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December 18, 2001
UNM student from Los Lunas helps create device for heating water
University
of New Mexico student Luisa Archuleta, daughter of Melecita and Robert Archuleta
from Los Lunas, recently competed against other students at UNM in creating
a device to heat water using solar energy.
The competition was part of the final exam for a UNM Chemical and Nuclear Engineering 101 class. Students were assigned to teams of three to four students. Each team designed and demonstrated a device that weighed less than 20 kilograms and was less than 1.5 meters in length. No energy source other than direct solar energy could be used. Each team had 30 minutes to heat a small cup of tap water.
Archuleta’s project consisted of black wooden box which had a clear window.
The window was angled so the sun could directly heat the water.
Archuleta is a graduate of Los Lunas High School and is majoring in chemical engineering.
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