Wind Turbine Anti-Freezing System
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Wind Turbine Anti-Freezing System

Finite Difference Approximations used to numerically solve for the temperature distribution in a representative section of composite laminate for wind turbine blades in freezing temperatures.

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Numerical Based Stress Analysis on Boeing 777 Aircraft Wing
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Numerical Based Stress Analysis on Boeing 777 Aircraft Wing

A numerical solution to the beam bending problem is pursued using Finite Difference approximations. A model is created to solve for the deflection of a cantilever beam and modified to solve for the deflection and stress within a Boeing 777 aircraft wing.

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Design of a Carbon Dioxide Scrubbing System
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Design of a Carbon Dioxide Scrubbing System

Finite difference methods used to approximate mass and energy flow for a carbon dioxide scrubbing system. Studies performed on the concentration of scrubbing agent in exhaust gas vs amount of carbon dioxide removed.

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Design of Cam Profiles using MATLAB
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Design of Cam Profiles using MATLAB

Design of double dwell cam profiles for a gripper arm system using a self-created MATLAB App. Uses numerical methods and Sine Constant Cosine Acceleration (SCCA) curves to generate profiles for any given double dwell profile.

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