Muhammad Ryan Rafi'uddin

Introduction

My name is Muhammad Ryan Rafi'uddin with student number 2006488133 currently majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

Relation Between Industries

Below is my short conversation regarding the relation between sugar cane factory, automotive factory and oil and gas company with chatGPT

Connection between energy industries

Ryan: what is the relation between sugar cane factory, automotive factory and oil and gas company?

ChatGPT: At first glance, there may not seem to be a direct relationship between a sugar cane factory, an automotive factory, and an oil and gas company, as they are all in different industries. However, there are some potential connections between them:

Energy usage: All three industries are heavy users of energy. A sugar cane factory requires energy to power the machinery that processes the cane into sugar or ethanol. An automotive factory requires energy to power the assembly line and machinery used to manufacture cars. An oil and gas company requires energy to extract, refine, and transport oil and gas. In each case, the companies may be interested in finding ways to reduce their energy consumption or transition to more sustainable energy sources.

Transportation: Both the automotive and oil and gas industries are heavily involved in transportation. The automotive industry manufactures cars and trucks that run on gasoline or diesel fuel, which is produced by the oil and gas industry. Additionally, both industries rely on transportation infrastructure to move goods and people from one place to another.

Co-products: Sugar cane factories and oil and gas companies may have a connection through the production of ethanol. Sugar cane can be processed into ethanol, which is used as a biofuel in some areas. Oil and gas companies may also produce ethanol as a co-product during the refining of crude oil.

Overall, while these industries may not have a direct relationship, there are potential connections between them through their use of energy, transportation needs, and production of co-products.

Internal Combustion Engine Simulation

Todays class topic is about learning how to create a simulation of an ICE engine using OpenModelica. Below is my understanding regarding todays topic: The first step is to install ThermoSysPro to OpenModelica by importing the ThermoSysPro library to OpenModelica. The next step is to create a new OM class and then drag the IC engine from the ThermoSysPro library into the new OM class. Drag FuelSourcePQ from the library and connect it to the gas of IC engine to simulate the fuel. Drag one SourcePQ for flue gases to the model and add another type of SourcePQ for water/steam. Add one Sink to the outlet part of IC engine for flue gases and add another type of Sink for water/steam. The last step is to input the variables to the parameters.