The animations seen in this video were contributed by regular blog reader David, and I would like to thank you for your input. They show quite nicely how each release/trap gate rotates on its axis to open or close the chamber. They also indicate the fact that these chambers will be removable to allow easier handling of the mosquitoes at the start and end of each experimental iteration.
David I hope you don’t mind my adding the title and captions.
David was instrumental in helping develop the model in Autodesk Inventor 2015.
He has also convinced me to test the design using computational fluid dynamics, which is yielding interesting results and may result in some design changes to the main body of the olfactometer.
Thanks again David!
Hi Rich,
I’m glad that the animations were okay for you, it has been interesting for me to participate in your project and have the opportunity to apply my skill sets to something different from my day to day work. The learning experience is valuable for me personally because A) I have learned something about a new subject which I had little or no knowledge of, B) It has been interesting to see how another discipline prioritizes different facets of a project and places different critical ratings on the same issues.
I look forward to continued involvement in this project, I feel that the CAD and more importantly CFD aspects of the project will give you a theoretical datum with regards to the process input and allow you to predict the conditions in the olfactometer without risking losing a batch of mosquitoes.
All the best
Dave