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OSU Laboratory Technical AssistantSummer 2022

Hydrostatic Pressure Vessel

This project involved designing and developing a hydrostatic pressure vessel to expand in-house marine testing capabilities through a complete process of analysis, fabrication, and validation.

FEAMachiningTestingDocumentation

Project visuals

Completed hydrostatic pressure vessel standing upright in the lab
Final product

Completed hydrostatic pressure vessel after fabrication and assembly, built to expand testing capability in the lab.

Finite element analysis image of the hydrostatic pressure vessel
FEA results

Finite element analysis used to evaluate stress in the vessel and help guide the design before fabrication.

What I worked on

  • Researched the requirements and built the design in CAD.
  • Ran FEA, prototyped the concept, machined parts, and tested the finished system.
  • Wrote an operating guide so the pressure vessel could be used reliably by others in the lab.

Supporting documents