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Rope and Washer History Has been used before, but has never cost $5 Other areas have struggled with issues surrounding durability – clients want it to last longer We do not think this will be an issue for IDE Myanmar Potential Issues The rope stretches – does this matter? Sun deterioration – will farmers be willing to replace parts during the season? Can we make it foot rather than hand powered? What kind of cheap wheel can we use at the top? Our Process How to make the rope and washer pump cheaper: Could we use bamboo for the river pipe? Could we use a soda bottle for the guide pulley? Are there found materials for the main wheel? Can it be a “rope and rope” pump?
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Diaphragm
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Plastic Pump Thermo Plastic Welding Injection Molding Blow Molding High tooling cost Can’t protoype it from Stanford Inner bore needs an angle Cheaper than injection Imprecise inner diameter Can Prototype it here Reasonable fixed costs – high variable costs (labor)
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Basic Economics Will the pump get the farmers to the next stage? Cost of tube well = $20 Cost of metal pump = $15 Cost of Frame = $10 Acre of Land = $400 NPV for “one-year” pump Cost of Pump = $8 Profit from Crop = $100 One Crop Two Crops Cost of Capital (per month) = 10% Cost of Capital (per month) = 20% $63.30 $66.48$43.23 $109.95 Total addressable market size ~ 5 M Conservatively: 20% of market @ $43 NPV Social Impact = $43 M !
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Water Displacement Feasibility – will farmers use it? User Interface Rope and Washer Flow Rate Degradation Diaphragm Pump Lift Flow Rate Plastic Pump Cost Targets (bamboo as substitute?) Manufacturability Framing Vulnerability – potential pitfalls
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Next Steps Select single design (focus) Plastic? Prototype in multiple configurations (go broad one last time) Deliver
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