Browsing Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering by Author "Dennis, Brian"
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Aerodynamic Shape Optimization Of 3D Gas Turbine Blade Using Differerential Evolution Method
Joshi, Darshak (Aerospace Engineering, 2010-07-19)This paper outlines the aerodynamics shape optimization process of a 3D VKI gas turbine blade using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and differential evolution optimization method. The main objective of this work is to ... -
Aerodynamic Shape Optimization Of A Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
Carrigan, Travis Justin (Aerospace Engineering, 2011-07-14)The purpose of this study is to introduce and demonstrate a fully automated process for optimizing the airfoil cross-section of a vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT). The objective is to maximize the torque while enforcing ... -
Algorithm Developement For Adaptive Grid Generation Using Galerkin Finite Element Method
Patel, Monalkumar (Aerospace Engineering, 2010-03-03)The adaptive grid concept is developed in order to achieve more accurate and stable results for the numerical simulations of Partial Differential Equations (PDEs). There are two main types of strategies used for adaptive ... -
Computational Analysis Of A Multistage Axial Compressor
Mamidoju, Chaithanya (Aerospace Engineering, 2014-07-14)Turbo machines are used extensively in Aerospace, Power Generation, and Oil & Gas Industries. Efficiency of these machines is often an important factor and has led to the continuous effort to improve the design to achieve ... -
Computational Flow Analysis Of A Flapping Micro-flyer Wing For Cycle-averaged Force Production
Rajput, Nitesh Rajendra (Mechanical Engineering, 2014-12)Human engineers have been trying long to mimic creations of nature for their own benefits. One such area of interest is the insect based micro flapping wing flyers for their wide employment in commercial as well as military ... -
Computational Study Of Heat Transfer Enhancement For A Dimpled Surface In A Channel
Paranjape, Abhijit (Mechanical Engineering, 2013-03-20)Heat transfer augmentation techniques have gained great importance in different engineering applications to deal with thermal management issues. In this work, a numerical investigation was carried out to see the effects ... -
Design And Evaluation Of A Chemical Reactor For The Pyrolysis Wood Pellets
Bootpakdeetam, Pawarat (Mechanical Engineering, 2013-07-22)Currently there is interest in converting waste biomass into valuable products, such as fuels and specialty chemicals. However, the product composition, yield, the energy required to run the reaction, and the required ... -
Design And Fabrication Of Microfluidic Photoelectrochemical Reactors For Efficient Conversion Of Carbon Dioxide To Liquid Fuel
Homayoni, Homayon (Mechanical Engineering, 2014-12)The world's energy demand is expected to increase dramatically over the next few decades. At the same time the availability of cheap fossil fuels is expected to decrease. In addition to the increase in energy cost, the use ... -
Development Of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Based Erosion Models For Oil And Gas Industry Applications
Pandya, Deval (Mechanical Engineering, 2013)Erosion prediction plays a critical role in different oil and gas industry segments including drill bit manufacturing, measurement & logging while drilling (M&LWD), and reservoir engineering/completions tools. Recently, ... -
EFFECT OF THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY, REYNOLDS NUMBER, ASPECT RATIO AND PACKING ARRANGEMENT ON RADIAL HEAT TRANSFER IN PACKED BEDS
Gorla, Nishith (2021-08-10)The key motivation for this research is to study heat transfer developments in packed beds. The radial heat transfer enhancement of a packed bed in the laminar flow region is one of the major areas of ongoing research in ... -
EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF POROUS MEDIA BY INVERSE HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS
Fabela, Oscar Javier II (2017-12-07)This research describes the application of inverse analysis to estimate the thermal conductivity of a porous material using temperature measurements at the surfaces. Finite volume analysis code is implemented in MATLAB ... -
Experimental And Numerical Investigation Of Mass Transfer In Microreactors
Han, Wei (Mechanical Engineering, 2012-07-25)In this work, two types of microreactors for reactions have been studied, which were involving multiple fluid phases: liquid-liquid (immiscible liquids) phase and gas-liquid phase. Investigation of mass transfer within ... -
Experimental And Numerical Investigation Of Transesterification Of Vegetable Oil With A Continuous Flow Capillary Reactor
Charoenwat, Rachaneewan (Mechanical Engineering, 2011-10-11)Biodiesel, Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME), is a renewable fuel that is a promising alternative to fossil fuels in the future. Biodiesel not only has similar properties to diesel derived from fossil fuel, but it also provides ... -
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF METHANE REFORMER WITH A CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR
Zhang, Xiao (2016-09-16)Over the decades, seeking for an alternative energy source has been more and more significant because of increasing demand with rapid industry expansion. Liquid hydrocarbon from Fischer-Tropsch process is considered as an ... -
Finite Element Analysis Of Bio-heat Transfer For Magnetic Fluid Hyperthermia Application
Chauhan, Kamalkumar N. (Mechanical Engineering, 2010-03-03)Finite Element solution for the multi-region bio-heat Equation is present to model magnetic fluid hyperthermia. This study solves the Penne's two dimensional bio-heat equation using finite element method and develops the ... -
Finite Element Analysis Of Moisture And Thermal Induced Stress In Flip Chip Packages
Ghosh, Santanu (Mechanical Engineering, 2007-08-23)The process of moisture absorption and subsequent hygroswelling stress development is a cause of concern in the IC packaging industry. Also thermal stresses developed during the lead free reflow process with a high peak ... -
Heat Transfer Enhancement In A Rectangular Channel Using Vortex Generator In A Laminar Flow
Maniar, Ninad C. (Mechanical Engineering, 2013-03-20)Enhancement of heat transfer through various means has been an intense area of research for many years. There are numerous applications where high performance heat exchange is desired. The cooling of electronics, such as ... -
Interactions of Vortices with Differing Creation Mechanisms in the Wake of a Normal Flat Plate-Delta Flat Plate Couple: A Numerical Study.
Nair, Cheruvateth Vivek (2022-08-15)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 8/13/2024** ABSTRACT: Fluid flow is characterized by the presence of various coherent vortical structures such as vortex tubes, vortex streets, and eddies. When these ... -
Inverse Analysis of Heat Generating Body for Safety Applications
Patil, Sandeep; 0000-0002-5648-9322Inverse thermal analysis and its applications have been applied to numerous fields of science and engineering. Historically during the 1950's and early 1960's, space programs played a significant role in the advancement ... -
Inverse Design Of Airfoils Using A Flexible Membrane Method
Thinsurat, Kamon (Aerospace Engineering, 2011-03-03)The Modified Garabedian Mc-Fadden (MGM) method is used to inversely design airfoils. The Finite Difference Method (FDM) for Non-Uniform Grids was developed to discretize the MGM equation for numerical solving. The Finite ...