but I think we have a pretty good chance and I think we have to remain optimistic
and I think we have to remain optimistic
and I think we have to remain optimistic about it there’s a design competition
about it there’s a design competition
about it there’s a design competition that was started by the Alliance for
that was started by the Alliance for
that was started by the Alliance for Green Heat and the goal is to make a new
Green Heat and the goal is to make a new
Green Heat and the goal is to make a new innovative highly efficient and low
innovative highly efficient and low
innovative highly efficient and low emissions woodstove
emissions woodstove
emissions woodstove we’re the only University among the
we’re the only University among the
we’re the only University among the finalists in this competition it’ll
finalists in this competition it’ll
finalists in this competition it’ll probably be difficult to compete with
probably be difficult to compete with
probably be difficult to compete with with the big companies that have thrown
with the big companies that have thrown
with the big companies that have thrown a lot of money at existing models we’re
a lot of money at existing models we’re
a lot of money at existing models we’re trying to just make a better wood stove
trying to just make a better wood stove
trying to just make a better wood stove to make it more realistic for people to
to make it more realistic for people to
to make it more realistic for people to use wood stoves in the modern day I
think the products that are out there
think the products that are out there right now they’re too expensive I’m
right now they’re too expensive I’m
right now they’re too expensive I’m proud to be part of something like this
proud to be part of something like this
proud to be part of something like this where we’re coming up with a product
where we’re coming up with a product
where we’re coming up with a product that helps people but it also has a lot
that helps people but it also has a lot
that helps people but it also has a lot to do with my personal background in
to do with my personal background in
to do with my personal background in environmental science and I’m just
environmental science and I’m just
environmental science and I’m just excited to be on this team I have to
excited to be on this team I have to
excited to be on this team I have to take in a couple classes I really had a
take in a couple classes I really had a
take in a couple classes I really had a strong interest in the research aspect
strong interest in the research aspect
strong interest in the research aspect and I just thought oh I’d be really cool
and I just thought oh I’d be really cool
and I just thought oh I’d be really cool to understand actually how fire works I
to understand actually how fire works I
to understand actually how fire works I worked for a full time over the summer
worked for a full time over the summer
worked for a full time over the summer I’m running experiments and tests on our
I’m running experiments and tests on our
I’m running experiments and tests on our stove I try to come up with new ideas
stove I try to come up with new ideas
stove I try to come up with new ideas how we can incorporate just more
how we can incorporate just more
how we can incorporate just more efficient technology towards our stove
efficient technology towards our stove
efficient technology towards our stove and how it’s gonna stack up against our
and how it’s gonna stack up against our
and how it’s gonna stack up against our competition the main thing is we blow
competition the main thing is we blow
competition the main thing is we blow air we force air through the stove now
air we force air through the stove now
air we force air through the stove now in a typical wood stove airflow is
in a typical wood stove airflow is
in a typical wood stove airflow is driven by combustion so the fire is what
driven by combustion so the fire is what
driven by combustion so the fire is what moves the air through the stove itself
moves the air through the stove itself
moves the air through the stove itself by forcing air we are able to control
by forcing air we are able to control
by forcing air we are able to control exactly how much air gets into the stove
exactly how much air gets into the stove
exactly how much air gets into the stove at any given time we bring cool outside
at any given time we bring cool outside
at any given time we bring cool outside air down around the outside of the stack
air down around the outside of the stack
air down around the outside of the stack and then the exhaust gases flow up the
and then the exhaust gases flow up the
and then the exhaust gases flow up the middle as the outside air comes in it’s
middle as the outside air comes in it’s
middle as the outside air comes in it’s warmed by the exhaust gasses the
warmed by the exhaust gasses the
warmed by the exhaust gasses the sauce gases are in turn cooled by that
sauce gases are in turn cooled by that
sauce gases are in turn cooled by that incoming air that means a lot of heat
incoming air that means a lot of heat
incoming air that means a lot of heat which would normally just leave your
which would normally just leave your
which would normally just leave your house instead goes back into the stove
house instead goes back into the stove
house instead goes back into the stove which helps improve emissions and
which helps improve emissions and
which helps improve emissions and improve efficiency in general we’re
improve efficiency in general we’re
improve efficiency in general we’re putting the thermoelectric generators in
putting the thermoelectric generators in
putting the thermoelectric generators in the back panel to power the fans
the back panel to power the fans
the back panel to power the fans basically they’re these components that
basically they’re these components that
basically they’re these components that will take a thermal gradient just a
will take a thermal gradient just a
will take a thermal gradient just a difference in temperature and generate
difference in temperature and generate
difference in temperature and generate electricity from it
electricity from it
electricity from it we’re actually generating electricity
we’re actually generating electricity
we’re actually generating electricity from this heat would normally just
from this heat would normally just
from this heat would normally just escape in the in a stack we can use this
escape in the in a stack we can use this
escape in the in a stack we can use this electricity to power our fans to power
electricity to power our fans to power
electricity to power our fans to power our controller and to perhaps even
our controller and to perhaps even
our controller and to perhaps even generate more energy than that the best
generate more energy than that the best
generate more energy than that the best part was for the students to learn how
part was for the students to learn how
part was for the students to learn how to use their knowledge that they
to use their knowledge that they
to use their knowledge that they acquired during the year study here and
acquired during the year study here and
acquired during the year study here and apply to real-world engineering problems
apply to real-world engineering problems
apply to real-world engineering problems over the years they have studied through
over the years they have studied through
over the years they have studied through the mechanics mathematics and physics of
the mechanics mathematics and physics of
the mechanics mathematics and physics of fire growth processes and this is the
fire growth processes and this is the
fire growth processes and this is the first attempt essentially where they
first attempt essentially where they
first attempt essentially where they made a connection between what they
made a connection between what they
made a connection between what they learn and how it actually can
learn and how it actually can
learn and how it actually can potentially be used to develop a brand
potentially be used to develop a brand
potentially be used to develop a brand new system and to actually do something
new system and to actually do something
new system and to actually do something something new and important something
something new and important something
something new and important something that can actually change people’s lives
that can actually change people’s lives
that can actually change people’s lives we don’t have any corporate kind of
we don’t have any corporate kind of
we don’t have any corporate kind of funds hopefully after this competition
funds hopefully after this competition
funds hopefully after this competition we could get more sponsorship to make
we could get more sponsorship to make
we could get more sponsorship to make this a real product and you know people
this a real product and you know people
this a real product and you know people would actually want to buy this and put
would actually want to buy this and put
would actually want to buy this and put it in their homes if you look at it from
it in their homes if you look at it from
it in their homes if you look at it from a point of view of potential and the
a point of view of potential and the
a point of view of potential and the overall cumulative power potential power
overall cumulative power potential power
overall cumulative power potential power of technologists then I think that our
of technologists then I think that our
of technologists then I think that our wood stove is the winner
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