This semester I, along with my team, have been tasked with designing a building that will contain the electrical equipment for Essar Steel's new pellet plant being constructed just outside of Nashwauk, MN. The design envolves creating an equipment layout, a grounding system design, a structural building design, a design for lighting, and heating ventalation & air conditioning system design. The scope of our project is rather large compared to other projects that I have been on while at IRE. Due to this large scope we have split our team of six into smaller groups to tackle each of the tasks.
Throughout the first half of our project our team had some very valuable experiences. The team dealt with changes in the design everyday due to factors beyond of our control. I think this is definitely how the industrial world works, so the team learns to manage these changes. Another great experience this project provides is involvment in multiple disciplines of engineering. The project envolves civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering concepts. This project gives our team a close, practical, look at how all disciplines need to work together to produce a high-quality design.
This project, like most IRE projects, helps to shape us as engineers and gives us experiences that help us grow technically, professionally and personally.
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