Engineering Project: Study of the Concept of Resonance Enhanced Drilling and Redesigning of the Rotary Table and Sample Holder 
EG4012 Engineering Project
4th Year BEng Honours Project
Rotary Table and Sample Holder for RED
By
Thomas A. Lindie
51011245
Project Supervisor: Professor Marian Wiercigroch
School of Engineering
University of Aberdeen
Kings College
2013-2014
Abstract
The project is titled “Rotary Table and Sample Holder for Resonance Enhanced Drilling (RED)” and the following thesis will be used to address the work that has been carried out throughout the year in aid of achieving the goals that this project details.
The problem that needs to be addressed in this report is linked to the fact that there is a great need to redesign the rotary table, sample holder and accompanying debris collector for the Vertical RED rig to improve working conditions and the process of taking experimental data from the rig.
There are various methods, which will be used to tackle this problem, however, one of the very first actions that are necessary to take, is to research the RED project itself and gain an understanding of what it does. As well as the RED project, there are other directly related topics, such as the components involved and what the RED technology consists of.
Through the use of design software such as Solidworks, this will prove as a valuable tool to design the required components and assemble them in this programme.
It would be advisable to work on a couple of designs so that when the components begin to piece together, the pros and cons of each design can be weighed up and analysed. Following the completion of the design, it will further be necessary to research and pull together a small selection of rotary tables that would cater for the requirements. The material selection also plays a vital role in this project and should not be overlooked but this will be examined in the latter stages of this thesis in more detail.
If it were feasible, then it would be worth manufacturing the components and integrating them in the Vertical RED rig, and testing it.
4th Year BEng Honours Project
Rotary Table and Sample Holder for RED
By
Thomas A. Lindie
51011245
Project Supervisor: Professor Marian Wiercigroch
School of Engineering
University of Aberdeen
Kings College
2013-2014
Abstract
The project is titled “Rotary Table and Sample Holder for Resonance Enhanced Drilling (RED)” and the following thesis will be used to address the work that has been carried out throughout the year in aid of achieving the goals that this project details.
The problem that needs to be addressed in this report is linked to the fact that there is a great need to redesign the rotary table, sample holder and accompanying debris collector for the Vertical RED rig to improve working conditions and the process of taking experimental data from the rig.
There are various methods, which will be used to tackle this problem, however, one of the very first actions that are necessary to take, is to research the RED project itself and gain an understanding of what it does. As well as the RED project, there are other directly related topics, such as the components involved and what the RED technology consists of.
Through the use of design software such as Solidworks, this will prove as a valuable tool to design the required components and assemble them in this programme.
It would be advisable to work on a couple of designs so that when the components begin to piece together, the pros and cons of each design can be weighed up and analysed. Following the completion of the design, it will further be necessary to research and pull together a small selection of rotary tables that would cater for the requirements. The material selection also plays a vital role in this project and should not be overlooked but this will be examined in the latter stages of this thesis in more detail.
If it were feasible, then it would be worth manufacturing the components and integrating them in the Vertical RED rig, and testing it.