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    • Mitigating Humidity
    • Convective Air Flow
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    • Polar Reflection
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Enclosure Design

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Figure 6: Prototype construction & assembly schematics 
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Figure 7: Testing apparatus with final assembly schematic  

Materials

  • (10) Water (45 Oz)​
  • (1) Arduino Temperature Sensor $100-160
  • (10) 18"x2"x1/2" Foam Board 
  • (5) 2'4"x2'4" Plywood $6-30
  • (9) 2"x2"x2' Wood $6-30
  • (1) Indoor Heat lamp (250 W)​
Fasteners:
  • (40) Screws 2" 
Tools:
  • (1) Table Saw
  • (1) Drill & (2) Drill Bit
  • (1) Plywood Sheet Saw
Test Material: 
  • 50 Pounds - Sand $4.58/50 LB
  • 50 Pounds - Gravel $19/50 LB
  • 50 Pounds - Dirt $17.98/50 LB

 Enclosure Construction & Product

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Figure 8: Photos of me constructing the testing apparatuses  

Preliminary Testing Errors

Figure 9: Prototype construction & testing errors to be reconciled for final testing
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Error: Due to the weight of the sand & not enough fasteners the box has begun to spread apart
Repair: Add more fasteners to the box panels
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Error: Removable panels are two tight to be removed when filled with sand
Repair: Add 1/4" Tolerance between 2x2's
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Error: No closed seal on roof of the box
Repair: Add rubber seal strip

Controls (electronics)

Electronic controls consist of an Elegoo Uno R3 and a series of wires controlling a DHT Sensor to measure & Log temperature & humidity. Using the Arduino coding software I created a code to use the built-in serial monitor to log data (Code Provided Below).
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Figure 10: Arduino wiring diagram & schematics 

    

Proposal

Background

Construction

Methodology

Results

  • Projects
    • Environment Box
    • Passive Refrigeration
    • Water Cooling
    • Fog Catching
    • Roof Geometries
    • Optimal Insulation
    • Cooler Windcatcher
    • Green Machine
    • Mitigating Humidity
    • Convective Air Flow
    • Styrene Reuse
    • Thermal Reflection
    • ETFE Rigidification
    • Phase Change Materials
    • Polar Reflection
    • Cavity Depth Variation
    • Vapor Permeability
    • Algae Facade
    • Moisture Buffering
    • Engineered Geometries
    • Recycled Desiccant Materials
    • Living Wall
    • Solar Shading Facades
    • SHADESin.reACTION
    • Low-Fab Dehumidification
    • Breathing Wall
    • Urban Heat Island
    • Acoustical Design
    • Latent Heat of PCM's
    • Insulative Qualities of Air
  • About
  • Lectures
    • Building Science Basics I
    • Building Science Basics II
    • Research & Literature Review
    • Scales of Fabrication
    • Electronics
    • Methodology
    • Graphical Excellence
    • Moving Graphics
  • Assignments
    • 1: Research Proposal
    • 2: Prototype
    • 3: Data
    • 4: Design Proposal
    • Presentation & Paper
  • Workshops
    • Thermal Scavenger Hunt
    • Balance Point Game
    • Advanced Shop Training
    • Basic Electronics
    • Advanced Electronics
    • Excel & Illustrator
    • Data Visualization
    • Videos
    • Animations
  • Syllabus
  • Resources