Underwater Engine

Type of Project:
Capstone Project
Area of Work:
Bioengineering
A team of 7 students is shown on stage after making a presentation about their creation: a buoyant engine that uses reversible hydrogen fuel cell to adjust buoyancy. The engine (named CALIPSO, for Chemical Aluminum Inflation Producing Submersible Oscillator) is shown on stage with the introductory slide of their presentation shown in the background.

Students build a demonstration testbed that uses a aluminum fuel and water reaction to create a buoyancy engine for underwater exploration.

Faculty POC
Prof Doug Hart
LL POC
Scott Van Broekhoven