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

Date

12-2021

Primary Advisor

Eileen Rossman, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department

Abstract/Summary

This Final Design Review (FDR) reports on the senior design project undertaken by our team of mechanical engineering seniors at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. This project seeks to use the additive manufacturing process to improve the existing design of a Taurus 60 gas turbine injector tip. The current injector tip is owned by Solar Turbines, a designer and manufacturer of gas turbines for electric generation, propulsion, as well as natural resource transportation. The challenge at hand is to design a new injector tip that will be reliable for at least 60,000 hours and provide ease of replacement, whilst employing a cost-effective additive manufacturing process. Our Final Design Review (FDR) report will be divided into seven categories: compiled research findings, our understanding of the challenge, a design strategy outline, concept designs and design direction, current design iterations, manufacturing plan, design verification, and project management strategy. Furthermore, the Final Design Review will document the progress of design validation through a series of computational analyses. Current analytical results show that there is potential for our designs to meet specifications of the 1350 °F threshold and additive manufacturing compliance. Some details have been omitted for sponsor privacy.

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