Keegan Eom Erdmann
Engineering (mechanical systems)
Hometown: Gilbert, Arizona, United States
Graduation date: Fall 2027
Additional details: Honors student
FURI | Spring 2025
Air-free Transfer Vessel for Sensitive Energy Storage Materials
In order to research lithium samples, it becomes necessary to have an air-free transport vessel to prevent lithium samples coming into contact with air while transporting it to the SEM. This prevents the sample from oxidizing, keeping the sample pure for ideal testing. Our team has a model already, but our team desires to try to make a design that will last longer and be smaller.
The original design of the vessel was built using Aluminum 6061. Our team plans on changing the material to Stainless Steel to make it stronger and should make it able to withstand a higher seal with a tighter vacuum. Since the tighter vacuum will make the airtight seal more secure, it should increase the length of time it can hold the sample without leakage. The stronger material will also allow for the vessel to be able to withstand the stress and strain of the vacuum, even if the vessel is made to be smaller.
Mentor: Xin Xu
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