Projects worked on and Tools used

Rushiraj Kadge
Master of Technology in Mechanical Engineering Design
Silver Medallist (2020 batch)
 Projects worked
Worked on
• Design of engine mounting brackets
• Design of transmission components like driveshaft with key way, sprocket
• Design of exhaust system of vehicle

Analysis performed
• Linear static structural analysis of mounting brackets, sprocket, shaft
• Flow analysis on exhaust system
NIRMAN Go-Kart Competition
2016
(Power-train member) Tools used
• CATIA V5 for CAD modelling
• Hypermesh (Optistruct solver for Structural analysis)
• Solidworks for flow analysis
 Projects worked
Worked on
• Design of engine mounting, differential mounting brackets
• Design of transmission components like driveshaft with key way, sprocket, finalise
number of teeth on driven sprocket
• Design of intake and exhaust system of vehicle

Analysis performed
• Linear static structural analysis of mounting brackets, sprocket, shaft
• Flow analysis on exhaust and intake system
SAE SUPRA 2016
(Power-train member)
Tools used
• CATIA V5 for CAD modelling
• Hypermesh (Optistruct solver for Structural analysis)
• Solidworks for flow analysis
 Projects worked
Worked on
• Design of engine mounting, differential mounting brackets
• Design of constant velocity joints
• Design of open differential
• Design of driveshaft with key way, sprocket, finalise number of teeth on driven sprocket
• Design of intake and exhaust system of vehicle

Analysis performed
• Linear static structural analysis of mounting brackets, sprocket, shaft
• Flow analysis on exhaust and intake system
SAE SUPRA 2017
(Power-train department head )
Tools used
• CATIA V5 for CAD modelling
• Hypermesh (Optistruct solver for Structural analysis)
• Solidworks for flow analysis
 Projects worked
Split casing Open differential without cross-pin

 It is a concept development project

 Filed a patent for the same (Application number - 201821007302) and published a
research paper in International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology.

Worked on
• Design of Bevel gear pair and casing of differential

Analysis performed
B.E Mechanical Thesis • Linear static structural of bevel gear, pinion and casing
(Project leader) • Contact analysis on bevel pair (Frictional contact analysis)
• Rigid body dynamics to extract the resultant unbalance forces

Tools used
• CATIA V5 for CAD modelling
• Hypermesh (Optistruct) for Static structural
• ANSYS Static structural for Contact analysis
• ANSYS Rigid body dynamics for rigid body dynamics
 Projects worked
Contact analysis on Helical gear pair

Worked on
• Developing contact between helical pair and to extract the contact stress

Analysis performed
• Contact analysis on helical gear pair (Frictional contact analysis)
Considered material non-linearity to account for plastic strain

Tools used
M-Tech FEA term project • CATIA V5 for CAD modelling
• ABAQUS CAE for contact analysis
 Projects worked
Design of Horizontal K configuration for Internal combustion engine

 It is a concept development project

 Filed a patent for the same (Application number - 201921053698) and published a
research paper in SAE: International Journal of Engines

Worked on
• Developing a configuration for I.C engine which will be more balanced and stable than
existing V-type, W-type and Inline configuration

M-Tech Thesis Analysis performed

• Multi-body dynamics on 12 cylinder K configuration engine
• Modal analysis, Static structural, Dynamic analysis, Coupled temperature displacement
analysis, Fatigue analysis on crankshaft, piston, valve, connecting rod, cylinder block,
cylinder head

Tools used
• CATIA V5 for CAD modelling
• HYPERMESH for meshing
• MSC ADAMS for multi-body dynamics
• ABAQUS CAE and ANSYS for structural and thermal analysis
• ANSYS for Fatigue analysis
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