diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b235ba9..3d7438c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ It compliments the openly-accessible master’s thesis, available on the
ETH Research Collection

and the introduction video available on
-Youtube +Youtube.

# Background diff --git a/cad/ash_tray.png b/cad/ash_tray.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6cbf9ee Binary files /dev/null and b/cad/ash_tray.png differ diff --git a/cad/De_Montfort_Incinerator_Cyclone.pdf b/cad/de_montfort_incinerator_with_cyclone_separator.pdf similarity index 100% rename from cad/De_Montfort_Incinerator_Cyclone.pdf rename to cad/de_montfort_incinerator_with_cyclone_separator.pdf diff --git a/cad/de_montfort_incinerator_with_cyclone_separator.png b/cad/de_montfort_incinerator_with_cyclone_separator.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c7a4bcd Binary files /dev/null and b/cad/de_montfort_incinerator_with_cyclone_separator.png differ diff --git a/cad/De_Montfort_Incinerator_Cyclone_Separator.STEP b/cad/de_montfort_incinerator_with_cyclone_separator.step similarity index 100% rename from cad/De_Montfort_Incinerator_Cyclone_Separator.STEP rename to cad/de_montfort_incinerator_with_cyclone_separator.step diff --git a/construction.qmd b/construction.qmd index 3b08e61..b4d89a9 100644 --- a/construction.qmd +++ b/construction.qmd @@ -2,4 +2,20 @@ title: "Construction" number-sections: true format: html ---- \ No newline at end of file +--- + +The first step in the construction of the incinerator is the fabrication of the metal parts, these include: + +**Ash tray** is composed of a box made of 3 mm-thick metal plates, welded together with a removable grid, build from two angular profiles on the sides. They are connected with a 10 mm armament bar creating a grid on which the unburned waste lays (see Figure 1 for exact dimensions and Figure 2 for construction details). + +**Loading door and its frame** allow for an easy access to the primary combustion chamber. The loading door is composed of a 3 mm steel plate with angular profiles on the sides. The door is connected to the frame with a hinge and a M 10 threaded bar. The frame has a U-shaped cross-section to seal the movable parts with sand placed in the U-shaped channel. + +**Cover of the secondary combustion chamber and its frame** allow to close the secondary combustion chamber with a steel plate that is free to dilatate without avoiding leaking of gas and breaking the incinerator's concrete walls. + +**Cyclone separator** was built from a 200 l empty oil drum, cut by hand with shears, a hammer, and a chisel. The barrel has to be opened to create three pieces: the central, cylindrical body, the lower cone, and the inlet tube. The parts needs to be welded together and attached to the chimney and the support plate (see Figure 3 for exact measurements). + +![Figure 1: CAD drawing of the ash tray.](cad/ash_tray.png){width=100%} + +![Figure 2: Ash tray in production. a) Welding. b) Loading door frame cut and ready for welding. c) Hinge between the and the frame.](img/03-welding-door.png){width=100%} + +![Figure 3: CAD drawing of the complete incinerator's assembly.](cad/de_montfort_incinerator_with_cyclone_separator.png){width=100%} \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html index 995ca00..74d1dd7 100644 --- a/docs/index.html +++ b/docs/index.html @@ -190,7 +190,7 @@

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Figure 2: Incinerator during construction.
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5 License

  1. https://mw-incinerator.info/↩︎

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  2. J. Van Den Noortgate, D. Taylor, and G. Yannick, Incinerator in Health Structures of Low-Income Countries. Médecins Sans Frontières, 2012. Available here.↩︎

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  3. J. Van Den Noortgate, D. Taylor, and G. Yannick, Incinerator in Health Structures of Low-Income Countries. Médecins Sans Frontières, 2012. Link.↩︎