College - Author 1

College of Engineering

Department - Author 1

Mechanical Engineering Department

Degree Name - Author 1

BS in Mechanical Engineering

College - Author 2

College of Engineering

Department - Author 2

Mechanical Engineering Department

Degree - Author 2

BS in Mechanical Engineering

College - Author 3

College of Engineering

Department - Author 3

Mechanical Engineering Department

Degree - Author 3

BS in Mechanical Engineering

College - Author 4

College of Engineering

Department - Author 4

Mechanical Engineering Department

Degree - Author 4

BS in Mechanical Engineering

Date

6-2021

Primary Advisor

Sarah Harding, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department

Abstract/Summary

Check valves are a form of backflow prevention devices that are used in the utility services industry. Our group has been assigned the task of designing a check valve for Zurn Wilkins that has a smaller pressure drop while in use than the current Zurn 350XL model. A smaller pressure drop will allow for more efficient water systems and will benefit the end consumer by allowing them to size down in piping. Zurn Wilkins chose to do this project as a senior project to get outside opinions on how to accomplish the goal of improved performance. The purpose of this report is to outline our design process up to this point. This includes summarizing our background research, discussing our ideation and decision making processes, describing our final design with analysis justifying our choices, and explaining the results of the testing performed on our prototype.

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