In order to assist us with the analysis of the engine before production was completed, we created several models to help us understand how various characteristics of the engine would behave. Pro Engineer was used to create a virtual model which allowed us to see how each component fitted together. A dynamic model was also made to simulate the behavior of the running engine. Finally, the thermal properties of a component were examined using ANSYS. The pages below give more detail about the creation and evaluation of each of these models.