P11251: Side Entry Agitator Test Stand

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P11251 Side Entry Agitator Test Stand: Project Summary	Project Information
Side entry agitators are used in various industries to mix fluids to yield a desired process result. This can include blending two miscible liquids, suspending solids off the bottom of the vessel and/or dispersing a gas stream fed directly in front of the impeller. Typical Side Entry Agitator. The side entry agitator is typically installed near the bottom of the vessel with the impeller blades located at a clearance of 9 to 12 inches off bottom. The impeller can either be mounted so it's horizontal to the tank bottom or at an angle pointing down towards the tank bottom (typically 5 degrees). Many styles of agitators exist and they can be used for light duty (i.e. blending water-like fluids) or for heavy duty (i.e. paper stock blending). Depending on the fluid being mixed, a different level of fluid forces acting on the blades will exist, thus changing the design requirements (i.e. torque, bending moment, thrust). LIGHTNIN has tabulated design factors for different applications. It is our desire to be able to take test impellers and actually quantify these numbers using current technology (i.e. load cells, computer analysis, etc.). It's also desired to see if the fluid force can be scaled from one scale to another. See Project Readiness Package for more detailed information.	Project Name Side Entry Agitator Test Stand Project Number P11251 Project Family Modular Scalable Systems and Controls Track Systems & Controls Start Term 2010-2 End Term 2010-3 Faculty Guide Bill Nowak (585) 422-4822 William.Nowak@Xerox.com wjnddm@rit.edu Corporate Sponsor SPX Flow Technology http://www.spxflowtechnology.com/ Primary Customer Richard O. Kehn - "ROK" Senior Technologist - Mixing SPX Flow Technology (585) 527-1477 richard.kehn@spx.com

Project Team Members

L to R: Dennis Beatty, Kurt Lutz, Daniel Geiyer, Richard Kehn, Bill Nowak, Greg McCarthy, Joe Bunjevac

Member	Role	Contact
Kurt Lutz	PM/M.E.	krl9135@rit.edu
Dennis Beatty	M.E.	deb7950@rit.edu
Joseph Bunjevac	M.E.	jab7429@rit.edu
Daniel Geiyer	M.E.	dmg3588@rit.edu
Gregory McCarthy	M.E.	gmm6895@rit.edu

Project Summary Documents/Project Completion

MSD I	MSD II
P11251 System BOM REVISED P11251 Detailed Design Review P11251 System Level Design Review REVISED Mission Statement	Operations Manual P11251 FINAL Technical Paper (PDF) P11251 FINAL Technical Paper (WORD) P11251 Poster/Presentation P11251 Week10 Project Review

As Delivered on 5/19/11.

MSD I, Winter 2010-2011

Weekly Meeting Minutes

Team Values and Norms

Individual Tasks & Responsibilities

Intellectual Property Considerations

Concept Level Design, Weeks 1-3

Supporting Documents	Deliverables
Sponsor Supplied Documents Pairwise Comparison Pairwise Comparison Pareto Analysis House of Quality House of Quality Pareto Analysis	Mission Statement Team Project Plan Identify Customer Needs Engineering Metrics

System Level Design, Weeks 4-5

Supporting Documents	Deliverables
Initial Concept Generation Plan Concept Breakdown Flowchart P11251 Preliminary Gantt Chart	Risk Assessment/FMEA P11251 System Level Design Review (1/14/11 - 12:30-2:00pm @ 09-44250) P11251 Meeting System Level Design Review P11251 System Level Design Review REVISED (1/28/11)

Detailed Design, Weeks 6-10

Supporting Documents	Deliverables
P11251 DDR FMEA Revised P11251 DDR Feasibility Analysis P11251 Preliminary Test Plan P11251 System Flow Chart P11251 MSD II Schedule	P11251 Detailed Design Review P11251 System BOM P11251 DDR Meeting Minutes

Project Design File, Week 11

Deliverables
P11251 System BOM REVISED P11251 System Model

Area/Concentration	Status Sheet	Model & Drawings	Supporting Documentation
Physical Stand (Joe)	Physical Stand Status	See System Model Above CAD Files are located at: DropBox File Sharing Utility (Because of physical size & amount of req. files) Drawings are In-Progress
Sealing System (Dennis)	Sealing System Status	Sealing System SolidWorks Assembly Mechanical Seal Drawing (jpeg file) Mechanical Seal Drawing (dwg file) Seal Flange Drawing Package Tank Wall Flange Drawing Package Retaining Ring Tank Side Drawing Package Seal Side Retaining Ring Drawing Package Support Rod Plate Mount Drawing Package Support Rod Drawing Package	Mechanical Seal Price Quote Mechanical Seal Brochure
Shaft, Motor & Impeller Integration (Greg)	SMI Status	SMI CAD Model SMI Assembly Drawing Impeller Shaft Drawing	5HP AC Motor Spec Sheet Rigid Shaft Coupling Spec Sheet VFD Spec Sheet
Tangential & Axial Force Measurement (Kurt)	T & A Force Measurment Status	Load Cell Assemblies (Futek/Lebow) Motor Mount Plate Drawings Load Cell Mount Plate Drawings Support Pin Drawings	FUTEK Load Cell Spec Sheet LEBOW Load Cell Spec Sheet
DAQ & Labview Coding (Dan)	DAQ & Labview Status	N/A	Load Cell Measurement DAQ Card Torque and RPM Measurement DAQ Card USB Chassis for DAQ Cards DAQ Schematic