This paper explores an effort to standardize the design of a cassava grating surface to improve efficiency and ensure interchangeability. The author surveyed cassava grating surfaces on the Ghanaian market to understand current technical specifications and then create a new, improved grating surfaces using locally available materials.
This paper explores the design, construction, and testing of a briquetting machine produced for rural communities in Ghana. In Ghana, biomass is the most dominant source of energy and is used significantly for cooking and other heat applications.
This paper explores the design, construction, and testing of a biocharring unit. Biochar is obtained by heating biomass under oxygen-deficient conditions, and has potential as a nutrient recycler, soil conditioner, income generator, and waste management system.
This paper presents the design process of the ProTek aluminum furnace, which enhances the safety and efficiency of the recycled aluminum casting process. The paper draws from a project initiatied during IDDS 2013 in Zambia.
Meet the International Development Innovation Network, a group of nearly 500 innovators from around the world designing, developing, and disseminating low-cost technologies to improve the lives of people living in poverty.
This is a final project report by IDIN Network member and Rethink Relief 2014 participant Tobias Bahne on the design and development of rainwater collection technologies in Northern Uganda's refugee camps.
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