UV Light Disinfector Conveyor Belt

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UV Light Disinfector Conveyor Belt

Senior Design Showcase project, Wentworth Institute of Technology, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2020

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title: UV Light Disinfector Conveyor Belt

creator: Andrew Depatie, Andre Chmyrov, Sarah Buckley, Ryan Lukomski

subject: Ultraviolet, Disinfection, Conveyor Belt, Disease, Consumer Products, FEA

description: Our groups goal this semester was to begin designing a device that takes packages or goods that are to be shipped to customers and retailers and disinfect them using Ultraviolet light. Our design utilizes a roller conveyor belt system that takes these goods into a well-covered disinfecting area, as to prevent damages from radiation, that would clean the product for 47 seconds. The reason that we choose 47 seconds as our time interval is based on data provided to us by Philips; the amount of wattage our lightbulbs operate at, the max surface area that the lightbulbs with our device, and the max amount of energy it took to disinfect different molds and germs. During our designing phase we want to determine two things: 1. Will the temperature on the outside of the device be affected by the heat produced by the lightbulbs and 2. are the design choices that we made regarding the material, size, and shape of the box enough to withstand the forces of a 250 lb. object? Through our studies, we were able to determine that the outside temperature of the device does not get hotter than 78°F. We were also able to determine that the stresses (the max amount of which was 20 ksi) on the framework of the device can withstand the force of the 250 lb. weight but the amount of the deflection in the frame, over ½ an inch, is concerning and will need to be addressed if we were to go into production. Our group was also able to create an electrical diagram of all necessary devices to run the project and a preliminary Arduino code for testing the device. Overall, our project is still in its design phase, but progressing in the right direction.

publisher: The Douglas D. Schumann Library and Learning Commons, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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date: 2020

type: Poster

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language: eng

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