Formal Progress Update Outline (MP2)

• Introduction

• Background
• Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
• Oil Tankers

• Design Brief
• Group: Design and create an educational system to model the capture and transport of oil from undersea gushers.
• Individual: To design and construct a model of a device capable of transferring an oil-like substance to a retrieval storage device 

• Construction Introduction
• Discuss chosen solution (Solution #4)
• Introduce the model
• Introduce the finished product

• Construction Process
• Talk about pictures taken during construction
• Discuss the construction process for the final product
• Discuss the final product
• Demonstrate how it works

• Summary
• Oil Response Project
• Put together the tanker
• Still need to figure out the system that stops the oil flow into the tanks
• Still have to figure out the mooring system
• Work left to do- About 65%

• Conclusion

FP Outline

* Introduction

* Background of the Problem
     - Deepwater Horizon Explosion "BP Oil Spill"

* Design Brief
     - Group: To design and create an educational system to model the capture and transport of oil from undersea gushers
     - Individual: To design and construct a model of a device capable of transferring an oil-like substance to a retrieval storage device.

* Specs
     - Must remain inside of tank at all times during testing
     - Must be able to stay on the surface of the water
     - Must be able to gather all oil without any help
     - Must be free of any leaks

* Limits
     - Cannot exceed the size of the tank
     - Cannot take to long to build (preferably before testing)
     - Total cost cannot exceed $200
     - Power cannot exceed the amount of power available for the entire model to use

* Test Procedures
     - Will model transportation of the captured well oil to a retrieval storage device
     - Amount of "oil" will be measured before and after the transportation stage
     - "Oil" lost will show how bad the system is
     - Multiple videos should be taken from different angles to document the results accurately
     - Sample Questionnaire:
          1) Was more "oil" added to the water during transportation?
          2) Did the transportation stage run smoothly?
          3) How convenient is the method of transportation chosen to transport the oil-like substance?
          4) Is there a simpler way to transport the substance?

* Brainstorming
     - Getting the oil out of the water:
          1) Water Vacuum System
          2) Oil Skimmer
          3) Oil Sorbent
          4) Manually
     - Moving the oil from the rig:
          1) Small Barge (ideal for moving small amounts of oil)
          2) Small Tanker
          3) Large Tanker (ideal for moving massive amounts of oil)

*Conclusion