FVM Literature Review

OBJECTIVE: To create the A-Pillar's Plastic component from the given Class A Surface using the Master Section that is provided while following all the design rules.   INTRODUCTION: Types of Pillars and their importance in the Automotive Industry:-   These pillars standing at the vertical or near-vertical…

OBJECTIVE: To create the Coin Holder's Plastic component using the Class A Surface that is provided. Firstly, we have to create the required Tooling-Axis for the given Class A Surface while meeting the requirements of the necessary Draft Angle & then perform the Draft-Analysis Operation…

OBJECTIVE: To create the Bumper's Plastic-Component using the Class A Surface that is provided. Desired Thickness of the Plastic Component is 3mm with 3 degrees as the Draft Angle. Firstly, we have to create the required Tooling-Axis for the given Class A Surface while meeting the requirements…

OBJECTIVE: To create the Base-Bracket's Plastic Component using the Class A Surface that is provided. Firstly, we have to create the required Tooling-Axis for the given Class A Surface while meeting the requirements of the necessary Draft Angle & then perform the Draft-Analysis Operation on the…

OBJECTIVE: To create the Switch Bezel's Plastic component using the Class A Surface that is provided. Firstly, we have to create the required Tooling-Axis for the given Class A Surface while meeting the requirements of the necessary Draft Angle & then perform the Draft-Analysis Operation…

OBJECTIVE: To create the Door Trim Lower's Plastic Component using the Class A Surface that is provided. Desired Thickness of the Plastic Component is 2.5mm with 3.2 degrees as the Draft Angle. Firstly, we have to create the required Tooling-Axis for…

OBJECTIVE:  To create the Door Trim Lower Plastic Component through the given Class-A Surface and then create the Heat Stakes and the Locators considering the design rules for the Door Applique.      REFERENCE IMAGE:   MAIN REPORT: Types of Surfaces and their importance for an Automotive Plastic…

OBJECTIVE: To create the Door Trim Plastic Component from the given Class A Surface & then create two dog houses as attachment features for it while following the given Design Guidelines. Use case of Dog-House in any Plastic Component: The dog-house is an engineering feature used…

OBJECTIVE: To create the Door Handle Plastic Component from the given Class A Surface & then create attachment features such as Ribs and Screw Bosses for it while following the given Design Guidelines.  Use case of Rib in any Plastic Component: Ribs provide economic stiffness and strength in moulded…

OBJECTIVE: To create the Core & Cavity blocks for the Switch Bezel designed in the earlier challenge.    Guidelines for the Tree Structure: Ensure Proper Tree Structure. Geometrical sets should have a proper name based on the sketches present inside of them. All the sketches should be created under the…

OBJECTIVE: To create the 2D Drafting-Sheet with Title Block and Frame from the Solid CATpart created using Boolean Operation. DRAWING ONE:- 2D MODEL IN VARIOUS ORIENTATIONS:  1. FRONT VIEW: 2. TOP VIEW:   3. SECTION VIEW:    4. ISOMETRIC VIEW:   FRAME AND…

OBJECTIVE: Create the Solid CATparts from the below 2D drawings using the Boolean Operation (Add, Remove, and Union Trim).   1. DRAWING ONE:         GEO-SET TREE STRUCTURE(IT IS EXPANDED FOR EACH PART INDIVIDUALLY LATER IN THE REPORT):    SKETCHER WORKBENCH:…

PART-WORKBENCH OBJECTIVE: To create the Solid CATparts from the 2D-Drawings.  1. DRAWING ONE:             GEO-SET TREE STRUCTURE(IT IS EXPANDED FOR EACH PART INDIVIDUALLY LATER IN THE REPORT):    SKETCHER WORKBENCH: 1. SKETCH FOR MAIN SECTION:   2. SKETCH…

SKETCHER WORKBENCH OBJECTIVE: To create 2D Sketches in CATIA while following the necessary guidelines.    MAIN REPORT:  1. DRAWING ONE: SKETCH'S IDEA:    PART MADE IN CATIA:    VIEW  OUTSIDE THE "Sketch Mode":   TREE STRUCTURE WITH GEOMETRICAL SETS AND CONSTRAINTS: …

OBJECTIVES: 1. DEFINE WHAT IS FVM(FINITE VOLUME METHOD).  2. DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN FDM AND FVM.  3. DESCRIBE THE NEED FOR INTERPOLATION SCHEMES & FLUX LIMITERS IN FVM.    THEORY:   We know that in Fluid Dynamics there are three numerical-method based solvers which are used to solve for…

OBJECTIVE: Write a program to solve the ODE provided below of the equation of motion for a simple pendulum and to simulate its transient behavior. Also, create an animation of its motion.    `(d^2theta)/(dt^2) + b/m*(d theta)/(dt)+g/L*sintheta = 0` In the above equation, g = gravity in m/s2, L = length of the…

AIM: USING DATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES, PERFORM VALIDITY AND COMPATIBILITY CHECK FOR AN ENGINE DATA FILE, VISUALIZE THE DATA USING PLOTTING COMMANDS AND EVALUATE SOME BASIC PERFORMANCE DETAILS USING PYTHON.   OBJECTIVE:  1. DATA VISUALIZER Script should take column numbers as the input and plot the respective…

OBJECTIVE: BREAKING ICE USING THE NEWTON RAPHSON METHOD ON AN AIR CUSHION VEHICLE BY CALCULATING THE MINIMUM PRESSURE REQUIRED TO BREAK THE ICY SURFACE.    THEORY:  AIR CUSHION VEHICLE: Recent experiments, using air cushion vehicles have demonstrated that they can be used successfully to break up ice…

OBJECTIVE: COMPARE THE CONVERGENCE RATE [NUMBER OF ITERATIONS] OF THE STEADY-STATE AND TRANSIENT-STATE [EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT] SIMULATIONS AND JUSTIFY THE NUMERICS.   THEORY FOR STEADY AND TRANSIENT-STATE HEAT TRANSFER:   Heat transfer is described as the flow of heat due to temperature differences and the…

OBJECTIVE: In this challenge, you are going to simulate the isentropic flow through a quasi 1D subsonic-supersonic nozzle. You will derive both the conservation and non-conservation forms of the governing equations and solve them using MacCormack's technique. You need to determine the steady-state temperature distribution…

OBJECTIVE: In this challenge, you are going to simulate the isentropic flow through a quasi 1D subsonic-supersonic nozzle. You will derive both the conservation and non-conservation forms of the governing equations and solve them using MacCormack's technique. You need to determine the steady-state temperature distribution…

SIMULATION OF A BACKWARD-FACING-STEP IN OpenFOAM   AIM: Simulate an incompressible-laminar-viscious flow through the backward facing step geometry. Perform transient simulation; choose the solver based on the described physics of flow in problem statement.  Explain simulation process and way of setting up the…

REPORT 2 OBJECTIVE: TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE MATERIAL SELECTION PROCESS, IDENTIFYING AND UNDERSTANDING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF VARIOUS KINDS OF PLASTICS USED IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, UNDERSTANDING VARIOUS AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES.    MAIN REPORT:  1. FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED…

REPROT 1 OBJECTIVE: The main objective of this report is to provide an overview of the things a 'Product Design-Engineer' should know about the Automotive Industry and also study of the entire set of steps in the lifecycle of an Automotive Product from the 'Concept Sketching' phase to 'Mass Production' phase. …

REPORT 2 OBJECTIVE: TO STUDY INJECTION MOLDING AND INJECTION MOLD NOMENCLATURE   MAIN REPORT:  1. TYPES OF INJECTION MOLDING MACHINES:  An injection Molding Machine is a special machine designed for manufacturing mostly plastic products. Mostly. It comprises two sections that are Injection Unit & Clamping…

REPORT 1 OBJECTIVE: TO STUDY INJECTION MOLDING & INJECTION MOLD NOMENCLATURE MAIN REPORT:  1. FREEHAND SKETCH OF AN INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE:   An Injection Molding Machine has three main units consisting of several parts in each unit that are as follows: A) Injection Unit: The Feed Hopper with Hopper Dryer,…

AIM: TO PERFORM CURVE FITTING OPERATIONS USING PYTHON   OBJECTIVES: 1. EXPLAIN THE ROLE OF  'popt' &'pcov' IN THE curve_fit FUNCTION.   2. EXPLAIN THE ROLE OF 'np.array(temperature)' WHICH IS BEING USED IN THE CODE.  3. EXPLAIN THE ROLE OF '*' IN *popt.  4. TO PERFORM CURVE-FITTING…