SYSTEM DESIGN
Overall System Layout
The air compressor will be placed outside of the room being used to house the test bench. An air hose is used to connect the air compressor to the piping system via a hole cut in the wall that separates the room from the outside. The base of the test bench will be sized to fit a table with 4ft. x 8 ft. dimensions and will be enclosed on three sides with ¾ in. plywood. Hangers attached to the plywood sides will be used to elevate and hold the pipe system in place.
The overall pipe design of the mechanical system can be sectioned into three parts: source to distribution, distribution loop, and end user branches.
Source to distribution (brown): piping layout that connects the loop piping distribution to the outdoor compressor.
Distribution loop (green): piping system will protrude out from the plywood in a rectangular fashion -will simulate parallel or series distribution through the use of ball valves.
End user device branches (blue): pipe branches drop vertically down from copper tee joints soldered throughout the loop distribution system to supply end user devices pressure and CFM.
An open rectangular box will be constructed by nailing and screwing together 3/4 inch plywood and will be reinforced with a gusset to increase the structural integrity of the board. Adjustable clamps and spacers will be screwed into the plywood boards, every. The clamps will secure piping materials in place and the spacers will prevent the mechanical components from being flush against the plywood. The dimensions of the board is estimated to run 5’ long, 2’ wide, and 4’ high.
