Assignment 1 ME 5700 (hand in 30/08/13)

Case studies Importance of precision safety critical manufacturing and continued engineering through maintenance:

Via the wonderful media of youtube find the following chapters of air crash investigation:
(1) Air Crash Investigations: China Airlines Scratching The Surface: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-XN8G0IKHE What was significant of this air disaster? How could it have been avoided? Was it down to manufacturing? Was the correct procedures carried out for damaged areas? [5+3+2+5] (2) El Al Flight 1862-Air crash Investigation -The Full Episode: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcIdaRfb1HM What was significant of this air disaster? How could it have been avoided? Was it down to manufacturing? Was the correct procedures carried out for maintenance? [5+3+2+5] (3a) A380 Engine Explodes On Qantas Flight 32: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWi_Ilg_fEY

(3b) Rolls-Royce, How To Build A Jumbo Jet Engine HQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UazsDDFsS7Q What was significant of this aircraft problem? Why was it not a disaster like the other two (above)? How was it avoided reference Rolls-Royce, How To Build A Jumbo Jet Engine HQ? Was the problems down to manufacturing? How

was this problem rectified for future aircraft flights? What is in common with all these videos in terms of design and manufacture?
[5+2+5+5+3+5] Manufacturing Questions

1) What types of material and processes can be used to produce the root forms of aircraft turbine engine blades and why, the same for the root forms of the turbine disk? [6] 2) What types of material and processes are used to manufacture a worm gear system for an internal combustion engine and why? [3] 3) What type of material is used on the heat shield of the US Shuttle craft and why? [3] 4) What material and process is used to produce the turbo-charge unit for a car (automobile)? [3]