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Mission Statement:

The mission of this project is to design a hydrofoil system which replicates a tethered kite system. The hydrofoil is designed to connect to a revolving boom and have mechanical energy of the stream flow converted into electrical energy. The data collected will be used to verify or improve an existing simulation model. This project must be compatible with a towing platform designed by P12462. The project has been made possible by contributions from the EPA. All work will be completed in an efficient, ethical and timely manner.

Project Name

Instrumented Model of a Tethered Hydrofoil

Project Number

P12463

Start Term

2011-1

End Term

2011-2

Faculty Guide

Edward Hanzlik, Email Edward Hanzlik

Primary Customer

Mario Gomes, Email Mario Gomes

Sponsor (financial support)

Environment Protection Agency

Planning & Execution

Systems Design

Detailed Design

Project Review

Planning & Execution

Progress Updates

Build, Test, Document

Project Review

Final Presentation

Technical Paper

Poster