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Hair Dryer Hovercraft

Hair Dryer Hovercraft. Team 2 Patrick Aldred Ravi Arimilli Charles Hudson Brittnee Robinson Aileen Zhao. Ideas Considered. Quiz Bowl Buzzer System Rejected due to lack of time Sun Oven Yeah, right Hair Dryer Hovercraft Only other viable idea that we could think of.

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Hair Dryer Hovercraft

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  1. Hair Dryer Hovercraft Team 2 Patrick Aldred Ravi Arimilli Charles Hudson Brittnee Robinson Aileen Zhao

  2. Ideas Considered • Quiz Bowl Buzzer System • Rejected due to lack of time • Sun Oven • Yeah, right • Hair Dryer Hovercraft • Only other viable idea that we could think of

  3. Hovercraft In Action

  4. Materials • 4 Hair Dryer Motors • 2 Boxes (attached with duct tape) • Duct Tape & Masking Tape • Foam Core • Surge Protector • Trash Bag

  5. How It Works • The hair dryer motors blow air into the box, creating a high pressure • The air is forced to exit into the trash bag • The small holes on the bottom of the bag keep the air in the bag at a high pressure • The air escapes to a much lower pressure outside the bag, creating a strong lift force from the air pushing off the ground

  6. 60 Amperes needed 6,400 Watts supplied Easy to move around Can load a maximum weight of 10 lb Power Features

  7. Design Details • Each face of the attached boxes only has to support 1 hair dryer motor, minimizing the stress on each face • The motors are offset so that they will not blow into each other and work against each other

  8. Attempted Improvement • Remove the heating coil • The hot air might cause some problems and all we need is air • Failed and caused an electrical shock of some team members, but luckily, these team members survived and were unharmed

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