P17325: Automated Keg Washer

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Project Summary	Project Information
For an updated project description, click on the following link for the Project Readiness Package. An automated keg washer serves the purpose of removing leftover beer and beer scale, eliminating harmful microbes, and purging oxygen from the main storage devices for beer: kegs. Commercial automated keg washers perform all these functions and more along with maintaining a high level of reliability. However, current automated keg washers are either too elaborate, too expensive, or both; they often possess costly functions that are either rarely used or simply unnecessary. Project P17325 seeks to remedy the cost and extraneous functions of most keg washers by making a simpler, cheaper version! Beer Tree Brew Company requires a simple, cost-effective automated keg washer that is conducive to their brewing process. The device must be cheaper than current, commercial models and should prioritize functions essential to the cleaning of kegs while incorporating safety standards and retaining the reliability of commercial models. The goals of this project are to analyze current, commercial automated keg washers and the patent database to determine ways in which the device can be made simpler, more reliable, and be constructed of readily-available materials and equipment. The anticipated final result is a fully-functioning prototype capable of maintaining excellent reliability for several years, being easily reproducible and maintained, and adequately cleaning kegs according to the customer's specifications and requirements. View Customer Site	Project Name Automated Keg Washer Project Number P17325 Start Term Spring 2017 Term 2165 End Term Fall 2017 Term 2171 Faculty Guide Professor George Slack Primary Customer Beer Tree Brew Co. Sponsor (financial support) Beer Tree Brew Co. Brendan Harder & Chris Rhoades RIT Alumni

Team Members

Automated Keg Washer Team of Champions

Automated Keg Washer Team of Champions

Member	Role	Contact
Katie Brinskele	Project Manager	klb4659@rit.edu
Brandon Kulzer	Lead Engineer	btk8748@rit.edu
John Rueckel	Design Engineer	jrr4794@rit.edu
Ahmed Alebri	Structural Engineer	aka1437@rit.edu
Brian Bradford	Purchaser	bwb8724@rit.edu
Eric Roth	Facilitator	edr2694@rit.edu

Table of Contents

MSD I & II	MSD I	MSD II
Planning & Execution Project Photos and Videos	Problem Definition Systems Design Preliminary Detailed Design Detailed Design	Build & Test Prep Subsystem Build & Test Integrated System Build & Test Integrated System Build & Test with Customer Demo Customer Handoff & Final Project Documentation

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Brendan Harder and Chris Rhoades of Beer Tree Brew Co. for being both great sponsors as well as customers!