Senior Design ProjectMECT 4276

Team Members:Robert Maduro (Team Leader)

Adolfo LeyvaRicardo Gonzalez

Luis Avila11/06/2013

Industry Advisor: Wade Armer Justin Shepherd Luis CeballosInstructor: Medhad El Nahas

HeatExchangerLearningApparatus

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ObjectiveGoals Baffles and Tubesheet DrillingBundles AssemblyTube/Tubesheet Joint (Roll and Expanded)Labview ProgramCurrent AssignmentsCompletion Status

Outline

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To design and manufacture a heat exchanger learning apparatus to help students understand how a heat exchanger works and the various parameters that affect its performance

Objective

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Incorporate a heat exchanger laboratory experiment in the Mechanical Engineering Technology Laboratory Curriculum

Include three(3) interchangeable bundles to familiarize students with the internal components of a heat exchanger

Incorporate LabView software to collect and display data

Goals

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Baffles and Tubesheet Drilling

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Bundles Assembly

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Tubes Insertion

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Bundles Assembled

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Tube/Tubesheet Joint

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Tube/Tubesheet Joint

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LabView Program

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Review User Operation Manual – Adolfo Leyva

Schedule Shop visit for Nov. 9 – Robert Maduro

Heat Exchanger Hydrostatic Test – All team members

Test LabView Program – Luis Avila

Present Project to Plant Design Instructor – All team members

This Week Assignments

HELA

Project Planning

Market Research

Proposal (CTR)

Design

Preliminary Design

Modeling

Analysis

Optimization

Construction

Procure Funds

Material Allocation

Mechanical Assembly

Testing

Test Equipment Functionality

Optimize for Experiment

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Project Completion 80%

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Questions?