Engineers Without Borders

November 7, 2007 General Meeting

October 14, 2007 at 5:39 pm | In Meeting Minutes | Comments Off

Engineers Without Borders Board Meeting

Nov 7th 2007, 7:00pm

Kelley 1001

---

---

1. Announcements

• Two more travelers approved to go on the December trip to El Salvador.
• The Regional Technical Advisory Committee gave the Travel team props for their project plan
• The Organic Growers Club rain water catchment system installation was a success. Go check it out when it rains this weekend out off of Hwy 20.
• Football parking volunteer opportunity this weekend. Contact Katie Bruce to confirm attendence. Two shirts from 7-1 and 1-7.
• Polos available and cost $20.50. Contact Evan Miles to purchase a polo.
  
• Habitat for Humanity project weekend the first weekend back in school winter term. Contact Katie Bruce or Nick Hogle for any questions.
  

2. Wind Turbine Project- Jesse Boudart

1. Identifying Likely Candidates
   1. Potential patent by Dr Walker
2. What it would Power
   1. Security lighting system (higher impact and liability)
      
      1. will need lights and storage
   2. Feed OSU grid
      1. will need inverter
3. Student Involvement -Student lead, engineered and run
   1. Policy group
      1. Pitch idea to Facility Services-to gain access to begin citing and data gathering
      2. Funding
         1. Student Sustainability Initiative- up to $5000 and potentially more depending on impact
            
         2. Keen Sponsorship
      3. Awareness
         1. Education of campus
         2. Environmental
   2. Design
      1. Preliminary Testing
         1. Construct wind ram- can potentially double wind speed
         2. Manometer measurements around campus, measuring wind speed and direction
      2. Pre-feasibility design
         1. Size- generator, blades, tail, swivel support
         2. Top-out speeds to prevent mal-function
      3. Security Lights
         1. load calculation
         2. light mount design
         3. Battery storage system
      4. Part design
         1. Buy or Fabricate parts
      5. Testing System- looking at noise and other parameters
      6. Future
         
         1. Improvement of Old Design
         2. Different Locations such as High Schools
         3. Larger or more complex turbine design/implementation on coast

 

---

Minutes prepared by: Kelly Wilson, Nov 7th, 2007