Team Members: Allen BaragarDustin ThompsonJose MembrenoKatelyn This

MECT 4275Spring 2014

Instructor: Dr. Raresh Pascali

Industrial Advisors:Paul Tyllick

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Outline• Objective/Goals• Purpose• Market Research

▫Online Survey/Results▫Current Market Options▫Basic System Schematic▫Part Options

• Budget• Risk Matrix• Gantt Chart• Questions

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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

Goals• Fully automated system control• Rolling frame for ease of transport

▫ Dimensions of 4x2x3.5 feet• Deliver the product complete with multiple lab experiments

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Purpose

•Many students find difficulty understanding thermodynamics without being able to apply theory to real world application

•Steam power plants account for roughly 78% of the world’s electricity

•Students will learn the automated control system and will obtain a working knowledge of how to check transducer readings

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Online Survey• Using Survey Monkey

▫110 respondents ▫10 questions

• Questions for graphical analysis: 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?

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Survey Results

•One question was inconclusive7. Did you find the training equipment useful?

•Open Ended Questions8. 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?

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Current Market Offerings

$33,000 $40,000Unknown Price $175,000-350,000

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Basic System Schematic

Boiler

Accumulation Tank

Generator

Condenser

Pump

Turbine

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Qout

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Steam Generator

Infinity FluidsInline-instant Steam Generator

120V$2600.00

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Control Systems

Specifications UnknownPrice to be determined Specifications Unknown

Price to be determinedWorks with Inline-instant Steam Generator

Price to be determined

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Recirculating Pump

Price Unknown

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Flow Meter

BlancettTurbine Flow Meter

-150°F-375°F3/8 to 10in bore sizes

Accuracy: 1%$375.00

Simple Float style units or high

resolution digital units

Price Unknown

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Condenser

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DC Motor

Dayton1/4 HP90 VDC

Shaft Dia: 5/8”$422.00

Smith + Jones1/2 HP

115/230 VShaft Dia: 5/8”

$99.99

Leeson1/4 HP115 V

Shaft Dia: 1/2”$154.99

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Turbine Pump

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Valves

¼” Inlet-Outlet Brass Solenoid Valve

Free Shipping$19.99

¼” Inlet-OutletSolenoid Valve

0-125 psi$80.13 (4)

¼” Inlet-OutletFull Port Ball Valve

0-2000 psi$695.00

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Safety Pressure Valve

AquatrolInlet: ¼”

Overall Height: 2-7/8”Pressure Range: 0-200 psi

Temperature Range: 0-406°FASME Section VIII/CRN

$75.00

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Thermal Couples

¼” ODStrain Relief Spring

Temp range: up to 1200°F$38.00

¼” OD probeFlow-Through Thermocouple

Temp range: -418-500°F$152.10

¼” OD probeFlow-Through Thermocouple

Temp range: -330-2460°F$132.00

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Pressure Transducers

Celerity¼” input & output connection

Pressure Range: 250 psi$59.99

AST American Sensor Tech¼” input & output connection

Pressure Range: 10,000 psi$195.00

AST American Sensor TechDifferential Pressure Transducer

Pressure Range: 5,000 psi$495.00

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BudgetLow High

Electric Boi ler 1,000$ 3,000$ Turbine Pump 250$ 1,000$ Reci rculating Pump 200$ 450$ Condenser 40$ 235$ Flanges and Elbow Joints 125$ 175$ Pipe Reducer (2) 15$ 50$ DC Motor 200$ 400$ Safety Pressure Valve 50$ 100$ Solenoid/Bal l Va lve 20$ 100$ Pressure Transducers 60$ 495$ Thermal Couples 132$ 153$ Control System 500$ 3,000$ Flow Meter 300$ 4,000$ Piping 90$ 170$ Frame Materia l 150$ 220$ Welding 50$ 200$ Total 3,182$ 13,748$

Expected Costs

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Risk MatrixRisks

1 Injury2 Not meeting funding requirements3 Poor design due to calculation error4 Fail to finish project5 NW-Campus lab power capacity6 Outsourcing cost7 Team logistics8 Software Hardware interface issues9 Noise issues

10 Long lead times

Catastrophic 4 1,2 10

Severe 8

High 3

Medium 7 5,6

Low 9

Low Possible High Very High Definite

Severity

Likelihood

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WBSSteam Power Plant Trainer

WBS

(15.8%)

Market/Technical Research

(55%)

Gaging Interest

(100%)

Market Offerings

(100%)

Scout Vendors

(80%)

Spec’ing parts

(25%)

Parts pricing

(40%)

Narrow choices

(20%)

Automated Control

(20%)

Design/Analysis

(8.3%)

Create Basic Design Schematic

(40%)

Part Design

(0%)

Thermodynamic analysis

(0%)

Boiler selection

(0%)

Condenser Selection

(0%)

Design Lab Experiments

(10%)

Fabrication and Assembly

(0%)

Parts acquisition

(0%)

Frame

(0%)

Secure Main components

(0%)

Assemble piping

(0%)

Wiring

(0%)

Testing

(0%)

Automated control test

(0%)

Boiler test

(0%)

Valve testing

(0%)

Sensor testing

(0%)

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Gantt Chart

Questions?