Hi, I'm a Mechanical Engineer with a passion for renewable energy, energy storage, and mechanical design. I'm motivated to make an impact by solving difficult problems.
Hi, I'm a Mechanical Engineer with a passion for renewable energy, energy storage, and mechanical design. I'm motivated to make an impact by solving difficult problems.
This project involved Designing, Builing, and testing a fixture to apply constant pressure on batteries independent of swelling/displacement.
The main objective of this project was to determine if liquid cooling systems could be created by 3D printing metal-infused plastic. The goal was to see if a hobbyist, budget, 3D printer could create a system that cools a battery cell using water as the cooling fluid. The copper-infused cooling system was able to cool the heat source at 40W of power and kept the temperature of the bottom of the battery under 60°C. The copper-infused system had 3.3 times the conductivity of the plastic system, which was less than expected, possibly due to contact conductivity loss.
At Oxford Brookes University, I optimized the 600V battery pack cooling and electronics packaging. I also helped build/service the battery pack, and fabricate aerodynamic parts. Photo credit: Oxford Brookes Racing
Studied the effect of battery pack size on carrying capacity, and the resulting effects on vehicle range for a Class 8 Heavy-Duty Truck. Pack size varied from 399-513 kWh, with the 399kWh battery pack reaching its minimum voltage with 50% and 100% loads. Link
This study used STAR-CCM+ to numerically compare cornering aerodynamics of motorcycles to straight-line aerodynamics for a high-performance motorcycle and rider. Resulting drag coefficients were 0.44 for the upright scenario and 0.55 for the cornering scenario. The cornering scenario had increased lift and frontal area, and introduced a roll moment, yaw moment, and a side-force.
Do you ever listen to songs in Spanish and wish you knew the meaning of some words? Searching on google takes too long, and looking up lyrics online shows you all the words, which does not help you learn dynamically. Lyric Language Learning solves these problems! Enter lyrics, play your music, and if you don't recognize the word, click it to get the translated word! learn Spanish at your own level through music!
Find yourself wiggling around while taking tight corners in your local track/autocross event? Slap on a Laptight seat belt holder. This little guy clamps on to your seatbelt just above the buckle, keeping your rear end strapped down to the seat for faster lap times and more fun on the road!
A water pump system was designed and built to allow students to gather data using sensors monitored by an Arduino. Conducted at Oxford Brookes University, for the laboratory lecture I led.
Do you use a fork to eat dinner? How about a knife? How about a spoon for soup? What if you could use just one utensil instead of 3? Introducting the Sporknyfe. Solve all your eating problems by using one tool for any job!
Does your popcorn machine shoot out kernels before they're popped? Mine does. The popcorn machine tilter fits snuggly onto the base of the machine and keeps those pesky kernels in place until they turn into a crunchy, salty treat.
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