Process and Equipment Design for Frozen Car Public Art Exhibit

Abstract

The purpose of this project is to create a public art display that consists of a car suspended within a block of ice. The full-scale project will be constructed in the fall of 2007 and will be displayed in either Ann Arbor or Detroit in the winter of 2008. The project should involve the public throughout every step of the process from freezing the water to the car emerging from the ice. The goal of the ME450 group is to create a proof-of-concept scaled prototype taking into account heat transfer, manufacturing, structural, and environmental aspects of the design.