We would like to share our final poster and video here for those who were unable to attend the FDR event or want to review the work we completed.
Week 15 – FDR Complete!
It has been 2 busy, exhausting, and enlightening semesters that the Dry Guys have journeyed together. We are excited to say that we have successfully completed our Final Design Review. We were able to bring real improvements to our sponsors… Read More
Week 14 – FDR Preparation
This week, Dry Guys was hard at work in preparation for FDR on the upcoming Tuesday! We really appreciate all the recommendations that our fellow IPPDers gave to us during Peer Reviews this past Tuesday, they were all really helpful.… Read More
Week 13 – Final Site Visit
With FDR approaching rapidly, we wanted to do one last site visit before it became too late. During this site visit, we wanted to focus on doing an experimental run that would provide us with results that would prove one… Read More
Week 12 – PID 2 Reflection!
This week, Dry Guys participated in the second Prototype Inspection Day event! We were so excited to present on our prototypes and the results that we have drawn from them, and we are very thankful to all of the judges… Read More
Week 11 – Prep for PID 2!
This week, the Dry Guys took some time to make a site visit to our sponsor to double check some of our assumptions about their process. The most important assumptions we were confirming were the airflow patterns inside the dryer… Read More
Week 10 – Happy Spring Break!
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Week 9 – CFD Findings
Our CFD is excited to share some important findings that they discovered while simulating various test cases of the dryer. Without sharing anything too specific, we will discuss a series of different images from 3 different test cases here. Image… Read More
Week 8 – The Simulating Continues
This week the Dry Guys have been hard at work improving our simulations! A little sneak peek from our CFD team is that they were able to significantly reduce the amount of error in many of the pieces of their… Read More
Week 7 – Feedstock Testing Methods
This week, we want to take a second to showcase some of the work that our Feedstock team has been working on. First, one of the major necessary tests to get the Aspen model to converge was the particle size… Read More
Week 6 – Other Process Simulators
While we were investigating which process simulation software to use for our project, one of the options we were investigating was called SuperPro Designer by Intelligen [1]. This made it towards the top of the list because one of its… Read More
Week 5 – CFD Model Improvements
Our MechE Team has been diligently working on our Ansys Fluent simulation and all its required subcomponents. One piece of this that they wanted to show off was the CAD model of the ductwork that they have been working on.… Read More
Week 4 – Site Visit Complete!
Last week, Dry Guys conducted a site visit to GreenTechnologies facility to run an experiment on the dryer for data collection! With the help of the operations team at GreenTechnologies, we were able to successfully collect the data we came… Read More
Week 3 – Aspen Assumptions
When using Aspen Plus to model any piece of equipment, there are certain assumptions that the software automatically makes to ensure that it will have the ability to converge to a solution. For modeling a Convective Dryer, the assumptions that… Read More
Week 2 – Requirements for Drying in Aspen
As we dive deeper into simulating GreenTechnologies equipment, our ChemE team would like to share some more Aspen Plus information! When setting up a unit operation in Aspen Plus seen in figure 1, you have to not only specify what… Read More
Week 1 – Welcome Back!
We would like to welcome everyone back from a lovely winter break! The Dry Guys are excited to hit the ground running and continue to work on our project. We made a quick site visit to get some necessary dimensions… Read More