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 Filter

Membrane 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 Chart

External Design Internal Filtration Internal Detoxification