Design and Development of Portable Oxygen Concentrator

Our aim is to design and develop a Portable Oxygen Concentrator that is a durable alternative to compressed oxygen gas cylinders. That may produce 90-95% oxygen from ambient air by absorbing the nitrogen. Portable units generally are capable of producing 2-10L/min oxygen to supply several life suppo

Project Title

Design and Development of Portable Oxygen Concentrator

Project Area of Specialization

Biomedical Engineering

Project Summary

Our aim is to design and develop a Portable Oxygen Concentrator that is a durable alternative to compressed oxygen gas cylinders. That may produce 90-95% oxygen from ambient air by absorbing the nitrogen. Portable units generally are capable of producing 2-10L/min oxygen to supply several life support systems such as ventilators and anesthesia machine. All of these devices are electrically operated, so a power failure will result in a failure of oxygen supply unless a standby generator, or a battery backup and power inverter are available. Otherwise, a cylinder of oxygen can be retained only for emergency use. Our project goal is to make oxygen available in primary healthcare facilities that have challenges with power-supply, extreme climates and a lack of maintenance expertise on site. We also aim to cover couple of sustainable developmental goals.

Project Objectives

To indigenously manufacture an oxygen concentrator to deal with the supply and demand crisis of continuous quality oxygen upraised during any pandemic in a cost effective way. Thus ensuring healthy life and promoting well-being for all at all ages. The aim is to create an industry of locally manufactured oxygen concentrators to promote sustainable practices in industry in order to promote sustainable economic growth and productive employment. 

Project Implementation Method

We started our project with the collection of literature related to the existing designs of portable oxygen concentrators and reviewed them to find any research gap. We then planned the prototype design of our project dividing them into three parts, hardware assembly, sensory interface and a software based control mechanism. Firstly, the hardware assembly involves the chassis, dust filters, HEPA filter, silica as moisture filter, air compressor, zeolite columns, bacterial filter and humidifier. Secondly, sensors to be interfaced are; pressure sensor, humidity sensor, dust sensor, flowrate sensor and oxygen sensor. Lastly, we will develop a code in Arduino Ide for the operation and control mechanism of our oxygen concentrator. After the implementation we will be testing our prototype to analyze the oxygen purity production and its flowrate per liter per minute.   

Benefits of the Project

• Unlimited oxygen supply while connected to power source.
• No refilling required as compared to oxygen cylinder.
• Portable, easy to accommodate in minimal space such as ambulances or may serves as bedside unit.
• Can also be plugged in with ventilators and anesthesia machines.
• Multiple user bearing capacity at a one time.
• Continuous flow of pure oxygen.
• Low maintenance required.
• Large scale production will make it cost-effective.
• Indigenous manufacturing will bring employment for the youth to enhance their engineering skills.
• Will facilitate hospitals and primary healthcare centers.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

Documentation of our prototype design will comprises, the technical details about the circuit design, control system, CAD design, Arduino Code, list of components with brief description of the process, its corresponding price in the local currency and quantity needed to be purchased, along with the miscellaneous tools and materials.

Furthermore, a project report along with three copies of our thesis will also be submitted.  

Final Deliverable of the Project

Hardware System

Core Industry

Medical

Other Industries

Manufacturing , Health

Core Technology

Others

Other Technologies

Shared Economy

Sustainable Development Goals

Good Health and Well-Being for People, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Required Resources

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