Below are two abstracts for projects he is presenting at ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, November 9-15, Houston, Texas. (See Track 6, Section 6-9-2 ‘Distributed Generation and CCHP’)APPLICATION OF AN ADVANCED SIMULATION MODEL TO A MICRO-CHP ORC-BASED SYSTEM FOR ULTRA-LOW GRADE HEAT RECOVERY Davide Ziviani, Asfaw Beyene¹, and Mauro Venturini²This paper presents the …
One way to get better fuel economy is to optimize driver performance with a OBD-II dashboard mounted driver behavior coach, code named, the “Eco Orb”. Ron Gremban and Charlie Johnson quietly prepared their electronic control system for a crowdfunding campaign that could be a “first of it’s kind”, to be used in tandem with their …
Led by SDRES board member and UCSD Engineering professor, Kurt Lund, PE, the Engineer’s for a Sustainable World design and build the cage to be mounted on a trailer, to raise and deploy a 2kW DC solar array. Our advisor Kurt, a professional engineering consultant, graciously opened his garage, tools and skill up to us …
Because there are dual fuel sources in a Plug-In Hybrid vehicle, you wouldn’t expect it’s possible to run out of both, but it’s easier than you think. Results can vary drastically based on your personal driving habits and how often you plug-in. For example, my Toyota Prius Plug-In gets anywhere from 500 – 1000 miles …
