Mentor Contact 6

Student: Anthony Fischer
Date: 11/9/09
Contact: Paul Fischer (Father), Personal Visit
Reference: Nozzle Design
Questions: How do pressure washers work?
Discussion:
Today, my father and I ventured out of the safety of our home to excavate nozzles from several different locations that bore less than favorable conditions. We picked up three new nozzles, one of them from a pressure washer (unfortunately, it is still attached to the handle and is quite cumbersome). These are now in my car and I am driving to school tomorrow. I hope to play around with them with Sam and figure out how exactly some of these work, so perhaps we can find something we can change or add on to our own design.

Mentor Contact 4 and 5

Student: Anthony Fischer
Date: 10/28/09
Contact: Paul Fischer (Father), Personal Visit
Reference: Nozzle Design
Questions: How do grooves and bumps affect nozzles?
Discussion:
Today, my father and I dissected more nozzles. We discovered that some of the nozzles have different grooves and bumps within the design that change the output of the fluid flowing through them. However, these outcomes are all ones that are unnecessary for my design. These outputs resulted in wider spraying of the fluid or even a mist.

Student: Anthony Fischer
Date: 11/28/09
Contact: Glen O'Heir (Uncle)
Reference: Circuitry
Questions: What do I need to make a circuit?
Discussion:
My uncle Glen also visited today as well, all the way from Flushing, Queens. He assisted me in comprising a list of all the supplies I needed to construct the circuit and the control panel. He taught me some more hands on basics to circuitry and even helped me create my very first simple circuit. My uncle will come back at a later date to help me build the real thing, once I get all of my supplies.

Mentor Contact 3

Student: Anthony Fischer
Date: 10/24/09
Contact: Paul Fischer (Father), Personal Visit
Reference: Nozzle Design
Questions: How does a nozzle function?
Discussion:
Today, I worked with my father (my nozzle mentor) on more dissections of nozzles. We hoped to further understand the inner workings of the design. The nozzles we opened up appeared the same inside as it did on the outside. We are going to open up more nozzles to see if perhaps the inside could have some sort of grooves or something of the like that would improve the air flow.

Mentor Contact 1 and 2

Today I met with both my mentors, my uncle, Glen, and my father, Paul. My uncle Glen is an electrician of some renown and my father is a retired twenty two year retiree from the New York Fire Department.

Student: Anthony Fischer
Date: 10/24/09
Contact: Glen O'Heir (Uncle), Phone call
Reference: Circuitry
Questions: How do I make circuits?
Discussion:
I discussed with my uncle Glen about the electronic component of my project, the control panel. He will show me how to properly wire the circuits when I meet with him at a later date. He explained to me that it is relatively simple to complete and he can show me how I need to go about accomplishing it.

Student: Anthony Fischer
Date: 10/24/09
Contact: Paul Fischer (Father)
Reference: Nozzle Design
Questions: How does the inside of a nozzle look?
Discussion:
My father gave me several different nozzles that we have begun to dissect to figure out exactly how the nozzle works. He has some knowledge of nozzles from his work, constantly dealing with the fire hoses. Both air and water fall under the category of fluids, so the concepts should be similar for each different type of nozzle.