Engineering Graduate Project: Progress Report

Overview of the Project

Discuss about the Engineering Graduate Project for Progress Report.

The entire study on the electromagnetically driven heat pump or else coolers can be divided into five different segments. The second segment includes the study on the literature review concerning the subject and the third section comprises of the determination of the aims and objectives for driving the project. However, the fourth section includes comprehension of the adopted technology for the successful completion of the project. The section five deals with the institution of the suitable system that needs to be implemented for the purpose of experimentation as well as generation of the requisite data. The final segment of the study includes discussion of the outcomes of the study that is acquired after successful completion of the experimentation conducted in the laboratory.

The activities that is undertaken so far for the partial completion of the project includes the detailed study of the academic literature as regards the modern acoustic pumps, ascertainment of the aims as well as objectives that directs as well as drives the entire study (Kiss et al. 2012). In addition to this, the activities completed so far in the present research also includes establishment of the appropriate methodology for the successful completion of the project. Furthermore, the partial achievement also includes the institution of the system as well as the entire set up for the laboratory for carrying out the experimentation of the study.

Activity In Proper Sequence	Description Save Time On Research and Writing Hire a Pro to Write You a 100% Plagiarism-Free Paper. Get My Paper	Duration (Days)
1.	Member selection	7 days
2.	Site inspection	14 days
3.	Equipment choice	12 days
4.	Planning period for carrying out the experiment	10 days
5.	Integration of the requisite equipment	20 days
6.	Building of the Heat Exchanger	23 days
7.	Undertaking the Experiment	7 days

The present project has been carried out till the execution of the experimentation. However, the process of interpretation as well as discussion of the results is still left. The schedule that represents the time required for carrying out the required activities is presented in the table above. However, there are changes in the actual time schedule and there is diversion from the initially proposed research proposal.  The selection of the members has originally taken less time than what was anticipated that is 7 days instead or 9 days. However, the site survey also takes more time in reality than what was planned before. Likewise, the duration of other activities also differed from proposed time schedule.

The initial aims as well as objectives set for the present study was to acquire deep learning regarding the thermo-acoustic heat pumps and present the overall result as well as evidence in order to establish the feasibility of the entire notion as well as technology. Therefore, the initial aim of the present study was to scrutinize the entire design and at the same time requirements of the thermo-acoustic pump. The study has been conducted so far are in line with the initially proposed aims as well as objectives for the project. However, the present project also includes the conduction of the project with a need for the inclusion of different section devoted to the measurement of the performance of the system with respect to different parameters. Therefore, this has led to the objective of the performance enumeration. The objective of the project also includes measurement of the performance as regards the temperature of the cold heat exchanger expressed as a function of the time. In addition to this, the objective of performance measurement also includes enumeration of the temperature of the particular cold heat exchanger as specific function of heat and measurement of the COP and COPR as a function of the entire heat load for three different drive-ratio (Matveev 2015). Therefore, it can be hereby stated that no alterations of the aims and objectives are necessary for the conduction of the project on the thermo-acoustic pump.

Activities Undertaken So Far

The present study has been partially completed until the completion of the experimentation in the laboratory. The members required for the conduction of the study has been selected within the 7 days of the study. In addition to this, the progress also includes detailed inspection of the site within the 14 days and the selection of the equipment within 12 days. Furthermore, the progress made also includes the plan and preparation for execution of the experiment. Again, the progress in the investigation also includes the assimilation of different equipment, construction of the heat exchanger and conduction of the experiment (Chen et al. 2013). The result observed until this stage reflects the fact that the COPR has been held as the association between the drive ratio all through low temperature that is maintained 50 degree centigrade from three more values of high temperatures (Kiss et al.  2012). The COPR that is essentially equal to around 120º C. The results of the experiment replicates the fact that at a temperature of 80 º C, the COPR  roughly 26% was attained for the particular drive ratio in the lower temperature in addition to the higher temperatures. Again, during the course of experimentation, it was perceived that the wastage of the generated heat essentially originated from the heat exchanger and in addition to this, the conformation can be regarded as the primary reason of loss of heat from the overall system. In addition to this, there are other observations concerning the buffer tube of around 7 º. The additional half angle can also be put to use for the purpose of the reduction of the overall acoustic losses at diverse cross-section of the entire system that can be useful in raising the overall efficacy of the system.

The methodology for the present study expounds the use of the sound as well as the acoustic power in the thermpo-acoustic heat pump for the purpose of the transfer of the heat from the low level temperature to the higher level of the temperature. Again, the particular acoustic waves with low temperature get augmented for the purpose of generation of the requisite results. The present concept can be applied for both the heating as well as cooling. The methodology for the purpose of the review of the entire system involves the examination of the overall technology and the workings procedure of the equipments. Thereafter, the study of the methodology also involves the study of the amalgamation of the thermo-acoustic  technology operated by the electric motor along with the workings of the distillation column of the particular plant (Yang et al. 2014). In addition to this, the methodology also involves the stirling cycle and the detailed illustration of the thermo-acoustic pump, its system, examination of the heat exchanger (Buis et al. 2014). In addition to this, the methodology also includes the process of examination of different parts of the thermo-acoustic pump that includes the motor, regenerator, heat exchanger, feedback inheritance and the compliance with the system (Bade et al.  2013).

Time Frame for the Project

The activity completed in the study in the literature review includes the study of the academic literature on the system of the thermo-acoustic pump that illustrates the entire system of the working of the pump and the process of implementation of the application of the same. The activities completed in this phase of the study of the body of the empirical evidences as well as body of academic literature also includes the study of the phenomena of the thermo-acoustic pump, thermo-acoustic concepts for the enhancement of the system of the refrigeration systems, system of air conditioning process presented by the Howard University of Adelaide.

The up-to-date review of the body of academic literature that has been carried out so far includes examination of different nature as well as characteristics and at the same time the design of the cooler, study of the detailed description of the cooler. The study of the literature completed so far includes the schematic illustration of the thermo-acoustic stirling cooler, study on the linear motor, acoustic network, regenerator as well as heat exchangers (Zalluhoglu and Olgac 2015). In addition to this, the review of the body of the academic literature that has been conducted so far includes the study of the instrumentation, powers and study performance indicators. This section on the literature review includes the performance measurements system with respect to different parameters such as enumeration of the temperature of the cold heat exchanger with respect to time and function of the heat cold.

The interaction with the supervisor as well as the group so far refers to different things that need to be discussed with the supervisor of the research. The interactions with the supervisors for the discussion of the project can be divided into different stages. The first stage of the interaction dealt with the selection of the main article for the research. Thereafter, the second stage of the interface with the supervisor of the research projects regarding the selection of the route for the current study that in turn helped in determination of the modus operandi for the successful completion of the project (Alemany et al. 2015). Consequently, the third stage of the interaction dealt with the establishment of the research questions or else the hypotheses for the research project and the determination of the key objectives of the project. In addition to this, the interaction with the supervisor of the project also includes discussion regarding the assessment point and thereafter generation of the theoretical case (Alemany et al. 2015). Thereafter, the discussion regarding the research also includes setting the appropriate stratagem for conduction of the research and for arriving at the desired results. Furthermore, the discussion with the supervisor also included determination of the assessment point and method for collection as well as analysis of the data and finally the evaluation of the process of the write up.

Objectives and Scope of the Project

The table below can succinctly present the interaction with the supervisor regarding what and how the interaction can facilitate the entire process of conduction of the study:

Meeting stages	Discussion Topic	Subject Matter	Duration
Initial	Ø  Establishment of the main article for conduction of the research Ø  Selection of the route for the conduction of the experiment Ø  Selection of the research questions or else the research hypotheses	Ø  The feasibility of the study on the electromagnetically driven heat pump or else the cooler Ø  Establishment of the five different phases of the study Ø  Primary objectives of the study that includes the study on thermo-acoustic heat pumps and interpretation of the outcomes and evidence in order to ascertain the viability of the entire notion (Liu and Yang 2014)	Meeting 1:
Assessment phase	Ways of development of different theoretical model for the research. In addition to this, the measurement procedures as well as performance also include the instrumentation, power as well as performance indicators (COP, COPC and COPR) (Wu et al. 2012). The discussion on the assessment phase also includes the determination of the research strategy.	ؠ This discussion also included the study of the nature and design of the cooler, linear motors, resonators, acoustic network and regenerator as well as heat exchangers (Dalkıran et al. 2016). ؠ The majority of the discussion in the meeting included the discussion of the research strategy. This helps in determination of the research design, discussion of the method of research establishment of the sampling strategy. The discussion also involved gaining advice on the research strategy that can adhere to the ethical guidelines of the university	Meeting 2
Presentation of the overall procedure for enumeration		ؠ The supervisor can help the researcher in gaining advice regarding the intricacies of the experiment conducted in the laboratory. This is regarding the illustration of the heat pumps, set up for the experiment and the validity of the procedures of the measurement and performance indicators among many others (Dalkıran et al. 2016).	Meeting 3

The challenges that are faced during the process of conduction of the research study include the certain limitations of the thermo-acoustic pumps that include the low power high volume ratio. In addition to this, the thermo-acoustics also have very high density of the functional fluids that are imperative for the purpose of attainment of the high power densities. Furthermore, the challenges of the study also include utilization of the expensive alternators that can give satisfactory performance. The process of the heat exchange particularly in the oscillating media is under wide research. Again, the hot heat exchanger has to shift heat to the stack as well as the cold heat exchanger has to continue the temperature gradient throughout the stack (Dalkıran et al. 2016). However, the vacant space for the same is controlled with the miniature size and the obstruction it attaches to the entire path of the wave. In addition to this, the process of exchanging the heat in the thermo acoustics is primarily critical for the purpose of maintenance of the power conservation procedure.

The modified plan for the project therefore includes different activities in the project with the attached timeframe. However, even though the objective along with the proposed procedure of the project did not change, the real timeline for the successful, completion of each stage of the stage altered. The altered schedule or else the timeframe for the project can be presented in the table below:

Activity In Proper Sequence	Description	Duration (Days)
8.	Member selection	7 days
9.	Site inspection	14 days
10.	Equipment choice	12 days
11.	Planning period for carrying out the experiment	10 days
12.	Integration of the requisite equipment	20 days
13.	Building of the Heat Exchanger	23 days
14.	Undertaking the Experiment	7 days
15.	Evaluating the outcomes of  experiment	6 days
16.	Data Generation and submission	2 days

The journal paper on study of thermo-acoustic Stirling coolers penned by M.E.H Tijani and S. Spoelstra are also recognized as reputable journals on this subject with HERDSA impact factor. The present journal expounds in detail the investigation of the travelling wave coolers along with the design, development along with the process of measurement (Tijani and Spoelstra 2013). In addition to this, the journal article on “ Thermo acoustic-Stirling heat pump for domestic application” penned by Srinivas Vanapalli, M.E.H Tijani and S. Spoelstra also helps in understanding the importance of the burner driven heat pump. This equipment can meet up the domestic requirements for heat and lead towards the substantial savings of the energy in comparison to the conventional gas burners (Wang et al. 2015). This article too helps in gaining deep insight into different prototype design as well as construction and the environment for test as well as the infrastructure. This two journal articles can be referred for the present study that bears high relevance to the present area of research.

References

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Bade, S., Wagner, M., Hirsch, C., Sattelmayer, T. and Schuermans, B., 2013. Design for thermo-acoustic stability: Procedure and database. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 135(12), p.121507.

Buis, E.J., Doppenberg, E.J.J., Nieuwland, R.A. and Toet, P.M., 2014. Fibre laser hydrophones for cosmic ray particle detection. Journal of Instrumentation, 9(03), p.C03051.

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