Week 10

Overview of Status of Analysis, Design, Fabrication, Tests, etc.

• • Finalized Rocket Stove Design

  • Shut down operational testing by SD Fire Dept

    • Could not progress with further analysis of Brick Channel Prototype

    • Brick Channel Prototype believes to have high rate of success in Uganda Implementation

Accomplishments from Previous Week

• • Promising (very!) run of Brick Channel Prototype

  • Further analysis and characterization of Rocket Stove Design

Goals for Next Week (list names after each item). Use specific and measurable objectives.

• • Finalize Poster Board

  • Meeting tomorrow Tuesday March 13th at Ecolife for Final Sponsor Review

  • Deliver Prototypes to Ecolife and Manuals

Sponsor Comments from Last Meeting and Actions Taken to Address these Comments

• • Liked the Charcoal we delivered

    • They want more charcoal for briquette mechanism testing

Instructor Comments from Last Meeting and Actions Taken to Address these Comments

• • We discussed Assembly and Operational Manual's

  • Talked about correlation between 2 different designs

    • Have a little data on this, but due to fire dept shutting down not as thorough as would have preferred

Left to Right: Brick Channel Prototype towards end of reaction w/ bricks to seal lid. Tayama Burner w/ blue flame from propane under 55 gallon Brick Channel Prototype. 55 Gal Brick Channel Prototype Foundation w/ burner in center. 55 gal Brick Channel Prototype loaded w/ feedstock.

Schedule

• • Tuesday, March 13th at 11am sponsor final review at Ecolife office in Escondido (bring all charcoal and prototypes to exhibit)

  • Friday, March 16th have final poster board, report, and manuals complete

  • Deliver all final prototypes to Ecolife after wednesday presentations along with explanation of how to continue product development

Budget (list amount spent and amount remaining)

• • Remaining: $400 

    • May use to buy another Tayama Burner set and pipe fittings for Ecolife to have in order for another prototype fabrication

Progress on Report and Webpage

• • Webpage is updated with all project photos

  • This week will be spent finalizing report, webpage, and poster board