P08453: Turbomachinery Flow Visualization Concept Review 1/18/08 Room 2030 10:00am-Noon

Flow Loop Concept 1

Flow Loop Concept 2

OEM Pump Concept

External Search OEM Pumps Dayton 2PC26 Dayton 4TE49 HF42897

Material Selection Materials are sorted based on Refractive Index to determine which solid – liquid pairs are the best candidates.

Concept #1 Flow enters from the hole closer to the motor on the housing, wraps around the motor shaft, flows through the closed impeller and out.

Concept #2 Flow enters from the hole closer to the motor on the housing, wraps around the motor shaft, flows through the open impeller and out. Note: This causes minor problems connecting the impeller blade to the shaft

Concept #3 Flow enters from the bottom of the housing, takes 3 right hand turns and enters from the front. Then it goes through the open impeller and exits the housing

Concept Comparison

Front Panel Concept

Hardware Architecture Data Acquisition PC Monitor Keyboard Mouse NI-DAQ PCI Card Connector Block Modules Volumetric Flow Fluid 0-40gpm Gauge Pressure Into Pump 0-50 psi Out of Pump Tachometer Motor 0-2000 RPM Temperature 32-100 F Vibration x Hz Voltage 0-180 V Amperage ? A High Speed Camera 2000 fps

Software Architecture Read Sensor Output Convert output (V, mA, Ω) to unit reading Display Sensor Reading in LabVIEW GUI Motor Speed Control Read voltage Display RPM Increase or decrease voltage