Arts - Buffalo State College

Manufacturing Heat Exchangers
Stephen Kosinski, ENT 422: Machine Design II
Faculty Mentor: Professor David Kukulka, Technology
The current machining processes for small cooler bonnets
is a bottleneck in the production of heat exchangers at Xylem.
The process involves two machining centers with manually
oriented fixture components. The current process increases the
manufacturing costs and decreases component accuracy and process
repeatability. The objective of the design project is to minimize
manufacturing time and maximize the accuracy/quality by
redesigning the manufacturing fixture. The proposed design consist
of a template that would be placed on the chuck and allow the
aligning of the bonnet for milling and tapping.
Presentation Type and Session: Poster V
McGard Spline Drive Lug Nut Analysis
Shawn Dunn and Alexander Henry, ENT 422: Machine
Design II
Faculty Mentor: Professor David Kukulka, Technology
McGard is a company based in Orchard Park, NY, and well
known for their quality-engineered products in the automotive field.
Their wheel locks and lug nuts have provided major car companies
all over the world with anti-theft protection since the 1960s.
Tradtionally, McGard’s locking nuts have an engraved flower design
on the top of each nut for a key to fasten in. However, with increased
demand for a lighter and less expensive nut, the company has
begun developing a spline drive nut. As McGard had to do with their
previous nuts, extensive stress testing is required to ensure reliable
and repeatable installation and removal of the keys and nuts. The
task of this project will be to calculate the torque required to produce
product failure and the method at which it failed. These calculations
will be performed on sixteen different patterns of spline drive nuts.
Presentation Type and Session: Poster VI
Meeting Needs: New School Construction
and the Technology Education Classroom
Facility
James Kingsboro, INT 689: Research Design and Methods
Faculty Mentor: Professor John Earshen, Technology
Improved classroom design has been a priority consideration
for decades as schools are constantly in some process of change,
expansion, or even contraction. In 2004, The Buffalo City School
District (BCSD) began a “systemic and progressive” ten-year Joint
Schools Construction Board reconstruction initiative. An estimated
$1 billion will be spent in the coming years on virtually every school
building in the District. Decisions made over the near term will
impact students and faculty members well into the 21st century
(JSCB, 2004). One of the persistent problems plaguing technology
educators has been the inertial resistance to changing classroom
practice (Zuga and Lawrence, 2005). As the need for building
technological literacy becomes more evident, it is becoming more
Computer Information Systems & Technology
evident that Technology Education classrooms must reflect current
attitudes and progress. The research focus of this study addresses
the following question: How will the BCSD’s reconstruction initiative
(JSCB) provide the most advantageous classroom environment for
Technology Education? This project will examine BCSD’s approach
to modernize its middle school technology facilities via close
examination of established documents, strategic proposals, and
targeted interviews. Three detailed case studies will be conducted,
and these will give the investigator a better understanding of the
current stance of Career and Technical Education in the City of
Buffalo. The ultimate aim of this paper will be to propose revisions,
as appropriate, and to contribute to the current reconstruction plan.
Presentation Type and Session: Oral – Education
Organic Waste To Energy: A Renewable
Energy Source
Ahmade Shah, INT 689: Research Design and Methods
Faculty Mentor: Professor John Earshen, Technology
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia produced 17 million tons of
municipal solid waste (MSW) in 2011. With a population of about
28 million, the Kingdom produces approximately 1.67 kilograms of
waste per person each day. For the most part, this waste stream is
handled by disposal in landfills and by incineration. MSW disposal
is an enormous problem that could, with a careful re-thinking of
methodology, be turned around. For example, MSW could become
an important new source of energy if it is treated in the right way,
thus, reducing the total dependence of the country on fossil fuels
to generate energy. The aim of this study is to evaluate both wellaccepted
and emerging waste disposal methods. These methods
include landfill, thermal technology, biological reprocessing,
hydrolysis and mechanical pre-processing. This research is
conducted with an eye toward identifying an acceptable set of
alternatives to prevailing MSW disposal methods in Saudi Arabia.
Presentation Type and Session: Oral – Science, Mathematics
and Technology
Process Development For Changing
Pressure Connectors In Heat Exchangers
Michael Wutz and Steve Mancuso, ENT 422: Machine Design II
Faculty Mentor: Professor David Kukulka, Technology
At Xylem, braised pack heat exchangers are pressure tested
after production. Xylem is located in Cheektowaga New York, and
is a major distributer of many different types of heat exchangers.
Many different size connections are utilized on the heat exchangers
that need testing. Because of this there are also several different
connection sizes for the pressure testing system. Currently, it takes
two people to replace the connecters on the plates for the pressure
testing system. One person is needed to hold open the plates so
the other person can then remove and replace the connections. To
eliminate the need for a second person on this task a tool will be
designed that can hold the two plates open while the connections
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