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This project aims to design a breadfruit shredder and grinder for Haitian farmers to produce flour efficiently. The feasibility and selection criteria have been analyzed to determine the best concept for the machine's architecture and operation.
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P15482: Breadfruit Shredder and Grinder Brittany Griffin, Sam Huselstein, Alan Kryszak, Pat Connolly, Andrew Beckmann
Agenda • Quick Background • - Updated Engineering Requirements • - HOQ • System Design • - Functional Decomposition • - Energy Flow • - Benchmarking • - Concept Generation • System Design Selection • - Selection Criteria • - Concept Selection • - Feasibility Analysis • - Architecture • Risk Assessment • Updated Project Plan
Quick Background • Haiti • Breadfruit • FouFou • Shredder and Grinder
Engineering Requirements F1 = Contain Breadfruit F3 = Shred Breadfruit F2 = Collect Processed Breadfruit F4 = Grind Shreds
Feasibility • Question: How much flour can be made from one breadfruit? • Assume: Breadfruit is 70% water by weight, peel and core weigh approximately 0.2lb, shreds are completely dry (100% water reduction) • Analysis: • 3 breadfruit = $10.00 • 1 breadfruit = $1.98 • Therefore: 1 breadfruit = 1.67lb • 1.67lb * 0.7 = 0.5lb of dried fruit • 0.5lb – 0.2lb = 0.3lb • One breadfruit yields approximately 0.3lb of flour.
HOQ This format only allows 25 ER’s...we will need to reformat or eliminate some ER’s to make a complete HOQ.
Functional Decomposition Critical!
Benchmarking for Functions-Shred Ribbon Fry Cutter http://images.zesco.com/pimages/518/518-d-039.jpg Apple Peeler http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/7185U2IiWPL._SL1500_.jpg
Benchmarking for Functions-Shred Shredding Rollers http://www.lenzing-technik.com/fileadmin/_processed_/csm_grobhomogenisator_01_fc818f2f51.gif Blade Array http://www.chefscatalog.com/img/products/285x285/99884_285.jpg
Benchmarking for Functions-Shred Apple Peeler with Cutter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cam#mediaviewer/File:Nockenwelle_ani.gif http://tclauset.org/16_StGuides/ch13/picts/applepeeler.jpg
Benchmarking to Function - Grind Roll Crushers http://www.scribd.com/doc/30156582/Chapter-6
Benchmarking Functions - Grinder Mortar and Pestle http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjUwWDY1MA==/z/DNoAAOxygPtS5q4j/$_35.JPG Hammer Mill http://www.responsiblebusiness.eu/download/attachments/2588750/hammer+mill.jpg
Benchmarking Functions - Human Power Bike Power http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2011/05/pedal-powered-farms-and-factories.html Hand Crank http://www.prestowind.com/store/image/39og3/Hand_Crank_Generators_-_Wind_Generators_-_Survival_and_Emergency_Products_Crank-a-Watt_TM_Deluxe.jpg
Selection Criteria • Doesn’t use electricity • Available in Haiti • Easy to maintain/sharpen cutter • Effort required to operate • Easy to understand • Within budget • Peels and cores (bonus)
Feasibility • Question: Will grinding rollers need to be replaced? • Assume: Industrial rollers can be compared to style used by team, rollers used constantly for 3 months/year, Force from industrial motor > force generate from human power • Analysis: • Team goal: Product life of greater than 3 years. • 2 Manufacturers contacted through phone. • Rollers in mills must be replaced after several years in industrial applications • Since our application will only have heavy usage for 3 months every year and with less force than used in industrial applications, it is safe to assume the rollers used in our design will not need to be replaced during the lifetime of the product.
Feasibility • Question: Will the grinder used in Pat 2 be cost effective? • Assume: Grinder type already exists, online specifications are accurate • Analysis: • Country living grain mill • Material: • high carbon steel burrs – should not need to be replaced • Advantages: • Will not gum up if shreds are too moist • Adjustable coarseness • Easier than stone grinders • Disadvantages: • Will not grind as fine as ceramic grinders • Slow and tiring when done by hand ** not as heavily weighted • Cost for new set of grinders: $91.47 • Feasible: This is a feasible design, however, would be more costly than other options • www.onlygrainmills.com/country-living-grain-mill/ • www.einkorn.com/grinding-einkorn/
Feasibility Analysis • How much force is required to grind dried breadfruit? • Once a particle size is selected we can estimate the grind roller capacity and the force needed to crush the particles. https://html1-f.scribdassets.com/18nnuf2o1sjeg0m/images/3-9d3751ac00.png
Architecture Team 1: Apple peeler with trimming mechanism and grinding rollers MSD team Hand crank Overall machine structure Grinder Haitian farmers Haitian farmers Container Quality test Shredder Container
Architecture Sam 2: Shredding rollers and Grinding rollers MSD team Bike power Overall machine structure Grinder Haitian farmers Haitian farmers Quality test Container Shredder Container
TRIZ • Mechanical mortar and pestle http://www.retsch.com/uploads/sl/23747f6755854fd697495c7a8201dd93.jpg Benchmarking: • Highly technical design • Uses motors • High quality (expensive) materials Quick Feasibility: • Difficult to make tolerances needed • Difficult to scale to larger size • Materials most likely will not be available in Haiti • Design would be robust and would need to be prototyped to determine if flour quality grain sizes are plausible.
What could we learn from a trip to Haiti? • Possible market value of our product • Most/Least popular aspects about our design • What type of environment our product will spend a majority of its life • What materials are actually available in Haitian markets
Questions? • Do you have any design concerns?