CooliNiTi Nitinol Heat Engine Project _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________ Objective To design and prototype a new device using Nitinol for possible mass production and distribution. Additionally, to Identify a possible market for the product and construct a basic cost analysis for NDC. TImeline 1) Identify a market for product 2) Utilize shape memory or hysteresis effect of Nitinol Wire 3) Design a product unique to existing market products 4) Design preliminary tests to assess product performance 5) Prototype product 6) Assess prototype performance vs. preliminary standards Utilizing the hysteresis a prototype heat exchanger was designed to heat or cool a liquid medium for use in a heat exchanger. Results Prototype data did not match preliminary testing data of an observed single cycle ∆1̊ Recommendations