A summary of my engineering projects related to university coursework.
The final project for CME 324 (Transport Phenomena) was an open-ended topic on Mass Transport.
Our group opted to study the tarnishing of metal surfaces through oxidation reactions, and how it extended to affect momentum and heat transfer.
The first step was developing an equation to model film thickness as a function of time to calculate how the film can restrict flow rates, heat flux, and temperature distribution.
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Our final project for Applied Mathematics for Chemical Engineers was an optimization project. We were tasked with using Excel Solver to optimize chemical reactions for multiple goals.
We had to determine how to maximize profit, and report what had to be ordered and converted to achieve maximum profit.
In addition, we considered environmental and external factors into the choice, reporting out all possible outcomes within our constraints.
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The final project for CME 281 (Chemical Engineering Excel Computations) was to develop software to simulate a heat exchanger and reactor.
The code was written in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), the built-in Excel programming language.
The program uses recursive functions to calculate the final temperature of the process fluid exiting the heat exchanger, and predict appropriate reaction constants to achieve the desired conversion.
My final product recieved a 100% for meeting and exceeding all project deliverables. The professor of the class requested that the source code and spreadsheet remains largely private.
The objective of this project was to construct a childproof gooseneck faucet cover for URS of Dayton. The group was limited to a $75.00 budget and a two month project deadline.
After brainstorming and innovating, the team decided on producing two 3D-printed interlocking covers on the handles of the sink.
To rigorously test and improve the design, a variety of qualitative pass/fail tests and computer simulated quantitative force tests were conducted.
After the first prototype failed to sustain significant longitudinal stress, the team analyzed and evaluated the points of structural weakness.
The team refined and transformed the previous design to strengthen the previous weak points, resulting in a successful final design.
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The objective of this project was to utilize limited resources to construct functional cardboard furniture for disaster relief.
Several harsh constraints posed a challenge to our team: the furniture must have a surface area of 480 square inches and support 650 pound force, all with only 2640 square inches of cardboard available. Two attempts to achieve this were permitted.
The team's first design selection was two inverted cardboard triangles that slid into each other at the middle. While this design was resource efficient, it unfortunately struggled to evenly distribute the force and decisively failed after only supporting 6 pounds!
The team decided to change design focus entirely by switching to a cylindrical design known as Infinity - boasting two central cylinders reinforced at the base and top.
Our innovative new approach proved successful as the Infinity design supported over 700 pounds, meeting and exceeding project expectations.
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