Improvement of the Second Stage Regulator in SCBA

Honeywell Engineering, 2014-15

Liaison(s): Mark Delsman ’98/99
Advisor(s): Anthony Bright
Students(s): Ji Su Lee (TL), Vivian Steyert, Nicole Kyle (S), Christina Zeeb (S), Mo Zhao (S), Cory Johnson (F), Kelly Robertson (F)

The Honeywell Clinic team is working on improving Honeywell’s Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus. In particular, the project is focused on reducing facemask pressure noise and drift that are caused by the second stage regulator. The team focused on both computer simulations and experimental testing to determine root causes of such problematic behaviors.