Fastener-less Flange

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Background:

Bolted flanges are the current go to method for temporary connection of two pipes. While functional this current design is heavy, has an extensive installation and deinstallation time, and has been limited by the manufacturing process of the past. With the assistance of Profesor Ahmadkhanlou, Profesor Walter, and Relativity Space the fastenerless flange project is a senior design team made up of 5 engineers set to utilize 3D printing technology to redesign the flange. 

Goal:

The overall goal of this project is to design, test and manufacture a 3D printed flange that reduces secondary machining, minimizes overall weight, and meets current flange standards. We plan to achieve this goal through our extensive research, Solidworks design, FEA analysis, and rapid prototyping. 

Objectives:

  • Reduce weight by at least 20%
  • Eliminate most, if not all, secondary machining
  • Design be scalable
  • 100% 3D printed
  • Meet ASME class 150 B16.5 standard

Team Lead:

Joseph Trafecanty 

trafecaj@uci.edu

Advisors:

Farzad Ahmadkhanlou 

farzad.a@uci.edu

Mark Walter

m.walter@uci.edu

Sponsor:

Relativity Space

Liaisons:

A.J Fillo

Sarah Pollock

Josh Kaye

Additional Support:

Relativity Space X-ray Team

Relativity Space Quality Control Team

UCI IDMI Labs

Ben Dolan

 

 

 

 

Project status: 
Archived
Department: 
MAE
Term: 
Fall
Winter
Academic year: 
2021-2022
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