Week 2

This week we did numerous tasks that needed to be completed to ensure the gas tank would work. The first thing that we did was pressure test the tank. For the most part the tank was air tight; we found one pin hole in a weld that we will go back over to make sure the tank is safe to use. Then we volume tested the tank with the foam inside of it. We determined that the tank held 1.375 gallons of water. This is within the amount we need for our longest race which is the endurance race. We also started planning out all of the fittings and tubing we will need for the fuel system. In doing so, we discovered that the fitting we originally had welded in the bottom of the tank for the fuel outlet would not work like we had planned due to the way fuel lines will need to be run. If it was left alone the fuel tank would have to be mounted about 2 inches above where we wanted it which should raise the cg unnecessarily. We came up with an alternative to this and will be working towards correcting the issue over the coming week and finalizing the fuel system itself so that we can order the necessary supplies.