Conference proceeding
STUDENT LEARNING PROJECTS IN SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: SOLAR-POWERED ALGAE CULTURE, PHOTOVOLTAICS, AND CO2 CAPTURE
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CONGRESS AND EXPOSITION, 2018, VOL 5
01 Jan 2019
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Abstract
A systems approach combining algae aquaculture for biofuels, photovoltaic solar electric generation, and a subsystem for atmospheric CO2 capture as a carbon source for the algae, is developed as a platform and testbed for student engineering design projects. This work serves as a hands-on learning design project for engineering undergraduates in renewable energy, industrial microbiology, and sustainable and 'green' technology. Fully-instrumented and automated tabletop systems for circulating algae cultures in plastic fluidic channels integrated with silicon solar cells are designed, prototyped and tested with the aim of optimizing the yields and solar energy utilization.
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- Title
- STUDENT LEARNING PROJECTS IN SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: SOLAR-POWERED ALGAE CULTURE, PHOTOVOLTAICS, AND CO2 CAPTURE
- Creators
- Michael G. Mauk - Drexel UniversityCarlos Ruiz - Drexel Univ, Engn Technol Dept, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USARichard Y. Chiou - Drexel UniversityJean Espaillat - Drexel Univ, Engn Technol Dept, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USASenyu Wang - Drexel Univ, Engn Technol Dept, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USAAinhoa Garcia - Drexel Univ, Engn Technol Dept, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USARobert Surrette - Drexel Univ, Engn Technol Dept, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USAASME
- Publication Details
- PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CONGRESS AND EXPOSITION, 2018, VOL 5
- Conference
- ASME INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CONGRESS AND EXPOSITION, 2018
- Publisher
- Amer Soc Mechanical Engineers
- Number of pages
- 7
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Engineering Leadership and Society/Engineering Technology
- Identifiers
- 991019170574804721
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