Lip Balm Production Line

Week 9 updateOhimai Aisiku

Stephanie Bloechl

Kenneth Costello

Jessica Dill

Jeff Lariviere

Straining System Desired strainer type exist on

market

Need to determine what mesh sizes and what diameter are desired before contacting suppliers

Heating Structure

Securing Containers

Lip balm tray Hand salve tray

Capping Mechanism

• Two Pieces

• Spring-loaded cap with lock

• Body with release flaps

• Need to figure out how many caps are feasible to fit in capper – will determine size

Tube Flow AnalysisProblem Setup:

Equations:

Given an amount of time to fill a lip balm container, find required elevation H. Model as assumed laminar flow through standard ¼” (.125” ID) tubing of length L+H.

Time to fill (s) Q (m^3/s) V (m/s) Re f major HL (m) minor HL (m) H (m)1.00 4.44E-06 0.552 195.043 0.328 1.454 0.009 1.4941.25 3.55E-06 0.441 156.034 0.410 1.163 0.006 1.1891.50 2.96E-06 0.368 130.029 0.492 0.969 0.004 0.9871.75 2.53E-06 0.315 111.453 0.574 0.831 0.003 0.8442.00 2.22E-06 0.276 97.521 0.656 0.727 0.002 0.7372.25 1.97E-06 0.245 86.686 0.738 0.646 0.002 0.6542.50 1.77E-06 0.221 78.017 0.820 0.582 0.001 0.5882.75 1.61E-06 0.201 70.925 0.902 0.529 0.001 0.5343.00 1.48E-06 0.184 65.014 0.984 0.485 0.001 0.4893.25 1.36E-06 0.170 60.013 1.066 0.447 0.001 0.4513.50 1.27E-06 0.158 55.727 1.148 0.415 0.001 0.4193.75 1.18E-06 0.147 52.011 1.230 0.388 0.001 0.3914.00 1.11E-06 0.138 48.761 1.313 0.363 0.001 0.3664.25 1.04E-06 0.130 45.892 1.395 0.342 0.001 0.3444.50 9.86E-07 0.123 43.343 1.477 0.323 0.000 0.3254.75 9.34E-07 0.116 41.062 1.559 0.306 0.000 0.3085.00 8.87E-07 0.110 39.009 1.641 0.291 0.000 0.292

Results:

Material Selection Tested: Steel, Pyrex, Stoneware, and Porcelain

Compared room temperature wax removal to cooled ice removal

Preferred method of cleaning pot

Let residual mixture cool

Use ice to loosen residual (edge of ice quickly loosens material)

Wipe clean with paper towels

Hand wash with cold water

Tubing

Run through with cold water

Use bottle brush to clean out