Pneumatic Braking System
Project Overview
Emergency pneumatic braking system is a project I am currently working on as a fluids engineer at Texas Guadaloop, a hyperloop engineering organization at UT!
This project is one of my favorites since it pushed me to stay inquisitive and take initiatives to learn technical and soft skills.
This is also the first project where I took initative to seek professional metorship. Thankfully, Mr.Shawn Victor, who has years of R&D engineering experience, was happy to provide us with a professional advice that my teammates and I greatly appreicate and grew from.
Below is an overview of what my team has achieved so far:
This is an updated version of the P&ID that served as a blueprint for our project.
The hop tank provides pressurized air into the system; pressure relief valves, burst discs, and 3-way solenoid valves ensure the system remains below MAWP; and transducers help us and the embedded systems team monitor our system.
This P&ID addressed a few problems from the previous iterations, such as formatting inconsistency with industry standards and unnecessary components.
By simplifying the system, we were able to simplify the manufacturing process and cut down the manufacturing cost by over 30%.
Here is the previous iteration that we analyzed on to create our own P&ID and system:
After finishing our P&ID, we created a 3D model of our system using SolidWorks.
Attached below are isometirc, front, top, and right views of the system
In the coming weeks, we'll be performing a CFD analysis on the sysetm, adjust our P&ID accordingly, and start manufacturing our system.