The Diesel Crew

Pre-Filter

Waste

Separation

Methanol Recovery

Reactor

Fresh Methanol

Waste Vegetable Oil

Bio-Diesel

The Diesel Crew will be working to improve off of the work from team Rinnova, a 2008 Calvin senior design group, who designed and prototyped a batch reactor system converting waste vegetable oil from Johnny’s into bio-diesel fuel.

Team members (pictured left to right): Thomas Voss, Angus Richeson, Adam Alexander, Michael Lubben Improvements on Rinnova design

• Faster (<16 hours)• Smaller (able to fit through std door)

• Maintenance w/ common materials• Improved pre-filter (rinnova prototype broke down)

Team 1 2013-14