The staff of New Vista Research has a great deal of experience in the field of Chemical Engineering. The following are specific areas within Chemical 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
Acoustics
Numerical Simulation of Acoustical Modes
Coupled Convective-Acoustical Modes
3-D Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
FLUENT, STAR-CD, CFX
Mass Transfer
Chemical Separations
Filtration, Distillation, Membrane Technologies, Ceramic Membranes, Adsorption
Catalyst Chemistry
Interface Chemistry
Surface Tension Phenomena, Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Materials
Reacting Flows
Premixed Combustors, Diffusion Flame Burners, Detonation Physics
Numerical Simulation of Steady State and Transient Reaction Products and Kinetics
Propulsion
Liquid Fueled Rocket Engines, Solid Propellant Engines
Spray Combustion and Atomization Processes
Pulsed Detonation Engines
Combustion Instabilities
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
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
Gaseous and Liquid 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
Computational Tools
AUTOCAD, SOLIDWORKS, ANSYS, FLUENT, STAR-CD, CHEMKIN, LABVIEW, MATLAB
Past Chemical Engineering Projects
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 Hythane |
An Affordable Low Emission High Efficiency Hythane Engine that Provides a Marketable Distributed Power System 
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Development of an Acoustic Based Gaseous Hydrogen Sensor
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On-Board Syngas Generation for Fuel Efficiency and Emissions Improvements
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A Natural Gas-Hydrogen (Hythane) Dual-Fuel Diesel Vehicle that Provides Reduced Fuel Costs and Improved Emissions
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 Cryogenic Technical Services |
Compressed-Cryogenic On-Board Hydrogen Storage and Fueling Station
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 Hyradix |
Renewable Hydrogen Generation
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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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 Eltron Research |
An Electrochemical Machining System Using a Heterogeneous Electrolyte
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 NASA |
CFD Simulations of Supersonic Shear Layer Mixing in the NASP Aerospace Plane Combustor
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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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 The Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research |
Ozone Flux Eddy-Correlation Chemiluminescence Instrument
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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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 NIST |
Analysis of the Propagation of Turbulent Buoyant Diffusion Flames in Enclosed Environments
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Development of a Building Fire Simulator
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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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