This project was completed for the ‘Manufacturing Processes for Design and Production’ course at Boston University. The goal of the project was to design a rotary vane pump to be used with drinking water containing fluoride and chlorine, in an outdoor setting with a MTBF of 2 years at a 50% duty cycle. I was in charge of material selection for the different components coming in contact with the drinking water, as well as the dimensioning of slots and clearance holes for the different fasteners including dowel pins and socket head cap screws, accounting for wrench clearance as well. I also was in charge of modelling the parts, creating an assembly, and producing some of the engineering drawings in OnShape.

In addition, the project also required the manufacturing of a rotary vane pump from a provided set of drawings using Boston University's Engineering Product Innovation Center (EPIC) facilities.

This project was a great exercise in how to select and analyse different components (material, fasteners, bearings) for a specific task, ensuring that these are compatible with the intended purpose and can last for the necessary amount of time prior to needing maintenance. In addition, the physical manufacturing part of the project was also helped me learn how different manufacturing processes can be applied to develop a part, as well as their limitations.