Energy Efficiency
Timeline
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September 13, 2021Experience start
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February 11, 2021Project topic presentation
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March 25, 2021Project topic presentation #2
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April 15, 2021Final group presentation
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December 4, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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September 13, 2021Experience start
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February 11, 2021Project topic presentation
Each group will present a single slide on their proposed topic - industry partner does not need to attend
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March 25, 2021Project topic presentation #2
Each group will present a 3-slide project review
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April 15, 2021Final group presentation
Each group will present their final oral presentation in class. Half of the class will present this day, and the remaining half will present on April 21, 2021.
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December 4, 2021Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Data analysis Product or service launchSkills
research and analysis engineering design process data analysis product developmentEnergy Efficiency is a combined senior technical elective and graduate course with primarily mechanical engineering students. The goal is to enable the students to analyze energy-efficiency opportunities in buildings and industrial processes, and to innovate and implement energy efficiency technologies.
Learners
Final presentation that will include the following:
Title & team members
Application (why is this application important for saving energy?)
Proposed concept
Existing (baseline) technology that your concept will replace or improve on
Potential primary energy savings (include summary of calculations)
Potential cost savings & simple payback (include summary of calculations)
Summary
References (be sure to include relevant sources)
Project timeline
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September 13, 2021Experience start
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February 11, 2021Project topic presentation
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March 25, 2021Project topic presentation #2
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April 15, 2021Final group presentation
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December 4, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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September 13, 2021Experience start
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February 11, 2021Project topic presentation
Each group will present a single slide on their proposed topic - industry partner does not need to attend
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March 25, 2021Project topic presentation #2
Each group will present a 3-slide project review
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April 15, 2021Final group presentation
Each group will present their final oral presentation in class. Half of the class will present this day, and the remaining half will present on April 21, 2021.
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December 4, 2021Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
Recent projects have included the following:
- Carbon Capture using Heat from Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
- Waste Heat Recovery In Foundries Using Thermogalvanic Cells
- Optimization of Absorption Refrigeration Systems using Manifold Microchannel Heat Exchangers
- Portable Refrigerator
- Economics of peak shifting in ToU rate plans using battery storage
- Reusing Waste Heat for a Water Heater
- Smart Insulation
- Improvement In Selection of Refrigerants
- Magnetic Refrigeration Cycle
- Numerical Modeling of PCM-Based Room Heating
- Photovoltaic windows
- Analysis of multi-stage compressor air conditioner during peak hours
- Urban Heat Island
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Timeline
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September 13, 2021Experience start
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February 11, 2021Project topic presentation
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March 25, 2021Project topic presentation #2
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April 15, 2021Final group presentation
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December 4, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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September 13, 2021Experience start
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February 11, 2021Project topic presentation
Each group will present a single slide on their proposed topic - industry partner does not need to attend
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March 25, 2021Project topic presentation #2
Each group will present a 3-slide project review
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April 15, 2021Final group presentation
Each group will present their final oral presentation in class. Half of the class will present this day, and the remaining half will present on April 21, 2021.
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December 4, 2021Experience end