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Asked by 466kvna44 to Caoimhe, Colin, David, Katie, Lisa on 10 Nov 2014.
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Katie Mahon answered on 10 Nov 2014:
I have designed a whole range of pressure vessels & tanks in my current job. This could range from 60,000 Litre silos (like the big tanks outside Bulmers in Clonmel) to tiny little tanks for pharmaceutical labs, these could be 20Litre tanks, and they often look a bit like weird saucepans.
I’ve also made the piping systems & assemblies that go with the tanks, this is almost like doing a jigsaw or making stuff with lego. You need to piece everything together so that the process through the piping works properly, but also lay it out so that an operator in the lab can reach a sample valve, or a maintenance person can reach a pump if needs to be repaired. There is less engineering calculation and more engineering design involved in piping systems.
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Colin Keogh answered on 10 Nov 2014:
Real things ive made include
I have invented a few things.A advanced nano-scale blood treatment chip for testing blood diseases which is being approved for use at the minute.
An wood processing technology to improve the quality and performance of wood for energy, which im forming a company around right now.
An solar powered clothes drying device to dry your clothes for free using the suns energy on balcony’s or in gardens of houses.
I also have an algae growth system i am developing over the last year or so, but its a long way off being finished yet.
And i worked on robot rugby players, single seat racing cars and plenty or normal cars too.
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David Taylor answered on 17 Nov 2014:
Mostly I don’t make things…I just make a mess! I break things to see how strong they are, so that other people can make them better. Some of those things include: golf clubs; trampolines; bicycles; cars; artificial hip joints; ladders; water pipes, storage tanks, chairs….and aircraft engines
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