Drag force calculation based on varying velocity and coefficient of drag

Aim:  To create a 3D model of a flow bench and run flow analysis. Objective : To perform Grid dependence test To study the effect of valve lift on mass flow rate Introduction : An airflow bench is a device used for testing the internal aerodynamic qualities of an engine component and…

Aim : To perform airflow simulation over NACA0017 airfoil. Introduction : An airfoil or an aerofoil is the shape of a wing or blade in cross section. Aerodynamic forces are produced when an airfoil shaped body moves through a fluid. The component of this force perpendicular to the direction of motion is called lift. The…

Aim : To perform airflow simulation over NACA0017 airfoil. Introduction : An airfoil or an aerofoil is the shape of a wing or blade in cross section. Aerodynamic forces are produced when an airfoil shaped body moves through a fluid. The component of this force perpendicular to the direction of motion is called lift. The…

Aim: To simulate the flow over a cylinder Introduction : The flow over a cylinder is one of the most studied of aerodynamics. It is relevant to many engineering applications. The drag and the flow pattern on a cylinder are functions of the Reynolds number ReD = rho*U*D/mu, based on the cylinder diameter D and the…

Aim: To write a program to simulate forward kinematics of a 2R Robotic Arm using Python. Introduction: Forward kinematics refers to the use of the kinematic equations of a robot to compute the position of the end-effector from specified values for the joint parameters. The kinematics…

Aim : To calculate drag force over a bicycle using Python Introduction : Drag force is also called air resistance is a force that acts in the opposite direction to the motion of the object. This force can exist between two surfaces of solid or fluid layers. Drag force depends on velocity. Drag force is proportional…

Aim : To model and assemble the parts of IC engine Valve Train to perform motion analysis on various      conditions Objective :  1) To perform motion analysis for the following conditions, Condition 1: When cam lift is 3.5mm Condition 2: When cam lift is 6mm  2) Plotting the linear displacement…

Aim : To model and assemble the parts of the piston to perform motion analysis on various conditions Objective :   1) To perform motion analysis for the following conditions of wrist pin position, Condition 1: 0 mm offset and clockwise rotation of the crank Condition 2: 10mm Positive offset and clockwise rotation of the…

Aim: To create a motion analysis of an internal geneva mechanism. Cad Model: First CAD model is created as asked in the challenge. 1) Driver: 2) Driven Wheel: 3) Assembly: Motion Analysis: After creating the model motion analysis is performed by giving constraints provided in the challenge.  As asked in the challenge,…

Aim : To create a planetary gear system and analyse the outputs for different cases. Introduction : A planetary gear system consits of Sun gear, Planetary gears, Ring gear and a carrier. Sun gear is located at the centre. The planetary gears rotate revolve around the sun gear and at the same time they rotate about their…

Title : Curve Fitting by using MATLAB Introduction : Curve fitting is a process of generating a curve, or any mathematical functions, which has the closeset trace to the actual data. So, curve fitting helps in constructing a functional relationship between the observed dataset and parameter values. Curve fits are important…

Aim : To compute values of pressure, temperature, enthalpy and entropy at each state of Rankine cycle. Introduction : Rankine cycle : Many problems are faced with the Carnot Cycle that canbe eliminated by superheating the steam and then condensing it in Boiler and condenser respectively. Thus, this results in Rankine cycle,…

Aim : To parse a data file and introduce the required properties. Objectives: To extract the 14 coefficients and calculate the enthalpy, entropy and specific heats for all the species in the data file. Calculate the molecular weight of each species. Plot the Cp, Enthalpy and Entropy for the local temperature range…

Title : Genetic Algorithm program for calculating local maxima for a given function. Genetic Algorithm:  Genetic algorithm is based upon random sampling. It is the method of solving constrained and unconstrained problems which are based upon selection. This process is derived from the biological evolution.The…

Title: Simulation of forward kinematics of 2R Robotic Arm using MATLAB. Aim: To write a program to simulate forward kinematics of a 2R Robotic Arm using MATLAB. Introduction: In today's simulation has become an imporatant way for research purposes. It is used for planning, designing, analysis,etc. Simulation…

Objective : To solve Ordinary Differential equation and simulate the motion of Pendulum Introduction : Ordinary Differential Equations are used for describing the behaviour of domains in Mechanical Engineering. The domains include Structure vibrations, Wave equations, Heat equations, Fluid dynamics, etc.  This project…

Introduction : A drag force is the resistance faced by a moving body when it passes through a fluid. The fluid could be air or water. The magnitude of the force usually acts in the oposite direction to that of motion of the body. The drag force is given by a formula, Fd = 0.5*rho*A*v^2*cd where,  rho - density in…

Title : MATLAB code to solve efficiency of Otto cycle and generate Pressure-Volume plot. Aim : To calculate the efficiency of Otto cyle. Introduction : The spark ignition piston engines works on Otto cycle. Such engines are use in automobile. The cycle basically shows the behaviour of the gas when it undergoes…