Systems Laboratory

ME 4056 - Summer 2021

This class involved performing experiments in groups of 4 where large amounts of data was collected and analyzed to determine if the problem statement was met and recommendations were made based on the results. All data was analyzed through the data processing tools found in Excel and MATLAB.

Pictured below are some screenshots from the work I performed and a link to 2 full presentations from the course.

Lab Presentations & Reports

Excel data with slicer Excel table with slicers to filter information. This particular document had data across thousands of rows in each column.	Load Energy Balance	20 psi graphical data Visualization of 20 psi raw data.
Calibration Graphs These graphs were created during the calibration of instruments to allow error calculations based on these initial calibrations.	Torque vs. Time graphs These show torque vs. time and indicate a line when equilibrium is reached.	Experimental Thermal Resistance and Ambient Energy Results derived from prior calculations.
Motor Characterization Rpm vs. P3

Coursework: Portfolio

Wind Engineering

ME 4701 - Summer 2021

In this class I was tasked to analyze an area where the addition of wind turbines would help with the region's energy needs. I decided that wind energy off the coast of Georgia would work as a great source of clean, renewable energy. I conducted an analysis regarding the best turbine design, a full production cost analysis, and an environmental impact analysis to determine how beneficial my proposed wind farm would be to Georgia. The data analysis and visualization was done through Excel and MATLAB.

Pictured below are some screenshots from the work I performed and a link to all 5 reports I wrote from the course.

Reports covering the process

Cost of Energy Table The cost of energy generated by the turbine was calculated from the many costs associated with building and maintaining an offshore turbine.	AEP, capacity factor, and energy capture ratio The AEP, capacity factor, and energy capture ratio were calculated using this table with formulas to take inputs and give you the aforementioned variables as outputs.	Calculated Turbine Properties The design of the turbine was calculated and then tabulated.
Wind Speed vs. Power Graphs generated from data collection.	Forces vs. Radial Station	Data Table This table was used to help determine the shape of a turbine blade based on inputting certain desired characteristics.
RE1m, Twist, and Chord values