Crystal Oscillator Design and Testing for Supercritical Fluid Viscosity Characterization
Start: Summer 2022 | Expected Effort: 10 Hrs/Wk
Location: GT Campus 95% | NEETRAC (Off-Campus) 5%
Background
Supercritical Insulation for Energy and Cost Efficiency (SCIENCE) is focused on understanding the physics of supercritical fluid mixtures, so that they may be used in a variety of high energy applications. Understanding the viscosity of these mixtures is essential for applications that require fast-moving parts, such as a circuit breaker or electrostatic motor. Experimental characterization of the viscosity of supercritical fluids is essential to accurately develop equations of state to describe the viscosity of supercritical fluid mixtures. The frequency deviation of quartz crystal oscillators submerged in a fluid can be used to determine the viscosity of the fluid.
Compensation: Hourly Pay
Responsibilities
- Test off the shelf crystal oscillators and design custom crystal oscillator circuits in SCF
- Assist in the correlation of crystal oscillator frequency shift and SCF viscosity
- Present final model to research team
Requirements
- Currently enrolled as a Georgia Tech Student
- Basic Fluid Mechanics knowledge
- Familiarity with Computational Fluid Dynamics software (COMSOL, ANSYS, etc)
What to expect
- Trip to high voltage lab at the end of the summer to test the design in high-pressure SCF
- Work can be 95% on-campus/remote
- Potential for work to be included in publication due July 1
