Concordia engineering students pack big innovations into tiny cars
On April 11, the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering hosted its third annual Micro Steam Car Competition.
The micro steam car design project is part of the thermodynamics course for second- and third-year mechanical engineering students. In it, students design and build cars of approximately 30 centimetres in length that are powered by a soda-can water boiler, a pin-sized nozzle and a turbine that drives the front wheels.
The project culminates in a competition that challenges the cars to travel as far as they can on a restricted amount of solid fuel tablets.
This year, Under Pressure, a team comprised of Michael Cohen, Gian Quinto Fatigati, Andrew Jorge and Nicolas Konow, took the top spot. Second place went to Not-Car, with members Dimitri Markou, Andrew Halarides, Shams Khan and Jegajeevan Visvalingam. Turtle Speed, a group consisting of Hai Zhang Philippe Simard, Hubert Berezowski and Christophe Aoki, clinched third.
Take a look at some photos from the competition above.