edsgn 100 project 2: water filtration s ystem
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EDSGN 100 Project 2: Water Filtration S ystem. Team 2 Kevin West, Tom Dinh , Even Armstrong, Tyler Anderson. Sequence Of Project. External Search/Product Analysis Literary Review, Patent Search, Benchmarking Product Dissection Initial Assessment Customer Needs Gathering - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
EDSGN 100 PROJECT 2:WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM
Team 2
Kevin West, Tom Dinh, Even Armstrong, Tyler Anderson
Sequence Of Project
External Search/Product Analysis Literary Review, Patent Search,
Benchmarking Product Dissection
Initial Assessment Customer Needs Gathering Customer Needs Assessment
(Hierarchal Needs List, AHP) Concept Generation
Individual Design Creation
Project Management
Kevin Needs Assessment Background Research Presentation
Evan Literary Review Patent Review Pictures
Thomas Needs Assessment Progress Report
Tyler Background Research Benchmarking
Communal Brainstorming Concept Generation
Project Management Worksheet
External Research
Location: Nigeria Oil Production: Economic Backbone
9th largest in the world 80% of foreign exchange earnings
One of the fastest growing economies Urban and Rural Nigeria
Filtration Goal: Remove all harmful materials from water Top priority: Kill all bacteria that causes
disease. More information in AHP
More About Nigeria
Many rivers in Nigeria Major Rivers: Niger
and Benue 35% of people have
access to clean water
Community ownership and operation of rural water sources.
Many filters are not operational.
Product DissectionSilver-Impregnated Activated Carbon
Brita Filter
Membrane filter of 5 micron size
Literature Search
According to several reports, some form of Ceramic Filtration with activated carbon has been proven the most cost-efficient and effective way of purifying the waters of Africa.
100% of the water that was filtrated with the Ceramic Filter was free of bacteria, while water that was not filtered was only 15.5% free from bacteria.
In a report by UMI, they claim that water treatment by Ceramic Filtration reduces diarrhea by its consumers by 30-40%. Diarrhea is a major cause of death in developing countries because it causes the person to become dehydrated
Patent Search
Types of Possible Filtrations Coal Filter, Paper Filter, Micro Screen Filter,
Iodine, Ultraviolent Light, Boiling Water, Portability
Benchmarking
Scale: 1 is the lowest…4 is the highest Compared 4 different filters
Carbon/Charcoal Filter, Brita Water Filter, UV radiation, Ceramic Filter
AHP
AHP made through research Three main categories
People & Use: How many people can use it and how simple is it to operate?
Purification: How well does it clean out harmful materials in the water?
Production: How easy is it made, fixed, and maintained?
AHP (continued)
Concept Generation
Most important feature is purification of water
Make filter with material naturally available to Nigeria Easy to maintain and fix
Simple Design
Concept Generation
Morph Chart
External Design Internal Filtration Internal Detoxification