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2011 Formula SAE Cooling

Team Members: Reuben Ness Craig Mclain Riki Hopkins. 2011 Formula SAE Cooling. Preview. General Competition Info. Competition Overview Progress. 2010 Cooling Issues. Car ran hot during testing and competition Car would overheat at idle Car had hot start issues. Solution.

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2011 Formula SAE Cooling

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  1. Team Members: Reuben Ness Craig Mclain Riki Hopkins 2011 Formula SAECooling

  2. Preview • General Competition Info. • Competition Overview • Progress

  3. 2010 Cooling Issues • Car ran hot during testing and competition • Car would overheat at idle • Car had hot start issues

  4. Solution • Understand all governing equations • Make proper assumptions • Use heat transfer calculations • Add factor of safety

  5. Design Timeline • Started right after competition • June 2010 • Finalized major design Fall 2010 • Detailed January 2011

  6. What’s Left? • Order all parts • Paperwork, documentation • Testing and verification • Redesign

  7. Customers Internal: • Viking Motorsports • PSU Capstone External: • Formula SAE • Weekend Autocrosser • Sponsors

  8. Design Criteria • Prioritized criteria • Compared with 2010 car and issues • Compromised design for Reliability and Maintenance

  9. Risk • Requirements underestimated • Analysis failure • Product failure • Parts delivery delay

  10. Conclusion

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