Thermo Demo Unit is a team of higly elite engineers on Northern Arizona University's campus. We were tasked with creating a jet engine to help Thermodynamics students understand the Brayton cycle.
Our client is David Willy and professor of Thermodynamics at NAU.
We are creating a turbo-fan engine that demonstrates the Brayton cycle. This unit has an aluminum mount that will measure a thrust force from a canitlever beam deflection using strain guages.
The unit needs to have thrust and mass flow rate collection systems.
Easily rolled into a class room with almost no set-up needed.
Turb-fan, turbine, and compressor fans completely 3D printed.
The system will last serveral years with little or no maintenance
When used in the classroom students can use the data collection to work real calculations.
Noise reduction for the compressed air tank, in order to hear the engine.
Will demonstrate the brayton cycle well enough for students to fully understand the class material
The unit will completely run on compressed air without combustion.
Below shows the teams current desgin of the demo unit. The deisgn utilizes compressed air in place of combustion, after the 4 compressor fans.
Thermo Demo Unit has compiled the most elite mechanical engineers on campus to create innovation.
Web and CAD Designer
Measurements Expert and Budget Manager
Team Lead
Secretary
Fall 2017
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