MSD I – Mid Project Presentation Winter 08/09 P09454: Design & Testing of Centrifugal Pump Components

Design Team: Rishitha Dias - ISE – Project Manager Kevin Klucher - ME – Lead Engineer John Hayles - ME Reme Meck - ME Ammar Jangbarwala - ME

Project Background: Project Family: Sustainable Technologies for the Global Marketplace Project Track: Flow Visualization Sponsor: Dresser-Rand Corp. Faculty Guide: Dr. S. Day

Project Deliverable: The goal of the project is to design, build, test and deliver to KGCOE, a centrifugal pump system for particle imaging velocimetry studies, which can be used both as a teaching tool for undergraduate students as well as a research tool for graduate and faculty researchers.

Customer Needs: Primary Customers:  Faculty & Graduate Researches  Undergraduate Instructors Customer Needs / Target Specifications:  Generate Multiple Flows~ 3 Unique Impeller Designs ~ 2 Unique Diffuser Designs  PIV Compatibility>85% Transmissivity of Pump Components  Lab Teaching Tool< 5 min Impeller change out time > 0.45” Tool Clearance Measureable Flow, Pressure & Power. Must withstand a drop from 42”

Existing Pump System: Close-up view of Pump Housing & Impeller Sensors & Actuators Tank GUI

Existing Pump System:

Design Concept: Interchangeable Diffuser Interchangeable Impeller

Impeller and Diffuser Design Examples

Design Concept:

System Architecture:

Risk Item: Machining acrylic to make impellers is challenging Complex impeller designs are costly to manufacture  Manufacture impeller blades separately and glue to back-plate  Use Rapid Prototyping for complex geometries Risk Mitigation: High Risk: Part Manufacturing

High Risk: Technology Risk Item: Impeller/Diffuser Performance will not meet desired levels GUI I/O control for motor needs to be implemented  Use empirical results to improve component design  Seek assistance from Faculty Consultant Risk Mitigation:

Overall Progress: Platform: The existing pump system is functioning at an acceptable level. Schedule: The Design & Analysis is on schedule. Awaiting customer feedback to finalize. Budget: $6,500, expected costs are $2,100, not including the machining costs Performance:  Customer needs: On track to meet all customer needs, except Motor I/O control with GUI  Specification: On track to meet all specifications, except Pump Efficiency levels

Product development Phase: Current Stage of Design Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 MSD I MSD II Planning Concept Development System Level Design Testing & Refinement

MSD II Milestones: Week 1 End: Improve Impeller Designs using Empirical Data Week 4 End: Completed Housing Assembly Week 5 End: Complete Basic Testing of Sealing etc. Week 6 End: Complete GUI I/O system Week 8 End: Complete Pump Performance Testing Week 9 End: Testing & Verification Finalized Week 10 End: Documentation Finalized, Project Review

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