Yunes Salman

Self-funded doctoral research in nanoscience and material technologies. Computer-aided design of nanofluids for enhanced thermal management in electric vehicle battery cooling systems. Molecular dynamics simulations using LAMMPS with custom Python post-processing pipelines on HPC infrastructure.

Mechanical design and strength calculations for various equipment. Equipment sizing (heat exchangers, pumps, compressors, burners). Vendor scouting and procurement oversight for PEM fuel cells, instrumentation, and rotating equipment. Project management of pipe rack engineering design packages. Feasibility studies and conceptual design. Steel structure design to Eurocode. Root cause analysis. Preparation of plot plans, PFDs, and P&IDs.

Research on molecular dynamics of heat transfer liquids of complex rheology. Nanofluid behaviour at the atomistic level for electric car battery cooling systems. Skills in thermodynamics, heat transfer, molecular dynamics, nanofluids, and data analysis.

Delivered process internals and complete pressure vessels for clients including Saudi Aramco. Responsible for projects from start to finish: mechanical and process drawings, datasheets, project planning, inspections, and coordination with sub-vendors and manufacturers.

Concept and detailed design for offshore oil & gas companies. Process design, modification, and optimisation. PFD and P&ID mark-up and drafting in AutoCAD. Flow assurance studies. Process calculations using Excel and UniSim.

Research on advanced model-based crystallisation process control, funded by EPSRC in collaboration with Perceptive Engineering and Process Systems Enterprise. Created a process model in gCRYSTAL validated by experimental data and integrated with a control model to create a hybrid advanced crystallisation controller.

Modelled grain boundary structures and hydrogen diffusion in nickel with networks of edge and screw dislocations in single and bi-crystals using LAMMPS.