Out of the Vortex

Many of us vexed with the conventional turbines which rotates to produce electricity. From my schooling whatever may be the type of generating power there is a rotation of turbine. And I begin to think is there any case to generate power with out the use of turbine and here is the case:

"Fluids passing over objects can set up vortices with potentially disastrous consequences.Technology can capture energy form the turbulent and convert it into clean, cheap electricity"

               When water flows over any structure vortex is created behind the object and it will have a lot of potentiallity. Because of the disruptive power of the vortex induces vibrations named to be vortex induced vibration (VIV), Engineers have long been interested in trying to spoil vortex shedding and suppress VIV to prevent damge to equipment and strucures. And it's amzing that almost no one has tried to tap their power.


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Multi Body Dynamics

Multiple interconnected rigid bodies, is termed to be as Multi Body system.And dynamics concerned to the multibody systems is referred to as the "Multi Body Dynamics"

Exergy

According to first law of thermodynamics energy is neither be created nor be destroyed.In the other words it neither appears nor disappears then how can one produce, Save, Conserve the energy. It is clear, but we have to conserve some thing what is it. There comes the term EXERGY.

We have to conserve Exergy but not Energy.

The exergy of a system is the maximum possible work during a process that brings the system into equilibrium. The term Exergy comes into the picture only when there is a potential difference existence between the system and surroundings, but where as energy always exists in the system.

Energy of a system is always constant but where as Exergy always decreases when the system is tending towards the equilibrium.

Energy never talks about the thermal friction but exergy always quantifies the thermal friction and gives a path to the energy engineers to decrease the thermal friction so that the Efficency of the system can be improved.


“The Exergy century has begun. Fight against the thermal friction.”

What is HyperWorks?

A Platform for Innovation

Altair Engineering’s HyperWorks is a computer-aided engineering (CAE) simulation software platform that allows businesses to create superior, market-leading products efficiently and cost effectively. HyperWorks accomplishes this in two significant ways:

* A flexible software licensing model that replaces expensive traditional licensing plans with a pay-per-use system. Employees across organizational and geographic boundaries will be able to access simultaneously not only the HyperWorks suite, but also a broad range of complementary third-party programs and other Altair products at no extra cost.

* Simulation-driven design technologies that enables achievement of performance, timing, and cost targets through rapid, low-cost, virtual exploration that accelerates informed decision making throughout the product life cycle.


HyperWorks Philosophy

HyperWorks provides the most comprehensive, open-architecture CAE solution in the industry, including best-in-class modeling, analysis, visualization and data management solutions for linear, nonlinear, structural optimization, fluid-structure interaction, and multi-body dynamics applications. Committed to an open-systems philosophy, Altair HyperWorks continues to lead the industry with the broadest interoperability to commercial CAD and CAE solutions in the PLM market space.

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Course work

Standards set by each country's accreditation society are intended to provide for uniformity in fundamental subject material, promote competence among graduating engineers, and to maintain confidence in the engineering profession as a whole. Engineering programs in the U.S., for instance, are required by ABET to show that their students can "work professionally in both thermal and mechanical systems areas."The specific courses required to graduate, however, may differ from program to program. Universities will often combine multiple subjects into a single class or split a subject into multiple classes, depending on the faculty available and the university's major area(s) of research. Fundamental subjects of mechanical engineering usually include:
• Statics and dynamics
• Strength of materials and solid mechanics
• Instrumentation and measurement
• Thermodynamics, heat transfer, energy conversion, and HVAC
• Fluid mechanics and fluid dynamics
• Mechanism design (including kinematics and dynamics)
• Manufacturing technology or processes
• Hydraulics and pneumatics
• Engineering design
• Mechatronics and control theory
• Drafting, CAD (usually including solid modeling), and CAM

Mechanical engineers are also expected to understand and be able to apply basic concepts from chemistry, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering, and physics. Most mechanical engineering programs include several semesters of calculus, as well as advanced mathematical concepts which may include differential equations and partial differential equations, linear and modern algebra, and differential geometry, among others.

In addition to the core mechanical engineering curriculum, many mechanical engineering programs offer more specialized programs and classes, such as robotics, transport and logistics, cryogenics, fuel technology, automotive engineering, biomechanics, vibration, optics and others, if a separate department does not exist for these subjects.

Most mechanical engineering programs also require varying amounts of research or community projects to gain practical problem-solving experience. Mechanical engineering students usually hold one or more internships while studying, though this is not typically mandated by the university.