Note: The project is in progress

Background

Between homemade masks and full blown PAPR systems there do not exist enough solutions to provide more comfort and functionality to the general population.

The general population will be required to use and increase mask usage until this pandemic ends.

1. Objectives

1. Research and understand previous devices. Contribute to a database comparing masks.

2. Research and understand breathing

3. Research and understand air filtration

6. Develop, manufacture and test a brassboard / breadboard level prototype.

7. Engineer to specifications below.

2. SPECIFICATIONS

1. Air flow efficiency

2. APF : 5-25

3. AHF : 4

4. weight :  200 g

5. duration : 1 hr

6. Flow : 32 - 150 Lpm 

7. FEATURES

1. scalable duration

2. power indication

3. ease of sanitization

3. ConstraintS

1. Budget : 800$

2. The power source shall be AA sized batteries

4. TESTING

1. Comparative testing [human].

2. Niosh N95

3. Particle dispersion visualisation.