P10054 Enhancements to Cigarette Smoking Machine

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P10054 - Enhancements to Cigarette Smoking Machine

Pictures from MSD P08042 Website

Fall/Winter 2009 Multidisciplinary Senior Design Project

P10054 Enhancements to Cigarette Smoking Machine

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What does the Cigarette Smoking Machine do?

• Smoke up to 5 Cigarettes in Series or Parallel• Output data for analysis on:– Chemical Content of Smoke– Size Distribution of Particles in Smoke– Deposition of Particles in Human Lung Cast

P10054 Enhancements to Cigarette Smoking Machine

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Goal of the Project

Pictures from P08042’s Website, www.skcinc.com, and Original works

Volunteer Smokes a Cigarette through Data Collection Device

Data is Converted into a Digital Smoker Profile

Smoking Machine Smokes a Cigarette per the Volunteer’s Profile

44mm Filters for Chemical Testing Impactor - Particle Size

Distribution Data Deposition in Lung Cast

Data Then Collected By:

P10054 Enhancements to Cigarette Smoking Machine

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Other Project Goals

• Temperature and Relative Humidity Control in test chamber

• CFD Model of the whole system to improve post-experiment Ventilation

• Support Device to Clean System Components

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Looking For…• Mechanical Engineer– Systems Coordination– Background in

Sensors and Controls– Able to See “Big

Picture”– Good People Skills

Pictures from MSD P08042 Website

Smoking Machine with Computer Interface

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Looking For…• Mechanical Engineer– Head up Existing System

Improvements– Background in Fluid Dynamics– Flexible, Comfortable Switching

Focuses Frequently– Experience with Sensors and Controls,

Heat Transfer preferred

Lung Cast

Pictures from MSD P08042 WebsiteHumidification Chamber

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Looking For…• 2 Electrical Engineers– Signal Conditioning

between Sensors, DAQ, Software and Hardware

– Power Supply for Sensors, Controls, Pump

– Assist in Systems Integration

Pictures from MSD P08042 Website

Power Source and Data Acquisition Unit

Hardware Relays

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Looking For…• Computer, Mechanical or Electrical Engineer– Strong Interest in Coding and User Interface,

Especially using Labview– Hardware/Software Interfaces

Pictures from MSD P08042 WebsiteCurrent Labview Interface