• CFD-Based Method for Validation of DATCOMand Potential Flow Stability and Control Derivatives 

      Concepción Morales, Willie (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      DATCOM wasuse traditionally as the method to determine the aircraft downwash, and longitudinal stability and control derivatives for small unmanned air vehicles conceptual designat the Polytechnic ...
    • Development of a Hydrokinetic Turbine for Puerto Rico 

      Rivera Rodríguez, Andrea; Diaz Mercado, Estefan L. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020-11-13)
      The island of Puerto Rico has struggled for decades with antiquated power plants that produce excess greenhouse gases In 2017 the delicacy of the overall power system on the island was demonstrated when two Category 5 ...
    • Diseño de Programa de Dimensionamiento Preliminar de Compresor Axial de Doble Eje 

      Carbonell Colón, Martín J. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      En la actualidad, se están desarrollando en todo el mundo proyectos de gran envergadura relacionados con el desarrollo energético, siendo más comunes los proyectos y creaciones de modelos para la ...
    • Distributed Electric Propulsion 

      Morales, Ángel; Torres Rivera, Aníbal (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019-08-19)
      This investigation focused on predicting aerodynamic improvements obtained when air is blown over a wing by six propellers distributed equally along the wing’s span The purpose was to validate a method to implement Distributed ...
    • Dynamic Modeling and Control System Design for a Passenger Coaxial Dodecacopter 

      Nieves Nevárez, Mairim (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Personal Aerial Vehicles (PAVs) are drones that provide transportation to passengers. The airframe and propulsion systems of a manned dodecacopter, or Personal VTOL Vehicle, were previously developed by ...
    • Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Blade Design for the Urban Areas in Puerto Rico 

      Castanon Pereira, Angel L. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines are the preferred and most common method for power extraction from wind. In this study, the researcher will test three different airfoils to design a blade that optimizes ...
    • Inviscid, Incompressible CFD Solver with Coordinate Transformation for Aerodynamic Applications 

      Heredia Acevedo, Gabriel A. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)
      Fluid mechanics is a complex field of study with many modern design applications. Mechanical and aerospace engineers frequently have the need to analyze fluid flow patterns for practical design purposes ranging from a ...
    • Optimization of a SAE aero design aircraft 

      Méndez Cuevas, Enrique G. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      The Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PUPR) has participated in SAE Aero Design for the previous years. SAE Aero Design is an international competition in which an airplane is designed by the students into one ...
    • Optimization of a SAE Aero Design Aircraft 

      Méndez Cuevas, Enrique G. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      The Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico (PUPR) has participated in SAE Aero Design for the previous years. SAE Aero Design is an international competition in which an airplane is designed by the students into one academic ...