What an exciting week! I finally got the new office 90% ready and our new team showed up on Monday to begin work. The first thing to do is introduce our new engineers.
Seated around the conference table in the new office from left to right: Ed O’Malley, John Clarke, Azra Horowitz, Abhishek Sahasrabudhe
Abhishek Sahasrabudhe came to us after finishing his MS in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford. He has experience working on an advanced engine efficiency technology at Bosch Automotive. He was a graduate research assistant at Stanford where he was also a teaching assistant in the finite element analysis class. Abhishek completed his BS in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Pune in India where he graduated first in his class.
Azra Horowitz recently completed his BS in Mechanical Engineering and Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he studied internal combustion engines under Dr. Wai K. Cheng. He has designed a novel organic rankine cycle engine for powering submersible unmanned autonomous vehicles and was the winner of the Sherman Math Prize at Wesleyan University.
I could not be more pleased with our team, their knowledge of engine thermodynamics and design, and their enthusiasm. It makes Motiv a very exciting place to be and we have already launched the design effort on the new engine. This work is being done in our new office, of course. Here are some more pictures, before we got started working in it.
Desks with Dell M4700 mobile workstations and 23″ second monitors.
Brainstorming/meeting area
Break area. Fridge and microwave to be added to the already well-used coffee maker!
We started the week out with a review of engine thermodynamics, as well as general engine design concepts implemented in applications ranging from model airplanes to Ferrari Formula 1 race cars. It was a great way to get the gears turning (pun?) and prepare our minds for the task ahead!
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Good Luck Guys ! Take it slow through the conceptual phases.
Respect your CAD engineers as they provide ‘real’ proportions to things that can be
deceptive mind’s eye proportions otherwise. in the end the engine’s own paramaters
will tell you what it wants to be and even what applications for it are best.
Once you think it is perfect, sit back and ask yourself:
“Ok this is really Cool. However what would the next generation of it look like ?”
Better to be two generations ahead than one, but funds will dictate when you
will have to pull the trigger on prototypes.
If I were to pick a ‘best’ application it would be for small Hybrid Autos where
a larger engine/battery ratio is desired.
I believe that ultimately the trend for Hybrids will be away from large batteries
because the dirty nature of manufacturing and recycling batteries will progressively
be under more and more scrutiny as workplace health standards continually rise in Asia.
This trend will put more pressure on development of smaller high-efficiency Diesels
for hybrid use (a trend towards large engine-to-battery ratios).
All the best regards from an OP fan.
Thanks, Jeff!
Ed,
Well planned and well done – !
All the best to what sounds like a GREAT TEAM – !!
When can I buy one of your engins, and how much $?
Hi! We are still pretty early in the development stage, so it will be a few years before you can buy one. I am very eager to get to the point where we can sell one to you!