Scott Gennings
Queens University Mechanical Engineering Student
- Potential graduate for a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering in May of 2010
Interests
- Alternative and sustainable power generation
- Automotive applications including fuel cells and evolving technologies that are sustainable from the fuel source to the tailpipe
- Efficiency improvements in old buildings (building envelope improvements)
Current Courses
- Mech425 - Engineering for Sustainable Development
- Mech435 - Internal Combustion Engines
- Mech439 - Turbomachinery
- Mech480 - Aerospace Engineering
Engineering Experience
MECH 460 Final Project: Train on board power generation hybrid conversion
- Assessed the technical feasibility of converting a current train platform from external electric power generation to on board fuel cell / battery hybrid generation
- Optimized the fuel cell power, hydrogen storage and battery bank systems to suit specific functional requirements
- Proposed a final integration design using extensive power and duty cycle analyses
MDEP 437 Final Project: On board power fuel cell power generation for Toronto streetcars
- Similar project to MECH 460, except for a Toronto ALRV two car streetcar
- Determined power requirements based on duty cycle, then specified models for the Fuel Cell unit, hydrogen storage, and capacitors
- Considered overall environmental impacts of large scale hydrogen production