1.  P09454: Design and Testing of Centrifugal Pump Components Rishitha Dias Kevin Klucher P09454

2. Project Focus  Designing impellers and diffusers to vary flow dynamics in a centrifugal pump system for flow visualization  Particle Imaging Velocimetry will be used in the second quarter to assess flow mechanics http://www.ansys.com/products/newfeatures/images/whatsnew1.gif P09454

3. Project Foundation Source: P08453 Managerial Design Review Presentation P09454 http://www.ansys.com/products/images/turbogrid_machines_sm.gif

4. Project Sponsor P09454  Revenue: $1.6 Billion (2007)  11 Manufacturing facilities over 6 countries  28 Service locations in 16 countries  6,000 employees http://www.ansys.com/products/images/turbogrid_spl_sm.jpg Dresser-Rand Corporation Fact Sheet Handout

5. Sponsor’s Market P09454  Oil and Gas Industry  #1 Most profitable industry - 19.8% Return on Revenues  6 of Top 10 Global 500 companies are in the O&G Industry Source: CNNMoney.com http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2008/ http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/24/95624-004-377D1817.jpg

6. Needs  Mechanical Engineers  CAD/Fluid Mechanics Software Simulations  Fluid Mechanics and Turbomachinery Design  LabVIEW Integration P09454 http://www.cambridgeflowsolutions.com/about/wallpapers/1024/bos_full_1600.jpg

7. Why Should You Join P09454? P09454  You will get a toe in the door—Dresser-Rand Corporation’s main objective is to hire new RIT graduates  You will be exposed to cutting edge turbomachinery design and manufacturing processes  You will gain knowledge that can be used in many fields

8. Other Industries Using Turbomachinery  Energy: Petroleum, Natural Gas Wind Energy, and Hydropower  Automobile: Turbochargers  Aerospace: Jet Engines  Nanotechnology: Nanoscale Turbines P09454 http://www.triumph-eng.com/images/Turbomachinery002.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/32/Jet_engine_simulation.jpg

9. Interested?  Dr. S. Day (Faculty Guide):  swdeme@rit.edu  Kevin Klucher (Lead Engineer):  kklucher@gmail.com kklucher@gmail.com  484-554-9404 (text only)  Rishitha Dias (Project Manager):  rjd4575@rit.edu rjd4575@rit.edu  585-957-0764