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$75.00 – Non-members and Guests
$50.00 – Members
$20.00 – Students
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STUDENT PRESENTATIONS AND AUTHORS
Webb Institute: “MODELING A RENEWABLE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM IN MATLAB AND SIMULINK”
Presenter: M. Spenser Boyd
One inherent challenge to greater implementation of renewable energy sources is the synchronization of intermittent energy supplies with a fluctuating demand for energy. In addition to other benefits to the electrical transmission network, grid-scale energy storage can be used in energy arbitrage to mitigate the effects of renewable intermittency. A conceptual model for current energy storage systems coupled to a wind turbine is developed in the physical modeling environment Simulink, an extension of MATLAB. A series of energy storage methods was simulated under sample operating conditions and insight gained into their use for energy arbitrage, economic viability in today’s market, and areas which require further development.

 

Webb Institute: “The Design and Construction of an Autonomous Surface Vessel”
Presenter: Isaac Kremers
This presentation summarizes the work completed in a 2017 thesis for Webb Institute. The development of a cost-effective, simple, yet versatile autonomous surface vessel(ASV), for use in academia and non-profits, will be presented in the context of its design, fabrication, and software. The budget for the vessel was set at $1,000. Commonly available components from the hobby industry were incorporated due to low costs, quick acquisition, and a large support community. The manufacturing requirements of the vessel were restricted to what would commonly be available in an undergraduate college environment. The software for the vessel was developed for an open-source, hobby micro-controller. A remote-control and waypoint navigation system was developed for the vessel. The resulting vessel is five feet long and is capable of transporting a payload of 10-pounds for eight hours at four knots. All work on this vessel is open source to promote further developments. A complete bill of materials, build instructions, and code will be made available.

 

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: “The Magnetic nanocomposite for the treatment of water”
Presenter: Adam Fisher
The Magnetic nanocomposite is made up of activated carbon particles with silver nanoparticles and magnetite nanoparticles grown onto the surface of the carbon. This nanocomposite shows huge promise for future water treatment methods. It allows for the elimination of chlorinated drinking water, which is known to have carcinogen by-products of chlorine. It also allows for the elimination of filtration, as a magnet is used to remove the composite and any pollutants that the activated carbon has adsorbed. For ballast water treatment, the composite is able to kill all microorganisms in the ballast water with no residual chemicals being introduced to the water, while being reusable, cheap, and unaffected by suspended sediment in the ballast water.

 

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: “Improving sail pumping efficiency”
Presenter: Jordan Kendall
The efficiency of human-powered sail pumping was measured in a previous work at about 20%, which is well below that of marine and aircraft propellers. In this work we conduct experiments to improve efficiency, and analyze the effects of sail angle of attack, stroke phase angle, heave to chord ratio, and the Strouhal number. We find that using a windsurfer rig for sail pumping, efficiencies much greater than about 20% are not feasible. In addition, we designed and built an automatic data acquisition system for measuring the forces applied to the sail, and showed that the heart rate can give reasonable accuracy in the field for estimating power input into the sail.

 

Stevens Institute of Technology: “High-Performance Sailing Yacht”
Presenter: Nicholas Fletcher and Nicolas H. Carabelli
Our team’s project is to design a high performance sailing yacht to surpass the Transatlantic and 24 hour mileage records. The current record is held by Comanche at a total time of 5 days, 14 hours, 21 minutes 25 seconds at an average speed of 21.44 knots. The distance record has been set at 618.01nmi by Comanche in 2015. To break this record, we will assume a constant pressure front. Our goal is to provide as much righting moment and structural support as possible to enlarge the sail area and increase

 

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DIRECTIONS TO RICCARDO’S
PLEASE allow sufficient travel time to accommodate the evening rush.
From Grand Central Parkway or Bklyn/Queens Expressway
Traveling West toward Triboro Bridge (now the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge), Exit at 31st Street (last exit before toll). Stay to the right & continue straight on Hoyt Avenue to 21st Street. (9 blocks). Turn right on 21st Street and go 3 short blocks to 24th Ave.
From Robert F. Kennedy (Triboro) Bridge
Take bridge towards Queens, then the first exit off bridge (31st Street). Pass under elevated train, go to next corner (32nd Street). Turn left. Ride over Parkway to next corner-Hoyt Ave. Turn left. Stay to the right and follow Hoyt to 21st Street. (9 blocks). Turn right-go 3 short blocks to 24th Ave.
From Queensboro (59th Street) Bridge
Take upper level. Stay in right lane to 21st Street exit. Turn right. Follow 21st Street to 24th Ave, approx. 2.5 miles.
Subway
Queens–bound N or Q trains to Astoria Blvd Station. Walk to 24th Ave, make left on 24th Avenue and follow to 21st Street, approx. 10 blocks.
Bus
Queens Plaza Station - Q69 Bus to 24th Avenue. The Bus Stop is right across from Riccardo’s.