The goal of our senior project was to design a check valve with improved performance over the current Zurn 350XL design. Our project aimed to accomplish this through improved hydrodynamic characteristics along with exploring buckling spring design. Our project was sponsored by Zurn Wilkins, located in Paso Robles, CA.
This web page offers information and details on the 2019-2020 Check Valve Design senior project, sponsored by Zurn Wilkins of Paso Robles, California. The objective was to design a functioning check valve for water piping systems that reduces pressure loss compared to existing check valves that Zurn produces. This project’s scope included the design, prototyping, simulation, and compiling of experimental test data to confirm that project specifications and guidelines were satisfied.
