Author(s): Noah Lechner
Mentor(s): Jeffrey Moran, Mechanical Engineering
AbstractMy Name is Noah Lechner
This semester I was able to work on a project with the Mechanical engineering department to make a more efficent Fluid. I worked with Dr. Moran working to make a more efficent Coolant. The funding for this semester came from OSCAR, URSP making it possible to do the research. The motivation for this research comes from the large amount of power that data centers use, they use over 90 billion kilowatts an hour. This amounts up to 3% of all power usage for the country. The hope is to make a more efficent coolant that these data centers can use to decrease the amount of power usage. I worked on the designing the testing devices for the experiment. I used 3D printers this semester for the Devices.
The experiment took place with the use of a syringe pump regulating the flow of the fluid through the microfluid device, we also tested different channel widths and lengths to see the effect of the Temperature out pf the device. The hope is to see a much higher temperature with micro swimmers swimming in the fluid making the fluid more efficent. We found that through the experimental testing the channel with a longer length has a higher output temperature as well as if the channel has a greater width. If we have a higher flowrate, we see that there is a lower temperature output. We still have more testing to do, we are hoping to have more results with using micro swimmers before the end of the semester.
Audio TranscriptThis semester I was able to work on a project with the Mechanical engineering department to make a more efficent Fluid. I worked with Dr. Moran working to make a more efficent Coolant. The funding for this semester came from OSCAR, URSP making it possible to do the research. The motivation for this research comes from the large amount of power that data centers use, they use over 90 billion kilowatts an hour. This amounts up to 3% of all power usage for the country. The hope is to make a more efficent coolant that these data centers can use to decrease the amount of power usage. I worked on the designing the testing devices for the experiment. I used 3D printers this semester for the Devices.
The experiment took place with the use of a syringe pump regulating the flow of the fluid through the microfluid device, we also tested different channel widths and lengths to see the effect of the Temperature out pf the device. The hope is to see a much higher temperature with micro swimmers swimming in the fluid making the fluid more efficent. We found that through the experimental testing the channel with a longer length has a higher output temperature as well as if the channel has a greater width. If we have a higher flowrate, we see that there is a lower temperature output. We still have more testing to do, we are hoping to have more results with using micro swimmers before the end of the semester.
My Name is Noah Lechner
This semester I was able to work on a project with the Mechanical engineering department to make a more efficent Fluid. I worked with Dr. Moran working to make a more efficent Coolant. The funding for this semester came from OSCAR, URSP making it possible to do the research. The motivation for this research comes from the large amount of power that data centers use, they use over 90 billion kilowatts an hour. This amounts up to 3% of all power usage for the country. The hope is to make a more efficent coolant that these data centers can use to decrease the amount of power usage. I worked on the designing the testing devices for the experiment. I used 3D printers this semester for the Devices.
The experiment took place with the use of a syringe pump regulating the flow of the fluid through the microfluid device, we also tested different channel widths and lengths to see the effect of the Temperature out pf the device. The hope is to see a much higher temperature with micro swimmers swimming in the fluid making the fluid more efficent. We found that through the experimental testing the channel with a longer length has a higher output temperature as well as if the channel has a greater width. If we have a higher flowrate, we see that there is a lower temperature output. We still have more testing to do, we are hoping to have more results with using micro swimmers before the end of the semester.
This semester I was able to work on a project with the Mechanical engineering department to make a more efficent Fluid. I worked with Dr. Moran working to make a more efficent Coolant. The funding for this semester came from OSCAR, URSP making it possible to do the research. The motivation for this research comes from the large amount of power that data centers use, they use over 90 billion kilowatts an hour. This amounts up to 3% of all power usage for the country. The hope is to make a more efficent coolant that these data centers can use to decrease the amount of power usage. I worked on the designing the testing devices for the experiment. I used 3D printers this semester for the Devices.
The experiment took place with the use of a syringe pump regulating the flow of the fluid through the microfluid device, we also tested different channel widths and lengths to see the effect of the Temperature out pf the device. The hope is to see a much higher temperature with micro swimmers swimming in the fluid making the fluid more efficent. We found that through the experimental testing the channel with a longer length has a higher output temperature as well as if the channel has a greater width. If we have a higher flowrate, we see that there is a lower temperature output. We still have more testing to do, we are hoping to have more results with using micro swimmers before the end of the semester.