Purdue Global Air Quality Service Project
This project looked to reduce the amount of indoor air pollution in kitchens in Kenya by increasing air flow within the kitchen and within the stove chimney system.
The chimney fan and improved stove design reduced the average amount of carbon monoxide in the kitchen by approximately 50%. My specific role included conducting stove tests to test efficiency of both stoves and chimney fan, and creating an info-graphic to summarize our research to stakeholders.
End of semester design review slides can be found at the links below.
Chimney Fan Design
Prototyping:
Fan Performance:
Stove Design
Previous Stove Designs:
- Conducted a boil test to evaluate stoves built by previous teams
- Neither stove design boiled the water, and both designs leaked smoke/heat
- Decided to redesign stove due to extensive damages
Stove redesign:
Educational Brochure
The goal of the brochure was to inform the residents of Nandi, Kenya of the health risks of indoor air pollution and to provide both simple and more extensive ventilation methods based on the research explained above.
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