The best day of the week.
A perfect day for a 5K run/walk!
Which is what we did. We went to Challenger 7 Memorial Park to suit up to run in the gloomy, chilly weather.
We were all ready in our Carthage headbands to run/walk our guts out!
By the time we all finished (some of us only walked) it was close to 9:30am. They had some bagels and fruit set out when the participants finished and were announcing the winners in each age group. Kim won second place for her age group!
It started to thunderstorm as we left the park and drove back to the hotel. It was difficult to drive in, but amazing to watch. We arrived back at the hotel and everyone took turns showering and napping. Over lunch, we discussed what we had to accomplish that day. Most of it depended on the weather. When the rain stopped we had to check the seals on the secondary containment.
So we carried the entire assembly downstairs (along with a bucket of water and a funnel) and proceded to fill the secondary to watch it seal. Unfortunately it didn't seal well.
(just kidding. this is us draining it. but take my word for it. it wasn't sealed to standards.)
Then it was back to the room to try again. We decided to take apart most of the secondary to get back in. It took us quite a while to get it apart and decide what we were going to do.
Around 7, we decided we needed sustenance, so we went for dinner. We had some good Mediterranean food, while a couple of the others had hamburgers and shakes or sub sandwiches. It was a nice break from the stress we were drenched in.
After dinner, we returned to the room to finish our current tasks which included tapping a hole in the top for the vent hose and fixing the drain. Both were accomplished before long.
Everyone was still a bit tired from the run, so we turned in earlier than usual.
Love the fact that I know two people and they're in a picture together in the bathroom :)
ReplyDeleteDiane/Miss Kane
Is that the same rig from last year, with just that large addition?
ReplyDeleteAlso, I still can't believe you are doing stuff with liquid! Just don't be like Polytech and bring paper towels for flight day.
Also, could you please explain what the experiment actually is? What are you trying to prove? Also, how can you fail?
Our experiment is validating the computer model of the Orion Downstream Propellant Tank. We're looking at the equilibrium position of the fuel (the glob it will make in the tank when gravity isn't there) and settling time (the time it takes to go from the equilibrium position to the bottom of the tank.
ReplyDeleteohhh ok, that's really cool. I wouldn't mind seeing the background section of your TEDP, it sounds like a cool project...the only downfall is the fluid part. Hope Dom hasn't been too hard on your case!
ReplyDeletewell, since we're using ethanol..it's a hazardous material, so we had to have a "tertiary containment" but we failed to notice that we needed it so we only did two containments.
ReplyDelete...until Dom said something. so now we have a vent hose that hooks up out of the plane for emergencies only.