Testing Plan
To test our design, we began by constructing the subsystems involved and testing them separately, to save time in troubleshooting. We were unable to obtain our hygroscopic material, MOF-801, due to budgetary, access, and time restraints, so we modeled it using local weather data, and simulated it with a cup of water during our final tests.
After we had refined our subsystems, we tested the fully assembled prototypes.
We used the data from tests of our first prototype to design and build our second prototype. We used the test data of the second prototype to create a revised design, which we hope to pursue further.
Results
While neither fully assembled test was completely successful, the combination of successful tests of the subsystems show that:
- Our solution is a viable option for cost-effective water production in drought-affected areas using green energy
- We will continue to refine and test our design
- Our solution could be scaled up for even more collection
- Star Wars is one step closer to reality