Initial full design
Final design; redesign to utilize recycled extruded aluminum
Close up of corner bracket designed to hold glass plate and allow fine tune adjustment. Final part was 3D printed.
Close up of corner bracket designed to hold glass plate and allow fine tune adjustment. Final part was 3D printed.
Close up of part designed for adjustable bottom plate. Final part was 3D printed.
Close up of part designed for adjustable bottom plate. Final part was 3D printed.
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Two Dimensional Vortex-Induced Vibrations Test Rig
I worked as a research assistant at the UMass Fluid-Structure Interactions Laboratory where I designed and built a test rig to use with the existing water tunnel. They study vortex induced vibration of cylinders and wanted a new test rig to observe the vibrations in two dimensions unlike their previous test rigs which only allowed movement in one. A test cylinder is then attached to a free floating fixture with four air bearings on glass plates and four springs. All parts are adjustable for different test setups and to insure the air bearings move without friction.
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