Friction Wear Tester Voice of the Customer Chris Williams Harrison Sprague Ben Wolfe Eric Kutil Noah Barker-Eldon P14600 Guide: Gary Werth 2/28/2014

Agenda Project Overview……………………………….Eric Kutil Background Information……………………Harrison Sprague Critical Requirements………………………..Ben Wolfe Additional Requirements…………………..Chris Williams Next Steps………………………………………...Noah Barker-Eldon

Friction tester for Dr. Iglesias Used by herself and students for research Establishes friction test capability in a new KGCOE lab Project Info pin ball cylinder Fig 1: example of linear reciprocating friction tester from ASTM G133-05

Benchmarking o TE88 tester by Phoenix Tribology o RIT friction tester Inoperational Located in GIS Minimum load ~3 lbs. Background Info

Completion timeSingle MSD team project Fit on desktop 4’x6’; prefer 2’x1’ Wear methodLinear reciprocation Contact styleBall/cylinder, interchangeable Frequency1-10Hz Stroke length4-10mm Testing load0.5-20N +-2% (0N with no load applied) Test duration10 minutes to 24 hours Budget$25,000 Data Acquisition Time, friction force, and frequency exported to labview Critical Requirements

Specimen heatingUp to 500°C Data acquisitionTemperature monitoring Temp. controlConstant, ramping Ease of useNo special training required Additional Requirements

Draft functional decomposition Confirm specifications with Dr. Iglesias Brainstorm possible solutions Research costs of purchasing a tester Risk Assessment Next Steps

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