This week we assembled our prototype and tested it. The prototype took about 1 hour to completely dry a shirt compared to 2 hours for a shirt that was hung out to dry. So IT WORKS!! The fire was not as large as we would have liked due to a shortage of firewood, given a better fire we think the could have dried the shirt in a shorter amount of time. Also a thunderstorm ended our testing early. The prototype was very portable, we were able to carry the parts around in a sports bag. The assembly was easy we had everything together in about an hour. We used clear plastic painters cover for the chamber. We had a thermometer that could take readings from inside and outside the chamber. The highest temperature reached inside the chamber was 107 degrees Fahrenheit while the outside temperature was about 70 degrees. There was a good amount of air flow coming from the pipe at the fire's hottest. Condensation formed on the inside of the chamber and collected at the bottom.
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| Fire and Pipe |
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| Drying Clothes |
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| Super Portable Prototype |
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