Liquid - solid separation thickener
The project tasked students with the research and development of a solid liquid separation thickener for wide industrial use throughout multiple regions and climates.
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The project consisted of 6 deliverables in which a Autodesk design had to be developed that consisted of 4 subsections. The rake assembly of which I was in control of , the torque tube, drive assembly and mounting frame. Students then had to select a region that they would be a lead of , from this selection i was the CAD and Calculations lead.
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The Autodesk design was coupled with extensive calculations on the stress and fatigue the system would experience in order to ensure the design was adequate enough to fulfill the theoretical safety factor requirements as well as the client specifications for operation torque and speed at both overload and steady state conditions.
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The project required students to undergo continuous improvements to their designs throughout the deliverables as the project ran in tandem with the machine design A314 modules. From this continuous improvement the final product of the project culminated in extensive supporting calculations along with research on which type of welding and materials would be most suitable for the final AUTODESK 3D render and subsequent drawings.
Deliverable drawings
Rake system drawings
Research on welding type on bolt design
Request for the remaining documents in where all calculations as welll as material selection is done
The main document is over 100 pages (there are prior deliverables that demonstrate the development of the project) and covers many aspects that a actual engineering graduate would have to consider on a project for a client such as stress states, simulation diagrams, moment and torque graphs coupled with resultant calculations, fatigue life and safety factors, material selection, project documentation and management