On to the flow bench

Good afternoon everyone!  It's Matt here, updating you guys on the progress we've made this week.  The data acquisition system (DAQ) is completed and ready to be hooked up to some cars.  The group is now moving on towards designing the flow bench that we'll use to test engine conditions.  

A few of the key issues we'll face are:

• Figuring out how to mist oil properly into the flow bench
• Finding alternatives to motor oil that still have similar density and viscosity but aren't flammable.
• Ergonomic concerns.
• Simulating the engine air temperature. 

On the website side of things, we've included a link to our project timeline so everyone who's watching can keep track of our actual progress and where we should be.  The timeline itself is quite aggressive, but we have sponsors who have been promised results!

Look for a new sponsor on the web page to be showing up this week.  I've just got to re-size an image and make a blurb about the company.  As always, we're very thankful to our sponsors, it's your generous donations that allow us to continue to work on our capstone!