Micro Steam Car Competition 2014

Friday, April 11 was the day of the 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. Students design and build a car approximately 30 cm long powered by a soda-can water boiler, a pin-sized nozzle and a turbine which drives the front wheels. The project culminates with a competition in which the objective is to achieve maximum distance traveled on a restricted amount of solid fuel tablets.

This year's top-ranked teams were:

1. Under Pressure
Members: Michael Cohen, Gian Quinto Fatigati, Andrew Jorge, Nicolas Konow

2. Not-Car
Members: Dimitri Markou, Andrew Halarides, Shams Khan, Jegajeevan Visvalingam

3. Turtle Speed
Members: Hai Zhang, Philippe Simard, Hubert Berezowski, Christophe Aoki

For more photos of the competition, visit the flickr page.