The staff of New Vista Research has a great deal of experience in the field of Mechanical Engineering. The following are specific areas within Mechanical 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
3-D Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Solid Mechanics
3-D Finite Element Simulations to Predict Stresses, Strains, and Deformations
Materials Analysis
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
Combustion
Design of combustion systems, liquid and gaseous fueled engines
Numerical simulation of reaction products and kinetics
Electrical Engineering
Construction of Circuits, Signal Processing, Digital Communication
Experimental Techniques
Signal Acquisition and Processing
Pressure, Temperature, Velocity, and Flow Measurement Instrumentation
Laser Diagnostics
Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV)
Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV)
Phase Doppler Particle Anemometry (PDPA)
Spectroscopy Techniques
Laser Induced Flourescence
Computational Tools
AUTOCAD, SOLIDWORKS, ANSYS, FLUENT, STAR-CD, CHEMKIN, LABVIEW, MATLAB
Past Mechanical 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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 Ford  3M |
Study of Technologies to Reduce Vehicle Cabin Solar Loads and Cabin Heat Gain
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 Department of Energy |
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A Numerical Weather Corrector for Outdoor Vehicle Testing
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A Solar Simulator for Indoor Vehicle Testing
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A Heated/Cooled Vehicle Seat Using Heat Pipes
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 Measurement Technologies |
Advanced Thermal Manikin
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 Rocky Mountain Instruments |
Laser Marking System
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 Boston SciMed |
Fluid Dynamic (CFD) Modeling of Blood Flow Through an Arterial Filter
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Angioplasty Surgery Coronary Artery Blood Filter
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 CU Health Sciences Center |
Measurement of an Arterial Blood Filter Flowfield Using Particle Image Velocimetry
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 Eltron Research |
An Electrochemical Machining System Using a Heterogeneous Electrolyte
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 NASA |
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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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 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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