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
6-2023
Primary Advisor
Eileen Rossman, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department
Abstract/Summary
This document serves as the official Final Design Review (FDR) for the mechanical engineering team on the Valve Efficiency Testing Device project for the Phillips 66 Rodeo Refinery. The team attends California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. The project involved designing and building a valve efficiency testing device. The goal was to create a finished test device that can be used in the Phillips 66 Rodeo Refinery machine shop to test reciprocating compressor valves before they are installed. The purpose of this document is to describe the manufacturing and design verification activities that have been completed since Critical Design Review in February and evaluate how well the design achieves the project’s goals. The key findings of this report include a description of the final design, as well as how the final prototype was manufactured and tested. It also summarizes lessons learned throughout the project, along with recommendations for Phillips 66 concerning the optimal utilization of the test stand. During testing, the test stand successfully measured the leakage of 8-inch suction and discharge poppet valves and reported leakages much less than the maximum allowable leakage of the given valves. The final design meets the objectives because it is fast to test one valve and can test valves up to 16 inches in diameter. By following the recommendations, Phillips 66 can safely and successfully utilize the test stand in determining valve efficiency and adopt the test stand for a wider range of valve sizes.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/mesp/716
Project Video
ME_S2023_F21_Poster.pdf (1019 kB)
Project Poster
ME_S2023_F21_SOW.pdf (3051 kB)
Scope of Work
ME_S2023_F21_PDR.pdf (8515 kB)
Preliminary Design Review
ME_S2023_F21_CDR.pdf (8071 kB)
Critical Design Review
ME_S2023_F21_Drawings.pdf (2281 kB)
Drawing Package