Investigation and Further Development of the Spray Arm in a Dishwasher
(2015) MMK820 20132Innovation
- Abstract
- This report is the result of a master thesis project conducted at the Global R&D Dish Care Department at Electrolux, Stockholm. The master thesis has been carried out through the Division of Machine Design, Department of Design Sciences at the Faculty of Engineering (LTH), Lund University.
Electrolux is a developer and producer of household appliances active on the global market. Their focus is on design innovations based on extensive consumer insights, to meet the real needs of customers and professionals. The master thesis is part of the development of a new commercially viable dishwasher for the future. The objective of the project was to evaluate the existing prototypes, test and analyze the dishwashers to get valuable information... (More) - This report is the result of a master thesis project conducted at the Global R&D Dish Care Department at Electrolux, Stockholm. The master thesis has been carried out through the Division of Machine Design, Department of Design Sciences at the Faculty of Engineering (LTH), Lund University.
Electrolux is a developer and producer of household appliances active on the global market. Their focus is on design innovations based on extensive consumer insights, to meet the real needs of customers and professionals. The master thesis is part of the development of a new commercially viable dishwasher for the future. The objective of the project was to evaluate the existing prototypes, test and analyze the dishwashers to get valuable information for further development. The main focus was on improving the robustness of the spray arm and evaluating the applicability of a new theory compiled at Electrolux, describing how the performance can be improved by redesign of the spray arm nozzles.
The master thesis was an experimental study including an iterative process to find the optimal design that solves the existing issues and increases the robustness of the spray arm. The project resulted in a deeper understanding of the spray system in the dishwasher. Issues causing irregular performance were found and redesigns of the nozzles were tested to confirm the applicability of the new theory on this system. A final design was developed; it included changes of the nozzle design, rotation speed and weight of the spray arm. This final design met the requirements for the robustness but did not achieve the required cleaning performance for the product. Further recommendations are to investigate the possibilities of finding a pump more powerful and more suitable for the system or to redesign the spray arm to better meet the requirements of both the robustness and cleaning performance. (Less)
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- author
- Teskera, Ivana LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- MMK820 20132
- year
- 2015
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Electrolux, Dishwasher, Performance, Spray arm, Experimental study
- other publication id
- ISRN LUTMDN/TMKT 15/5488 SE
- language
- English
- id
- 8303055
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- 2015-12-08 13:21:11
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abstract = {{This report is the result of a master thesis project conducted at the Global R&D Dish Care Department at Electrolux, Stockholm. The master thesis has been carried out through the Division of Machine Design, Department of Design Sciences at the Faculty of Engineering (LTH), Lund University.
Electrolux is a developer and producer of household appliances active on the global market. Their focus is on design innovations based on extensive consumer insights, to meet the real needs of customers and professionals. The master thesis is part of the development of a new commercially viable dishwasher for the future. The objective of the project was to evaluate the existing prototypes, test and analyze the dishwashers to get valuable information for further development. The main focus was on improving the robustness of the spray arm and evaluating the applicability of a new theory compiled at Electrolux, describing how the performance can be improved by redesign of the spray arm nozzles.
The master thesis was an experimental study including an iterative process to find the optimal design that solves the existing issues and increases the robustness of the spray arm. The project resulted in a deeper understanding of the spray system in the dishwasher. Issues causing irregular performance were found and redesigns of the nozzles were tested to confirm the applicability of the new theory on this system. A final design was developed; it included changes of the nozzle design, rotation speed and weight of the spray arm. This final design met the requirements for the robustness but did not achieve the required cleaning performance for the product. Further recommendations are to investigate the possibilities of finding a pump more powerful and more suitable for the system or to redesign the spray arm to better meet the requirements of both the robustness and cleaning performance.}},
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note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Investigation and Further Development of the Spray Arm in a Dishwasher}},
year = {{2015}},
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