College of Engineering Senior Design Competition Spring 2006

TEAM 6 Consultants evaluated cooling tower and blowdown water treatment options, recommended a treatment method, and designed a reuse distribution system for irrigation at the Molasky Corporate Center to be leased by the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA). Design parameters utilized to achieve irrigation water quality and quantity compatible with the building landscape design and acceptable to SNWA included: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) compliance, water and energy conservation, educational benefits, capital costs, and operation and maintenance costs. The recommended primary treatment alternative for the constituents within the cooling towers is a non-chemical, electromagnetic pulsed power treatment system (Dolphin) manufactured by Clearwater Systems. A reverse osmosis system was recommended as the secondary treatment for the blowdown water released from the cooling towers and thereby reclaimed for irrigation use. Finally, an extensive hydraulic analysis was performed to design the blowdown collection and reclaimed water distribution system for landscape irrigation at both the ground and seventh levels of the building. NOTES: _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 9:15-9:45 a.m. SODIST+: A Disinfection Strategy Combining Solar Disinfection and Organic Acids Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Participants: Camille Calimlim and Rob Davies Instructor: Faculty Adviser: Abstract Not yet receivedNot yet received NOTES: _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 9:30-10:00 a.m. Solar UAV Department of Mechanical Engineering Participants: Joshua Alves, Louie Dube, and Corey Ohnstad Instructor: Dr. Zhiyong Wang Faculty Adviser: Dr. Darrell Pepper and Mr. John L. Vogt Abstract This system brings solar powered flight to the Radio-Controlled (RC) hobbyist as well as any other type of business venture, such as surveillance or scientific research, which might benefit from solar powered flight at an affordable price. This project relies on the synergy of several subsystems to achieve its purpose, including a completely original airframe, a power system with off-the-shelf parts and an electrical charging system which harnesses the photovoltaic cells’ power and feeds it into the control and power systems. Solar power allows for extended loiter time and has been used on large scale projects to provide almost indefinite flight time but has never been marketed on a smaller scale, such as what as been provided by this project.This system brings solar powered flight to the Radio-Controlled (RC) hobbyist as well as any other type of business venture, such as surveillance or scientific research, which might benefit from solar powered flight at an affordable price. This project relies on the synergy of several subsystems to achieve its purpose, including a completely original airframe, a power system with off-the-shelf parts and an electrical charging system which harnesses the photovoltaic cells’ power and feeds it into the control and power systems. Solar power allows for extended loiter time and has been used on large scale projects to provide almost indefinite flight time but has never been marketed on a smaller scale, such as what as been provided by this project. NOTES: _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________