COMPARATIVE EFFICIENCIES OF HORIZONTAL VERSUS VERTICAL HYDROPONICS PLANT GROWTH SYSTEMS

 Video presentation: each slide voice over was recorded then on a zoom call I presented my screen to recorded the slide show the goal was to ensure the video was under 10 mins.  The video took long to record and issues arose with uploading the video the my google drive. This prevented me from submitting all documents on time even though it was complete.  Next submission I know how long the video took so precautions will be made to ensure the video upload on time. 

Report was completed and the power point was made. In the night, notes were made for recording the video. 

 I had issues getting access to remote desktop so I ask a friend to use his remote access to do my drawings but it was giving a lot of trouble and time was hard to mange with his schedule  and mine.   Incomplete Horizontal system  As a result, hand drawn sketches were done for the preliminary report.  Concept 1 Concept 2 Concept 3 Final horizontal system (pipe layout) the stand was really hard to sketch for the report. 

  Methodology The project was implemented compare a horizontal and vertical system hydroponic plant growth system. the projects’ objective is merely directed to alleviate the issue in the easiest matter. The information gather from the literature review, was based on pre-existing research from websites, articles, and patents. The investigation design was done in a way that both systems was efficiently done. The black box was created, and the requirements were analyzed. The generated key attributes were used to make a metric table was further explained in a pairwise comparison chart. This was used to narrow down the metrics based on the questionnaire conducted. The metric table compared the three concepts. One final horizontal hydroponic system will be tested and constructed against a vertical concept design three.

Design of Horizontal system This design consists of five 4-inch PVC grow tubes with connecting pipes in a stream like pattern resting on a step-down stand. Each grow tube contains five pockets for net pots, medium and plants. Nutrient water from the reservoir is pumped up the irrigation line to the top grow tower. The grow towers are slightly angled to allow nutrient water to flow through out the system back into the reservoir.  Sketches: Stand: