Victor Huang
About
Hi, I'm Victor!I am currently studying a Bachelors and Master of Engineering specialising in Mechanical and Aerospace, at The University of Queensland, with only one year of full-time course load remaining.
I have 2.5 years of part-time experience in Mechanical Design and Drafting working at The University of Queensland, with extensive use of Siemens NX , with a focus on Design for Manufacturing to allow components to be affordably manufactured within the budget and capacity of the UQ Advanced Prototyping Workshop (APW).
Skills:
• Proficient in the use of software for numerical computation (Python, Excel, MATLAB, and Simulink), engineering design & analysis (Siemens NX, Autodesk Inventor, Fusion 360, ANSYS and QuickField), and graphic design (Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, Davinci Resolve).
• Mechanical Design for Manufacturing of experimental apparatus
• Managing project timelines and liaising with clients, manufacturers, suppliers throughout design projects
• Strong team collaboration, time management and CAD skillsGet in touch!
Projects
Height Adjustable Ceramic Tube Furnace Chamber & Frame
Designing a Rig for Viscosity Testing of Molten Metallic Sample.
Involving the design of bespoke components for a Ceramic-Tube Furnace such as the:
• Frame
• Water Cooling Jackets
• Sealed Chamber with Motorised Platforms.
Hydrogen Permeation Cell
Designing an Electrolytic gaseous Charge and Detection Cell to test the Hydrogen Permeation Properties of a sample materials.
Variable Angle Baffled Mixer
Designing a bespoke blade-type Static Mixer with manually adjustable blade angles.
To encourage separation of a coal slurry flow.
Bubble Column Modifications
• Design and Specification of accessories for a Recirculatory Bubble Column• Specification of off-the-shelf fittings, flanges and gaskets. Modelling of desired pipe lengths and the overall assembly.• Design of welded extensions to an existing assembly along with a bolt on funnel to redirect outflow from the existing Bubble Column assembly.
Heat Containment Box
Features:
• 500x500x370mm Box to contain a Kerosene Pump Heater (1200 °C maximum internal temperature)
• Adjustable Hand-Winched Frontal Door to control heat flow
• Adjustable Vermicuite Boards attached to the front of the assembly to simulate building wall cavity
Leach Cell Apparatus
Design of Leach Reactor Cells and a Frame for four leach cells and supporting components to be secured to.
Leach Cells: For culturing bacteria under acidic conditions in a Limestone medium.
Each cell is wrapped in heater tape and covered in insulating material.
Side Ports allow for sampling of the medium along with insertion of sensors to record data.
Electrowinning Cell
Flow-through Reactor, with a thin-walled Titanium tube used for the cell wall.
Slip-on Resin SLA end caps were designed to suit the already existing length of tube.
Designs include equal length blind channels that evenly distribute the flow into and out of the cell. An O-Ring groove was included in the design and appropriate O-Ring spec'd to ensure the liquid is contained and no leakage occurs.
Worm Gearbox
Design of a Worm Gearbox for a Remote Controlled Tow Vehicle (Course: MECH3100)
Dirt Cells
Design of an Acrylic Reactor Cell for containment and measurement of dirt medium used for bateria culturing.
Titanium Carabiner
Design of a WESN CB - Style Titanium Carabiner.
The carabiner retains the live-hinge feature of the original.
Dimensions of the hinge feature was altered based on ANSYS FEA simulations to achieve a desirable opening force.
Involved:
• 3D Modelling of the component
• Design verification in ANSYS Static Structural under a desired pinch load
Wheel Design
Design of a Monoblock Wheel for a light passenger vehicle with a ETRTO compliant rim contour profile.
The design was subsequently verified through simulation of a static load scenario in Siemens NX
Remote Controlled Tow Vehicle
Vehicle Performance Targets:
• Pull against a 600N opposing horizontal force
• Perform the above operation whilst carrying 50kg of ballast.
Vibration Column
Design of a vibrating assembly intended for fastening a-top a Jameson Cell with a Mixing Rod and Plate to agitate a coal slurry mixture to encourage separation of carbon from the mixture.
Beyblade
Bespoke Beyblade Design & Manufacturing with a design report. (MECH4304)
Fish Feed Hopper
Design and Manufacture of a PLA Fish Feed Hopper for an Aqua One 850 Aquarium.
Design replaces a long lid for an hopper suited for an external automatic feeder mounted above the filter outlet.
An additional short lid is designed such that the filtering compartments can be accessed without removal of the hopper.
Embedded Speaker Separation Column
Square polycarbonate flow-through cell with speakers fixed to the walls. Purpose to aid in the investigation of the use of frequencies to aid in carbon separation from a diluted coal slurry.
Electrochemical Cell
Reverse engineering the design of a Water Electrolyzer by Abdulhai H. Faqeeh and Mark D. Symes
Prototype Shock-Absorbing Crutch Feet
Prototype design of a shock-absorbing crutch feet consisting of small springs and 3D Printed housing.
Adjustable Height Furnace
Project Description:
Designing a Rig for Viscosity Testing of Molten Metallic Sample.
Involving the design of bespoke components for a Ceramic-Tube Furnace such as the:
• Frame
• Water Cooling Jackets
• Sealed Chamber with Motorised Platforms.
Photos
Hydrogen Permeation Cell
Project Description:
Designing an Electrolytic gaseous Charge and Detection Cell to test the Hydrogen Permeation Properties of a sample materials.
Photos
Variable Angle Baffled Mixer
Project Description
Designing a bespoke blade-type Static Mixer with manually adjustable blade angles.
To encourage separation of a coal slurry flow.
Photos
Bubble Column Modifications
Project Description
• Design and Specification of accessories for a Recirculatory Bubble Column
• Specification of off-the-shelf fittings, flanges and gaskets. Modelling of desired pipe lengths and the overall assembly.
• Design of welded extensions to an existing assembly along with a bolt on funnel to redirect outflow from the existing Bubble Column assembly.
Original Bubble Column
Welded Column Outlet Lip
Outflow Duct
System Plumbing
Heat Containment Box
Project Description
Features:
• 500x500x370mm PROMASIL 1000L Panel Insulated box to contain a Kerosene Pump Heater (1200 °C maximum internal temperature)
• Adjustable Hand-Winched Frontal Door to control heat flow
• Adjustable Vermicuite Boards attached to the front of the assembly to simulate building wall cavity
Photos
Leach Cells
Project Description
Design of Leach Reactor Cells and a Frame for four leach cells and supporting components to be secured to.
Leach Cells: For culturing bacteria under acidic conditions in a Limestone medium.
Each cell is wrapped in heater tape and covered in insulating material.
Side Ports allow for sampling of the medium along with insertion of sensors to record data.
Full Assembly
Leach Cell Assembly
Frame
Electrowinning Cell
Project Description
Flow-through Reactor, with a thin-walled Titanium tube used for the cell wall.
Slip-on Resin SLA end caps were designed to suit the already existing length of tube.
Designs include equal length blind channels that evenly distribute the flow into and out of the cell. An O-Ring groove was included in the design and appropriate O-Ring spec'd to ensure the liquid is contained and no leakage occurs.
Photos
Worm Gearbox
Project Description
Design of a Worm Gearbox for a Remote Controlled Tow Vehicle Project (Course: MECH3100)
Application: For integration and high gear ratio power transmission in a Remote Controlled Tow Vehicle project in UQ.
Total continual runtime expected from the vehicle is under 120s.
Design for Manufacturing: Worm Gearset designed such that the Worm Gear teeth could be cut using a BSPP Tap with the Gear Blank free in a rotary chuck. The Worm Shaft was designed for turning with threads turned using a 55 degree tool-end.
Design
Manufacturing
Turning of the Worm Shaft (done by UQ Staff - Blair Knight )
Unloaded Testing
Dirt Cells
Project Description
Design of an Acrylic Reactor Cell for containment and measurement of dirt medium used for bateria culturing.
Design
Manufactured Component
Titanium Carabiner
Project Description
Design of a WESN CB - Style Titanium Carabiner.
The carabiner retains the live-hinge feature of the original.
Dimensions of the hinge feature was altered based on ANSYS FEA simulations to achieve a desirable opening force.
Involved:
• 3D Modelling of the component
• Design verification in ANSYS Static Structural under a desired pinch load
Design
Simulation
Meshing
Set-up
Results
Manufactured Component
Wheel Design
Project Description
Design of a Monoblock Wheel for a light passenger vehicle with a ETRTO compliant rim contour profile.
The design was subsequently verified through simulation of a static load scenario in Siemens NX
This design task was given to students studying MECH2305 at UQ. The following design was created in preparation for Tutoring the course in 2024.
Design
Verification
Displacement Results
Stress Results
Remote Controlled Tow Vehicle
Project Description:
In 2023 I was tasked with the mechanical design of a Remote-Controlled Tow Vehicle as part of the group project assessment for MECH3100.
Vehicle Performance Targets:
• Pull against a 600N opposing horizontal force
• Perform the above operation whilst carrying 50kg of ballast.
Design
Final Build
Vibration Column
Project Description
Design of a vibrating assembly intended for fastening a-top a Jameson Cell with a Mixing Rod and Plate to agitate a coal slurry mixture to encourage separation of carbon from the mixture.
Design
Beyblade
Project Description
Bespoke Beyblade Design & Manufacturing with a design report for an in-course assessment (MECH4304)
Design
Mould Making Photos
Casting Photos
Full Assembly
Fish Feed Hopper
Project Description
Design and Manufacture of a PLA Fish Feed Hopper for an Aqua One 850 Aquarium.
Design replaces a long lid for an hopper suited for an external automatic feeder mounted above the filter outlet.
An additional short lid is designed such that the filtering compartments can be accessed without removal of the hopper.
Photos of Aquarium Setup
Design
Installed Components
Embedded Speaker Separation Column
Project Description
Square polycarbonate flow-through cell with speakers fixed to the walls. Purpose to aid in the investigation of the use of frequencies to aid in carbon separation from a diluted coal slurry.
Photos
Electrochemical Cell
Project Description
Reverse engineering the design of a Water Electrolyzer by Abdulhai H. Faqeeh and Mark D. Symes
Design
Prototype Shock-Absorbing Crutch Feet
Project Description
Prototype design of a shock-absorbing crutch feet consisting of small springs and 3D Printed housing.
Design
Assembled
Contact
Victor Huang