Experimental Setup
GMAW-based WAAM Setup
Welding Power Supply: Pro MIG-350F
Welding Processes: MIG, MAG, FCAW, MMA (stick), Pulsed MIG, Double pulse
Wire Feeder: SB-10-350
Wire Feed System: 4-roll feeder, 24 V motor
Wire Size Range: 0.8 – 1.6 mm (steel, aluminum, flux-cored)
Contact Tips: Ø0.8, 1.0, 1.2, 1.6 mm
Engine Test Bed
Engine Type: Single-cylinder, 4-stroke (gasoline or diesel)
Typical Power: 3.7 kW (gasoline); Optional 5 kW diesel
Dynamometer: Water-cooled mechanical brake absorber
Torque Measurement: Spring balance (standard); digital sensor (optional)
Speed Measurement: Portable tachometer (standard); digital sensor (optional)
Temperature Sensors: Thermocouples (air inlet, exhaust gas, water outlet)
Fuel Flow: Graduated cylinder + stopwatch (standard); digital flow sensor (optional)
Mini Steam Power Plant
Boiler Type: Horizontal fire-tube also acts as a superheater
Operating pressure: Up to 6 bars
Fuel type: LPG (Low Heating Value = 45.86 kJ/kg, ρ = 2.34 kg/m³)
Turbine: Single-jet impulse turbine
Generator: Belt-driven, measures voltage (V), current (A), and power (W)
Condenser: Water-cooled system for steam condensation
Pump: Feeds water to boiler; automated by level control
Control Unit: Displays temperature, pressure, voltage, current, and speed
Softwares
Python Package
Visual Studio
COMSOL Multiphysics
ANSYS Fluent
Solid Works
