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| - | ===== Introduction ===== | ||
| - | The aim of this project is to: | ||
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| - | - Explore the feasibility of producing fuel from air on a residential scale. | ||
| - | - Explore the efficiency of production of fuel | ||
| - | - Explore the feasibility of producing residential-use amounts of fuel using solar resources. | ||
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| - | ===== Project Roadmap ===== | ||
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| - | - Create a Pressure Swing Adsorption dehydrator/concentrator : This takes atmospheric air, filters out particulates, compresses the air, removes water, and produces a high-concentration carbon dioxide stream. | ||
| - | - Pass the carbon dioxide over a catalytic bed which converts the carbon dioxide directly to an alcohol based fuel, or converts it to carbon monoxide (CO). | ||
| - | - (Optional) Pass the formed carbon monoxide (CO) over a catalytic bed with hydrogen gas to form hydrocarbon based fuel (petrol, diesel) | ||
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| - | ===== Latest Update ===== | ||
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| - | ==== 06/01/2014 ==== | ||
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| - | A 19" server rack was purchased for this project to house all of the equipment. Power distribution to the various devices in each stage is to be achieved with 2x 6-socket rackmount powerboards which have been fitted into the rack. I am planning to use Raspberry Pi's as controllers - while they are very overpowered for this project, they are very flexible in development and debugging. As a result, communications between the controllers and the host will be achieved via Ethernet. I had a spare 8-port Gigabit switch at home which has been re purposed for this project, and subsequently mounted into the rack. I have installed a lockable rack drawer to hold some of my tools. I have found out however, due to how useful the drawers are, that I may actually use them to house the controllers - they are lockable, easy to open without removal for debugging, and can be supported in the rack without rack rails, and at only $140 delivered each, they are pretty darn cheap. | ||
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| - | {{http://users.tpg.com.au/adslp5v9/hsbne-a2f/a2f-06-01-2014-1.JPG|Rack}} | ||
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| - | ===== Previous Updates ===== | ||
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| - | ===== Bill of materials / Costing ===== | ||
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| - | * Server rack ($400) | ||
| - | * 2x Power distribution boards ($65.34) | ||
| - | * 1x 8-port TP-Link Gigabit Switch ($73) | ||
| - | * 100x pack of Rack Studs ($60.50) | ||
| - | * 1x 19" 4RU rack drawer ($140) | ||
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| - | ===== Total project cost to date: ===== | ||
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| - | $738.84 | ||
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