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Title: Aerodynamic Stability Analysis of Quadcopters Subject to Unsteady Wind Conditions
Author: Slingluff, Mason
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Fluid mechanics
Description: The quadcopter has become an increasingly utilized tool in the military and aerospace fields over the last several years. For quadcopters to be used in surveillance, search and rescue and even delivery applications, the quadcopter must be able to ...

Title: Aerodynamics of UAV Ground Effect Interactions
Author: Timms, William
Date Created: 2021
Description: With the advent of quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) becoming more prevalent for military and commercial applications, gaining a better understanding of their aerodynamic characteristics is critical. No matter the application, each operatio...

Title: Aerodynamics of UAV Ground Effect Interactions
Author: Timms, William
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Fluid mechanics
Description: With the advent of quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) becoming more prevalent for military and commercial applications, gaining a better understanding of their aerodynamic characteristics is critical. No matter the application, each operatio...

Title: CFD BASED ANALYSES OF THE EFFECTS OF 2017 NASCAR XFINITY RACING SERIES AERODYNAMIC RULE CHANGES
Author: Olkhovskyi, Nazarii
Date Created: 2019
Description: Xfinity racing series is an American stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. Forthe 2017 racing season, NASCAR introduced new regulations for this series in order todecrease aerodynamic influence on vehicle performance. Using only open-source...

Title: CFD BASED ANALYSES OF THE EFFECTS OF 2017 NASCAR XFINITY RACING SERIES AERODYNAMIC RULE CHANGES
Author: Olkhovskyi, Nazarii
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Engineering
Description: Xfinity racing series is an American stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. Forthe 2017 racing season, NASCAR introduced new regulations for this series in order todecrease aerodynamic influence on vehicle performance. Using only open-source...

Title: CFD simulation of an overtaking maneuver using simplified vehicle bodies
Author: Chellaram, Arune
Date Created: 2016
Description: When two vehicle bodies are involved in a passing maneuver, interesting and intricate aerodynamic interactions occur between them. This has been an area of active interest in Motorsports for quite some time. The existing literature shows only few ...

Title: CFD simulation of an overtaking maneuver using simplified vehicle bodies
Author: Chellaram, Arune
Date Created: 2016
Description: When two vehicle bodies are involved in a passing maneuver, interesting and intricate aerodynamic interactions occur between them. This has been an area of active interest in Motorsports for quite some time. The existing literature shows only few ...

Title: CFD simulation of an overtaking maneuver using simplified vehicle bodies
Author: Chellaram, Arune
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering
Description: When two vehicle bodies are involved in a passing maneuver, interesting and intricate aerodynamic interactions occur between them. This has been an area of active interest in Motorsports for quite some time. The existing literature shows only few ...

Title: Computational investigations on the aerodynamics of a generic car model in proximity to a side wall
Author: Mallapragada, Srivatsa
Date Created: 2017
Description: A moving road vehicle is subjected to many fluid interferences caused by a number of external agents apart from the vehicle itself. Vehicles moving in proximity to a side wall is an interesting aspect that has been little investigated in the liter...

Title: Computational investigations on the aerodynamics of a generic car model in proximity to a side wall
Author: Mallapragada, Srivatsa
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Fluid mechanics, Physics
Description: A moving road vehicle is subjected to many fluid interferences caused by a number of external agents apart from the vehicle itself. Vehicles moving in proximity to a side wall is an interesting aspect that has been little investigated in the liter...

Title: Development of CFD Simulation Frameworks For High Fidelity Predictions of Quadcopter Aerodynamics
Author: Madabushi, Karthik Srinivas
Date Created: 2020
Description: External aerodynamic simulation of a rotor system is far more challenging compared to simulations involving fixed wing aircraft. This is because the surrounding flow field itself is far more complex. The rotating blades of the rotor system encount...

Title: Development of CFD Simulation Frameworks For High Fidelity Predictions of Quadcopter Aerodynamics
Author: Madabushi, Karthik Srinivas
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Aerospace engineering
Description: External aerodynamic simulation of a rotor system is far more challenging compared to simulations involving fixed wing aircraft. This is because the surrounding flow field itself is far more complex. The rotating blades of the rotor system encount...

Title: Development of a CFD Simulation Framework for Aerothermal Analyses of Electric Vehicle Battery Packs
Author: Jain, Ayushi
Date Created: 2021
Description: Lithium-ion batteries (LIB) are widely being used in the field of electric vehicles, their high-power density, low resistance, compactness and low self-discharge rate. These make LIBs an ideal choice for use in electric vehicles (EV). To increase ...

Title: Development of a CFD Simulation Framework for Aerothermal Analyses of Electric Vehicle Battery Packs
Author: Jain, Ayushi
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering
Description: Lithium-ion batteries (LIB) are widely being used in the field of electric vehicles, their high-power density, low resistance, compactness and low self-discharge rate. These make LIBs an ideal choice for use in electric vehicles (EV). To increase ...

Title: INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF HIGH SULFUR CONTENT ON THE OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A TIER 4 INTERIM ULS DIESEL ENGINE
Author: Stinson, Kile
Date Created: 2017
Description: This thesis focuses on how high sulfur content diesel fuel impacts the operation of a Tier 4 Interim diesel engine designed to run on Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD). This was explored because U.S. nuclear power plants have these engines as their s...

Title: INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF HIGH SULFUR CONTENT ON THE OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A TIER 4 INTERIM ULS DIESEL ENGINE
Author: Stinson, Kile
Date Created: 2017
Description: This thesis focuses on how high sulfur content diesel fuel impacts the operation of a Tier 4 Interim diesel engine designed to run on Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD). This was explored because U.S. nuclear power plants have these engines as their s...

Title: INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF HIGH SULFUR CONTENT ON THE OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A TIER 4 INTERIM ULS DIESEL ENGINE
Author: Stinson, Kile
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering
Description: This thesis focuses on how high sulfur content diesel fuel impacts the operation of a Tier 4 Interim diesel engine designed to run on Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD). This was explored because U.S. nuclear power plants have these engines as their s...

Title: Insight Derived From High Order Structured Finite Difference CFD Simulations of Flow Past Generic Simplified Car Models
Author: Henry, Maxwell
Date Created: 2016
Description: This thesis focuses upon using a high-order finite-difference method on a structured overset grid to study flow features around a generic simplified car model adjusting mesh refinements, rear slant angles, solvers, and turbulence models. These pro...

Title: Insight Derived From High Order Structured Finite Difference CFD Simulations of Flow Past Generic Simplified Car Models
Author: Henry, Maxwell
Date Created: 2016
Description: This thesis focuses upon using a high-order finite-difference method on a structured overset grid to study flow features around a generic simplified car model adjusting mesh refinements, rear slant angles, solvers, and turbulence models. These pro...

Title: Insight Derived From High Order Structured Finite Difference CFD Simulations of Flow Past Generic Simplified Car Models
Author: Henry, Maxwell
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Mechanical engineering, Engineering, Automobiles--Design and construction
Description: This thesis focuses upon using a high-order finite-difference method on a structured overset grid to study flow features around a generic simplified car model adjusting mesh refinements, rear slant angles, solvers, and turbulence models. These pro...