Meeting start time: 2:00 pm

Members Present: Jose Ramos, Sage Pratt, Aaron Clark, Mathew Hunt, Eli Shoemake

Update on Gas-Booster Progress:

• Haskel AGD-15 gas booster is operational.
• Jose has put in a work order for pressure relief for the booster.

Social Media Progress:

• Aaron has set-up both the Twitter and Facebook pages for ISE
• The Lentil Festival requires paying a $175 fee and filling out a registration form

1. Jake suggested going to John Schnieder to look at club funding to see if that cost can be covered through WSU.
2. Jake also suggested speaking with Jacob Chen – a chef from food services that may be able to help us with Food permits.

Liquefier Updates:

• Threaded Die is on order, once it has arrived, VCR fittings will get threaded.
• TIG welded new VCR fitting for a better sealed connection to the VT.

What’s next?

• Install VT into liquefier.
• Install pressure relief on the gas booster.
• Conduct testing and continue with community outreach.

Meeting start time: 2:00 pm

Members Present: Jose Ramos, James Mitalas, Aaron Clark, Mathew Hunt, Eli Shoemake

• Discussed community outreach events:
• Setting up a booth at the Palouse Lentil Festival where we could give out ice-cream, flyers and stickers to people.
• Setting up a booth at the Voiland College day of welcome where we’d serve LN2 ice-cream as well as recruit.
  • This could include having a spin wheel to earn stickers or other prizes.
  • To enter or get ice cream you’d have to show us you’ve liked us on either Facebook, Twitter or Snapchat.
• Aaron is working towards building out our social media presence. That includes Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat.
• We are considering getting in contact with the Alumni organization to establish a connection there as well as with other organizations.

Technical Updates:

• It has been determined that the Haskel AGD-15 gas booster is operational and that all we need is the proper pressure relief for it.
• Ran through plumbing of the system with Eli, making through connections are correct.

Meeting start time: 3:00 pm

Members/Grad Students/Mentors Present: Eli, James, Mathew, Sage

• Began assembly the initial nitrogen experiment

1. Brazed together VCR fittings with SS tubing
2. Assembled cross for various measurements to be attached to the nitrogen dewar
3. Sealed 3 thermocouples to a pass-through plug using a two-part epoxy (J-B Weld)
4. Installed nitrogen gas bottle into storage container for safe experimentation
5. Face VCR fitting for VT.

Meeting start time: 3:00 pm

Members/Grad Students/Mentors Present: Eli, James, Jose, Mathew, Sage

• Discussed and decided on how much LH2 we’d like to be able to produce for the final design

1. Considered NFPA Documentation
2. To comply w/ NFPA, decided that liquefying 150 L of H2 max per day was acceptable.
3. Corresponds to 88.54 SLM total flow throughout the system
4. Ideally wanting 40% of the total flow coming out of cold side.
5. Corresponds to 885.4 L/min inlet flow.

• Eli started design documentation to record future needs & updates.
• Worked through safety documentation for initial testing.

1. Got oriented with documentation
2. Modified for the needs of ISE.
3. Formatted so changes can be made as further iterations are made.