Sulekha Walunj

Thermal Engineering professional with an M.Tech degree and close to 10 years of combined experience in industry and academia. Skilled in applying CFD, heat transfer, and fluid dynamics simulations to address complex engineering challenges. Enthusiastic about leveraging technical expertise to drive innovative solutions in a fast-paced, growth-oriented organization.

Computational Fluid Dynamics, NPTEL in coordination with IIT Madras, Prof. Srinivas Jayanti

• Installation of Mechanical Fluid Mechanics and Machinery Lab, Selection of experimental setup as per university norms., Getting quotations from different vendors and visiting them to check quality of products., Installation and testing for validation of the setup.
• NSDC Project, Innovative HVAC system design for commercial building and multispecialty hospital., Heat load calculation by optimizing orientation of building which reduces solar gain, insulating material for walls and façade glass with double glazing to reduce external heat gain., Simulation run on Ansys Fluent to check effects of Y-bend and 90 bend on pressure drop., Air circulation pattern analyzed for Operation Theater using Fluent to check proper air distribution in Operation Theater.

• Completed M.Tech. program with 1st rank scoring 9.54 CPI.
• Project Mentor for two different student groups who won NSDC (National Student Design Competitions) for two consecutive years 2021 and 2022, organized by ISHRAE.
• Completed NPTEL course on CFD as a topper.