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THE BATTALION
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 16, 1979
Tech obtains
home; hopes
to sell old one
United Press International
AUSTIN — The Senate Inter
governmental Relations Committee
Thursday recommended passage of
a bill by Sen. E.L. Short,
D-Tahoka, to allow Texas Tech Uni
versity to sell the president s home.
Short said the university has ac
quired a new home for its president
and sale of the old home would give
Tech a substantial profit.
Short said the old home was pur
chased with tax money for $65,000
in 1969 and now is appraised for
$125,000. He said the home will be
sold for $127,600.
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A&M engineers working to save energy
Cheap groundwater cooling system tested al
By KEITH TAYLOR
Battalion Reporter
A way to store groundwater in the winter for cooling use during the
summer is being studied by three Texas A&M University engineer
ing professors.
Dr. Donald Reddell, Dr. Richard Davison and Dr. William B.
Harris have been working on the project since last spring. The
project involves pumping groundwater to the surface, aerating it,
then returning it to the water table for storage, Harris said.
The earth is a good insulator and the water can be cooled almost to
freezing, Harris said.
When summer comes, the cooled water can be extracted and used
for air-conditioning, the chemical engineering professor said.
Water cooling and storage began Christmas day and has been able
to operate for 12 days since then, Harris said. Recent warm weather
has temporarily stopped the cooling process.
When in operation, the system will be able to process 150,000
gallons of water in a day, Harris said. The only limit on how much
water can be processed is the size of the spray pond where the water
is cooled, he said.
At the spray pond, the water is exposed to the air through a sprink
ler system. After the water is cooled, it falls into the pond and is
pumped back underground.
The process does not create any environmental problems because
the water is pumped back into the water table and prevents pos
sibilities of land subsidence, he said.
The process is inexpensive. The main cost is the initial capital to
construct the aeration system and buy the pumps. After this, only
routine maintenance is needed to keep the system operating, Harris
said.
A mathematical model was made of the project and a computer
showed that the system should work. The results of the project will
not be known until summer when the water will be extracted and its
temperature and quantity will be measured.
Harris and Davison worked on a similar solar energy project in
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1975. That project involved heating water by solar energy and storing Harris said he and Davison are also making a study on the possibil-
it for winter use. The project, called Solaterre, stopped after funding Ry of using geothermal energy m the new dorms being built on the
was discontinued west campus. This would involve using water heated by the earth's
The present project is being funded by the energy storage depart- internal heat, Harris said. The professors are raising funds to test the
ment of the U.S. Department of Energy. theory on the west campus.
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Texas A&M Sports Car Club offers
races, rallies for all enthusiasts
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By KIPP SHACKELFORD
Battalion Reporter
High performance car enthusiasts
don’t have to go to the Indianapolis
500 any longer to see and participate
in live racing events. Now they’re
held locally by the Texas A&M
Sports Car Club.
The club sponsors a variety of ac
tivities, including autocross, rally
and drag races.
The biggest event, held every two
weeks by the club, is the autocross.
It is a timed run, less than a mile in
length, around a marked course.
This event emphasizes driver ability
and is usually held in the Zachry or
Olsen Field parking lots.
Autocross class rules are taken
from the Sports Car Clubs of
America rule hook. Cars are hand
icapped, with some getting a head
start, so that each will have an equal
chance in the competition.
Entry fees for this class are $2.50
for members of the club, and $3.50
for nonmembers.
The rally is a timed scavenger
hunt in which a navigator rides in
the car along with the driver. At the
outset, he is given a list of instruc
tions giving him hints of where he
will find certain objects, and guides
the driver over a 30-50 mile course,
deciphering the clues as he goes.
Trophies and class points are also
awarded for this event.
The drag races the club sponsors
are based on stock catagories and
elapsed time (ET). The elapsed time
is the time the car takes to cover a
quarter of a mile.
These races are held at local drag
strips and are run according to the
rules of the tracks attended.
One of the most challenging
events is the Aggie Cross, a high
speed autocross, held annually at
the Texas World Speedway.
The club rents the track for a day
with money earned by working
there on such jobs as pumping gas in
the pit areas during races and clean
ing up the grounds afterwards.
This year’s Aggie Cross is
scheduled for April 21 and includes
11 classes for all production ears,
race ears, trucks, four-wheel drive
vehicles, and a special class for wo
men.
James Bittle, president of the
Sports Car Club, said the club
stresses that owning a car is not a
necessary requirement for club
membership. “Our club is for any
high performance enthusiast,
whether it he purely interest, or
actual participation in the races,”
said Rittle.
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cellent way to meet people with
common interests in cars. The club
holds car clinics, which give mem
bers a chance to help one another
with problems on their individual
cars.
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The club will travel to Austin
Sunday to participate in an autoc
ross with the Texas Spokes club, a
regional sports car club with di
visions in Austin, Houston, and
Temple.
The Sports Car Club currently
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began, more emphasis was plan ubatty
on racing of small sports ears. No
we try to make members, male
female, with any type of car fef
they have a place in our club,
Vickie Becker, secretary-treasm
of the club.
Becker said she feels the cli
much more organized this year
in the past.
Dues for the Sports Car' Club
$5 per semester or $9 for a full w
membership. Club meetings
held the second and fourth
nesday of each month, at7:3flp
in room 502 of Rudder Tower.
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