appropriate technologies in mpala village, kenya: solar, water and bamboo eden full ‘13 health...
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Appropriate Technologies in Mpala Village, Kenya: Solar, Water and Bamboo
Eden Full ‘13Health Grand Challenges
Advisor: Wole Soboyejo, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Lab Research at Princeton
• Soboyejo Research Group• Water filter research:– Small-scale sintering– Flow rate testing– Adsorption testing– Hydroxyapatite synthesis
• Solar panel research:– Bimetallic strip-bamboo tracker
prototype
Bamboo Research at Princeton
• Nodes stiffen and strengthen the specimen
Water Filter Research
• Testing: flow rate, pH, microbial count
• 3 filters: with HA, without HA, bone char
Solar Panel Implementation
• One 85W panel in each:– Ranchhouse village– Research Centre village
Roseicollis Technologies
+ =
Bimetallic Strips (Recyclable)
PracticalEnvironmentally-
friendlyCost-effective
Bamboo (AvailableLocally)
$10
Thank you!
Eden Fullefull@princeton.edu
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