Hi, I am Ashutosh Shirole (He/Him), a graduate student of B.Tech in Mechanical engineering from Shivaji University, Kolhapur. Currently I am working as a assistant system engineer at Tech-giant TCSL. I aspire to become policy-maker in the energy field. Policies are constrained by socio-economical, geo-political, techno-environmental aspects. Therefore I believe that interdisciplinary knowledge and integration of fields is a key to produce sustainable output. At present I am working on Hybrid energy system optimization. In my leisure time I like to play cricket and read books.
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10th Standard SSC exam percentage - 96.20%
In order to mitigate anthropogenic climate change, increasing non-polluting fuel generation, especially VRE (Variable renewable energy) generation, has gained traction across the world. However, VRE sources are intermittent and uncertain, and hence, high grid flexibility requirements are inevitable. Therefore this project proposes an integrated renewable energy system model for district energy system and analyses the impact of VRE penetration on the energy grid. A multi-objective, multi-node optimisation model intending to reduce total system cost and CO2 emissions for 2025 and 2030 year is developed. The IRENA Flextool, an open source energy modeling software is used for the assessment. The energy system assessment is performed using numerous key indicators such as curtailment, loss of load, inertia requirement, energy dispatch. The project also evaluated the role of battery storage system in reducing curtailment due to high VRE penetration. The study concluded with policy recommendations which will help to provide a less polluting, economically effective and reliable energy grid. Following is the link for published paper
The project’s objective is to investigate the theoretical performance of PTC using various nanofluid. The nanofluids chosen for study are Al2O3, graphite, magnetite, SWCNH, CuO, SiO2, MWCNT, TiO2, Fe2O3, and ZnO in water. A detailed thermal model is developed where heat transfer equations, thermodynamic properties of nanofluid and pumping power were taken into account. Thermal efficiency of PTC is calculated, economic viability of technology is predicted for a range of nanofluid concentration. Click below buttom to view published research paper.
This project was undertaken as a part of final year curriculum at Diploma in Mechanical engineering. This was an industrial sponsored project build for a local garage. The problem statement was to build a mobile device which could produce electricity as well as provide ancillary services such as compress air, operate pneumatic and grinding tools. The built device was an assembly of engine coupled with two stage compressor and reservoir. Additionally, we provided a feature could charge battery on desire with the help of alternator. The company loved the project considering the delivered output and budget constraints.
As a part of curriculum I presented a seminar report on Additive manufacturing. I referred a pool of latest literature to prepare the presentation. This provided a thorough insight into additive manufacturing process. This helped me to get a bird eye view on numerous additive manufacturing process, their benefits over one others, materials. I also presented the challenges in implementing the additive manufacturing.