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P08452
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Reciprocating Compressor
Installation, Revamp, and Interface
Team Picture
• Previous service aboard
Project Statement
From left to right:
Garry Studley (ME), Kiernan French (ME), Chris
Neitz (CE), Dave Rigolo (ME), Alec Jarvie (ISE),
and Dr. Margaret Bailey (Faculty Guide ME)
U.S. Navy aircraft carrier
(U.S.S. Enterprise)
• Utilized for:
A six-stage compressor will be donated by
Dresser-Rand for research usage by future
student teams. It first must be installed at
RIT, modified for safe and appropriate use in
a college environment, and provided with a
suitable data acquisition interface.
Specifications for Installation
Background
• turbine/diesel starting
• weapon augmentation
• liquid oxygen reservoirs
•6-stages, 3000 psi, 75 HP
•Cost: 1970 ~ $400,000
Test Cell Layout
Installation
12 Vibration Spring Mounts
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Designed and prepared the installation guidelines
and test cell setup to provide for safe operation.
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Ensured room layout allowances for full access to
all machine components.
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Analyzed test cell setup to mitigate vibration,
acoustic, and structural concerns.
Acoustic Verification
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Vibration dampening mounts.
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Tested current acoustic dampening of test cell.
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Structural engineering analysis of room capabilities.
Developed Operation and Maintenance Manual
for compressor.
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Stages for Removal
Revamp
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Calculated reduced inputs and outputs of compressor.
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50 gpm of salt water converted to 5 to 15 gpm of fresh water.
Removed unneeded heat exchangers from cooling loop.
Test Cell room air can be cycled in approx.4 minutes.
Redirection of air flow from 2nd stage outlet to overall outlet.
Counter weights added to balance reciprocating load.
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Exit pressure reduced from 3000 psig to 100 psig.
Mechanical power reduced from 62 HP to 25 HP.
Electrical current input reduced from 90.3 Amps to 38 Amps.
Necessary heat removal reduced from 29 Btu/sec to 11 Btu/sec.
Open loop cooling system converted to fresh water.
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Sample Counter
Weight Assembly
Specifications for Revamp
Replaces 3rd through 6th stage pistons that were removed.
Revamp instructions created for implementation of changes.
Interface
Specifications for Interface
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Accounts for fault detection needs in future
projects.
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Easy integration into data acquisition needs.
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Equipment and budget suggested.
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Intuitive control panel which displays the current
value of each data set.
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Status lights which show if the data is within a
safe limit.
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Graphs to display recent information trends.
Acknowledgements
Scott Delmotte, Manager Development Engineering
Joe Tecza, Manager Project Engineering
Bob Smith, Project Manager for Military Group
Ray McKinney, Dresser-Rand Control Systems
Mike Bunce, Director of Recruiting
Andy Blide, Engineer Technician
David Decker, II, Training Specialist
Allan Kidd, Director of Emerging Technologies
Dr. Margaret Bailey, Faculty Guide
Dr. Mark Kempski, Faculty Consultant
Dave Hathaway, Project Consultant
Rob Kraynik, Project Consultant
Steve Koscial, Project Consultant
Ryan Crittenden, RIT Facilities Electrician
Dr. Edward Hensel, ME Department Head