Design Project for Mech3427

1. Objectives of the project

Design projects are used to expose students to real-world machine design problems, and to let them
solve these design problems by applying the knowledge learned throughout the curriculum. This
training includes the fostering of group interaction, independent thinking, decision-making, and
creativity, as well as the development of planning and problem-solving abilities.

2. Basic statement of the problem

You are required to design a power transmission unit for an irrigation system.
The schematic diagram of the irrigation system is shown below: Its functions are:
a) To receive power from an electrical motor through a rotating shaft.
b) To deliver the power to its output component that ultimately drives the conveyor belt via pulley
system (belt or chain driving system).

Roller

Belt/chain drive
system
Conveyor
Belt
Gear Box

Adjustable Cable

Motor

Power
transmission unit

3. Design requirements
Normally, you are responsible for acquiring the necessary information and for making design
decisions at this point in the design process. You should discuss its desirable features with your
colleagues in marketing, sales, manufacturing planning, production management, field service, and,

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perhaps, with customers. For this exercise, the kinds of information that you require are presented
as follows:
a) The speed (v) of conveyor belt is 0.65m/s.
b) The diameter of the rollers is 350 mm.
c) The force (F) needed for driving the conveyor belt is 6500 Newton. ,
d) The gearbox output is connected to a pulley system (belt or chain driving system). Moderate
shock will be encountered.
e) The gearbox is bolted to a rigid steel frame on a horizontal surface.
f) The rotational speed of the motor is 1440 rpm.
g) Flexible couplings will be used on input shaft to prohibit axial and bending loads from being
transmitted to the gear box.
h) The system is expected to operate 8 hours per day with a design life of 10 years.
i) The space needed for it should be as small as possible, and a lower cost is critical.

4. Procedure and presentation arrangements

There are 142 students in this course. Students will be divided into 29 groups of 5 students per group
(4 groups has 4 students). Each group has 15 minutes to present their project progress followed by a
5 minutes QA session. Power point presentation file should be prepared for all presentations. Please
notice that all media files should be playable under power point directly.

Week Month Date Teacher Content

number
1 Jan 17 Dr. Y H Chen & Project introduction, student grouping
2 24 Dr. C K Chan No class, students work on their project
31 Class Suspension Period for the Lunar New Year
3 Feb 7 Dr. Y H Chen & Student project presentation (1-4 groups)
4 14 Dr. C K Chan Student project presentation (5-8 groups)
5 21 Student project presentation (9-12 groups)
6 28 Student project presentation (13-16 groups)
7 Mar 7 Reading/ Field Trip Week
8 14 Dr. Y H Chen & Student project presentation (17-20 groups)
9 21 Dr. C K Chan Student project presentation (21-24 groups)
10 28 Student project presentation (25-29groups)
11 Apr 4 Qingming Festival
12 11 Dr. Y H Chen & Final presentation (1-15 groups)
13 18 Dr. C K Chan Final presentation (16-29 groups)
14 25 No Class, report writing
30 Due date for submitting Project Report
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Stage 1:
1) Week 3 --- Design concerns, methodology and general layout of the system
What are the major concerns for designing the irrigation system? What is the methodology of
approaching this design problem? What speed ratio is used for the V -belt or chain drive? What
is your design for the V-belt or chain drive? What is the speed ratio of the gearbox? There are
three different general layouts for double-reduction:

Which layout do you select for double-reduction? Why? What speed ratio is used for each pair
of gears? What is the speed for each shaft? What is the input power for each shaft? What is the
torque for each shaft? Make a draft of assembly drawing to check whether the above design
requirements are satisfied.
2) Week 4 --- Design of the gears
Determine number of teeth, module (or diametral pitch), face width and pressure angle for each
gear by considering strength and wear. Search available gears from the market.
3) Week 5 --- Design of the shafts
The shaft must be designed by considering its strength and rigidity for bending and torsion. The
shaft design should also involve the mounting of gears and bearings. Make a 3D drawing for each
shaft.
4) Week 6 --- Design of the bearings
What is the load on each bearing? What types of bearing must be used? What is the design life
of the bearing? How to mount the bearings? Search available bearings from the market.
Stage 2:
5) Week 7 --- Design of the keys & shaft coupling
Key's width and height are determined based on the shaft diameter. The key length and material
are determined based on the torque. Select the appropriate shaft coupling method. Search
available motor and other components from the market.
6) Week 8 --- Design of V-belt or chain drive system
Determine all the necessary parameters for the Belt/chain drive system. Your group can select
either belt or chain drive system but need to justify the choice. Figure out all the major concerns
for implementing the system. Search available components from the market.
7) Week 9~10 --- Design of housing, assembly of all components for each subsystem
The housing design is both creative and practical. Is the strength of the housing structure all right?
How will the various elements be assembled into the housing? How will the gears and bearings
be lubricated? What material should be used? Show the assembly of components for each shaft.

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Final presentation:
8) Week 12-13 --- Do a short final presentation & submit a simplified design project report.
All groups must attend and each group is expected to present for 5 minutes showing only an
assembly drawing, a table of critical data. Submit a simplified design project report for
supervisors comments.

5. Project submission
The following items should be submitted to the moodle by the end of April 2017.
a) Project report file (in pdf format)
b) All power point presentation files.
c) All virtual prototypes files, e.g Solidworks files (parts, assembly, drawings)

The report should be named as follows:

MECH3427_Project2017_Group##_report.pdf
The PowerPoint files should be compressed into a zip file and named as follows:
MECH3427_Project2017_Group##_ppt.pptx
The model files (parts, assemblies & drawings) should be compressed into a zip file and named as
follows:
MECH3427_Project2017_Group##_model.zip

6. Assessments
Presentation is 30%, final project submissions are 40%, and assessments from group-mates &
supervisors are 30%.

7. Group list
Groups (29) Group members User count

Group 1 Ching Fung Cheung, Ka Chuen LEUNG, UMAIR KHAN MARWAT, LOK YAN 5
POON, Ka Shing Wong

Group 2 5
Chi Tat CHAN, Kam Ming CHEN, Chun Yin KWOK, Chun Kit MA, HOI MING MA

Group 3 JONATHAN JAN HOONG CHOY, Kwun Yu LO, Wang Tat Lau, Kwing San WAN, 5
Kwun Wai WONG

Group 4 5
Man Ho Hung, Wai Tsun LAW, Gai Wai LEUNG, TSZ CHUNG WONG, Pik Yan YIP

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Groups (29) Group members User count

Group 5 Shu Hin CHAN, Chun Kit DU, Shek Lun LEONG, Ching Cho SIN, Long Da Ronald 5
TANG

Group 6 Ming Chun IP, Ka Hing LAU, CHEUK YIN LEE, Wing Shan Catrina MO, Chung 5
Kong Tam

Group 7 Ho Kin CHENG, Hong Tat CHENG, Chung Long CHIU, CHAK CHING LAM, Wing 5
Hong Tsui

Group 8 5
Chiu Wing Cheung, Man Ho Cheung, KIT YING LAO, Yangqin LI, Ho Ming Wong

Group 9 WAI LEUK LAM, YANXIN MAO, Chun Wai Poon, Pan Pan WONG, CHONG LUN 5
YIP

Group 10 5
Wing Sum KAM, Su Young Kim, Angus LIN, Heron YAU, Yuet Ming Yau

Group 11 5
Yuk Huen CHOW, Yau Chuen MA, Yee Tak MAK, Ho Yan WONG, Hiu Laam Yeung

Group 12 Shui Hong Siddhartha Dai, Yan Ling LAU, Alfa Ho Ming LEUNG, Chun Kiu Leung, 5
Ka Lok Kellogg WONG

Group 13 Genesis Norbert D ALCONABA, Kin Lok Au, Tsan Wing CHING, Pui Yan FONG, Ka 5
Nin Lee

Group 14 5
Ho Tim LI, Ka Yui LI, WAN KIT MAURICE LUI, Ka Yue NG, Yiu Kam WONG

Group 15 WEI MING DING, CHUN CHEUNG HUI, PUI MAN MICHELLE LIN, Kei Hang 5
TONG, Chung Hin Harris YAU

Group 16 5
Kwan Wai LEUNG, Hoi Shuk Virginia Lau, Weijian PAN, MOAZ RAZI, Wai Tik Tam

Group 17 HAYDEN HEAN TING LI, CHEUK LAU LO, Tat Fai Li, MD. JAFAR SADEK, Wai 5
Ming YUEN

Group 18 Yin CHONG, MUDIYANSELAGE DHARSHANA C JAYASUNDARA HERATH, Yin 5

Wun Hui, Ki NG, Long Fung TSE

Group 19 Chi Chung Chai, Kin Wing Darwing LI, King Shing LUM, Ka Ching Wong, Shing Chi 5
YIP

Group 20 Chi Kin Cheung, Sin Ying Natalie LAU, Shu Wai LEUNG, Ka Bop Leung, Fu Lam 5
WONG

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Groups (29) Group members User count

Group 21 CHI KIN BRYAN LAM, MAN HONG LAO, Cheuk Him LEE, Yiu Him LOK, Ka Chun 5
TSUI

Group 22 Yinghua CHEN, Kin Ngai Canice CHEUNG, Fung Ting CHOI, Ka Laam LEUNG, 5
TIANYI ZHANG

Group 23 5
Sze Wing Ho, Chak Ming Kwok, Ngai Shing Lui, Hou Ting MAK, NITIN PENDKAR

Group 24 5
Ka Hin CHEUNG, Cheuk Fung KONG, Kit Man WU, Oi Sze Wong, Chi Kin Yeung

Group 25 Cheuk Shan Chan, Chun Kit FUNG, WING CHUNG LAU, Yiu Kei Eric LI, Lok Hin 5
Yeung

Group 26 4
CHONGCHONG CHEN, Hei Lok Chan, Ho Yan Louisa KWAN, Tsz Chung NG

Group 27 4
Ka Yui CHAN, Meng Jet Lim, Cheuk Yin NG, Kam Lok TSE

Group 28 4
Ah Yiu Chong, Chin Hong Lee, PARSON TAM, Siu Yee TAM

Group 29 4
Kai Kit LAI, Wai Him LI, Kai Him TSANG, Ching Yu Rachel Tuin

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Sample peer assessment form:

MECH3427 Peer-assessment Form

Group No.:___________

Your name Contribution* Comments, if any

*Remark: Contribution based on a total of 100%, e.g. if there are 5 team members
and all their workdone are the same, fill in 20% contribution for each one.
Count Team members name Contribution* Comments, if any
1
2
3
4
5

Your Signature: ___________________ Date:_____________________

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Calendar for the 2nd semester of Academic Year 2016-2017