Degree
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Major(s)
Chemical Engineering
Document Type
Immediate Open Access
Abstract
The goal of this thesis is to develop a chemical timer for Chem-E Car (Chemical Engineering Car), that is as inherently safe as possible. Chem-E Car is an undergraduate competition held at the regional and national conferences of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers that, “increases awareness of the chemical engineering discipline among the public, industry leaders, educators, and other students” (“Chem-E-Car Competition,” 2020). Students are tasked to build a shoebox sized car powered and stopped by chemical reactions and this car must travel a distance between fifteen and thirty meters in under two minutes. Teams are scored on traveling the correct distance and creativity. The exact distance is not known until the day of the competition, so cars include a chemical mechanism to adjust how far the car travels before it stops. For this study a chemical timer was developed for the Chem-E Car competition.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.54718/MMFA8859
Date Defended
4-1-2021
Thesis Director
Bricka, Mark
Second Committee Member
Jessop, Julie
Third Committee Member
Farmer, Angela
Recommended Citation
Harvey, Mitchell, "Development of a Novel Chemical Timer" (2021). Honors Theses. 128.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/honorstheses/128
