MINI DESIGN PROJECT

GROUP: KRISTIN CLAREY & BRIAN MCMURRER

TEAM NORMS
Communication: make sure to always discuss changes, ideas, and anything that has to do with the project. Building: use only materials agreed upon and specified for prototype and final design. Consult with partner before making a change to either the prototype or design. Presentation: both the portfolio and the presentation need to be professional and well thought out. Finalize everything before turning it in. Tasks: 1. Brian researching existing solutions, build testing prototype, and finalization of project. 2. Kristin create a problem statement; create portfolio, and finalization of project. (keep up with all electronic paper work- p drive) 3. Group team norms, research problem, brainstorming, design ideas, building & testing prototype, finalizing prototype, and presentation/portfolio.

GANTT CHART
Group: Kristin Clarey Brian McMurrer Mini Design GANTT Chart Tasks Assigned to: 1/22/2014 1/24/2014 1/28/2014 1/30/2014 Team Norms Group Research Problem Group Create Problem Statement Kristin Research Existing Solutions Brian Brainstorming Group Design Ideas Group Prototype Brian Building &Testing Prototype Group Create Portfolio Kristin Finalizing Prototype Group Presentation & Portfolio Group ****ATTENTION: 1/28/2014 is blocked out due to school being canceled because of snow & ice. **** ****School was out due to hazardous weather conditions 2/11/2014 through 2/17/2014.**** ****My group was job shadowing on 2/18/2014 at ONS.****

2/3/2014

2/5/2014 .. 2/20/2014

2/24/2014

RESEARCH PROBLEM
Needed a system that was able to
purify some water that needed significant purification water purification systems are expensive

We decided to construct a water purification system that

was made out of inexpensive materials; that was fast, effective, and reusable; the filter must make a turbidity of 0.5 NTU to 1.0 NTU.

RESEARCH SOLUTIONS (PT. 1)

1. LifeStraw personal water filter
Reduces turbidity to 0.2 NTU $25 base price/ $21 filter replacement Length: 9 inches; Width: 1 inch High flow rate No shelf life, can be stored indefinitely

RESEARCH SOLUTIONS (PT. 2)

2. Katadyn Combi Micro filter
Reduces turbidity to 0.2 NTU 13,000 gallon capacity per filter Carbon filter $219.95 base price

SKETCHES & DESIGN

TESTING RESULTS
When we were doing prototyping testing with the different water samples, we started off with a turbidity of 120.7 NTU. After numerous tests and adjustments to the prototype, we eventually got the water sample to a turbidity of 63.0 NTU as the final result. However, the machine that told us the turbidity of the water sample was over shot by 1.0 NTU which made our final result 62.0 NTU. When this result is compared to the standard of 10.0 NTU for acceptable drinking water, our final filtered water sample clearly does not meet the regulations.

FINAL PRODUCT