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Table of Contents 1 Project Overview 2 Administrative Information 3 Team Documents 4 [[Senior Design I (Winter 2008)]] 5 [[Senior Design II (Spring 2008)]] 5.1 [[Planning]] 5.2 [[Concept Development]] 5.3 Published Documents

Project Overview

Currently, approximately 30% of the energy consumed in the United States is by the transportation sector. Nearly 2/3 of this energy is imported and is one of the major contributors to greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. To reduce the demand on imported fuels and decrease the environmental impact, there is a growing interest in finding alternative fuel options as well as increasing the efficiencies in the transportation sector. To this end, this project focuses on developing a novel technology to recover a portion of the 40% or so energy that is typically lost through the exhaust system of passenger vehicles. The project team will design, build, and test an exhaust waste heat recovery unit based on thermoelectrics to be used in a passenger car. Thermoelectrics are solid-state devices that can convert thermal energy directly into electrical energy. Recent advances in thermoelectric materials might open the door for thermoelectrics to move from niche to mainstream power generation applications.

Previous related projects associated with this project are: P07441 and P07442

Administrative Information

Project Name

Auto Exhaust Power Generation Unit from Waste Heat

Project Number

P08441

Project Family

Next Generation Thermo-Electric Systems

Track

Sustainable Products, Systems, and Technologies

Start Term

2007-2

End Term

2007-3

Faculty Guide

Dr. Rob Stevens

Faculty Consultant

John Wellin (ME)

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Primary Customer

Rob Stevens, RIT ME Department

Customer contact information

Team Documents

Team Contact Info

Senior Design I (Winter 2008)

Senior Design II (Spring 2008)

Planning

Mission Statement

Staffing Requirements

Intellectual Property Considerations

Preliminary Work Breakdown Structure

Team Values and Norms

Grading and Assessment Scheme

Required Resources

Concept Development

Identify Customer Needs

Establish Target Specifications

Generate Product Concepts

Select Product Concept(s)

Test Product Concept(s)

Set Final Specifications

Published Documents

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Concept Design Review Documents (SD I)

Detailed Design Review Documents (SD I)

Technical Conference Publication (SD II)

Poster Publication (powerpoint) (SD II)

Managerial Design Review Presentation (SD II)