UTEC-Harvard Collaborative Field Program
This blog is not intended to be an official account of the events, but rather something developed by students as a way to remember this initial research collaboration. The views exposed on the blog is entirely the participants’ own.
Monday, August 19, 2013
Día 5 [equipo de niebla]: Resultados
Condiciones de prueba: se dejó la trampa de niebla afuera en una cancha
de fútbol por 20 horas, iniciando a las 3 pm. Se revisó la trampa a las 11 am.
Resultados: La malla raschel estaba casi seca por completo. Parecía
estar algo húmeda en el lado noroeste. El canal de metal tenía algunas gotas de
agua.
Posible explicación: el agua podría haberse evaporado en el aire antes
de recolectarse en el canal de agua.
Próximos pasos: adjuntar un contenedor a la trampa de niebla para
recolectar el agua en un espacio cerrado para prevenir evaporación.
Día 4 [equipo de niebla]: Prototipo grande
Inspiración del diseño: http://prezi.com/yx5vjyzumekk/atrapanieblas-casero/
Materiales usados:
9 metros de madera cortados en pedazos de 1 metro.
Malla raschel de 4x3 metros cortada en piezas de 1x1 metros.
Canales de metal de 3 metros de largo (medio-tubos)
Tiempo consumido:
1-2 horas en Maestro Home Center para comprar materiales
2-3 horas construyendo el atrapa-niebla
Friday, August 16, 2013
Day 5 [Fog Team]: Results
Testing conditions: left fog trap outside in soccer field for 20 hours starting at 3pm. Checked fog trap at 11am.
Results: raschel mesh was almost completely dry. Seemed a little bit wet on NW side. Metal canal had a few water droplets.
Possible explanations: water might evaporate into the air before it collects in the metal canal
Next steps: attach a container to fog trap to collect the water in an enclosed space in order to prevent evaporation
Results: raschel mesh was almost completely dry. Seemed a little bit wet on NW side. Metal canal had a few water droplets.
Possible explanations: water might evaporate into the air before it collects in the metal canal
Next steps: attach a container to fog trap to collect the water in an enclosed space in order to prevent evaporation
Day 4 [Fog Team]: Large Prototype
Materials used:
9 meters of wood cut into 1 meter pieces
4x3 meters of raschel mesh cut into 1x1 meter pieces
3 meters of metal half-pipes
Time spent:
1-2 hours going to Maestro (equivalent of Home Depot in the US) to buy materials
2-3 hours constructing the fog trap
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