Testing and Design of Pump Valves
Problem statement
There’s nothing worse than spending time on a task that you know can be done more efficiently. Wanner Engineering currently has a test stand to collect data that can be used to derive the relationship between Reynolds number and Discharge coefficient for their valves. Unfortunately the collection process is inaccurate and cumbersome. This test stand takes three interns multiple hours of tweaking valves to create just one of these plots. Even after spending so many man hours, the data collected will not be free of human error. Bringing automation into the test stand will improve the process to a great extent. We can achieve this with the help of a variable frequency drive, pressure transducers, and a flow meter. Each component, however, will raise the cost of the test stand. Pressure transducers alone can cost upwards of $500[1]. Our goal is to find a good balance between price and practicality for our client, which they can use to efficiently research and automate this test stand for future products. [1]https://assets.omega.com/pdf/test-and-measurement-equipment/pressure/pressure-transducers/PX309.pdf
Team members
Dalton Roehl – leader
Ellie Nuckolls – communicator
Brett Prussack – accountant
Nolan Murray – admin
Client
Matt Hollister, Wanner Engineering, Inc.