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- Title
- Refuelable Electric Vehicle (Semester Unknown) IPRO 313: ZincFuelCarIPRO313MidTermPresentationF10
- Creator
- Gaisina, Vladeilena, Miranda, Jose, Garza Rodriguez, Hector, Guo, Kunlun, Jalan, Arjun, Kim, Taehoon, Miranda, Jose, Palacios, Edgar, Leach, Samantha, Shim, Ruth, Syed, Omar, Xu, Ran, Ziman, Charlie, Qureshi, Mirriyam
- Date
- 2010, 2010-12
- Description
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In light of the global sustainability movement, several mainstream ideas and designs for low to zero carbon emission vehicles have been...
Show moreIn light of the global sustainability movement, several mainstream ideas and designs for low to zero carbon emission vehicles have been developed. In the case of all electric vehicles (EVs), Li-Ion batteries seem to be the favored technology due to their high energy density relative to competing energy storage technologies. Despite its superiority to other batteries, it still lacks the energy density to practically achieve comparable range to a fossil fuel powered car, and faces additional challenges in terms of refueling and infrastructure development. Therefore, technologies are needed to ease this demand and possibly supplement it. IPRO 313 has undertaken the task of using Zinc as an electrochemical fuel. The design is based on a Zinc-Air fuel cell developed by John F. Cooper of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) [1]. The design allows the zinc to be provided as < 1 mm sized pellets in a saturated solution of KOH. Using Zinc as a fuel means that exhausted fuel, ZnO, can be recycled. The fact that the metal is recyclable lends this technology to requiring a minimum of new material to sustain the transportation infrastructure. Most importantly, in comparison to current refueling mechanisms, Cooper et. al showed that a battery can be refueled in less than 10 minutes [2] making it a good competitor in the current and emerging eco-friendly vehicle market of which the IPRO plans to build on. So far the IPRO has designed and constructed one prototype and conducted pressure drop experiments. The plans now are to improve the current ZAFC design and investigate the relationship between the electrolyte flow rate and the energy output. Once the single ZAFC has been tested and is providing the output needed, several more will be constructed and put together in an array to supplement the primary battery pack used to provide instantaneous power to the electric engine. Subsequently, the team will begin working on the staple of the project which is to design a mechanism which will refuel the ZAFC array by replacing the old electrolyte and zinc solution with a fresh electrolyte and zinc to all cells.
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- Tool Management System and Feed Mechanism Design (Semester Unknown) IPRO 347: ToolManagementSystemandFeedMechanismDesignIPRO347Brochure2F09
- Creator
- Chiu, Daniel, Cicero, Joseph, Hill, Ross, Lee, Woong-kyo, Perry, Jonathan, Powers, John, Sanborn, Peter, Sarratt, Meagan, Williams, Robert, Xu, Ran
- Date
- 2009, 2009-12
- Description
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This project is being performed on behalf of Smith & Richardson, a precision machined parts manufacturing company. The project’s tasks are to...
Show moreThis project is being performed on behalf of Smith & Richardson, a precision machined parts manufacturing company. The project’s tasks are to develop a tool management system as well as a feed mechanism design for the company.
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- Tool Management System and Feed Mechanism Design (Semester Unknown) IPRO 347: ToolManagementSystemandFeedMechanismDesignIPRO347FinalReportF09
- Creator
- Chiu, Daniel, Cicero, Joseph, Hill, Ross, Lee, Woong-kyo, Perry, Jonathan, Powers, John, Sanborn, Peter, Sarratt, Meagan, Williams, Robert, Xu, Ran
- Date
- 2009, 2009-12
- Description
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This project is being performed on behalf of Smith & Richardson, a precision machined parts manufacturing company. The project’s tasks are to...
Show moreThis project is being performed on behalf of Smith & Richardson, a precision machined parts manufacturing company. The project’s tasks are to develop a tool management system as well as a feed mechanism design for the company.
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- Title
- Refuelable Electric Vehicle (Semester Unknown) IPRO 313: ZincFuelCarIPRO313PosterF10
- Creator
- Gaisina, Vladeilena, Miranda, Jose, Garza Rodriguez, Hector, Guo, Kunlun, Jalan, Arjun, Kim, Taehoon, Miranda, Jose, Palacios, Edgar, Leach, Samantha, Shim, Ruth, Syed, Omar, Xu, Ran, Ziman, Charlie, Qureshi, Mirriyam
- Date
- 2010, 2010-12
- Description
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In light of the global sustainability movement, several mainstream ideas and designs for low to zero carbon emission vehicles have been...
Show moreIn light of the global sustainability movement, several mainstream ideas and designs for low to zero carbon emission vehicles have been developed. In the case of all electric vehicles (EVs), Li-Ion batteries seem to be the favored technology due to their high energy density relative to competing energy storage technologies. Despite its superiority to other batteries, it still lacks the energy density to practically achieve comparable range to a fossil fuel powered car, and faces additional challenges in terms of refueling and infrastructure development. Therefore, technologies are needed to ease this demand and possibly supplement it. IPRO 313 has undertaken the task of using Zinc as an electrochemical fuel. The design is based on a Zinc-Air fuel cell developed by John F. Cooper of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) [1]. The design allows the zinc to be provided as < 1 mm sized pellets in a saturated solution of KOH. Using Zinc as a fuel means that exhausted fuel, ZnO, can be recycled. The fact that the metal is recyclable lends this technology to requiring a minimum of new material to sustain the transportation infrastructure. Most importantly, in comparison to current refueling mechanisms, Cooper et. al showed that a battery can be refueled in less than 10 minutes [2] making it a good competitor in the current and emerging eco-friendly vehicle market of which the IPRO plans to build on. So far the IPRO has designed and constructed one prototype and conducted pressure drop experiments. The plans now are to improve the current ZAFC design and investigate the relationship between the electrolyte flow rate and the energy output. Once the single ZAFC has been tested and is providing the output needed, several more will be constructed and put together in an array to supplement the primary battery pack used to provide instantaneous power to the electric engine. Subsequently, the team will begin working on the staple of the project which is to design a mechanism which will refuel the ZAFC array by replacing the old electrolyte and zinc solution with a fresh electrolyte and zinc to all cells.
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- Tool Management System and Feed Mechanism Design (Semester Unknown) IPRO 347: ToolManagementSystemandFeedMechanismDesignIPRO347ProjectPlanF09
- Creator
- Chiu, Daniel, Cicero, Joseph, Hill, Ross, Lee, Woong-kyo, Perry, Jonathan, Powers, John, Sanborn, Peter, Sarratt, Meagan, Williams, Robert, Xu, Ran
- Date
- 2009, 2009-12
- Description
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This project is being performed on behalf of Smith & Richardson, a precision machined parts manufacturing company. The project’s tasks are to...
Show moreThis project is being performed on behalf of Smith & Richardson, a precision machined parts manufacturing company. The project’s tasks are to develop a tool management system as well as a feed mechanism design for the company.
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- Tool Management System and Feed Mechanism Design (Semester Unknown) IPRO 347: ToolManagementSystemandFeedMechanismDesignIPRO347EthicsF09
- Creator
- Chiu, Daniel, Cicero, Joseph, Hill, Ross, Lee, Woong-kyo, Perry, Jonathan, Powers, John, Sanborn, Peter, Sarratt, Meagan, Williams, Robert, Xu, Ran
- Date
- 2009, 2009-12
- Description
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This project is being performed on behalf of Smith & Richardson, a precision machined parts manufacturing company. The project’s tasks are to...
Show moreThis project is being performed on behalf of Smith & Richardson, a precision machined parts manufacturing company. The project’s tasks are to develop a tool management system as well as a feed mechanism design for the company.
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- Title
- Refuelable Electric Vehicle (Semester Unknown) IPRO 313: ZincFuelCarIPRO313FinalPresentationF10
- Creator
- Gaisina, Vladeilena, Miranda, Jose, Garza Rodriguez, Hector, Guo, Kunlun, Jalan, Arjun, Kim, Taehoon, Miranda, Jose, Palacios, Edgar, Leach, Samantha, Shim, Ruth, Syed, Omar, Xu, Ran, Ziman, Charlie, Qureshi, Mirriyam
- Date
- 2010, 2010-12
- Description
-
In light of the global sustainability movement, several mainstream ideas and designs for low to zero carbon emission vehicles have been...
Show moreIn light of the global sustainability movement, several mainstream ideas and designs for low to zero carbon emission vehicles have been developed. In the case of all electric vehicles (EVs), Li-Ion batteries seem to be the favored technology due to their high energy density relative to competing energy storage technologies. Despite its superiority to other batteries, it still lacks the energy density to practically achieve comparable range to a fossil fuel powered car, and faces additional challenges in terms of refueling and infrastructure development. Therefore, technologies are needed to ease this demand and possibly supplement it. IPRO 313 has undertaken the task of using Zinc as an electrochemical fuel. The design is based on a Zinc-Air fuel cell developed by John F. Cooper of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) [1]. The design allows the zinc to be provided as < 1 mm sized pellets in a saturated solution of KOH. Using Zinc as a fuel means that exhausted fuel, ZnO, can be recycled. The fact that the metal is recyclable lends this technology to requiring a minimum of new material to sustain the transportation infrastructure. Most importantly, in comparison to current refueling mechanisms, Cooper et. al showed that a battery can be refueled in less than 10 minutes [2] making it a good competitor in the current and emerging eco-friendly vehicle market of which the IPRO plans to build on. So far the IPRO has designed and constructed one prototype and conducted pressure drop experiments. The plans now are to improve the current ZAFC design and investigate the relationship between the electrolyte flow rate and the energy output. Once the single ZAFC has been tested and is providing the output needed, several more will be constructed and put together in an array to supplement the primary battery pack used to provide instantaneous power to the electric engine. Subsequently, the team will begin working on the staple of the project which is to design a mechanism which will refuel the ZAFC array by replacing the old electrolyte and zinc solution with a fresh electrolyte and zinc to all cells.
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- Title
- Developing a Tool Crib Management System & Feed Mechanism for Semi-Automated Welding Process (sequence unknown), IPRO 347 - Project Plan
- Creator
- Chiu, Daniel, Cicero, Joseph, Hill, Ross, Lee, Woong-kyo, Perry, Jonathan, Powers, John, Sanborn, Peter, Sarratt, Meagan, Williams, Robert, Xu, Ran
- Date
- 2009-12
- Description
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Smith & Richardson, Inc. manufactures hundreds of different metal parts using a variety of stamping and welding equipment. There are two...
Show moreSmith & Richardson, Inc. manufactures hundreds of different metal parts using a variety of stamping and welding equipment. There are two projects that are to be undertaken by the IPRO team: first to identify methods and programs that can be used to create a cohesive and easy to navigate database for machine shop tool storage and to implement that system so that it meshes with an existing computer system; second to identify methods, materials, and systems that can be used to automate a manual sorting and placement process and to achieve a working prototype of the mechanism.
Sponsorship: Smith & Richardson, Inc. (Geneva, Illinois)
Project Plan for IPRO 347: Developing a Tool Crib Management System & Feed Mechanism for Semi-Automated Welding Process for the fall 2009 semester.
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- Title
- Tool Management System and Feed Mechanism Design (Semester Unknown) IPRO 347: ToolManagementSystemandFeedMechanismDesignIPRO347FinalPresentationF09
- Creator
- Chiu, Daniel, Cicero, Joseph, Hill, Ross, Lee, Woong-kyo, Perry, Jonathan, Powers, John, Sanborn, Peter, Sarratt, Meagan, Williams, Robert, Xu, Ran
- Date
- 2009, 2009-12
- Description
-
This project is being performed on behalf of Smith & Richardson, a precision machined parts manufacturing company. The project’s tasks are to...
Show moreThis project is being performed on behalf of Smith & Richardson, a precision machined parts manufacturing company. The project’s tasks are to develop a tool management system as well as a feed mechanism design for the company.
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- Title
- Refuelable Electric Vehicle (Semester Unknown) IPRO 313: ZincFuelCarIPRO313FinalReportF10
- Creator
- Gaisina, Vladeilena, Miranda, Jose, Garza Rodriguez, Hector, Guo, Kunlun, Jalan, Arjun, Kim, Taehoon, Miranda, Jose, Palacios, Edgar, Leach, Samantha, Shim, Ruth, Syed, Omar, Xu, Ran, Ziman, Charlie, Qureshi, Mirriyam
- Date
- 2010, 2010-12
- Description
-
In light of the global sustainability movement, several mainstream ideas and designs for low to zero carbon emission vehicles have been...
Show moreIn light of the global sustainability movement, several mainstream ideas and designs for low to zero carbon emission vehicles have been developed. In the case of all electric vehicles (EVs), Li-Ion batteries seem to be the favored technology due to their high energy density relative to competing energy storage technologies. Despite its superiority to other batteries, it still lacks the energy density to practically achieve comparable range to a fossil fuel powered car, and faces additional challenges in terms of refueling and infrastructure development. Therefore, technologies are needed to ease this demand and possibly supplement it. IPRO 313 has undertaken the task of using Zinc as an electrochemical fuel. The design is based on a Zinc-Air fuel cell developed by John F. Cooper of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) [1]. The design allows the zinc to be provided as < 1 mm sized pellets in a saturated solution of KOH. Using Zinc as a fuel means that exhausted fuel, ZnO, can be recycled. The fact that the metal is recyclable lends this technology to requiring a minimum of new material to sustain the transportation infrastructure. Most importantly, in comparison to current refueling mechanisms, Cooper et. al showed that a battery can be refueled in less than 10 minutes [2] making it a good competitor in the current and emerging eco-friendly vehicle market of which the IPRO plans to build on. So far the IPRO has designed and constructed one prototype and conducted pressure drop experiments. The plans now are to improve the current ZAFC design and investigate the relationship between the electrolyte flow rate and the energy output. Once the single ZAFC has been tested and is providing the output needed, several more will be constructed and put together in an array to supplement the primary battery pack used to provide instantaneous power to the electric engine. Subsequently, the team will begin working on the staple of the project which is to design a mechanism which will refuel the ZAFC array by replacing the old electrolyte and zinc solution with a fresh electrolyte and zinc to all cells.
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- Title
- Tool Management System and Feed Mechanism Design (Semester Unknown) IPRO 347: ToolManagementSystemandFeedMechanismDesignIPRO347PosterF09
- Creator
- Chiu, Daniel, Cicero, Joseph, Hill, Ross, Lee, Woong-kyo, Perry, Jonathan, Powers, John, Sanborn, Peter, Sarratt, Meagan, Williams, Robert, Xu, Ran
- Date
- 2009, 2009-12
- Description
-
This project is being performed on behalf of Smith & Richardson, a precision machined parts manufacturing company. The project’s tasks are to...
Show moreThis project is being performed on behalf of Smith & Richardson, a precision machined parts manufacturing company. The project’s tasks are to develop a tool management system as well as a feed mechanism design for the company.
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- Title
- Refuelable Electric Vehicle (Semester Unknown) IPRO 313
- Creator
- Gaisina, Vladeilena, Miranda, Jose, Garza Rodriguez, Hector, Guo, Kunlun, Jalan, Arjun, Kim, Taehoon, Miranda, Jose, Palacios, Edgar, Leach, Samantha, Shim, Ruth, Syed, Omar, Xu, Ran, Ziman, Charlie, Qureshi, Mirriyam
- Date
- 2010, 2010-12
- Description
-
In light of the global sustainability movement, several mainstream ideas and designs for low to zero carbon emission vehicles have been...
Show moreIn light of the global sustainability movement, several mainstream ideas and designs for low to zero carbon emission vehicles have been developed. In the case of all electric vehicles (EVs), Li-Ion batteries seem to be the favored technology due to their high energy density relative to competing energy storage technologies. Despite its superiority to other batteries, it still lacks the energy density to practically achieve comparable range to a fossil fuel powered car, and faces additional challenges in terms of refueling and infrastructure development. Therefore, technologies are needed to ease this demand and possibly supplement it. IPRO 313 has undertaken the task of using Zinc as an electrochemical fuel. The design is based on a Zinc-Air fuel cell developed by John F. Cooper of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) [1]. The design allows the zinc to be provided as < 1 mm sized pellets in a saturated solution of KOH. Using Zinc as a fuel means that exhausted fuel, ZnO, can be recycled. The fact that the metal is recyclable lends this technology to requiring a minimum of new material to sustain the transportation infrastructure. Most importantly, in comparison to current refueling mechanisms, Cooper et. al showed that a battery can be refueled in less than 10 minutes [2] making it a good competitor in the current and emerging eco-friendly vehicle market of which the IPRO plans to build on. So far the IPRO has designed and constructed one prototype and conducted pressure drop experiments. The plans now are to improve the current ZAFC design and investigate the relationship between the electrolyte flow rate and the energy output. Once the single ZAFC has been tested and is providing the output needed, several more will be constructed and put together in an array to supplement the primary battery pack used to provide instantaneous power to the electric engine. Subsequently, the team will begin working on the staple of the project which is to design a mechanism which will refuel the ZAFC array by replacing the old electrolyte and zinc solution with a fresh electrolyte and zinc to all cells.
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- Title
- Tool Management System and Feed Mechanism Design (Semester Unknown) IPRO 347
- Creator
- Chiu, Daniel, Cicero, Joseph, Hill, Ross, Lee, Woong-kyo, Perry, Jonathan, Powers, John, Sanborn, Peter, Sarratt, Meagan, Williams, Robert, Xu, Ran
- Date
- 2009, 2009-12
- Description
-
This project is being performed on behalf of Smith & Richardson, a precision machined parts manufacturing company. The project’s tasks are to...
Show moreThis project is being performed on behalf of Smith & Richardson, a precision machined parts manufacturing company. The project’s tasks are to develop a tool management system as well as a feed mechanism design for the company.
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- Title
- Tool Management System and Feed Mechanism Design (Semester Unknown) IPRO 347: ToolManagementSystemandFeedMechanismDesignIPRO347Brochure1F09
- Creator
- Chiu, Daniel, Cicero, Joseph, Hill, Ross, Lee, Woong-kyo, Perry, Jonathan, Powers, John, Sanborn, Peter, Sarratt, Meagan, Williams, Robert, Xu, Ran
- Date
- 2009, 2009-12
- Description
-
This project is being performed on behalf of Smith & Richardson, a precision machined parts manufacturing company. The project’s tasks are to...
Show moreThis project is being performed on behalf of Smith & Richardson, a precision machined parts manufacturing company. The project’s tasks are to develop a tool management system as well as a feed mechanism design for the company.
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