Senior Design ProjectMECT 4276

Team Members:Robert Maduro (Team Leader)

Adolfo LeyvaRicardo Gonzalez

Luis Avila10/16/2013

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

HeatExchangerLearningApparatus

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ObjectiveGoals HELA DesignShop VisitTube Layout DetailsCurrent AssignmentsCompletion StatusAcknowledgements

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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HELA Conceptual Model

Conceptual View

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Materials Acquired

Channel Components

Tube Sheets &Baffl es

U-Tubesfor 3 Bundles

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Heat Exchanger

HELA Shell

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Heat Exchanger

Tack weld of shell

Ready for weld out of shell

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Tube Layout Details

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240V 3Phase 30 Amp outlet

120V Single phase 20 Amp outlets

3 phase outlet will be used for heating

elements and pumps

3 phase electric power is efficient & allows 3

phase devices to draw less current than an

equivalent single phase device

Fluids Lab Electric Utilities

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Finalize User Operation Manual – Adolfo Leyva

Coordinate next shop visit – Robert Maduro

Procurement of electrical & miscellaneous components – Ohmstede

This Week Assignments

Team 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 70%

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Acknowledgements

• Special Thanks to:

Lucky Osborne – Welding Foreman (Ohmstede)

Curt Robbins – Plant Manger (Ohmstede)

Gordon Taylor – Lab Manager

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Questions?