P09454: Design & Testing of
Centrifugal Pump Components
MSD I – Mid Project Presentation
Winter 08/09
Design Team:
 Rishitha Dias - ISE – Project Manager
 Kevin Klucher - ME – Lead Engineer
 John Hayles - ME
 Reme Meck - ME
 Ammar Jangbarwala - ME
Project Background:
 Project Family: Sustainable Technologies for the Global
Marketplace
 Project Track: Flow Visualization
 Sponsor: Dresser-Rand Corp.
 Faculty Guide: Dr. S. Day
Project Deliverable:
The goal of the project is to design, build, test and
deliver to KGCOE, a centrifugal pump system
for particle imaging velocimetry studies, which
can be used both as a teaching tool for
undergraduate students as well as a research tool
for graduate and faculty researchers.
Customer Needs:
Primary Customers:
 Faculty & Graduate Researches
 Undergraduate Instructors
Customer Needs / Target Specifications:
 Generate Multiple Flows
~ 3 Unique Impeller Designs
~ 2 Unique Diffuser Designs
 PIV Compatibility
>85% Transmissivity of Pump
 Lab Teaching Tool
< 5 min Impeller change out time
> 0.45” Tool Clearance
Measureable Flow, Pressure & Power.
Must withstand a drop from 42”
Components
Existing Pump System:
Sensors &
Actuators
GUI
Close-up view of
Pump Housing &
Impeller
Tank
Existing Pump System:
Design Concept:
Interchangeable
Diffuser
Interchangeable
Impeller
Impeller and Diffuser Design Examples
Design Concept:
System Architecture:
High Risk:
Part Manufacturing
Risk Item:
Risk Mitigation:
 Machining acrylic to make
 Manufacture impeller
impellers is challenging
 Complex impeller designs
are costly to manufacture
blades separately and glue
to back-plate
 Use Rapid Prototyping for
complex geometries
High Risk:
Technology
Risk Item:
Risk Mitigation:
 Impeller/Diffuser
 Use empirical results to
Performance will not meet
desired levels
 GUI I/O control for
motor needs to be
implemented
improve component design
 Seek assistance from
Faculty Consultant
Overall Progress:
 Platform: The existing pump system is functioning at an
acceptable level.
 Schedule: The Design & Analysis is on schedule. Awaiting
customer feedback to finalize.
 Budget: $6,500, expected costs are $2,100, not including the
machining costs
 Performance:
 Customer needs: On track to meet all customer needs, except Motor I/O
control with GUI
 Specification: On track to meet all specifications, except Pump Efficiency
levels
Product development Phase:
Phase 1
Current Stage of
Design
Planning
Phase 2
Concept Development
Phase 3
System Level Design
Phase 4
MSD I
MSD II
Testing &
Refinement
MSD II Milestones:
 Week 1 End: Improve Impeller Designs using Empirical Data
 Week 4 End: Completed Housing Assembly
 Week 5 End: Complete Basic Testing of Sealing etc.
 Week 6 End: Complete GUI I/O system
 Week 8 End: Complete Pump Performance Testing
 Week 9 End: Testing & Verification Finalized
 Week 10 End: Documentation Finalized, Project Review
Questions: