COVID19 Research Project
This project is in partnership with the Military Technological College (MTC) Aeronautical Department (Muscat, Oman)
Overview
This project is about designing and building a low-cost Rapidly Manufactured Ventilation Systems (RMVS) to meet the Product Design Specification from the Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority MHRA UK.
Project Documentation
Project proposal document and team briefing presentation are available:
List of Current Ventilator Projects
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Project |
Type |
Comments |
Weblink |
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Ventilator (USA) |
PAPR |
Buildable, pressure tested, and active. We recommend that project and its creator, Johnny Lee, be given all the money and volunteer assistance it needs. |
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oxyGEN (Protofy: Spain) |
BVM |
Buildable and active but not pressure tested. |
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OSV (Ireland) |
BVM |
well-organised, active, fully open project, but as of this writing not buildable. |
List updated: 28/03/2020
- HackThePandemic from thingiverse has a collection of 3D printable parts related to this project.
- Halo Buildable PAPR Respirator [MD developed 3D Printable]
Note: These projects MUST be monitored by the team.
Research Activities
- Numerical Simulations: Rotating body CFD, Plastics FEA, Single and Multi- Phase Flow, Multiphysics Simulations.
- CAD modelling and 3D printing using Solidworks
- Physical modelling of control, fluid and electromechanical systems using MATLAB.
- Prototyping control systems using open source HW/SW.
Product Design Specification (PDS)
A PDS is being drafted during the initial stage of this project. A brief guideline is provided below:
- The final product must meet the design requirements set out by the UK Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority MHRA
- An example PDS Specifications for simple open source mechanical ventilator Public
- Respirator design guidelines CDC – Recommended Guidance for Extended Use and Limited Reuse of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators in Healthcare Settings – NIOSH Workplace Safety and Health Topic
- General product_design_spec_examples
List of CAE Design Studies:
- Multiphysics simulation analysis for a 3D printed air blower.
- Particle flow in tubing and fittings using multiphase CFD simulations.
- Mechanical properties of 3D printed composites using experiments and FEA.
Links for parts to be 3D printed:
- MIT J Lee 3D Models [STL format, download FreeCAD or use Online Viewer]
- 3D printed Air Blower Project [View online, includes STL, STEP, IGES and others].
- 12v DC Motor Turbine [STL and SLDPRT].
List of Arduino Sketches
The sketches below could be prototyped virtually using TinkerCAD
Please Complete the contact form below to sign up for the project, in the comment section please tell us about any previous experience relevant to the project and what you can contribute.