SUBC will be attending E-Fest this Saturday (i.e. tomorrow) at the Vancouver Public Library. The event showcases all kinds of great student teams, companies, and organizations relating to the disciplines of Engineering and Geoscience. So if you are interested in learning about Engineering or Geoscience or would just like to see some cool creations, drop on by. The event runs from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Hope to see you there!
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Posted by: gbossons | 16th Mar, 2011
Hull Pictures
Posted by: gbossons | 13th Mar, 2011
Fairing the Hull
So at this point we are nearly one full can of Bondo into the particularly dusty step of fairing the hull. The first half of the hull is coming along quite nicely and the second half – although it still needs some work – should hopefully be following suit as soon as we get a warm(er), dry day.
More good news, SUBC managed to acquire sponsorship from CD-adapco, who have graciously offered to supply the team with several licenses for STAR-CCM+. With this powerful fluid dynamics software the team can now work on designing more efficient control surfaces and propulsion systems.
Finally, we are hoping to have a booth at this years upcoming E-fest at Vancouver Public Library. I will post more information once we have confirmed we will be there.
Our progress to date:
- Hull mold complete
- First half of hull nearing completion
- Data acquisition hardware under way
More updates to come.
Posted by: gbossons | 16th Jan, 2011
Hull Mold Nearing Completion
So it took a little longer than we thought (and due to some ventilation issues may take a little longer still), but the hull mold is coming along! To date we have completed the inner resin layer of the mold as well as a layer of fiberglass mat, and have successfully separated it from the plug. All that remains is two more layers of mat and then affixing the mold to a wooden frame and then it’s on to the hull!
A few updates from SUBC:
First of all, we will be setting up a booth at the Engineering Open House this Saturday from 9:00 – 4:00 in the Kaiser Atrium. There will be other student teams present, as well as professors and students from all branches of engineering, and of course, a barbecue. So, come on out and take a look around. More information is available in volume 3, issue 11 of the e-nEUS.
As for our progress on the hull mold, we have had promising results from our materials compatibility tests. For one, we know are confident that the epoxy won’t melt the foam used for the plug. As well, we determined that the wax we hope to use as release wax seems to work quite well and, aAs it is easier to apply, it should help speed up the mold making process.
Remember, the open house is TOMORROW from 9:00 – 4:00 in Kaiser. We look forward to seeing you there!
Posted by: gbossons | 23rd Nov, 2010
Creation of Hull mold
Hey there, I thought I’d give a little update on what we are currently working on at SUBC. For the past little while we’ve been working on fairing the hull shaped plug we are using to make the mold. However, this being complete, we are now ready to move on to epoxying the surface of the plug, then on to making the actual mold!
Before we do this, we decided it would be best to do a series of tests to verify compatibility of materials. Such tests included, testing if epoxy resin and fiberglass chopped strand mat is readily separable from our release wax, and if the epoxy resin will have any negative reactions with the hull plug itself.
Initial results appear promising (i.e. nothing caught fire or dissolved), however some will need to wait at least a day before we’ll have the results we are looking for. After that we should have the information we need to continue with mold construction and we will, hopefully, have a completed mold by early December.
Posted by: doug | 14th Sep, 2010
New Members Meeting
The new school year us upon us and that means that the SUBC New Members Meeting, anyone intersted in joining the Submarine team should come to the Southeast corner of the CHBE building at 5:30 Wednesday Sept 22. There will be some pizza and the we will go through the project and answer any questions that members may have.
Location: Chemical and Biological Engineering Building, SouthEeast Corner(exterior)
Time: 5:30 Wednesday September 22
Posted by: doug | 10th Jun, 2010
Hello world!
This is Doug your captain speaking, finally, SUBC officially has a blog! Now you can keep up to date on the antics and accomplishments of SUBC, UBC‘s Human Powered Submarine Team. Stay tuned for more updates.