Improving Improving Cooking and Life Cooking and Life

in Developing in Developing CountriesCountries

Carl AndersonVincent VainiusBrian Werneke

Patent Pending

The ProblemThe Problem

• How does cooking impact the lives How does cooking impact the lives of people in third world countries?of people in third world countries?

–HealthHealth

–SocialSocial

–EnvironmentalEnvironmental

Current Solutions

• Improved Improved Biofuel StovesBiofuel Stoves

• Solar CookersSolar Cookers

Our Vision

• Utilize human energy as an Utilize human energy as an alternate fuel source to create a alternate fuel source to create a cooking device that is:cooking device that is:

–CleanClean

–SafeSafe

–EfficientEfficient

–CheapCheap

Function Diagram

The Design

Side View

Heating Element

Generator

Insulation

Control System

Feasibility

• Energy Energy EfficiencyEfficiency

• Comparing the Comparing the Current marketCurrent market

• AcceptanceAcceptance Heating Element

Generator

Insulation

Control System

Benefits

• Saves time, effort, moneySaves time, effort, money

• Enormously improves the energy Enormously improves the energy efficiency involved in cookingefficiency involved in cooking

• Social AdvantagesSocial Advantages– CostsCosts– LifestyleLifestyle

Benefits (cont.)

• Reduces and eliminates certain Reduces and eliminates certain health riskshealth risks

• Protects local environmentsProtects local environments

• Eliminates the need for resources Eliminates the need for resources for fuelfor fuel

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Thank You

Prof. Burt SwerseyProf. Burt Swersey

Prof. Bill MielkeProf. Bill Mielke

Prof SchochProf Schoch

Amy SmithAmy Smith

Mark AuslanderMark Auslander

Associate Dean Richard SmithAssociate Dean Richard Smith

Thank you all for comingThank you all for coming