ADDIS ABABA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY

Hosting Company: ANBESSA CITY BUS SERVICES ENTERPRISE

DESIGN, ANALYSIS, AND SIMULATION OF VACUUM AIR FILTER

CLEANER
Jul 25 – Oct1 2021
Prepared by: ADVISOR: Mr. MEZID ABDELA
1. FAIL MESFIN ETS 0505/10 SUPERVISOR: Mr. BINIAM
2. KALEAB HINTSA ETS 0650/10
3. MOTTI BIRAHNU ETS 0875/10 OCT 2021
 CONTENTS
Background Of
The Company
1 5 Result

Project
2 6 Conclusion
Background

Introduction 3 7 Recommendation

Design Of Parts 4
 BACKGROUND OF THE COMPANY

• Anbessa city bus service enterprise provide the conventional bus

services in Addis Ababa.
• The federal government owns the company but, its operation are
financially supported by the city administration that pays a subsidy for
each passenger carried.
• Has 4 depots which are capable of assemble, disassemble, maintain and
servicing of buses.
With the 2 months of internship period we covered all the works in
the work shop as much as possible.
 PROJECT BACKGROUND

• The air filter purpose is to filter out the

dust preventing them from entering the
system and damaging the engine.
• In ACBSE air filter cleaning using
compressed air blowing.
• This paper suggest air wrench operated
vacuum air filter cleaner using axial fan
for suction pressure.
 INTRODUCTION

• This air filter cleaner we designed uses high

pressurized air from the compressor along with a
simple mechanical mechanism that thoroughly
cleans the dirt effectively with minimal pollution.
• This cleaner can also be used as a vacuum cleaner
using the extended hose that extrudes from the top
 Statement of the Problem
• Air pollution
• Major health issues
• Air filter damage due to high pressure
impact
  Objective
• Design, analysis and simulation of vacuum air filter cleaner machine.

 Significance of the Project

• In this machine the dust will be sucked by a vacuum cleaner from the
housing to the tank.
• This resolves environmental pollution, health issue and damage on the air
filter.
  Material Selection

• Material Selection Considerations

➢ Life(durability) of material
➢ Availability of material
➢ mechanical properties
➢ Suitability of material
➢ Cost and economically saved
 DESIGN OF PARTS
Design of fan
• A fan is used to accelerate flow of air.
• The fan is designed to produce a pressure
difference.
• An axial fan causes air to flow in an axial
direction.
• Factors determine the performance of the fan
include the number and shape of the blades.
• Two major engineering materials to choose
 metals and plastics
 Conted…
• Engineering Plastics offer many advantages over stamped sheet metal
 Molded in Balance
 Design flexibility of molding into complex shapes
 Corrosion Resistance and Noise Dampening
• Among many types of engineering plastics, Nylon 6 has been the major
player in automotive and industrial fans
• A fan that can create a pressure difference of = 89.85𝑲𝑷𝒂
i.e 20 blades, diameter of 118mm and α=68˚ purchased from market
 Conted…
Air wrench
•  Power tool designed to deliver high torque and
rotation output with minimal exertion by the user.
• The air wrench used to actuate the fan.
• Compressed air is the most common power source.
• Air wrench with rpm of 6000rpm and 90psi
purchased from market.
 Conted…
 Design of Housing
• Housing is the major component that
covers and holds most parts in the design
• it is subjected to high pressure and
restraining forces
• Considering the basic criteria's nickel • Housing • Air filter stand
sheet suites well

• Top lead • Base • Base lead

 Conted…

 Design of flexible hose

• To design a flexible hose a standard table is used.
• Collecting dirt require products durable and
resistant to the harsh materials.
• Hence according to the reference (table 6) the
hose which suits for the design is chosen.
• A hose nominal bore of 10 mm And working
pressure of 14 bars as well as the hose bursting
pressure 40 bars is going to be purchased.
 Conted…

• Extension hose

• handle
 FEM analyses method (Evaluation
with Software implementation)
 von mises stress analysis

• On this design, the Body, Base lead,

and Top lead are prone to stress.
• These are the results of the
simulation.
 Conted…

• the above image shows the von mises stress but the results show that
these bodies would sustain the load without a fracture.
 displacement analysis

• As the analyses shows 0.003mm displacement on top of the body, 0.01mm on

the center of the lead due to thrust and 0.00002mm displacement on the base
lead, as we can see here the displacement is so small it is negligible, hence
reliability is optimized
 Selected Selected material
No Part name material strength specification Dimensions Qty Cost(ETB)
Xp=50mm
Xc(L)=124mm
1 AXIAL FAN Nylon 6   20 blade α =68o 1 2500
Tensile strength =317
2 HOUSING Nickel sheet 000000 N/m2   3.5m2   3500
Synthetic fiber Brest pressure
3 HOSES braided hose = 40 bar 5meter ND=10mm 1 1100

bore d= 75mm,
D= 190 mm,
r= 4mm
4 BEARING     6415 B= 45mm 3 900
7500 rpm
5 Air wrench     90psi   1 6750
14,750+(3000
Total other expenses)
 Conted…
• On a market similar air filter cleaner products cost about 25,000-37,000
ETB with out importing expenses.
• In comparing with our cleaner its about 30% cost effective minimum
 Usage
 Automotive industries
 Garages
 Car owners
 Limitations of the Project
⦿ some parts used to build this project are not available in the store
so need to be purchased
 EXPLODED VIEW
 CONCLUSION
• The design of air filter cleaner was carried out meeting
the required design standards.
• This air filter cleaner is operated by compressed air with
air wrench and fan which is easy to operate by the user.
• The air wrench can rotate the fan. The dust then blown
down to the sump with the aid of axial flow fan.
• This machine is scientifically designed, ecofriendly
highly reduces the risk of operators being prone to
hazardous health issues
• The process of cleaning air filter using this project is
more efficient which reduces the time consumed by up to
70%.
 Recommendation

• It is recommended that garages,

automotive industries and researchers
to invest their money and knowledge
on the sector of air filter cleaner, in
order to reduce
 cleaning delay time,
 make working environment clean
 pollution free and
 Health risk free