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<!DOCTYPE HTML>
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<p>
Cornell AIChE ChemE Car is a project team where students gain experience in engineering design and fabrication.
Students build a box-sized car powered and stopped by a chemical reactions and compete each spring at the Northeast Regional Conference.
If you have any questions about the team, including media inquiries and applications, feel free to contact us at chemecar@cornell.edu. <br><br>
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<h2>Who are we?</h2>
<p>
Cornell ChemE Car is a happy family housed in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering but open of anyone who wants to join.
Below, we detail some general information about the team and the competition.
For our contact information, please scroll towards the bottom of this page.
</p>
<h2>Team history</h2>
<p>
Lying around the car team lab are the remnants of cars past. Based on extensive archeological work, we have hypothesized the following:
At one time, there was a car powered by some sort of homemade battery. It used two sewing boxes to separate multiple cells (~16).
Copper wire was involved (maybe as the anode? cathode?). The power generated by these batteries was then used to drive an electric motor (specifications unknown).
The chassis was built of wood, and rollerblade wheels were used.
We found what we believe to be the remains of some sort of air-motor powered car.
However, the few fragments remaining make it difficult to guess as to the design and function of the car.
There exists the body of some sort of remote control car.
It has a neat suspension system which, we hypothesize, allowed it to travel over bumps with relative ease. Little else is known about the car.
</p>
<h2>What is ChemE Car?</h2>
<p>
ChemE Car is an annual competition sponsored by American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AlChE).
The goal of the competition is to build a chemically-powered car (roughly the size of a shoebox) which can travel 50-100 ft while carrying a water payload of 0-500 mL.
Each spring, AIChE holds nine regional conferences. The top three winners move on to compete in the national competition held in the Fall.
Cornell competes in the Northeast region against RPI, Northeastern University, University of Maine, etc.
<p>
<h2>How does the competition work?</h2>
<p>
For a comprehensive explanation of the competition rules, please refer you to AIChE's official competition rules.
The main rules are highlighted below:
</p>
<p>
Let's begin with the physical constraints of the car.
</p>
<p>
When disassembled, the car must be able to fit into a 40 cm by 30 cm by 18 cm box.
It must be capable of safely holding up to 500 mL of water.
</p>
<p>
In addition, the car must be powered by chemical reactions only, and should cost no more than $2,000.
<img src="http://www.rso.cornell.edu/chemecar/images/photos/R119.jpg" style="height:200px; padding: 15px 0px 15px 20px" align="right">
Kits (a common fuel cell car) cannot be used without extensive modification and commercial batteries are not allowed.
More importantly, the car cannot have any brakes or other mechanical/electronic stopping devices.
There will be a poster session prior to each competition and a panel of judges will inspect the car.
Safety is the primary concern of these inspections, but there will be opportunities to discuss novel design features of the car, environmental and safety features, etc.
Teams must score at least 70 out of 100 in the poster session to be allowed to race.
</p>
<p>THE COMPETITION</p>
<p>
The competition is held on a course which can be anywhere from 50 to 100 feet in length. At the beginning of the competition, the judges will announce the distance and water payload (0-500 mL).
There are two rounds in the competition.
<img src="http://www.rso.cornell.edu/chemecar/images/thumbnails/N122.jpg" style="height:150px; margin: 15px 20px 10px 5px" align="left">
The order of the first race is determined by teams' score during the poster session.
The order of the second round is determined by performance during the first round. The higher your score in the first round (that is, the closer you are to the target line), the later in round two you will go.
An extremely important rule during the race is as follows: when the announcer calls start, a car must start moving, traverse the distance, and come to a complete stop within two minutes.
This rule has been the bane of many excellent cars, which just kept going, and going, and going, and going...
A word on safety: in recent years, due to some publicized accidents, AIChE has made safety the prime focus of the competition.
Each team is required to submit a Job Safety Analysis (JSA) months ahead of the competition, detailing the safety aspects of the car. Also, almost all car disqualifications at the competitions are due to safety violations.
Take safety seriously.
</p>
<h2>Weekly Meetings</h2>
<p>
During the 2012-13 academic year, the team will meet on Wednesdays at 5:00 P.M. in Olin Hall, Room 255.
Each sub-team will hold weekly meetings at different times throughout the week (contact the corresponding sub-team leaders for the time and location).
Anyone is welcome to attend these meetings.
</p>
<h2>Advisors</h2>
<p>
Our advisor is Prof. Roseanna Zia.
We would also like to recognize some of the other contributors to the team: </br>
Professor T. Michael Duncan, for use of his lab space </br>
Professor Lynden Archer, the William C. Hooey Director of the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, for his enthusiasm and support </br>
Professor Paulette Clancy, the preceding William C. Hooey Director of the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, for her continued support of the car team </br>
Glenn Swan, for his continued help with fabrication and all things machine shop-related
</p>
<h2>Contact Information</h2>
<p>
If you have any questions about the car team, please send an email to chemecar@cornell.edu.
Also, you are welcome to stop by weekly team meetings (they can be quite enjoyable).
If you see the captains or any of the other team members in Olin Hall, feel free to stop them and talk about any questions/concerns you may have.
</p>
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<div id = "fuel" class = "shadow" style = "top: 3.25%; left: 54%"><span>Fuel Cell</span></div>
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<span>The Administration</span>
<br>
Description coming soon.
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<p>
<span>Battery</span>
<br>
We are a team of dedicated researchers looking to push the boundaries of battery technology. Our members are looking at ways of applying chemical engineering principles to control different aspects of the cathode and anode fabrication with the hopes of achieving a high efficiency and high capacity battery. Current interests are focused in the lithium ion field with special focus on layered spinels. In the coming year, we hope to construct a battery with an optimized anode and cathode and examine the effects of different configurations on cell capacity and discharge rate. We may also look into rechargeable aluminum batteries, but are going to need some outside consultation first. Overall, we are an innovative team seeking to gain high level technical skills.
</p>
<p>
After two years of zinc and carbon based batteries, we are currently researching other batteries, namely lithium-ion batteries, to use at the next competition.
</p>
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<p>
<span>Fuel</span>
<br>
In it's current iteration, the Fuel Cell group hopes to build upon the success of Bender 4.0, our first ever Nationals winner.
We have a fresh team with brand new ideas that is building a car from the ground.
Our goal is to design an efficient storage and delivery process for ultra high purity hydrogen to power a PEM fuel cell.
The basic setup includes a small aluminum vessel for hydrogen storage at low pressure, safety valves, and a 20W 13-Cell fuel stack.
</p>
<p>
The team is designing an improved manifold to host our valves and regulators.
Our focus on safety in designs has led to the inclusion of pressure relief valves along with two-stage regulators to ensure smooth hydrogen flow across fuel stacks.
We also plan to translate our plans into 3-D AutoCad templates to aid the design of a fully machined chassis.
Lastly, we aim to add a series of power regulators and electronic flow gauges to monitor our car's performance during both calibration and competition runs.
We have set our sights on winning Regionals 2012 and then it will be off to Pittsburgh for the real challenge!
</p>
</div>
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<p>
<span>Potions</span>
<br>
The potions subteam is responsible for controlling the stopping mechanism of our Chemical Engineering Car. Through the Iodine Clock Reaction, we are able to accurately and precisely control the time at which our car will stop moving by integrating a light sensor and circuit. By calibrating our reaction during weekly time trials and during the competition, we can quickly, accurately, and efficiently judge the ratios of our chemicals before we initiate the reaction at the starting line. During our weekly meetings, members will learn about the reaction and its kinetics, help construct calibration curves, and participate in weekly wet-lab competitions judges on accuracy.
</p>
</div>
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<p>
<span>Information</span>
<br>
Information sub-team is the administrative division of ChemE car.
We mainly focus on recruitment, website and data maintenance, campus outreach, and inter-team communication.
This semester, new volunteers are being trained in working with HTML5 and CSS while current members are looking into digitizing physical documents and updating the website.
</p>
</div>
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<p>
<span>Finance</span>
<br>
The overall job of the finance team is to manage all incoming and outgoing money for the whole ChemE Car team. The finance team raises money and supports the team through fundraising events and by applying for sponsorship with alumni and companies. The finance team also plans how to allocate money for each sub-team and for trips to competitions throughout the semester. Finally, the finance team handles administrative paperwork for the team.
</p>
</div>
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<div id = "chassiscontent" style = "display: none">
<p>
<span>Mechanical</span>
<br>
Previously called Chassis, the Mechanical team works on all things mechanical that comes with the ChemE Car competition. The team works with power teams to design and build the housing for the power source and chassis for the various equipments and loads. In addition, the team develops a drivetrain and motor-gear system to convert the power source into mechanical energy. Simultaneously, members are actively participating in research and development regarding new chassis materials, motors, wheels etc.
</p>
</div>
<!--Safety Sub-team Content-->
<div id = "safetycontent" style = "display: none">
<p>
<span>Safety</span>
<br>
The ChemE Car Safety Sub-Team is a group of team members who are responsible for overseeing and enforcing all safety policies and procedures associated with the team. This involves appropriately identifying hazards and risks that are associated with procedures, materials and/or processes being carried out by the team. The Safety Team is responsible for taking action to minimize or completely eliminate all identified risks and/or hazards. We are also the authors of the Engineering Documentation Packages for each competition we attend and actively participate on all power sub-teams.
So far this semester, the Safety Team has completed the EDP (Engineering Documentation Package) and made sure that car safety and personal protective equipment are up to standards for Nationals.
At the previous national competition, we passed the safety inspection and learned about the safety of different types of cars in order to prepare for the intrasquad ChemE Car Competition.
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The team as a whole is responsible for ensuring that lab safety is maintained at all times. We make sure that the working conditions are safe and in conjunction with OSHA guidelines and Cornell policies.
In addition, all reactions considered as part of the car designs must be approved by the Safety team.
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The pressure team uses chemical reactions to generate pressure. More specifically, we mix aqueous citric acid and sodium bicarbonate to produce carbon dioxide which we store as pressure in our pressure vessel. This pressure is then regulated downstream through a pressure regulator before finally reaching the motor to power our car. We are currently in the development phase of our car, and our goal is to create and build a moving car by the time this semester ends.
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We are the thermo-electric generation team. As our name implies, this sub-team exploits heat to generate electricity to ultimately drive out chemE car. We are a new team formed spring 2013 and looking to develop a robust and consistent way to power the car in a safe and clean chemical reaction. This semester we will be doing much research and development around finding a consistent heat sources for power.
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The electronics team consists of mainly ECE and CS majors, but anyone who wants to learn circuits is welcome. The whole team interacts with many of the power subteams - battery, fuel cell, pressure, TEG, and bio - to respond effectively to their needs as well as bond with non-ECE/CS people. The electronics team is currently working with microcontrollers to improve the calibrations of the cars by collecting data about the speed and transmitting it through bluetooth to a computer. In addition to working with microcontrollers, the team of course plays around with circuits. We design circuits tailored to each power subteam car on breadboard, and once everything is finalized, we design a small, compact PCB (printed circuit board) to be put on the cars for competition.
Lastly, we are always trying to create new stopping mechanisms for other power subteams since each power source operates differently. Our main stopping mechanism circuit used is with the iodine clock reaction where there is a light shining through the potions chamber reaching a photoresistor on the other. Once the iodine clock reaction is completed, the whole solution turns blue-black, drastically decreasing the amount of light shining on the photoresistor. This in turn signals the circuit to cut off power to the motor, stopping the car.
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The Biological Systems Subteam is primarily a research and development team. Current focus is on identifying and optimizing biologically sourced chemical reactions which can power a competition car. Current projects study the potential for gas-producing reactions to generate large pressure gradients. The team is currently working with O2-generating catalase systems, as well as CO2-generating yeast systems. Weekly tasks involve research deliverables as well as wet-lab work.
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Jack is a senior chemical engineer. He has been on the ChemE car team for five semesters with four semesters on the pressure team. His professional experience includes interning at SABIC Innovative Plastics (formerly G.E. Plastics) as a Process Engineer and KLA-Tencor as a Field Applications Engineer. His dream is to one day build a working car powered by pressure. His hobbies include playing Ultimate Frisbee, basketball, socializing with friends, and he prefers dark chocolate over milk chocolate.
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Christine Codignotto is currently a junior studying Chemical Engineering. This is her third semester working with the ChemE Car team and her first semester as the Safety Sub-Team leader. Since joining the team she has completed several training courses to ensure that our team and lab are operating safely without any OSHA, Cornell University, and AIChE policy violations. She is currently working to prepare the Engineering Documentation Package for our National Competition and hopes to have new volunteers join the Safety Sub-Team soon.
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Hi! My name is Ray Zhuang, and I am a junior double majoring in Chemical Engineering and Computer Science. I have been on the Chemical Engineering Car Project Team since my very first semester here at Cornell, and have attended 2 regional competitions and 1 national competitions (in which we placed first!). When I am not busy attending calibration hours or completing problem sets and projects for my classes, I like to play chess, go running and swimming, play board games, and cook.
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Hailing from New York City, Abdullah Sayeem is currently a junior studying Mechanical Engineering. He has been part of ChemE Car and the Mechanical team since Fall 2012 and has been part of three award-winning cars. Besides ChemE Car, Abdullah has professional experience from research labs and engineering internships. Outside the lab, Abdullah enjoys watching films, playing basketball and long walks on the beach. <br><br><br>
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Steven is a computer science major from a small suburb of Chicago. He joined ChemE Car his freshman year and attended nationals to assist the fuel cell car in its 3rd place at the regionals conference. In high school he founded Investment Club and DJed a radio show. In his spare time he enjoys coding, investing and snowboarding.
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Jeffrey is a junior majoring in Biological Engineering. He joined ChemE Car during the spring of 2013. His professional experience includes a research position in a microbiology lab and a TA position for a biochemistry class. In his free time Jeffrey enjoys volleyball, board games, and New York Times crosswords. <br><br><br>
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I am a sophomore in Chemical Engineering with interests ranging from web development to reading for pleasure. I am a fun, outgoing person who loves to be around people. Most of my time is divided between my involvement in SHPE, research, my job as a web developer, and ChemE Car. My friends and girlfriend keep me sane and I enjoy long bike rides and trail running with them to blow off steam. I am always trying to gain perspective on why people do things so be expecting me to ask you what your life is about. I am enjoying being a sub-team leader and hope to learn more as the year carries on.
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From the sunny wonderland of the distant Silicon Valley, hails Vito Prasad, a senior ChemE. He has been in chemE car since second semester of freshmen year primarily as member of the Potions sub-team. Vito is a big fan of tennis (go Nadal!) and a netflix connoisseur. If you ever see him in plum tree or miyaki's he probably is ordering in Japanese to mess with the staff.
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Christine Soong is currently a sophomore electrical and computer engineering major in charge of the electronics subteam. Besides playing with breadboards and microcontrollers, she likes to run around campus and rock climb as well as walk around campus watching squirrels with the Squirrel Club.
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We can harness this visibility to promote your company at the competitions as well as in Cornell University.
We have received extensive coverage in AIChEs Chemical Engineering Progress (AIChE CEP) magazine and were featured on AIChEs ChEnected website for chemical engineering professionals. Cornell-based publications like the Cornell Chronicle and the Cornell Daily Sun have also drawn attention to our victories.
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