As an undergraduate research assistant in the Brigham Young University Research Laboratory, I assist Professor, Dr. Steve Gorrell, and his graduate student to perform computational fluid analysis on gas turbine engine compressors. The analysis examines the effects of total pressure inlet distortions on compressor and fan performance. The geometries for these models are provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). 

The work has consisted of searching research papers and The Society of Automotive Engineers(SAE) standards. 

The information was used to write a script that generates distorted inlet profiles. An existing MATLAB code was modified which enabled us to create various per rev, hub radial, tip radial, and complex inlet distortion patterns.