Project 1 - Parsing NASA thermodynamic data

Aim: To read the le 'engine_data.out' and perform the following operations on the data.Objective: In data analysis, our prime interest is to read the data from the suitable file format and analyze the data, plot the graphs, calculate the area under the given curve, power and specific fuel consumption.  Compatibility…

Aim: To perform curve fit using python. Objective: Answer the following questions and perform code in Python based on curve fitting. Figure: Flow of the project Questions to Answer What does popt and pcov mean?   Ans-  popt- An array of optimal values for the parameters which minimize the sum of squares…

AIM: Write a program that will simulate the pendulum motion. DESCRIPTION: In Engineering, ODE is used to describe the transient behavior of a system. A simple example is a pendulum. Figure1: A simple pendulum.  A simple pendulum is one that can be considered to be a point mass suspended from a…

AIM: To write MATLAB code that can solve or check the engine kinematics of an engine operating on the OTTO cycle and make plots for it. Create a PV diagram and also output the thermal efficiency of the engine. DESCRIPTION: The Otto cycle is the ideal cycle for the spark-ignition reciprocating engines, and it…

Aim: To find out the critical frequencies of a rotating shaft in Solidworks. Finite Element Analysis The Finite Element Analysis (FEA) method, originally introduced by Turner et al. (1956), is a powerful computational technique for approximate solutions to a variety of “real-world” engineering problems having…

Aim: To design and perform the flow analysis of a centrifugal pump. Description: COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS: The field of study devoted to the solution of the equations of fluid flow through the use of a computer (or, more recently, several computers working in parallel). Modern engineers apply both experimental and…

Aim: To create a 3D model of a flow bench and run the flow analysis. Description: COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS: The field of study devoted to solution of the equations of fluid flow through use of a computer (or, more recently, several computers working in parallel). Modern engineers apply both experimental and CFD analyses,…

Aim: To model the flow over a NACA0017 airfoil. Description: COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS: The field of study devoted to the solution of the equations of fluid flow through the use of a computer (or, more recently, several computers working in parallel). Modern engineers apply both experimental and CFD analyses and the…

Aim: To simulate the flow over a cylinder. Description: COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS: The field of study devoted to the solution of the equations of fluid flow through the use of a computer (or, more recently, several computers working in parallel). Modern engineers apply both experimental and CFD analyses and the two…

Aim: To model the piston assembly and perform the motion analysis in Solidworks.   Description: Piston: A piston is a moving disk enclosed in a cylinder which is made gas-tight by piston rings. The disk moves inside the cylinder as a liquid or gas inside the cylinder expands and contracts. A piston aids in the…

Aim: To perform MBD Simulation on IC Engine Valve Train.   Description: Valve Train: The valve train of an internal combustion engine includes components required to control the flow of gases into and out of the combustion chamber. This includes valves and related components required to allow the air-fuel…

Aim: To perform the Motion analysis of the Internal Geneva Mechanism.Description:Geneva Mechanism (GM), or some time calls Maltese cross, is a linkage that supplies a discontinuous (intermittent) rotary motion, and it is commonly used in both high and low-rotating speed machines. APPLICATIONS & USES• STEPPER•…

Aim: To perform the Motion analysis of the Planetary Gear system.   Description: Gears: Gears are used to transmit motion from one shaft to another or between a shaft and a slide. This is accomplished by successively engaging teeth. PLANETARY OR EPICYCLIC GEAR TRAIN A gear train having a relative motion of axes is…

Aim: Write a function that extracts the 14 coefficients 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(Tip: use fopen and fgetl). The formulae are shown below.  Here R is the universal gas constant,…

AIM: Create a Rankine Cycle Simulator using OCTAVE/MATLAB. DESCRIPTION RANKINE CYCLE The steam engine and steam turbines in which steam is used as working medium follow Rankine cycle. The ideal Rankine cycle does not involve any internal irreversibilities and consists of the following four processes: 1-2 Isentropic compression…

AIM: To write code in MATLAB to optimize the stalagmite function and find the global maxima of the function. DESCRIPTION Genetic Algorithm The genetic algorithm is a method for solving both constrained and unconstrained optimization problems that is based on natural selection, the process that drives biological evolution.…

AIM: To write code in MATLAB to optimize the stalagmite function and find the global maxima of the function. DESCRIPTION Genetic Algorithm The genetic algorithm is a method for solving both constrained and unconstrained optimization problems that is based on natural selection, the process that drives biological evolution.…

AIM: To write code in MATLAB for the linear curve _t and cubic curve _t for the Cp data. DESCRIPTION: Curve Fitting In Regression analysis, curve fitting is the process of specifying the model that provides the best fit to the specific curves in your dataset. Curved relationships between variables are not as straightforward…

AIM: Write a program in MATLAB\Octave that will simulate the pendulum motion. DESCRIPTION: In Engineering, ODE is used to describe the transient behavior of a system. A simple example is a pendulum. Figure1: A simple pendulum.  A simple pendulum is one that can be considered to be a point mass suspended from a string or…

AIM: Write a program in MATLAB\Octave that will simulate the pendulum motion. DESCRIPTION: In Engineering, ODE is used to describe the transient behavior of a system. A simple example is a pendulum. Figure1: A simple pendulum.  A simple pendulum is one that can be considered to be a point mass suspended from a string…

AIM: To write MATLAB code that can solve or check the engine kinematics of an engine operating on the OTTO cycle and make plots for it. Create a PV diagram and also output the thermal efficiency of the engine. DESCRIPTION: The Otto cycle is the ideal cycle for the spark-ignition reciprocating engines, and it consists of…

Objective- To write a program in MATLAB to simulate the forward kinematics of a 2R Robotic Arm. Governing equations- Robotic Arm has 2 degrees of freedom, so two coordinates need to be defined with respect to the origin. Let, x0=0 y0=0, (x0,y0) is the origin. L1= length of arm 1 L2= length of arm 2 Coordinates for arm1:…