Intel Corporation GroupReverse Osmosis Membrane Removal

Tool

Product Design Specification

Team Members:Ron Groeger Jr.

Chris RogersMike Neuwerth

William Dilg

Presentation summary• Introduction• Mission Statement• Project Plan• Customers• Device Requirements• House of Quality• Gantt chart• Conclusion• Questions

Introduction

Several arrays of reverse osmosis plants

GleggCode line

Introduction Continued• Each membrane has a black chevron seal on one end.• These membranes are removed from the pressure vessels for maintenance.• The current procedure for removal of these membranes:

– all six membranes are manually pushed with a piece of PVC pipe from one end by two people– A third person catches the membranes on the other end of the pressure correct

• The current procedure is not safe or ergonomically correct

RO membrane and interconnector

Mission statement

• To develop a tool to remove reverse osmosis membranes from the reverse osmosis plant pressure vessels. This tool needs to be compact, easy to use, robust, and have minimal impact on the time it takes to remove the reverse osmosis membranes. A working prototype is to be delivered to Intel by June of 2008.

Project plan Specifics

• Design tool that does not impact the current time by more than 25%.

• The tool will improve the ergonomics and safety of the current membrane removal method.

• The force required to remove the membranes will be tested.

• The membrane removal tool will be tested after fabrication to establish if goals have been met

• The cost shall be less than 7500$• All reports, presentations, and prototype will be delivered

on schedule.

Customers

• Internal: – ME 492/493 capstone course, – Faculty advisor – Individual member Intel 2008 capstone team

• External:– Intel ultra pure water engineer – Intel facilities technicians

Device requirements (Performance)

PERFORMANCE

Requirements Primary Customer Metrics & Targets Metric Target Target Basis Verification

Size of Apparatus INTELAll Parts Must Fit Through

Doors of Fab Building at Intel InchesHeight x Width

of door Facility Defined Prototyping

Operators INTEL Number of Operators Operators 2 operators Customer Defined Prototyping

Filter Removal INTELNumber of Membranes

Removed During One Pull filters 6 filters Customer Defined Prototyping

Time INTELTime to Remove All Membranes

From Array Minutes 90 minutes Customer Defined Prototyping

Adjustability INTEL Variable Positions in X-Plane Feet 8 feet Facility Defined Prototyping

Adjustability INTEL Variable Positions in Y-Plane Feet 15 feet Facility Defined Prototyping

Adjustability INTEL Variable Positions in Z-Plane Feet 8 feet Facility Defined Prototyping

Filter Condition INTELMembranes Must be

Undamaged During Removal N/A No Damage Customer Defined Prototype testing

Device requirements (Installation-Environment)

INSTALLATION

RequirementsPrimary

Customer Metrics & Targets Metric Target Target Basis VerificationManpower to

Install Intel Manpower # People 2 People Customer Defined PrototypingTime to

Assemble / Disassemble Intel Time Minutes 5 Minutes Team Defined Prototyping

ENVIRONMENT

RequirementsPrimary

Customer Metrics & Targets Metric Target Target Basis Verification

Withstand Operation in a

Physical maintenance Environment INTEL Withstand Vertical Drop Ft

No Broken Parts From 5 Ft. Drop Customer Defined Testing

Withstand Operation in a Harsh, Wet, Corrosive

Environment INTELNeeds to be Rust and Corrosion Resistant Years 5 Years Group Decision Prototyping

Must Not Put Foreign

Substances Into the Membranes or Pressure Vessels INTEL

Specialty Tool Must Not Use Oils or Air N/A

Mechanical or Glycerin Used Customer Defined Prototyping

Device requirements (Maintenance-Safety)

MAINTENANCE

RequirementsPrimary

Customer Metrics & Targets Metric Target Target Basis VerificationReliability INTEL Time Until Maintenance Years 5 Years Group Defined Prototyping

Serviceability INTEL Easy to Service N/A Common Tools Group Decision Prototyping

Replaceable Parts INTEL Readily Available Parts N/AOff the Shelf

Parts Group Decision Bill of Materials

SAFETY

RequirementsPrimary

Customer Metrics & Targets Metric Target Target Basis Verification

Pinch Points INTEL

No Pinch Point May Exist on Device or From the

Connection(s) Between the Pulling Device and the Array N/A No Pinch Points Customer Defined Prototyping

Electrical Wire Coating INTEL

All Wires Shall be Coated in a Insulating Material N/A Insulated Wires Customer Defined Prototyping

Electrical connection protection INTEL

All Electrical Connection(s) Shall be Covered by a Water-

Tight Device to Prevent Electrical Shock N/A

Rubber Boots Over

Connections Customer Defined Prototyping

Tool Weight INTELWeight of Individual Parts of

Tool Lbs 35 Customer Defined Prototyping

Device requirements (Cost)

COST

RequirementsPrimary

Customer Metrics & Targets Metric Target Target Basis VerificationMinimal

Production Cost INTEL Cost Dollars < $7,500.00 Customer Defined Bill of Materials

House of Quality

Gantt Chart

Conclusion• The reverse osmosis membrane removal tool is a unique specialty

tool• Main concerns of project:

– Performance– Durability

• Project engineering challenges:– Time constraints– Size constraints– Weight Constraints

• The tool will:– Improve the safety and ergonomics of the removal of membrane.• Future possibilities: Our tool has the potential to be utilized by other

companies besides Intel that use similar reverse osmosis plants for water purification.

Questions?