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P16371: Controlled Oscillating Meniscus Test Fixture

Charles Krouse, Joseph Baldwin, Robert Walkowiak, and Alyssa Recinella

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Team Roles

• Charles Krouse: Team Lead
• Robert Walkowiak: Master Builder
• Alyssa Recinella: Communications
• Joseph Baldwin: Lead Engineer

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Background

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• Boiling is one of the most powerful forms of heat transfer available to us,

and bubble nucleation is the vehicle of that heat transfer. Unfortunately boiling systems are incredibly chaotics and as a result bubble nucleation and boiling at high heat fluxes are not well understood.

• A system has been proposed that models bubble nucleation under these

conditions, several subsystems of this set up are currently in development.

• The purpose of this project is to take what was completed for these

subsystems over the summer and advance them towards completion.

Current Status

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Future Applications

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Computer Cooling Electric Cars Power Plants Laser Weapons Radar Technology

Customer Requirements

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Engineering Requirements

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Use Cases

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Future Plan

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For the next three weeks (week 4 - week 6) ○ Preliminary system design ○ Brainstorm project delays and how to handle them ○ Additional benchmarking and literature reviews ○ Construct block diagram ○ Divide subsystems and identify tasks for each ○ Ensure that engineering requirements align with customer requirements

Risk Management

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Your Turn

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• Benchmarking ideas
• Faculty points of contact
• Areas of weakness
• Identify gaps
• Area of biggest concern