MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECTS
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECTS
FINAL STATUS REPORT
SUBMITTED BY
Bennett Lee | Ethan Aaron | Mike Steltenkamp
Group #9
May 6, 2013
1|P a ge
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECTS
FINAL STATUS REPORT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROJECT OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
OVERALL DESIGN............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
TESTING/PROTOTYPING RESULTS.......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS/LESSONS LEARNED ....................................................................................................................................... 14
REQUIREMENTS COMPLIANCE ............................................................................................................................................................................... 18
COST ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
2|P a ge
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECTS
FINAL STATUS REPORT
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Provide a short technical summary of your project and again describe the problem/challenge you are addressing.
Problem at Hand
According to the World Health Organization, approximately 1.1 billion people do not have access to safe drinking water around the globe. There is a clear need for a household filtration system that can be implemented and maintained at extremely low costs.
FINAL STATUS REPORT
SUBMITTED BY
Bennett Lee | Ethan Aaron | Mike Steltenkamp
Group #9
May 6, 2013
1|P a ge
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECTS
FINAL STATUS REPORT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROJECT OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
OVERALL DESIGN............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
TESTING/PROTOTYPING RESULTS.......................................................................................................................................................................... 4
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS/LESSONS LEARNED ....................................................................................................................................... 14
REQUIREMENTS COMPLIANCE ............................................................................................................................................................................... 18
COST ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
2|P a ge
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECTS
FINAL STATUS REPORT
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Provide a short technical summary of your project and again describe the problem/challenge you are addressing.
Problem at Hand
According to the World Health Organization, approximately 1.1 billion people do not have access to safe drinking water around the globe. There is a clear need for a household filtration system that can be implemented and maintained at extremely low costs.