Fike Corporation
May 2019 - January 2020
Co-op Mechanical Engineer
Customer Returns
When a customer had any performance problems with their rupture disc or rupture disc holder, they could request a report on the product. A common example is a customer experiencing premature burst. The customer would send me the layout of their system and the system process. I would then use that information and contact the customer for any clarifications I needed to come to a conclusion of what caused the problem.
3-D Printing
The Sustaining engineering group I was in also had a 3d printer used for prototyping and other various projects. Two of the projects I was in charge of are shown to the right. One is used as a template on the production line to cut vinyl to the proper size. The second design shown is used during the quality check process to screw in a thread gauge. For both of these projects, the tooling needs were evaluated and steps were taken to implement the design to be 3d printed.
Returned Leaking Assembly
Returned Premature Burst Extruder
Cutout Template Tooling
Quality Check Tooling
Design
The majority of my time was spent creating drawings for customer specific products to be manufactured and to perform redline corrections. I also got the opportunity to work on several customer-specific projects. For the project shown below, a customer wanted to see the opening speed of a rupture disc compared to a standard valve. The rupture disc holder needed to be attached to the end of an open pipe and only bolted to one side. To record the reversal speed of the disc I created a chamfer on the outlet of the holder for better viewing angle for the slow motion camera to capture the opening. For this holder, many calculations were involved including thread stress, O-ring specifications, and sizing of the holder.
