This report details the work of the Mechanical Team of Team OCULUS. The Mechanical Team was responsible for the design of the heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system, the sizing and selection of mechanical equipment and appliances, the design of the photovoltaic system, and the development of a whole-house energy balance. There were also miscellaneous tasks assigned to the Mechanical Team, such as designing the lighting system for the building and the selection of an electric car to be used in the competition.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Rogers, Nathan Andrew
• Andrews, Edward Jack
• Damlamayan, Ermina

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042519-163319

Advisor

• Van Dessel, Steven
• Rahbar, Nima
• El-Korchi, Tahar

Year

• 2019

Date created

• 2019-04-25

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Interdisciplinary
• Architectural Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright