2017-2018: In collaboration with Dresser-Rand, a Siemens business, this student team designed a 3D printed impeller for use in an aerodynamic test rig for a centrifugal gas compressor. Given the complex impeller geometry, additive manufacturing offers potential savings in cost…
Design of a High Pressure Casing Joint for Centrifugal Compressors
2016-2017: In collaboration with Dresser-Rand, a Siemens business, this student team developed a new casing joint design for a high pressure centrifugal compressor. Existing casing joint designs are insufficient to withstand the higher pressures needed for today’s more demanding natural…
Design of a Movable Inlet Guide Vane System for Centrifugal Compressors
2015-2016: In collaboration with Dresser-Rand, this student team designed a movable inlet guide vane (MIGV) system for the centrifugal compressor test rig located at the Dresser-Rand facility in Olean, NY. MIGVs are one method for controlling the flow that enters…
Process Design for Waste Heat Recovery
2014-2015: In collaboration with Dresser-Rand, this student team focused on waste heat recovery in manufacturing facilities. The project had two main components: developing a process design for implementing a waste heat recovery (WHR) system and then applying this process to…
Design of an Adjustable Impeller Eye Labyrinth Seal
2013-2014: In collaboration with Dresser-Rand, this student team designed an impeller eye labyrinth seal that allows clearance to be adjusted without disassembling the centrifugal compressor that houses the seal. Leakage across the impeller eye seal is a critical factor influencing…
Design of an Impeller Labyrinth Seal
2012-2013: In collaboration with Dresser-Rand, this student team designed and prototyped a novel impeller labyrinth seal to maintain concentricity, reduce wear, and improve aerodynamic performance. Labyrinth seals are a key component in reducing gas leakage in centrifugal gas compressors; the…