Allen Luccitti (ME)

Mission Statement Product Description ▫ Test stand consisting of a centrifugal pump, closed loop flow system with control through a LABVIEW GUI. ▫ Optically clear pump housing ▫ Interchangeable parts Key Business Goals ▫ Demonstrate fluid flow in Turbomachinery ▫ Demonstrate design principles of Turbomachinery ▫ Teach fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics to engineering students ▫ Basis for research projects for graduate students

Mission Statement Primary Market ▫ RIT undergraduate and graduate engineering students ▫ RIT engineering faculty Secondary Market ▫ Dresser Rand Corporation Assumptions and Constraints ▫ Overall foot print of test stand ▫ Available space ▫ Fabrication of specialty parts Stakeholders ▫ RIT engineering students ▫ RIT engineering faculty ▫ Dresser Rand Corporation

Staffing Requirements ME 1 Allen Luccitti ▫ Over see day to day activities of design team ▫ Provide support in necessary areas ▫ Integration of systems ME 2 ▫ Material selection for pump housing ▫ Design of pump housing and components ▫ Test stand design ME 3 ▫ Design and develop closed loop fluid flow path and storage ▫ Test stand design

Staffing Requirements ME 4 ▫ Work with EE on sensor selection and data acquisition concepts ▫ Determine sensor placement in system ▫ Test stand design EE 1 ▫ Sensor selection ▫ Design power system for sensors, data acquisition, and pump EE 2 ▫ Develop LABVIEW GUI to run test stand ▫ Develop algorithms for data acquisition ▫ Provide support to EE 1 as needed

Intellectual Property Considerations  Dresser Rand Corporation Any information provided in support may need to be classified as Private  Pump Design modifications of pump housing and pump  Public Information All relevant information not marked as privet shall be made available to stakeholders

Preliminary Work Breakdown Structure Week 1  ME 1 Allen Luccitti Introduce project Lead team in initial benchmarking Literature search of existing test stands Assign tasks for following weeks  ME 2 Participate in benchmarking of pump Research materials for pump housing

Preliminary Work Breakdown Structure Week 1 ME 3 ▫ Participate in benchmarking ▫ Research pump flow theory ME4 ▫ Participate in benchmarking ▫ Research available sensors EE1 ▫ Participate in benchmarking ▫ Research available sensors and DAQ hardware EE 2 ▫ Participate in benchmarking ▫ Work on LABVIEW tutorials

Preliminary Work Breakdown Structure Week 2  ME 1 Allen Luccitti Lead team in brain storming of alternative solutions  ME 2 Generate alternative solutions to pump housing  ME3 Research flow analysis models  ME 4 Comparison of available sensors Work with EE 1 on hardware selection  EE 1 Data acquisition hardware comparison  EE 2 LABVIEW tutorial training

Preliminary Work Breakdown Structure Week 3 ME 1 Allen Luccitti ▫ Lead Team in concept development ▫ Pump selection ME 2 ▫ Material selection for pump housing ▫ Develop concepts for pump modifications ME 3 ▫ Generate ideas for flow system design ME 4 ▫ Sensor selection ▫ Generate Ideas for sensor integration EE 1 ▫ Data acquisition hardware selection EE 2 ▫ Work on LABVIEW training

Team Values and Norms  Values Members will be on time to all meetings Each member is expected to act in a professional manner Work is expected to be thorough and accurate Each team member should be dedicated to the success of the project

Grading and Assessment Scheme  Grading will be based on several factors Peer evaluations Quality of work Commitment to the project

Required Resources  Dedicated work area for benchmarking  Machine Shop  Computer labs with solid modeling software  LABVIEW tutorial

Customer Needs 1. Pump 1. Transparent pump housing 2. Can be run on available power supplied in class room 3. Interchangeable parts 2. Test Stand 1. Small footprint 2. Transportable 3. Aesthetically pleasing 4. Easily Maintained 3. Flow Loop 1. Variable resistance 2. Pressure monitoring 3. Control with LABVIEW

Risks and Issues  Safety Moving parts Grounding of stand Safe materials  Time CNC of specialty parts Lead times on other parts  Experience of team members

Outstanding Items  Establishing target specifications  Refine three week work breakdown structure  Resource allocation  Remaining stakeholder interviews