Project Background:

The purpose of this project is to build on the work done by the previous projects P12441 and P12442, to develop two thermoelectric stove prototypes that will be ready for field testing in Haiti for the summer of 2013. Haitians use lump charcoal as part of their cooking practices, which has led to significant deforestation as well as widespread illness from exposure to biomass smoke. The stoves will improve upon the design of existing and previous projects with the goals of substantially reducing fuel consumption and dangerous emissions.

Problem Statement:

The end goal of the project is to have two fully functional thermoelectric stoves that are more economical and safer to use than their traditional Haitian counterparts.

Objective:

1. Improved stove design and construction
2. Incorporate forced draft technology into the stove design
3. Resolve issues encountered with the thermoelectric module (TEM)
4. Charge two cell phones using stored energy generated from the fire

Project Name

Cook Stove for Haiti

Project Number

P13441

Project Family

Energy and Sustainable Systems

Start Term

2012-2

End Term

2012-3

Faculty Guide

Sarah Brownell, sabeie@rit.edu

Primary Customer

Dr. Robert Stevens, rjseme@rit.edu

Sponsor (financial support)

KGCOE, Mark Smith, mwspd21@rit.edu

Mission Statement

Project Background

One Page Summary

Project Plan - MSD I

Team Code of Ethics

Peer Evaluations

Project Readiness Package

Customer Needs

Engineering Specifications

Functional Decomposition

Risk Assessment

Concept Generation

System Architecture

Work Breakdown Structure

System Design Review

Detailed Drawings

Cost Estimates

Feasibility Analysis

Updated Risk Assessment

Preliminary Test Plans

Detailed Design Review

Project Plan for MSD-II

Project Plan

Peer Evaluations

Picture Gallery

Final Bill of Materials

Final Test Plans

Stove Assembly Manual

Test Results

Updated CAD

Final Presentation

Technical Paper

Poster

Final Guide Review Notes

Hand-off Material