GLI Food Storage
Fall 2019 Department of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringProject Overview
Project Sponsor: Peter Gorder, Department Chair
Responsible Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Total GAF Funding: $6,300.00
Themes: Food, Infrastructure
Goal: To design a sustainable food storage solution for rural farmers with limited access to adequate infrastructure for modern farming and crop transportation in Entusi, Uganda.
Impact: The storage facility designed and built is large enough to hold several sacks of potatoes and loose potatoes. Materials used were found locally and construction required solely manual labor (no heavy machinery). In addition, the food storage facility uses a solar chimney to regulate the ventilation and a French drain to ensure water does not build up after rain.