ENGG101 Foundations of Engineering University of Wollongong

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ENGG101 Foundations of Engineering

ENGG101 – Tutorial 7 Student Handout

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Project 2 – First Attempt: Rainwater Storage and Distribution System (Reflection 5% of ENGG101)
For this project, continue with the group with which you completed Project 1. You might also like to put into
practice all the things you learnt from the first project!!
You are now the engineering group for a failing horticultural company. Money is tight. Additionally the Council has
revoked the company’s water license which means they need to make use of rain water only.
There is a problem with their rain-water storage and distribution system. It comprises a main storage tank and a
distribution tank. The existing tank is no longer suitable and must be replaced. There is an existing tank stand with
tank discharge system and an existing distribution tank. See left hand sketch below. The configuration of these
components of the system cannot be changed for economic reasons.
The main storage tank is to be designed so that the maximum amount of water can be discharged from the main
storage tank to the distribution tank. The task is to design and construct, ready for testing, within a 1 hour time limit
a new main storage tank. The purpose of the tank and its delivery system is to store 500ml of fluid and to
discharge it into the distribution tank through one of the existing orifices in the discharge system. Allow 10mm of
tank wall height above the fill level.
A tank base 170x170 with a 40mm hole is available and will be provided. Your tank walls must fit onto this base
and must not protrude over it.
The objective is to discharge as much of the 'main storage tank as possible into the distribution tank’. You have 1
hour to design and build the tank.
NOTE: a Reflection Report on this activity is due at the start of the week 9 tutorial.

Main Storage
Tank
(to be designed by
students)
-10

-20

-30

215 mm Forming ring

Discharge 200 mm of insulated
System wire
Collector Spill tray
Tank
Cross section of storage tank
127 mm

Suggested Procedure
1. Establish the tank shape and then required dimensions for the tank to obtain the required tank capacity. Note
again that you must have a freeboard of 10 mm vertically of tank wall above the fill level.
2. You have a choice between 2 different orifice sizes: 10mm and 5mm diameter.
3. Make sure to name your tank!!! Remember to keep your names lawful.
4. Construct the side walls of the tank only and then attach them to the base provided. A plastic bag will be fitted
into the tank to provide the seal. Construct the tank walls from the cardboard and tape provided. The tank is to
be open top and bottom and mounted centrally on the base plate.
5. Mark the fill level and scale on the tank wall (see cut-away view above) before forming it and also write the
orifice size you have selected on the outside wall of the tank, along with the tank’s name.
6. Add any additional supports to the outside of the tank felt necessary.
7. As part of the test the following should be recorded: The wall surface area of the tank, the dimensions of the
tank, the volume collected, the time from discharge starting to when discharge is no longer being collected in
the distribution tank.
8. Be ready to participate in a discussion on the principles involved here that would assist in the design effort.
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Group No and Tank profile Tank cross-section Wall surface Tank Orifice Water level in Time Volume % Volume
tank name Sketch (elevation view) sketch (plan view) area (mm2) height selected storage tank taken Captured Captured (%)
overall (mm) relative to design (s) (ml)
(mm) level (mm)

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Guidelines for reporting your reflections on the design, build and test results.

The report you submit at your next tutorial accounts for 5% of the overall marks for this
subject. It is a team report and normally each member in the team will be awarded the same
mark. The reflection report must show clear evidence of team working and contributions from each
member. You will submit this report at the start of your tutorial in week 9.
The report should contain the following:
1. Coversheet signed by each team member. You will need to write your tutors name on this.
2. Marking sheet with Team information (Team number and names), Place, time and date of design
exercise.
3. Results of brainstorming and rationale for chosen concept
4. Brief description of your tank, drawing with dimensions
5. Results for your tank and results for the rest of the teams
6. Reflection (most of the marks go for this section)
7. Mapping of learning outcomes to those mentioned in the Subject outline. Short commentary.
8. Conclusion
9. Appendix: Minutes of team meetings
What is a reflection? It might contain the following:
1. Reflection on the fabrication and design aspects. What were the most difficult or fiddly bits that took
most time. Can you avoid this in the second attempt?
2. Reflection on the performance of your tank relative to the others. What things made some tanks
perform better than others? What improvements would you make if you were to repeat the experiment?
3. Reflection on your understanding of how the flow from the outlet behaves with different tank
arrangements. Try to identify what relevant knowledge you had prior to the experiment, what you gained
during the exercise and what gaps you have identified. What can you do about filling those gaps before
the second attempt?
4. An analysis of how agreement was achieved in your team on final design. How good was you decision
making process? Took too long? not enough debate? Did you consider enough options?
Allocation of marks:

1. Structure of report, team information etc (items 1-9 above) 5 marks

2. Overall Presentation including spelling, grammar 10 marks

3. Brainstorming and rationale 5 marks

4. Description of tank with drawing/sketches dimensions 20 marks

5. Results: including comparison with other team(s) 10 marks

6. Reflections – look for three or four distinct aspects in the reflection 40 marks

7. Mapping of learning outcomes 5 marks

8. Conclusion 5 marks

Total 100 marks

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ENGG101 Project 2 – First attempt – Reflection report: Assessment sheet
Tutorial number:________________
Team Number:____________
Names and ID Numbers:_________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
Aspect
Structure of report, team information etc (as
per “what report should contain”)
Overall Presentation
Brainstorming and rationale:
3 distinct proposals
Reasons for selection of prototype
Description of design with drawing/sketches
dimensions
Results including comparison with other
team(s)
Reflections – have identified some reasons
for tank performance (yours and other teams),
considered the various aspects of the task
(for example fabrication, material use where
relevant), discussed how it might be
improved, what knowledge might be needed,
design criteria considered…
Mapping of learning outcomes
Conclusion
Total
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Tutors name:________________________________
Date and time of exercise:______________________
Comment Mark
0.5 mark for each item 1-8. /5
1 mark for item 9 – minutes of meetings
Neatness Spelling /10
Grammar Diagrams
Professionalism (2 marks each nominally)
Must show evidence of at least two distinct /5
design ideas and variations/improvements to
one.
Accurate line drawings with all important /20
dimensions (should enable tutor to build the
same structure)
Describe the principle behind the design.
Comparison table of all results. Commentary on /10
table and main factual findings. Describe main
failure mechanisms.
To achieve top marks (35-40/40) in this section /40
your report must demonstrate clear and
insightful reflection considering own solution and
others in the class. Demonstrates further reading
and critical analysis
To achieve 25-35/40 your report must describe
the performances of your solution and some
others. Itemisation of knowledge gaps and some
critique of designs
To achieve 0-25/40: Describes own solution with
limited reference to other tanks.
Identifies all the relevant outcomes from subject /5
outline and discusses how well each is
addressed.
1 or 2 paragraphs that draws appropriate /5
conclusions from evidence presented in report.
To achieve 5/5 simply identified the remarkable
things from the report.
To achieve 3/5, have a conclusion with defects
such as continuing the discussion, adding new
material, missing some key conclusions.
/100
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Assignment Cover Sheet

(to accompany all assignments submitted at Tutorials or in class)

FOR Submissions made to EEC use the Online system to produce bar code.

Tutorial Number or Workshop title TEAM NUMBER

Subject name FOUNDATIONS of ENGINEERING

Team leader:
…………………………………………………………………….
Students names and Member 2
numbers …………………………………………………………………….
Member 3

Signatures to confirm that

this work is original and all
team members contributed
equally

Courses

Tutor

Subject code ENGG101

Assignment title

Due date

Receipt to be completed by tutor and retained be team leader

Tutorial No Team no Date submitted

Title: Received by Tutor signature

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