Chance Messer

Odessa High School junior Chance Messer has been selected by the International Sustainable World Energy, Engineering and Environment Project Olympiad (I-SWEEEP) to present his engineering research, "Engineering Flettner Rotors to Increase Propulsion." His engineering design utilizes the Magnus effect, where two tall rotating cylinders (Flettner rotors) placed onto the deck of a cargo boat would increase its propulsion by 15 percent. Increasing the propulsion would decrease travel times and therefore also fuel costs and emissions. Without wind to assist the Flettner rotors, Messer increased pro...