Flagship Project
Prototype Barske E-Pump
Two weeks from first reading about pump design to a working 20,000 RPM electric pump hitting 9.5 bar at 0.2 kg/s.
Pump Design3D PrintingRapid PrototypingOpenCV
In the summer of 2025 I designed and built a small electric pump as a proof of concept to build confidence for a turbopump thesis. Target: 0.2 kg/s at 10 bar at 20,000 RPM. Result: 9.5 bar at 0.2 kg/s, limited by inlet pressure.
Key Details
- Two weeks from reading my first page on pump design to full CAD; one more week for parts, integration, rig design and testing.
- 20,000 RPM, 0.2 kg/s, 9.5 bar — designed for ~1 kW.
- All custom parts SLA 3D printed for low cost and fast iteration.
- Controlled with Raspberry Pi, drone ESC, ESP32s. IR sensor with reflective tape for RPM.
- I used OpenCV to OCR a luggage scale and read needle angles for post-processing — a fun way to learn computer vision that worked surprisingly well.