Final MGTR Preparations

This week, the team focused on our final preparations for the Mid-Grant Technical Review this upcoming Wednesday (2/28). We have created a sponsor banner for donations, business cards, flyers, and presentations to showcase at the event. We will continue to practice our presentation and get ready to set up each team's table for display.

Currently, the Tech Team is working on their mechanical display of the invention. Specifically, we put together the heating system for the fuel tank and exhaust by wrapping plastic tubing around a container (to represent the fuel tank) and a thick plastic tube (to represent the exhaust). The plastic tubing would contain antifreeze to prevent the biodiesel from gelling up. The antifreeze's current would be powered by a drill that rotates a drill pump and gets the fluid flowing. 

Dr. Gibson also mixed different combinations of biodiesel, including coconut B100, soybean B5, and, biodiesel from waste oil, and even a sample of diesel from our donated school bus. This will be used to show the different types of biodiesel that could be used in our system.