My senior project also involved creating a Bunsen burner to study flame speed. The flame speed is characterized by an intrinsic property of combustion called the laminar burning velocity. We aim to study the laminar burning velocity for esoteric fuels like nitrous oxide. The Bunsen burner design allows for multiple gas flows and includes a gas tank that allows for premixing to occur. 

Another outcome of my senior project was the design of a pressure vessel; a partner and myself have completely designed a combustion chamber to study the laminar burning velocity under high-pressure conditions. The vessel is approximately 6 inches in length and 6 inches in diameter. We have used simulation results to confirm the structural integrity of the chamber, bolts, windows, and flanges. We have collaborated with machinists and technicians to ensure our design is robust and machinable. [Read the paper here]

For this project, I built a beam that can be controlled by a servo using a four-bar linkage. I have used a soft-potentiometer, an Arduino, and a dial to communicate where I want the ball to be balanced (steady-state). The code used integrates a PID control library. I tuned the PID controller to reach steady-state under 20 seconds.

This is a snapshot of Rowan's ASME team competing in the Fall 2022 Pumpkin Chunkin event. We designed and built this traditional trebuchet to compete against other local schools and universities. With our design we managed to place in the finals after the first elimination round.

Using MATLAB to visualize how heat propagates through a material given certain boundary conditions, I employ the method of relaxation to estimate how temperatures change over time within each unit cell. My MATLAB code is verified by performing hand calculations, and using SolidWorks.

Using AGMA standards, I performed a rigorous and robust design of spur gears used for a compressor drive train. Provided to me was the torque-time function and certain properties to help determine design factors. The analysis showed my individually designed gears would withstand the operating conditions of a 10 year shift cycle.

Four students including myself worked together to build a robotic arm from some basic electrical components, 3D printed, laser cut parts and screws. This project requires coordination between members, and heavily incentivizes members to delegate responsibilities based on skill-set. The robotic arm successfully transferred a payload 120° from a starting position.

For this project I designed and manufactured my own scale. The outer casing, the wiring, the soldering, and the coding all came with their own design considerations. This project showed me how to go from product idea to prototype. The scale successfully passed all calibration tests.

Rowan University often will create tools that expedites certain cumbersome process in Engineering Education. This data acquisition board is meant to use different electrical components to take temperature readings. My task was to review the code the board used, and to ensure the board performed it's task before being introduced to students. I created a manual that would onboard a student quickly, to start taking measurements.

Using MATLAB, I created a script that when given some inputs that represented the shape of an object, I could see how the object would disturb a uniform flow, which could be air or some other fluid. The image above represents the contour lines of the stream function, which provides a clear visual of the behavior of a fluid close to our object.

Using Google Colab, I worked with a partner to solve real-world design problems that involve thermodynamic cycles like a Rankine, or Brayton Cycle. We used Python and PYroMat to import thermodynamic properties  to perform our analysis.

The final project for my differential equations course included a group project where we would solve a difficult real-world problem, and present our solution in an entertaining yet informative way to a diverse audience. Clarity and conciseness were top priorities, we included just enough mathematics that any STEM student could independently verify our result.