Aerodynamic Design and CFD

AAE 412: Computational Fluid Dynamics, an advanced CFD course in Purdue's School of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Simulated the aerodynamic performance of a car using an Ahmed body approximation, sweeping slant angles to study their effect on drag, downforce, and overall vehicle behavior, then wrote up the methodology and results in a course report.

Result: The full report is available from the Academia section of this site via OneDrive.

SAE Aero Design at Purdue, where Aaryan served as Chief Engineer of the competition aircraft team through the 2026 season.

Led the aircraft through a January 2026 wind tunnel testing campaign for aerodynamic validation after the Mk2 design iteration, closing the loop between predicted and measured performance before the competition build was finalized.

Result: The team flew to a successful landing and placed 16th overall at SAE Aero Design East 2026.

Graduate-level aerodynamics coursework taken as an undergraduate in Purdue's aerospace engineering program.

Completed AAE 514 Intermediate Aerodynamics alongside AAE 550 Multidisciplinary Design Optimization, deliberately loading graduate courses on top of the standard aerospace curriculum while serving as a teaching assistant for AAE 251.

Result: Carried a 3.73 GPA and Dean's List standing every semester through that load.

TurboFan Engine Assembly, a personal CAD project modeled end to end in Creo Parametric.

Ran CFD analysis on the engine design and used it alongside bypass ratio optimization studies and performance parameter calculations, tying the aerodynamic results back into the fully parametric assembly.

Result: The complete assembly, gallery, and project files are browsable on the project page.