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The Diesel Crew. Team 1. 2013-14. 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. Waste Vegetable Oil.
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The Diesel Crew Team 1 2013-14 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. Waste Vegetable Oil Fresh Methanol Pre-Filter Methanol Recovery Reactor Separation Bio-Diesel Waste Team members (pictured left to right): Thomas Voss, Angus Richeson, Adam Alexander, Michael Lubben Improvements on Rinnova design • Maintenance w/ common materials • Improved pre-filter (rinnova prototype broke down) • Faster (<16 hours) • Smaller (able to fit through std door)