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Team Members: Allen Baragar Dustin Thompson Jose Membreno Katelyn This MECT 4276 Fall 2014 Industrial Advisors: Paul Tyllick- System Interface Supervisor, Technip USA Keith Wingfield- CAA Tech Center Engineering Consultant Chris LeBlanc- VP of Sales and Marketing, Lime Instruments Instructor: Professor Raresh Pascali Faculty Advisor: Professor Alberto Rivas
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Outline Objective/Goals Purpose Lab Experiments Market Research ▫Online survey Table Setup Current market offerings Design and Analysis ▫System Schematic ▫Thermodynamic Analysis ▫Process Analysis ▫Calculations ▫Final Parts Selection Budget Risk Matrix Gantt Chart Sponsorship Lessons Learned Questions 2
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Objective Create a compact, portable steam power plant trainer that will aid in the understanding of the Rankine cycle and automated system control 3 Goals Achieve automated system control Rolling frame for ease of transport ▫Dimensions of 5x2.5x4.5 ft Deliver the product complete with multiple lab experiments Create system to work indoors without hood
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Purpose Steam power plants account for roughly 78% of the world’s electricity Many students find difficulty understanding thermodynamics without being able to apply theory to real world application Students will learn the automated control system and will obtain a working knowledge of how to check transducer readings 4
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Lab Experiments Plot power curve ▫Watts vs. Flow rate ▫Watts vs. Valve position Calculate energy drop through condenser Calculate turbine efficiency 5
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Online Survey Using Survey Monkey ▫110 respondents ▫10 questions Questions: 1.What is your age? 2.What type of engineering degree do you have? 3.What is the highest level of school or degree you have completed? 4.Did you take thermodynamics? 5.If so, did it require a lab section? 6.Did your thermodynamics class/lab include steam power plant training station? 7.Did you find the training equipment useful? 8.If the training equipment was not useful, why? 9.If you did not have training equipment, would you have liked to have one? Would it have been beneficial? 10.What is your alma mater? 6
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Market Research Results 7
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Current Market Offerings 8 $33,000$40,000Unknown Price$175,000-350,000
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Table Setup 9 As DesignedAs Built
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System Schematic 10
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Process Analysis 11 T-S Diagram for Steam Process Diagram
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Process Analysis 12 q in = 1123.035 Btu/lbm 18.7 psi 225°F 1095 Btu/lbm 14.7 psi
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Control System 13 National Instruments myRIO $250.00
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Steam Generator 15 Infinity Fluids Inline-instant Steam Generator 240V $2600.00 Model NumberA (in)B (in) C (FNPT Std.)D (in) Watts (kW)VoltsPhasesAMPS CRES-SG-12-0010- K129.75 1/42.01.012018 CRES-SG-12-0020- K129.75 1/42.0 120117 CRES-SG-12-0040- K1613.25 1/43.04.0240117 CRES-SG-12-0060- K1613.25 1/43.06.0240125
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Valve 17 ¼ in Needle Valve Brass $57.82
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Pressure Transducer 19 Pressure Range: 0-100 psig Output: 4-20 mA Supply: 9-36 Vdc $195.00
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Turbine 21 60,000 rpm 45 psig 15 Watts at shaft $159.00 Wolfgang Engineering CAD model
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Analog Pressure & Temperature Display Gauge 23 Pressure Range: 0-75 psig Temperature Range: 60-260 °F $37.75 CAD model Actual
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Cooling Tower 25 13x13x24 in CAD model Actual
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Cooling Tower Pump 26 Pump inside cooling tower Flow Rate: 500 gph 12 Volt DC
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Condenser Analysis 28
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Manufactured Condenser Design 29
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Recirculating Pump 31 Tangda Submersible Water Pump DC 12 V 132 gph $32.00
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Flow Meter 33 2 gpm $100.00
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Budget 34
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Risk Matrix 35 Severity Catastrophic 1, 42, 10 Severe 11 8 High Medium 57 6 Low 9 PossibleHighVery HighDefinite Likelihood RiskMitigation 2More hours on foot 8Work close with industry advisors 10Finalize parts and order when funds come in
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WBS 36
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Gantt Chart 37
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Current Sponsors 39
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Lessons Learned Time management is key. Start funding ASAP. Trust but verify. Ask team members for help when needed. 40
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Contact Us Online: ▫http://cot-mect4276.tech.uh.edu/~kathishttp://cot-mect4276.tech.uh.edu/~kathis ▫www.rankinrollers.comwww.rankinrollers.com Facebook: ▫facebook.com/RankinRollerfacebook.com/RankinRoller Email: ▫RankinRollers@gmail.comRankinRollers@gmail.com 41
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