University Daily Kansan / Friday, October 21, 1988
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Students to redesign automobile engine
Daniel Starling/KANSAT
Contest seeks car powered by methanol
These six KU mechanical engineering students are submitting a proposal to the General Motors research group to make an engine similar to this one run on methanol. The six, from left to back, are Chris Harper, Overland Park senior; Randy Spector, Overland Park senior; and Mark Egner, Overland Park senior; and back to Doug Queen, Overland Park senior; Ron Moody, Lawrence senior; and Jeff Zret, Olatei senior.
By Janell Good Kansan staff writer
A new alternative fuel system proposal was submitted last week by six KU mechanical engineering engineers to the Society of Automotive Engineers.
The Methanol Marathon competition requires college students to redesign an engine to run on a fuel methanol and 15 percent hydroxyl.
The following students are participating in the competition: Mark Enger, Chris Harper, Doug Queen, Randy Spector, Overland Park seniors; Ron Mooey, Lawrence and Jeff Treftz, Olathe senior.
Moody said that he benefited from the project by learning how to turn in a proposal that was going through a review by a panel of experts.
"We were delighted to have the opportunity," Postman said. "The competition fit in with our ongoing mission of promoting methanol as an alternative fuel source."
Donald Postman, General Motors Corp. public relations director, said that in August, SAE helped sponsor the fuel competition, help sponsor the fuel competition.
"Methanol is a repellishable gas product." Gas products. Right now, there is little use for methanol, because there are no engines using this
Postman said that methanol would play a large part in the
future of the auto industry and a lot of companies wanted to tap into this commodity.
Harper, a team member, said that the proposal offered the group a chance to design something completely new.
"It will be our original design and it's great research experience to show a future employer." Harper said.
Harper said that modifying the computer system in the car to run on a different fuel would take the longest time.
GM will be providing up to fifteen 1988 Chevron Corsicas for modification to the colleges sub-major best proposals, Postman said.
Winning proposals will be announced on Nov. 15 and the winners will drive to Detroit to pick up their car. Postman said that students have modified April 28 to complete the engine modification where they can back to Detroit, where a road rally will take place on April 29.
He said that the road rally, sponsored by the Sports Car Club of America would begin in Detroit and finish at Lake Pontchartrain points, finish in Washington D.C.
"The modified cars will be judged on their performance in timing between check points and fuel economy." Postman said.
Donald A. Gyorog, professor of mechanical engineering, will
supervise the project
Gyorog said that the biggest problem to overcome was finding time to organize the project. He told us that they would work in people in the department in order to obtain three hours of class
"Students are on a tight schedule and receiving credit encouraged them," Gyorog said.
Gyorog said he thought that the group had a good chance of receiving a car and placing in the competition.
"KU is not largely known for an active SAE group, but I feel confident," he said.
Computers keep criminals at bay
Future of surveillance system relies on effectiveness, cost
By Jay A. Cohen Kansan staff writer
The use of electronic surveillance systems to monitor compliance with laws in Missouri is in its infancy in Kansas and may have one foot in the grave as
Last spring, Kansas courts and the state secretary of corrections received statutory authority to implement house arrest programs, said Bill Miskell. Kansas Correction Department Public Information Office
Miskel said that he was aware of about six counties that were using the system, but also had no system and that the possibility was under consideration in a number of
Various electronic monitoring systems will be displayed by four companies at a meeting tomorrow in Calgary to corrections officials, Miskell said.
Matese said there were two types of electronic surveillance systems: Active and passive.
The Douglas County Community Corrections Advisory Board is responsible for assessing the devices, said Mark Matese, community corrections director, who will be in charge of the investigation.
The passive systems, sometimes known as electronic handshakes, usually involve a computer that dials the offender's home at random intervals. The offender, who wears an electronic bracelet on his wrist, picks up a phone and bracelike it into a device attached to the telephone to verify his presence.
The active system usually consists of a radio transmitter, which the offender wears on his ankle, and a monitoring receiver that sends a
signal through the telephone line if the offender moves beyond a certain distance from the receiver.
"The systems don't ensure public safety." Matsese said, "they only detect if someone is in a certain place at a certain time."
Matese said Douglas County had already had a house arrest program monitored by two intensive supervision probation officers and a surveil
Matese said that although an electronic system might save officers some time, as much or more time could be taken up in the
Douglas County District Judge Michael Malone said that although a house arrest was useful because it was much cheaper than incarceration, did not disrupt families and allowed the offender to continue to be housed in their home in the community, he was "not very keen" on the use of electronic devices.
Riley County has attempted to use a bracelet system, but the program failed because of technical problems, director Frank McCov said in operations
"I'd much rather have the probation officer visit with the offender directly," Malone said.
Mecoy, he has devised a two-way video monitoring system that is being marketed by his wife's company, said that by making routine phone calls, a functional electronic device can be used to time work with offenders directly.
Med Center increase approved by Kansas Regents amendment
He said another advantage was the immediacy with which infractions could be detected. McCoy also said that positive reinforcement for offenders could result from compliance with probation rules.
Kansan staff writer
By Laura Woodward Kansan staff writer
PITTSBURG — The Board of Regents, in a meeting yesterday at Pittsburgh State University, approved legislation allowing the University of Kansas Medical Center's legislative budget and a separate amendment request to reduce
The first amendment was a request to increase the revenue for the First Reserve Fund Expenditure limited by $159,992 and a request to increase the fiscal year 1990 budget by $67,538.
The second amendment was to the Act of 1983, which emplemental appropriation for the fiscal year 1989 by $29.560 to serve an Animal Care Research Support Center.
Because of savings in the lease payments, the hitorparr is the Med Center request for the fiscal year 1990 Hospital Fund Transfer and opportunity limit purchase be more than $25 million.
The Kansas Legislature in January may consider a vote on the amendments to the Med Center's legislative budget.
"I expect the Legislature to be sympathetic when they realize the importance of the continued wellbeing of the hospital," said Chancel lor Gene A. Budig.
The first amendment was prompted by a shortage of patient care personnel. The money would be used to upgrade salaries.
Eugene Staple, vice chancellor for hospital administration, said the Med Center had 57 vacant nursing positions.
"I think we are on par with the large hospitals in the Kansas City area, but we have a better situation than many big hospitals in the country. But our situation is not as bad."
Keith Nitcher, director of business affairs, said Wednesday that the Miel Center also was in need of medical technologists.
"This (the amendments) is our goal," she said. "Bugid. The staff has spent a lot of time thinking about what it will take to make the Med Center compete."
In other business, Budig requested the new performing act to be named Lied. Lied, KU alumnus who donated $10 million for the project, is the single largest performer in the group.
"Although he did not obtain a degree (at KU), he continues to have great interest in the University,"
Budig said.
The Regents approved the revised architectural program for the performing arts center.
The Regents also approved the final plans for the Wescoe Hall cafeteria renovation.
Warren Corman, director of facilities for the Regents, said the renovation will cost about $60,000.
The cateraie has become so著名 that an eating aid is laying people on the floor by having them spend the money to spend the food up to upgrade it, "he said. I think it will look somewhat different."
Once again, the Regents affirmed their support for the Margin of Excellence.
Stanley Kopik, executive director of the Regents, said the results of the legislative post audit study showed the importance of the Margin.
The audit revealed that faculty salaries at Regents schools were lower than those at peer institutions.
"I think the peer comparison is very important," he said. "There we are, and it will never suggest that we would be driven by other states. I think it is important that we compare ourselves to a group of peer institutions."
Building contract to be awarded for University Press warehouse
By Mark Fagan
Kansan staff writer
Bids on the $406,000 University Press Warehouse were opened yesterday afternoon in Topeka, but officials are uncertain which contractor will be awarded the contract.
Galen Greenwood, state contracting officer in the division of purchases, said the apparent low bidder was Hunger Construction Corp. of Topka, which bid for the building construction Co. Inc. of Kansas City, Mo., bid $284.549
The warehouse would add storage space for 650,000 volumes of printing material to the printing services division.
Greenwood said Rimer Construction was the low bidder now, but nothing was definite. Contracts are awarded to the lowest bid that meets the terms of the contract.
"He is the low binder on paper, but the University has to accent him first." he said.
Greenwood said the issue was complicated because there were alternates to the base contract that could change who the low bidder actually was. The University must make the decision, he said.
"They can accept the base bid plus any of the alternates." he said.
Fred M. Woodward, director of the University Press in Kansas, said the contract could be awarded in three to four years.
Woodward said there were three alternatives to the base contract for the 10,000-square-foot warehouse. He had two options: either a 250,000-square-foot building or a 400,000-square-foot building.
"All along, I felt we needed the additional space," he said. "It wasn't worth building the building without it. I'm absolutely certain we'll be awarding the contract based on the bay."
Woodward said the contract's first alternate, the storage bay, would certainly be added.
storage bay, a brick veneer on the south and east sides of the building and an identification sign.
If so, the low bidder would be Heritage, at $119.937.
Rinner would be next at $220.319. However, that does not necessarily mean that Heritage would get the contract. Woodward said.
"You have conflicting goals," he said. "Facilities planning will be for a building with little maintenance. I'm interested in spending as little as possible, so we can spend more on books.
Woodward said both facilities planning and the
storage of water on the storage bay, but
disputed on the other side.
"There'll be some polite arm wrestling."
Woodward said the University Press was financing the entire project from revenues earned from printing sales, and from fees paid by the publisher.
H heritage's bid for the base contract plus all three alternates was $434.66. Rinner's bid was $492.55.
He said he had received authorization in January to spend $330,000 on the project, excluding architectural and other fees, from the University Press of Kansas Board of Trustees.
"I expect to get approval for additional moneys," he said.
"We're talking about less than $400." he said.
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