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Context

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Goal: Create a process that dries bee pollen for preservation.

The clients that keep bees are looking for a device that facilitates a process to dry and preserve pollen collected  from the hive.  this process should be easily integrable to the apiary's current layout and use a minimum amount of energy.  The startup cost should be low, as well as maintenance costs. 

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The Solution / Deliverable

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A Modified Solar Dehydrator

  • The solution is a modified solar dehydrator featuring an optimized geometry for heat retention, arduino temperature and humidity monitoring, and interior condition controls. This allows for the pollen to dry at a reasonable rate, while conserving energy usage. The process provides quality results with indoor and outdoor usage, regardless of energy usage.  

Solar Dehydrator 

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The Solution / Deliverable

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Solar Dehydrator 

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Start up

RESOURCES TO IMPLEMENT

RESOURCE

LOCATION LINK

Blueprints and List of materials

Both: See instructional manual and slide 8.

List of materials: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TL1jt1tSwZZM5DPXxSqd8Ha_yhiq66po/view?usp=sharing

Tutorials or manuals

Include the list of resources, what they are and their access link to implement

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Start up

RESOURCES TO IMPLEMENT

RESOURCE

LOCATION LINK

Video Tutorials or manuals

Other

Include the list of resources, what they are and their access link to implement

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FUTURE USERS

Users description:

Those who may benefit from implementing this process are:

 

  • Beekeepers looking to sell or preserve pollen
  • Hobby farmers looking to practice pollen collection
  • Can be used as a fruit dehydrator

       

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Who is the user?

Who will use the deliverable within the organization and how?

List with names and roles

CURRENT USERS

  1. Eliana Robayo: beekeeper
  2. Carolina Peralta: beekeeper

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Puesta en marcha

START-UP

What are the minimum conditions or requirements to implement the solution?

REQUIREMENT

DESCRIPTION

RESOURCES

You will find a list of the materials needed to recreate this process

BUDGET

$431.83 USD

SKILLS

Know how to use power tools

Know how to cut wood, metal, etc. 

Know how to use Arduino 

MANAGEMENT

Manage time and building process

OTHERS

(Which ones? Physical space conditions, etc.)

Needs physical outdoor and indoor space for storage and construction  

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Taking into account the previous tab, what does the postulator/ organization count with? and what does the postulator needs to implement the solution?

RESOURCES, SKILLS, MANAGEMENT

Postulator will need to learn Arduino skills and use general woodworking tools and skills. 

BUDGET

Postulator will have to consider the budget, maintenance costs, and energy costs—and make a final decision.  

OTHERS

Postulators will need to clear space on property.  

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Agreements

AGREED BETWEEN:

To close this cycle of Retos 2021-2022:

We, the students, commit to delivering the following:

  • Instructional Manual Document 
  • Arduino manuals and codes
  • Video-manuals
  • Final Design Review

By means of:

Email___________________________________

I, as a postulator, commit to:

  • Implement the results if they are ready.
  • Share this with others that might be

DELIVERABLES CERTIFICATE

Date: 5/1/2022

NAME:

Stella Morehouse

ROLE: (Student)

NAME:

Madison Reed

ROLE: (Student)

NAME:

Jason Wolfe

ROLE: (Student)

NAME:

Eliana Robayo

ROLE: (Postulator)

NAME:

Carolina Peralta

ROLE: (Postulator)

NAME:

Natalia Barrera Gutiérrez

ROLE: (Facilitator)

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Here are the team's suggestions for future users : Would you change anything about �the design? Would you improve something? Suggestions for application in other contexts?� (Example: Materials, Dimensions, Parts, Mechanism / Functioning, omit or add a system)

Added water and weather proofing for the electronic set up

Make process available for more pollen 

Make modular device

Test with real pollen

Most hit devices doesn’t hit to 45 celsius, a radiator or an oven hitter might work.

FINAL REMARKS

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CONTACT:

Dr. Marie Stettler-Kleine, Advisor, mkleine@mines.edu

Pollen Dehydrator