The staff of New Vista Research has a great deal of experience in the field of Aerospace Engineering. The following are specific areas within Aerospace Engineering in which we have previous experience, and past projects related to those fields.
Areas of Experience
Fluid Mechanics
Incompressible Flow, Compressible Flow
Laminar, Turbulent Flow
Hydrodynamic Instabilities
Vortex Mechanics
Aerodynamics
Acoustics
Numerical Simulation of Acoustical Modes,Coupled Acoustic-Convective Modes
Harmonics, Transients, Modal Analysis
Flow Induced Noise, Multiple Sources, Multiple Observers
3-D Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
FLUENT, STAR-CD, CFX
Reacting Flows
Premixed Combustors
Diffusion Flame Burners
Detonation Physics
Numerical Simulation of Reaction Products and Kinetics
Propulsion
Liquid Fueled Rocket Engines
Solid Propellant Engines
Spray Combustion and Atomization Processes
Pulsed Detonation Engines
Combustion Instabilities
Nozzle Design
Heat Transfer
Conduction, Convection, and Radiative Processes
3-D Finite Element Simulations Coupled with Computational Fluid Dynamic
Simulations to Predict 3-D Multiphysics Heat Transfer (ANSYS)
Thermodynamics
Classical and Statistical Thermodynamics
Analysis of Gas Power, Vapor Power, and Refrigerative Cycles
Aircraft Dynamics and Control
Orbital Mechanics
Solid Mechanics
3-D Finite Element Simulations to Predict Stresses, Strains, and Deformations
Materials Analysis
Electrical Engineering
Construction of Circuits, Signal Processing, Digital Communication
Experimental Techniques
Signal Acquisition and Processing
Pressure, Temperature, Velocity, and Flow Measurement Instrumentation
Liquid and Gaseous Chromatography
Mass Spectrometry
Laser Diagnostics
Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV)
Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV)
Phase Doppler Particle Anemometry (PDPA)
Spectroscopy Techniques
Laser Induced Flourescence
Absorption Techniques
Laser Visualization
Wind Tunnel Lift and Drag Measurements
Cryogenic Wind Tunnel Measurements
Computational Tools
AUTOCAD, SOLIDWORKS, ANSYS, FLUENT, STAR-CD, CHEMKIN, LABVIEW, MATLAB
Past Aerospace Engineering Projects
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 Cryogenic Technical Services |
Compressed-Cryogenic On-Board Hydrogen Storage and Fueling Station 
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 Hyradix |
Computational Modeling of the Hyradix Autothermal Reformer Reactant Injection System
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 General Motors |
Laser Diagnostics of PEM Fuel Cell Cathode Reactions and Water Transport
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Reduction of Airflow Requirements in PEM Fuel Cells
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 Rocky Mountain Instruments |
Laser Marking System
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 CU Health Sciences Center |
Measurement of an Arterial Blood Filter Flowfield Using Particle Image Velocimetry
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 NASA |
CFD Simulations of Supersonic Shear Layer Mixing in the NASP Aerospace Plane Combustor
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Flow Quality Improvement and Cryogenic Design in the National Transonic Facility
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Space Shuttle Payload Bay Experiment to Analyze the Effect of Micro-gravity on Fish Behavior
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 US Airforce |
Measurement of Microwave Radiation in the Exhaust of Solid Propellant Rocket Engines
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Acoustic Control of Atomization Processes in a Liquid Rocket Engine
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Development of a Liquid Ethanol Rocket Engine |
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 US Navy |
Liquid Fueled Pulsed Detonation Engine
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Passive Control Technique to Reduce Afterburning in Rocket Engines
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Gaseous Hydrogen Burning Rocket Engine
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Effects of High Energy Fuels on Combustion Instabilities in Ramjet Engines
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 Navy Post Graduate School |
Development of a Gaseous Hydrogen Burning Rocket Engine
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Development of a Supersonic Shear Layer Visualization System
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 University of Colorado Boulder |
A Numerical Model to Predict Acoustic Modes in Combustion Systems
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A Liquid Fueled Ramjet Engine with Optical Access
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Development of Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV) and Phase Doppler Particle Anemometry (PDPA) Systems
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