EF 151 Team Project 6The Gutter Guzzlers

Jonathan Wallace, Ben Goodrich C.J. Hurt, Richard Bryn

The Gutter Guzzlers

IntroductionOur projects goal was to design and build a

contraption that could lift a 1 kg weight 1 meter in the air in roughly 10 seconds

The parts were found around EST 13 and the parts that were bought were cheap and easily found

OverviewThe first step in this design is to fill the top

bucket with about 2 L of water. When ready we simply open the valve that is connected to the bottom of the top bucket so the water will run down the gutter and fill the bucket at the end of the gutter, which will eventually lift the 1 kg weight.

The Contraption

Potential EnergyThe Water – Potential Energy to Kinetic

Energy

The Bucket- Potential Energy to Kinetic Energy

ConclusionOur contraption took around 6 hours to build

and required help from all of the team, planning took even longer to get it right.

Complication – LEAKSFinally we are done with 151, good luck to

all.