Los Angeles, California, United States
Aerospace engineer with extensive experiences in CAD design, engineering simulations (FEA & CFD), rapid prototyping and manufacturing across various industries. Passionate team player with a ‘can-do’ mentality who is always humble to learn. Strive to leverage my expertise to create a positive impact to the world.
Develop low cost direct air capture technologies at scale.
• Develop and design efficient direct air capture technology to capture carbon dioxide at an economic scale. • Design various fluid flow beds to minimise pressure drop/ reduce void volume to maximise system efficiency. • Design various heating mechanisms to achieve even heat distribution and effective heat transfer for carbon desorption (Solidworks). • Simulate fluid flow and heat transfer performance using engineering simulation softwares (Ansys) and validate simulation results through experimental testing. • Rapid prototype pilot plant to investigate and refine system performance through 3D printing/ industrial fabrication. • Iterate design cycle to optimise system efficiency and reduce operating cost for future plants. • Design/ perform engineering and cost calculations for scaled up industrial plants. • Interacting with different industries/ stakeholders to negotiate/ collaborate on industrial carbon capture plant setup.
• Focused on artificial heart development in collaboration with CREATELab, Alfred Hospital and Monash University. • Investigated micromovements of an invasive medical device (dual lumen cannula) for heart and lung failure patients through intensive computational fluid dynamic simulations. • Designed various cannula positions in idealised and realistic geometries with Alfred's hospital patient's CT scans. • Refined accuracy and reliability of high complexity simulations to reduce theoretical assumptions and mimic real world conditions. • Rapid prototyped anatomical models to validate cardiovascular patients' clinical conditions through 3D printing. • Engaged with medical experts from Alfred Hospital to determine the optimum treatment position for patients. • Quantified treatment efficiencies for medical experts based on engineering simulation data. • Presented findings for IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society International Student Conference 2022 and won 1st place in undergraduate presentation across nine international universities.
Computer Aided Design • Design aerodynamics package for Monash Motorsport including skins, internals, mounting methods and 3D moulds. • Perform 3D and Surface Modelling using NX Siemens and Solidworks Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation • Investigate the aerodynamic effects of the designed parts and the overall integration with the performance of the car. • Determine regions of flow separation, delay/avoid such phenomena to occur using different geometry designs. • Identify and utilise vortices generated to aid flow attachment and direct high energy flow to vehicle. Composites/Aerospace Manufacturing: • Refine moulds to enhance surface finish through wet, dry sanding across different grits and other techniques. • Spray painting and repairing mould defects to achieve great surface finishing. • Perform composite layups using resin infusion and wet lay. • 3D Prototyping using different 3D printers. • Laser cutting. Data Validation: • Perform on track testing to compare on track data and simulated results. • Determine discrepancies and improve data correlation through Monash Wind Tunnel and pressure tapping.
• Study relevant physics, model, solver settings of different CFD simulations with appropriate boundary conditions and assumptions. • Perform different CFD simulations through ANSYS (Turbomachinery, Aerospace & Biomedical Applications) • Understand and analyze post-processed results, evaluate the simulation model’s reliability.