EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS
even had their own interpreters for when we
discussed issues as a group.
The project was a straightforward
cooling system, but before the HP
discharge line went into the condenser, it
ran through a heat exchanger that was in
a tub of water to heat up the water as the
system was running. The evaporator was
another coil that had to be fabricated on
site, lying in another tub of water to freeze
the water to simulate an ice rink. Basically,
a heat pump system.
After all the safety briefings had been
done, it was time for us to familiarise
ourselves with our tools. All the tools that
were used were sponsored and everybody
got exactly the same tools to prevent
one having an advantage over another.
We had an amazing selection of tools,
from three different Fluke multimeters to
a DeWalt cordless drilling machine. The
equipment, too, was sponsored and most of
it engineered and organised through Festo.
After sorting out our workstations, we
returned to our meeting areas where we
discussed our project in furt