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PERSONAL INFORMATION Tarun Chitkara
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarun-chitkara-b4479928/ Skype tarunkc21
Sex Male Date of birth 21 Jan 1990 Nationality Indian PERSONAL STATEMENT A Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) engineer with experience as a system simulation specialist along with strong background in thermal management particularly into automotive domain. Interested to join a team adapting computational tools to validate complex engineering problems, enhancing technical skills and potential of my ideas and vision in a professional perspective.
In long term, I aspire to become highly trusted and recommended on a global scale. WORK EXPERIENCE
12 Dec 2016–13 Feb 2020 Senior Engineer - CFD
Hella India Lighting, Chandigarh (India)
Responsible for testing, analysing and selecting product-based thermal simulation methodologies for electronics cooling under climate-management and light-technical solutions at Hella (worldwide)
Successfully delivered more than 25-CFD projects globally involving thermal simulation & condensation modelling for product release considering technical and economic aspects
All work-flow on Siemens Simcenter Star CCM+ platform
Documenting and presenting the thermal management report to the customer in cooperation with the test engineers to ensure reliability of the simulation results
On-the-job training for eight months at Hella Germany and Austria R&D locations to perform computational and experimental validation of automotive lighting systems 2 Feb 2015–31 Dec 2015 Research Associate – CFD (Stage-SOFC project) West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin (Poland)
Modelling and simulation of electro-chemical and combined heat and power (CHP) applications including product validation using computational techniques
The work package included combustion modelling, heat exchanger validation and thermal simulations of solid oxide fuel cell stack. All work-flow executed on ANSYS FLUENT platform
This project was funded by European Union Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH-JU) under Horizon 2020 FP-7 framework among seven different project partners in Europe 6 Jun 2011–22 Jun 2012 Graduate Engineer Trainee
Hindustan Motors Ltd (R&D), Kolkata (India)
A part of cross functional team under vehicle design and development, involved in CAD using CATIA V5
The work package included generating models, drafting part drawings and data analysis focusing on BIW trims and vehicle interior plastic components Page 1 / 3
Curriculum vitae Tarun Chitkara
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2 Jul 2012–31 May 2014 Masters - Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun (India)
Fluid Dynamics
Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer
Advanced Computational Techniques
Grid Generation Techniques & Commercial CFD Software Applications
High Performance and Parallel Computing Applications for CFD
Reaction Front and Combustion Analysis
Master Thesis and Seminar Presentations
16 Jul 2007–31 May 2011 Bachelors - Automotive Design Engineering University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun (India)
Alternate Fuels
Advanced Manufacturing Techniques
Fluid Mechanics
Heat and Mass Transfer
IC Engines
Automotive Electronics
Vehicle Dynamics
SAE India Activities
PERSONAL SKILLS
Foreign language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production German A1 A1 A1 A1 A1
Volkshochschule Lippstadt (Germany)
Levels: A1 and A2: Basic user - B1 and B2: Independent user - C1 and C2: Proficient user Common European Framework of Reference for Languages - Self-assessment grid Communication skills Proficient and effective coordination globally in English language
Competitive deliver-ability approach
Job-related skills CFD Pre-processing - Meshing using Star CCM+ (Part-based meshing & Wrapping), ICEM
CFD simulation methods - Star CCM+, Ansys FLUENT, CFX, COMSOL
CAD – CATIA V5 (Simulation ready CAD)
Scientific Computing – Fortran 90, Matlab
Development, testing and measurement techniques
Automotive Design Engineering
Project Management and Team Handling
Other skills Motorsports
Badminton
Biking
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Curriculum vitae Tarun Chitkara
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Publications 1. Chitkara, Tarun K., ZubairkhanKittur, and Rajiv Soman. Computational Simulation of Fuel Tank Sloshing using CFD Techniques. SAE Technical Paper, December 2013. doi:10.4271/201*-**-****. 2. Chitkara,Tarun K.,Karthik M, Soman Rajiv GurunadhVelidi, UgurGuven. Aerodynamic Performance Assessment of Hatchback and Notchback Prototype Car Body Using CFD as a Tool. International Conference on Advanced Research in Mechanical Engineering (ICARME-2013), April 2013, Coimbatore, India.
3. Arpit Singhal, ChitkaraTarun K.CFD Analysis and Performance Evaluation of the Steam Jet Ejector.Presented& Published Paper in 27th National Convention of Aerospace Engineers, Dehradun, November 8th-9th, 2013.
4. Zubairkhan Kittur, Chitkara,Tarun K., Karthik M, GurunadhVelidi, Ugur Guven. Effects of Using a Retractable Nose Cone in a Supersonic Aircraft. International Conference on Latest Trends in Engineering & Technology (ICLTET), April 2013, Tirupati, India. Projects Master Thesis - Experimental and numerical simulation of catalytic degradation due to thermal effects of exhaust gases in an IC engine.
Project Detail: Performance evaluation of exhaust manifold/catalytic converter computationally by investigating the interactions between exhaust gases and catalyst during the steady state conditions. This project involved design, development and validation of an automotive catalytic converter using CAD and CFD tools with validation of results.
Master Internship at Engineers India Limited (R&D), Gurgaon (July-August 2013) Project Detail: Modelling Pre-mixed Combustion using Ansys Fluent to model species transport in a pre-mixed combustion chamber within a sulphur recovery unit or incinerator (Claus process) at Engineers India Limited R&D, Gurgaon (Paper published at Ansys Convergence, New Delhi 2014). References Academic
Dr. Ugur Guven (Aerospace Engineer & Nuclear Scientist) Professor and Course Director – Department of Aerospace Engineering University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun, India Direct: +91-976*-***-***
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Industry
Dr. Goran Milovanovic
CFD Expert
Hella Fahrzeugteile Austria GmbH, Vienna-Austria.
Direct: +43-676-********
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