PDFs & Technicians Graduates Undergraduates Past Students
Andrew Page
B.Sc. : 3nd Year BSc, Mechanical Engineering
Supervisors
Dr. David S. Nobes
Description of Work Term
Working for Dr. Nobes was a valuable learning experience, and was lots of fun too. I was able to learn to apply what I have learned in the classroom to apply it to 'real world' research situations.
I was exposed to the design process, and what are the necessary steps required for the completion of a successful design project.
I was also exposed to multiple measurement techniques including PIV, imaging, and rheology measurements, as well was made aware of many others measurement techniques. I also gained experience searching for, and through papers to find information on results from past experiments.
I also learnt about design and did lots of solid modeling and drawings for various parts and assemblies in Solidworks.
As well I learnt about, and helped with automating experiments, as to reduce human error, providing a better means of producing and collecting data. This included learning about how to program in CVI, and programming how to communicate with various instruments, allowing me to be involved with the initial programming of the program used in the 370 Demo Project.
Slurry Probe
Settling Chamber
Slurry Probe
This slurry probe was designed to allow a borescope to look at the flow of a slurry (or any other fluid flow) inside of a pipe, while being protected from damage due to solid particles in the flow. This would be accomplished by having a glass tube run vertically through the center of the pipe, and having a mirror at the end of the borescope allow the borescope to view the flow as it passes the glass tube. The borescope would be connected to a camera which would collect images to be used for PIV.
List of Tasks:
- Design a method to allow the borescope to look at the fluid flow at any radius along the pipe profile and Have 360° view of flow over glass tube
- Design menthod to allign borescope, traverse, and tube
- Select a camera to collect images suitable for PIV
- Create solid model of device
- Provide drawings for the manufacture and construction of the final device
Settling Chamber
The settling chamber was designed to be used in future experiments involving the settling of particles in a liquid medium. The chamber is to be filled with a liquid medium with seed particles which then will be observed as they settle. It is designed to allow for the tube to be exposed to an acoustic field from one or both ends, allowing for investigation of the effect of vibrations on the settling of particles.
List of Tasks:
- Design an apparatus that would have the ability to:
- Introduce an acoustic field from one or both ends of the tube
- Have temperature control without disturbing the medium in the tube
- Flush the fluid to allow for storage of the fluid
- Easy to clean - Determine method to minimize or eliminate optical distortion
- Create solid model of preliminary design