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| The ChemE Car that Cud: AIChE ChemE Car Engineering Design Proposal | 2019-05-14 | cannulated-cows | false | true |
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/academia/cheme-car/cud_cheme_car_web.pdf | University of Wyoming Honors Program | Laramie, Wyoming |
The ChemE Car That Cud showcases Wyoming's dominant industries of agriculture and mining by utilizing rumen fluid from a cannulated beef cow to generate hydrogen to be used in a hydrogen fuel cell and radioactive cesium, a byproduct of uranium that is often obtained from Wyoming's mines, to time the car's stop. The concentration of cesium-137 source is measured using the radioactive decay of cesium shielded by aluminum. The painted aluminum chassis was obtained from a previous team at UW, and modified using plastic k'nex toys to adapt to the current power source and stopping mechanism.