GANESH T S

Mobile : 080-2508-7156 (8am-6pm), 8281516495 Email : ganeshtsivasankaran@gmail.com

Career Summary

 Post Graduate in aerospace with 3 years of experience in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and
Aerodynamics & Performance analysis.
 Expertise in CAD modeling, Mesh generation, Simulations and Post-processing for Aircraft
configurations.
 A problem solver with dynamic and multi-dimensional thinking, leadership qualities, effective time and
resource management.

Professional Experience and Training

I. Designation Project Assistant II

Aeronautical Development Agency (Aerodynamics and Performance Dte.)
Organization
Min. of Defense, Govt. of India (Bangalore)
Duration Oct 2016– till date
CAD design, Grid Generation, CFD simulations and post-processing for fighter aircraft
Responsibilities
configurations, Aircraft Performance Evaluation and assessment of Airworthiness

Technical Skills
CAD tools : CATIA V5

Meshing tools : ANSYS ICEMCFD, ANSYS Workbench

Simulation : CFD++, Fluent, Visp3D (In-house code), PARAS

Post-processing tools : TECPLOT 360

Programming language : C, Matlab

Projects Undertaken

1. AERODYNAMIC CLEARANCES OF VARIOUS CONFIGURATIONS OF A COMBAT AIRCRAFT

To identify the effect of change in stores configuration on handling qualities of combat aircraft
CFD simulations are performed for various Mach-Alpha-Beta combinations to estimate aerodynamic coefficients
 Flight performance evaluation across the flight envelope and Identification of flight regimes for safe operability
and performance
Aerodynamic clearances for safe flight operations are provided across the flight envelope
2. DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF ENGINE BAY COOLING SYSTEM OF A COMBAT AIRCRAFT
Design of secondary inlets and outlets for Aircraft-Engine bay compartment using CATIA V5
Grid generation and CFD simulations are performed to simulate interaction of Aircraft flow field with Engine
mass flow and exhaust jet
Maximum temperatures attained in the bay and cooling mass flow required to limit the temperatures are
estimated and influence of jet exhaust is analyzed
Improved Engine bay aerodynamic cooling system is designed and integrated into future versions of combat
aircraft
3. DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF FUEL DROP TANK OF A COMBAT AIRCRAFT TO IMPROVE
SUPERSONIC PERFORMANCE
Aft-region of combat aircraft is re-designed with geometric constraints through a parametric model using CATIA
V5
Multiple configurations are designed and CFD simulations are performed for transonic and supersonic Mach
numbers
Effect of design modifications on overall aircraft drag is estimated and best configuration is identified based on
best aerodynamic efficiency
Improved aircraft configuration is released and integrated into future versions of combat aircraft
4. CFD INVESTIGATION OF LONGITUDINAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A COMBAT AIRCRAFT
Simulated the aircraft at low subsonic and transonic Mach numbers for various angles of attack
Pitch-up phenomenon and the underlying flow physics mechanisms are studied
Designed wing fences to alleviate the sudden pitch up tendency of aircraft
Studied the LEVCON-ELEVON coupling effect for better Approach speed during landing
Computed Hinge moments in Control Surfaces
5. ESTIMATION AERODYNAMIC LOADS FOR VARIOUS COMBINATIONS OF LCA STORE CONFIGURATIONS
CFD simulations are carried out for several Stores configurations of Light combat aircraft
Pressure distributions along the Wing and Fin surfaces and Aerodynamic force coefficients are estimated for a
large matrix of flight conditions
Effect of control surface deflections, angle of attack and angle of side slip on pressure distribution of the aircraft
are estimated
Generated data has been provided to Airframe group for structural analysis to calculate load factor envelopes
Papers Published
"Control of tailless aircfaft " in 8th Symposium on Applied Aerodynamics and Design of Aerospce
Vehicles (SAROD-2018), November 29,30 &Dec 1st , 2018, Bangalore, India

Educational Qualifications
Graduation (June -2016) – M .Tech in Aerospace Engineering, IIT Kharagpur ,8.03 (CGPA)
Graduation (Aug- 2013) - B.E in Aeronautical Engineering, Aeronautical society of india,63.6%
Higher Secondary (Mar-2007) - Science, Kerala State Board, 70%
SSLC (Mar-2005) - Science, Kerala State Board, 60%

Educational Achievements

Secured GATE-2018 with All India Rank 13 in Aerospace Engineering

Secured GATE-2016 with All India Rank 72 in Aerospace Engineering
Secured GATE-2014 with All India Rank 19 in Aerospace Engineering
Secured GATE-2013 with All India Rank 51 in Aerospace Engineering
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Personal Details
Gender : Male
Nationality : Indian
Date of Birth : 20/01/1990
Marital Status : Married
Languages known : Malayalam, English, Hindi, Tamil
Passport : Available

DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the above information and facts are true to the best of my knowledge and
belief. Thanking you in anticipating, looking forward for your kind favorable reply at the
earliest.

Ganesh T S