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Solar Powered Clothes Dryer

Solar Powered Clothes Dryer. Joe Demarco Matt Pendleton Billy Beutler Mark Slusser Pat Reilly 9 December 2008. Design Process. Project Management Determination of Customer Needs and Definition of Problem Concept Generation Final Concept Selection

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Solar Powered Clothes Dryer

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  1. Solar Powered Clothes Dryer Joe Demarco Matt Pendleton Billy Beutler Mark Slusser Pat Reilly 9 December 2008

  2. Design Process • Project Management • Determination of Customer Needs and Definition of Problem • Concept Generation • Final Concept Selection • Initial Design and Assessment • Final Design • Analysis

  3. Project Management

  4. Customer Needs

  5. Problem Statement We, Team Craftsman, are aiming to produce a design for drying clothes effectively in a solar-powered, aesthetically pleasing manner. Our design must compensate for changes in weather condition in the Central Pennsylvania area. Also, our design must be kept eco-friendly, meaning it may not use excessive amounts of energy, nor pollute the environment in any way.

  6. Generated Concepts

  7. Generated Concepts

  8. Generated Concepts

  9. Morphological Chart

  10. Concept Selection • Main Criteria: • Safety • Cost • Durability • Drying Ability • Capacity

  11. Concept Selection

  12. Concept Selection

  13. Concept Selection

  14. Concept Selection

  15. Concept Selection

  16. Final Deisgn

  17. Final Design Parts

  18. Final Design Parts

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  20. Final Design Parts

  21. Final Design Parts

  22. Final Design Sketch

  23. Bill of Materials

  24. Assembly • Attach four side walls in a rectangle formation. • Fasten solar panel to roof. • Secure roof to side walls. • Attach door to back wall. • Insert heater and fan system in bottom of dryer structure. • Place grate on top of heater/fan structure. • Secure rubber mat on top of grate. • Insert two hanging racks horizontally in dryer structure. • Attach ringer system to outside of dryer structure. • Wire solar panel to heater/fan system.

  25. Design Calculations Standard Clothes Dryer - 833,000 watts per year drying clothes in a typical American family using a standard clothes dryer 119,154 watts per year absorbed by a solar powered dryer 100W per minute to dry clothes * 60 minutes to dry the clothes (6.03 kwh to dry clothes) = 6000W per cycle 6000W * 4.7 loads a week = 28200 watts per year 119,154 watts per year absorbed by a solar powered dryer – 28200 watts per year drying clothes = 90,954 Watts saved using a solar powered dryer

  26. Analysis • Cost efficient and durable materials – determined using material selection charts - aluminum alloy and nickel - plastic and rubber • Retail price at approximately $1999.99

  27. Conclusion Team Craftsman has engineered this dryer to meet the customer’s energy efficiency needs as well as maintaining a stable and thorough drying of the clothes. We have incorporated heat and air flow, the basics of drying, into our design in such a way that does not rapidly increase the user’s carbon footprint. Our large chamber with low-watt fans and vents creates the perfect atmosphere for air to course through the Eco-dryer 1500, drying the clothes rapidly.

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