The largest project I worked on was the development of a 6-foot flow loop for the Sailing Science Center. This project is now on display at their museum, where it is actively used to teach children fundamental principles of fluid dynamicsthrough the lens of sailing.

Designs

Honey Combs for laminar flow

Testing

Showcase

I also contributed to the rapid prototype development of Andrew Kraubgin’s Ph.D. experiment on multiphase bubble vortices. This work involved utilizing SLA 3D printing techniques to design and fabricate bubble injectors for the experiment.

This year, I am working on a cavitation experiment to investigate the possibility that self-cooling drill bits may reach conditions where cavitation occurs, potentially leading to increased wear on their surfaces. This research involves the use of high-speed image processing techniques to capture and analyze cavitation dynamics.