Designing and Testing a Shutter System to Simulate Unsteady Flow Conditions in a Wind Tunnel

Colin Vollmer

I’m designing a better system to create unsteady flow within a wind tunnel. Gaining a better understanding of how unsteady flow functions and influences heat transfer will allow for great improvements to turbine designs. I started by analyzing an existing prototype to improve on its design. After designing in SolidWorks, I used additive and traditional manufacturing to assemble a shutter system for other researchers to use that creates controllable unsteady flow.
Major: 
Computer Engineering
Exhibition Category: 
Engineering
Exhibition Format: 
Poster Presentation
Campus: 
University Park
Faculty Sponsor: 
Stephen Lynch
Location: 
Alumni Hall, HUB-Robeson Center
Poster Number: 
224