Global Accessibility to Sustainable Laundry
Cody Birkland, UW Allen School MSEE Student, birkland@uw.edu
Amy Swanson, UW APL Ultrasound Researcher, asjwans@uw.edu
5 billion people
wash clothes by hand
-Hans Rosling, global health expert
-2021 UN SDG report
Washers use 19 gallons of water per load
The planet can not keep up with the
demand -
dryer carbon emissions could rise to
1 billion metric tons annually
if the world adopted dryers
Wash more things:
hats shoes bras pillows backpacks
without destroying them
first all-in-one ultrasonic washer and dryer
wash & dry in 20 minutes
reuses water
3x smaller
3x more affordable to purchase 5x more energy-efficient drying more durable
more affordable to operate
Fits more places:
RV's, Condos, Garage, Boats, Dorms
Washer Performance
Before
Ultrasonic Conventional
Washer Performance
Grass Stains
Cherry Jam
Engine Oil
Mustard
Although the results are similar the real savings are in resources used....
Ultrasonic Dryers
7.5 minutes dry time
5x more energy efficiency
11 minutes
9 Liters
120 W
310 W
79.2 kJ
32 minutes
2.91x slower
44 Liters
4.89x Water Usage
2.58x Power Consumption
594 kJ
7.5 x Energy Used
Time
(Wash and Rinse)
Total Water Usage
Average Power Level
Total Energy Used
Ultrasonic Washing
Conventional Washing
Parameter
Our Prototype
Traditional
affordable more durable
Competition
Product Type
Ultrasonic Washer
/Dryer Unit
Ultrasonic Dryer
C
onventional
achines
M
Ultrasonic Handheld Washers
Efficient Washing
Efficient Drying
Compact System
Simple Operation
Market
$66 Billion USD Global Laundry Appliance Market
$7.5 Billion USD
the target market of Americans without home laundry appliances
Commercialization
Unit Economics
TEAM
Cody Birkland
Master of Science of Electrical Engineering Student
-VP UW Student Engineering and Business
Association (SEBA)
Lloyd V. Dees
-University of Washington Foster School Master of Science in Entrepreneurship Student
-specializes in Tech Commercialization
Amy Swanson
Dr. Jabulani Nyathi
Paisley Maschmeier