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Root Grinder. Grass Root Grinder Sketch Models. 10/05/05. 1: Separate. root!. tumbling sifter. large scale sketch model. 1: Separate. colander. flour sifter. shaking. tumbling sifter. Background. Requirements: Step 1: Separate from dirt Step 2: Chop/grinded into

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Root Grinder

Grass Root Grinder Sketch Models

10/05/05

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1: Separate

root!

large scale sketch modeltumbling sifter

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1: Separate

colander

tumbling sifter

flour sifter

shaking

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Background

~ 0.254m

Ø 1 – 2mm

• Requirements:– Step 1: Separate from

dirt– Step 2: Chop/grinded

into <1 cm length– Step 3: mix back in with

separated dirt

– 1 cm3 fertilizer per plant

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Design Challenges

Tumbler:

• Excess particles

• Tumbler Jams

• Integration

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Design Challenges

Grinder/Cutter:• Power

Coffee Grinder (motor)

Bike (human power)

Speed: ~1,000 rad/sec

~720 rad/sec

Power: 200 Watts (max)

100 Watts

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How It Fits Our Idea Area:

“Renewable or alternative energy and agriculture…”

Producing inoculum root as an alternative fertilizer reduces energy consumption

used to produce ammonia.

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Background

• Customers/Market:

Customer Market

Organic farmers $7.8 billion dollar industry in US (2000)

Small farmers 2.1 million small farms (2002 USDA Census)

Farms in developing countries

88,000 metric tons of fertilizer used

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Sources:

• World Bank Grouphttp://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/

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• Economic Research Service (USDA)http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/Organic/

• United States Census of Agriculturehttp://www.nass.usda.gov/census/

• World Resources Institutehttp://earthtrends.wri.org/searchable_db/index.cfm?

step=countries&ccID=10&theme=8&variable_id=196&action=select_years

• International Fertilizer Industry Associationhttp://www.fertilizer.org/ifa/statistics/indcators/ind_reserves.asp