Flow over a Cylinder

  AIM: To write a MATLAB code for parsing the NASA Thermodynamic data file and extracting coefficients of all the species in the file for thermodynamic properties like specific heat, enthalpy, and entropy and then plot a graph between enthalpy, entropy, and specific heat with respect to temperature and also calculate…

  AIM: To design and then perform Flow Simulation on a Centrifugal pump using SOLIDWORKS.   THEORY: 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 or electric motor.…

  AIM: To create a 3D model and then do a flow simulation of a Flow bench using SOLIDWORKS   THEORY: Air flow bench is a device used for testing the internal aerodynamics qualities of an engine component and is related to the more familiar wind tunnel. It is used primarily for testing the intake and exhaust ports…

  AIM: To do a flow analysis over a NACA Airfoil at different angle of attacks using SOLIDWORKS. THEORY: The NACA Airfoils are airfoil shapes for aircraft wings developed by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. The shape of the NACA airfoils is describes using a series of digits following the word ‘NACA’.…

  AIM: To write a code to calculate the Global Maxima of a Stalagmite function using MATLAB   THEORY: Genetic Algorithm is the process of natural selection where the fittest individuals are selected for reproduction in order to produce offspring of the next generation. The process of natural selection starts…

  AIM: To do flow simulation of external flow over a cylinder using SOLIDWORKS OBJECTIVE: To do flow simulation of a baseline cylinder with external flow and then calculate the Reynolds Number. Run a transient flow simulation on a cylinder by increasing the Reynolds number by a factor of 20%, 40%, and 100% Calculate…

  AIM: To do a pipe flow simulation with line probes using SOLIDWORKS OBJECTIVES: To do pipe flow simulation with an inlet Reynolds number of 100, 1000, 10000 by placing line probes at 95%, 90%, and 85% of the pipe length. Compare the normalized velocity profile at each of these locations. Normalize the velocity profile…

AIM: To write a program to fit a linear and cubic polynomial for the specific heat data set then calculate the goodness of fit using different parameters and different ways to improve the fit in MATLAB THEORY: Curve fitting is the process of constructing a curve or mathematical function that best fits the data points,…

AIM: To write a program to solve the ODE and simulate the motion of a simple pendulum with damping in MATLAB   THEORY: In Engineering, ODE (ordinary differential equation) is used to describe the transient behavior of a system. A simple example is a pendulum. The way the pendulum moves depends on the Newton’s…

AIM: To write a program to plot a P-V Diagram and calculate the Thermal Efficiency of Otto Cycle using MATLAB   THEORY: Otto Cycle is an air standard cycle which approximates the processes in petrol engines. It is based on constant volume heat addition and heat rejection processes, and isentropic compression and expansion.…

AIM:  To perform Finite Element Analysis (FEA) by designing a Rotating shaft and determine critical frequencies using SOLIDWORKS.   THEORY: Vibration is a mechanical phenomenon, periodic back and forth motion of particle of an elastic body or medium, commonly resulting when almost any physical system is displaced…

AIM: To perform Finite Element Analysis (FEA) on two models of a plate with two configurations of holes and compare the results obtained by the two plates using SOLIDWORKS     THEORY: Stress is the amount of internal force per unit area developed in an object subjected to an external force. Stress can be tensile…

AIM: To do a finite element analysis (FEA) of buckling in a Cyclonic Separator Stand with and without a stiffener constructed across the columns and also do a Parametric Design Study for finding the optimum position of the stiffener using SOLIDWORKS   THEORY: Cyclone separator or simply cyclones are separation devices,…

AIM: To do multibody dynamics (MBD) analysis of Internal Geneva Mechanism using SOLIDWORKS   OBJECTIVES:   Create 3D models for driver and driven wheels. Perform motion analysis by rotating the driver wheel at 10 rpm first and then at 20 rpm. Make plots on Excel by exporting the results obtained by these following…

AIM: To do multibody dynamics (MBD) analysis of Planetary gear mechanism using SOLIDWORKS   OBJECTIVE: To create 3D models of all parts after calculating pitch circle diameter and number of teeth. To perform motion analysis of the assembly by rotating the input gear at 200rpm To obtain a plot for angular velocity…

AIM: To do multibody dynamics (MBD) simulation on I. C. Engine Valve Train using SOLIDWORKS.   OBJECTIVE: To design parts like cam, push rod, rocker arm, valve, and valve stem. To create an assembly using all the parts. To do motion analysis in the cases mentioned below. To obtained plot for linear displacement of…

AIM: To do multibody dynamics (MBD) simulation on piston assembly using SOLIDWORKS   OBJECTIVE: To design parts like piston head, wrist pin, connecting rod, end cap, and crank. To make an assembly using all the parts. To do motion analysis in three cases mentioned below. To obtain plot for linear displacement of piston…

AIM: To do a comparison between three types of beams in terms of stress, displacement, and strain generated during the bending load conditions by doing FEA in SOLIDWORKS    THEORY: A beam is a structural component. It normally resists all the loads applied laterally to its axis. The only mode by which it can…

AIM: To simulate the forward kinematics of 2R Robotic Arm using MATLAB   OBJECTIVE: Write a program to solve forward kinematics of 2R Robotic Arm   THEORY: A robotic arm is a type of mechanical arm, usually programmable. The arm may be whole of the mechanism or may be a part of a more complex robot. The links…

AIM : To calculate drag force against a cyclist using MATLAB GOVERNING EQUATION :                                                `F_D=1/2.ρ.A.v^2.c_d` `F_D`: Drag force (N)   `ρ`  :…