User:Ryan.counts4741/Rcounts Hydraulic Ram ENES 100

Week 0:
 * Write Problem
 * Create a working model of the Hydrualic Ram with the intent of maximizing efficiency
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 * My First Task:
 * Pick Project

Week 1
 * Summary of work over first week
 * research the hydraulic ram theories
 * The main principle behind the way a hydrualic ram works is pressure waves within water. Using the head, or gravitational potential energy, of water to build pressure within a system, the waste valve closes, and pressure continues to build. once it reaches a certain point, the release valve opens, the pressure rushes out of the output pipe, the release valve closes and the waste valve opens. Then the cycle repeats if there is a strong enough head.
 * Design parts on Autodesk inventor
 * I began by choosing which pieces to start with. I chose to design the input because it appeared to be the simplest part. The next step was to decide on dimensions for each part. What I did for that was to set a base interior diameter for the pipes, which was 1 and 1/2 inches. then i chose a thickness for the walls of the pipe itself: 0.3 inches. With those two dimensions in mind, I began creating lengths of pipe to be used in the main ram system and the input system. Because we had a need for a large head of water, I increased the inside diameter of the input pipes from 1-1/2 inches to 2 inches, however, I did not change the thickness of the walls of the pipe. We had decided to use 12 feet of 2 inch pipe for the head. We would have this length of pipe, with an elbow joint at the bottom to redirect the flow of water. Also there would be a ball valve at the end of this pipe so that we could close the valve, fill the pipe, and then open the valve to allow the water to flow. Due to inexperience and the limitations of the software, I did not create a working valve on Autodesk.
 * Week One Narrative
 * I designed the entirety of the input system on Autodesk Inventor


 * I proposed a path we should take to finish the design and build the ram itself
 * The ram itself will consist of several parts: an input pipe, to connect to the previously designed input system which does include a valve, a waste valve set-up, a t-junction, another ball valve, the pressure vessel, a delivery check valve, and an output pipe. The waste valve is intended to allow water to leave the system until there is enough pressure built up to close it. The t
 * I helped decide jobs for each member
 * My Second Task
 * Finish the rest of the system in Autodesk

Week 2
 * Summary