FVM Literature Review

Aim: To Design and Assemble individual parts of the Yacht Model using SolidWorks and to create a photorealistic rendering of the Yacht using SolidWorks visualize. Introduction: SolidWorks: SolidWorks is a solid modeling computer-aided design(CAD) and Computer-aided engineering (CAE) application published by Dassault…

Aim: To Design and Assemble individual parts of the American Chopper Model using SolidWorks and to create a photorealistic rendering of American Chopper using SolidWorks visualize. Introduction: SolidWorks: SolidWorks is a solid modeling computer-aided design(CAD) and Computer-aided engineering (CAE) application published…

Aim: To 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. To observe the effect of adding water content in the fuel by 5 % to 30 % by mole. Combustion: Combustion or…

Aim: To perform a Parametric study on Gate valve. Gate valve: A gate valve controls the fluid flow by lifting the gate (open) and lowering the gate (closed). A gate valve's distinct feature is the straight-through unobstructed passageway, which induces minimal pressure loss over the valve. The unobstructed bore of a gate…

Aim: To perform analysis on cyclone separator and calculate the separation efficiency and pressure drop.  Cyclone separator: A cyclone separator also called a cyclonic dust collector, is a widely used air pollution control device that cleanses flue gases of the particulate matter before such gases exit into the atmosphere.…

Aim:  To perform CHT on the graphics card with three different velocities and to find the maximum temperature and heat transfer coefficient attained by the Processor. Graphics Card: A Graphics card is an expansion card that generates a feed of images to output images to the display devices such as Monitor. As the…

Aim: To perform Conjugate Heat Transfer Analysis on Exhaust Port. Exhaust Port: Exhaust Manifold A vehicle's exhaust manifold plays the leading role in a car or truck's exhaust system. It connects to each exhaust port on the engine's cylinder head, and it funnels the hot exhaust to the exhaust pipe. With the help of the…

Aim: To Conduct Rayleigh Taylor Instability simulation. Rayleigh Taylor Instability: It is the instability of an interface between two fluids of different densities which occurs when the lighter density fluid is pushed by heavier density fluid. The behavior of water suspended above the oil in the gravity of the earth.  …

Aim: To perform a simulation of a velocity of 25 m/s over an Ahmed body and to calculate its coefficient of drag, lift. Ahmed Body and its importance: The Ahmed body is a generic car body. The airflow around the Ahmed body captures the essential flow features around an automobile. It is described by S.R Ahmed in 1984.…

Aim: To compare the mixing effectiveness when a hot temperature and cold temperature fluid passed through a different Tees using K epsilon and SST omega Model and compare its values. Case: 1  Short mixing tee with a hot inlet velocity of 3m/s. Momentum ratio of 2, 4.  Case: 2  Long mixing tee with a hot…

Aim: To stimulate the flow over a cylinder and explain the phenomenon of Karman vortex street for different conditions: Simulating the flow with the steady and unsteady case and calculating the Strouhal Number for Re= 100.   To Calculate the coefficient of drag and lift over a cylinder by setting the Reynolds…

Aim:       For the given Telsa's Cyber Truck model, check topological errors, assigning PIDs for half of the portion, Meshing,  performing morphing, and volumetric mesh. Target length: S.No Model  Target length 1 Body  2 mm 2 Light 1 mm 3 Vault 4 mm 4 Windows 3 mm 5 Rims and Tyres 2 mm  …

Aim: To clear geometric errors, merge and surface wrap of all three given models. Given: Target length = 3 mm. Engine Model: Gear Box Model: Transmission Model: Procedure: Step:1 Import the CAD model into ANSA Clear all the unwanted surface in the model in topo module. All rings like structures are made by CAD professionals…

Aim: For the given BMW M6 Model, check topological errors, assigning PIDs for half of the portion, Meshing with the given target, performing morphing and volumetric mesh. Given: The target length for different parts of a model: S.No Model Target length 1 Body  3 mm 2 Lights  4 mm 3 Grills 1 mm 4 Rims and Tyres…

Aim: To Check for the geometrical errors, make appropriate volumes of the given model, and perform surface and volumetric mesh. Given: Blade stage-1 = 1 mm Blade stage-2 = 1 mm Impeller = 2 mm Shaft rotor = 1 mm Turbo casing = 5 mm Compressor casing = 5 mm Inlet casing cover = 5 mm   Procedure: Step : 1 Topological…

Aim: To create Mesh on a Pressure valve surface. Procedure: Import the CAD File Topological cleanup PID Creation of individual parts Meshing Import the CAD file: Open ANSA ⇒ File ⇒ New ⇒ Required CAD file. Topological Cleanup: Topological cleanup in this geometry is patching the surface of…

Finite Volume Method: The Finite Volume Method (FVM) is a numerical technique that transforms the partial differential equations representing conservative laws over differential volume into discrete algebraic equations over finite volumes (elements or cells). It is similar to the finite element method. Whereas in FVM,…

Aim: To stimulate Isentropic flow through a quasi 1D Subsonic-Supersonic nozzle by deriving the conservation and non-conservation forms of the governing equations and solving them using MacCormack's technique. Isentropic Nozzle: We are considering a steady-state, isentropic flow through a convergent-Divergent Nozzle.…

Aim: To stimulate transiently incompressible-laminar-viscous flow through backward-facing step geometry. Case 1 - Simulate the flow without using any grading factor (i.e., GF = 1) Case 2 - Simulate the flow with a grading factor of 0.2. The cells should be finer near the walls (including the step wall).  …

Aim: To solve 2D steady-state and Unsteady state heat conduction by using iterative solvers like Jacobi, gauss seidel, and Successive overrelaxation methods. Given: Top boundary - 600k Bottom boundary - 900k Left boundary - 400k Right boundary - 800k Absolute error - 1e-4. Assumption:  The computation area is considered…

Aim:  To create a Rankine cycle simulator using Matlab/Octave. Rankine cycle or Steam Turbine cycle: the Rankine cycle is an idealized thermodynamic cycle of a constant pressure heat engine that converts part of heat into mechanical work. In this cycle, the heat is supplied externally to a closed loop, which…

Aim: 1.To write a function that extracts the 14 coefficients and calculates the enthalpy, entropy, and specific heats for all the species in the data file. Calculate the molecular weight of each species and display it in the command window. 2.Plot the Cp, Enthalpy, and Entropy for the local temperature range…

Aim: To derive a 4th order approximation of a 2nd order derivative using Taylor's table. * Central differencing, Skewed right-sided differencing, Skewed left-sided differencing. * By using the coefficient obtained from the above scheme and to write a program in Matlab to evaluate the second-order derivative of the analytical…

Aim: To write a program in Matlab that solves 2nd order ODE of a Simple pendulum and to create a video of it.   Equation of Simple Pendulum:   Given: Length of the string, L=1 meter Mass of the bob, M=1 kg Damping co-efficient=0.05 Acceleration due to gravity, g=9.81 m/sec^2.   Converting 2nd order ODE into…

Aim: Write a code in MATLAB to optimize the stalagmite function and find the global maxima of the function and explain the concept of the genetic algorithm in your own words and also explain the syntax for ga in MATLAB in your report.  Plot graphs for all 3 studies and for F maximum vs no. of iterations.…