Hogue Hall Material Science Water Distiller
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
SURC Ballroom C/D
Start Date
16-5-2013
End Date
16-5-2013
Abstract
The mechanical engineering technology department’s metallurgy course requires students to identify steel alloys as a part of the Jominy end quench test. Steel rods are polished and etched with acid before being magnified and comparing grain structures with known alloys. It is necessary to use distilled water to rinse off the acid solution, thus necessitating the design and construction of a lab distiller. A boiler tank, heat exchanger and cooling reservoir were designed for weight, volume and distilling capacity to meet the needs of the teaching professor. The distiller was designed to have a wet weight of 40 pounds maximum, take up a maximum table volume of two cubic feet while producing 12oz of distilled water per 50 minute class period. Testing the unit with a range of water reservoir temperatures produced changes in distilling efficiency. It was found that the reservoir with average-temperature tap water only successfully produced distilled water at 75percent of its calculated output.
Recommended Citation
Kuhlmann, Torrey, "Hogue Hall Material Science Water Distiller" (2013). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 60.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2013/posters/60
Poster Number
3
Additional Mentoring Department
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Hogue Hall Material Science Water Distiller
SURC Ballroom C/D
The mechanical engineering technology department’s metallurgy course requires students to identify steel alloys as a part of the Jominy end quench test. Steel rods are polished and etched with acid before being magnified and comparing grain structures with known alloys. It is necessary to use distilled water to rinse off the acid solution, thus necessitating the design and construction of a lab distiller. A boiler tank, heat exchanger and cooling reservoir were designed for weight, volume and distilling capacity to meet the needs of the teaching professor. The distiller was designed to have a wet weight of 40 pounds maximum, take up a maximum table volume of two cubic feet while producing 12oz of distilled water per 50 minute class period. Testing the unit with a range of water reservoir temperatures produced changes in distilling efficiency. It was found that the reservoir with average-temperature tap water only successfully produced distilled water at 75percent of its calculated output.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Charles Pringle