Group Expansion Joint Active Monitoring

Team Members Joe Savino – Project Lead Mechanical Engineer Adam Remick – Customer Contact Electrical Engineer Andrew H – Title here Mechanical Engineer

Prior Project Test Rig for Garlock Expansion Joints Temperature Axial Displacement

Expansion Joints Bolted between pipes Rubber and Fabric Sizes 2’’ to 130’’ Multiple working fluids, Pressures, Temperatures Contraction, Expansion Torsion, Vibration

Benchmarking No system in the market Difficult to measure composite/rubber degradation Multiple reasons for degradation Current method is regular preventative maintenance Visual Inspection

Our Goal Deliverables Sensor package for EJ’s 4in and larger Compatible with former software project

Customer Requirements

Engineering Requirements

House of Quality

Project Schedule