AIMTo calculate drag force against a cyclist. GOVERNING EQUATIONSwhereFd=Drag Force,ρ =Density of the fluid which the body is resisting,A =Frontal area,v =Velocity OBJECTIVESØTo plot Velocity vs Drag force (taking Drag coefficient as constant)ØTo plot Drag co-efficient vs Drag force (taking velocity as constant) INPUT…

AIM To simulate the forward kinematics of a 2R Robotic Arm.   OBJECTIVES To simulate the forward kinematics of the 2R Robotic Arm and create an animation.   THEORYForward kinematics for a robot arm takes as input joint angles, and calculates the Cartesian position and orientation of the end effector. This…

AIM To plot the Otto cycle and find its thermal efficiency.   OBJECTIVES To plot the PV diagram for the Otto cycle. To calculate the thermal efficiency of the cycle   THEORY An Otto cycle is an ideal thermodynamic cycle that describes the function of a spark ignition piston engine. It is the thermodynamic…

AIM To fit a given set of data by linear and cubic polynomial   OBJECTIVES To plot linear and cubic fit curves along with raw data points To measure the goodness of the fit   THEORY Curve fitting is the process of constructing a curve, or mathematical functions, which possess the closest proximity to the real…

AIM Simulation of the ,motion of a simple pendulum by solving the second order ODE and to create an animation of its motion.   OBJECTIVES To simulate the motion of the pendulum by solving the second order ODE for motion between 0-20 seconds for initial angular displacement = 0, and initial angular velocity =3 rad/s.…

AIM To optimise the stalagmite function and find the global maxima of the function.   OBJECTIVES To optimise the stalagmite function and use the genetic algorithm in MATLAB to find the global maxima. Plot graphs for all 3 studies and for maximum value of function vs no. of Iterations.   THEORY The genetic algorithm…

AIM To parse NASA’s Thermodynamic data from the given data file.   OBJECTIVES To extract the 14 coefficients and calculate the Enthalpy, Entropy and Specific Heats for all the species in the data file. To calculate the molecular weight of each species and display it in the command window. To plot the Cp, Enthalpy…

AIM MBD Simulation of an Internal Geneva Mechanism   OBJECTIVES To create 3D models of driver and driven wheels and assemble them to create the Internal Geneva Mechanism using Solid Works. To perform motion analysis, by rotating the driving wheel by 10 rpm(using 60 Frames per second) and 20 rpm(using 120 Frames…

AIM MBD Simulation of a Planetary Gear System   OBJECTIVES To design a Planetary Gear System with the given inputs. To run a simulation for the following cases. Giving Input speed of 200 RPM to Sun Gear and taking Output from Carrier, keeping Ring Gear fixed. Giving Input speed of 200 RPM to Ring Gear and taking Output…

AIM MBD Simulation on a Piston Assembly   OBJECTIVES To create 3D models of all the parts(i.e. Piston, Gudgeon pin, Connecting Rod, Crank) and assemble them in SolidWorks. To carry out the motion analysis in three different conditions- Wrist Pin offset- ‘0 mm’ and Crank Speed- 2000 RPM(clockwise) Wrist…

AIM MBD Simulation on IC Engine Valve Train   OBJECTIVES To create 3D models of all the parts(i.e.Cam, Pushrod, Rocker Arm, Valve stem and Valve) and assemble them in SolidWorks. To carry out the motion analysis in two different conditions- Cam Lift- 3.5 mm, Speed 1500 RPM Cam Lift- 6 mm, Speed 1500 RPM To plot the…

AIM To calculate drag force against a cyclist.   GOVERNING EQUATIONS `F_d=frac{1}{2}timesrhotimesAtimesv^2` where `F_d` =Drag Force, `rho` =Density of the fluid which the body is resisting, `A`=Frontal area, `v`=Velocity   OBJECTIVES To plot Velocity vs Drag force (taking Drag coefficient as constant)…

AIM To simulate the forward kinematics of a 2R Robotic Arm.   OBJECTIVES To simulate the forward kinematics of the 2R Robotic Arm and create an animation.   THEORY Forward kinematics for a robot arm takes as input joint angles, and calculates the Cartesian position and orientation of the end effector. This…

  AIM To plot the Otto cycle and find its thermal efficiency.   OBJECTIVES To plot the PV diagram for the Otto cycle. To calculate the thermal efficiency of the cycle   THEORY An Otto cycle is an ideal thermodynamic cycle that describes the function of a spark ignition piston engine. It is the thermodynamic…

AIM Simulation of the ,motion of a simple pendulum by solving the second order ODE and to create an animation of its motion.   OBJECTIVES To simulate the motion of the pendulum by solving the second order ODE for motion between 0-20 seconds for initial angular displacement = 0, and initial angular velocity =3 rad/s.…

AIM To write a program to solve for the minimum value of pressure for breaking ice with Air-Cushion vehicle using Newton-Raphson method   OBJECTIVES To use the Newton-Raphson method to find out the value of pressure for h = 0.6 ft. To find the optimal relaxation factor for this problem with the help of a suitable…

AIM To fit a given set of data by linear and cubic polynomial   OBJECTIVES To plot linear and cubic fit curves along with raw data points To measure the goodness of the fit   THEORY Curve fitting is the process of constructing a curve, or mathematical functions, which possess the closest proximity to the real…

AIM To parse engine data from a given file and perform required functions.   OBJECTIVES To take column numbers as input and plot the respective columns as separate image and also save them. To calculate the area under the P-V diagram. To calculate the Power output of the engine at a given RPM. To calculate the Specific…

AIM To perform a Finite Element Analysis of a Buckling phenomenon.   OBJECTIVES To perform Buckling analysis on a Cyclonic Separator Stand To create a metallic stiffener on the legs of the stand and run the analysis to find out the change in Buckling factor of safety . To run a Design study to find the optimum position…

  AIM To perform a Static Analysis on two models of plate with holes.   OBJECTIVES To create the models of the plates with the given dimensions in SolidWorks. To simulate the Finite Element Analysis for the two plates using given conditions. To compare the results of Stress,Displacement and Strain for all the…

AIM To perform Frequency Analysis on a rotating shaft.   OBJECTIVES To create the model of the shaft with the given dimensions in SolidWorks. To simulate the Frequency Analysis for the rotating shaft using given conditions. To find out the 5 mode shapes and list the resonant frequencies.   INTRODUCTION Finite…

AIM To run a Pipe Flow Simulation.   OBJECTIVES To run a Pipe Flow Simulation in SOLIDWORKS for inlet Reynolds Number of 100,1000 and 10000. To place line probes at 85%, 90% and 95% of the pipe length and Compare the normalised velocity profile at the locations Normalise the velocity profile by inlet velocity  …

AIM To simulate the Flow over an Airfoil   OBJECTIVES To run a simulation for flow over a NACA0017 airfoil over various angle of attack. To compare the Lift and Drag Forces for the different angle of attack.   INTRODUCTION Computational Fluid Dynamics or CFD is a technique that deals with the solution of…

AIM To simulate the Flow through a Centrifugal Pump   OBJECTIVES To create a 3D model of a centrifugal pump and run a flow analysis To perform a Parametric Study for different velocities. To obtain relationship between Pressure Ratio and Mass Flow rate.   INTRODUCTION Computational Fluid Dynamics or CFD is…

AIM To simulate the Flow through a flow bench   OBJECTIVES To create a 3D model of a flow bench and run a flow analysis To perform a Grid dependency test for mesh levels 3,4 and 5 for Valve lift 1mm To run a parametric study to show the effect of Valve lift on Mass Flow Rate using the best grid   INTRODUCTION…

AIM To simulate the Flow over a cylinder   OBJECTIVES To run a simulation for flow over a cylinder and calculate Reynolds Number To increase Reynolds number by a factor of 20%, 40% and 100% and then run the transient flow simulation. To calculate simulation end time To create animations for Pressure and Velocity  …