NAU Vacuum Moisture Swing Capstone

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Project Requirements

# Customer Requirement Engineering Requirements
1 CR1: Perform VMS DAC process ER1: Capable of performing all steps of VMS process + CO2 storage
2 CR2: Utilize vacuum steam boiling ER2: Maintain saturation pressure for boiling step
3 CR3: Fully autonomous operation ER3: 1 user interaction per cycle (starting cycle)
4 CR4: Automatically track and record metrics ER4: Integrate ≥ 3 thermocouples
ER5: Integrate ≥ 3 pressure transducers
ER6: Integrate ≥ 2 flow meters
5 CR5: Controllable flow, pressure and temperature ER7: Integrate ≥ 2 pump/blower controllers
ER8: Maintain water temp of 35°C while boiling
6 CR6: Maintain clean environment ER9: Use ≥ 2 levels of inlet filtration
ER10: Use ≥ 1 filter after reactor
ER11: 0 oiled components
7 CR7: Compact and portable ER12: ≤ 30in width, ≤ 82in height (standard doorway)
8 CR8: Utilize existing parts ER13: ≤ 3 fabricated components
9 CR9: Utilize standard outlets ER14: ≤ 15 amps at 120V AC