Aim – Program to calculate the drag force against a cyclist. Governing Equation –   [ FD = 0.5*cD*ƍ*A*v2 ] Where, FD = Drag force on the cyclist (N); CD = Drag coefficient; A = Frontal Area (m2); ƍ (rho) = Density of air (kg/m3); v = Velocity of the cyclist (m/s).               …

AIM – Program to simulate the forward kinematics of a 2R Robotic Arm   Objective – 1. To write a program for the forward kinematics of a 2R Robotic Arm. 2. To create a simulation showing the motion of Robotic Arm.                        …

AIM – Program to solve the Otto Cycle and plot the P-V diagram.   Theory –                An Air-standard Otto Cycle is an idealized thermodynamic cycle that describes the functioning of a typical Spark Ignition engine. It consists of…

Aim – Solving a second order Ordinary Differential Equation (ODE) using MATLAB.   Governing Equation – The second order differential equation used for a simple pendulum is as following - `(d^2 θ)/(dt^2 )+ b/m (d θ)/dt +g/L sin⁡θ=0`   where, b = damping coefficient = 0.05 Ns/m; m…

Aim – To optimize Stalagmite function & to find the global maxima using MATLAB.   Objective – 1. To study briefly about Genetic Algorithm. 2. To write a code for the optimization of stalagmite function. 3.To find the global maxima of stalagmite function using Genetic Algorithm. 4. To plot the graph…

Aim – To write a program to fit a linear and cubic polynomial for Cp.   Objective – 1. To write a code to fit a linear and cubic polynomial for the given Cp data. Plot the linear and cubic fit curves. Explain the parameters used to measure the fitness characteristics   Theory – Curve fitting…

Aim – Parsing NASA’s thermodynamic data using MATLAB.   Objective – To parse NASA’s thermodynamic data file. To write a function that extracts the 14 co-efficients and calculates the enthalpy, entropy and specific heats for all the species in the data file. To calculate the molecular weight…

Aim – To create a Rankine cycle simulator using MATLAB.   Theory – The Rankine cycle or Rankine Vapour Cycle is an idealized thermodynamic cycle of a heat engine that converts heat into mechanical work while undergoing phase change. The Rankine cycle is the process widely used by power plants such as coal-fired…

Aim – To draw the Mohr’s Circle in MATLAB.   Objective – To draw the Mohr’s circle for 3-D stress tensor. To draw the Mohr’s circle for 2-D stress state. To calculate the principal stresses in both 3-D and 2-D cases.   Theory – Mohr's circle, invented by Christian Otto Mohr,…

AIM – Solving the Otto Cycle and plotting the P-V diagram.   Objective – 1. To write a code that can solve an Otto-cycle. 2. To write a code to create a PV diagram. 3. To calculate the efficiency of the Otto-cycle.   Theory – An Air-standard Otto Cycle is an idealized thermodynamic cycle that…

Aim – Solving a second order Ordinary Differential Equation (ODE) using Python   Objective – To write a program which can solve a second order Ordinary Differential Equation (ODE). To plot the displacement and velocity graph for a simple pendulum. To create an animation for a simple pendulum motion.  …

Aim – To write a program to fit a linear and cubic polynomial for Cp.   Objective – To write a code to fit a linear and cubic polynomial for the given Cp data. Plot the linear and cubic fit curves. Explain the parameters used to measure the fitness characteristics   Theory – Curve fitting is…

Aim – Data analysis and File parsing using Python   Objective – To write a code for parsing the data file for data visualization. To perform compatibility check. To solve basic performance calculations.   Theory – File Parsing –Parsing means to convert data in a certain format into a more…