Nitish Amnerkar

(+91) 940-3677-512 | amnerkarnitish9@gmail.com

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Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 2012 - 2017
Dual Degree (B. Tech+M.tech)
Department of Chemical Engineering

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Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Jul. 2017-Present
Research Associate
Developed a mul -zonal compartment model of Underground Coal Gasica on for ver cal cavity growth in Aspen Plus
Developed model successfully predicts the gas quality and UCG performance with much reduced computa onal me

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Ammonia Synthesis from Underground Coal Gasication (Masters Thesis) Jan. 2016-Jul. 2017
Guide: Prof. Sanjay M. Mahajani, IIT Bombay
Performed literature review on available technologies for each unit opera ons in ammonia synthesis process from coal
Simulated detailed kine cs and ow pa erns inside ammonia synthesis reactor using MATLAB
Developed a novel process for ammonia produc on from underground coal gasica on downstream in ASPEN Plus
Developed a counter-current gasier model in Aspen by incorpora ng kine cs to predict quality of UCG product gas
Design of Butyl-Acetate Production Plant Jan. 2016-Apr. 2016
Guide: Prof. Ravindra D. Gudi, IIT Bombay
Performed market & literature survey to determine demand & best available technology to manufacture butyl-acetate
Designed and simulated butyl-acetate produc on plant of 40,000 TPA capacity and 99.5% purity using ASPEN
Op mised process parameters by performing sensi vity analysis to maximise yield and reduc on in cost
CFD Analysis of Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger (STHE) Aug. 2015-Nov. 2015
Guide: Prof. Partha Sarthi Goswami, IIT Bombay
Performed CFD simula ons in ANSYS Fluent for STHE by varying number of baes at dierent Reynolds number
Validated simula on results by comparing with Bell-Delaware method; achieved error of less than 5%
Op mised STHE design and ow parameters by analysing heat transfer coecient and outlet temperature

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National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) Dec. 2014-Jan. 2015
Coal and Biomass Gasica on
Carried out thermodynamic process design and modelling for gasica on of coal and biomass using HSC chemistry
Op mised the gasica on process by varying process parameters to minimize heat u lity requirements
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Ltd. Dec. 2015-Jan. 2016
Design of Natural Gas Dehydra on Unit
Designed and simulated process for dehydra on of natural gas of an exis ng gas sta on using ASPEN HYSYS
Economized 20% of annual expenses by reducing process energy consump on using novel heat integra on techniques
Pluss Advance Technologies Ltd. May. 2015-Jul. 2015
Characterisa on of Form-Stable Phase Change Material (FS-PCM)
Worked on FS-PCM le to maintain room temperature, reducing burden on temperature controlling equipment
Performed experiments to obtain product for Indian condi ons by blending fa y acid with polymers in varying frac ons
Examined all samples using TEM, FT-IR, DSC and MFI analysis techniques; recommended best suitable product

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Technical
Secured 2 posi on in aero-modelling event12, IIT Bombay for design of Aerial Vehicle
Visited Rashtriya Chemicals and Fer lizers Ltd.; understood manufacturing of sulphuric acid
Mentorship
Teaching Assistant: Guiding over 120 students for academic examina ons
Working as online Content Developer by eec vely providing solu ons in Maths and Chemistry at Toppr.com

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Aspen Plus, Aspen Hysys, MATLAB, FORTRAN, ANSYS Fluent, Solidworks