Argon Transfer Challenge
How do you safely transfer 70,000 tons of argon nearly one mile underground to the DUNE detectors? Learn about phase changes in matter and design an engineering solution to this ‘enormous’ problem.
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A new international mega-science project, DUNE (Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment) will use 70,000 tons of argon in the neutrino detector, located nearly one mile below the surface at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Scientists and engineers must answer the question, “How can we transport 70,000 tons of liquid argon to a detector in a cavern nearly one mile underground?”
Working as a team, students will learn about energy transfer and phase changes as they devise a plan to move argon to the underground detector.
Argon Transfer Design Challenge