Aerodynamics Projects
Wind Tunnel Experiment Project:
On this project, I did an experiment investigating how separation phenomena of blunt and bluff bodies affected lift and drag.
I used different sized spheres with differing Reynolds numbers and measured the drag on those spheres using strain gauges. I also measured how the lift and drag coefficients of the Clark-Y Airfoil changed with angle of attack. The lab report is shown below if you are interested:
WindTunnelExperimentLabReport (1)
Gas Turbine Experiment Project:
In this project, I used thermocouples and pressure gauges to measure the the efficiency of a gas turbine system, the SR-30 MiniLab, and its components.
Measurements such as the Thrust Specific Fuel Consumption (TSFC), Propulsive Efficiency, and Combustor Efficiency were calculated for varying amounts of fuel mass flowrates. This was then plotted and results were discussed. I also wrote a lab report for this project and it is linked below:
Investigating How Fuel Injection and RPM Affects the Efficiency of a Gas Turbine Engine
Effects of Wind Angle on Distribution of Pollutants:
I did independent funded research in the field of thermodynamics and fluid flow by using ANSYS Fluent to see how CO2 moved downwind of a highway given different obstructions such as sound barriers
I wrote an unpublished research paper: “Effects of Wind Angle on the Distribution of Highway Pollutants” as shown here: