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Go Ashkan, bring this baby home.

Ashkan Rafiee


Hydrodynamics Engineer at Carnegie Wave Energy, Analysis Engineer Contractor

• Senior Hydrodynamics Engineer
  Company NameCarnegie Clean Energy
  Dates EmployedJul 2015 – Present
  
  Employment Duration2 yrs 10 mos
  LocationPerth, Australia
  − Managing the hydrodynamics activities during concept design, FEED and detailed design stages.
  − Work Package Manager on Unit Scale Optimisation of C6M device
  − Incorporated DNV standards in the design process of CETO device
  − Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of CETO device using SolidWorks and Calculix softwares
  − Fatigue analysis of various CETO components
  − Analysis and design of mooring and umbilical system for CETO device using OrcaFlex
  − Hydrodynamics CFD modeling using OpenFoam, WAMIT and NEMOH
  − Exported hydrodynamics CFD results to hydraulic design tools
  − Developed the idea and performed detailed theoretical and numerical analysis of Multi–Moored CETO device that significantly increase the absorbed power through coupling modes of motion
  − Implemented a novel approach for analysis of design wave groups to efficiently and accurately estimate extreme loads and response of CETO 6
  − Created a collaboration with Viking SeaTech on mooring design and analysis
  − Created and managed strong collaboration with University of Western Australia,
  Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems (CoFS), University of Adelaide and Australian Maritime College (AMC)
  − Designed and performed wave tank testing during the detailed design stage of CETO 6