Winfred J. Arthur-Arhin

Phd candidate HiTECS RESEARCH GROUP

mechanical engineering

Email address

wjarthurarhin@mines.edu

About Me

I am a PhD candidate and Research Assistant with the High Temperature Energy Conversion - Storage (HiTECS) research group at the Colorado School of Mines. Current research focuses on Heat exchangers for Concentrating Solar Power-Thermal Energy Storage Systems (CSP-TES).

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, (2019 - Present)

• Colorado School of Mines, co, usa
  

B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, (2013 - 2017 )

• Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Tech, GH
  

Certification & Awards

Mechanical Engineering Fellowship (2019)

• Colorado School of Mines
  

Relevant Experience

HiTECS Research Group

• Designing, installing, and testing of lab-scale fluidized bed heat transfer rig for multiple particle types and operating conditions to establish the modelling parameters of a fluidized bed heat exchanger.
• Designed, built, and tested a 40kWth counterflow particle-sCO2 heat exchanger together with Sandia National Labs, and Vacuum Process Engineering.
• Set up flow visualization experiment to study the effects and nature of gas bubbles in fluidized beds.
• Built MATLAB models of the heat exchanger system to calculate the parasitic losses involved in fluidizing particle heat exchangers.

Facilities Engineer

(AUG 2017 - SEP 2018)

Ghana National Petroleum Corporation

• Surveilled critical equipment and activities of production facilities (Topside Flow Processing,

• Subsea Layout and Controls) for effective maintenance.

• Reviewed equipment’s engineering procurement construction and installation strategy for effective problem-solving and cost saving.

• Liaising between GNPC production partners and GNPC to keep upper management informed

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING INTERN (jUN - AUG 2016)

Japan Motors Company Ltd.

• Lead technician training sessions on the engineering principles for deeper understanding of Nissan and Infiniti vehicles.

• Performed after sales servicing of Infiniti and Nissan vehicles.

Skills & Proficiencies

ENGINEERING

Computer Aided DesigN

• Autodesk AutoCAD/Inventor
• Siemens NX
• Solidworks
  

Programming

• MATLAB
• Python
• IBM CPLEX
  

Process Simulation

• ASPEN FLUENT
• ASPEN HYSYS
• ASPEN Capital Cost and Process Cost Estimator
  

Other Software

• BeOpt
• OpenStudio
• Engineering Equation Solver
  

Project Management

• NI LabVIEW
• Time Management
• Experimental Setup and Planning
• Teamwork
  

Communications

Hardware

• Machining
• Welding
• Soldering
• Instrumentation
• Electrical Wiring
  

Academic Writing

Publishing of research findings in journals and proceedings.

Public Speaking

Presenting of research work developments at conferences and research events.

Publications

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Presentations

PUBLICATIONS

• Fosheim et al. Design of a 40-kWth Counterflow Particle-Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Narrow-Channel Fluidized Bed Heat Exchanger. accepted for publication in AIP Proceedings 2022: presented at SolarPACES 2021

PRESENTATIONS

• Arthur-Arhin et al. Assessing Parasitic Losses in Narrow-Channel, Fluidized-Bed Particle-sCO2 Heat Exchangers for Next Generation Csp Plants. Presented at ASME ES 2022, Philadelphia, PA.
• Brewster et al. Modeling of an Indirect Fluidized Bed Particle Receiver for Concentrating Solar Power. Presented at ASME ES 2022, Philadelphia, PA.
  
• Arthur-Arhin et al. Testing of a 40-kWth Counterflow Particle-Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Narrow Channel Fluidized Bed Heat Exchanger. Presented at SolarPACES 2022, Albuquerque, NM.
  
• Brewster et al. Parametric Modeling of an Indirect Fluidized Bed Particle Receiver for Concentrating Solar Power. Presented at SolarPACES 2022, Albuquerque, NM.
  
• DangSchubert et al. Cost-Effective Pneumatic Particle Recycling System for Lab-Scale Particle Heat Exchanger Studies. Presented at SolarPACES 2022, Albuquerque, NM.
  

PAYING IT FORWARD

Volunteer Work

Photos

NSTTF - SANDIA

with Dr. Greg Jackson

MLK SQUARE

ALBUQUERQUE

STATUE OF BEN FRANKLIN