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Virtual Instrumentation for Study of a Fluid Power System

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Tampa, Florida

Publication Date

June 15, 2019

Start Date

June 15, 2019

End Date

June 19, 2019

Conference Session

ECCD Technical Session

Tagged Division

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Page Count

10

DOI

10.18260/1-2--33534

Permanent URL

https://peer.asee.org/33534

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550

Paper Authors

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Alamgir A. Choudhury Western Michigan University

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Alamgir A. Choudhury is an Associate Professor of Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Management Systems at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan. His MS and PhD are in mechanical engineering from NMSU (Las Cruces) and BS in mechanical engineering from BUET (Dhaka). His interest includes computer applications in curriculum, MCAE, mechanics, fluid power, and instrumentation & control. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio and affiliated with ASME, ASEE, SME and TAP.

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Jorge Rodriguez P.E. Western Michigan University

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Professor in the Department of Engineering Design, Manufacturing, and Management Systems (EDMMS) at Western Michigan University's (WMU). Co-Director of the Center for Integrated Design (CID), and currently the college representative to the President’s University-wide Sustainability Committee at WMU. Received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering-Design from University of Wisconsin-Madison and received an MBA from Rutgers University. His B.S. degree was in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering at Monterrey Tech (ITESM-Monterrey Campus). Teaches courses in CAD/CAE, Mechanical Design, Finite Element Method and Optimization. His interest are in the area of product development, topology optimization, additive manufacturing, sustainable design, and biomechanics.

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Awilma Paola Ventura Lugo Western Michigan University

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Awilma Ventura is a graduate student in manufacturing engineering at Western Michigan University. She comes from the Dominican Republic and did her undergraduate studies in mechanical engineering at Utah State University.

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Abstract

Traditionally, fluid power systems are designed by considering various factors such as function, performance, reliability, safety, product cost, etc. Due to increasing awareness of energy use in industrial processes and their effect on the environment, energy costs are becoming an important criterion in the design of such industrial products. Analytical methods that determine energy loss in hydraulic systems are currently complex and computationally inefficient.

Experimental methods can be used to model energy efficiency in systems and study the performance of individual components. This paper presents the instrumentation required for monitoring process parameters of a hydraulic system in a senior design project. Though the focus of the project is to design an energy efficient system, such instrumentation allows for the use of experimental analysis in the design process and allows students to complete the design according to the timeline of the project.

A prototype of the system is being developed in the laboratory, as is virtual instrumentation based on the National Instrument data acquisition system. Individual process sensors are used to acquire process data. A LabVIEW program processes the sensor signals and creates a data file. The data is imported in an external analysis tool (MatLab) for determining parameter sensitivity and the system’s overall energy efficiency. Optimization of the cost function determines the optimal process parameters in the design.

Implementation of the parameter values in the physical system will result in an improved design of the hydraulic system and establish the validity of both the instrumentation and experimental method used in the design process.

Choudhury, A. A., & Rodriguez, J., & Ventura Lugo, A. P. (2019, June), Virtual Instrumentation for Study of a Fluid Power System Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida. 10.18260/1-2--33534

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