Gabriella Schalm Engineering and Design Portfolio
Academic Projects
Highlights of my previous academic project work are shown below. The buttons shown with each project will allow you to download a copy of the final written report or presentation for that project.
February 2022
Unsteady Turbulent Flow Visualization Around Cylinder
Using STAR-CCM+
This simulation visualized the turbulent flow in the wake of a cylinder in a velocity field and allowed observation of predicted vorticity and velocity patterns in the area surrounding the cylinder.
Academic course affiliation: Computational Fluid Dynamics Lab Course, ESTACA
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February 2022
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Mesh Refinement for Shock Observation with a Supersonic Air Intake Model
Using STAR-CCM+
This simulation modeled the Mach number and denisty gradient on a supersonic air intake model and was improved through 4 iterations of targeted mesh refinement.​
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Academic course affiliation: Computational Fluid Dynamics Lab Course, ESTACA​
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February 2022
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Spike Position Optimization to Reduce Drag on Supersonic Flow Missile Ogive
Using STAR-CCM+
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This project modeled the optimal length of a missile spike as a function of part geometry ratio. By completing several iterations of spike length visualization and drag coefficient value computation, an optimal ratio was determined to minimize drag force on the object.​
Academic course affiliation: Computational Fluid Dynamics Lab Course, ESTACA
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February 2022
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Exhaust Gas Recycling Valve Pressure and Force Based on Valve Position
Using STAR-CCM+
This simulation modeled the pressure drop across an exhaust gas recycling valve device and computed the force on the valve.​
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Academic course affiliation: Computational Fluid Dynamics Lab Course, ESTACA
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February 2022
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Observation of Flow Profile in Valve and Cyclone Parts
Using STAR-CCM+
This simulation visualized the velocity profile of and pressure on two parts - a bi-directional valve and a cyclone. Inlet pressure was computed for both parts and a velocity vector profile was generated.​
Academic course affiliation: Computational Fluid Dynamics Lab Course, ESTACA
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February 2022
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Airfoil Fluid Dynamics at Varying Angles Analysis
Using STAR-CCM+
This project visualized and computed the effect of an airfoil's angle of incidence on measured values, such as vorticity, velocity, and static pressure on the airfoil.​
Academic course affiliation: Computational Fluid Dynamics Lab Course, ESTACA
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February 2022
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Vehicle Dynamics Analysis Using STAR-CCM+
This project's objective was to analyze a model of a university student association's racing vehicle by creating a pressure and streamline visualization, as well as computing frontal area and drag coefficient.​
Academic course affiliation: Computational Fluid Dynamics Lab Course, ESTACA
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November 2021
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Air Velocity Measurements and Sensor Selection for Vehicle
Given a set of air velocity sensor requirements for a vehicle, the goal of this project was to evaluate a set of 3 air velocity sensors to decide which fulfill project requirements closest to select appropriate sensors.
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Academic course affiliation: Measure Control Systems I
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November 2021​
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Electromechanical Systems - Servo Table Apparatus Testing
The objective of this project was to evaluate the functionality of a servo table and sensors (including components such as a gear train, encoder, and motor driver) and create graphs showing the step response and bode plot of the system's response. These plots allowed for transfer functions to be determined to model the system's behavior.
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Academic course affiliation: Measure Control Systems I
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May 2021
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Analog Audio Equalizer Circuit - Design, Building, and Testing
This project's objective was to design, build, and test an audio equalizer circuit that could process a wide range of input signal frequencies and allow for amplification.
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Academic course affiliation: Electrical Engineering Fundamentals
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May 2021
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Sophomore Design Project - Portable Cable Spool
The objective of this project was to use the design process to develop a product, which in my team's case was a portable cable organization device.
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Academic course affiliation: Introduction to mechanical engineering design, innovation, and entrepreneurship
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