Abhijith SivaprasadanThermal engineering & energy systems

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Research & technical communication

Research framing, literature synthesis, published student work and reproducible scientific software, with assumptions, verification and open questions documented alongside the results.

Literature synthesis · Numerical verification · Reproducibility · Technical reporting

15 projects · 5 related roles · 8 courses

Projects & studies

Relevant work from the public portfolio, with each case study listed once.

Independent project · 2026 · Independent educational research software

OpenSteamOpt · Steam & power RTO

An open-source two-boiler steam-and-power twin with a carbon-aware Pyomo/HiGHS scheduler, OpenModelica FMI 2.0 simulation and a local Streamlit advisory GUI. Synthetic and uncalibrated; not an ABB product or live control system.

Python · Modelica · Pyomo · HiGHS · FMI/FMPy · Streamlit · pytest

Independent project · 2026 · Independent exploratory research software

GB-FLEXABM · Electricity investment

Local electricity-investment GUI and shared Pyomo/HiGHS planner, with audited market coverage and 175 extracted public input references. Synthetic and uncalibrated; normalization, price-target decisions and weather conversion still gate historical fitting.

Python · Pyomo · HiGHS · Streamlit · NumPy · pytest

Independent project · 2026 · Independent scientific-computing work

Non-gray radiation modelling

How do radiation approximations affect calculated heat transfer? Published-data fixtures, a discrete-ordinates solver and scientific regression tests. Original work and third-party source retain distinct provenance.

Python · NumPy · SciPy

Independent project · 2026 · Self-initiated portfolio project

ThermoTwin-F · Educational gas turbine

How do degradation and thermal transients affect a gas turbine? A Make-built educational simulator checked against hand calculations, an analytical transient and repeatable sensor-noise tests. Not commercial-engine validation.

Fortran 2008 · Python · Win32/GDI+

Internship methodology · Dec 2024 - Jun 2025 · Alleima

Alleima Industrial Energy Performance Mapping

Industrial energy performance methodology covering KPI/EnPI design, metering readiness, load-driver logic, deviation detection and regulatory comparison for decarbonization decisions.

Python · ISO 50001 · EU EED · Excel

Academic project · KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Hylkysaari Smart Energy Island Modelling

IDA ICE, HOMER Pro and Excel modelling for Valo Finland's Hylkysaari smart sustainable tourism concept, comparing energy demand reduction, renewable supply and waste-heat recovery pathways.

IDA ICE · HOMER Pro · Heat Pumps · Building Energy

Academic project · KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Germany Energy-Environment-Economy Transition Analysis

Structured analysis of Germany's energy transition pathways using LEAP modelling tool, evaluating electricity cost and carbon implications across technology scenarios.

LEAP · Energy Policy · Energy Transition · Scenario Analysis

Independent project · Portfolio project

Heating Demand Forecasting

Day-ahead building heating-demand forecasting using weather and temporal features, baseline models and neural networks.

Python · Machine learning · Time series

Academic project · Aug 2020 - Jul 2021 · College of Engineering Perumon / APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University

B.Tech Final Year Interactive Robot Project

Final-year interactive robot project combining IRJET control-system/subsystem integration work with the published frame and locomotion design: Raspberry Pi/cloud control, surveillance, SOC indication, steering integration, drivetrain sizing and ANSYS deformation screening.

Raspberry Pi · CAD · ANSYS · BLDC motor controller · Servo control · IRJET manuscript

Independent project · Independent engineering pilot

Structural FEA Reactor Internals Pilot Study

ANSYS Mechanical load cases, mesh and reaction checks, and reproducible Python result tables. Preliminary linear-elastic screening; not a certified nuclear or pressure-boundary calculation.

ANSYS Mechanical · SpaceClaim · Python

Work & related roles

Professional experience, internships and relevant student responsibilities are labelled separately.

Contract · Apr 2025 - Nov 2025

Test Engineer - Master Thesis Student · Siemens Energy

Seven months embedded at Siemens Energy Finspang in the Fluid Dynamic Lab. Conducted numerical investigation of steady-state thermo-fluid performance of a reducer geometry for a high-temperature dynamic pressure sensor calibration rig (Pulsatorn). Built compressible CFD and conjugate heat transfer models in ANSYS Fluent (k-omega SST), conducted three-level mesh independence study, and applied Biot number analysis to decompose thermal performance. Identified flow-regime asymmetry between geometry variants (Ma 0.990 near-choked vs Ma 1.006 supersonic vena contracta). Also commissioned NI-DAQ measurement chains, modified LabVIEW VIs, ran independent test campaigns at up to 700 C, and conducted a formal root cause analysis of a heater failure resulting in an approved project scope revision. Used Siemens NX and Teamcenter PLM2020 throughout. Supervisor: Prof. Jens Fridh, KTH. Thesis: TRITA-ITM-EX 2026:14.

ANSYS Fluent · NI-DAQ · LabVIEW · Siemens NX · Teamcenter PLM2020 · Conjugate Heat Transfer · Compressible CFD · Root Cause Analysis

Internship · Dec 2024 - Jun 2025

Energy Efficiency Intern · Alleima

Developed and independently validated a quantitative methodology for industrial energy performance mapping, covering KPI/EnPI design, load-driver logic, metering-gap assessment, deviation detection from noisy operational data and regulatory comparison. The work was desk-based method development and decision-support framing rather than hands-on plant execution, with electrical utilities and compressed air treated as relevant electrification pathways. Proprietary site detail is not republished.

Python · ISO 50001 · EU EED · KPI/EnPI Design · Energy Performance Mapping · Industrial Energy Analysis · Structured Reporting

Education & coursework

Academic foundation · 2023–2026 · KTH Royal Institute of Technology

M.Sc. Sustainable Energy Engineering

Master’s programme in heat and power, energy systems and numerical methods. Thesis completed; 115 hp recorded in the May 2026 transcript.

Academic foundation · 2017–2021 · College of Engineering Perumon / APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University

B.Tech Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical engineering foundation with coursework, design competitions and the final-year interactive robot project.

Relevant courses

  • MJ2507AI applications in Sustainable Energy EngineeringKTH Royal Institute of Technology
  • MJ2508Energy Systems for Sustainable DevelopmentKTH Royal Institute of Technology
  • ME2072Entrepreneurship for EngineersKTH Royal Institute of Technology
  • MJ2510Methods of Research in Sustainable EnergyKTH Royal Institute of Technology
  • MJ2438Modeling of Energy Systems - Heat and Power GenerationKTH Royal Institute of Technology
  • MJ2515Numerical Heat Transfer in Energy TechnologyKTH Royal Institute of Technology
  • MJ232XDegree Project in Heat and Power TechnologyKTH Royal Institute of Technology
  • MA202Probability Distributions, Transforms & Numerical MethodsAPJ Abdul Kalam Technological University

Full course descriptions and project connections

Further learning & certifications

Training records support the work above; they are not substitutes for project evidence. Issuer links are not credential-verification links.

  • The Data Scientist's ToolboxJohns Hopkins University · Nov 2020
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Publications & supporting resources

Supporting material · TRITA-ITM-EX 2026:14

Published KTH thesis

Numerical investigation of the high-temperature reducer, with the documented experimental limitations.

Supporting material · Research direction

Research statement

Experimental–numerical questions, methods and proposed directions; not completed research claims.

Academic CV (PDF)

Scope & limitations

A thesis, student publication, course assignment and independent research tool carry different levels of review. Research interests are directions for future work, not claims of completed experiments or institutional endorsement.

This dossier groups related public records. It does not imply equal depth across every tool or independent validation of every result. Source case studies remain authoritative; restricted inputs and private documents are not included.

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