FSAE Intake Manifold

Meet the team

Our team consists of five passionate engineers with a common interest in the automotive industry. We are eager to learn and improve our knowledge regarding internal combustion engines. By bringing a different variety of skills to the project, we look forward to collaborate with each other and successfully achieve our goals.

Alfredo Miranda

Senior
Mechanical Engineering
Mechatronics and Mechanical Design concentration

Manufacturing Engineer:

Oversees manufacturing and CAD design of intake to ensure intake is properly manufactured with acceptable tolerances and is both durable and airtight.

Experience:

Experience in CFD, Composites Manufacturing, Rapid Prototyping and Structural Analysis

Justin Fitch

Senior
Mechanical Engineering
Thermo-Fluid concentration

Engine Calibration Engineer:

Oversees CAD design to ensure full integration of intake to the engine and ensure intake and engine parameters are calibrated to each other for maximum performance.

Experience:
Experience in Team management, Internal Combustion Engines, Formula SAE, Motorsports Calibration, Parametric Modeling and Additive Manufacturing

Maria Castillo Chavez

Senior
Mechanical Engineering
Thermo-Fluid concentration

Simulation Analyst:

Conducts and analyzes results from simulations and reports findings to team members for discussion and works with design engineer to improve overall design features.

Experience:

Research experience in mathematical modeling, CFD analysis of air flow through pipes, and simulation software.

Daniele Cattani

Senior
Mechanical Engineering
Thermo-Fluid concentration

Simulation Analyst:

Conducts and analyzes results from simulations and reports findings to team members for discussion and works with design engineer to improve overall design features.

Experience:

Experienced in finite element analysis of high speed air breathing jet engines, CAD software, and Simulations.

Jose Angel Barrios Jr

Senior
Mechanical Engineering
Thermo-Fluid concentration

Design Engineer:

Create and update intake design and iterations while supporting , discussing and implementing simulation and test results into new designs.

Experience:
Experience in internal combustion manufacturing processes, CAD and Simulation software, and Bauer (Cold Test) data analysis.

TEAM GOALS

The goal of this project as a team is to build a cohesive working relationship with all the members and to reach the goal of creating a working prototype intake manifold system for the Formula SAE car for the 2022 competition year. As a team we want to build our collaboration, listening and teamwork skills to better learn and grow as engineers.

INDIVIDUAL GOALS

Alfredo Miranda

Gain better skills in project management
Develop better methods in managing my time and working in a team
Build technical and validation method skills throughout the project

Maria Castillo Chavez

Grow a better understanding of internal combustion engines and the behavior of the studied system
Apply knowledge from thermo-fluid classes
Learn about manufacturing and implementation of the system
Implement and improve simulations and analysis skills
Improve team management and public communication skills

Justin Fitch

Improve long term organization
Hone my skills in CFD
Improve on internal and external communication
To deepen my understanding of the internal combustion engine

Daniele Cattani

Increase and be able to physically apply thermal fluids knowledge relative to an intake system in an internal combustion engine.
Learn different design, and simulation software that will be used.
Learn about common manufacturing techniques.
Be able to evaluate and analyze different data that will be acquired.
Improve communication and interaction skills.

Jose Angel Barrios Jr

Understand the different manufacturing process currently in use.
Research how different shapes of intake manifolds affect internal combustion AF ratios
Communicate better with group members
Improve on my Ansys simulations skills

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