ETHOS Technical Reports
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
9-2-2016
Abstract
University of Dayton’s ETHOS program sent a team of three engineering students to Dominica, to assist the Dominica Manufacturing Association (DMA) in their various efforts around the island. This report will focus on the efforts of one of the students who was assigned to work with Caribbean Agro Producers Co. (CAPCO) at their factory located on the northern side of the island in Wesley, where CAPCO produces a variety of herbal products. Like most areas in Dominica, Wesley experiences heavy amounts of rainfall, especially during summer months, as well as year-round levels of high humidity. The student was not given individual responsibility or leadership in any one project but instead was expected to assist in several on-going or half-finished projects at the factory. These efforts included researching and developing designs for a small capacity high speed herb dryer, generating ideas for improving the efficiency of an existing high-capacity herb dryer, assisting in selecting and sourcing solar energy system components, and performing preventative maintenance and repairs to the existing high-capacity herb dryer. Due to a lack of locally available building materials and extended times for shipments to reach the island, none of the dryer designs or solar systems could be assembled or tested during the time frame of the student’s immersion. However after the student left, the factory was positioned to continue forward with the final assembly of the solar system, install upgrades to the large capacity dryer and begin assembly of a low-capacity dryer.
eCommons Citation
Levand, Jason, "Dominica: High-Speed, Low-Capacity Dryer" (2016). ETHOS Technical Reports. 45.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/ethos_reports/45
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