FINAL INDEPENDENT PROJECT

Frequency Analysis of a rotating shaft (Solidworks) FEA   OBJECTIVE To find out the critical frequencies of a rotating shaft in Solidworks. To create the model in Solidworks according to dimensions that you see fit.   INTRODUCTION FEA Finite Element Analysis or FEA is the simulation of a physical phenomenon using…

OBJECTIVE To write a program in python to fit a linear and cubic polynomial for the Cp data. To plot the temperature against specific Heat (cp).   THEORY ABOUT CURVE FIT Curve fitting is the process of constructing a curve, or mathematical function that has the best fit to a series of data points, possibly…

OBECTIVE To perform a 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 and find the optimum position for the stiffener. Compare the results for all the cases using tables…

OBJECTIVE To perform a static analysis on two models of plate with holes. To create the model in Solidworks and perform the analysis. To Run the analysis and compare the results for stress, strain and displacement.   INTRODUCTION FEA Finite Element Analysis or FEA is the simulation of a physical phenomenon using a…

AIM Write a Python program to calculate drag force against a cyclist. Write a program to plot Velocity vs Drag force.(25 points) Write a program to plot Drag Co-efficient vs Drag force.(25 points) THEORY A drag force is the resistance force caused by the motion of a body through a fluid, such as water or air. A drag force…

MBD Simulation on IC Engine Valve Train   AIM: Create the 3d model of the parts and assemble all the parts to make mechanism. Analyze the motion study of valve train.   OBSERVATION: To create the 3d parts of the valve train and assemble all the components. To study the motion analysis. To plot the linear displacement…

OBJECTIVE To model the flow over a NACA0017 airfoil for the angle of attacks 0,2,4,6,8,10 To compare the lift and drag forces. THEORY ABOUT AIRFOIL An airfoil (American English) or aerofoil (British English) is the cross-sectional shape of a wing, blade (of a propeller, rotor, or turbine),…

OBJECTIVE To run a baseline simulation and then calculate the Reynolds number. To increase the Reynolds number by a factor of 20%, 40%, and 100% then run the transient flow simulation.   THEORY A common external flow configuration involves the circular cylinder or tube in crossflow, where the flow is normal to the…

OBJECTIVE To write a program in python to simulate the transient behavior of a Simple pendulum. To plot graph Time vs Displacement. To create an animation of its motion.   THEORY ABOUT SIMPLE PENDULUM The pendulum is a simple mechanical system that follows a differential equation. The pendulum is initially at rest…

OBJECTIVE To write the program in python and analysis the given engine Data. To calculate the area under the PV diagram curve. To calculate the power output of the engine (Assume that RPM is 1500). To calculate the Specific Fuel Consumption (SFC). (This engine consumed 20 micro grams of fuel (per 1 stroke cycle).  …

OBJECTIVE To write a program of otto cycle in python and  to plot the P-V diagram. To show the output of thermal efficiency of the engine.   THEORY ABOUT OTTO CYCLE An Otto cycle is an idealized thermodynamic cycle that describes the functioning of a typical spark ignition piston…

OBJECTIVE To write a program in python to simulate the forward kinematics of a 2R Robotic Arm. To create an animation file of the plot.   THEORY A robotic arm (not robotic hand) is a type of mechanical arm, usually programmable, with similar functions to a human arm; the arm may be the sum…

OBJECTIVE To create a 3D Model of centrifugal pump. To plot the pressure ratio vs mass flow rate THEORY ABOUT CENTRIFUGAL PUMP Centrifugal pumps are used to transport fluids by the conversion of rotational kinetic energy to the hydrodynamic energy of the fluid flow. The rotational energy typically comes from an engine…

OBJETIVE To create a 3D geometry of the flow bench and analysis the flow simulation. To run the grid dependency test at three levels. To plot the graph mass flow rate vs Lift. THEORY ABOUT FLOWBENCH An air flow bench is a device used for testing the internal aerodynamic qualities of an engine component…

OBJECTIVE Run a pipe flow simulation with an inlet Reynolds number of 100,1000 and 10,000. For each of these cases do the following 1. Place line probes at 95%, 90% and 85% of the pipe length. 2. Compare the normalized velocity profile at each of these locations 3. Normalize the velocity profile by the inlet velocity.…

MBD Simulation on a Piston Assembly AIM:- Create the parts and assembly of the piston and motion analysis of piston assembly. OBJECTIVES To create the 3d model of the parts and assemble the parts to make a mechanism. To motion analysis of the piston assembly. To plot the Linear Displacement of the piston head. To plot…

Aim:  To create a planetary gear Parts and assemble all the parts with carrier and perform a motion analysis. To plot Angular velocity by fixing the different part of the assembly. THEORY ABOUT PLANETARY GEAR: An epicyclic gear train (also known as planetary gear) consists of two gears mounted…

Internal Geneva Mechanism AIM:- To Creating 3d model of Internal Geneva mechanism using Solidworks. To assemble all the parts to create full mechanism To Perform motion analysis at 10 rpm and 20 rpm To obtain plots (with precision and without precision. Contact forces (between driving and driven wheel) vs Time. Angular…

FINAL INDEPENDENT PROJECT BRAYTON CYCLE GAS TURBINE Objectives To calculate the values of Brayton cycle gas turbine, heat input, work done on the pump, work done by the turbine, Net work output, gas turbine efficiency and back work ratio. To plot the T-S diagram of Brayton cycle with x and y labels and use title of the…

Parsing NASA thermodynamic data AIM:- 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. You will be reading this file NASA thermodynamic data. Calculate the molecular weight of each species and display it in the command…

AIM:- Write a code in MATLAB to optimise the stalagmite function and find the global maxima of the function. Clearly expalin the concept of genetic algorithm in your own words and also explain the syntax for ga in MATLAB in your report. THEORY:- A genetic algorithm (GA) is a method for solving both…

Aim: - Write a program to simulate the transient behavior of a Simple pendulum and to create an animation of its motion. Theory about simple pendulum:- The pendulum is a simple mechanical system that follows a differential equation. The pendulum is initially at rest in a vertical position. When the pendulum is displaced…