Project #UR045
Project Number: UR045
Project Title: Investigation of Alternate Energy
Faculty Sponsor: Quamrul Mazumder
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Telephone:
E-Mail: qmazumde@umflint.edu
Proposed Starting Date: 09/8/2009
Proposed Ending Date: 04/28/2010
Student in mind: No
Number of hours to work per week: 1-6 hours
Project Description: The primary objective of this project is to investigate alternate energy devices and systems such as wind, solar, etc. Develop computer models to simulate flow and stress using computational fluid dynamics and stress analysis softwares.
Student Tasks & Responsibilities:
- Conduct experiments using solar and wind energy trainers that are available in mechanical engineering laboratories.
- Literature search to understand the latest technological devices and systems used in alternate energy
- Become proficient with FLUENT computational fluid dynamics analysis software
Minimum Student Qualifications: Student must be engineering or mechanical engineering major who took at least one engineering class. Must be available to work as required. Must be responsible, enthusiastic about research and willing to spend time investigating and solving problems.