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Final MGTR Preparations

2/24/2018

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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. 

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    Currently, HISD uses B5 (Diesel with 5% Biodiesel) in most of its bust fleet. Research shows that B100 (100% Biodiesel) would reduce greenhouse gas emissions significantly, but as a fuel it tends to “gel” in colder temperatures and this can lead to engine malfunction. The EIHS InvenTeam is currently developing “The Slush Buster”, which would be an automated system for regulating fuel viscosity in any diesel vehicle. Our invention would facilitate the use of B100 in any climate, as the current, widespread solution is simply to reduce the blend of biodiesel if the weather gets cold. We hope that our invention can be used by buses in HISD, and eventually vehicles in all parts of the country!
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