Iron Dragons

Rosman | Exploring Venus Together

Exploring Venus Together - Iron Dragons

High-Level Project Summary

We have developed a CO2 boiler that utilizes the natural heat and CO2 of Venus. We condense CO2 into liquid and boiled it using the natural heat. We use the vapor to spin a steam turbine connected to a generator. To make sure batteries and electronics are kept at a stable temperature we have included a CO2 cooling system. The major problem with finding a power source to be used on Venus, is the Extreme heat and pressure.Our Project solves the problem of finding a power source able to be used on Venus, By utilizing Venus's environment as a power source.

Link to Final Project

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yZirKqMRXVQKWzNVlSwZPDdtazvMVdD52CcSmtYK1ac/edit#slide=id.g15d4a69ff7b_0_103

Link to Project "Demo"

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Mo25EaB28qXz8i_Yos9-13vRlWXdKO4D4OgmPKOggdU/edit#slide=id.g15d2904e3dd_1_0

Detailed Project Description

We have developed a system that draws Co2 from Venus's atmosphere filtering out any Hydrogen and Sulfur-dioxide that may disrupt this system. The filtered Carbon-dioxide is then condensed into liquid to be boiled. The boiling process consists of taking in external air from Venus which reaches temperatures of 900 degrees Fahrenheit and using it to boil the liquid Carbon-dioxide into vapor. The vapor then rises into a steam turbine which spins and produces electricity in conjunction with a generator, to then charge a set of graphene batteries . The vapor is then taken back to the compression chamber and compressed back down into liquid. We have a secondary Carbon-dioxide storage tank for an electronics cooling system that works in the same as a refrigeration unit.

Space Agency Data

https://techport.nasa.gov/view/92914

This source suggested lithium-sulfur batteries but we opted for graphene batteries. We chose graphene batteries for their charging speed, capacity, and weight. And with our system, we have a cooling system so heat wouldn't be that big of an issue.

Hackathon Journey

We're members of a robotics team that is run by the Full STEAM Ahead non-profit organization. We participate in FIRST Tech Challenge. FIRST stands for: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. Our Project choice is based on this years them "Energize." We looked for a challenge that focused on energy and power. When we saw Exploring Venus Together, we found ourselves debating about the best power source on Venus and we knew this challenge was for us.

We experimented with several different power sources on Venus, with a focus on utilizing it's environment.