Reciprocating Compressor 

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Mechanical Engineering Technology DEC Capstone Project

In team of 3 students, we designed and manufactured from the ground up a piston compressor pump capable of building a pressure of about 110 psi in a 20 gallon tank. That has been one of the most interesting and challenging project I had to do as it was meant to wrap up all the acquired knowledge in the DEC.

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Compressor Performance​

• Working pressure: 0 to 110 psi

• Real volumetric flow rate: 1.06 L/s

• Theoretical volumetric flow rate of 0.93 L/s

• The pump fills a 20 gallons tank US (15.8 L) at 50 psi (free air) in about 45 seconds

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