DCU Expo 2024 - Final Year Projects

16 Mechanical andManufacturing Engineering (Year 4) PROJ. NO. PROJECT TITLE PROJECT AREA PROJECT TECHNOLOGY 101 Retrofitting Residential Buildings by Integrating Sustainable Technologies: PV Panel and Heat Pumps 3-DModelling, Data Analytics, Sustainable Technology Design Builder 111 An Evaluation of the Constraints to Creating a Circular Economy for Rare Earth Elements (REEs) Used inMobile Phones and Other Electronic Devices. Educational, Environmental Mapping, Image/Video Processing, Social Networking, Wireless Technology, Life Cycle Assessment Excel/VB, 118 Development of a Thermal Model to Determine the Heating and Cooling Load in a Greenhouse in an Irish Climate 3-DModelling, Thermodynamics DesignBuilder 123 An Investigation into the Artificial Rapid Patination of Brass Alloys AdditiveManufacturing, Mechanical Design and Manufacture ImageJ 124 Investigating Feasible Retrofit Plans Specific to Irish Residential Buildings: A Techno-Economic Study Energy Conservation, Renewable Energy Technology, Simulation, Statistical Analysis, Economic Analysis Excel/VB, DesignBuilder/ Energy Plus 126 Investigation of the Travelling Salesman Problem Data Analytics Python, R 129 Electronic DrumPad Design Device Design, Sensor Data, Sensor Technology Excel/VB, Solidworks, Hantek 1008 132 Development and Testing of a Rotary BladeWind Turbine 3-DModelling, Additive Manufacturing, Electric Generation, Mechanical Design andManufacture, Renewable Energy Technology Excel/VB, Matlab, Solidworks 133 Bubble Formation fromMicrotextured Surfaces in (Photoelectro-)Catalytic Water Splitting AdvancedMaterial Engineering, Electric Generation, Renewable Energy Technology Excel/VB, Femtosecond Laser, SEM, Electrolysis, Optical Profilometry, Goniometer 134 Design, Manufacture and Assembly of a Non-Circular Gear Train 3-DModelling, Additive Manufacturing, Mechanical Design andManufacture Solidworks 136 PlasticWelding Using NichromeWire AdvancedMaterial Engineering, FluidMechanics, Materials Testing Excel/VB, LabVIEW, Solidworks, Microfluidics 206 Develop a Smart Dashboard of Ireland's Climate Emissions, Targets and Progress Data Analytics, Databases, Educational, GPS/GIS, Graphics, Information Retrieval, Multimedia, Social Networking, Web Application JavaScript, React.js