Here is the List of Projects on Simulation for Final Year Students with Free PDF Downloads. This article also provides you the Base Abstracts for Beginners with Full Source Code.
Simulation based Project Topics for B.E/B.TECH Mech Students:
- Design and Simulation Automobile Active Suspension System
The purpose of this project is to design and simulate a semi-active suspension system for a quarter car model by controlling two input, spring stiffness, ks, and damper rate, bs. The performance… - Simulating Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Using Dissipative Particle Dynamics
Dissipative particle dynamics is a relatively new technique for simulating fluid flow at meso scales that is more computationally efficient but at the same time able to reproduce some of the detail of molecular dynamics simulations… - Numerical Simulation in Automotive Design
Focussing on those areas of simulation which dominate the large-scale computational requirements within the automotive industry, the initial aim of the paper is to give an insight into typical applications and algorithms being used… - Analysis of a Production Cell using Production Simulation Tools
The aim of the study has been to use two different simulation tools to analyse an existing production cell with focus on industrial engineering. The possible use and the usability of the simulation tools are also studied. The models built for simulation… - Design of a Test Rig for a Novel Joining Method
This paper presents the development of an experimental setup in order to study a novel assembly method based on knurling. The assembly method is used as an alternative to the ordinary lathing process. The idea arises from the necessity… - Thermal Simulation of Hybrid Drive System
Safety, performance and driving comforts are given high importance while developing modern day cars. All-Wheel Drive vehicles are exactly designed to fulfill such requirements. In modern times, human concern towards depleting fossil fuels… - Ride Quality and Drivability of a Typical Passenger Car subject to Engine/Driveline and Road Non-uniformities Excitations
The aim of this work is to evaluate ride quality of a typical passenger car. This requires both identifying the excitation resources, which result to undesired noise inside the vehicle, and studying human reaction to applied vibration… - Simulation Method Development of Ultra Thick Laminates:: with Cohesive Zone Method and Empirical Arcan Tests
To reduce the product life cost of aircrafts, the conversion of major load bearing components from aluminium to carbon fibre reinforced plastics have been proposed. Large load bearing components require significantly thicker composite laminates than conventional… - Assessment of Energy Recovery Technology in China: Mechanical Ventilation System with Energy Recovery
In the wake of the economic growth of the Chinese market the past couple of decades, the energy consumption has surged. One of the biggest consequences of the increased energy consumption is a massive increase in CO2 emission… - Durablity Analysis of a Vehicle Body Structure Using Modal Transient Methods
Vehicle body structures can have major implications in terms of amplifications of stress magnitudes due to vibrations and ultimately in developing fatigue cracks. A vehicle body structure subjected to major damaging road loads… - Aerodynamic Loads on External Stores – Saab 39 Gripen: Evaluation of CFD methods for estimating loads on external stores
External stores mounted on aircraft generate loads which need to be estimated before first takeoff. These loads can be measured in a wind tunnel but since the possible store configurations are basically endless, testing them… - Multi-body dynamics in full-vehicle handling analysis
This paper presents a multidegrees-of-freedom non-linear multibody dynamic model of a vehicle, comprising front and rear suspensions, steering system, road wheels, tyres and vehicle inertia. The model incorporates all sources of compliance… - Development of an On-line Ride Comfort Evaluation Tool
To produce competitive vehicles, their comfort is one important issue to take into account during the development process. The aim of this study is to develop an on-line comfort evaluation tool in order to improve research and education in the field of vehicle comfort… - Development of a Student Bicycle
In this report the eight steps in systems engineering process have been followed in order to develop a student bicycle. To successfully make a student bicycle needs and preferences had to be retrieved from the students. This has been done with an online survey… - Design of a PV System With Variations of Hybrid System at Addis Ababa Institute of Technology
The aim of hybridizing renewable energy sources is that the main load shall be covered by the available solar energy source and other sources shall function as a complement when there is a deficiency in the main source… - Finite Volume Simulation of Fast Transients in a Pipe System
The MUSCL-Hancock finite volume method with different slope limiters has been analyzed in the context of a fast transient flow problem. A derivation and analysis of the axial forces inside a pipe system due to a flow transient is also performed… - Structural Analysis of a Washing Machine through its Loading Cases
This project is focused in the determination of different loading cases and the application of their results to the optimization of two parts of a washing machine, the tripod and the front cover. The first step in this report is to obtain a numerical model of a washing machine… - Wingbox Mass Prediction considering Quasi-Static Nonlinear Aeroelasticity
Nonplanar wing configurations promise a significant improvement of aerodynamic efficiency and are therefore currently investigated for future aircraft configurations. A reliable mass prediction for a new wing configuration is of great importance in preliminary… - Warning Systems Design in a Glass Cockpit Environment
In Sweden close to 500 people are killed and several thousands severely injured in traffic each year. This is one of the largest health problems for society in both Sweden and the whole world. In the cars of tomorrow will the main instrument… - Swarm Intelligence and Stigmergy: Robotic Implementation of Foraging Behavior
Swarm intelligence in multi-robot systems has become an important area of research within collective robotics. Researchers have gained inspiration from biological systems and proposed a variety of industrial, commercial… - Modelling and Control of an Active Hydro–pneumatic Suspension
The focus of my internship lay on improving a controller that was deployed in an Active Hydro–Pneumatic suspension (AHP). This is a relatively new suspension design with the particularity that it works without the classical mechanical… - Fine-grained Simulation in the Design of Automotive Communication Systems
Early in the design cycle, the two main approaches for verifying timing constraints and dimensioning automotive embedded networks are worst-case schedulability analysis and simulation. The first aim of the paper… - Simulation of the Geometry Influence on Curvic Coupled Engagement
The study is performed in order to improve the curvic coupled engagement of a dog clutch situated in the transfer case of a truck. The dog clutch is used to engage the so called all-wheel-drive system of the truck… - Multi-objective Optimization of Solar Assisted Absorption Cooling System
This work presents a multi-period and multi-objective optimization based on mathematical programming of solar assisted absorption cooling systems. Seven solar collector models combined with a gas fired heater and an absorption… - Solar Energy to Drive Half-Effect Absorption Cooling System
This paper presents the simulation results and an overview of the performance of low capacity two stage half-effect absorption cooling system (10kW), suitable for residential and small building applications… - Simulation of Residual Stresses in Castings
This work presents a study and implementation of the simulation of residual stresses in castings. The objects of study are a cast iron truck Hub part (provided by the company Volvo 3P) and an optimized version of the Hub resulting… - Experimental and Numerical Investigations of a High Performance Co-Flow Jet Airfoil
The work reflected in this study includes a detailed study of co-flow jet (CFJ) technologies as they are applied to a typical thin airfoil, NACA 6415, at take-off and landing speeds. Numerical analysis and experimental testing were conducted… - Investigation of Residual Stresses Generation in Aluminum Flywheel
Quality of the castings is affected by several factors which the designer should take into consideration during the product development process. Although residual stress is one of those, it is often not considered in practical computations… - Carbon dioxide in Ice Rink Refrigeration
The average energy consumption of one ice rink is around 1000MWh/year, which approximately 69% is occupied by the refrigeration unit and heating demand. With the aim of decreasing the energy consumption, a new concept of refrigeration… - 3D Fuel Tank Models for System Simulation
The purpose of the present master thesis is to optimize the current fuel tank simulations procedure for the next generation of JAS 39 Gripenghters developed by SAAB AB. The current simulation process involves three different steps… - Modelling of the Hydro-pneumatic Suspension System of a Rally Truck
The aim of this project is to develop a simulation model containing the hydro-pneumatic suspension system of the competition class GINAF Dakar Rally Truck. The model is validated by measurement data on both component… - Vehicle Dynamic Analysis of Wheel Loaders with Suspended Axles
The wheel loader is a type of engineering vehicle used primarily to move crude material over shorter distances. As the vehicle is designed without wheel suspension, wheel loader drivers are exposed to high levels of whole body vibration… - Measurement evaluation and FEM simulation of Bridge Dynamics
The aim of this project is to analyse the effects of train induced vibrations in a steel Langer beam bridge. A case study of a bridge over the river Ljungan in Ånge has been made by analysing measurements and comparing the results… - Modelling and Validation of a Truck Cooling System
In the future, new challenges will occur during the product development in the vehicular industry when emission legislations getting tighter. This will also affect the truck cooling system and therefore increase needs for analysing the system… - Haptic Feedback
Today, the use of simulators is very common and is used in many different areas, for example research, development and education. This trend has progressed due to simulators provide a cost efficient and safe platform for a large set of applications… - Evaluation of an Interphase Element using Explicit Finite Element Analysis
A research group at University of Skövde has developed an interphase element for implementation in the commercial FE-software Abaqus. The element is using the Tvergaard & Hutchinson cohesive law and is implemented… - Evaluation of a CFD method for estimating aerodynamic loads on external stores on JAS 39 Gripen
Loads determination for external stores on fighter aircraft is an important task for manufacturers in ensuring the safe operation of their aircraft. Due to the large number of possible store combinations, wind tunnel tests… - Comparative Study of Fragment Geometries
Fragments from explosive device have been and still are a great threat, but has now changed into terrorist attacks involving IED (Improvised Explosive Devise) rather than hostile forces. This study will show the effects on concrete plates… - Spillage Drag Estimation and Drag-Thrust Accounting for a Missile with Air Breathing Propulsion
Air intake related aerodynamic aspects of an air breathing cruise missile are analyzed. A method for thrust and drag accounting is established, and, based on that, a partial simulation model for the thrust and intake spillage drag force of the missile is developed… - Fuel Pressure Modelling in a Common-Rail Direct Injection System
The fuel pressure is one of the central control variables of a modern common-rail injection system. It influences the generation of nitrous oxide and particulate matter emissions, the brake specific fuel consumption of the engine… - Symbol-Based Control of a Ball-on-Plate Mechanical System
Modern control systems often consist of networks of components that must share a common communication channel. Not all components of the networked control system can communicate with one another simultaneously at any given time… - Analyses of Building Energy System Alternatives through Transient Simulation
This thesis examines the performance of residential buildings and the energy systems contained within those buildings by simulating them in the TRaNsient SYstems Simulation (TRNSYS) program. After matching a building’s floorplan… - Simulations of Sound Propagation at a Duct Termination with flow
Both theoretically as well as in many applications like exhaust systems, ventilation pipes, mufflers, air intakes and also large scale industrial smoke stacks, it is of interest to understand how sound waves are scattered at duct exists… - Simulation and Control System of a Railroad Track Power Harvesting Device
With the vastness of existing railroad infrastructure, there exist numerous road crossings which are lacking warning light systems and/or crossing gates due to their remoteness from existing electrical infrastructure. Along with lacking warning light systems… - Assessment of Training Modes and Features in the Virtual Training Studio
Personal Virtual Environments display promise as training devices for many areas such as assembly/disassembly operations, maintenance training, and in situations where there are environmental hazards that workers should minimize their exposure to… - Simulations of Rotating Brushless AC Excitation System with Controlled Thyristor Bridge Rectifier for Hydropower Generators
This project aims to simulate and find out more about the electrical dynamics of a six-phase exciter for hydropower generators. Because ordinary electric circuit-based simulation software only simulate three-phase electrical systems… - Test Turbine Measurements and Comparison with Meanline and Throughflow Calculations
This study is a collaboration between Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery(SIT) and Royal Institute of Technology(KTH). It is aimed to study and compare the outputs of two different computational approaches in axial gas turbine design procedure… - Developing Highly Accurate And Stable Open-region Electromagnetic Simulations
In open-region electromagnetic simulations, the computational domain has to be truncated by an absorbing boundary condition (ABC) to model the infinite space. The performance of ABC strongly affects the accuracy of overall numerical simulation… - Linear Acoustic Modelling and Testing of Exhaust Mufflers
Intake and Exhaust system noise makes a huge contribution to the interior and exterior noise of automobiles. There are a number of linear acoustic tools developed by institutions and industries to predict the acoustic properties of intake and exhaust systems… - CFD Analysis on the Main-Rotor Blade of a Scale Helicopter Model using Overset Meshing
In this paper, an analysis in computational uid dynamics (CFD) is presented on a helicopter scale model with focus on the main-rotor blades.The helicopter model is encapsulated in a background region and the ow eld is solved using Star CCM+… - Simulation and Modal Analysis of Instability and Transition in a Steady Eccentric Stenotic Flow
Direct numerical simulation (DNS) of steady flow, with Re = 750 at inlet, through stenosed pipe has been done to study transition and turbulence of the flow in the post-stenosis area. The pipe has 75% constriction by area reduction… - Electronic Pump Control and Benchmarking of Simulation Tools: AMESim and GT Suite
Load sensing pumps in hydraulic system of wheel loaders helps in increasing the energy efficiency of wheel loaders. Present day machines have hydro mechanical load sensing system. After the advent of hydro mechanical load sensing concept… - Design of a Vibro-tactile Warning System in an Automobile Application
In-vehicle warning systems are today mainly using the visual and auditory channels for presentation. As cars get more and more sophisticated the demand on new ways of presenting information increases. This report investigates… - District Cooling for AlHamra Village in RasAlKhaimah-United Arab Emirates (UAE)
In this thesis, the feasibility of a solar assisted district cooling system for the Al Hamra village(phase 4) under RAK weather conditions is assessed. Utilizing solar energy is very attractive since the cooling requirements are in phase… - Detached-Eddy Simulations of Active Flow Control Systems on a Simplified Car Geometry
The feasibility of implementing an active flow control system in ground vehicles is investigated through detached-eddy simulations of the Windsor model. This is done in the open-source CFD code OpenFOAM… - 3D Model of Fuel Tank for System Simulation: A methodology for combining CAD models with simulation tools
Engineering aircraft systems is a complex task. Therefore models and computer simulations are needed to test functions and behaviors of non existing systems, reduce testing time and cost, reduce the risk involved and to detect problems… - Conceptual Simulator Implementation of Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle Using FLAMES
The interest for Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicles (FWMAV) is growing. With this comes a need for future users to test and evaluate these vehicles with simulations. This study presents a first iteration of an implementation of a FWMAV… - Further Developments of the Acbuilder Tool for Constructing Geometrical Models of Aircraft
This report, along with Laurent Gourc’s and Ben Marchant’s reports, presents the work done on the development of the new AcBuilder, realized for CEASIOM. CEASIOM is a package of different modules, developed as part of the SimSAC… - Development of a Dynamic Test Facility for Environmental Control Systems
Passenger cars and light trucks consume 80% of the total oil imported by U.S.A. Mobile air conditioners (MACs) increase vehicle fuel consumption and exhaust gas emissions. They operate most of the time in a transient state… - Investigation of Film Cooling Strategies CFD versus Experiments-Potential for Using Reduced Models
The ability and efficiency of today’s gas turbine engines are highly dependent on development of cooling technologies, among which film cooling is one of the most important. Investigations have been conducted towards discovering different aspects of film cooling… - Comparative studies and analyses of working fluids for Organic Rankine Cycles – ORC
This work investigates the optimal working fluids for Organic Rankine Cycles ORC with focus on thermo-physical, environmental and safety aspects. The choice of the working fluid is of key importance for the cycle efficiency and the Net Work Out… - Energy Storage for a Grid-Connected PV-System
The work presented in this thesis concerns the dimensioning of an Energy Storage System (ESS) which will be used as an energy buffer for a grid-connected PV plant. This ESS should help managing the PV plant to inject electricity… - Simulation of Thermal Stresses in a Disc Brake
The heat flux produced from the friction between a disc and pad system leads to a high temperature which causes thermal stresses in the disc and after a number of repeated braking cycles, cracks might be initiated… - Aerodynamics Gust Response Prediction
This project presents the work performed within the aerodynamics department of Airbus Operation SAS in Toulouse. This department works with the industrialization and the use of tools developed by laboratories to perform CFD aerodynamic simulations… - Simulating a tensile test of a carbon fiber composite test specimen in ABAQUS
This work aims at providing a numerical tool for the efficient design of the multidirectional carbon fiber reinforced composite material by means of finite element simulations. Abaqus/ CAE v 6.9-1 software has been used to establish a 3D model for simulation… - Development of a Simulation and Optimization Tool for Heat Exchanger Design
Heat exchangers have been used extensively and play an important role in the capital cost, energy efficiency and physical size of refrigeration and air conditioning systems. In this project, a simulation and optimization tool to improve effectiveness and efficiency… - Car Door Opening Geometry for Enhanced Entry/Exit
The aim of this project is to design a new concept of car doors opening mechanism which has remarkable advantage with comparison to existing mechanisms. The first step in this report and after analysing the defined problem cautiously a market analysis… - Modelling and Simulation of Temperature Variations of Bearings in a Hydropower Generation Unit
Hydropower contributes around 20% to the world electricity supply and is considered as the most important, clean, emissions free and economical renewable energy source. Total installed capacity of Hydropower generation is approximately 777GW in the world… - Wind Flow Analysis on a Complex Terrain
The main aim of this study is to compare actual power production from an existing wind farm with power production prediction by WindSim, which is a CFD tool based on the nonlinear flow model. The wind farm that is being worked on is located in Northern… - Design of a Planetary-Cyclo-Drive Speed Reducer
This project has been assigned by SwePart Transmissions AB. It is about calculation and dimensioning, of the elements in a cycloid stage of a speed reducer. Their idea is to use the results from this project and go into production… - Static and Dynamic Analysis of a Commercial Vehicle with Van Body
A vehicle and its structural components are subjected to loads which cause stresses, strains, deflections, vibration and noise in the components. To achieve a quality vehicle, i.e. one having longer fatigue life, reduced weight, reduced cost, and so on, it becomes necessary… - Simulation of Rail Wear on the Swedish Light Rail Line Tvärbanan
Rail wear can result in extensive costs for the track owner if it is not predicted and prevented in an efficient way. To limit these costs, one measure is to predict rail wear through wear simulations… - Real-Time Simulation of a Racing Car
This work describes the development and the application of a computer-based vehicle simulator. Such real-time simulation software is currently used in our Department as a tool for optimizing the design of a racing car, namely a single-seat vehicle for the SAE-ATA formula… - Seam Tracking in a Complex Aerospace Component for Laser Welding
This project is a result of collaboration between the University of Trollhättan/Uddevalla and Volvo Aero Corporation, Trollhättan. An aerospace component, which is used in a process at Volvo Aero Corporation, is casted in one piece… - Simulation Method Development of Ultra Thick Laminates: with Cohesive Zone Method and Empirical Arcan Tests
To reduce the product life cost of aircrafts, the conversion of major load bearing components from aluminium to carbon fibre reinforced plastics have been proposed. Large load bearing components require significantly thicker composite laminates… - Preliminary Mission Analysis and Design for a Small Satellite SWARM
The study is a preliminary mission analysis and design of a small satellite swarm. The concept of the mission is to probe altitudes between 200 km and 6000 km to study the structures and dynamics of the magnetic field aligned currents… - Vibration Modal Analysis of a Deployable Boom Intergrated to a CubeSat
CubeSat or Cubic Satellite is an effective method to study the space around the Earth thanks to its low cost, easy maintenance and short lead time. However, a great challenge of small satellites lies in achieving technical and scientific requirements during the design stage… - Simulation of Emission Related Faults on a Diesel Engine
Today’s legislation on exhaust gas emissions for heavy duty diesel (HDD) vehicles is more stringent than ever and will be even more tough in the future. More over, in a few years HDD vehicles have to be equipped with OBD (On-Board Diagnostics)… - Overtake Assistance
This study is about the development of a function that assists the driver of a heavy vehicle to do an estimation over the possibilities to overtake a preceding heavy vehicle. The function utilizes Look-Ahead and vehicle-to-vehicle communication… - Simulation Driven Pre-operative Planning for the Treatment of Hallux Rigidus
The present study utilizes finite element analysis in order to simulate a surgical operation in the treatment of a hallux rigidus case, as designed and developed by Episurf Medical AB (Stockholm, Sweden). The surgical intervention includes an initial cheilectomy… - Simulation of Residual Stresses in Castings
This work presents a study and implementation of the simulation of residual stresses in castings. The objects of study are a cast iron truck Hub part (provided by the company Volvo 3P) and an optimized version of the Hub resulting… - Analyses of Building Energy System Alternatives through Transient Simulation
This thesis examines the performance of residential buildings and the energy systems contained within those buildings by simulating them in the TRaNsient SYstems Simulation (TRNSYS) program… - Demonstrating the significance of Microclimate on Annual Building Energy Simulations using RadTherm
Buildings account for over 35% of the energy demand in OECD countries, making them a prime target for improvement. (EIA 2011) To help building owners reduce energy usage, ratings systems such as LEED have been developed. After matching a building’s floorplan… - Spray and Wall Film Modeling with Conjugate Heat Transfer in OpenFOAM
This study was provided by Scania AB. The objective of this thesis was to modify an application in the free Computational Fluid Dynamics software OpenFOAM to be able to handle spray and wall film modeling of a Urea Water Solution together… - Introducing Additional Heat Storage to the Hasselby CHP Plant- A Case Study on Ecological and Economical Benefits
This paper deals with the cogeneration plant in Hässelby, Sweden and the district heating grid of north-western Stockholm. Before the background of the complex system of plants connected to the district heating grid and a volatile electricity… - MSC Adams modelling of mechanical system in A400M Crew Entrance Door
Saab Aerostructures has developed the Crew Entrance Door (CED) for Airbus A400M. Airbus has decided some different load cases for which the Crew Entrance Door must be built to withstand without something breaking down…
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