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Heat Exchanger, Chance Linarez
Heat Exchanger, Chance Linarez
All Undergraduate Projects
A water jet cutting machine can cause excess heat and humidity within a closed building, while also making it more difficult for the user to pick material off the cutting table. Water temperatures can reach as high as 150 degrees Fahrenheit in the tank. A system that would reduce the temperature of the water in a water jet tank would be beneficial for the occupants in the room in providing a better more comfortable work environment. Data was collected while the machine was in use. The data includes; temperature of water leaving the nozzle, the rate of change of tank …
Solar Evaporative Fan Coil Unit, Samuel Budnick, Kyle Kluever, Jeremy Dickson
Solar Evaporative Fan Coil Unit, Samuel Budnick, Kyle Kluever, Jeremy Dickson
Mechanical Engineering and Technology Senior Projects
The purpose of any engineering project is to anticipate a need and meet that need through prediction analysis and design. Over 70% of the nation’s energy is consumed by building infrastructure such as HVAC systems, electrical, etc. HVAC systems use boilers to generate hot water or steam to heat buildings and evaporative chillers to provide air conditioning, much like the central plant here on campus. The project included the construction of a solar collector that will heat water to 140F in order to run it through a heat exchanger that can have air passed over it. An evaporative chiller was …
Composite Brake Rotor Assembly By Utilizing Replaceable Friction Surfaces, John Evert
Composite Brake Rotor Assembly By Utilizing Replaceable Friction Surfaces, John Evert
Mechanical Engineering and Technology Senior Projects
This project investigated a proof of concept design involving a rotor fabricated from aluminum with replaceable friction surfaces with greater or equal performance characteristics in order to reduce cost and maintenance. The replaceable friction surfaces provide a means to mitigate cost to the end user. The structure is constrained by the dimensions, 11.75” diameter and 1.25” width and serves as a direct replacement rotor for a circle track racecar. Analyses provide a direct comparison in static mass, moments of inertia, and forced convection thermal calculations in order to determine if the concept was viable. Requirements for a successful design were …