Enclosure Design

Material Inventory

Prototype:
1/16" Acrylic Sheet
1/8" Acrylic Sheet
Weld-on Acrylic Bonding
Aquarium Silicone
Black Neoprene
Plastic Filament for 3D Print

Mock-up & Final:
5.5 Gallon Glass Fish Tank
1/8" Acrylic Sheet
Black Ink

Preliminary Prototype Construction
Small Scale Acrylic Chamber Testing (April 13)
​Single Divider (Neoprene and 3D Print Construction)

​Single Divider (Routed Acrylic Channel)

Final Mock-Up Testing
​Small Scale Acrylic Chamber Testing (April 22)
Two Dividers (Final Mock-up at Small Scale)

Full Scale Final Glass Tank Testing (May 5)
Solid-Solid Acrylic Sheet Test & Perforated-Solid Acrylic Test

Controls (Electronics)

For all of our testing, we used a DS18B20 Temperature Sensor paired with Arduino UNO to measure and document the temperatures of the interior chamber. An 16"x2" LCD display recorded the temperature during both tests when water is added to the chambers specifically when the heated water passes into the cavity of the envelope. ​

Final Arduino Setup with LCD Display

DS18B20 Temperature Sensor with 16x2 LCD Display