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Sugar Brick: The Manual Briquette Press 2.009 Blue Team B October 21, 2004 Contents Development of the Design n Iteration 0 n Iteration 1 n Iteration 2 The Mockup Validation of Design n Compression n Combustion

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Sugar Brick: The Manual Briquette Press

2.009 Blue Team B October 21, 2004

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Contents

Development of the Design

n Iteration 0 n Iteration 1 n Iteration 2 – The Mockup

Validation of Design

n Compression n Combustion

Critical Issues

n Listed issues and solutions

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Development – Iteration 0

Problems

n Involves heavy

use of arms

n Uncomfortable

to use

n Requires

“three” hands to operate

n Slow process

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Development – Iteration 1

Problems

n Difficult to load n Still relies on arms n Painful repetitive

motion

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Development – Iteration 2

Successes

n Powered by foot/

body weight

n Increased

mechanical advantage

n Counterweight

improves stability

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Development – Iteration 2 (2)

Successes

n Easier

loading process

n Trays allow

preparation

f multiple

batches

n Notches

mark placement

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Validation – Compression

compression.avi

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Validation - Compression (2)

Results

n 47 psi for each

briquette (8 briquettes) from 160 lb. man

n 25 seconds loading

mixture

n 5 seconds of

compression

n 30 seconds loading,

unloading, and ejection Improvements

n Too much draft angle n Loading n Cleaning n Optimize mixture

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Validation - Combustion

Wet mixture – machine compressed Final mixture – machine compressed Dry mixture – machine compressed Final mixture – hand compressed

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Validation – Combustion (2)

Results

n Needed to use lighter fluid

n Used in Haiti

n Machine-compressed burned the hottest n Hand-compressed died quickly

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Critical Issues – Ease of Use

Solutions

n Slide through tray n Muffin tins n Foot pedal

Further Investigations

n Heavy duty trays n Various step methods n Better Loading n One person operation

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Critical Issues – Local Materials & Technology

Solutions

n Simple geometry n Modular Approach n No complex

Mechanisms Further Investigations

n Using other readily

available materials

n Creating press from

steel oil drum

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Fin

Thank you, goodnight and…

GO SOX!!!