2004-2005 Project Materials & Information / Contacts
2004-2005 Student Groups / Emails / Contact Information
2003-2004 Links to Student Web Pages
2004-2005 Project Materials / OSU Contacts
OSU / CVHS / PNGC CONTACTS FOR SECOND SEMESTER:
Dr. David Hackleman, Professor, OSU Chemical Engineering Department; David.hackleman@oregonstate.edu; (541) 737-8988; "all around helpful guy #1"
Dr. Skip Rochefort, Professor, OSU Chemical Engineering Department; rochefsk@engr.orst.edu; (541) 737-2408; "all around helpful guy #2"
Dr. Norman Hommes, OSU Botany & Plant Pathology Department: hommesn@science.oregonstate.edu; our primary contact and source of assistance with respect to the culturing of Thiobacillus Denitrificans at OSU.
Tim Chambers, tim.chambers@corvallis.k12.or.us; 757-7537; CVHS science teacher.
Adam Kirsch, adam.kirsch@corvallis.k12.or.us; 757-4540; CVHS science teacher.
Hannah Tuinstra, hannah.m.tuinstra@gmail.com; OSU chemical engineering student currently developing a senior thesis around this project.
Brian Michael, brianc.michael@gmail.com; OSU chemical engineering student who has been largely responsible for getting the GC online and functioning. Brian is currently developing calibration curves for sulfur and should be contacted for GC coordination.
Beth Beaudry, beaudrye@onid.orst.edu; freshman OSU engineering student (and '04 CVHS graduate) currently focused upon this project.
Alex Cook, cookal@onid.orst.edu; freshman OSU engineering student currently focused upon this project.
Thad Ivey, iveyth@onid.orst.edu; bioengineering student identified to assist in working on bacteria culturing.
Justin Phillips, philljus@onid.orst.edu; (503)-679-5467 -- cel; OSU student willing to assist on varoius aspects of the project.
Chris Barnhart, barnhach@onid.orst.edu; (541) 760-9605 -- cel; OSU Bioengineering student who assisted with the culturing of Thiobacillus Denitrificans first semester and has indicated a desire to continue assisting with the project into the next semester.
Nathan Towlerton, towlertn@onid.orst.edu; OSU chemical engineering student focused on constructing and testing OSU's silica gel systems
Steve King, sking@pngcpower.com; (541) 954-2494 -- cel; on-site facilities manager for PNGC Power at Coffin Butte. Steve must be contacted prior to ANYONE showing up at the landfill. Out of respect for his time, please funnel questions through either Mr. Kirsch or Mr. Chambers first . . . . unless it regards the coordination of a visit.
1ST SEMESTER 2004-2005 RESEARCH PAPERS:
Removing Sulfur From Landfill Gas with Thiobacillus Denitrificans; by Emily Lacy-Nichols, Nicole Hammerquist, and Annie Curtis.
A Study of the Removal of Hydrogen Sulfide from Landfill Gas Using Silica Gel; by Dannae Lincoln, Joe Billo, and Seihwa Hong
Table of Contents of Background Articles. All of the articles students have collected regarding silica gel, the use of microbes in removing sulfur from gas streams, landfill gas generation, fuel cell technology, and other processes used in removing sulfur have been placed in 3-ring binders within the classroom. Click on the above link to view a summary of article titles. You may copy these articles, however articles should not be removed from the room (other than for copying). This will be updated as more information is collected.
OVERALL PROJECT SCHEDULE. This PowerPoint slide maps out what all CVHS student groups are working on and how the activities of one group might relate to another group. Refer to the 2nd Semester Student Project web page (a link is on Mr. K's main page) to determine the name I have assigned to your group. These names are referred to on this document.
3/15/05: NOTICE: Per Steve King, engines at the Coffin Butte Landfill will be receiving week-long 5-year overhauls this spring. We will be unable to access the landfill during the following weeks: 4/4 - 4/8, 5/16 - 5/20, and 6/6 - 6/10. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY.
2004-2005 Meeting Minutes
03/30/05 Meeting Minutes (This has the address to the WikE site -- log in with your full name as the user, and your last name+first letter of your first name for your password). Start Checking this daily.
04/13/05 Meeting Minutes. These may be the last meeting minutes posted here. Future comments will be added directly to the Wiki site (at least that is the plan for next week).
05/11/05 Meeting Minutes. The Wiki site wasn't such a good idea. Hannah provided this information -- Sulfatreat -- an Alternative to Silica Gel.
05/25/05 Meeting Minutes. This will likely be the last meeting.
2003-2004 Class Materials
Power Point Presentation of Project Plan for 2003-2004.
4/12/04: Feasibility Study Assignment
4/16/04: List of Group Checkpoints / Due Dates. Please note -- this item was revised on 4/20/04 at 2:40 PM.
4/16/04: Project Calendar for Student Groups. Please note -- this item was revised on 4/28/04 at 12:10 PM.
4/22/04: Major Topics To Consider for the Feasibility Assignment. You may want to look at this CVHS students as you work on your projects.
4/27/04: Self/Group Assessment Form. This is the form that all members are to submit when individual assessments are required. Each person in each group should submit a form. The first due date for one of these evaluations is on Wednesday, 5/5/04. This differs from what we told you in class yesterday. We will not be collecting these forms on 4/28/04. A portion of your grade will rest on how complete your evaluations are. Please note: to complete this form, you must be aware of what all of your group members are working on.
4/28/04: "Balance of Plant" Notes and Example. Physics students: this is intended to get you started. Your fuel cell system will be different in a number of ways, but the approach you would use would be similar. Chemistry students: there is quite a bit good dimensional analysis and stoichiometry here -- check it out!
4/30/04: Cost Estimating Template provided by Greg Baker of OSU's Civil Engineering Department.
4/30/04: Cost Estimating Presentation presented by Greg Baker of OSU's Civil Engineering Department on this date.
5/4/04: Project Schematic (as discussed on 4/30/04). This provides a good starting point for discussion and identifying questions that need to be answered for each of the major portions of your design.
5/4/04: First Batch of Questions sent to Steve King of PNGC Power at Coffin Butte. These questions were sent on this date. RESPONSES ARE NOW POSTED HERE.
5/6/04: CH2M Hill Analytical Report on Waste Water Treatment Plant Gas (Page 1) (thought to be comparable to the gas coming from Coffin Butte). Misc. information is on this report.
5/6/04: CH2M Hill Analytical Report on Waste Water Treatment Plant Gas (Page 2). On this page, all of the constituents of the waste water gas (including H2S) are listed. In addition, methane content is listed at 60%.
5/6/04: OSU Chemical Engineering's Analysis of Coffin Butte Gas. See the note on the bottom of this page. All that we know is that the Coffin Butte Gas has more (5.7 times more) H2S (as a percentage of total gas mass) than the waste water plant gas has. Start with this as an initial assumption of landfill gas composition when working on your designs.
5/12/04: Second Batch of Questions sent to Steve King of PNGC Power at Coffin Butte. These questions were sent on this date. RESPONSES ARE NOW POSTED HERE.
5/20/04: Drawings (provided by Steve King) are now available on the following: overall site plan, AC Power Schematic, Existing Landfill Gas System Schematic, Blower Pad Assembly. These drawings have been taped up on the window of the display case in the science wing at CVHS.
5/21/04: Existing engine specifications:
All engines are Series 3516, 16-cylinder models
Serial # 4EK00419
Serial # 4EK00430
Serial # 4EK00435
5/21/04: The existing transformer at the landfill is currently being used at full capacity. An additional transformer will be required to service any additional power produced at the landfill. This would include not only the power produced by an additional fuel cell, but also the increased power that would be produced should the existing gas engines be replaced by more efficient fuel cell systems.
5/24/04: Guidelines for both your final report and the final presentation. Presentations will be made on June 2nd, however the exact time and location have not been determined.
5/24/04: Third Batch of Questions sent to Steve King of PNGC Power at Coffin Butte. RESPONSES ARE NOW POSTED HERE.
5/26/04: AC Circuits Notes. Here, find information on Real vs. Apparent vs.Reactive Power, Inductance, Capacitance and what kVA's and var's are. This could be useful if looking into transformer sizing.
5/26/04: Power Distribution Notes. General notes on all of the components of the grid to get power from the generator to your house.
5/27/04: Per Steve King, Coffin Butte's power factor is typically .87 (the utility likes to see .92). Typically current lags voltage most of the time.
5/28/04: MCFC PowerPoint Presentation Feedback from Mr. C / Mr. K. As of yet (1:00 PM), we still have received nothing from the SOFC groups.
5/28/04: ATTENTION ALL: PRESENTATIONS WILL BE HELD ON OSU'S CAMPUS IN WHITYCOMBE 109 ON WEDNESDAY, 6/2/04.. PLEASE BE THERE BY 2:15. THE FIRST PRESENTATION WILL START AT 2:30 PM. THE FINAL VERSION OF THE POWER POINT PRESENTATION MUST BE SUBMITTED TO MR. KIRSCH ON TUESDAY, 6/1 BY THE END OF D-BLOCK. OSU's ON-LINE CAMPUS MAP.
5/28/04: SOFC PowerPoint Presentation Feedback from Mr. K. (Turned in late so we don't have Mr. C's feedback).
2003-2004 Student Groups
Group Spokespersons are listed in red.
| Solid Oxide Group #1 | Solid Oxide Group #2 | Molten Carbonate Group #1 | Molten Carbonate Group #2 |
| Link to Group | Link to Group | Link to Group | Link to Group |
| Chemistry: | Chemistry: | Chemistry: | Chemistry: |
| Nicole Hammerquist | Maria Park | Sophia Mamoyac | Jeff Stark |
| Leah Koerper | Yane Park | Adam Shields | Mark Trembley |
| Simone Bailey | Caitlyn Zwang | Matt Watkins | Lee Brown |
| Jenny Smart | Naysan Khorvash | Adam Wisseman | Dave Nicol |
| Hannah Agnew-Svoboda | Erin Haswell | ||
| Danae Lincoln | |||
| Physics: | Physics: | Physics: | Physics: |
| Thomas Regan | Benny Alvin | Jill Bartholomew | Jiheon Kwon |
| Katie Payne | Thomas Yeh | Chris Brown | Jaemin Kim |
| Noah Bronstein | Kate Bateman | Nikhil Prem | Kevin Yeh |
| Tyler Naibert | Ryan Harper | Max Gummer | Scott Newbry |
| Dana Megowan | Jennifer Lacy-Nichols | Andrew Wilhelm | Brian Drost |
| Russell Rosenberg | Marshall Peterson | Shiraz Bengali | Beth Beaudry |
| Dylan Evans | Randal Hung | Vinu Lakkur | Megan Wolf |
| OSU ChemE Senior Mentor: | OSU ChemE Senior Mentor: | OSU ChemE Senior Mentor: | OSU ChemE Senior Mentor: |
| OSU Costing Mentor: | OSU Costing Mentor: | OSU Costing Mentor: | OSU Costing Mentor: |
| Robert Coleman | Kati Sprague | Jessie Fritch | Matt Davidson |
| Dan Finch |
Nick Hanauer, Michael Kim, Jiheon Kwon
Ryan Harper, Randal Hung, Scott Newbry
Beth Beaudry, Marshall Petersen, Megan Wolf
Chris Koch, Tyler Naibert, Russell Rosenberg
Noah Bronstein and Rachel Engelbrecht
Nik Matsler, Andrew Wilhelm, Thomas Yeh
Ryan Harper, Randal Hung, Scott Newbry
Shiraz Bengali, Vinu Lakkur, Kevin Yeh
Jill Bartholomew, Chris Brown, Nikhil Prem
Benny Ahlvin, Kate Bateman, Magan Do
Brian Drost, Dylan Evans, Jennifer Lacy-Nichols
Dana Megowan, Thomas Regan, Li Zhang
