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
Questions: