Design of a control system for a mobile torrefaction reactor
Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2018.
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| author | Garcia, Alejandro, S.B. Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| author2 | Ahmed Ghoniem. |
| author_facet | Ahmed Ghoniem. Garcia, Alejandro, S.B. Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1202422019-04-12T22:33:36Z Design of a control system for a mobile torrefaction reactor Garcia, Alejandro, S.B. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ahmed Ghoniem. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2018. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 49-50). In MIT's Tata Center, work is being done to develop a mobile torrefaction reactor that can be used to aid those in developing countries in need of alternative sources of energy. A vital component of the reactor is developing an appropriate control system for the necessary components. The previous method of control has proven time intensive, inaccurate, and overall inefficient. A new control method is needed to allow for effortless control of the torrefaction reactor both in the lab and on the field. The new controller would have to be compact, control multiple components simultaneously and be uncomplicated to use. The proposed solution is to utilize a microcontroller board to develop a singular interface that would provide ease of use and the ability to accurately control all of the components involved in the reactor. It would utilize a simple numeric keypad to receive inputs that would be used to control the components and a small lcd display to monitor the system. Despite not being able to build the final control system, the framework for it has been developed here and suggestions on moving forward are outlined. by Alejandro Garcia. S.B. 2019-02-05T16:00:31Z 2019-02-05T16:00:31Z 2018 2018 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/120242 1083130152 eng MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 50 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Garcia, Alejandro, S.B. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Design of a control system for a mobile torrefaction reactor |
| title | Design of a control system for a mobile torrefaction reactor |
| title_full | Design of a control system for a mobile torrefaction reactor |
| title_fullStr | Design of a control system for a mobile torrefaction reactor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design of a control system for a mobile torrefaction reactor |
| title_short | Design of a control system for a mobile torrefaction reactor |
| title_sort | design of a control system for a mobile torrefaction reactor |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
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