MRI: Acquisition of an Analytical Instrument for Biofuels Emissions Research

1039787soloiu本MRI提案申请资金购买堀场MEXA-1230PM颗粒物分析仪，用于在多学科研究项目中研究生物燃料燃烧产物。它将补充佐治亚南方大学？美国对可再生能源研究和教育的承诺，体现在其花费超过40万美元购买测试发动机、测功机和分析仪器。虽然生物燃料燃烧通常比石油燃烧“更清洁”，但其产物，包括煤烟，仍然是一个紧迫的问题。对该提案的支持将极大地扩展佐治亚南方大学在生物燃料配方、燃烧和排放领域贡献新想法和新方法的能力，同时提高本科和硕士的科学教育和研究经验。所要求的仪器将由我们的工程、燃烧、控制、公共卫生和化学教师以及整个地区的合格研究人员使用。来自艾伦保尔森科技学院的六名教师，来自徐建平公共卫生学院的一名教师，以及来自Herty先进材料开发中心的三名研究人员帮助准备了这项提案。

1039787SoloiuThis MRI proposal requests funds to purchase a Horiba MEXA-1230PM particulate matter analyzer that will be used to study biofuel combustion products in a multidisciplinary research program. It will complement Georgia Southern?s commitment to renewable energy research and education, demonstrated by its spending over $400,000 to purchase test engines, dynamometers, and analytical instrumentation. While biofuel combustion is typically "cleaner" than that of petroleum, its products, including soot, remain an urgent problem. Support of this proposal will greatly expand Georgia Southern's ability to contribute new ideas and approaches to the fields of biofuel formulation, combustion, and emissions, while enhancing both undergraduate and Master of Science education and research experience. The requested instrument will be used by our faculty in engineering, combustion, controls, public health, and chemistry as well as qualified researchers throughout the region. Six faculty from the Allen E. Paulson College of Science and Technology, one from Jiann Ping Hsu College of Public Health, and three researchers from the Herty Advanced Materials Development Center helped to prepare this proposal.