Submission Type
Poster
Start Date
4-21-2022
Abstract
SUNY Geneseo's campus has a compost collecting program where students, faculty, and staff can empty their compostable items into bins which are emptied weekly. However, the bins release a putrid scent when opened, deterring SUNY Geneseo community members from using them. A phenomena commonly known as Pyramid Power claims that the pyramid shape, when exactly scaled to the size of the Great Pyramid of Giza, has properties that, once compostable items are put under it, can limit the growth of microorganisms and therefore reduce the foul smell. Using a 3-D printing device, we will scale and print the pyramid to the size of the current compost buckets. Then, we will test if microorganism growth and foul scent is decreased inside the pyramid shape as compared to inside the current compost bucket design.
Recommended Citation
Klosko, Elizabeth, "238 -- Using Mathematical Modeling to Create a New Pyramidal Compost Bucket Design" (2022). GREAT Day Posters. 85.
https://knightscholar.geneseo.edu/great-day-symposium/great-day-2022/posters-2022/85
238 -- Using Mathematical Modeling to Create a New Pyramidal Compost Bucket Design
SUNY Geneseo's campus has a compost collecting program where students, faculty, and staff can empty their compostable items into bins which are emptied weekly. However, the bins release a putrid scent when opened, deterring SUNY Geneseo community members from using them. A phenomena commonly known as Pyramid Power claims that the pyramid shape, when exactly scaled to the size of the Great Pyramid of Giza, has properties that, once compostable items are put under it, can limit the growth of microorganisms and therefore reduce the foul smell. Using a 3-D printing device, we will scale and print the pyramid to the size of the current compost buckets. Then, we will test if microorganism growth and foul scent is decreased inside the pyramid shape as compared to inside the current compost bucket design.
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