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B9 Plastics http://www.b9plastics.org is a not for profit organization dedicated to social and environmental improvement through the use of certain materials (plastics). The current product they are working on is called The Better Water Maker (BWM). The BWM is a water treatment device that treats 1/2 gallon of water per minute. The device uses a human powered crank to generate power for the device at 12v. Systems are currently being field tested in Africa, Haiti, Peru, Tibet, Nicaragua, and Iraq. Our project, in conjunction with B9 plastics, is to redesign the power generator to ease the use of this device for women and children. The current design seems to be too physically demanding to maintain the proper power output for the time required to cleanse a moderate amount of water (over 1 gallon).

B9 Plastic Water Maker Video

Current Better Water Maker

B9 Plastics Logo

Project Name

Human Generated Power for B9 Water Maker

Project Number

P13417

Project Family

Sustainable Water Systems

Start Term

2012-1

End Term

2012-2

Faculty Guide

Vince Burolla, 315-524-8286

Primary Customer

B9Plastics

Sponsor (financial support)

Mark Smith, KGCOE

Mission Statement

Planning & Execution

Systems Design

Project Review

Concept Level

Planning & Execution

Project Review

Detailed Design

Build, Test, Document

Final Presentation

Technical Paper

Poster