Rooftop Greenhouse and Biodiesel Plant

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Rooftop Greenhouse and Bio-diesel Plant

• Client
• Gioya DeSouza-Fennelly (IS 143)
• Team
• Albert Jimenez Jaimie Lee
• Shreya Kedia Edward Choi
• Wayne Chuang

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Problem Space and ConstraintsTransferring Heat
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• Weather
• Temperature
• Precipitation
• Structure
• 30x60
• School Roof obstructions
• Finances
• 50,000
• Regulations
• Fuel
• Testing ? Students Safety

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Current Progress
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• Research
• Patents
• Site visit
• Website
• www.columbia.edu/alj2110
• Design
• Housing for machines
• Routing heat into greenhouse

Photo by Eddie
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Design Specifications
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• Physical Requirements dimensions, shape
• Forces Involved weight, net forces are equal
• Flow of Energy
• Heating System and Backup
• Lifecycle durability, materials
• Easy maintenance

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Deliverables
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Satellite View of Roof
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Inside of Bio-Diesel Plant
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Top View of Greenhouse
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Alternative Solutions
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• Heating through compost.
• Energy from wind power.
• Energy from solar power.
• Heating through glycerin.

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Statistical Research
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• Statistics used
• Heating oil prices
• Time period
• 1995 2006
• Important features
• Only 3 negative growths
• Similar result for all degrees of prediction
• The price has tripled

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Future Work
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• Continuing research
• Barnard greenhouse
• Columbia U. Bio-diesel plant
• Revisit I.S.143
• Modeling/Designing
• Update Website

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