The Ohio State University

Abstract:
On September 25th, 2009, a team of OSU students recorded a new Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) land speed records (flying kilometer and flying mile) for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, with speeds in excess of 300 mph. This is the first time that a vehicle fueled by hydrogen and powered by fuel cells has achieved speeds in the 300s. This record is the culmination of five years of planning and execution on the part of a team of OSU engineering students. This seminar will talk about the history of the electric land speed record team at OSU, and will describe in some technical detail the fuel cell power system and the vehicle.

Author Bio:
Dr. Giorgio Rizzoni is currently the director of the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) at Ohio State University, and the Ford Motor Company Chair in Electromechanical Systems. Dr. Rizzoni also serves as professor in the Departments of Mechanical and Electrical and Computer Engineering. CAR developed and built several hybrid electric and fuel cell vehicles including The Buckeye Bullet which set the U.S. Electric Land Speed Record (USELSR) for electric‐powered vehicles at 314.925 mph.

Ed Hillstrom is a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering. His primary responsibility as a member of the Buckeye Bullet 2 team is the cooling design of the vehicle.

All seminars are held in E001 Scott Laboratory.