11/29 Meeting Minutes

November 29th, 2011 by Alyson Lovett
  • Bill Bradbury presentation
    • Need people to run tables, act as ushers, etc.
    • Jan 27th, Friday
  • Biodiesel ideas
    • Plumbing fixes
    • Improving the efficiency of the reaction (control heat & humidity)
      • preheating reactants
      • heated water bath for the reactor and/or tubes
      • heat blanket/coil around the rctr
      • heat lamp – Nick
      • heat pump – Nathan
      • add insulation to rctr/tubing – Sarani
      • reactor vessels with heat coils built in (specially made rctr… $$$)
    • Power to the cart
      • partner w/ solar trailer or hydrogen club
      • biodiesel generator
      • new more efficient pump
      • solar power on the cart (ECE majors!!) – Larkin
        • little solar power for little things or
          • only to power
        • one solar panel to charge the battery
          • bulky – indoors, then what?
          • produce more power
          • how to mount them to the cart
        • BIG Question’s
          • Can solar panels meet our power needs??
          • Effectiveness in different situations
            • inside
            • outside, weather dependent
          • Fixed or modular
    • Improving the display
      • New, possibly lighted display
      • Info on the cart: Carbon footprint of biofuels v fossil fuels
    • Layout of the pumps/labels for the user
      • Find a biodiesel-proof adhesive for labels/ other materials (gaskets, tubing, etc) (silicon? ) – Alyson
  • Scheduling
    • Work meeting on even weeks
    • Speakers generally on odd weeks, but whenever they can be scheduled
  • More ideas for next term (priority)
    • (1) Nuclear – New Scale Technologies !!
    • (2) Solar
    • (3) Trillium Biofuels – cellulosic biofuels
    • (3) Hydrogen Club come present – Nick’s on it
    • (4) Pacific Biodiesel in Salem – the bigger picture
    • (4) Coal/ Natural gas, recent changes to the coal industry/ technologies (efficiency & cleanliness)
    • (5) Bonneville Power Association

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