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Oil Filter Cleaner Green A: Sketch Model Review 1

Concept: Oil Filter Cleaner n Clean oil off of vehicle oil filter through rotating at high rpm. n Process: n Puncture holes n Drain oil 2

Product Proposal: Filter Drainer Control Panel lever Door 3

Problem Context n Less than 25% of all car oil filters are recycled. n Filters drained overnight by gravity. n Jiffy Lube changes 50-60 oil filters a day. n A single used oil filter contains 8 to 32 oz of used oil. n Over 450 million oil filters are manufactured each year in the US. n Used oil filters amount to ~5500 tons of steel per year. 4

Current drainage under gravity: Source: Environmental Protection Agency 5

Initial Concepts n Centrifuge n Pros: n Multiple Filters at once n Quick n Cons: n Price n PATENTED! Source: www.turbospin.com 6

Workaround • New axis of rotation. 7

Feasibility Tests Holes 8

Results: Optimising Hole Location Percent Drained in One Minute For Drainage Types 80 72 69 70 66 60 Percent Oil Drained Two Center Holes 50 Four Center Holes 40 26 Four Bottom Holes 30 24 20 Eight Holes (Bottom and 10 Center) Four Slits 0 Type of Drainage 9

Results: Drainage Percent Drained v Time 80 70 Percent Drained 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 0 1 2 3 4 Time (min) 10

Next Steps n Design automated puncture system n Increase drainage efficiency: faster and more complete n Interface motor with puncture system and spinning system n Keep cost < $700 per unit. n Minimize space use. 11

Questions? 12