The National Gas Machinery Laboratory An Institute of the College of Engineering Kansas State Univer

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The National Gas Machinery LaboratoryAn
Institute of the College of Engineering Kansas
State University
Foundation Installation for a Single Cylinder
Two-Stoke Ajax DP-115
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The engine test foundations and research
facility was made possible through the financial
support of the Department of Energy The
location behind the NGML was the chosen location
for the engine foundations.
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Site clean up

• All the equipment that was located in the back of
  the lab was moved.

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Ground Breaking
A eleven by fourteen by three feet hole was dug
for engine foundation base.
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Base Rails and Rebar

The base rails were donated by Ajax a division of
Cooper. These rails will be used to hold down the
engine and allows the flexibility to move the
engine and dynamometer with ease.
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23 Yards of Concrete
The engine base foundation alone used 23 yards of
concrete. The engine foundation is designed to
handle torque loads up to 2500 FT-LBS and the
AJAX engine which weighs 15,000lbs.
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Sidewalks Second Foundation
On the right Allen Adriani, a graduate student,
is over looking the work that is being done.
Allen designed the layout for the test cell.
Here the second foundation has just been poured.
The foundation will be used to test smaller
engine that have hydrogen injected into them
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Foundations Complete
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Engine Delivery
Dr. Chapman and Sandy Chapman are watching
eagerly as the Ajax engine is being lifted of the
truck.
Ken Robison from Exline delivered the engine
pro-bono.
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Setting the Engine
Allen Adriani and Dr. Keshavarz discuss where
exactly they want to place the engine.
Allen is squaring up the engine with his markings
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Final Home
The Ajax DP-115 and Dynamometer are set in place.
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Windows Door are installed
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April 2005
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The National Gas Machinery Laboratory gratefully
acknowledges the support and direction from these
industrial partners
Ajax Division of Cooper Energy Services Department
of Energy Exline Inc.
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The National Gas Machinery LaboratoryAn
Institute of the College of Engineering Kansas
State University
For additional information contact Kirby
Chapman, Ph.D. Director National Gas Machinery
Laboratory Kansas State University 245
Levee Drive Manhattan, KS 66502 (785)
532-2319 chapman_at_ksu.edu http//www.ngml.ksu.edu