Expert Details
Senior Mechanical Engineer and Researcher
ID: 733455
Germany
Expert has 22 years' CFD experience in both commercial and non-commercial tools, grid generators and solvers.
Expert has over 20 years of experience in complex flow and heat transfer analysis, e.g., turbulence, aerodynamics, conduction, convection, radiation, thermal stress and thermal contact resistance, and other fields.
Expert has over 5 years of experience in component and system design, simulations, validation and testing.
Expert has over 4 years of experience in energy economy, energy management and audits, and energy-efficient planning.
Expert has over 4 years of experience in Life Cycle Assessment and carbon footprint tools.
Expert has 12 years of experience as professor at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.
Expert has over 20 years of experience in CAD tools.
Expert has over 25 years of experience in programming together with parallel programming tools.
Expert is a proficient reviewer for higher-ranked scientific international journals. He is also a consolidated author/editor of prestigious scientific articles and books.
Expert has over 5 years' Project Development experience involving Brazilian, European and U.S. agencies.
Carlos Feu Alvim, Omar Campos Ferreira, Olga Mafra Guidicini, Frida Eidelman, Paulo Achtschin Ferreira, Expert Santos Bernardes.
As a consultant, Expert has compared the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG's) in the nuclear generation of electricity in Brazil with those of other sources.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2011 | Degree: Postdoc | Subject: Mechanical Engineering - Energy Efficiency, Life Cycle Assessment, Optimization | Institution: Centre de Recherche Public Henri-Tudor – Luxemburg |
| Year: 2008 | Degree: Training | Subject: Mechanical Engineering: Energy Efficiency and Conservation | Institution: The Energy Conservation Center (ECCJ), Japan |
| Year: 2007 | Degree: Postdoc | Subject: Mechanical Engineering:Energy Systems - Solar Updraft Power Plants | Institution: Stellenbosch University – South Africa |
| Year: 2004 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Mechanical Engineering:Technical, economic and ecological Analysis of Solar Chimneys | Institution: Institute of Energy Economics and the Rational Use of Energy (IER) – University of Stuttgart |
| Year: 1996 | Degree: Master | Subject: Mechanical Engineering: Thermal Analysis of Solar Chimneys | Institution: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – UFMG |
| Year: 1994 | Degree: Bachelor | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais – CEFET-MG |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2020 to 2020 | Employer: Framatome GmbH & Neumüller GmbH | Title: Senior Development Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Code development and maintenance (Fortran/C++), Validation, modeling of individual components, design of thermal equipment and system components, research 3D printed heat exchangers, etc. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2019 to 2019 | Employer: SigmaNEST GmbH, Germany | Title: Senior Application Engineer | Department: Dep. of Mechanical Engineering |
Responsibilities:To provide technical CAD / CAM support and communicate solutions to end users via telephone, email and the Internet; to provide training for customers, on-site, in-house training facility, and over the Internet, to install CAD/CAM software and run test programs on their machines to test the software capabilities, to offer demonstrations for technical sales support and competitive analysis, etc. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2017 to 2016 | Employer: Lutena Vakuum GmbH, Germany | Title: Senior Product Development Engineer | Department: Dep. of Mechanical Engineering |
Responsibilities:Entire computer-aided development process for a new vacuum pump: CAD design, prototype development (for 3D printing), development of a mathematical model for numerical simulation, CFD simulations and parameter optimization the visualization, the discussion and the interpretation of the simulation results. Other activities: vacuum conveying tests, support in the field of maintenance and installation, assembly, production, test and trial runs of vacuum conveyors and vacuum pumps, self-construction of a test and test stand for vacuum pumps, sheet metal CAD, etc. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2014 to 2017 | Employer: University of Hamburg | Title: Senior Researcher | Department: Dep. of Mathematics |
Responsibilities:Conduct R&D CFD, 1D and 3D simulations on Solar Updraft Power Plant models, Nusselt number and friction factor derivation for the flow in the collector, publish papers and present research findings. Research coaching of graduate students.Theme: Development of a Robust and Simple Mathematical and Computational Model for Solar Updraft Towers Analysis and Optimization. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2013 to 2014 | Employer: Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei | Title: Adjunt professor | Department: Dep. of Thermal Sciences |
Responsibilities:Professor: Thermodynamik II, Energie & Umwelt (Master)Disciplines taught (graduate and undergraduate courses): Thermodynamics II, Energy and Environment, Multidisciplinary Integration Work |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2012 to 2013 | Employer: Centro Universitário UNA | Title: Adjunt professor | Department: Dep. of Mechatronics |
Responsibilities:Disciplines taught (undergraduate courses): C++ Programming, Technical drawing |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2012 to 2012 | Employer: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas | Title: Adjunt professor | Department: Dep. Energy Engineering |
Responsibilities:Disciplines taught (undergraduate courses): Transport Phenomena, Thermal and Hydraulic Machines, Energy Supply Technologies I, Energy Supply Technologies II, Energy Systems Contextualization II, Techniques for Graphical Representation |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1997 to 2011 | Employer: Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica – CEFET-MG | Title: Adjunt professor | Department: Dep. of Mechanical Engineering |
Responsibilities:• 13 years of activities including graduate course establishing• 3 international projects development • taught of graduate and undergraduate lectures • seminar organizing • 5 Bachelor’s, 1 Master theses supervision, 7 master and 3 PhD theses examinations • 4 year Dean of the Mechanical Engineering Department • Council advisor and research coordinator • Disciplines taught (undergraduate and graduate courses): Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Machine Design, Mechanical Drawing, Fluid Mechanics, Energy and Environment, and Life Cycle Assessment |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1996 to 1997 | Employer: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – UFMG | Title: Substitute professor | Department: Dep. of Mechanical Engineering |
Responsibilities:Technical drawing, CAD |
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Career Accomplishments
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Recognized reviewer: Applied Energy (2 years) Solar Energy Applied Thermal Engineering (2 years) Energy Renewable Energy (2 years) Solar Energy Applied Mathematical Modelling International Journal of Thermal Sciences Outstanding reviewer : Renewable Energy (2 years) Solar Energy (3 years) Energy Conversion and Management Applied Thermal Engineering Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing – International Solar Energy Society LCA Award – Runner-up for the UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Assessment Award for LCA Projects in Development Countries, Zurich, Switzerland |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has a Ph.D. and studies at a renowned German University obtaining the Ph.D. degree with the overall marking “magna cum laude”. His undergraduate and graduate knowledge in thermal sciences, manufacturing, design, environmental sciences encompasses the publishing (918 citations, h-index: 15) in the most relevant journals in this field, specifically Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Solar Energy, etc. In fact, he became a recognized reviewer of these journals achieving the review of many papers and receiving awards. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Case #1: Comparison of the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the generation of electricity in Brazil with those of other sources, ecen consulting, Brazil |
| Training / Seminars |
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| OpenFOAM Programming, OpenFOAM Turbulence, Netzwerk als Strategie der Karriereentwicklung für Wissenschaftler, Perfekt ins Forschungsprojekt II: Projekte leiten, Wissenschaftliche Abstracts schreiben – effizient und überzeugend, CD-Adapco, STAR-CCM+ Online, Project management fundamentals, Project management, Advanced Energy Audits for Commercial and Industrial Facilities, Sustainable Building Design, Financing of Energy Efficiency Projects, Beginning Energy Audits for Commercial Buildings, HVAC and Refrigeration, Life Cycle Analysis, Energy Simulations with TRNSYS, Visual DOE and DOE-2 simulations, Industrial Energy Audits for Industrial Facilities, Introductory training in Umberto® 4, Numerical computation of turbulent flows in research and practice, Parallel Programming Workshop, MPI and OpenMP for beginners and advanced topics in parallel programming, Computer Fluid Dynamics - High Performance Fortran Seminar with STAR-CD, Tutorial for fast solvers of large systems of equations, LCAiT – Training in LCA. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| PROJECTS A. Development of a method for geometric optimization of the active structures within a pneumatic vacuum generator based on fluid mechanical simulations B. Bases for Sustainability Assessing of Energy Systems in Baden-Württemberg. University of Stuttgart. Activities: LCA of several Energy Generation Technologies in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 2001 C. Life cycle Assessment of selected Upcoming Power Generation Technologies. German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi). Activities: Further development of the integrated software for LCA ”Balance“ (hybrid approach), Germany 2002 D. Project sponsored by the USAID in cooperation with the Colorado University (USA). Develop Graduate Curriculum in Environmental Sustainability and Energy Efficiency, 2005 E. Project sponsored by the Brazilian National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development – CNPq in cooperation with Colorado University (USA): Technical expertise in sustainability and Energy Efficiency Technologies in Buildings and Industrial facilities, 2003 - 2004 EXAMINER AND ADVISOR Examiner: Ph.D. Thesis: 4 (e.g.: Principal examiner at the University College London) Master Thesis: 7 Graduate and undergraduate advisor: Master Thesis: 2 Undergraduate works: 5 GRANTS CNPq Scientific Initiation Fellow at CEFET-MG – Thermal Sciences: 03/91 - 02/92 Coaching of undergraduate Students– Mechanical Engineering Department – UFMG: 08/94 - 12/94 CAPES Master Fellow at UFMG: 03/94 - 02/97 DAAD Ph.D. Fellow at University Stuttgart: 12/99 – 12/2002 Stellenbosch University Postdoc Fellow: 01 – 12/2007 JICA Training Fellow: 06 – 07/2008 Alexander von Humboldt Postdoc Fellow: 08/2014 – 01/2017 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AETHRA A test device for automobile suspension (vibration) Brazil, 1997 MECAM A small freight elevator Brazil, 1997 |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English | Advanced (reading, writing, listening, speaking) |
| German | Advanced (reading, writing, listening, speaking) |
| Spanish | Basic (reading, writing, listening, speaking) |
| Portuguese | Mother tongue |
Fields of Expertise
mechanical engineering analysis, computational fluid dynamics, turbulent flow, fluid mechanics, heat convection, dynamic heat transfer, heat conduction, device prototyping, machine design, energy auditing, industrial energy efficiency, energy efficiency, software life cycle, life cycle assessment, education, SolidWorks, computer-aided design, AutoCAD, massively parallel computer system, Pascal programming language, Visual Basic programming, FORTRAN programming language, Java, publishing, engineering project management, CAM, SigmaNest, PLasma cutting, Gcode, Delphi