SOLIDWORKS CFD Project: Flow Through a Pipe

AimTo create a MATLAB Program to solve an OTTO Cycle and make its plots. Also to calculate the thermal efficiency of the Engine. TheoryThe Otto Cycle is an idealized thermodynamic cycle consisting of a set of processes used by Spark Ignition (SI) internal combustion engines. It describes how heat engines turn gasoline…

Aim: To make a Simulink model of Doorbell using solenoid block.   Theory: A solenoid is a device that consists of a wire coil, a casing, and a moveable plunger (armature) [1]. When an electrical current is applied to the coil, a magnetic field arises around it, drawing the plunger in. A solenoid, to put it another…

Aim: To write a code in PYTHON that extracts the data from the data file and to achieve Data Visualization, Compatibility Check and Basic Performance Calculation. Theory: Parsing means to break it down into component parts so that its syntax can be analyzed, categorized, and understood [1]. By doing this we are going to…

Aim: To write a code in MATLAB that extracts the 14 co-efficients and calculates the thermodynamic properties (enthalpy, entropy, molecular weight, and specific heats) of all the species in the data file 'NASA thermodynamic data'.  Theory: Parsing means to break it down into component parts so that its syntax can…

Aim: To write a code in MATLAB to optimise the stalagmite function and find the global maxima of the function.   Theory: A genetic algorithm (GA) is a method for solving both constrained and unconstrained optimization problems based on a natural selection process that mimics biological evolution [1].…

Aim:To write a MATLAB program to solve the second order differential equation and to simulate the pendulum motion.   Theory:A differential equation is an equation with a function and one or more of its derivatives [1].`y+dy/dx=5x`: It is a differential equation with the function `y` and its derivative `dy/dx`.…

Aim:  To develop a forward energy-based fuel consumption model of a conventional vehicle in MATLAB and Simulink.   Theory:  Energy Based Models - Model StructureThere are two basic types of structure for the energy-based models: Forward Model: Dynamic simulation of the system Backward Model: Quasi-Static…

AimTo write a PYTHON program to solve for the minimum value of pressure using the Newton-Raphson Method.   TheoryThe Newton-Raphson method is a method for finding a good approximation for the root of a real-valued function `f(x) =0` rapidly [1]. It is premised on the idea that a tangent to a continuous and differentiable…

AimTo write a PYTHON program to solve the second order differential equation and to simulate the pendulum motion. TheoryA differential equation is an equation with a function and one or more of its derivatives [1]. `y+(dy)/(dx)=5x`: It is a differential equation with the function `y` and its derivative `(dy)/(dx)`.…

AimTo construct a PYTHON Program to solve an OTTO Cycle and make plots for it. Also to calculate the thermal efficiency of the Engine. TheoryThe Otto cycle is an idealized thermodynamic cycle consisting of a set of processes used by Spark Ignition (SI) internal combustion engines. It describes how heat engines turn gasoline…

AimTo write PYTHON code to fit a linear and cubic polynomial for the Cp data and plot the linear and cubic fit curves along the raw data points.   TheoryCurve fitting is the process of constructing a curve, or mathematical function, that has the best fit to a series of data points, possibly subject to constraints [1].…

AimTo write a PYTHON program to simulate the forward kinematics of a 2R Robotic Arm, and to create the animation of the motion. TheoryA robotic arm is basically a type of mechanical arm, usually programmed as similar to that of a human arm. For such mechanisms, the links are connected by joints allowing it to have either…

AimTo write a PYTHON program to calculate the drag force against a cyclist and to plot Velocity and Drag Co-efficient against Drag Force.   TheoryDrag force is the resistance force caused against the motion of the body through a fluid, such as water or air. It acts in the direction opposite to that of the direction…

AimTo simulate the transient flow over a cylinder and create animations for pressure and velocity for the different Reynolds number.     TheoryExternal flow over objects is very important in Computational fluid dynamics because of the existing many practical applications. For instance, consider the case of an…

Aim To run a pipe flow simulation with an inlet Reynolds number of 100, 1000 and 10,000, and comparing the normalized velocity for each case.   Theory Various analysis methods are used by Engineers to understand the impact of the world around us on their designs. The key analysis method is CFD, which is used to analyze…

AimTo write a MATLAB Program to calculate the drag force against a cyclist and to plot Velocity and Drag Co-efficient againt Drag Force. TheoryDrag force is the resistance force caused against the motion of a body through a fluid, such as water or air. It acts in the direction opposite to that of the direction…

AimTo write MATLAB code to fit a linear and cubic polynomial for the Cp data, and plot the linear and cubic fit curves along the raw data points.  TheoryCurve fitting is the process of constructing a curve, or mathematical function, that has the best fit to a series of data points, possibly subject to constraints [1].…

AimTo write a MATLAB program to simulate the forward kinematics of a 2R Robotic Arm and create the animation of the motion. Theory A robotic arm is basically a type of mechanical arm, usually programmed as similar to that of a human arm. For such mechanisms, the links are connected by joints allowing it have…