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Polymer Extrusion Simulation and Die Design
I have worked as
research assistant (May 2002 – May 2004) on Scintillator
extrusion simulation and die design for
Fermi National
Accelerator Laboratory and
Northern Illinois Center for
Accelerator and Detector Development (NICADD), NIU with
Prof. Milivoje Kostic as internal advisor. I have a few publications at
ANTEC
2004 and
Fluent Users Group Meeting related to this project.
Related Publications:
Vaddiraju, S.R., M. Kostic, L. Reifschneider, A. Pla-Dalmau, V.
Rykalin, and A. Bross, “Extrusion Simulation and Experimental
Validation to Optimize Precision Die Design,” ANTEC 2004, The
Annual Technical Conference, Society of Plastics Engineers,
Chicago, May 16-20, 2004.
• Reifschneider, L.G., M. Kostic, and S.R. Vaddiraju,
“Computational Design of a U-Profile Die and Calibrator,” ANTEC
2004, The Annual Technical Conference, Society of Plastics
Engineers, Chicago, May 16-20, 2004.
• M. Kostic, Srinivasa Rao Vaddiraju, “Optimization of a
Profile-Extrusion Die Design using Inverse CFD simulation”,
Fluent/Polyflow User’s group meeting, Dearborn, MI, 2004.
For more information on the project, visit www.kostic.niu.edu/extrusion
Integrated Laboratory-Stations (ILS)
I have worked on the design and fabrication of Integrated
Laboratory Station (ILS), which is designed to teach
laboratories to undergraduate students as part of the course
work “Experimental Methods in Mechanical Engineering”. ILS
incorporates modern developments in instrumentation and
experimentation, utilizing computerized data acquisition (DAQ)
and LabVIEW with signal conditioning (SCXI).
Teaching
I have worked as Teaching Assistant for MEE 390 “Experimental
Methods in Mechanical Engineering” during Sping 2003, Fall 2003
and Spring 2004. Responsibilities include setting up and
conducting lab sessions, grading exams and assisting students
with problems and projects.
I have also worked as Teaching Assistant for MEE 352 “Heat
Transfer” during Fall 2002 and Spring 2004, and for MEE 340
“Fluid Mechanics” during Spring 2003.
I have demonstrated the CFD software “Flowlab” to MEE 352"Heat
Transfer" students in Summer 2003.
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