Objective: To create the hexamesh in the turbocharger model for CFD analysis.   Procedure: Inthis procedure we are going to create a hexamesh of some of the components of the turbocharger.   See figure 1,this is the turbocharger model which we need to mesh .            …

   Objective: To clean up and mesh the Hood Geometry for structural analysis.   Procedure: This procedure consists of mid surface extracting the inner nad outer hood panel.The process is divided into number of steps as followed below: Step 1: Cleaning up the inner hood geometry. Check for the errors…

  Q.1. List down different TC and locate examples from GT Power. Ans. There are mainly 3 types of turbocharger that are commonly used in practice: 1. Fixed geometry Turbocharger: This is the simplest form of turbocharger whose geometry is fixed.We cannot control the geometry and speed of the turbine or compressor…

  Objective: To cleanup and mesh the BMW M6 model for the CFD analysis.   Procedure: Following are the steps to complete the above objective.  Step 1:  Change the element length to 1mm in mesh mode for better visualisation. See figure 1 & 2 to see the difference.        …

  Aim:  In this project, we have to carry out the following studies: Study 1.   For EV_defaults_in file, if cargo mass is 500 kg with all other default conditions, can the vehicle travel for 45 km with FTP drive cycle? Conclude your observations.   Study 2.   In the above case, try…

Objective:  To carry out the following studies: 1.   Which types of power converter circuits are employed in electric and hybrid electric vehicle?    2.  An Electric Vehicle's powertrain with 72V battery pack in shown in the diagram below. The duty ratio for acceleration operation…

Objective: To carry out the following studies in an experiment related to DC motor control: Run MATLAB demo ‘Speed control of a DC motor using BJT H-bridge’. Modify the model such that armature current doesn’t shoot up when motor changes direction from forward to reverse.  Refer to help section…

Objective: For a defined driving cycle, calculate the energy required for braking. Why electric motor can’t develop braking torque at high speed similar to starting? How electric and mechanical brakes are coordinated?  Make a MATLAB program which plots contour of given motor speed, torque and efficiency values.…

Objective:  In this project the following studiies have to be carried out: Search and list out the total weight of various types of aircrafts.  Is there any difference between ground speed and air speed?  Why is it not recommended to use aircraft engine power to move it on the ground at Airport? …

Objective: To create a program that solve the following equation:    and then create a simulation of the simple pendulum motion.     Simple Pendulum: The simple pendulum is another mechanical system that moves in an oscillatory motion. It consists of a point mass ‘m’ suspended…

Aim: To perform curve fitting using Python. Objective:  Write codes to fit the linear and cubic polynomial for Cp data. To plot the linear and cubic fit curves along with the original data points. To find the best fit and measure the errors in the curves. Curve fitting: Curve fitting is the process of constructing…

Objective: To analyse a given engine data and parse the required information from the CONVERGE output data file. To take column numbers as input and plot the graph between the column data. To plot the labels on the graph with respect to their column name. From the analysed data calculate the work done by the engine,power…

Objective:  To perform the Gradient descent algorithm to a loss function:                                                                      …

Objective: In this project we will be carrying out the Support Vector Machine (SVM) algorithm to the Steel plates faults dataset and anlysing the accuracy of the model. Overview: Explanation of Support Vector Machine(SVM) algorithm. Explaining advantages and disadvantages of SVM algorithm. Performing Exploratory Data…

Objective: In this project we will be carrying out the K-nearest neighbors algorithm in 'Surface defects in steel plates' dataset. Overview: Explanation of the K-nearest neighbors algorithm. Pros and cons of K-Nearest Neighbors. Performing the KNN algorithm to the dataset. Summarizing and concluding the observations. K-Nearest…

Objective: In this project we are going to implement an unsupervised machine learning algorithm called 'K-Means Clustering' to a 'Car Dataset'.   Overview: Explanation of 'Similarity calculation on Categorical data'. Explanation about K-Means Clustering technique. Explaining Pros and Cons of K-Means Clustering algorithm.…

Objective: In this project we are going to clean the dataset of '1985 Automobile Dataset'. About the Dataset: This is a raw dataset about cars in 1985. This data set consists of three types of entities:(a) the specification of an auto in terms of various characteristics,(b) its assigned insurance risk rating,(c) its normalized…

Objective: To perform the clustering algorithms on '1985 Automobile dataset'. There are two major types of clustering in Unsupervised Machine Learning. These are: KMeans Clustering. Hierarchichal Clustering. We are going to perform both the algorithms on the dataset and find out the differences between the results. Overview:…

Objective:  To simulate the 3 cases from harness dashborad of the BMS_ClosedLoop model. To explain the coulomb counting and how BMS implements counting for SOC estimation. Simulink model of BMS and Test harness:   This BMS model is a closed loop feedback control model consists of BMS ECU block and a Plant block. The…

Objective:  To derive the following 4th order approximations of the second-order derivative.  1. Central difference 2. Skewed right-sided difference 3. Skewed left-sided difference. To write a program in MATLAB to evaluate the second-order derivative of the analytical function `e^x.cos(x)` and…

Objective: To solve the 2D Heat Conduction Equation for Steady and Unsteady state. Using the iterative solver techniques to solve the implicit heat conduction equation. Problem Statement: Solving the 2D heat conduction equation for the steady state and the transient state analysis with the boundry conditiions given as:…

Aim: To simulate the 1D Super-sonic nozzle flow using MacCormack's technique. Objective: To show the steady-state distribution of primitive variables inside the nozzle. To show the variation of Mass flow rate distribution inside the nozzle at different time steps during the time-marching process for both conservation and…

Objective: To simulate the backward facing step in OpenFoam. Problem Statement: In this project, we are going to simulate an incompressible-laminar-viscous flow through the backward facing step geometry. we will be perform a transient simulation. The solver can be chosen based on the described physics of the flow. You…

Objective: Simulating flow in a circular pipe in OpenFoam. Writing a MATLAB program to automate the generation  of the blockMeshDict file for the circular pipe. Validating the simulation results using Hagen- Poiseuille's equation for the fully developed flow. Problem Statement: The flow is laminar and flows through…

Objective: To perform the validation studies of Symmetry BC and wedge BC with the analytical Hagen-Poiseulle's equation.   Expected Results: Validate Hydro-dynamic length with the numerical result Validate the fully developed flow velocity profile with its analytical profile Validate maximum velocity and pressured…

Objective: To set up steady-state simulations to compare the mixing effectiveness when hot inlet temperature is 360C & the Cold inlet is at 190C.  To use K-omega and K-epsilon models and compare them to obtain the best suitable model for the given case. To perform the mesh independent study for anyone case. To…

Objective: To simulate the flow over a cylinder and explain the phenomenon of Karman vortex street. To simulate the flow with the steady and unsteady case and calculate the Strouhal Number for Re= 100.  To calculate the coefficient of drag and lift over a cylinder by setting the Reynolds number to 10,100,1000,10000…

Objective: To explain about the Ahmed's body and importance.  To explain the significance of the point of seperation. To run the simulation of flow over an Ahmed's body where inlet flow velocity is 25 m/s. To explain the reason for the negative pressure in the wake region. Ahmed's Body and its significance:  …

Objective: To give a brief description about Conjugate Heat Transfer (CHT) Analysis. To simulate the flow and heat transfer to the solid on an exhaust port. To calculate the wall/surface heat transfer coefficient on the internal solid surface & show the velocity & temperature contours in appropriate areas.…

General Overview: Identifying the direction of the vehicle is one of the important & diverse features in Autonomous driving & Advanced Driver Assistance Features. This particular sub-feature of identifying the direction of vehicle is basically identifying the direction the vehicle is taking based on the camera…

Aim: To develop a MBD model of Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) feature as per the requirements using MATLAB/Simulink. General Overview: Adaptive Cruise Control: Adaptive Cruise Control Feature for passenger cars allows the host vehicle to adapt to the speed in line with the flow of traffic. Driving in heavy traffic…