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dc.contributor.advisorEvelyn N. Wang and Anna S. Jaffe.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHui, Sam, S.B. Massachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-29T18:22:40Z
dc.date.available2012-02-29T18:22:40Z
dc.date.copyright2011en_US
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69512
dc.descriptionThesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2011.en_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of thesis.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 27).en_US
dc.description.abstractMIT Vehicle Design Summit is building ArchiMITes, a lightweight hybrid vehicle with a modular auxiliary power unit. For testing purposes, the vehicle platform will first be built as an all-electric vehicle. It will be powered by five lithium ion batteries that generate a total of 700 W of heat. Without a cooling system, the batteries will quickly rise above 50 'C and become damaged. This project seeks to design and put together a liquid cooling system to remove the heat from the batteries. Calculations indicate that the battery cell temperature will be 17.39 'C above the ambient temperature. This temperature difference incorporates a factor of safety of 2. Further studies on battery placement, working fluid fill methods, and fan and pump control are recommended.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Sam Hui.en_US
dc.format.extent27 p.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectMechanical Engineering.en_US
dc.titleDesign and implementation of liquid cooling system for ArchiMITes vehicleen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.B.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
dc.identifier.oclc775776455en_US


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