. Develop detailed numerical models of thermal management and equivalent reactor network analysis of an RDE for peak heat flux and accurate emission predictions respectively. R&D Engineer IV, URS Corp., National Energy Technology Lab May 2015 – Feb. 2016 Developed transient heat transfer model on Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE) combustor walls to predict metal temperature and heat flux for long duration operation using computational and analytical methods. Devised innovative methods to experimentally measure unsteady heat flux and surface temperature under high temperature environment including heat flux sensors, use of fiber optics based pyrometry techniques. Post-doctoral Research Associate, National Energy Technology Lab May 2014 – May 2015 Developed 1-D Chemical Reactor Network (CRN) models for fundamental understanding of Thermodynamics and Kinetics of the combustion processes in Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE). Designed experiments to explore Deflagration to Detonation Transition (DDT) under lean premixed conditions using fuels relevant to land based power generation. Research Associate, Virginia Tech Jan. 2014 – May 2014 Internal Cooling - Performed experiments (using Transient Liquid Crystal Technique) to quantify effects of rotation on heat transfer in a two pass channel with impingement at high Reynolds numbers. Instructor, Virginia Tech, Department of Mechanical Engineering Jan. 2014 – May 2014 Taught a full course Thermodynamics (ME 3124) to juniors (3 rd year undergraduate students). Graduate Research Assistant (PhD), Virginia Tech Aug. 2010 – Jan.2014 External Cooling of Hot Gas Path Components (Siemens Energy Inc.) Performed thermal characteristics analysis using Infrared (IR) thermal imaging technique incorporating advanced cooling designs for leakage flows and film cooling. Designed of innovative cooling configurations with two major objectives – platform heat load reduction and improve coolant coverage. Supported Siemens Energy team in development of thermal CFD simulation. Estimated the effects of physics based geometric optimization in order to reduce the thermal load
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ARNAB ROY 732 Timberline Apartments
Morgantown, WV 26505
Cell: (860) 634-3074
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
SUMMARY PhD in mechanical engineering with 4+ years of R&D experience working directly with industry and
national lab in combustion, CFD simulation and development of thermal management strategies for
efficient cooling of gas turbine hot section components in power generation applications.
EXPERTISE Performance Analysis, Pressure Gain Combustion, Gas Turbine, Heat Transfer, Stress Analysis, CFD
Simulations, Design Optimization, Component Thermal Design, Renewable Energy.
EDUCATION Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia May 2014
GPA = 3.86/4.0
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut July 2010
GPA = 3.87/4.0
B.M.E., Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India July 2007
GPA = 8.65/10.0
EXPERIENCE Research Engineer-PGC,
West Virginia University Research Corp., National Energy Technology Lab
March 2016 – Present
Quantify Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE) performance with detailed analysis of pressure,
temperature, optical and emission measurements under various operating conditions.
Support in design and development of next generation water cooled RDEs for steady operation.
Develop strategies for RDE integration into a real gas turbine.
Develop detailed numerical models of thermal management and equivalent reactor network
analysis of an RDE for peak heat flux and accurate emission predictions respectively.
R&D Engineer IV, URS Corp., National Energy Technology Lab May 2015 – Feb. 2016
Developed transient heat transfer model on Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE) combustor walls to
predict metal temperature and heat flux for long duration operation using computational and
analytical methods.
Devised innovative methods to experimentally measure unsteady heat flux and surface temperature
under high temperature environment including heat flux sensors, use of fiber optics based
pyrometry techniques.
Post-doctoral Research Associate, National Energy Technology Lab May 2014 – May 2015
Developed 1-D Chemical Reactor Network (CRN) models for fundamental understanding of
Thermodynamics and Kinetics of the combustion processes in Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE).
Designed experiments to explore Deflagration to Detonation Transition (DDT) under lean
premixed conditions using fuels relevant to land based power generation.
Research Associate, Virginia Tech Jan. 2014 – May 2014
Internal Cooling - Performed experiments (using Transient Liquid Crystal Technique) to quantify
effects of rotation on heat transfer in a two pass channel with impingement at high Reynolds
numbers.
Instructor, Virginia Tech, Department of Mechanical Engineering Jan. 2014 – May 2014 Taught a full course Thermodynamics (ME 3124) to juniors (3
rd year undergraduate students).
Graduate Research Assistant (PhD), Virginia Tech Aug. 2010 – Jan.2014
External Cooling of Hot Gas Path Components (Siemens Energy Inc.) Performed thermal characteristics analysis using Infrared (IR) thermal imaging technique
incorporating advanced cooling designs for leakage flows and film cooling.
Designed of innovative cooling configurations with two major objectives – platform heat load
reduction and improve coolant coverage.
Supported Siemens Energy team in development of thermal CFD simulation.
Estimated the effects of physics based geometric optimization in order to reduce the thermal load
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on the platform resulting in performance improvement.
Developed novel 1-D heat transfer data analysis algorithms/methods to extract key parameters
from experimental data.
Presented key findings on a bi-weekly basis to sponsors and in several international conferences.
Coal Gasification (Virginia Tech)
Developed a comprehensive, single-stage, two-phase, coal combustion CFD model of a dry-feed
entrained flow gasifier with coupled flow field, heat transfer and chemical reactions.
Graduate Research Assistant (MS), University of Connecticut Jan 2008 – July 2010
Transient CFD modeling of water transport in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells (UTC Power) Developed and validated a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell (PEFC) CFD model with experiments
under steady state and dynamic operating conditions.
Successfully modeled Purge Relaxation (Cold Start-up) phenomena in PEFC for the first time.
Management Trainee, Thermal Power Plant, CESC Limited, India July 2007 – Dec 2007
Reviewed Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID) for proposed Plant Layout, Technical
Specifications for Plant Equipment and interconnection with an existing 500MW facility.
Intern, Tata Motors Limited, India June 2006- July 2006
Proposed important energy saving protocols to improve the production capacity of front axles.
SOFTWARE
SKILLS
ANSYS – FLUENT, CFX, MECHANICAL, ICEM; OpenFOAM, COMSOL, SOLIDWORKS;
MATLAB, FORTRAN, TECPLOT, LABVIEW.
LEADERSHIP
ACTIVITIES Graduate Student Assembly (GSA) representative at the University Commission of Research,
Virginia Tech, 2011-2012
Judging committee lead, 27th
Annual GSA research symposium, Virginia Tech, 2011
Lead researcher in gas turbine propulsion group and mentored several MS and new PhD students.
Project management skills with extensive scheduling and defining short-term goals for team
members towards successful completion of all projects within stipulated deadlines.
HONORS &
AWARDS Selected as Co-Session Chair – Gas Turbine Heat Transfer for International Mechanical
Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE-2015) organized by American Society of
Mechanical Engineering (ASME), 2015.
Recipient of IGTI (International Gas Turbine Institute) ASME student scholarship award for
promising research in the field of Gas Turbine Propulsion, 2013.
Recipient of Travel award from Graduate Student Assembly (GSA), Virginia Tech to present
research paper at ASME Turbo Expo, San Antonio, Texas, 2013.
Recipient of Travel award from Graduate Student Assembly (GSA), Virginia Tech to present
research paper at 21st National & 10
th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, India,
2011.
Selected based on merit to attend Combustion Summer School, Princeton University (courses
on Combustion Chemistry and Laser Diagnostics applications in Combustion) organized by
Combustion Energy Frontier Research Center funded by Department of Energy, USA, 2011.
Recipient of Student Travel Award of $1000 and 1 yr. ECS membership from Electrochemical
Society to present research paper at 216th
Electrochemical Society Meeting, Vienna, 2009.
Recipient of Summer Research Fellowship (Summer 2008-2010) from Connecticut Global Fuel
Cell Center, University of Connecticut.
SELECTED
PUBLICATIONS
(Published: 17
In review: 4)
A Novel Transient Technique to Determine Recovery Temperature, Heat Transfer Coefficient,
and Film Cooling Effectiveness Simultaneously in a Transonic Turbine Cascade Xue Song, Arnab Roy, Wing F Ng, Srinath V Ekkad
Journal of Thermal Sciences and Engineering Applications, 7(1), 011016, 2015.
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Development of a Three-dimensional Transient Wall Heat Transfer Model of a Rotating
Detonation Combustor Arnab Roy, Clinton Bedick, Peter Strakey, Todd Sidwell, Don Ferguson, Andrew Sisler, Andrew
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54th
AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Paper no. AIAA 2016-0902, January 4-8, 2016, San
Diego, CA.
Unsteady Heat Transfer Analysis to Predict Combustor Wall Temperature in Rotating
Detonation Engine Arnab Roy, Peter Strakey, Todd Sidwell, Don Ferguson
Propulsion and Energy Forum, Paper no. AIAA 2015-4191, 51st AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint
Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, July 27-29, 2015, Orlando, FL.
A Physics Based Reactor Network Model of a Rotating Detonation Engine Combustor Arnab Roy, Don Ferguson
Paper no. GT2015-44055, Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2015, Turbine Technical
Conference and Exposition, June 15-19, 2015, Montreal, Canada.
Heat transfer performance of a transonic turbine blade passage in presence of leakage flow
through upstream slot and mateface gap with endwall contouring Arnab Roy, Sakshi Jain, Srinath V Ekkad, Wing F Ng, Andrew S Lohaus, Michael E Crawford
Paper no. GT2014-26476, Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2014, June 16-20, 2014, Germany.
Effect of Endwall Contouring in presence of Upstream Leakage Flow on a Transonic Turbine
Blade Passage: Heat Transfer Measurements Arnab Roy, Dorian Blot, Srinath V Ekkad, Wing F Ng, Andrew S Lohaus, Michael E Crawford
Paper no. 1587590, 49th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit,
July 14-17, 2013, San Jose, CA.
Effect of upstream purge slot on a transonic turbine blade passage: Part 2 – Heat Transfer
Performance Arnab Roy, Dorian Blot, Srinath V Ekkad, Wing F Ng, Andrew S Lohaus, Michael E Crawford
Paper no, GT2013-94581, Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2013, June 3-7, 2013, San
Antonio, TX.
Prediction and Validation of performance of an Entrained Flow Gasifier model Arnab Roy, Srinath V Ekkad, Uri Vandsburger
Paper no. IMECE2011-63770, Proceedings of the ASME 2011International Mechanical
Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 11-17, 2011, Denver, CO.
Computational analysis of Dry Purge in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells Arnab Roy, Ugur Pasaogullari, Michael W Renfro, Baki M Cetegen
ECS Transactions, 25 (1) 333-344 (2009).
Transient computational analysis of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel cells during load
change and non-isothermal start up
Arnab Roy, M.F.Serincan, Baki Cetegen, U. Pasaogullari, Michael Renfro
Paper no. FC-2009-85172, 7th
International ASME Fuel Cell Conference, Newport Beach, CA,
2009.
REFERENCES Prof. Srinath Ekkad
Rolls Royce Professor for Aerospace Propulsion
Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech
Phone: 540-231-7192
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Donald H Ferguson
Thermal Sciences Division
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Department of Energy
Phone: 304-285-4192
Email: [email protected]
