edsgn 100 project 2: water filtration s ystem

EDSGN 100 PROJECT 2:WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM

Team 2

Kevin West, Tom Dinh, Even Armstrong, Tyler Anderson

Sequence Of Project External Search/Product Analysis

Literary Review, Patent Search, Benchmarking

Product Dissection Initial Assessment

Customer Needs Gathering Customer Needs Assessment

(Hierarchal Needs List, AHP) Concept Generation

Individual Design Creation

Project Management Kevin

Needs Assessment Background Research Presentation

Evan Literary Review Patent Review Pictures

Thomas Needs Assessment Progress Report

Tyler Background Research Benchmarking

Communal Brainstorming Concept Generation

Project Management Worksheet

External Research Location: Nigeria

Oil Production: Economic Backbone 9th largest in the world 80% of foreign exchange earnings

One of the fastest growing economies Urban and Rural Nigeria

Filtration Goal: Remove all harmful materials from water Top priority: Kill all bacteria that causes

disease. More information in AHP

More About Nigeria Many rivers in

Nigeria Major Rivers: Niger

and Benue 35% of people have

access to clean water

Community ownership and operation of rural water sources.

Many filters are not operational.

Product DissectionSilver-Impregnated Activated Carbon

Brita FilterMembrane filter of 5 micron size

Literature Search According to several reports, some form of Ceramic

Filtration with activated carbon has been proven the most cost-efficient and effective way of purifying the waters of Africa.

100% of the water that was filtrated with the Ceramic Filter was free of bacteria, while water that was not filtered was only 15.5% free from bacteria.

In a report by UMI, they claim that water treatment by Ceramic Filtration reduces diarrhea by its consumers by 30-40%. Diarrhea is a major cause of death in developing countries because it causes the person to become dehydrated

Patent Search Types of Possible Filtrations

Coal Filter, Paper Filter, Micro Screen Filter, Iodine, Ultraviolent Light, Boiling Water, Portability

Benchmarking Scale: 1 is the lowest…4 is the highest Compared 4 different filters

Carbon/Charcoal Filter, Brita Water Filter, UV radiation, Ceramic Filter

AHP AHP made through research Three main categories

People & Use: How many people can use it and how simple is it to operate?

Purification: How well does it clean out harmful materials in the water?

Production: How easy is it made, fixed, and maintained?

AHP (continued)

Concept Generation Most important feature is purification of

water Make filter with material naturally

available to Nigeria Easy to maintain and fix

Simple Design

Concept Generation

Morph ChartExternal Design Internal Filtration Internal Detoxification