The continuous refill, short-burst, hand-powered water toy
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2010.
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| author | Lam, Long (Long T.) |
| author2 | David R. Wallace. |
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| description | Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2010. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/599432019-04-11T01:13:34Z The continuous refill, short-burst, hand-powered water toy Lam, Long (Long T.) David R. Wallace. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2010. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 21). The water "blaster" has been one of the most popular toys because it is fun, safe, and easy to operate. The water guns have appeared in many design variations, ranging from the simple squirt gun to motorized water guns. This research proposes a new approach to water gun design. The design consists of a small single burst chamber, and an air bulb is used to pressurize the chamber between shots, creating the sense of multi-shot, large, pressurized tank. Similar to the currently popular Super Soaker, the water in this version is pressurized inside the water channel before each blast. This model also takes advantage of the pressure head between the channel and the reservoir, which is from a backpack, to have the water flow passively into the channel. The user then can pressurize the channel by hand with an air bulb and blast continuously. We implemented a prototype to demonstrate the concept. by Long Lam. S.B. 2010-11-08T17:49:43Z 2010-11-08T17:49:43Z 2010 2010 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59943 676918672 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 21 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Lam, Long (Long T.) The continuous refill, short-burst, hand-powered water toy |
| title | The continuous refill, short-burst, hand-powered water toy |
| title_full | The continuous refill, short-burst, hand-powered water toy |
| title_fullStr | The continuous refill, short-burst, hand-powered water toy |
| title_full_unstemmed | The continuous refill, short-burst, hand-powered water toy |
| title_short | The continuous refill, short-burst, hand-powered water toy |
| title_sort | continuous refill short burst hand powered water toy |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59943 |
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