Date
August 14, 2022 → February 23, 2023
This project is courtesy of Mesec d.o.o.; therefore, certain information has been kept confidential.
Project Description
A pump-filtration system for water cooling of turbine bearings at the hydropower plant. Requirements: 60 l/min, at 1.2 bar
The Process
- Design Proposal
- Defining the problem, criteria, and requirements
- Simple calculations, pressure loss estimation
- Components specification
- 3D Modeling and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis.
- Utilized Configuration Manager in SolidWorks to build multiple versions and simplified models for analysis
- Used SolidWorks Flow Simulation to perform CFD analysis
- Iterating until optimal results
- Technical Documentation
- Technical drawings
- Assembly instructions
- Applying GD&T
- Testing and Final Inspection
Result
- The design fulfilled its purpose
- The product complied with EU regulations, and it was certified
