Independent Research Project

    AIM:   To simulate the conjugate heat transfer in a rectangular channel and to calculate the nusslet number and skin friction coeffecient.   ANALYSIS PERFORMED:   Temperature distribution Velocity of fluid flow Average Nusslet Number Skin friction Coeffecient     DESCRIPTION:  …

Aim : Perform a combustion simulation on the combustor model and plot the variation of the mass fraction of the different species’ in the simulation using line probes at different locations of the combustor. Space Claim : The given combustor model is first imported into spaceclaim The imported model…

Aim :  To perform a parametric study for gate valve simulation at various opening configuration from 10% to 80%   Spaceclaim :  The given geometry is imported in space claim  The two flanges are extended on both directions using the boss extrude tool Volume is extracted using the volume extract option…

Aim:  To perform an analysis on a cyclone seperator model at various partice size from 1 μm to  5 μm  and to identify the seperation efficiency. To perform the same analysis by varying the  particle velocity from 1 m/sec to 5 m/sec  Emprical…

Aim:  To perform a steady state conjugate heat transfer analysis on a model of Graphic card and to find the maximum heat transfer coeffecient and maximum temperature attained. To vary the inlet velocity, and to measure the maximum temperture and Heat Transfer Coeffecient   Procedure  Spaceclaim:  The…

Aim : To find out the mixing effeciency of the given short and long tee with different momentum ratio of 2 and 4, when the  hot inlet temperature along X axis being 36°C,cold inlet along Y axis being 19°C and velocity of air at hot inlet being 3m\\s. To use k-epsilon and k-omega turbulence model for any one…

Aim :  To perform Steady state simulation on Ahmed Body and to perform a Grid Dependency test. To plot velocity, pressure contours and a vector plot, to show the wake region.  To find the Coeffecient of Drag for various grid sizes   Ahmed body :  The Ahmed body was an experimental work by S.R. Ahmed…

Aim : To perform Conjugate Heat Transfer analysis on an exhaust port, and to find out the heat transfer coeffecient on the internal solid surfaces. Conjugate Heat Transfer Analysis :  Conjugate Heat Transfer, also known as Convective Heat Transfer is used in cases where, there is heat transfer taking place between…

Vortex Shedding- Flow over a cylinder   Vortex shedding is an oscillating flow that takes place when a fluid such as air or water flows past a blunt surface at certain velocities and Reynolds number. In this type of flow, vortices are created at the back of the body forming Von Karman Vortex Street which is a repeating…

Aim:  To simulate Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities, with different mesh sizes  To study the significance of Atwood Number and calculate the Atwood number, when the lighter fluid is air and heavier one being water.  Rayleigh-Taylor Instability  The Rayleigh-Taylor instability , is the instability of an…