When it comes to motorcycles, Areej Khalil points out that fluid dynamics figure in almost every aspect. In her current internship at Harley-Davidson, the mechanical engineering PhD student is performing computational fluid dynamics analysis of the engine\u2019s internal cooling system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s a pivot for Khalil, a member of Professor Ryo Amano\u2019s lab, whose dissertation research focuses on advanced passive cooling techniques for gas turbine blades and whose passion is in energy auditing. Her research with gas turbines also involves fluids, but in a different application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The change is exhilarating, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s up to Khalil to figure out what is missing when the results of physical experiments don\u2019t match results of the computational fluid dynamics modeling. The work is needed to validate performance for the design team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDr. Amano encouraged me to work on this project to gain more theorical experience,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m always interested in finding new opportunities to learn skills. It\u2019s important for me to stand out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The project is an example of how close collaboration between the college and industry pays off in our students\u2019 experience, Amano<\/strong> said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When it comes to motorcycles, Areej Khalil points out that fluid dynamics figure in almost every aspect. In her current internship at Harley-Davidson, the mechanical engineering PhD student is performing computational fluid dynamics analysis of the engine\u2019s internal cooling system. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":836,"featured_media":23962,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"categories":[66,25,67],"tags":[119],"class_list":["post-23961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-milwaukee-engineer","category-news","category-research","tag-student-achievement"],"yoast_head":"\n